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Crows BRFL women’s champions

Crows BRFL women’s champions

Grand final debutants Arnhem Crows beat Katherine South by 72 points in a dominant performance. Ashanti Bush shook off the effects of Friday night’s NAB AFLW All Stars game when she won the best-on-ground medal.

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DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Janet Baird during the AFLW NAB All Stars Match on September 25, 2020 in Darwin, Australia. (Photo by Aaron Black/AFL Photos)

Baird, Bush on fire for Ponter side

TEAM Ponter dominated proceedings in the Northern Territory edition of the NAB AFLW All-Stars women’s match at TIO Stadium in Darwin, defeating Team Hewett by 28 points.Led by NAB AFLW Draft hopeful Janet Baird, Western Bulldogs VFLW captain Mickayla Ward and Arnhem Crows livewire forward Ashanti Bush, Team Ponter led from siren to siren in the 5.11 (41) to 2.1 (13) win.

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Magpies Janet Baird gets a kick away as Palmerston V St Mary's at Marrara. Pic Glenn Campbell

Baird has faith in Katherine South

KATHERINE South star and AFLW Draft hopeful Janet Baird is confident her team can upset Arnhem Crows in the senior women’s Big Rivers Football League Grand Final on Saturday, despite the fact she will be unavailable to play.

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Beau O'Connell fires for goal in his role as a Thunder midfielder. Picture: Simon Phillips

Plenty to watch in All Star game

NT THUNDER Academy coach Jason Roe has labelled AFL hopeful and young Wanderers star Beau O’Connell a “freakish” footballer ahead of Friday night’s Under-18 Territory All Stars game at TIO Stadium.

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Big Rivers Football League best-and-fairest winners Jaimie Bryant and Cameron Arnold. Picture: AFLNT

Big Rivers’ best-and-fairest winners

THE Big Rivers Football League (BRFL) best-and-fairest night took place at the Nitmiluk Visitor Centre, with youngster Jaimie Bryant taking home the top women’s award and talented import Cameron Arnold picking up the prestigious Doug Kelly Medal in the men’s competition.

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Tahs  Sherayn Puruntatameri and Buffs Dominique Carbone as Buffettes v Waratahs Womens League Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

Roe: Watch for Carbone and Baird

NT ACADEMY coach Jason Roe says Buffettes star Dominique Carbone can improve her chances of being picked up by an AFLW club in the Under-18 Northern Territory NAB AFLW All Stars Match at TIO Stadium on Friday.

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Buffs Kylie Duggan and Districts Ebony Miller contest  as Southern Districts V Buffettes at Marrara No 2 .Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

Duggan: What drives me to win

BUFFETTES captain Kylie Duggan said it’s not hard to get motivated for the 2020-21 NTFL season. That is because so many gun youngsters are coming through the ranks at the double blues.

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