The 2021–22 NTFL season was the 101st season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL). [1]
The first game was played on Friday, 1 October, and the Grand Final was played on Saturday, 19 March, with St Marys winning a record of 33 premierships after defeating Waratah by 35 points in the grand final.
They ended the Nightcliff Tigers chance of winning a 4 peat premiership streak, after playing them in the Preliminary Final after Waratah knocked them off first in the second semi final. [2]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightcliff | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1694 | 983 | 172.3 | 60 |
| 2 | St Marys (P) | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1577 | 902 | 174.8 | 54[a] |
| 3 | Waratah | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1449 | 1049 | 138.1 | 50[a] |
| 4 | Wanderers | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1279 | 1220 | 104.8 | 44 |
| 5 | Southern Districts | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1355 | 1366 | 99.2 | 30 |
| 6 | Darwin | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1126 | 1600 | 70.4 | 18 |
| 7 | Palmerston | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1000 | 1479 | 67.6 | 16 |
| 8 | Tiwi Bombers | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 642 | 1523 | 42.2 | 0 |
Finals
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nightcliff | 49 | 3 | Waratah | 65 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Waratah | 68 | 2 | St Marys | 100 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St Marys | 44 | 1 | Nightcliff | 40 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Waratah | 59 | 2 | St Marys | 98 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St Marys | 111 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wanderers | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wanderers | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern Districts | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
| 2021–22 NTFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 19 March 2022 (6:30 pm) |
Waratah | def. by | St Marys | Marrara Stadium | Report |
| 3.2 (20) 4.2 (26) 5.4 (34) 10.5 (65) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.1 (7) 6.3 (39) 11.5 (71) 15.10 (100) |
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Notable events
- During the fourth quarter of Darwin's round 18 match against Southern Districts, Darwin player Thomas Baulch took a sip from a beer handed to him on-field by a spectator.[3] Video of the moment went viral, with the NTFL suspending Baulch for two weeks, ordering him to remove the video from his social media accounts and write a letter of apology to AFL Northern Territory.[4]
References
- ^ "NTFL Australian Football League (AFLNT)". Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ "Australian Football - NTFL Season 2021/22". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Two-week ban for on-field sip of beer, but footy player says punishment does not fit crime". ABC News. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024.
- ^ "'Enjoy the game': Darwin footballer suspended after midgame beer". Fox Sports. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024.