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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

2023 NTFL Men's Premiership Season

NTFL - League records
 
2022 2024
Grand Finals | Every final | Every match | Notable players
 
Ladder | Round by Round | Finals
 

2023 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 St. Mary's 16 13 3 0 1763 804 219.28 52
2 Nightcliff 16 12 4 0 1460 814 179.36 48
3 Waratah 16 11 5 0 1533 908 168.83 44
4 Southern Districts 16 11 5 0 1633 975 167.49 44
5 PINT 16 10 6 0 1132 908 124.67 40
6 Darwin Buffaloes 16 8 8 0 1274 1487 85.68 32
7 Tiwi Bombers 16 4 12 0 1058 1495 70.77 16
8 Wanderers 16 3 13 0 814 1758 46.30 12
9 Palmerston 16 0 16 0 568 2086 27.23 0
  H&A 72 72 72 0 11235 11235 100.00 288
  Finals 6 6 6 0 814 814 100.00 24
  Total 78 78 78 0 12049 12049 100.00 312

2023 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
Southern Districts0.12.25.65.8 38 Fri 6-Oct-2023 8:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah3.58.611.819.12 126 Waratah won by 88 points
PINT4.28.610.911.12 78 Sat 7-Oct-2023 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes1.54.69.1213.12 90 Darwin Buffaloes won by 12 points
Palmerston3.14.36.56.8 44 Sat 7-Oct-2023 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Wanderers5.17.29.611.7 73 Wanderers won by 29 points
St. Mary's2.23.54.125.14 44 Sat 7-Oct-2023 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Nightcliff5.07.19.110.3 63 Nightcliff won by 19 points
Tiwi Bombers  Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Southern Districts1.26.59.712.9 81 Sat 14-Oct-2023 1:00 pm Fred's Pass Reserve 
Tiwi Bombers2.24.56.910.10 70 Southern Districts won by 11 points
St. Mary's2.42.59.714.10 94 Sat 14-Oct-2023 4:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah4.44.711.1013.13 91 St. Mary's won by 3 points
Wanderers2.44.67.1010.12 72 Sat 14-Oct-2023 6:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes6.69.1110.1412.17 89 Darwin Buffaloes won by 17 points
Nightcliff1.22.44.56.6 42 Sat 14-Oct-2023 6:30 pm Nightcliff Oval 
PINT3.25.47.69.8 62 PINT won by 20 points
Palmerston  Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Waratah1.43.95.119.14 68 Fri 20-Oct-2023 7:30 pm Gardens Oval 
PINT2.46.58.610.9 69 PINT won by 1 point
Southern Districts3.47.58.710.12 72 Sat 21-Oct-2023 4:00 pm Fred's Pass Reserve 
St. Mary's3.19.410.513.6 84 St. Mary's won by 12 points
Palmerston0.22.52.86.10 46 Sat 21-Oct-2023 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Tiwi Bombers5.29.411.913.11 89 Tiwi Bombers won by 43 points
Nightcliff7.213.516.720.8 128 Sat 21-Oct-2023 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Wanderers1.23.45.810.11 71 Nightcliff won by 57 points
Darwin Buffaloes  Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Palmerston2.27.29.411.5 71 Fri 27-Oct-2023 8:00 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Darwin Buffaloes2.46.812.1115.13 103 Darwin Buffaloes won by 32 points
Southern Districts2.28.715.1220.17 137 Sat 28-Oct-2023 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
PINT2.22.43.44.4 28 Southern Districts won by 109 points
Wanderers3.16.27.38.3 51 Sat 28-Oct-2023 4:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's7.510.1014.1518.21 129 St. Mary's won by 78 points
Nightcliff5.411.713.1118.12 120 Sat 28-Oct-2023 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Tiwi Bombers2.33.46.97.12 54 Nightcliff won by 66 points
Waratah  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
PINT3.43.65.85.9 39 Fri 3-Nov-2023 8:00 pm M.C.G. (NT) 
St. Mary's7.111.313.520.6 126 St. Mary's won by 87 points
Tiwi Bombers2.16.27.510.10 70 Sat 4-Nov-2023 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes6.810.911.1415.16 106 Darwin Buffaloes won by 36 points
Southern Districts6.38.616.1024.14 158 Sat 4-Nov-2023 4:00 pm Fred's Pass Reserve 
Palmerston0.01.22.24.3 27 Southern Districts won by 131 points
Wanderers1.51.52.72.10 22 Sat 4-Nov-2023 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah4.59.1015.1423.16 154 Waratah won by 132 points
Nightcliff  Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Nightcliff4.611.816.1318.17 125 Fri 10-Nov-2023 7:00 pm Nightcliff Oval 
Palmerston0.01.02.33.5 23 Nightcliff won by 102 points
Tiwi Bombers4.35.47.59.6 60 Sat 11-Nov-2023 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah6.211.413.916.14 110 Waratah won by 50 points
PINT4.16.410.513.7 85 Sat 11-Nov-2023 6:00 pm M.C.G. (NT) 
Wanderers1.15.47.512.6 78 PINT won by 7 points
Darwin Buffaloes4.35.410.510.9 69 Sun 12-Nov-2023 4:00 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Southern Districts3.35.711.1019.13 127 Southern Districts won by 58 points
St. Mary's  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Tiwi Bombers1.33.77.1010.13 73 Sat 18-Nov-2023 2:00 pm Gardens Oval 
St. Mary's4.610.912.1222.14 146 St. Mary's won by 73 points
