NTFL Men’s Premier League weekly wrap: Round 1 – Sambono boots 12 in Buffs’ Tiwi romp
THE 2019/20 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) season got underway on the weekend and produced a truly mixed bag of results. While Southern Districts was unable to make good on its grand final loss in a rematch against Nightcliff, the Darwin Buffaloes put their dour end to last season behind them, while Waratah and St […]
2019/20 NTFL Men’s Premier League season preview
WITH the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League competition set to get underway on the weekend, we take a look at the eight teams competing for the ultimate prize over the summer. DARWIN BUFFALOES Last season: 5th Win-loss: 8-10 Points: 32 Percentage: 94.6 The Buffs are coming in off an indifferent 2018/20 campaign […]
Weekend wash-up: NTFL – Round 17
THE penultimate round of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League sets up an exciting end to the home and away season, with first place yet to be decided, three teams still vying for third spot, and two teams looking to avoid the wooden spoon. Darwin Buffaloes 8.15 (63) Tiwi Bombers 12.7 (79) […]
Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 14
SOME finals-defining matches will take place this weekend in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League competition. Two sides battling desperately to grab a top five place in the Tiwi Bombers and Waratah will be tested against the top two teams in Southern Districts and Nightcliff, while Palmerston Magpies do not have it […]
Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 13
WITH all sides settled back in for the new year, 2019’s second round of action could see potential movement towards the bottom end of the ladder, while the game of the round pits the first and third sides against each other, which promises to be an epic tiebreaker. WANDERERS v. TIWI BOMBERSRound 13 – […]
Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 11
IN the last round before a break over the new year, sides will be looking to snatch ascendancy from close opposition. Battles for first place, finals berths and escaping the wooden spoon are all hotting right up, making each game an eight-pointer for the respective teams. TIWI BOMBERS v. WANDERERSRound 11 – Saturday December […]
Weekend wash-up: NTFL – Round 10
WITH a mid-season break on the horizon, sides continued to tussle for spots and momentum as two top-four contenders suffered defeats and fifth spot remains up for grabs. TIWI BOMBERS 11.10 (76) SOUTHERN DISTRICTS 19.12 (126) GOALS: Tiwi: A. Tipungwuti 2, P. Heenan 2, D. Munkara 2, W. Huddleston, R. Tungatalum, R. Farmer, J. Munkara, […]
Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 10
WITH the finals race getting tighter as each week passes, the mid-table bottleneck looks certain to be shaken up this week with sides itching to get back into form and build a run heading into the back end of the season. TIWI BOMBERS v. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS Round 10 – Saturday December 8, 2pm Tiwi Oval […]
Weekend wash-up: NTFL – Round 9
EACH of the bottom four sides suffered defeats in a round which proved to be a tipper’s paradise in Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League action, leaving the ladder relatively unchanged. NIGHTCLIFF 12.11 (83) TIWI BOMBERS 10.16 (76) GOALS: Nightcliff: C. Ilett 3, L. Holt-Fitz 2, J. Butcher 2, M. Hagan 2, […]
Weekend previews: NTFL – Round 9
WITH the race for finals spots heating up, Round 9 hosts a few ‘eight-pointers’ as the ladder starts to take shape coming up to the halfway mark of the season. NIGHTCLIFF v. TIWI BOMBERS Round 9 – Saturday December 1, 2:30pm TIO Stadium In what is set to be the game of the round, […]
