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You can see the glint in Cheyelle Robins-Reti's eyes as soon as the doors open.
Space to the left. Space to the right. A room so new you can still smell the paint, and with tools scattered in different corners as the finishing touches go on before a blockbuster double on Saturday.
"So much space," Robins-Reti grins. "A bit of an upgrade from last week - a space to call our own."
A thrilling women's match, Litchfield's last home game of the season and another Sharks thrashing were the big talking points from NRL NT Round 12.
In the men's competition Litchfield, Sharks and Brothers all triumphed, while Brothers and Litchfield were the winners in the women's comp.
Here are all the major talking points from Round 12.
Women's comp is alive and wellCassiela Wapau pushes off a tackle as the Darwin Brothers women take on the Palmerston Raiders in Round 12 of the 2023...
When the NRL moved to introduce four new teams to the NRLW for 2023, many commentators voiced fears the quality of football would drop as the competition scrambled to source new talent to fill its rosters.
But while 53 players made their NRLW debut in round one on the weekend, the matches were competitive, with two of the four expansion teams - the Sharks and Wests Tigers - winning their opening games.
The NRL's head of elite football, Graham Annesley, said the high quality of football in the opening round was proof the decision to expand the league was the correct one.
In any competition there will always be a spread of talent and...