2024–25 NTFL season
104th season of the Northern Territory Football League
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The 2024–25 NTFL season was the 104th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), the highest-level Australian rules football competition in the Northern Territory.[1][2] The season began on 4 October 2024 and concluded on 15 March 2025, with four divisions for the men's and three for the women's senior competitions.[3][4]
| 2024–25 NTFL season | |
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| Date | 4 October 2024 − 15 March 2025 |
Brodie Filo of the Nightcliff Tigers won the Nichols Medal (Men's Premier League best and fairest), winning a record 3rd medal, previously having earned the 2015/16 and 2019/20 medals. Jasmyn Hewett of PINT won the Women's Premier League Best and Fairest, also her third medal.[5]
Notable events
- During a Women's Premier League match between Waratah and Darwin in round 8, Darwin player Tayla Hart-Aluni suffered a severe leg injury.[6][7] The Men's Premier League match between the same clubs that was scheduled to follow was cancelled as a result, with both teams awarded two premiership points.[8][9]
Men's Premier League
| 2024–25 NTFL MPL season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 October 2024 − 15 March 2025 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers | Southern Districts 4th MPL premiership |
| Runners-up | St Mary's 20th MPL runners-up |
| Minor premiers | Southern Districts 7th MPL minor premiership |
| Other premiers | |
| Reserves | Banks[10] |
Southern Districts won the Men's Premier League (MPL) premiership for the fourth time, defeating St Mary's by 15 points in the grand final.[11][12]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Districts (P) | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1803 | 713 | 252.9 | 60 | Finals series |
| 2 | Nightcliff Tigers | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1395 | 867 | 160.9 | 48 | |
| 3 | Tiwi Bombers | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1243 | 1001 | 124.8 | 44 | |
| 4 | Waratah | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1285 | 897 | 143.3 | 42 | |
| 5 | St Mary's | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1257 | 826 | 152.2 | 40 | |
| 6 | PINT | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 863 | 1017 | 84.9 | 20 | |
| 7 | Wanderers | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 715 | 1382 | 51.7 | 18 | |
| 8 | Darwin | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 617 | 1559 | 39.6 | 10 | |
| 9 | Palmerston Magpies | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 672 | 1588 | 42.3 | 6 |
Source:[13][14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
| 2024–25 NTFL Men's Premier League Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 15 March 2025 (6:45pm) | Southern Districts | def. | St Mary's | TIO Stadium (crowd: 6,200) | [15][16] |
| 3.2 (20) 4.4 (28) 8.8 (56) 9.12 (66) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.0 (12) 5.1 (31) 7.2 (44) 8.3 (51) |
Chaney Medal: Wyatt Ryan (Southern Districts)[17] | ||
| T. Clarke, J. Farrer, W. Farrer, M. Johnston, J. McQueen, S. Motlop, J. Ross, B. Schwarze, M. Shannon | Goals | D. Landt 2, N. Yarran 2, J. Calder, J. Garner, J. Landt, W. Robinson | |||
| J. Johnston, M. Johnston, C. Giddings, B. Schwarze, J. Sexton, J. McQueen | Best | J. Landt, J. Calder, C. West, D. Landt, K. Parnell | |||
Women's Premier League
St Mary's won the Women's Premier League (WPL) premiership for the sixth time, defeating the Nightcliff Tigers by one point in the grand final.
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PINT | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1011 | 338 | 299.1 | 60 | Finals series |
| 2 | St Mary's (P) | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1041 | 311 | 334.7 | 56 | |
| 3 | Nightcliff Tigers | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1040 | 338 | 307.7 | 52 | |
| 4 | Palmerston Magpies | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 819 | 498 | 164.5 | 32 | |
| 5 | Tiwi Bombers | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 854 | 659 | 129.6 | 32 | |
| 6 | Darwin | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 588 | 596 | 98.7 | 24 | |
| 7 | Waratah | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 478 | 749 | 63.8 | 20 | |
| 8 | Southern Districts | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 429 | 736 | 58.3 | 12 | |
| 9 | Wanderers | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 57 | 2092 | 2.7 | 0 |
Source:[18]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
| 2024–25 NTFL Women's Premier League Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 15 March 2025 (4:15pm) | St Mary's | def. | Nightcliff Tigers | TIO Stadium | [19][20] |
| 0.2 (2) 3.2 (20) 3.5 (23) 3.5 (23) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.3 (3) 2.4 (16) 2.5 (17) 2.10 (22) |
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| S. Gardiner-Dunn 3 | Goals | F. Davies 2 | |||
| S. Gardiner-Dunn, C. Sargent, E. Forshaw, N. von Bertouch, J. Baird | Best | M. Ward, F. Davies, B. Pratt, L. Northcott, G. Deller | |||
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Representative matches
On 5 April 2025, the NTFL played women's and men's representative matches against the Central Australian Football League (CAFL) at TIO Traeger Park in Alice Springs.[22] The NTFL women's side was captained by Janet Baird and the NTFL men's side was captained by Steven Motlop.[23][24]
| CAFL vs NTFL: Women's | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 April 2025 (3:00pm) | CAFL Women's | def. by | NTFL Women's | TIO Traeger Park | |
| 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.5 (29) 12.8 (80) 16.15 (111) 21.20 (146) |
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| CAFL vs NTFL: Men's | |||||
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| Saturday, 5 April 2025 (5:00pm) | CAFL Men's | def. by | NTFL Men's | TIO Traeger Park | |
| 0.1 (1) 0.2 (2) 1.4 (10) 3.5 (23) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
8.1 (49) 13.3 (81) 17.7 (109) 22.9 (141) |
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