68 SPORT SATURDAY JUNE 29 2019 Top NT talent on show

FIVE Territorians have been ing athletics star and in 2018 named in the 2019 Rio Tinto Five youngsters in Flying Boomerangs, World Team was the recipient of the NAI- Flying Boomerangs and World DOC Sportsperson of the Year Team squads. velopment and leadership Sr who played 100 games for in Darwin after some strong ern Territory Under 16 NT award. Twins Alwyn and Jayden program for Aboriginal and Essendon before going on to performances in the round Thunder squad and has played Vallejo’s father Anthony is a Davey from Palmerston are Torres Strait Islander young play over 150 games for Palm- robin competition. senior football in the CAFL for five-time premiership player joined by Tyrell Martin from men aged 14-16. erston in the NTFL where he While attending boarding South Alice Football Club. and former captain of the St Alice Springs and Jack Peris Meanwhile, the World continues to play and is coach- school in Adelaide, Martin was Peris is the son of Olympian Mary’s Football Club. from Nightcliff in the Flying Team is made up of the best up ing the men’s Premier League selected in the South Australia Nova Peris and, while he has The two squads will fly to Boomerangs, while Xavier Val- and coming AFL multicultural team. Under 16 team before relocat- attended boarding school in Melbourne next for a week- lejo from St Mary’s has been players from across the coun- Martin hails from Alice ing back to Alice Springs to Melbourne for the past few long camp, before going head- selected in the World Team. try. Springs and in May was named complete his schooling this years, has strong family ties to to-head in two exhibition The AFL Flying Boomer- The Davey twins have AFL MVP for the Under-15 Redtails year. the Nightcliff Football Club. matches at Trevor Barker Oval angs program is a personal de- lineage in their father Alwyn boys at the Michael Long Cup He is also part of the North- He is also an up-and-com- on July 9 and July 12.

Crows grounded at Cattery again GEELONG remains an AFL graveyard for Adelaide, with the Cats steadying after a GEELONG V scratchy start to win by 27 ADELAIDE points despite Patrick Dan- CATS gerfield’s injury. After the 4.1 7.6 11.9 14.12 96 Crows challenged early, the ladder leaders flexed their CROWS considerable muscle and 5.4 7.5 9.7 10.9 69 broke clear for a 14.12 (96) to GOALS 10.9 (69) win on Friday night Geelong: Ablett 2, Hawkins 2, Kelly 2, at GMHBA Stadium. Miers 2, Guthrie 2, Stanley, Clark, Duncan, Bews, The Crows have lost their Adelaide: Himmelberg 2, Seedsman 2, past 11 games at the venue, Gallucci, Murphy, O’Brien, Greenwood, last winning there in 2003. Walker, Smith Dangerfield clearly was BEST Geelong: Kelly, Selwood, Clark, Miers, handicapped with sore ribs Hawkins, Guthrie after he was crunched late in Adelaide: Seedsman, M.Crouch, the second term. B.Crouch, Sloane, O’Brien Adelaide captain Taylor INJURIES Geelong: Dangerfield (hip) Walker made a strong start, Adelaide: Walker (elbow) but also hurt his elbow in the CROWD second term and that dented 28,108 at GMHBA Stadium his impact. The Cats moved Mark Bli- Adelaide made the early cavs into the ruck after quar- running, as they threatened ter-time and that was critical. to take control of the clearan- With Blicavs taking con- ces. trol of the ruck duels and mid- The Crows extended a fielder outstanding, nine-point lead at the first the Cats kicked seven goals to break to 20 midway through The jubilant three after halftime. It was a the second term. Geelong Cats quick rebound for Geelong, But Walker had to leave congratulate having lost after the bye again the field with his injury and Jed Bews after last weekend, with Port Adel- that appeared to hamper him he kicked a goal aide dominating. for the rest of the game. against Adelaide last night Picture: GETTY Cyril coy about playing future Clarkson demands four big quarters from Hawks GREY MORRIS playing for his home islands, mantimirri and Jamie Scrym- said nothing was needed gour are excited and ready for HAWTHORN coach Alastair match West Coast, who have CYRIL Rioli’s evasive skills at to persuade him to run out in a the challenge of coaching at Clarkson says his troops need superstar ruckman Nic Nait- AFL Hawthorn for 189 games Tiwi jumper. senior level for the first time. to deliver a four-quarter per- anui making his first senior ap- over a 10-year period meant no “At the end of the day if I Scrymgour said creating a formance if they are to give pearance since suffering a opponent on a football field decide to, it will happen, but pathway for all the young peo- themselves any chance of top- second serious knee injury in could lay a hand on him. bear in mind at this stage I’m ple on the – male pling AFL premiers West Round 17 last season. “We are It was the same situation concentrating on my assistant and female – was a big reason Coast at the MCG today. going to need to play well to with Darwin’s media yesterday role,’’ he added. “There are a both men had put their hands The once high-flying win,” Clarkson said yesterday. when he easily evaded ques- lot of young people on the is- up to coach. Hawks head into the match “Our consistency from quarter tions on his playing future. lands who want to pull on a “It’s the first time for me, for against the fourth-placed Ea- to quarter has been the issue.” Appointed one of the Tiwi Cyril Rioli Tiwi guernsey an I’d think they the last 10 years I’ve been de- gles on the back of three losses Sitting 12th and two clear Bombers’ assistant coaches on should go before me.’’ veloping the young kids from – coincidentally all by 19 games out of the eight, the Wednesday, the obvious ques- in a beard and wearing a Rioli said his love for the the islands, so this is a great ex- points. Clarkson said the nar- match is a must-win if Haw- tion was whether Rioli’s fav- Bombers T-shirt, left more had slightly out- perience and I’m hoping row margins of the defeats thorn are to keep their hopes ourite No.33 jumper would line questions than answers with weighed a return to his former everything goes well,’’ Tipua- meant their self-belief was still of playing finals alive. up for the Tiwis in Round 1 of his reply. NTFL club St Mary’s, a side he mantimirri added. strong. Former skipper Jarryd the 2019-20 NTFL season. Asked what would it take to still had a lot of love for. “It’s a step by step thing for But only a consistent per- Roughead is out with a side A relaxed Rioli, resplendent get him out on the ground and Joint coaches Shane Tipua- Jamie and myself.’’ formance would see them strain.

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