First comp match set for newly grassed oval in Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa is set to host the first community competition football match on the town’s newly re-grassed oval.
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AFTER four years, the community of Santa Teresa – 80km from Alice Springs – is set to host the first community competition football match on the town’s newly re-grassed oval.
The games will be played on Sunday and are expected to draw a decent crowd.
Ltyentye under 18s will verse Plenty Highway at 10am, before seniors teams Plenty Highway verse Laramba at 11.30am, and Titjikala against Ltyentye at 1.30pm.
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Melbourne Football Club, in conjunction with AFLNT, the NT Government and Melbourne Cricket Club, first launched the project to grass the red dirt oval back in 2017, at the request of the Atyenhenge Atherre Aboriginal Corporation.
The oval was officially opened earlier this month.
The complete oval features goalposts delivered from the hallowed turf of the MCG and brand-new lights which were purchased by the Traditional Owners.
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