Waratah destroy Saints in NTFL Men’s Grand Final rematch
IT was a largely one-sided opening round of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League with a triple-digit belting and a 10-goal thrashing. The closest result was 22 points, while reigning premier St Mary’s on the end of the 101-point shellacking in a less than ideal start to the season for the Saints. […]
Waratah through to NTFL decider, Saints survive
WARATAH is through to the 2021/22 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League Grand Final after upsetting minor premiers Nightcliff last Saturday night. The Warriors were superb throughout the 10.8 (68) to 7.7 (49) win to book safe passage into the decider, as the Tigers now face St Mary’s in a grand final rematch […]
Waratah holds off hungry Districts
IN this weekend’s Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League, there were some decently sized margins with the competition’s eight sides facing off. The Nightcliff Tigers were able to firmly plant themselves in the top two with a big victory. The struggles of the Tiwi Bombers continued despite an admirable score, while Waratah held […]
2021/22 NTFL Men’s Premier League Round 4 wrap: Crocs find their bite as Tigers exact revenge
ROUND 4 of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) saw the undefeated ladder leaders lose in the second grand final rematch of the year, whilst up the other end of the table, Southern Districts grabbed their first victory with a dominant win over the struggling Tiwi Bombers. DARWIN BUFFAOES 2.1 | 5.4 | 6.4 | […]
2021/22 NTFL Men’s Premier League Round 2 wrap: Nightcliff bounces back as Buffs and Crocs draw
ROUND 2 of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League season saw its first draw between Darwin Buffaloes and Southern Districts, as reigning premiers Nightcliff bounced back, Palmerston Magpies picked up their first win, and St Mary’s was the only side on two victories after two rounds. WANDERERS 2.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 […]
Miracle escapees Nightcliff claim historic three-peat
IT took four regulation quarters and two halves of extra time, but Nightcliff secured a historic three-peat on Saturday night, defeating St Mary’s by seven points at TIO Stadium for the 2020/21 NTFL Men’s Premier League flag. In what will go down as arguably the most dramatic league decider of all time, the Tigers rode […]
2020/21 NTFL Men’s Premier League weekly wrap – Round 18
THE FINAL Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League home-and-away round was run and done on Saturday, with finals fixtures officially locked in. A mixed bag of results saw top two sides Nightcliff and St Mary’s earn terrific wins on postseason’s eve, while Southern Districts upset Darwin in a thriller and Palmerston sent off […]
2020/21 NTFL Men’s Premier League weekly wrap – Round 16
ROUND 16 of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League saw the top sides flex their muscle as they up the ante just a fortnight out from finals time. Among the big results, St Mary’s and Wanderers defeated fellow finals-bound opponents to keep the top two race alive between them, while Nightcliff has […]
2020/21 NTFL Men’s Premier League weekly wrap – Round 14
BLOWOUTS were balanced by a couple of close contests in Round 14 of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League, with the mixed bag of results going a long way to confirming the top five with four rounds left to play. Waratah and Darwin shut the door on the top three with important […]
2019/2020 NTFL Men’s Premier League team review: Nightcliff
THE first club under the microscope in our team-by-team series of Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League reviews is Nightcliff, the 2019/20 premier. The Tigers were the competition benchmark throughout the season, and managed to pick up points against every opponent on their way to back-to-back premierships. Renowned for their fly-in recruits and […]
