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NTFL Games 2025-26 Season

NTFL games scheduled for the 2025-26 season. The Darwin football season runs from October to March while the southern states are in recess, allowing you to enjoy Australian Rules Football all year round.

Teams in the Darwin AFL

(NTFL Northern Territory Football League)

Mens Premier Schedule & Results

NTFL Mens Ladder

NTFL Women;

Games Schedule

Results

Ladder

Nightcliff and Wanderers playing at Nightcliff Oval

Annual Nightcliff v Waratah 'Battle of the Beaches' is Sponsored by Nightcliff Community Bank.

NTFL Fixture 2025 & 2026
October	November	December	January	February	March

Date	Teams	Venue	Time
Round 1
Thursday 2/10/2025	Nightcliff v Tiwi Bombers 11.11(77) v 8.16(64)	TIO Stadium	7.15pm
Friday 3/10/2025	St Mary's v Southern Dist. 9.10(64) v 11.10(76)	TIO Stadium	8.00pm
Saturday 4/10/2025	Wanderers v Buffaloes 4.4(28) v 10.20(80)	TIO Stadium	2.00pm
Sunday 5/10/2025	Waratah v PINT 9.9(63) v 15.8(98)	TIO Stadium	4.00pm
BYE	Palmerston
Round 2
Friday 10/10/2025	PINT v Wanderers 10.7(67) 2.3(15)	TIO Stadium	8.00pm
Saturday 11/10/2025	Tiwi Bombers v Waratah 14.9(93) 10.17(77)	TIO Stadium	2.00pm
Saturday 11/10/2025	Palmerston v Buffaloes 5.7(37) 9.14(68)	Cazaly's Arena	4.00pm
Saturday 11/10/2025	Southern Dist. v Nightcliff 13.8(86) 8.12(60)	TIO Stadium	6.30pm
BYE	St Mary's
Round 3
Saturday 18/10/2025	Tiwi Bombers v PINT	TIO Stadium	2.00pm
Saturday 18/10/2025	Waratah v Palmerston	Gardens Oval	4.30pm
Saturday 18/10/2025	St Mary's v Wanderers	TIO Stadium	6.30pm
Sunday 19/10/2025	Buffaloes v Southern Dist.	azaly's Arena	4.00pm
BYE	NIghtcliff Tigers
Round 4
Saturday 25/10/2025	St Mary's v Tiwi Bombers	TIO Stadium	2.00pm
Saturday 25/10/2025	Nightcliff v Buffaloes	Community Bank Nightcliff Oval	4.00pm
Saturday 25/10/2025	Southern Dist v PINT	Norbuilt Oval	6.00pm
Saturday 25/10/2025	Wanderers v Palmerston	TIO Stadium	6.300pm
BYE	Waratah

Date	Teams	Venue	Time
Round 5
Friday 31/10/2025	Nightcliff v Palmerston	Community Bank Nightcliff Oval	7.30pm
Saturday 1/11/2025	Tiwi Bombers v Buffaloes	Wurrumiyanga (Stanley Tipiloura) Oval	1.30pm
Saturday 1/11/2025	PINT v St Mary's	DXC Arena	6.00pm
Saturday 1/11/2025	Waratah v Wanderers	Gardens Oval	6.30pm
BYE	Southern Districts
Round 6
Friday 7/11/2025	St Mary's v Buffaloes	Gardens Oval	7.00pm
Saturday 8/11/2025	Palmerston v Tiwi Bombers	Cazaly's Arena	2.00pm
Saturday 8/11/2025	Wanderers v Southern Dist.	Tracy Village Oval	4.00pm
Saturday 8/11/2025	Waratah v Nightcliff	Gardens Oval	6.30pm
BYE	PINT
Round 7
Friday 14/11/2025	Southern Dist. v Waratah	Norbuilt Oval	8.00pm
Saturday 15/11/2025	Tiwi Bombers v Wanderers	TIO Stadium	2.00pm
Saturday 15/11/2025	PINT v Palmerston	DXC Arena	4.30pm
Saturday 15/11/2025	St Mary's v Nightcliff	TIO Stadium	6.30pm
BYE	Darwin Buffaloes
Round 8
Friday 21/11/2025	Palmerston v Southern Dist.	Cazaly's Arena	8.00pm
Saturday 22/11/2025	Nightcliff v Wanderers	Community Bank Nightcliff Oval	4.00pm
Saturday 22/11/2025	PINT v Buffaloes	DXC Arena	6.00pm
Saturday 22/11/2025	Waratah v St Mary's	TIO Stadium	6.30pm
BYE	Tiwi Bombers
Round 9
Saturday 29/11/2025	Tiwi Bombers v Waratah	Wurrumiyanga (Stanley Tipiloura)Oval	8.00pm
Saturday 29/11/2025	Nightcliff v Southern Dist.	TIO Stadium	4.00pm
Saturday 29/11/2025	Buffaloes v Palmerston	TIO Stadium	6.30pm
Sunday 30/11/2025	Wanderers v PINT	Tracy Village	4.00pm
BYE	St Mary's

