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Nightcliff three-peat and PINT take out historic first premiership on NTFL grand final night
With less than 20 seconds to go in the Northern Territory Football League grand final, inside a Nightcliff Tigers forward line saturated with nearly 36 weary bodies, St Mary’s — holding onto a six point lead — looked the sure and deserving victors as they stifled the Tigers’ desperate last-ditch attempts to level the scores.
Key points:
- Nightcliff defeated St Mary’s by seven points in extra time
- The victory marks the Tigers’ third premiership in three years
- St Mary’s Raphael Clarke was awarded the Chaney Medal for best on ground
With just 10 seconds to go, Nightcliff players were still trying to fashion a clean kick at goal in a sea of manic green and gold defenders.
When the ball somehow squeezed out to ex-Port Adelaide Power player John…
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