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THURSDAY 3 AUGUST 2023 TORRES NEWS
NBL1 North set Seven weeks of AFL fun to come for grand final play-offs
Women’s grand final – Northside Wizards vs Rockhampton Cyclones
Rocky to win in three games. Rocky will steal Game 1 off the back of confidence carried over and having no pressure on them. Wizards will bounce back and win in Game 2 but then the Cyclones to win Game 3, having had to endure three game road trips during the season. This will be nothing new and give them the advantage they need to win the championship.
Men’s grand final – Gold Coast Rollers vs Ipswich Force Rollers to win in two games. With all the firepower on the floor, Cadee will be the best player out there and control the flow of the games.
MOKE’S TIPS Women’s grand final – Northside Wizards vs Rockhampton Cyclones
BY VELMA GARA Top seeded teams, Gold Coast Rollers and Northside Wizards, will be hosting the best-of-three grand final series in the NBL1 North grand finals this weekend. Logan Thunder and South West Metro Pirates men and women teams did not advance. Rollers defeated Pirates, 108-95, to get to the big dance and didn’t seemed threatened by the opposition. At the half time break, Rollers had a 13 point lead, 57-44. National Basketball League (NBL) players Jason Cadee and Todd Blanchfield showed their experience and leadership. Cadee had 22 points and 11 assists whilst Blanchfield had 32 points and 16 rebounds. For the Pirates, former NBL player, Lamar Patterson, collected 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Battle of the Balas between Tidjane Diop and Chris Cedar resulted with Diop to play in the grand finals games tomorrow and on
Saturday and, if needed, a third game on Sunday. Previously, in Round 2, Ipswich defeated Gold Coast, 108-88, and Rd 13 Gold Ccoast defeated, Ipswich 115-110. Top seed ladies team, Northside Wizards defeated Pirates, 89-73. Wizards will host third seed Rockhampton Cyclones at home. These teams only met once in Round 12 with Wizards losing by a point to Cyclones, 82-83. The Cyclones defeated Thunder women’s team, 66-59, to advance to the grand final. Logan Thunder also lost their men’s game against Ipswich, 87-79. It was a different game in the second half. At the half-time break, Thunder led 50-33. Grand Finals games will be played at Rollers and Wizards home courts on Friday and Saturday nights and if need be, a third game and decider will be played on the Sunday. Michael Cedar and Naomi Moke will again give their tips for the grand finals matchups. Last week Cedar tipped two winners from four, as did Moke, both correctly picking the women’s results correctly but not the men’s games.
young people in the NPA & Torres Strait, both in school and out in community,” he said. “As always, the best way to be make the most out of the AFL sessions is to make sure you’re going to school so you don’t miss out.”
Bamaga Auskick.
Injinoo AFL.
New Mapoon Auskick.
NPA Auskick.
KEY EVENTS U12 Crusader Cup: Tuesday 1 August – Ken Brown Oval The U12 Crusader Cup gives grade 5 & 6 students the opportunity to put all of their AFL skills into action in a competitive environment. The event will see Torres Strait & NPA students competing on Ken Brown Oval from 10am-2pm on Tuesday 1 August. Lunch, water and healthy snacks will be provided throughout the day – thanks to our partners at CEQ. Outer Islands visits: from Wednesday 2 August – Badu, Kubin & St Paul’s Our Game Development team will visit Tagai State College campuses at Badu (August 2nd – 4th), Kubin & St Paul’s (September 11th – 15th). This will give students from the Outer Islands more opportunities to learn and play AFL both during lessons at school and after-school in the community.
Wizards in three games. Their depth and sharp shooting from all players that step on the court will be the key to get them over the line.
Men’s grand final – Gold Coast Rollers vs Ipswich Force
Rollers in three games. They have been the more consistent team all year. The Ipswich Force will definitely go down fighting but the smarts of Cadee and the team culture will get them over the line.
AFL Cape York is gearing up for a big seven weeks of AFL across NPA and the Torres Strait AFL Cape York Development Coordinator Kieran Sciberras says. “We always look forward to working with
Battle of the Balas – Tidjane Diop (Gold Coast Rollers) defends Chris Cedar (South West Metro Pirates) in the keyway. Pic by ShootnHoops.
AFL in-school Development Program: from Monday 7 August – Northern Peninsula Area Our five week in-school game development program will see free AFL clinics conducted at NPASC Bamaga Junior, Injinoo Junior, Bamaga
Senior campuses as well as New Mapoon Daycare. Sessions will be run by AFL Cape York Development Coordinators during school Physical Education sessions.
across the NPA. The event is used as a tool to promote strong school attendance and to encourage positive behaviours in community.
AFL After-school Auskick: from Wednesday 9 August – Bamaga Our After-school Auskick sessions will be held at Bamaga Primary campus – full dates are available at the school office. Participants that sign up will also receive an AFL Auskick Pack (AFLCY bag, fidget spinner, football cards, pump & FOOTBALL).
Chris Johnson and Angie Nadredre Cup: Thursday 17 August – Yusia-Ginau Oval, Bamaga The Chris Johnson & Angie Nadredre Participation Cup will see young people (Grade 11 & 12) from AFL Cape York House for Boys, AFL Cape York House for Girls, NPA State College and Tagai State College coming together to play in an AFL carnival. This event is about encouraging young people to play AFL and is also a selection event for further AFL representative programs.
AFL Cape York House Super Clinics: Wednesday 16 August – Northern Peninsula Area In the lead-up to the Chris Johnson and Angie Nadredre Cup over 80 staff and high school students will make the trip up from Cairns to take on Tagai State College & NPA State College in AFL. Travelling students and staff will split into groups and visit all NPASC campuses and New Mapoon Daycare to deliver AFL skills and games. AFL Cape York No-School, No-play Colour Run: Wednesday 16 August – Yusia-Ginau Oval, Bamaga The No-school, No-play Colour run & BBQ is a free after-school event for primary school aged students
Youth AFL nights with NPA Youth Hub: throughout August and beyond – Northern Peninsula Area On Monday nights throughout the school term, we’ll be working with NPA Family & Community Services to deliver AFL programs for NPA Youth Hub participants. Partnering with the NPA Youth Hub, the programs will allow participants to engage in structured and competitive AFL sessions with qualified coaches and umpires.
