NTFL Men’s Premier League wrap: Round 17 – Third time lucky as Saints halt Tiwi train
THIRD time proved a charm for St Mary’s in its ongoing rivalry with Tiwi, securing second spot and blowing the race for third place wide open in the process. Elsewhere, the remaining finals-bound sides picked up wins over the bottom three, with just one round left to play in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) […]
NTFL Men’s Premier League wrap: Round 15 – Tigers wrap up minor premiership
BARRING an unprecedented turnaround, Nightcliff has secured its second-consecutive Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League minor premiership after claiming its fourteenth win for the season on Saturday. The final five is also all-but set, with Waratah’s current winning run the only thing keeping Southern Districts sweating in fifth place. With just three weeks […]
NTFL Men’s Premier League preview: Round 15 – Four separate venues host defining round
FOUR separate venues host what is set to be the first round in a finals-defining last month of the regular season, with four of the top five sides again going head-to-head amid heavy jostling for position. St Mary’s, currently sitting second, could be the main benefactor as it readies to face current wooden-spooner Palmerston, but […]
2019/20 NTFL Men’s Premier League season preview
WITH the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League competition set to get underway on the weekend, we take a look at the eight teams competing for the ultimate prize over the summer. DARWIN BUFFALOES Last season: 5th Win-loss: 8-10 Points: 32 Percentage: 94.6 The Buffs are coming in off an indifferent 2018/20 campaign […]
Nightcliff breaks 54-year premiership drought
NIGHTCLIFF has broken a 54-year premiership drought following its 22-point win over Southern Districts yesterday. Both sides had only won three flags in their Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League histories, but unlike their reigning premier opponents, Nightcliff had not held the cup aloft since the 1958/59 season. Youngster, Liam Holt-Fitz won the […]
Weekend wash-up: NTFL – Round 16
WITH two rounds left to play in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League, the ladder is finally taking shape. While the top and bottom two sides look all but cemented, the tussle for spots from third to sixth is only heating up. WARATAH 12.13 (85) TIWI BOMBERS 10.6 (66) GOALS: Waratah: S. […]
Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 14
SOME finals-defining matches will take place this weekend in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League competition. Two sides battling desperately to grab a top five place in the Tiwi Bombers and Waratah will be tested against the top two teams in Southern Districts and Nightcliff, while Palmerston Magpies do not have it […]
Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 13
WITH all sides settled back in for the new year, 2019’s second round of action could see potential movement towards the bottom end of the ladder, while the game of the round pits the first and third sides against each other, which promises to be an epic tiebreaker. WANDERERS v. TIWI BOMBERSRound 13 – […]
Weekend wash-up: NTFL – Round 10
WITH a mid-season break on the horizon, sides continued to tussle for spots and momentum as two top-four contenders suffered defeats and fifth spot remains up for grabs. TIWI BOMBERS 11.10 (76) SOUTHERN DISTRICTS 19.12 (126) GOALS: Tiwi: A. Tipungwuti 2, P. Heenan 2, D. Munkara 2, W. Huddleston, R. Tungatalum, R. Farmer, J. Munkara, […]
Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 10
WITH the finals race getting tighter as each week passes, the mid-table bottleneck looks certain to be shaken up this week with sides itching to get back into form and build a run heading into the back end of the season. TIWI BOMBERS v. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS Round 10 – Saturday December 8, 2pm Tiwi Oval […]
