2017–18 NTFL season

2017–18 NTFL season
Teams	8
Premiers	Southern Districts 3rd premiership
Minor premiers	Southern Districts 5th minor premiership
Wooden spooners	Palmerston 9th wooden spoon

The 2017–18 NTFL season was the 97th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).[1]

The first game was played on Friday, 6 October 2017, and the Grand Final was played on Wednesday 21 March 2018, with the Southern Districts Crocs defeating Darwin Buffaloes in a 1-point thriller to win their 3rd premiership title.[2]

• The Round 14 match between Nightcliff and Southern Districts was abandoned.

Ladder

2017–18 NTFL Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Southern Districts (P)	17	16	1	0	1738	901	192.9	66[a]
2	Nightcliff	17	11	6	0	1270	875	145.1	46[a]
3	Darwin	18	11	7	0	1283	1311	97.9	44
4	St Marys	18	10	8	0	1505	1349	111.6	40
5	Tiwi Bombers	18	8	9	1	1691	1708	99.0	34
6	Waratah	18	7	10	1	1261	1357	92.9	30
7	Wanderers	18	5	12	1	1163	1597	72.8	22
8	Palmerston	18	1	16	1	1011	1824	55.4	6

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

1. 2 bonus points?

Finals

	Qualifying and elimination finals					Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
						1	Southern Districts	68								3	Darwin	85
						3	Darwin	88								1	Southern Districts	86
	2	Nightcliff	88								1	Southern Districts	101
	3	Darwin	102								2	Nightcliff	67
						2	Nightcliff	72
						4	St Marys	52
	4	St Marys	105
	5	Tiwi Bombers	53

Grand Final

	2017–18 NTFL Grand Final
Wednesday 21 March 2018 (7:05 pm)	Darwin	def. by	Southern Districts	Marrara Stadium	Report
	1.2 (8) 7.4 (46) 11.5 (71) 13.7 (85)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	7.1 (43) 8.4 (52) 11.7 (73) 13.8 (86)

References

1. "NTFL Australian Football League (AFLNT)". Retrieved 31 March 2019.
2. "Australian Football - NTFL Season 2017/18". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.