A pair of Territory footballers have teamed together to raise funds and bring awareness to epilepsy sufferers.

Former AFL player Raphael Clarke and NTFL player Jonathan Peris spearheaded the recent Epilepsy Awareness Purple Round, which raised awareness and funds for the Epilepsy Foundation in the Northern Territory.

Clarke – who has had the condition for over a decade – was hospitalised with minor injuries two months ago after a car accident caused by an epileptic seizure.

After the incident, he was contacted by Peris – a fellow epileptic – with an idea to bring awareness to the condition.

The pair wanted to use their strong connections within the Territory football community to raise awareness and potentially build an epilepsy support centre in the Northern Territory.

"The big thing we're trying to get out of it is the epilepsy centre," Clarke told SEN.

"There's nothing in Darwin, when people are diagnosed with epilepsy or just want to find out more about it, it's all got to be done via the internet.

"The end goal is to try and set up our own centre here in Darwin."

Raphael Clarke's niece Kailah May tragically passed away earlier this year after suffering an epileptic seizure in a swimming pool.

Her parents James and Tara May have since done plenty of work in raising awareness amongst the community about the condition.

For the Round, one player from each Premier League team wore purple socks to represent the one in every 24 people that develop epilepsy.

There were also collection tins and sausage sizzles at the various Premier League venues.

Clarke said that living with epilepsy is something that no one should feel ashamed of.

"People shy away from talking about it but we don't want people to be ashamed of it.

"You can still have a very good life and you're not restricted in too many ways.

"I still played an AFL career and Jonathan Peris has been a champion for Nightcliff Football Club.

"Like any disease, you do have your setbacks, but it's one that you can live through and have a good, successful life."

Clarke said he is always surprised by the amount of people he discovers living with the condition.

"The Territory does have a lot of people with epilepsy," Clarke said.

"When I told my story a couple of weeks ago, the amount of people who have sent me messages saying that they also have the condition – friends, cousins – it's crazy."