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56 Sunday Territorian. Sunday, August 14, 2011. www.sundayterritorian.com.au PUB: SUNDAY DATE: 14-AUG-2011 PAGE: 56 COLOR: C M Y K SIGNATURE LIVING SIGNATURELIVING.COM.AU ｩ PROPERTY ｩ LIFESTYLE ｩ HOME ｩ AUGUST 2011 OUT NOW! At all Good Newsagents, Retailers & Cafes BAYVIEW BEAUTY SIGNATURELIVING SIGNATURELIVING.COM.AU ｩ PROPERTY ｩ LIFESTYLE ｩ HOME ｩ AUGUST 2011 DIVERSITY IN DARWIN 17 PAGE SPECIAL DARWIN FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 4 PAGE SPECIAL DISCOVERING DARWIN CITY 8 PAGE FEATURE A PIECE OF PARADISE PLUS CELEBRITY CHEFS – Pete Evans and Manu Feildel Signature Socials, sport with a difference AND MORE FREE MAGAZINE F FR E E E FRE REE EE MAGAZINE SPORT sundayterritorian.com.au Palmerston hooker Corey Breadling puts a nice hit on Nightcliff winger Stefan Dippel during yesterday’s thrilling contest Picture: REGI VARGHESE Raiders give taste of what’s to come RUGBY LEAGUE BY GREY MORRIS SCOREBOARD Palmerston 24 (A Johnson C Norris W Beers Q Tootooulugia tries. D Keelan 3 C Breadling conv) d Nightcliff 20 (J Forrester Y Namabia H Lowe J McLean tries. K Nicholls 2 conv). DARWIN rugby league fans got a preview of the 2011 grand final at Richardson Park last night. Palmerston beat Nightcliff 24-20 in a game that had everything, including some big hits, intercept tries, pres- sure goalkicking and crunch- ing runs. ‘‘That was finals footy, mate, the boys knew about it when we spoke before the game and it’s exactly what we got,’’ said Palmerston coach Merg Mikaelian. ‘‘It was a good grinding win, Nightcliff was up for the game and playing for second spot . ‘‘They’ve been renowned for that (hard footy) for years and have always had big strong forwards and a tough defence.’’ A fired up Nightcliff ran to a 10-0 lead midway through the first half after tries to Joe Forrester and Hayden Lowe and looked capable of upsett- ing Palmerston’s 13-game winning streak and 50th birthday celebrations. But the class of Alex John- son and Quincy Tootooulugia and superb goalkicking by Daniel Keelan got the Raiders back into the game. Converted tries to Johnson and Will Beers had the Raiders back in front at half-time. Nightcliff came out full of fire to score a try through Yuwana Namabia six min- utes into the second half. But it was Palmerston who scored next through quick hands for Chuck Norris to cross over out wide, a lead they never again relinquished. In the other games, Litch- field eased past bottom side South Darwin 64-6 and third- placed Brothers moved level on points with Nightcliff fol- lowing their comprehensive 44-18 win over University. Bad boy Jennings’ ticket to apology Hopefully they all turn up to see him play next week and he has a blinder PENRITH supremo Phil Gould says having Michael Jennings buy tickets for fans was the best way for the suspended star to make amends to the people he let down most. Jennings handed out 2000 tickets – worth an estimated $44,000 – to the Panthers’ game against the Warriors next weekend at halftime dur- ing Friday night’s 32-18 loss to the Wests Tigers. He had earlier been stood down from the match for ar- riving at training on Thurs- day under the influence of al- cohol, his second drinking- related incident this year. ‘‘I didn’t know what to do with him,’’ Gould said. ‘‘I just found the whole incident extraordinary and we sat down and discussed the damage that had been done, both to the club and his reputation. ‘‘(We wanted) to come up with not so much a punish- ment, but something that would say sorry to those kids who save up to come and watch him play and the parents who save up to buy a jersey with his number on the back. ‘‘He’s a quality player and he’s a good human being but he’s made this slip-up. ‘‘We just thought it was a good idea for him to get around last night and give something back to those kids. ‘‘Hopefully they all turn up to see him play next week and he has a blinder.’’ Gould said he’d spoken to Jennings about Sydney Roos- ters serial bad boy Todd Carney’s latest episode in an attempt to get through to him.
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Palmerston hooker Corey Breadling puts a nice hit on Nightcliff winger Stefan Dippel during yesterday’s thrilling contest Picture: REGI VARGHESE
Raiders give tasteof what’s to comeRUGBY LEAGUE
BYGREYMORRISSCOREBOARD
Palmerston 24 (A Johnson C Norris W
Beers Q Tootooulugia tries. D Keelan 3
C Breadling conv) dNightcliff 20 (J
Forrester Y Namabia H Lowe J McLean
tries. K Nicholls 2 conv).
DARWIN rugby league fansgot a preview of the 2011grand final at RichardsonPark last night.
Palmerston beat Nightcliff24-20 in a game that hadeverything, including somebig hits, intercept tries, pres-sure goalkicking and crunch-ing runs.
‘‘That was finals footy,
mate, the boys knew about itwhen we spoke before thegame and it’s exactly what wegot,’’ said Palmerston coachMerg Mikaelian.
‘‘It was a good grindingwin, Nightcliff was up forthe game and playing forsecond spot .
‘‘They’ve been renownedfor that (hard footy) for yearsand have always hadbig strong forwards and atough defence.’’
A fired up Nightcliff ran toa 10-0 lead midway throughthe first half after tries to JoeForrester and Hayden Loweand looked capable of upsett-ing Palmerston’s 13-gamewinning streak and 50thbirthday celebrations.
But the class of Alex John-son and Quincy Tootooulugiaand superb goalkicking byDaniel Keelan got the Raidersback into the game.
Converted tries to Johnson
and Will Beers had theRaiders back in front athalf-time.
Nightcliff came out full offire to score a try throughYuwana Namabia six min-utes into the second half.
But it was Palmerstonwho scored next throughquick hands for ChuckNorris to cross over outwide, a lead they neveragain relinquished.
In the other games, Litch-
field eased past bottom sideSouth Darwin 64-6 and third-placed Brothers moved levelon points with Nightcliff fol-lowing their comprehensive44-18 win over University.
Bad boyJennings’ticket toapology
Hopefully they all
turn up to see him
play nextweek and
he has a blinder
PENRITH supremo PhilGould says having MichaelJennings buy tickets for fanswas the best way for thesuspended star to makeamends to the people he letdown most.
Jennings handed out 2000tickets – worth an estimated$44,000 – to the Panthers’game against the Warriorsnext weekend at halftime dur-ing Friday night’s 32-18 loss tothe Wests Tigers.
He had earlier been stooddown from the match for ar-riving at training on Thurs-day under the influence of al-cohol, his second drinking-related incident this year.
‘‘I didn’t know what to dowith him,’’ Gould said.
‘‘I just found the wholeincident extraordinary andwe sat down and discussedthe damage that had beendone, both to the club andhis reputation.
‘‘(We wanted) to come upwith not so much a punish-ment, but something thatwould say sorry to those kidswho save up to come andwatch him play and theparents who save up to buya jersey with his number onthe back.
‘‘He’s a quality player andhe’s a good human being buthe’s made this slip-up.
‘‘We just thought it was agood idea for him to getaround last night and givesomething back to those kids.
‘‘Hopefully they all turn upto see him play next week andhe has a blinder.’’
Gould said he’d spoken toJennings about Sydney Roos-ters serial bad boy ToddCarney’s latest episode in anattempt to get through to him.
