ROUND 7 sees a top-four clash, where the Southern Districts will take on Pint. In other games, Tracy Village will take on Darwin, the Magpies host the Tigers while Pint and the Wanderers will go head-to-head. The Wanderers and Tigers will be searching for their first win of the season in this massive round of Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s.

TRACY VILLAGE V DARWIN BUFFETTES

Saturday 17 November, 10.30am

TIO Stadium

Tracy Village is coming off a bye, while the Buffettes have come off a tough loss to the Warriors. Darwin kept with the reigning premiers for most of the game, proving to be one of the main contenders to take on the Warriors this year. This will be a tough match for the Razorbacks, who sit fifth on the ladder with three wins and two losses. However, they will take pride in their most recent win in Round 3, where they beat Nightcliff by 95 points. The Razorbacks will really need to keep an eye on the Puruntatameri girls, who were on fire last week. Latina and Christine ruled the forward line while Sherayn ruled the whole ground, named as the best player for Darwin.

PALMERSTON MAGPIES V NIGHTCLIFF

Saturday 17 November, 1pm

TIO Oval No 2

Palmerston has an opportunity to secure a big percentage boosting win here. The Magpies currently sit sixth on the ladder, and will be wanting to make a big statement as they approach the midpoint of the season. Northern Territory Under 18 representatives, Janet Baird and Tabitha May have been the standouts for Palmerston, with Baird scoring seven goals and May being named in the best four times. The Tigers will need to tame this exciting Magpies duo, otherwise it could be another ugly week for them on the scoreboard. They will be desperate to cause the upset and secure their first win of the season, but Palmerston will be just as hungry to get its season back on track, which should make for a fierce battle.

SOUTHERN DISTRICTS V WARATAH

Sunday 18 November, 10am

Norbuilt Oval

The Crocs come into this match after kicking 12 behinds in two consecutive matches. While they scored seven goals in Round 5, they only managed four in Round 6. Southern Districts still managed to get the win last week, but that was against a weaker side in the Wanderers. Waratah, on the other hand, is a team that will punish the opposition if they kick inaccurately. The Warriors also have the power to hurt the scoreboard with their dangerous forward line, which is spearheaded by Lisa Miceli, who is leading all scorers in the competition with 13 goals from four games. This game will be decided by who dominates the forward line better, as both sides possess plenty of fire-power inside 50. For the Southern Districts, Kelsey Patterson, Tayla Thorn and Charles Deegan will be keen to get on the scoreboard while for Waratah, if Miceli is complemented by Amy Chittick and Sue Nalder up forward, it could lead to another big win for the reigning premiers.

PINT V WANDERERS

Sunday 18 November, 2pm

MCG

In a second versus second-last clash, Pint hosts the Wanderers on Sunday. The Queen Ants are coming off two consecutive wins, recovering well from their Round 4 bye. The Wanderers on the other hand, are coming off five consecutive losses, having not won a game yet this season. However, they will take plenty of confidence into this game, as their smallest loss came against Pint in Round 2. In that game, the Queen Ants narrowly escaped with a four-point win, so the Wanderers would be hoping to be on the other end of the tight margin this time round. Arthurina Moreen was the Wanderers’ only goal scorer in that match, so the team will need her to fire again in this clash. For the Queen Ants, they will be trusting Kristen Smits to keep up her good form inside 50, and Erin Hetherington to continue her dominance on the field.