Touch Football NT wraps up 2025 Darwin Season 1

The opening Darwin Touch Football season of 2025 delivered a thrilling set of grand finals this week with a spread of teams tasting victory. Check out all the results and best players.

Sam Topp and Darcy Edwards in the 2025 Darwin Touch Football Season 1 grand finals. Picture: Courtney Jane Media

The opening Darwin Touch Football season of 2025 delivered a thrilling set of grand finals this week with a spread of teams tasting victory.

The Darwin Crocs triumphed in the men’s Division 1 beating the Inferno Magpies 7-1 with their Kieran Roth taking the honours as player of the final on the Monday night.

In the women’s top division Sharks downed the Darwin Crocs 5-2 with Deanna Peckham taking home the player of the final nod.

Then on Wednesday Brodie Morcom was the player of the final in the Mixed Division 1 as the Inferno Magpies MX Teal beat the Darwin Crocs 6-4.

Shoshone Thompson from the Darwin Crocs was awarded the Norm Cramp Mens Best and Fairest accolade, with Tori Jenner from Inferno Magpies picking up the Pacita Bonson Womens Best and Fairest.

Jenny Tran and Leslie Snudrel in the 2025 Darwin Touch Football Season 1 grand finals. Picture: Courtney Jane Media

Kye Claney was named the Dicky Whyte Mixed Division 1 best and fairest winner after a strong season.

Touch Football NT sport operations coordinator Michael Crowe said the finals were a great wrap up to a season that had 500 participants across 59 teams.

“All the grand finals were played in good spirits and the season as a whole was really enjoyable without dramas,” he said.

“Despite some of the scores not being close it doesn’t reflect how close some of those teams on the higher end are with the quality being very good.

“Touch is very much a social sport so we lean into that aspect and try to keep things as fun and creative as we can for our participants.”

Next up for Touch Football is the NT Titles from May 2-4, which will this year include an under-14s mixed competition as youth participation increases.

Emily Kowalewycz in the 2025 Darwin Touch Football Season 1 grand finals. Picture: Courtney Jane Media

Then it’s into the Palmerston season from May 14 through to late August and then the second Darwin season gets under way from September to December.

“We’re seeing a lot more junior participation on the women’s side with a lot of players joining being 15 and under,” Crowe said.

“There’s a lot of people out there doing a lot of good work bringing them into the sport and it’s an area we’re working hard to build.”

Monday night results

Mens Division 1 - Darwin Crocs (7) defeated Inferno Magpies (1) Player of the Final: Kieran Roth

Womens Division 1 - Sharks (5) defeated Darwin Crocs (2) Player of the Final: Deeana Peckham

Mens Over 35s - Inferno Magpies M35 (14) defeated Humpty Doo (5) Player of the Final: Callum Macdonald

Mens Division 2 - Tip Touchers (5) defeated TERF Kings (4) Player of the Final: Jalyn Priestley

Womens Division 2 - TERF Womens (8) defeated Sharks W2 (7) Player of the Final: Nicky Hyland

Mens Division 3 - Rock Solid (4) deafeted Beeracudas (3) Player of the Final: Daniel Sales

Womens Division 3 - Mixed up Murris (4) defeated Casuarina Heat (3) Player of the Final: Mia Puruntatameri

Womens Division 4 - Casuarina Heat 2 (4) defeated AGEDS (1) Player of the Final: Lillian Ralph

Action at the 2025 Darwin Touch Football Season 1 grand finals. Picture: Courtney Jane Media

Mens and Womens Perpetual Awards

Norm Cramp Mens Best & Fairest - Shoshone Thompson

Pacita Bonson Womens Best & Fairest - Tori Jenner

Phillip Verrall Mens Best Under 21 - Jalyn Priestley

Kim Bond Womens Best Under 21 - Caity Sutherland

Joe Bonson Mens Leading Try Scorer - Ely Novinetz

Desley Motlop Womens Leading Try Scorer - Alcina Worthington

Wednesday Night Results

Mixed Division 1 - Inferno Magpies MX Teal (6) defeated Darwin Crocs (4) Player of the Final - Brodie Morcom

Mixed Division 2 - Kings N Queens (9) defeated Bears (6)Player of the Final - Julius Appo

Mixed Division 3 - Mad Dogs (9) defeated Try Hards (5) Player of the Final - Riley Cooper

Mixed Division 4 - Mixed up Murri’s 2 (10) defeated Raiders (7) Player of the Final - Caleb Boyd

Mixed Division 5 - Inferno Magpies MX Blue (12) defeated Jog On (5) Player of the Final - Kimi Ngamokopuna

Mixed Perpetual Awards

Dicky Whyte Mixed Division 1 Best & Fairest - Kye Claney

Michael Fleming Mixed Division 1 Leading Try Scorer - Caity Sutherland

Originally published as Touch Football NT wraps up 2025 Darwin Season 1