2018–19 NTFL season
The 2018/19 NTFL season was the 98th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).[1]
| 2018/19 premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | Nightcliff (4th premiership) |
| Minor premiers | Nightcliff (9th minor premiership) |
| Wooden spooners | St Marys (1st wooden spoon) |
The first game was played on Friday, 5 October, and the Grand Final was played on Saturday, 16 March, with the Nightcliff Tigers defeating Southern Districts Crocs by 22 points to win its fourth premiership. This was the first time when the club won a premiership since 1964/65, breaking its 54-year drought. This was the longest premiership drought in NTFL history, second is Wanderers Eagles by 34 years from 1923/24 to 1957/58).[2]
Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightcliff (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1689 | 1017 | 166.08 | 60 | |||
| 2 | Southern Districts | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1677 | 1138 | 147.36 | 52 | |||
| 3 | Tiwi Bombers | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1599 | 1572 | 101.72 | 36 | |||
| 4 | Waratah | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1356 | 1350 | 100.44 | 36 | |||
| 5 | Darwin | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1331 | 1407 | 94.60 | 32 | |||
| 6 | Palmerston | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1180 | 1672 | 70.57 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1111 | 1497 | 74.22 | 24 | |||
| 8 | St Marys | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1058 | 1354 | 78.14 | 20 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | ||||||||||||
Ladder progression
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightcliff (P) | 42 | 81 | 83 | 123 | 162 | 162 | 202 | 242 | 282 | 322 | 362 | 402 | 441 | 481 | 481 | 521 | 561 | 601 |
| 2 | Southern Districts | 44 | 82 | 121 | 161 | 201 | 241 | 241 | 281 | 321 | 361 | 361 | 401 | 402 | 402 | 442 | 482 | 522 | 522 |
| 3 | Tiwi Bombers | 06 | 07 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 47 | 87 | 125 | 125 | 127 | 127 | 166 | 206 | 244 | 284 | 285 | 324 | 363 |
| 4 | Waratah | 08 | 43 | 84 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 163 | 164 | 203 | 204 | 204 | 244 | 244 | 245 | 285 | 324 | 325 | 364 |
| 5 | Darwin | 05 | 44 | 82 | 122 | 123 | 163 | 164 | 163 | 204 | 203 | 243 | 243 | 283 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 325 |
| 6 | Palmerston | 41 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 86 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 127 | 166 | 205 | 205 | 245 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 286 | 286 |
| 7 | Wanderers | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 168 | 168 | 208 | 208 | 247 |
| 8 | St Marys | 07 | 08 | 46 | 46 | 85 | 86 | 125 | 126 | 126 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 208 |
Finals
| Qualifying finals | Semi finals | Preliminary final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nightcliff | 149 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tiwi Bombers | 59 | 1 | Nightcliff | 61 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Districts | 65 | 3 | Tiwi Bombers | 40 | 2 | Southern Districts | 39 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Tiwi Bombers | 86 | 2 | Southern Districts | 160 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Districts | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Waratah | 133 | 4 | Waratah | 46 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Darwin | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
| 2018/19 NTFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 16 March 2019 (7:15 pm) |
Nightcliff | def. | Southern Districts | Marrara Stadium (crowd: 8,219) | Report |
| 1.3 (9) 4.7 (31) 6.10 (46) 8.13 (61) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.3 (9) 2.5 (17) 3.7 (25) 5.9 (39) |
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This was the Nightcliff Tiger's first premiership win since the 1964/65 season. | |||||
Awards
- Nightcliff finished on top for the first time since 2011/12.
- The wooden spoon was "awarded" to St Marys for the first time in the club's history.
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References
- "NTFL Australian Football League (AFLNT)". Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- "Australian Football - NTFL Season 2018/19". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
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