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25/26 NTFL Finals Week 1 Preview · WCBH

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  Music.
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  Hey it's Cam with round 76 of WCBH, a mini episode, so get your strapping strap,
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  the magic sponge doused and the oranges cut children quartered,
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  as we preview week 1 of the 2025-2026 NTFL finals.
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  Week 1 of the NTFL finals is this weekend.
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  In the women's, the elimination final will be fought between the 4th place Southern
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  District Crocs and the 5th place Darwin Buffalos. Flashback to round 14,
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  that was January the 10th.
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  The Buffaloes were victorious, 8-4-52, five-point winners over the Crocs, 7-5-47.
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  The Crocs come into this game following a big win over the bottom-place Tiwi
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  Bombers, while the Buffaloes, they had to work hard in wet conditions to defeat
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  Warratahs 12-6 in a low-scoring game.
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  The women's elimination final, Crocs v. Buffaloes, Saturday, 2.15pm at TIO Stadium.
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  Also in the women's, minor premiers, the Nightcliff Tigers, they have the week
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  off and they will be watching the battle of the green and gold and the gold and green very closely.
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  With the final, the qualifying final being played between the second place in
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  defending Premier St. Mary's and the third place, Pint.
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  Now the winner, they will take on the minor premiers next weekend in the grand
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  final qualifier while the loser, they will play an elimination match next weekend.
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  Pint will look to Steph Lawrence, who has booted 24 goals for the season.
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  While the Saints, they've shared the goals around this season with Shikalia
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  Gardner-Dunn, Talia Fellows and Sarah Perkins, all slotting 11 majors.
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  Jasmine Hewitt for Pint and Lexi Cagney for Saints, they will be key players.
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  The last time these two clubs was back in Round 15. That took place January
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  15, where Saints got the chocolates. That's the Saints 7-8-50 over the pint 3-3-21.
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  Both of these teams are coming off a loss last weekend. Saints were upset by
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  a desperate Magpie's outfit, while Pint, they went down to the minor premiers.
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  The women's qualifying final, St Mary's vs Pint, Saturday, 4.30pm at TIO Stadium.
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  In the men's, the Southern District's Crocs, they are our defending premiers
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  and minor premiers, so they have the week off.
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  Friday Night Football will see the men's qualifying final, with the 2nd place
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  St Mary's being challenged by the 3rd place Nightcliff Tigers.
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  Leading goalscorers for the Saints are Dylan Lant and Luke Patterson, both with 30 majors.
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  For the Tigers, Waite Dirksen and Boyd Bailey. They've kicked 26 and 18 goals respectively.
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  There'll be a lot of feeling in this clash. Dylan Lant for Saints and Mitchell
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  Truella for Tigers. They will be key.
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  Last time these two clubs met was in round 11. That game was before Christmas.
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  It was December 13 with the Saints 11-6-72 victors over the Nycliffe Tigers, 9-10-64.
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  That game was played at Nightcliffe Oval.
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  So the men's qualifying final, Saints vs Tigers, is Friday night football, 6.45pm, TIO Stadium.
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  And in the men's elimination final, Pint and Waratahs will clash with their seasons on the line.
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  Back in round 10, back on the 6th of December was the last time these two met.
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  The result, Pint 12-7-79 over Waratahs 6-5-41.
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  Last weekend, Pint went down to the Tigers, while the Waratahs,
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  they racked up a cricket score against the Buffaloes.
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  Key players for Pint will be Noah Spateri and Archie Stephens,
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  and for Waratahs, keep an eye on Cody Zust and Scott Carlin.
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  The men's elimination final, Pint v. Waratahs, Saturday, 6.45pm, TIO Stadium.
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  So a big weekend of football coming up. That's full-time on this WCBH Mini,
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  YouTube, and Podbean. Bye for now.