NTFL 2022-23: Watch Waratah vs Nightcliff Tigers Round 11 livestream

Waratah have claimed victory in the Battle of the Beaches as Nightcliff succumbed to their fifth win in a row. WATCH THE REPLAY.

Keen to retain top spot as the competition closes in on the Christmas break, Waratah did enough to roll Nightcliff by 15 points in their Battle of the Beaches match at Gardens Oval.

Chief among the players to shine for the home side in their 7.15 (57) to 6.6 (42) victory were hard running midfielder Scott Carlin and two pieces of magic from forward Jayden Magro.

Recruited from Terang in Victoria, Carlin said his team was aware that Nightcliff would be desperate for a win, but his own side was keen to stay in contention for top spot at the turn of the season.

“We knew they were going to be tough tonight especially after they got hold of us at the start of the year and that was an added incentive to win,” Carlin said.

“The scoreboard doesn’t look too good but that’s footy – I would back our forwards any day of the week.

“I play mid field / back flank at home but get thrown around a bit here but I’m happy to play anywhere for the team.”

Nightcliff opened full of intensity and had Cameron Ilett picking up valuable possession seemingly at will but his dominance at the drop of the ball wasn’t reflected on the scoreboard and it was Tahs that led at the first break after goals from Magro and Joel Stevens.

The Tigers lifted in the second where running players Ryan Mu (goal) and James Gow (two goals) found space and they booted four goals to one for the term to give the visitors the lead at the long break.

In the low scoring game goals were gold especially for Tahs who were wasteful in front, however, it was Magro who broke the back of the Tigers defence with pieces of magic that were contrary to the scoreboard.

On two occasions, the left footed dynamo found himself hard up in the left forward pocket and twice he booted blindly but truly to register extraordinary goals.

The Tigers had no answer, and a goalless final quarter was a reflection of their lack of forward options especially when they had pretty much shared possession with Tahs.

Score

WARATAH 2.5 3.8 6.11 7.15 (57)

NIGHTCLIFF 1.1 5.1 6.3 6.6 (42)

Goals

Waratah:

Jayden Magro 4

Darcy Hope 2

Joel Stevens

Nightcliff:

James Gow 2

Ryan Mu

Shaun Wilson

Sam Overall

Brodie Filo

Best

Waratah:

Scott Carlin

Brodie Carroll

William Collis

Adam Gulden

Marcus Wattie

Nightcliff:

Cameron Ilett

Ryan Mu

Jackson Bowen

Brodie Filo

Nathan Brown

Livestream Preview

Nightcliff travel to Gardens Oval needing to halt a four-match losing streak, but top of the table Waratah aren’t going to make life easy for the travelling side.

And the NT News will be there to livestream the game exclusively for you from 6pm, Saturday.

The Tigers have long been the side to beat in the NTFL, but have struggled in the midsection of the 2022-23 season.

They will take some confidence in their last win coming against Tahs, while their recent rut has also come down to a couple of strokes of misfortune.

However, Waratah currently sit top of the table and will have no intention of losing their position, particularly when they’re playing at home.

Waratah will host the Nightcliff Tigers at Gardens Oval in Round 11 of the 2022-23 NTFL season. Picture: Celina Whan / AFLNT Media

They’ve also got the squad that can go all the way with strong players right across the park from Dylan Collis down back to Darcy Hope in the forwards.

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