2021 �22 NTFL SEASON

2021–22 NTFL season
2021–22 NTFL season
Teams	8
Premiers	St Marys; 33rd premiership
Minor premiers	Nightcliff; 12th minor premiership
Wooden spooners	Tiwi Bombers; 3rd wooden spoon
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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

2021/22 NTFL Ladder

TEAM

P

W

L

D

PF

PA

%

PTS

1

Nightcliff

16

15

2

0

1694

983

172.33

60

2

St Marys (P)

14

13

3

0

1577

902

174.83

54

3

Waratah

16

12

4

0

1449

1049

138.13

50

4

Wanderers

16

11

6

0

1279

1220

104.84

44

5

Southern Districts

16

7

9

1

1355

1366

99.19

30

6

Darwin

17

4

12

1

1126

1600

70.38

18

7

Palmerston

16

4

13

0

1000

1479

67.61

16

8

Tiwi Bombers

11

0

17

0

642

1523

42.15

0

Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers

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)

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.

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[ntfootball-1] "NTFL Australian Football League (AFLNT)". Retrieved 2022-03-19.

[australianfootball-2] "Australian Football - NTFL Season 2021/22". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.

[3] "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.

[4] "'Enjoy the game': Darwin footballer suspended after midgame beer". Fox Sports. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024.

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v t e Northern Territory Football League
Clubs	Darwin Nightcliff Palmerston PINT Southern Districts St Mary's Tiwi Bombers Wanderers Waratah
Seasons	1916–17 1917–18 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942−1945 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Awards	Nichols Medal Chaney Medal

v t e Northern Territory Football League
Clubs	Darwin Nightcliff Palmerston PINT Southern Districts St Mary's Tiwi Bombers Wanderers Waratah
Seasons	1916–17 1917–18 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942−1945 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Awards	Nichols Medal Chaney Medal

Ladder

Finals

Grand Final

Notable events

References

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2021–22 NTFL season
Teams	8
Premiers	St Marys 33rd premiership
Minor premiers	Nightcliff 12th minor premiership
Wooden spooners	Tiwi Bombers 3rd wooden spoon
← 2020–21 2022–23 →