2025–26 NTFL season
| 2025–26 NTFL season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 October 2025 – 14 March 2026 |
The 2025–26 NTFL season was the 105th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), the highest-level Australian rules football competition in the Northern Territory. The season began on 2 October 2025 and concluded on 14 March 2026.
All matches in round 8 were cancelled because of Tropical Cyclone Fina, with every team awarded two premiership points.[1]
Men's Premier League
| 2025–26 NTFL MPL season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 October 2025 – 14 March 2026 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers | Nightcliff 7th MPL premiership |
| Runners-up | St Mary's 7th MPL runners-up result |
| Minor premiers | Southern Districts 8th MPL minor premiership |
| Nichols Medallist | Dylan Landt[2][3] (St Mary's – 22 votes) |
| Leading goalkicker | Beau Schwarze[2] (Southern Districts – 40 goals) |
| Other premiers | |
| Reserves | Banks Bulldogs |
Nightcliff won the Men's Premier League premiership for the seventh time, defeating St Mary's by 72 points in the grand final.
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Districts | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1332 | 701 | 190.0 | 54 | Finals series |
| 2 | St Mary's | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1389 | 667 | 208.2 | 50 | |
| 3 | Nightcliff | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1220 | 785 | 155.4 | 48 | |
| 4 | PINT | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1172 | 819 | 143.1 | 44 | |
| 5 | Waratah | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1065 | 879 | 121.2 | 34 | |
| 6 | Tiwi Bombers | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1229 | 1307 | 94.0 | 30 | |
| 7 | Darwin | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 682 | 1463 | 46.6 | 14 | |
| 8 | Wanderers | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 558 | 1407 | 39.7 | 10 | |
| 9 | Palmerston | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 645 | 1264 | 51.0 | 6 |
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Finals
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Southern Districts | 2.6 (18) | Nightcliff | 13.14 (92) | ||||||||||||||
| Nightcliff | 9.13 (67) | St Mary's | 2.8 (20) | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | St Mary's | 5.11 (41) | Southern Districts | 5.3 (33) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nightcliff | 9.10 (64) | St Mary's | 12.14 (86) | ||||||||||||||
| St Mary's | 11.8 (74) | |||||||||||||||||
| PINT | 10.10 (76) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | PINT | 8.11 (59) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Waratah | 8.9 (57) | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
| 2025–26 NTFL Men's Premier League Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 March 2026 (6:45pm) | Nightcliff | def. | St Mary's | TIO Stadium | |
| 2.4 (16) 8.7 (55) 9.10 (64) 13.14 (92) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.3 (3) 2.4 (16) 2.6 (18) 2.8 (20) |
Chaney Medal: Brandan Parfitt (Nightcliff) Television broadcast: KommunityTV/7plus | ||
| Z. Derksen 4, B. Bailey 2, L. Tardrew 2, B. Kennedy, S. Linke, M. McGregor, P. Politis, L. Rinaldi | Goals | L. Davies, C. West | |||
Women's Premier League
| 2025–26 NTFL WPL season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 October 2025 – 14 March 2026 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers | PINT |
| Runners-up | Nightcliff |
| Minor premiers | Nightcliff |
| Best and fairest | Jasmyn Hewett[2] (PINT – 25 votes) |
| Leading goalkicker | Cassie McWilliam[2] (Nightcliff – 30 goals) |
PINT won the Women's Premier League premiership, defeating Nightcliff by two points in the grand final.
Ladder
Southern Districts' round 7 victory over Waratah was stripped and treated as a forfeit after the club was ruled to have breached player eligibility requirements, while Tiwi Bombers forfeited its round 13 match against St Mary's because of a "range of logistical challenges".[5][6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WF | L | LF | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightcliff | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 954 | 295 | 323.4 | 62 | Finals series |
| 2 | St Mary's | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 853 | 270 | 315.9 | 50 | |
| 3 | PINT | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 736 | 318 | 231.5 | 42 | |
| 4 | Southern Districts | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 696 | 504 | 138.1 | 34 | |
| 5 | Darwin | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 490 | 665 | 73.7 | 30 | |
| 6 | Palmerston | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 551 | 608 | 90.6 | 26 | |
| 7 | Waratah | 14 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 715 | 58.9 | 18 | |
| 8 | Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 379 | 1220 | 31.1 | 18 | |
| 9 | Tiwi Bombers | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 452 | 937 | 48.2 | 8 |
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Finals
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nightcliff | 7.13 (55) | Nightcliff | 2.1 (13) | ||||||||||||||
| St Mary's | 2.2 (14) | PINT | 2.3 (15) | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | St Mary's | 5.9 (39) | St Mary's | 1.3 (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | PINT | 4.5 (29) | PINT | 2.6 (18) | ||||||||||||||
| PINT | 8.7 (55) | |||||||||||||||||
| Darwin | 6.3 (39) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Districts | 4.1 (25) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Darwin | 5.4 (34) | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
| 2025–26 NTFL Women's Premier League Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 March 2026 (4:15pm) | Nightcliff | def. by | PINT | TIO Stadium | |
| 1.0 (6) 2.1 (13) 2.1 (13) 2.1 (13) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.0 (0) 1.1 (7) 2.3 (15) 2.3 (15) |
Best on ground: Jasmyn Hewett (PINT) Television broadcast: KommunityTV/7plus | ||
| E. Hand 2 | Goals | J. Hewett, R. Huppatz | |||
References
- ^ "2025/26 TIO NTFL Round 8 Matches Cancelled". Play AFL. 20 November 2025. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Landt and Hewett Headline Historic 2025/26 Nichols Medal Night". Play AFL. 8 March 2026. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ West, Luke (13 March 2026). "The central Victorian takeover fueling Darwin's biggest football night". Bendigo Advertiser. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
Earlier this week Landt won the NTFL Nichols Medal for the third time with 22 votes.
- ^ "2025–26 TIO NTFL Men Premier League ladder". Northern Territory Football League. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Outcome: Southern Districts Football Club – Women's Premier League". Play AFL. 19 December 2025. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Statement: 2025/26 TIO NTFL Round 13 Women's Premier League". Play AFL. 2 January 2026. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "2025–26 TIO NTFL Women Premier League ladder". Northern Territory Football League. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.