The Darwin Football Club, nicknamed, Buffaloes, is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

club, playing in the

Northern Territory Football League The Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) is an Australian rules football competition, operating in Greater Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin and the Northern Territory, formerly run by the Northern Territory Football League Incorporated a ...

. It is the third oldest football club in the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...

. 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

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Club achievements

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. 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

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players including Matthew Whelan,

Andrew McLeod Andrew Luke McLeod (born 4 August 1976) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games. ...

, Matthew Ahmat,

Robert Ahmat Robert "Robbie" AhMat (born 19 July 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer. His ancestors were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Ahmat's cousins are Matthew Ahmat (Brisbane/Sydney), Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) and Nakia Cockatoo (G ...

, Matthew Campbell,

Darryl White Darryl White (born 12 June 1973) is an Australian rules footballer whose career with the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL) lasted from 1992 to 2005. An Indigenous Australian, in 2005 he was named at full ...

, Matthew Whelan,

Cameron Stokes Cameron Stokes is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Stokes was recruited to the Hawks via the 2008 AFL rookie draft, selected at pick 54. He made his AFL debut ...

, Joe Anderson,

Jed Anderson Jed Anderson (born 2 February 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southern Districts Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL). He previously played for , and the Gold Coast Suns in the Austr ...

and

Malcolm Rosas Jr Malcolm Rosas Jr. (born 27 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Rosas Jr was born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory. His m ...

References

External links

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