Patron in Chief of the Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre (MLLLC), Michael Long today welcomed the commitment from Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten to invest in the construction of an Indigenous Training Centre and additional boarding facilities to complement the existing student accommodation at the Centre.
Following the conclusion of the Division Two NAB AFL U18 National Championships, six AFLNT State Academy players have been selected to represent the Allies team in the Division One Championships.
AFLNT CEO Michael Solomon said today’s budget reply from Territory Labor is positive news for football in the Top End, particularly the support pledged for the installation of lights at Gardens Oval and Nightcliff Oval.
Some of the top talent from the women’s AFLNT State Academy will head to Adelaide this weekend to play South Australia in a curtainraiser to the AFL Round 10 game between the Adelaide Crows and GWS Giants at Adelaide Oval.
AFLNT CEO Michael Solomon said that the ongoing support from the Northern Territory Government announced in today’s budget, particularly for female football, enhancement of remote sporting facilities and upgrades to TIO Stadium, is very welcome.
AFLNT is pleased to announce the Northern Territory Minister for Sport and Recreation, The Hon. Nathan Barrett MLA, will be hosting a free barbecue lunch for all football fans at TIO Traegar Park this Friday 27 May following an AFL Super Clinic in the Red Centre.
The AFLNT Thunder U18 State Academy has announced the squad to play Queensland in Round Two of the 2016 NAB AFL National Championships on Saturday 14th May at Blundstone Arena.
This Saturday the 14th of May sees the beginning of the highly anticipated TIO Women’s Lightning Series in Darwin. The seven-round competition will run until August this year as curtain raisers to NT Thunder NEAFL matches played at TIO Stadium.
The Northern Territory under-18 side has kicked off its NAB AFL Championship Division Two campaign with a dominant 69-point win over Tasmania at TIO Stadium on Friday night.
The AFLNT Thunder Youth Girls team had a convincing 9.10.64 to 2.5.17 win over the Woomeras to finish their 2016 Youth Girls National Championships campaign on a positive note.
The AFLNT Thunder Youth Girls team fell to a well-drilled NSW/ACT team 8.12.60 to 0.6.6 in game two of the AFL National Youth Girls Championships in Melbourne.
The AFLNT Thunder Youth Girls team took the lead in the last quarter to beat Tasmania 3.11.29 to 3.7.25 in the team’s opening game of the 2016 Youth Girls National Championships.
The AFLNT Thunder U18 State Academy fought off a fast-finishing Oakleigh Chargers team 10.7.67 to 8.14.62 in the last of its TAC Cup matches on Saturday.
The AFLNT Thunder U18 State Academy Boys are on the road again to compete in a TAC Cup match against the Sandringham Dragons in Melbourne on Saturday 23 April.
