The Abala Medal is awarded to the Best and Fairest in the NTFL Under 18 competition.
| Year | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1956/57 | Ken Lew Fatt | Works & Housing |
| 1957/58 | Gordon Chin | Works & Housing |
| 1958/59 | T.Allen | Waratah |
| 1959/60 | George Putti | Wanderers |
| 1960/61 | Gympie Lew Fatt | St Mary's |
| 1961/62 | Bill Putti | Wanderers |
| 1962/63 | Ray Crosby | Waratah |
| 1963/64 | Michael Poulter | Waratah |
| 1964/65 | Alan Muir | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1965/66 | Alan Muir | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1966/67 | Wally Nickels | Waratah |
| 1967/68 | Harold Furber | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1968/69 | Sibby Rioli | St Mary's |
| 1969/70 | Ron Cooper | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1970/71 | Ron Cooper | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1971/72 | Dennis Lew Fatt | St Mary's |
| 1972/73 | Steve Brown | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1973/74 | David Cope | Waratah |
| 1974/75 | Cyclones Tracy | |
| 1975/76 | Mark Manolas | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1976/77 | Ken Bundle | St Mary's |
| 1977/78 | Alfred May | Waratah |
| 1978/79 | Michael Heenan | St Mary's |
| 1979/80 | William Briston | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1980/81 | William Briston | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1981/82 | Lindsay Brand | Waratah |
| 1982/83 | Mark Schubert | Nightcliff |
| 1983/84 | Damien Daby | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1984/85 | Patrick Banjo | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1985/86 | Peter Reid | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 1986/87 | Peter Halvorson | Nightcliff |
| 1987/88 | Bill Kruse | St Mary's |
| 1988/89 | Shane Forrester | Nightcliff |
| 1989/90 | William Mclennan | St Mary's |
| 1990/91 | Bernard Niki | Wanderers |
| 1991/92 | Rod Keelan | Nightcliff |
| 1992/93 | Troy Tillmouth | Wanderers |
| 1993/94 | Darren Puruntatamerri | St Mary's |
| 1994/95 | Brenton Toy | St Mary's |
| 1994/95 | Bradley Peris | Nightcliff |
| 1995/96 | Anthony Vallejo | St Mary's |
| 1996/97 | Jason Kreuger | Southern Districts |
| 1996/97 | Damien Niki | Wanderers |
| 1997/98 | Ramon Arabena | Palmerston Magpies |
| 1998/99 | Xavier Clarke (Jnr) | St Mary's |
| 1999/00 | Mark Berts | Palmerston Magpies |
| 2000/01 | Minh Nguyen | Nightcliff |
| 2001/02 | Ronald Smith | Nightcliff |
| 2002/03 | Minh Nguyen | Nightcliff |
| 2003/04 | Aaron Motlop | Wanderers |
| 2004/05 | Nook Mansell | Wanderers |
| 2004/05 | Shane Thorne | Wanderers |
| 2005/06 | Ronnie AhFat | Nightcliff |
| 2005/06 | Cameron Stokes | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 2006/07 | Ross Tungatalum | St Mary's |
| 2007/08 | Stuart Campbell | Nightcliff |
| 2008/09 | Jack O'Shaughnessy | Southern Districts |
| 2009/10 | Dion Munkara | Waratah |
| 2010/11 | Dermott Woods | St Mary's |
| 2011/12 | David Richardson | Southern Districts |
| 2012/13 | Jake Farrell | Big River Hawks |
| 2013/14 | Caleb Clyden | Big River Hawks |
| 2014/15 | Lawrie Raymond | Darwin Buffaloes |
| 2015/16 | Zac Smith | Southern Districts |
| 2016/17 | Jess Buderick | Big River Hawks |
| 2016/17 | Caleb Walker | Nightcliff |
| 2017/18 | Beau O'Connell | Wanderers |
| 2018/19 | Caleb Niki | Wanderers |
| 2019/20 | Beau Tedcastle | St Mary's |
| 2020/21 | Xavier Singh-Lippo | Nightcliff |
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2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 |
Tyrese Raymond
Antony McWilliams |
Darwin Buffaloes
St Mary's |