FOOTBALL
NTFL
BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT
GETTING it done far and wide.
In their second year at Northern Territory Football League club Nightcliff, former Gippsland League superstars Boyd Bailey and Riley Baldi celebrated in the Premier Grand Final over St Mary’s.
Finishing third on the ladder, the Tigers jumped a level come finals, cumulating in a 72-point victory in the last game of the season.
Both Bailey and Baldi had impacts all season, with the former Morwell coach booting two goals in the decider.
Former Geelong premiership player Brandan Parfitt was awarded best-on-ground with the NTFL Chaney Medal.
Bailey also appeared in the NTFL All Star game, representing the Spears.
He was the best out there against the very best opposition, with 25 disposals and four goals.
Bailey stepped aside as Morwell coach after three seasons and has moved on to co-coach Sea Lake-Nandaly in the Northern Central Football League.
Baildi, on the other hand, has departed Moe to step up into the South Australian National Football League.
The former Gippsland League best-and-fairest will play for South Adelaide alongside former Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide player, Newborough’s Sam Skinner.
