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

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Nightcliff	17	15	2	0	1694	983	172.3	60
2	St Marys (P)	16	13	3	0	1577	902	174.8	54[a]
3	Waratah	16	12	4	0	1449	1049	138.1	50[a]
4	Wanderers	17	11	6	0	1279	1220	104.8	44
5	Southern Districts	17	7	9	1	1355	1366	99.2	30
6	Darwin	17	4	12	1	1126	1600	70.4	18
7	Palmerston	17	4	13	0	1000	1479	67.6	16
8	Tiwi Bombers	17	0	17	0	642	1523	42.2	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(P) Premiers
Notes:

1. 2 bonus points?

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

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