Jackson Clark reviews the first week of the NTFL finals.
NTFL Finals Preview
February 21, 2014 by 1 Comment
The NTFL finals series kicks off this week with two blockbuster games on Saturday at TIO Stadium. Jackson Clark continues his expert commentary by rating the chances of the final five.
NTFL’s Best Recruits
February 17, 2014 by 2 Comments
With its unique spring through summer timing, the NT football league attracts players from down south who just can’t get enough footy. There’s a roster of ex-AFL stars and some SANFL and Victorian league players making quite a splash. Jackson Clark looks at six of the best.
NTFL Round 18 Wrap Up
February 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Jackson Clark tells us not to read too much into it as the top-of-the-table Saints smash the Wanderers in the NT league. Catch up with all the news: there’s a triple-header, an injured hard nut, and a former AFL star still showing his class.
NTFL Wrap: Round 17
February 10, 2014 by 2 Comments
The Tiwi Bombers will miss the NTFL finals for the first time ever, writes Jackson Clark.
Football Islands
February 7, 2014 by 20 Comments
Mickey Randall’s sons embark on their footy careers in a different time and in a different country. Past and present. Hope and loss. Mickey poignantly weaves the threads of memory.
Bendigo footy in the Forties …. war and rationing intervene
February 3, 2014 by 8 Comments
Richard Jones offers a splendid history of Bendigo League football during the war years of the 1940’s.
James Magner
January 31, 2014 by 1 Comment
Jackson Clark reckons that mature age midfielder James Magner was poorly treated by the Melbourne Demons coaching panel last season. What do Demons fans think and are you looking forward to 2014 with real hope?
Omens and Superstitions
January 28, 2014 by 4 Comments
So what is the omen that has guaranteed Turbo Zurbo’s local club a premiership?
NTFL Round 15 Wrap-Up
January 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Jackson Clark updates us on Round 15 in Darwin. St Marys continue to dominate, but Wanderers and Nightcliff had good wins in tight contests.
NTFL Round 14 Wrap-Up
January 20, 2014 by 2 Comments
Jackson Clark tells us the weather was wet, windy and miserable for the footy in Darwin on the weekend. Meanwhile the southern states baked in record heat. Go figure.
Northern Territory Football League Round 13 Wrap-Up
January 13, 2014 by 4 Comments
Jackson Clark offers a comprehensive summary of the weekend’s action in the Northern Territory Football League. Some familiar names and some that will surely become familiar.
60 Years Ago (1954) – A New Era for the Yallourn Blues
January 10, 2014 by 6 Comments
Footy historians gather round. Roger Spaull tells the story of the Yallourn Footy Club’s involvement in the new Latrobe Valley Football League in 1954.
Half-way review of the NTFL season
December 18, 2013 by 3 Comments
When too much footy is barely enough, Jackson Clark provides us with an exciting mid-season summary of the NTFL. Many names will be familiar to AFL, SANFL, WAFL, VFL fans. Catmanackers will be travelling to Darwin to see David Mensch line up for the Buffaloes.
The (off) season of money: changing times and changing meanings in grass roots footy
December 17, 2013 by 15 Comments
Interesting observation of the changing meaning of footy – even at grass roots level.
Never a dull moment in central Victorian footy
December 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Controversies and heated clashes all form part of the rich tapestry of footy in central Victoria. Richard Jones recalls a willing Grand Final of the `80s.
Man and boy
December 9, 2013 by 6 Comments
Time waits for no man – footballers, fans and timekeepers alike. Vin Maskell tells a poignant story of a day spent in the timekeeper’s box.
A Hole in my Town
November 25, 2013 by 7 Comments
In this piece The Old Dog talks about how much is lost in a town and a club without the next generation breathing life into the place.
Footy Grounds of Tassie: a Driving Tour
October 24, 2013 by 6 Comments
Richard Jones visits some of Tassie’s finest footy grounds.
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