Waratah6.413.717.1221.15 141 Sat 18-Nov-2023 4:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Palmerston0.02.33.34.8 32 Waratah won by 109 points
Southern Districts6.212.816.920.13 133 Sat 18-Nov-2023 6:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Wanderers4.25.48.69.7 61 Southern Districts won by 72 points
Nightcliff4.08.19.211.5 71 Sat 18-Nov-2023 6:30 pm Nightcliff Oval 
Darwin Buffaloes1.15.310.512.5 77 Darwin Buffaloes won by 6 points
PINT  Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Palmerston2.14.24.35.5 35 Sat 25-Nov-2023 4:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's5.412.922.1233.12 210 St. Mary's won by 175 points
Waratah4.58.810.1311.17 83 Sat 25-Nov-2023 4:30 pm Gardens Oval 
Darwin Buffaloes1.33.56.68.8 56 Waratah won by 27 points
PINT3.24.66.1511.18 84 Sat 25-Nov-2023 6:00 pm M.C.G. (NT) 
Tiwi Bombers2.13.53.54.6 30 PINT won by 54 points
Nightcliff5.17.213.215.2 92 Sat 25-Nov-2023 6:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Southern Districts1.56.58.812.12 84 Nightcliff won by 8 points
Wanderers  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Tiwi Bombers6.49.1012.1819.20 134 Sat 2-Dec-2023 1:45 pm Wurrumiyanga Oval 
Wanderers1.22.45.59.7 61 Tiwi Bombers won by 73 points
Darwin Buffaloes0.13.35.69.8 62 Sat 2-Dec-2023 4:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's6.511.1019.1127.12 174 St. Mary's won by 112 points
Palmerston1.02.13.23.2 20 Sat 2-Dec-2023 6:00 pm Cazaly's Oval 
PINT4.310.615.620.7 127 PINT won by 107 points
Waratah1.21.74.96.11 47 Sat 2-Dec-2023 6:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Nightcliff2.52.84.105.13 43 Waratah won by 4 points
Southern Districts  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
St. Mary's3.36.56.58.10 58 Sat 9-Dec-2023 4:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Nightcliff3.27.49.711.9 75 Nightcliff won by 17 points
PINT2.47.410.712.10 82 Sat 9-Dec-2023 6:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes1.24.56.78.9 57 PINT won by 25 points
Waratah5.18.310.613.8 86 Sat 9-Dec-2023 6:30 pm Gardens Oval 
Southern Districts3.17.310.614.11 95 Southern Districts won by 9 points
Palmerston0.31.55.69.8 62 Sat 9-Dec-2023 6:30 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Wanderers2.45.96.1111.14 80 Wanderers won by 18 points
Tiwi Bombers  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Tiwi Bombers3.56.98.118.11 59 Sat 16-Dec-2023 1:45 pm Wurrumiyanga Oval 
St. Mary's6.18.28.58.5 53 Tiwi Bombers won by 6 points
Southern Districts6.511.1217.1523.16 154 Sat 16-Dec-2023 4:00 pm Fred's Pass Reserve 
Wanderers2.13.15.26.6 42 Southern Districts won by 112 points
Darwin Buffaloes1.34.46.510.6 66 Sat 16-Dec-2023 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Nightcliff3.44.912.913.11 89 Nightcliff won by 23 points
Palmerston0.01.43.44.6 30 Sat 16-Dec-2023 7:30 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Waratah5.511.617.722.12 144 Waratah won by 114 points
PINT  Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Tiwi Bombers3.48.712.1016.14 110 Sat 6-Jan-2024 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Palmerston2.16.17.19.1 55 Tiwi Bombers won by 55 points
PINT0.10.42.66.8 44 Sat 6-Jan-2024 6:30 pm M.C.G. (NT) 
Waratah1.13.24.64.7 31 PINT won by 13 points
St. Mary's2.35.46.66.7 43 Sat 6-Jan-2024 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Southern Districts0.21.31.74.10 34 St. Mary's won by 9 points
Nightcliff4.77.1012.1218.14 122 Sat 6-Jan-2024 7:00 pm Nightcliff Oval 
Wanderers1.01.03.34.4 28 Nightcliff won by 94 points
Darwin Buffaloes  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Wanderers0.00.21.31.4 10 Sat 13-Jan-2024 4:00 pm Tracy Village 
PINT3.47.914.1118.13 121 PINT won by 111 points
Palmerston0.30.31.41.4 10 Sat 13-Jan-2024 7:00 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Nightcliff9.414.1418.2031.27 213 Nightcliff won by 203 points
Waratah3.48.814.1316.19 115 Sat 13-Jan-2024 7:00 pm Gardens Oval 
Tiwi Bombers2.06.16.38.4 52 Waratah won by 63 points
Southern Districts5.312.817.1021.13 139 Sun 14-Jan-2024 4:00 pm Fred's Pass Reserve 
Darwin Buffaloes0.01.33.74.12 36 Southern Districts won by 103 points
St. Mary's  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Southern Districts1.14.26.48.5 53 Sat 20-Jan-2024 4:00 pm Fred's Pass Reserve 
PINT3.14.15.17.4 46 Southern Districts won by 7 points
Darwin Buffaloes3.38.910.1319.19 133 Sat 20-Jan-2024 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Palmerston1.02.13.47.6 48 Darwin Buffaloes won by 85 points
Tiwi Bombers2.13.43.45.8 38 Sat 20-Jan-2024 5:00 pm Gardens Oval 
Nightcliff5.58.613.1116.16 112 Nightcliff won by 74 points
St. Mary's7.510.712.1021.13 139 Sat 20-Jan-2024 7:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Wanderers1.01.13.43.4 22 St. Mary's won by 117 points
Waratah  Bye

