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NTFL - KEY FACTS

Official name
Northern Territory Football League

Known as
NTFL

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Women's Premiership Season 2008-2025; Men's Premiership Season 1916-2025

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Women's Reserves 2019-2021


Men's Premiership Season

Official Name
NTFL Men's Premiership Season

Duration
1916–2025

Affiliated clubs (Current)
Darwin Buffaloes (NT) 1916-2025; Wanderers (NT) 1916-1924, 1929-1935, 1946-2025; Waratah (NT) 1916-2025; Nightcliff (NT) 1950-2025; St. Mary's (NT) 1952-2025; Palmerston (NT) 1972-2025; Southern Districts (NT) 1987-2025; Tiwi Bombers (NT) 2006-2025; PINT (NT) 2010-2025; Tracy Village (NT) 2010-2025; Palmerston Rats (NT) 2010-2025; Jabiru (NT) 2010-2025; St. Mary's Sharks (NT) 2010-2025, 2011-; Southern Districts Thirds (NT) 2010-2025; Waratah Thirds (NT) 2010-2025; Nightcliff Spartans (NT) 2010-2025; Banks Reserves (NT) 2010-2025; Tracy Village Reserves (NT) 2012-2025; PINT Thirds (NT) 2022-2025; Darwin Thirds (NT) 2023-2025

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Magpies (NT) 1925-1928; Garrison (NT) 1934, 1936-1940; Wallabies (NT) 1935; Air Force (NT) 1938-1941; Mobile Force (NT) 1939; Navy (NT) 1941-1948; AIF Regiment Artillery (NT) 1941; Machine Gunners (NT) 1941; RAN (NT) 1946; RAAF (NT) 1946; Army Navy (NT) 1947; Winnellie (NT) 1947; Services (NT) 1949-1950; Katherine Roos (Original) (NT) 1987; Palmerston WFC (NT) 2008-; Banks (NT) 2010-2021; St. Mary's Reserves (NT) 2010-2021; Wanderers Reserves (NT) 2010-2021; Southern Districts Reserves (NT) 2010-2021; Waratah Reserves (NT) 2010-2021; Darwin Reserves (NT) 2010-2021; Palmerston Reserves (NT) 2010-2021; Palmerston Thirds (NT) 2010-2018; Nightcliff Reserves (NT) 2010-2021; PINT Reserves (NT) 2010-2021; University Reserves (NT) 2010, 2014-2015; Wadeye Magic (NT) 2011-2012; Central Australia (NT) 2012-2013; Tracy Village WFC (NT) 2013-; Wanderers Thirds (NT) 2013-2014, 2019-2021

Affiliated grounds (Current)
Cazaly's Oval; Fred's Pass Reserve; Gardens Oval; M.C.G. (NT); Marrara Stadium; Marrara Stadium (Oval #2); Nightcliff Oval; Tracy Village; Wurrumiyanga Oval

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Jabiru Oval; Traeger Park

2016 NTFL Men's Premiership Season

 
 

2016 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 St. Mary's 18 16 2 0 2381 1119 212.78 64
2 Nightcliff 18 16 2 0 1933 1175 164.51 64
3 Wanderers 18 10 8 0 1450 1503 96.47 40
4 Southern Districts 18 9 9 0 1598 1619 98.70 36
5 Darwin Buffaloes 18 8 10 0 1460 1554 93.95 32
6 Waratah 18 7 10 1 1213 1429 84.88 30
7 Palmerston 18 3 15 0 953 1906 50.00 12
8 Tiwi Bombers 18 2 15 1 1465 2148 68.20 10
  H&A 72 71 71 1 12453 12453 100.00 288
  Finals 6 6 6 0 805 805 100.00 24
  Total 78 77 77 1 13258 13258 100.00 312

