Bridie Duggan, Liv Krygger and Daniel Rioli headline first Sports Shorts
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As we say goodbye to the Dry season and hello to the wet, sport in the Darwin region and surrounds changes face.
This Wet season we are going to highlight the achievements of the Top End’s unsung athletes, recapping all the sports stories you might have missed each week.
October: Week 1
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
The World Table Tennis Youth Contender 2024 tournament wrapped up at the weekend at Marrara. A tournament for players aged 11-19 years old, it is an internationally sanctioned event that draws in players inside the top 20 in the world for their respective age groups. Australian Nicholas Lum, who is ranked 36 overall in the world, won the 19 mens title and mixed 19s doubles title while Japan’s Sakurako Kagawa was victorious in the 19 women’s final.
GOLD CLASS CARE
Top End physio Bride Duggan is back at the Australian Institute of Sport, working with the incumbent Crocs and Sapphires at the trials for the FIBA U15 Oceania Champs. Duggan was part of the support staff that delivered elite level care during the Australian U17s triumph at the 2023 champs.
CULTURAL CUP REVAMP
The Top End Cultural Cup is back in action with a new look. The three weekend long T20 competition got underway, boasting 10 teams representing five different nations: three sides for India, two for Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and one side from Bangladesh. As it stands, India A are leading the way atop the ladder with two wins from two after defeating Pakistan B by 83 runs and India B by 194 runs in a game that saw Palmerston’s premiership winning first grade captain Hamish Martin smash 106* runs off 54 deliveries and Prince Handa record 5/5 off his 4 overs.
NETBALL DEPARTURE
Darwin netball club PINT have said goodbye to one of their best. After delivering two seasons of back-to-back success, and three years in total, Liv Krygger is moving interstate. One half of the premier league and reserves coaching tandem, Krygger helped PINT secure four premierships in her time at the club.
BEST AND FAIREST
The St. Mary’s alum and three time premiership player Daniel Rioli was awarded with Richmond’s Jack Dyer Medal as the side’s best and fairest for 2024 at their annual awards night last week. The 27-year-old played 23 matches this season, recording elite metrics in his average tackles and handballs per game, above average metrics in his average disposals and metres gained per game and recorded average metrics of his total kicks per game.
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Originally published as Bridie Duggan, Liv Krygger and Daniel Rioli headline first Sports Shorts
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