The 2022–23 NTFL season was the 102nd season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).[1]
| 2022–23 NTFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers | Waratah 16th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Southern Districts 6th minor premiership |
| Wooden spooners | Tiwi Bombers 4th wooden spoon |
This season had introduced the newest club for the Men's Premier League, PINT Greenants.[2] In doing so, this season from then a now on has nine clubs playing in the comp.
The first game was played on Friday, 30 September, and the Grand Final was played on Saturday, 18 March, with Waratah winning there 16th premiership while breaking there 23 year premiership drought. Waratah deafeted Southern Districts by 18 points in the grand final. [3][4]
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Districts | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1241 | 879 | 141.2 | 48 |
| 2 | Waratah (P) | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1275 | 911 | 140.0 | 48 |
| 3 | St Marys | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1430 | 1025 | 139.5 | 44 |
| 4 | Nightcliff | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1106 | 826 | 133.9 | 40 |
| 5 | Darwin | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1123 | 1179 | 95.3 | 28 |
| 6 | Palmerston | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 902 | 1136 | 79.4 | 26 |
| 7 | PINT | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 959 | 948 | 101.2 | 24 |
| 8 | Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 877 | 1200 | 73.1 | 20 |
| 9 | Tiwi Bombers | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 825 | 1634 | 50.5 | 6 |
Finals
edit| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Southern Districts | 49 | 2 | Waratah | 70 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Waratah | 105 | 1 | Southern Districts | 52 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Waratah | 86 | 1 | Southern Districts | 93 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | St Marys | 49 | 3 | St Marys | 70 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | St Marys | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nightcliff | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nightcliff | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Darwin | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
edit| 2022–23 NTFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 18 March 2023 (6:45 pm) |
Waratah | def. | Southern Districts | Marrara Stadium | Report |
| 4.3 (27) 5.4 (34) 5.8 (38) 10.10 (70) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.1 (7) 4.4 (28) 5.7 (37) 7.10 (52) |
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References
edit- ^ "NTFL Australian Football League (AFLNT)". Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ "PINT coach Shannon Motlop 'realistic' ahead of NTFL premier league debut". National Indigenous Times. 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Australian Football - NTFL Season 2022/23". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Waratah snaps 23-year NTFL flag drought". Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-12-16.