Blues to face Thunder in Top End

[Wedgie]

Is this thread about STURT playing in NT ?

Dunno, the title suggests its Carlton or Auckland!

[doggies4eva]

My memory of the game between NT and North (I hadn't been drinking) was that North were a couple of goals up at 3/4 time and the NT side made a surge at the start of the last quarter.

They looked to be coming home with a wet sail but a few silly turnovers lead to North goals which should have been NT scoring opportunities.

In the end I thought that the NT side had a lot of raw talent but North's composure under pressure and their team disipline was the difference on the day.

Well half correct except we came home with the wet sail. In the end our fitness, size and strength coupled with the fact we got used to the humid conditions and slippery ball and nulified the NT's pace saw us win the game comfortably (which we always looked likely to do).

As for raw talent - the NT had a lot of experienced players: Darryl White, Ben AhMat (Darwin), Iggy Vallejo, Heath Culpitt, Scott Chisholm, Jarred & Cameron Ilett, Shannon Rusca, Ashley Wedding (Sthn Districts) and Peter Shepherd (Palmerston) just to mention a few familiar to SA footy fans.

Also the NT were in the last third of their season and match fit to the conditions v. North who were in pre-season mode. We also played a number of new players to the club in that match: Howard, Schubert, O'Hara, Weatherly, Walker, Alleway to name the big names plus Hargy having his first run ever in defence, so it did take some time in the match for us to gel.

Hate to dampen your obvious point re your posts that we were lucky to win as you make out that the NT lost it?

I agree with most of what you have said except that I didn't say that North were lucky to win it. I thought that North were the better team mainly because they had been playing in a better comp ( and the NT squad lacked a couple of quality big men). The point that I was trying to make was that after playing for a season in the QAFL it will be interesting to see if the NT has improved and could be considered as a serious option for the SANFL some time in the future.

[on the rails]

I agree with most of what you have said except that I didn't say that North were lucky to win it. I thought that North were the better team mainly because they had been playing in a better comp ( and the NT squad lacked a couple of quality big men). The point that I was trying to make was that after playing for a season in the QAFL it will be interesting to see if the NT has improved and could be considered as a serious option for the SANFL some time in the future.

Fair call - I just thought the intent of your posts were inferring that North were lucky. I agree with your sentiments re playing in the QAFL and what affect that may have on how good they are against a team that will be bigger and stronger. As for the future re an NT side coming in - won't happen IMHO (as discussed numerous times before) purely based on the cost of travel up and back. We need to sort out a couple of SANFL clubs and ensure long term survival before adding more prohibitive costs to SANFL clubs by bringing in an interstate club.

[Dutchy]

Sturt 21.10
NT 9.11

Chambers kicked 7

[am Bays]

12 goals not surprising really.

[o five]

Sturt 21.10
NT 9.11

Chambers kicked 7

Well done Sturt for promoting the SANFL as well as you did.
A result we all thought would happen.

[Bluedemon]

it would be good for the team that has the bye in the last round of trials to play a game in darwin i reckon.

[DOC]

Sturt 21.10
NT 9.11

Chambers kicked 7

Was the Weather a factor?