Round 15[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Tiwi Bombers1.22.27.39.3 57 Sat 27-Jan-2024 2:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
Darwin Buffaloes1.37.59.710.9 69 Darwin Buffaloes won by 12 points
St. Mary's2.23.34.76.9 45 Sat 27-Jan-2024 4:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
PINT0.21.32.54.6 30 St. Mary's won by 15 points
Waratah5.16.76.914.12 96 Sat 27-Jan-2024 6:30 pm Gardens Oval 
Wanderers1.12.32.44.7 31 Waratah won by 65 points
Palmerston0.10.21.23.3 21 Sat 27-Jan-2024 6:30 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Southern Districts1.86.1012.1518.22 130 Southern Districts won by 109 points
Nightcliff  Bye

Round 16[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Waratah2.04.35.47.7 49 Fri 2-Feb-2024 7:15 pm Gardens Oval 
St. Mary's2.34.79.1113.14 92 St. Mary's won by 43 points
PINT0.10.40.63.8 26 Sat 3-Feb-2024 6:00 pm M.C.G. (NT) 
Nightcliff4.36.58.88.12 60 Nightcliff won by 34 points
Tiwi Bombers2.05.27.211.3 69 Sat 3-Feb-2024 6:30 pm Gardens Oval 
Southern Districts4.19.514.1020.13 133 Southern Districts won by 64 points
Darwin Buffaloes0.55.1011.1315.17 107 Sat 3-Feb-2024 6:30 pm Cazaly's Oval 
Wanderers2.03.04.26.3 39 Darwin Buffaloes won by 68 points
Palmerston  Bye

