2018–19 NTFL season

Last updated
2018/19 premiership season
Teams8
Premiers Nightcliff
(4th premiership)
Minor premiers Nightcliff
(9th minor premiership)
Wooden spooners St Marys
(1st wooden spoon)
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The 2018/19 NTFL season was the 98th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL). [1]

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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

2018/19 NTFL Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA%PTS
1 Nightcliff (P)18153016891017166.0860
2 Southern Districts 18135016771138147.3652
3 Tiwi Bombers 1899015991572101.7236
4 Waratah 1899013561350100.4436
5 Darwin 1881001331140794.6032
6 Palmerston 1871101180167270.5728
7 Wanderers 1861201111149774.2224
8 St Marys 1851301058135478.1420
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers

Ladder progression

Team123456789101112131415161718
 
1 Nightcliff (P)428183123162162202242282322362402441481481521561601
2 Southern Districts 4482121161201241241281321361361401402402442482522522
3 Tiwi Bombers 06070808084787125125127127166206244284285324363
4 Waratah 084384124124124163164203204204244244245285324325364
5 Darwin 054482122123163164163204203243243283323323323323325
6 Palmerston 4146474786125126127127166205205245246246246286286
7 Wanderers 43454545474848888888128128128168168208208247
8 St Marys 070846468586125126126165166167167167207207207208

Finals

 
 Qualifying finalsSemi finalsPreliminary finalGrand 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)

This was the Nightcliff Tiger's first premiership win since the 1964/65 season.

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "NTFL Australian Football League (AFLNT)" . Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. ↑ "Australian Football - NTFL Season 2018/19". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
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