100th season of the NTFL
Australian rules football season
2020–21 NTFL season Teams 8 Premiers Nightcliff 6th premiershipMinor premiers Nightcliff 11th minor premiershipWooden spooners Tiwi Bombers 2nd wooden spoonMatches played 76
The 2020–21 NTFL season was the 100th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).
The first game was played on Saturday, 2 October, and the Grand Final was played on Saturday, 20 March, with the Nightcliff Tigers winning the match by 7 points in a golden point thriller over St Marys . The Tigers claimed their sixth premiership title and even winning three premiership's in a row, this was the first team asides Saint Mary's to win three or more titles in a row since the Darwin Buffaloes 4 peat from 1967/68 to 1970/71.
Ladder
Ladder progression
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
1
Nightcliff (P)
42
82
122
123
163
203
241
242
281
301
341
381
421
461
501
541
581
621
2
St Marys
07
07
45
85
125
125
164
203
243
283
323
362
402
403
442
482
522
562
3
Wanderers
44
83
84
122
162
202
242
281
282
302
342
343
383
422
423
463
503
503
4
Waratah
41
44
83
84
124
124
125
165
205
244
244
284
324
364
404
404
404
404
5
Darwin
43
81
121
161
161
201
203
204
244
245
245
285
285
325
365
365
405
405
6
Southern Districts
05
06
07
46
46
86
126
166
166
166
206
206
206
206
206
246
246
286
7
Palmerston
08
45
46
47
47
47
47
47
47
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
127
8
Tiwi Bombers
06
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
Finals
Grand Final
2020–21 NTFL Grand Final
Saturday 20 March 2021 (6:45 pm)
Nightcliff
drew with
St Marys
Marrara Stadium
Report
5.2 (32) 9.5 (59) 11.10 (76)15.12 (102)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
3.0 (18) 6.3 (39) 11.5 (71)16.6 (102)
This was the first grand final to be played in extra time, with 2 quarters being played for five minutes.
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