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It has been all, action across Central and Northern England as the new 2016 AFLCNE season has begun with the opening rounds and Lightning Rounds played over the past two weekends. Despite losing the Birmingham Bears prior to the season, but gaining the new Merseyside Saints, the competition is already intense. The following article from the AFLCNE website gives a brief look at the new season along with the scores to date.

 

With Lightening Rounds and the first full round of the season undertaken last Saturday we’ve seen some big scores posted early in 2016.  With the Huddersfield Rams winning by 148 pts against the Tyne Tees Tigers you’d have thought it would be biggest winning margin of the round not the smallest!   The Manchester Mosquitoes chalked up an astonishing 165pt victory over last year’s Grand Finalists in the Sheffield Thunder. But even they were outdone by Wolverhampton’s win over league new boys the Merseyside Saints, with the Wolverines winning by 289pts - 50.23.323 to 5.4.34.

 

This just goes to show how difficult it is for new clubs to enter our league and be competitive from the get go.  We’re sure the Saints will regroup and bounce back but with their next game up against reigning Premiers Manchester it will be a tough task ahead for them.

 

Speaking of difficulties it’s a testament to the above and beyond attitude of our clubs that this rounds fixtures went ahead with the Tyne Tees Tigers having to swap hosting rights at short notice for the round with the Huddersfield Rams due to a waterlogged pitch.  A relocation of some 125 miles! The Tigers will now host Round 4.

 

Round 1 30th April 2016

 

Huddersfield Rams def Tyne Tees Tigers 27.32.194 to 6.10.46

Manchester Mosquitoes def Sheffield Thunder 29.29.203 to 5.8.38

Wolverhampton Wolverines def Merseyside Saints 50.23.323 to 5.4.34

 

Lightning Round Wolverhampton 23rd April 2016

 

Nottingham Scorpions def Merseyside Saints 14.14.98 to 2.2.1

Manchester Mosquitoes def Huddersfield Rams 11.12.78 to 2.8.20

Manchester Mosquitoes def Nottingham Scorpions 5.8.38 to 4.8.32

Wolverhampton Wolverines def Sheffield Thunder 8.11.59 to 0.6.6

Merseyside Saints lost to Sheffield Thunder 5.2.32 to 19.10.124

 

Wolverhampton Wolverines def Huddersfield Rams 9.10.64 to 2.3.15