Date	Teams	Venue	Time
Round 10
Friday 5/12/2025	Buffaloes v Wanderers	Cazalys Arena	8.00pm
Saturday 6/12/2025	Tiwi Bombers v Nightcliff	Wurrumiyanga Oval (Stanley Tipiloura)	8.00pm
Saturday 6/12/2025	Southern Dist. v St Mary's	Norbuilt Oval	4.00pm
Saturday 6/12/2025	Waratah v PINT	Gardens Oval	6.30pm
BYE	Palmerston Magpies
Round 11
Friday 12/12/2025	Palmerston v PINT	Cazalys Arena	8.00pm
Saturday 13/12/2025	Wanderers v Tiwi Bombers	Tracy Village Oval	2.00pm
Saturday 13/12/2025	Nightcliff v St Mary's	Community Bank Nightcliff Oval	4.00pm
Saturday 13/12/2025	waratah v Southern Dist.	TIO Stadium 1	6.30pm
BYE	Darwin Buffaloes
Round 12
Friday 19/12/2025	Buffaloes v Waratah	Cazalys Arena	8.00pm
Saturday 20/12/2025	Southern Dist. v Tiwi Bombers	TIO Stadium 1	2.00pm
Saturday 20/12/2025	St Mary's v Palmerston	TIO Stadium 1	6.30pm
Saturday 20/12/2025	Nightcliff v PINT	Community Bank Nightciff Oval	7.00pm
BYE	Wanderers

Christmas Break

Date	Teams	Venue	Time
Round 13
Saturday 3/01/2026	Tiwi Bombers v St Mary's	TIO Stadium	2.00pm
Saturday 3/01/2026	PINT v Southern Dist.	TIO Stadium	6.30pm
Sunday 4/01/2026	Palmerston v Wanderers	TIO Stadium	1.00pm
Sunday 4/01/2026	Buffaloes v Nightcliff	TIO Stadium	3.30pm
BYE	waratah
Round 14
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
BYE	Team
Round 15
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
BYE	Team

Date	Teams	Venue	Time
Round 16
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
BYE	Team
Round 17
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
BYE	Team
Round 18
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
Friday		Stadium	8.00pm
BYE	Team

2025 Finals

Date	Teams	Venue	Time
Qualifying Final
Friday 21/02/25	Nightcliff v Tiwi Bombers 14.12(96) v 3.5(23)	TIO Stadium	6.45pm
Elimination Final
Saturday 22/02/25	Waratah v St Mary's 8.6(54) v 15.10(100)	TIO Stadium	4.15pm
Semi Final
Saturday 1/03/25	Tiwi Bombers v St Mary's 10.7(67) v 11.11(77)	TIO Stadium	4.15pm
Semi Final
Saturday 1/03/25	Southern Dist. v Nightcliff 9.11(65) v 9.8(62)	TIO Stadium	6.45pm
Preliminary Final
Saturday 8/03/25	Nightcliff v St Mary's 5.9(39) v11.5(71)	TIO Stadium	6.45pm
Grand Final
Saturday 15/03/25	Sothern Districts v St Mary's 9.12(66) v 8.3(51)	TIO Stadium	6.45pm