2016 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | EF | QF | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Palmerston5.38.614.916.13 109 Sat 8-Oct-2016 2:30 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Tiwi Bombers2.34.610.915.11 101 Palmerston won by 8 points
Waratah4.26.58.512.9 81 Sat 8-Oct-2016 4:00 pm Gardens Oval 
Southern Districts1.14.68.910.13 73 Waratah won by 8 points
Nightcliff4.35.512.814.13 97 Sat 8-Oct-2016 4:00 pm Nightcliff Oval 
St. Mary's3.16.37.610.8 68 Nightcliff won by 29 points
Darwin Buffaloes1.34.48.88.11 59 Sat 8-Oct-2016 5:00 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Wanderers2.15.36.1012.11 83 Wanderers won by 24 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Darwin Buffaloes7.512.515.816.9 105 Sat 15-Oct-2016 2:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's3.110.613.817.17 119 St. Mary's won by 14 points
Tiwi Bombers3.47.713.1014.12 96 Sat 15-Oct-2016 3:00 pm Wurrumiyanga Oval 
Nightcliff3.56.911.1317.18 120 Nightcliff won by 24 points
Wanderers3.19.312.615.6 96 Sat 15-Oct-2016 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah1.04.05.08.2 50 Wanderers won by 46 points
Southern Districts5.17.511.916.12 108 Sun 16-Oct-2016 4:00 pm Fred's Pass Reserve 
Palmerston4.16.37.711.14 80 Southern Districts won by 28 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Tiwi Bombers1.22.27.412.5 77 Sat 22-Oct-2016 2:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Wanderers3.59.914.1418.18 126 Wanderers won by 49 points
Nightcliff6.211.415.921.16 142 Sat 22-Oct-2016 4:00 pm Nightcliff Oval 
Palmerston1.31.44.64.6 30 Nightcliff won by 112 points
Waratah2.24.47.910.10 70 Sat 22-Oct-2016 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes0.42.75.77.12 54 Waratah won by 16 points
Southern Districts5.112.417.522.7 139 Sun 23-Oct-2016 4:00 pm Fred's Pass Reserve 
St. Mary's7.28.316.619.7 121 Southern Districts won by 18 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
St. Mary's5.413.720.1026.14 170 Sat 29-Oct-2016 2:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Tiwi Bombers1.03.49.139.13 67 St. Mary's won by 103 points
Southern Districts6.210.416.719.10 124 Sat 29-Oct-2016 4:00 pm Fred's Pass Reserve 
Darwin Buffaloes3.26.210.414.7 91 Southern Districts won by 33 points
Palmerston3.15.48.58.7 55 Sat 29-Oct-2016 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah3.56.89.1011.12 78 Waratah won by 23 points
Nightcliff5.213.417.923.17 155 Sun 30-Oct-2016 4:00 pm Nightcliff Oval 
Wanderers2.34.67.87.8 50 Nightcliff won by 105 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Darwin Buffaloes4.16.39.49.6 60 Sat 5-Nov-2016 2:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Nightcliff7.510.814.1020.13 133 Nightcliff won by 73 points
Tiwi Bombers2.53.86.812.14 86 Sat 5-Nov-2016 3:00 pm Wurrumiyanga Oval 
Southern Districts4.48.612.1016.13 109 Southern Districts won by 23 points
Waratah0.10.41.62.8 20 Sat 5-Nov-2016 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's3.54.78.1217.21 123 St. Mary's won by 103 points
Palmerston0.31.53.54.5 29 Sun 6-Nov-2016 4:00 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Wanderers3.56.109.1114.12 96 Wanderers won by 67 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Darwin Buffaloes3.27.610.817.14 116 Sat 12-Nov-2016 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Tiwi Bombers3.37.610.913.9 87 Darwin Buffaloes won by 29 points
Waratah3.15.27.511.9 75 Sat 12-Nov-2016 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Nightcliff4.24.810.1415.19 109 Nightcliff won by 34 points
Wanderers2.27.410.413.9 87 Sat 12-Nov-2016 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Southern Districts2.15.36.88.10 58 Wanderers won by 29 points
Palmerston3.05.15.15.2 32 Sun 13-Nov-2016 4:00 pm Cazaly's Oval 
St. Mary's3.511.917.1425.19 169 St. Mary's won by 137 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Palmerston0.44.78.1010.11 71 Sat 19-Nov-2016 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes2.45.67.911.16 82 Darwin Buffaloes won by 11 points
Tiwi Bombers2.49.713.815.9 99 Sat 19-Nov-2016 3:00 pm Wurrumiyanga Oval 
Waratah2.66.813.1214.15 99 Tiwi Bombers drew with Waratah
Wanderers5.17.59.1211.13 79 Sat 19-Nov-2016 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's6.19.417.623.11 149 St. Mary's won by 70 points
Southern Districts2.15.18.111.6 72 Sat 19-Nov-2016 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Nightcliff3.75.1010.1216.17 113 Nightcliff won by 41 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Darwin Buffaloes2.06.58.911.15 81 Sat 26-Nov-2016 2:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Southern Districts6.49.611.714.9 93 Southern Districts won by 12 points
Tiwi Bombers1.12.64.79.10 64 Sat 26-Nov-2016 3:00 pm Wurrumiyanga Oval 
St. Mary's9.715.1324.1632.18 210 St. Mary's won by 146 points
Wanderers3.15.37.59.5 59 Sat 26-Nov-2016 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Nightcliff5.49.715.1219.12 126 Nightcliff won by 67 points
Waratah4.47.810.1214.14 98 Sun 27-Nov-2016 4:00 pm Gardens Oval 
Palmerston0.20.23.33.3 21 Waratah won by 77 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Darwin Buffaloes3.35.37.97.11 53 Fri 2-Dec-2016 7:45 pm Marrara Stadium 
Wanderers0.02.17.210.3 63 Wanderers won by 10 points
Tiwi Bombers2.110.513.614.8 92 Sat 3-Dec-2016 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Palmerston7.69.714.1117.11 113 Palmerston won by 21 points
