Round 2 in the DABSCO Premiership saw the Northern Sharks beat South Darwin Rabbitohs 36-4 and Darwin Brothers defeat Nightcliff Dragons 24-12, while Litchfield Bears edged Palmerston Raiders 14-12. Sharks and Brothers sit 2-0; Bears and South Darwin are 1-1; Dragons and Raiders are yet to win.

In the Tru-Flow Services women's competition the Bears defeated the Raiders 22-12, Brothers cruised to a 52-12 win over the Dragons, and the Sharks beat the Rabbithos 32-16 — the women's game continues to grow in the Top End.

There is a BYE week before Round 3 on Saturday 9 May, which features Palmerston Raiders v Nightcliff Dragons, South Darwin Rabbitohs v Darwin Brothers (with South boosted by a Gove United partnership), and Litchfield Bears v Northern Sharks.