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The NTFL is a 7 team Australian rules football semi-professional league operating in Darwin in the Northern Territory. Australian Rules and Aussie Rules redirect here. ...
Darwin is the territorial capital and most populous city of the Northern Territory. ...
Emblems: {{{Emblems}}} Motto: None Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ...
It is the largest and most popular football league in the Northern Territory. Most NTFL matches are played on Marrara Oval. Marrara Oval is a sports ground in Darwin, Australia Hosted two cricket Tests 2003-04 ...
The Tiwi Islands Football League consisting almost solely of Indigenous Australian players acts as a feeder competition for the St Marys Football Club. The Tiwi Islands Football League is an Australian rules football competition in the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia. ...
Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ...
The St Marys Football Club is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League, and is famous for its record of success and producing talented players, particularly Indigenous Australian players for leagues such as the Australian Football League. ...
Clubs The St Marys Football Club is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League, and is famous for its record of success and producing talented players, particularly Indigenous Australian players for leagues such as the Australian Football League. ...
The Nightcliff Football Club is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League. ...
The Darwin Football Club is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League. ...
The Wanderers Football Club is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League. ...
The Waratahs Football Club is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League. ...
The Palmerston Football Club is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League. ...
The Southern Districts Football Club is an Australian rules football club established in 1984. ...
Recent Results The Darwin Buffaloes defeated St Mary's to win the 2005/06 premiership of the NTFL 13.14 (92) to 6.14 (50).
History - See Australian Rules Football in the Northern Territory
The NTFL chose to play in the Northern Territory's 'wet season', primarily due to hard playing surfaces during the 'dry season'. Most other leagues in Australia operate during the winter, but since the Territory does not have a winter, it is played at different times. Australian Rules Football is a popular team and spectator sport played in the Northern Territory, Australia. ...
The Wanderers Football Club were the founding members of the league in 1916. Waratah Football Club also joined in 1916 and are the only club to have competed in every single season since the formation of the league. Darwin (Buffaloe Football Club) was formed a year later in 1917. Nightcliff formed in 1950. St Marys formed in 1952. Palmerston entered the league in 1973. North Darwin entered in early 1970. Southern Districts entered the league in 1987.
In the 1990s, the league ran into financial problems primarily due to the Northern Territory governement luring the league to the new purpose-built stadium at Marrara Oval after its construction in 1991. The move pushed the league's operating costs up drastically despite contrary promises from the NT government. Marrara Oval is a sports ground in Darwin, Australia Hosted two cricket Tests 2003-04 ...
During this history of the league it has exported successful players to other leagues, notable players have included Michael McLean, Maurice Rioli and Michael Long. Michael Magic McLean (born March 3, 1965 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL. McLean is currently coach of the Nightcliff Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League. ...
Michael Long was an Australian Rules footballer and outspoken critic of racism in sport. ...
In 2006, it was announced that a team representing the Tiwi Islands would be added to the 2006/07 season. Melville Island, Northern Territory and Bathurst Island, Northern Territory are both inhabited by the Tiwi people. ...
Attendance The NTFL attracts strong local crowds. The 2005 Grand final attracted a crowd of over 5,000 people.
Media In 2006, NTFL matches were broadcast nationally for the first time ever on ABC2 each Sunday afternoon from February to March. Previously the matches had only been shown in the Territory (on ABC TV). This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ...
See also AFL Northern Territory is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Northern Territory, Australia. ...
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