Southern Districts0.13.75.913.13 91 Sat 3-Dec-2016 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah2.14.39.412.4 76 Southern Districts won by 15 points
Nightcliff1.54.67.77.10 52 Sat 3-Dec-2016 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's4.47.816.1220.15 135 St. Mary's won by 83 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Wanderers5.213.417.1220.13 133 Sat 10-Dec-2016 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Tiwi Bombers3.39.612.816.10 106 Wanderers won by 27 points
Nightcliff2.37.613.1117.15 117 Sat 10-Dec-2016 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Palmerston3.14.25.47.4 46 Nightcliff won by 71 points
St. Mary's2.310.515.1121.14 140 Sat 10-Dec-2016 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Southern Districts2.16.29.410.5 65 St. Mary's won by 75 points
Waratah2.22.54.68.9 57 Sun 11-Dec-2016 4:00 pm Gardens Oval 
Darwin Buffaloes3.27.412.916.9 105 Darwin Buffaloes won by 48 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Tiwi Bombers1.12.37.410.7 67 Sat 17-Dec-2016 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah1.56.68.911.11 77 Waratah won by 10 points
Palmerston0.22.43.55.5 35 Sat 17-Dec-2016 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes2.97.1011.1415.16 106 Darwin Buffaloes won by 71 points
Wanderers2.13.25.56.9 45 Sat 17-Dec-2016 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's2.26.49.411.6 72 St. Mary's won by 27 points
Southern Districts1.32.76.117.14 56 Sun 18-Dec-2016 4:00 pm Fred's Pass Reserve 
Nightcliff2.17.610.612.10 82 Nightcliff won by 26 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
St. Mary's7.413.617.922.19 151 Sat 7-Jan-2017 2:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Tiwi Bombers2.18.311.413.5 83 St. Mary's won by 68 points
Nightcliff5.15.38.514.6 90 Sat 7-Jan-2017 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Wanderers2.05.16.58.9 57 Nightcliff won by 33 points
Waratah5.38.712.916.10 106 Sun 8-Jan-2017 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Palmerston1.33.56.88.15 63 Waratah won by 43 points
Southern Districts7.39.417.624.9 153 Sun 8-Jan-2017 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes2.47.910.1212.13 85 Southern Districts won by 68 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Tiwi Bombers5.39.411.716.11 107 Sat 14-Jan-2017 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes3.19.515.918.11 119 Darwin Buffaloes won by 12 points
Southern Districts3.111.416.418.5 113 Sat 14-Jan-2017 4:00 pm Fred's Pass Reserve 
Wanderers4.49.612.817.12 114 Wanderers won by 1 point
St. Mary's7.68.1116.1626.19 175 Sat 14-Jan-2017 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Palmerston1.13.16.26.2 38 St. Mary's won by 137 points
Nightcliff3.54.76.99.10 64 Sun 15-Jan-2017 4:00 pm Nightcliff Oval 
Waratah0.13.36.86.10 46 Nightcliff won by 18 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Palmerston2.23.35.76.10 46 Fri 20-Jan-2017 6:30 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Darwin Buffaloes4.27.711.1312.15 87 Darwin Buffaloes won by 41 points
Tiwi Bombers2.18.28.512.10 82 Sat 21-Jan-2017 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah6.39.414.716.10 106 Waratah won by 24 points
Nightcliff8.311.613.815.10 100 Sat 21-Jan-2017 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Southern Districts0.43.65.87.9 51 Nightcliff won by 49 points
Wanderers3.33.56.77.8 50 Sat 21-Jan-2017 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's6.28.211.517.11 113 St. Mary's won by 63 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Waratah2.32.57.78.12 60 Thu 26-Jan-2017 4:00 pm Gardens Oval 
Wanderers1.27.49.713.10 88 Wanderers won by 28 points
Nightcliff7.614.1617.1722.20 152 Sat 28-Jan-2017 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Tiwi Bombers2.22.26.39.8 62 Nightcliff won by 90 points
St. Mary's2.37.612.1318.14 122 Sat 28-Jan-2017 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes2.23.54.77.9 51 St. Mary's won by 71 points
Palmerston3.33.73.94.9 33 Sun 29-Jan-2017 4:00 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Southern Districts7.310.913.1518.21 129 Southern Districts won by 96 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Nightcliff3.36.68.1012.14 86 Fri 3-Feb-2017 7:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's5.38.316.716.9 105 St. Mary's won by 19 points
Darwin Buffaloes1.14.45.59.9 63 Sat 4-Feb-2017 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Wanderers2.04.15.36.7 43 Darwin Buffaloes won by 20 points
Tiwi Bombers0.31.44.46.9 45 Sat 4-Feb-2017 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Palmerston3.03.13.25.3 33 Tiwi Bombers won by 12 points
Southern Districts2.44.86.98.9 57 Sat 4-Feb-2017 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah1.23.23.53.5 23 Southern Districts won by 34 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Wanderers6.27.712.1017.14 116 Sat 11-Feb-2017 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Tiwi Bombers1.33.54.95.11 41 Wanderers won by 75 points
Palmerston0.01.02.44.6 30 Sat 11-Feb-2017 4:00 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Nightcliff5.77.912.1016.14 110 Nightcliff won by 80 points
Waratah4.57.68.79.9 63 Sat 11-Feb-2017 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes1.13.56.89.12 66 Darwin Buffaloes won by 3 points
St. Mary's5.25.812.1218.15 123 Sat 11-Feb-2017 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Southern Districts1.31.51.62.6 18 St. Mary's won by 105 points

