| 2020/21 premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | Nightcliff 6th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Nightcliff 11th minor premiership |
| Wooden spooners | Tiwi Bombers 2nd wooden spoon |
| Matches played | 76 |
The 2020/21 NTFL season was the 100th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).[1]
The first game was played on Saturday, 2 October, and the Grand Final was played on Saturday, 20 March, with the Nightcliff Tigers winning the match by 7 points in a golden point thriller over St Marys. The Tigers claimed their sixth premiership title and even winning three premiership's in a row, this was the first team asides Saint Mary's to win three or more titles in a row since the Darwin Buffaloes 4 peat from 1967/68 to 1970/71.[2]
Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightcliff (P) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1748 | 935 | 186.95 | 62 | |||
| 2 | St Marys | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1596 | 1027 | 155.40 | 56 | |||
| 3 | Wanderers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1568 | 1229 | 127.58 | 50 | |||
| 4 | Waratah | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1555 | 1135 | 137.00 | 40 | |||
| 5 | Darwin | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1358 | 1292 | 105.11 | 40 | |||
| 6 | Southern Districts | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1196 | 1261 | 94.85 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Palmerston | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1011 | 1771 | 57.09 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Tiwi Bombers | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1084 | 2466 | 43.96 | 0 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | ||||||||||||
Ladder progression
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightcliff (P) | 42 | 82 | 122 | 123 | 163 | 203 | 241 | 242 | 281 | 301 | 341 | 381 | 421 | 461 | 501 | 541 | 581 | 621 |
| 2 | St Marys | 07 | 07 | 45 | 85 | 125 | 125 | 164 | 203 | 243 | 283 | 323 | 362 | 402 | 403 | 442 | 482 | 522 | 562 |
| 3 | Wanderers | 44 | 83 | 84 | 122 | 162 | 202 | 242 | 281 | 282 | 302 | 342 | 343 | 383 | 422 | 423 | 463 | 503 | 503 |
| 4 | Waratah | 41 | 44 | 83 | 84 | 124 | 124 | 125 | 165 | 205 | 244 | 244 | 284 | 324 | 364 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 404 |
| 5 | Darwin | 43 | 81 | 121 | 161 | 161 | 201 | 203 | 204 | 244 | 245 | 245 | 285 | 285 | 325 | 365 | 365 | 405 | 405 |
| 6 | Southern Districts | 05 | 06 | 07 | 46 | 46 | 86 | 126 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 246 | 246 | 286 |
| 7 | Palmerston | 08 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 127 |
| 8 | Tiwi Bombers | 06 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 |
Finals
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nightcliff | 114 | 1 | Nightcliff | 110+ | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Wanderers | 39 | 2 | St Marys | 103+ | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St Marys | 66 | 3 | Wanderers | 53 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Wanderers | 86 | 2 | St Marys | 80 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St Marys | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Waratah | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Waratah | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Darwin | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
| 2020/21 NTFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 20 March 2021 (6:45 pm) |
Nightcliff | drew with | St Marys | Marrara Stadium | Report |
| 5.2 (32) 9.5 (59) 11.10 (76) 15.12 (102) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.0 (18) 6.3 (39) 11.5 (71) 16.6 (102) |
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| Golden Point (Extra Time) | |||||
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| Nightcliff | def. | St Marys | Marrara Stadium | ||
| 15.13 (103) 16.14 (110) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
16.6 (102) 16.7 (103) |
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References
- ^ "NTFL Australian Football League (AFLNT)". Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Australian Football - NTFL Season 2020/21". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
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