The second last round of the AFL North West competition was one of the most important as far as final ladder standings go.
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The Tamworth Kangaroos and the Narrabri Eagles were big winners and kept their finals chances alive with wins over the Tamworth Swans and the Moree Suns, respectively.
Ben Jaffrey and his Swans teammates are now finished for the season with a final round bye while Billy Jupp and the Gunnedah Bulldogs had the bye on the weekend and will now face Inverell in the final round.
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Jupp and Jaffrey discuss those aforementioned games in this week’s Run To The Finals podcast as well as the match of the round where third-placed New England gave the ladder-leading Inverell Saints their second loss of the season.
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- All scores and statistics sourced from SportsTG.
MEN’S RESULTS
KANGAROOS
Goal Kickers: D. Overeem 5, S. Doran 4, J. Moore, J. Simmons, B. Rees, C. Holton
Best Players: S. Doran, M. Hall, B. Rees, C. Holton, S. Knight, J. Hathway
SWANS
Goal Kickers: G. Knee 4, C. Walker 2, R. Fraser, N. Bradburn, S. Ellicott, J. Richards
Best Players: E. George, N. Bacon, L. Dunn, C. Betts, G. Knee, J. Pendergast
Narrabri Eagles 25.9 (159) d Moree Suns 12.14 (86)
NARRABRI
Goal Kickers: T. Mackey 7, R. Nixon 5, D. Hughes 4, C. Robinson 2, L. McDermott, D. Nixon
Best Players: T. Mackey, R. Nixon, D. Nixon, D. Kennedy, D. Hughes, C. Robinson
MOREE
Goal Kickers: J. Porter 3, A. Smith 3, D. West, A. Jones, D. Brown, K. Sampson, W. Caccianiga, W. Roberts
Best Players: D. Brown, A. Jones, W. Roberts, J. Porter, A. Smith, K. Sampson
New England Nomads 13.7 (85) d Inverell Saints 12.11 (83)
NEW ENGLAND
Goal Kickers: D. Richards 5, E. Karpany 2, A. Quail 2, S. Snowden 2, N. Locke, J. Ratcliffe
Best Players: C. Nest, D. Richards, M. Harriot, C. Carson, S. Snowden, H. Wakefield
INVERELL
Goal Kickers: M. Gould 5, C. Whitton 3, M. Gobbert, C. Borthwick, G. Falkenberg, H. Chappel
Best Players: T. Hill, M. Gould, H. Chappel, M. Corcoran, C. Whitton, B. Ellis
TOP 10 GOALSCORERS
Marli Gobbert (Saints) 68
Jacob Spackman (Bulldogs) 63
Dan Overeem (Kangaroos) 50
Mark Ewington (Bulldogs) 50
Christopher Walker (Swans) 38
Angus Quail (Nomads) 30
Thomas Mackey (Eagles) 30
Christopher Whitton (Saints) 29
Dave Richards (Nomads) 27
Benjamin Maher (Bulldogs) 25
WOMEN’S RESULTS
Inverell Saints 5.10 (40) d New England Nomads 3.0 (18)
INVERELL
Goal Kickers: K. Sims 2, K. Julius, G. Strang, J. Pay
Best Players: A. Sims, K. Sims, J. Pay, G. Strang, K. Julius, A. Cox
NEW ENGLAND
Goal Kickers: L. Macdonald 2, L. Raymond
Best Players: M. Lulu, R. Mullen, D. McRae, A. Dyason, P. Cromack, K. Brown
TOP 10 GOALSCORERS
Leah Rose Macdonald (Nomads) 23
Shannon Campbell (Kangaroos) 23
Carissa Baldwin (Saints) 10
Samantha Barber (Saints) 10
Lisa Raymond (Nomads) 10
Katherine Penberthy (Saints) 9
Kelsie Julius (Saints) 8
Tyla Mair (Saints) 7
Daisy George (Kangaroos) 6
Katlin Beveridge (Saints) 6
JUNIORS’ RESULTS
No games played on the weekend
TOP 10 GOALSCORERS
Lachlan Martin (Saints) 32
Daniel Brown (Suns) 24
Cody Mcgillivray (Saints) 13
Corey Baker (Suns) 11
Daniel Boyd (Nomads) 11
Dylan Moore (Nomads) 9
William Mozzell (Saints) 8
Camden Sparke-Gaukroger (Saints) 7
John Montgomery (Suns) 7
Jackson Blake (Saints) 6
