The 2012 FFA National Indigenous Football Festival has kicked off in Alice Springs, with the first session of play providing plenty of goals. 14 teams from around Australia are in battle to determine who will be the national champions. Teams have travelled from Perth (WA), Geraldton (WA), Darwin (NT), Vic Daly Shire (NT), Borroloola (NT), Adelaide (SA), Melbourne (VIC), Gippsland (VIC), Jarvis Bay (NSW) and from Moree (NNSW).
The 2012 FFA National Indigenous Football Festival has kicked off in Alice Springs, with the first session of play providing plenty of goals. 14 teams from around Australia are in battle to determine who will be the national champions. Teams have travelled from Perth (WA), Geraldton (WA), Darwin (NT), Vic Daly Shire (NT), Borroloola (NT), Adelaide (SA), Melbourne (VIC), Gippsland (VIC), Jarvis Bay (NSW) and from Moree (NNSW).
In the boys division, the NSW Southern Sharks have set the pace by scoring 23 goals in three games (on maximum points), while in the girls division, NSW Southern Sharks are also leading the way currently on 7 points.
The format for the festival has adopted a 5v5 modified approach with games consisting of two halves of 12 minutes.
Earlier in the morning, Festival Ambassadors Kasey Wehrman and Leena Khamis delivered ‘Illicit Drugs In Sport- educational talks to all the festival participants.
The next session will be played this evening under lights, as the temperature in Alice Springs is set to reach 40 degrees later today.
FEMALES SATURDAY 03 NOVEMBER RESULTS - AFTERNOON SESSION
Round 4 Western Wolves 0-1 Roma Mitchell Seconday Coffs Harbour 2-0 Marngrook Meenteel Palumpa NT 1-2 Borroloola Cyclones NSW Southern Sharks v Bye
Round 5 Coffs Harbour 1-1 Roma Mitchell Secondary Western Wolves 0-6 Borroloola Cyclones NSW Southern Sharks 0-4 Marngrook Meenteel Palumpa NT v Bye
MALE RESULTS AFTERNOON SESSION - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 03
Round 4 Banksia United 2-3 LeFevre Boys Moree Secondary School 2-1 Marngrook Meenteel Darwin Boys 0-2 Borroloola Cyclones NSW Southern Sharks v Bye
Round 5 Moree Secondary School 0-2 LeFevre Boys Banksia United 1-1 Borroloola Cyclones NSW Southern Sharks 8-1 Marngrook Meenteel Darwin Boys v Bye
FEMALE RESULTS MORNING SESSION SUNDAY 04 NOVEMBER Round 6 Marngrook Meenteel 0-2 Roma Mitchell NSW Southern Sharks 1-5 NSW Southern Sharks Coffs Harbour 0-1 Borroloola Cyclones Western Wolves v Bye
Round 7 Western Wolves 1-4 Palumba NT NSW Southern Sharks 2-1 Roma Mitchell Marngrook Meenteel 1-2 Borroloola Cyclones Coffs Harbour v Bye
MALE RESULTS MORNING SESSION SUNDAY 04 NOVEMBER
Round 6 Moree Secondary School 1-0 Borroloola Cyclones LeFevre Boys 6-3 Mangrook Meenteel Darwin Boys 0-5 NSW Southern Sharks Banksia United v Bye
Round 7 NSW Southern Sharks 9-2 LeFevre Boys Marngrook Meenteel 3-1 Borroloola Cyclones Banksia United 0-2 Darwin Boys Moree v Bye
Final Placings - Males GD Pts NSW Southern Sharks +41 18 LeFevre Boys +2 13 Moree +3 12 Marngrook Meenteel -2 9 Borroloola Cyclones -10 5 Dawrin Boys -15 3 Banksia Utd -22 1
Final Placings - Females GD Pts NSW Southern Sharks +15 16 Borroloola Cyclones +9 14 Coffs Harbour +8 10 Roma Mitchell +1 8 Marngrook Meenteel -1 6 Palumpa NT -12 6 Western Wolves -22 0
Semi Finals Males NSW Southern Sharks v Borroloola Cyclones LeFevre Boys v Moree
Semi Finals Females NSW Southern Sharks v Roma Mitchell Borroloola Cyclones v Coffs Harbour
SUNDAY 04 NOVEMBER
Semi Finals Males NSW Southern Sharks 2-0 Marngrook Meenteel LeFevre Boys 1-1* Moree (LeFevre Boys win on penalties 4-3)
Semi Finals Females NSW Southern Sharks 5-0 Roma Mitchell Borroloola Cyclones 4-1 Coffs Harbour
Final Males NSW Southern Sharks 0-0* LeFevre Boys (LeFevre Boys win on penalties 3-2)
Final Females NSW Southern Sharks 1-0 Coffs Harbour