2018–19 NTFL season explained

Competition:ntfl
Year:2018–19
Teams:8
Premiers:Nightcliff
Count:4
Minor Premiers:Nightcliff
Mpcount:9
Wooden Spooners:St Marys
Wscount:1
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018–19 NTFL season was the 98th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).[1]

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

Ladder progression

width=20 abbr="Position" !width=175px Teamwidth=20 abbr="Round 1" 1width=20 abbr="Round 2" 2width=20 abbr="Round 3" 3width=20 abbr="Round 4" 4width=20 abbr="Round 5" 5width=20 abbr="Round 6" 6width=20 abbr="Round 7" 7width=20 abbr="Round 8" 8width=20 abbr="Round 9" 9width=20 abbr="Round 10" 10width=20 abbr="Round 11" 11width=20 abbr="Round 12" 12width=20 abbr="Round 13" 13width=20 abbr="Round 14" 14width=20 abbr="Round 15" 15width=20 abbr="Round 16" 16width=20 abbr="Round 17" 17width=20 abbr="Round 18" 18
 
1Nightcliff (P)
2Southern Districts
3Tiwi Bombers
4Waratah
5Darwin
6Palmerston
7Wanderers
8St Marys

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NTFL Australian Football League (AFLNT) . 2019-03-31.
  2. Web site: Australian Football - NTFL Season 2018/19 . australianfootball.com. 2019-02-16.