Round 18[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Nightcliff4.04.68.1112.13 85 Fri 17-Feb-2017 7:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes3.26.510.811.11 77 Nightcliff won by 8 points
Southern Districts4.36.68.713.11 89 Sat 18-Feb-2017 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Tiwi Bombers3.56.712.1215.13 103 Tiwi Bombers won by 14 points
Wanderers1.14.36.69.11 65 Sat 18-Feb-2017 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Palmerston1.35.68.813.11 89 Palmerston won by 24 points
St. Mary's4.69.915.1416.20 116 Sat 18-Feb-2017 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah0.12.12.14.4 28 St. Mary's won by 88 points

2016 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 St. Mary's 18 16 2 0 2381 1119 212.78 64
2 Nightcliff 18 16 2 0 1933 1175 164.51 64
3 Wanderers 18 10 8 0 1450 1503 96.47 40
4 Southern Districts 18 9 9 0 1598 1619 98.70 36
5 Darwin Buffaloes 18 8 10 0 1460 1554 93.95 32
6 Waratah 18 7 10 1 1213 1429 84.88 30
7 Palmerston 18 3 15 0 953 1906 50.00 12
8 Tiwi Bombers 18 2 15 1 1465 2148 68.20 10
  H&A 72 71 71 1 12453 12453 100.00 288
  Finals 6 6 6 0 805 805 100.00 24
  Total 78 77 77 1 13258 13258 100.00 312


Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

Elimination Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Southern Districts1.25.57.816.8 104 Sat 25-Feb-2017 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes1.42.65.911.11 77 Southern Districts won by 27 points

Qualifying Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Nightcliff2.45.97.118.15 63 Sat 25-Feb-2017 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Wanderers2.33.58.612.13 85 Wanderers won by 22 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

First Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Nightcliff0.31.42.93.13 31 Sat 4-Mar-2017 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Southern Districts0.11.32.52.7 19 Nightcliff won by 12 points

Second Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
St. Mary's4.612.1118.18 126 Tue 7-Mar-2017 7:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Wanderers2.12.14.2 26 St. Mary's won by 100 points[Report]

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Wanderers3.511.713.917.11 113 Sat 11-Mar-2017 8:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Nightcliff1.52.73.114.15 39 Wanderers won by 74 points

Finals Week 4[Finals Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
St. Mary's3.15.38.613.7 85 Sat 18-Mar-2017 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Wanderers1.12.53.74.13 37 St. Mary's won by 48 points

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.