Australian rules football club
Australian rules football club
Darwin Full name Darwin Football Club After finals 5th Home-and-away season 5th Founded 1916; 109 years ago (1916 ) Colours Competition Northern Territory Football League President Shaun Pearce Captain(s) Jarrod Stokes Premierships NTFL (23): 1921/22, 1924/25, 1925/26, 1926/27, 1931/32, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1935/36, 1948/49 , 1949/50 , 1950/51 , 1951/52 , 1962/63 , 1963/64 , 1967/68 , 1968/69 , 1969/70 , 1970/71 , 1972/73 , 1975/76 , 1979/80 , 1988/89 , 2005/06 Ground(s) TIO Stadium
Official website http://darwinbuffaloes.com.au
The Darwin Football Club , nicknamed, Buffaloes , is an Australian rules football club, playing in the Northern Territory Football League . It is the third oldest football club in the Northern Territory . Darwin has won the second most premierships in the NTFL competition. It has produced a large number of Australian Footballers who went on to play professionally in the Australian Football League .
Club achievements
Club achievements
Competition Level Num. Year won
Northern Territory Football League Premiers
23
1921/22, 1924/25, 1925/26, 1926/27, 1931/32, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1935/36, 1948/49 , 1949/50 , 1950/51 , 1951/52 , 1962/63 , 1963/64 , 1967/68 , 1968/69 , 1969/70 , 1970/71 , 1972/73 , 1975/76 , 1979/80 , 1988/89 , 2005/06
Runners Up
30
1919/20, 1929/30, 1930/31, 1932/33, 1936/37, 1937/38, 1938/39, 1940/41, 1946/47 , 1947/48 , 1952/53 , 1953/54 , 1954/55 , 1956/57 , 1958/59 , 1959/60 , 1961/62 , 1964/65 , 1966/67 , 1971/72 , 1983/84 , 1986/87 , 1987/88 , 1989/90 , 1990/91 , 1991/92 , 1993/94 , 1994/95 , 2000/01 , 2017/18
Minor Premiers
17*
Note: These results only show 1947/48, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1953/54, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1975/76, 1979/80, 1993/94
Wooden Spoons
16
1916/17 , 1917/18 , 1918/19, 1920/21, 1922/23, 1923/24, 1927/28, 1928/29, 1960/61 , 1996/97 , 2006/07 , 2008/09 , 2009/10 , 2011/12 , 2012/13 , 2013/14
History
The club was formed in 1916. They've been known as Warriors in 1917, Vestey’s in 1918, Buffaloes in 1926, Darwin in 1963 and eventually the Darwin Buffaloes in 2010.[ 1]
The Buffaloes Premier League Men have won 23 titles in the competition. Their most recent win was in the 2005/06 NTFL Grand Final.
The Buffaloes (Buffettes) Premier League Women won the 2016/17 & 2021/22 NTFL Grand Finals.
The club has produced AFL players including Matthew Whelan , Andrew McLeod , Matthew Ahmat , Robert Ahmat , Matthew Campbell , Darryl White , Matthew Whelan , Cameron Stokes , Joe Anderson , Jed Anderson and Malcolm Rosas Jr .
References
External links
Governing body Representative team Darwin Regional leagues Women's Defunct Leagues NTFL teams Principal venues
