The 1974–75 NTFL season was the 54th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), the highest-level Australian rules football competition in the Northern Territory. The season was curtailed after round 11 after Cyclone Tracy made landfall on 25 December (Christmas Day) 1974.[1]
| 1974–75 NTFL season | |
|---|---|
 Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Day 1974 | |
| Date | ended 25 December 1974 |
| Premiers | No premiership awarded |
| Minor premiers | Nightcliff 5th minor premiership |
Nightcliff, who were sitting on the top of the ladder prior to the season's abandonment, were awarded the minor premiership, with no premiership awarded.[2] Tracy's impact saw many club records lost.[3]
Darwin Football Association
editAt a public meeting convened by the Director of Emergency Services, a sporting and entertainment committee was formed, and the Darwin Football Association (DFA) was established as an interim competition.[3] All six NTFL clubs were part of the DFA, with Hunter Harrison serving as president and Peter Atkinson serving as secretary.[3][4]
Five home-and-away rounds were played, along with a three-week finals series.[3] Nightcliff defeated Darwin by six points in the 1975 DFA Grand Final, in what was the competition's only season.[5]
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers | def. | Waratahs | [5] | ||
| Darwin | def. | Nightcliff | [5] | ||
| Preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightcliff | def. | Wanderers | [5] | ||
| 1975 DFA Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 March 1975 | Nightcliff | def. | Darwin | [3][5] | |
| 3.1 (19) 4.5 (29) 7.9 (51) 8.10 (58) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.2 (14) 5.5 (35) 6.5 (41) 7.10 (52) |
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| T, Dragun 3, N, Watson 2, K, Pattinson, C, Suradi, M, Maloney | Goals | M. Harris 2, D. Stokes, P, Quail, J. Patterson, N. Hagen, R. Cooper | |||
| T. Dragun, M. Motlop, T. Shaw, K. Pattinson, N. Watson | Best | N. Hagen, B. Damaso, R. Quall, J. McLeod, G. Butler | |||
References
edit- ^ "Men's Premier League Premierships". AFL NT. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024.
- ^ "NTFL Australian Football League (AFLNT)". Northern Territory Football. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Lee, David; Barfoot, Michael. "Northern Territory Football League: a history of Australian football in Darwin and the Northern Territory from 1916 to 1995". GameDay. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Peter Atkinson". AFL NT. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Darwin Football Association (NT)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.