Round 17[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Darwin Buffaloes7.310.715.1018.12 120 Sat 10-Feb-2024 2:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah4.610.914.1219.17 131 Waratah won by 11 points
Nightcliff4.19.310.711.9 75 Sat 10-Feb-2024 4:30 pm Nightcliff Oval 
Southern Districts3.45.67.89.11 65 Nightcliff won by 10 points
Tiwi Bombers1.22.62.74.8 32 Sat 10-Feb-2024 5:00 pm Marrara Stadium 
PINT4.712.1015.1519.17 131 PINT won by 99 points
St. Mary's4.311.715.1226.14 170 Sat 10-Feb-2024 7:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
Palmerston0.21.21.22.3 15 St. Mary's won by 155 points
Wanderers  Bye

Round 18[Round Review]

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Wanderers4.18.211.511.7 73 Sat 17-Feb-2024 2:00 pm Tracy Village 
Tiwi Bombers0.35.48.58.13 61 Wanderers won by 12 points
Darwin Buffaloes1.02.54.84.10 34 Sat 17-Feb-2024 3:30 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's6.410.715.924.12 156 St. Mary's won by 122 points
PINT3.26.39.412.8 80 Sat 17-Feb-2024 6:00 pm M.C.G. (NT) 
Palmerston1.12.33.63.11 29 PINT won by 51 points
Nightcliff2.22.52.83.12 30 Sat 17-Feb-2024 7:00 pm Nightcliff Oval 
Waratah2.13.45.79.7 61 Waratah won by 31 points
Southern Districts  Bye

2023 Ladder

LP
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agn
%
Pts
1 St. Mary's 16 13 3 0 1763 804 219.28 52
2 Nightcliff 16 12 4 0 1460 814 179.36 48
3 Waratah 16 11 5 0 1533 908 168.83 44
4 Southern Districts 16 11 5 0 1633 975 167.49 44
5 PINT 16 10 6 0 1132 908 124.67 40
6 Darwin Buffaloes 16 8 8 0 1274 1487 85.68 32
7 Tiwi Bombers 16 4 12 0 1058 1495 70.77 16
8 Wanderers 16 3 13 0 814 1758 46.30 12
9 Palmerston 16 0 16 0 568 2086 27.23 0
  H&A 72 72 72 0 11235 11235 100.00 288
  Finals 6 6 6 0 814 814 100.00 24
  Total 78 78 78 0 12049 12049 100.00 312

Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

Elimination Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Southern Districts2.16.39.812.10 82 Sat 24-Feb-2024 4:15 pm Marrara Stadium 
PINT0.41.75.88.8 56 Southern Districts won by 26 points

Qualifying Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Nightcliff0.21.54.89.10 64 Sat 24-Feb-2024 6:45 pm Marrara Stadium 
Waratah5.25.48.79.8 62 Nightcliff won by 2 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

First Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Waratah1.44.66.98.12 60 Sat 2-Mar-2024 4:15 pm Marrara Stadium 
Southern Districts5.19.813.1017.10 112 Southern Districts won by 52 points

Second Semi-final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
St. Mary's0.06.68.611.10 76 Sat 2-Mar-2024 6:45 pm Marrara Stadium 
Nightcliff5.68.611.913.9 87 Nightcliff won by 11 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
St. Mary's3.35.59.912.11 83 Sat 9-Mar-2024 6:45 pm Marrara Stadium 
Southern Districts4.15.45.68.9 57 St. Mary's won by 26 points

Finals Week 4[Finals Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Score
Date / Result
Ground
Crowd
Nightcliff1.41.72.93.13 31 Sat 16-Mar-2024 6:45 pm Marrara Stadium 
St. Mary's0.32.84.115.14 44 St. Mary's won by 13 points

Footnotes

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