It has been a season to remember for the Jabiru Football Club.

The Bombers are fresh off claiming a drought-breaking Northern Territory Football League Division One flag off the back of an undefeated season and a host of other accolades.

The grand final win over Banks was the club's first premiership triumph since joining the NTFL from the now defunct Top End Australian Football League competition in 2010.

"This year's win is a combination of relief and recompense," Bombers president Matthew Large told the National Indigenous Times.

"The premiership is recognition of the many years of hard work and sacrifice, slowly building to us the success on the weekend."

The town of Jabiru is located around 250km south-east of Darwin along the Arnhem Highway and has a population of just over 1000 people.

The Bombers have been in operation since 1982, when they were an inaugural member of was then known as the Northern Territory Football Association.

The town has undergone some major changes across the past couple of decades, starting off as a booming mining town before transitioning into a tourist town that has dwindled in numbers.

The footy team faces a tough schedule, often travelling more than 550km eight-to-12 times per season just to compete.

Since joining the NTFL, the club has played off in multiple grand finals but a premiership flag has alluded them.

But that all changed a fortnight ago with the Bombers' comprehensive 46-point win over the Bulldogs at TIO Stadium.

One of the club's standout performers in the premiership win was four-time Hawthorn premiership player Cyril Rioli, who made his long-awaited return to local footy.

The AFL champion lived up to his reputation as a grand final specialist by producing a forward-line masterclass, finishing with three goals, including a classy left foot banana from the Airport End after selling candy to a Banks opponent.

"We were honoured to have been the club that he chose to play for after being away from footy for so long," Large said.

"We as a committee and a club were very protective of him in the early days of the season.

"Our players were also protective, with on field banter, and our committee, protecting him against outside influences and chatter.

"Cyril started playing in our home games on the mighty Brockman oval in Jabiru, in the heart of Kakadu National Park."

Large said that the champion small forward had a slow start before eventually finding his rhythm.

"His first couple of games were quiet and he seemed to just be happy to be out there, having a kick and putting the odd tackle on," he said.

"By the third game we started seeing glimpses of the player that we had seen on television for many years.

"He was hitting the pack during a stoppage and popping out the other side with the ball to have sneaky shots on goal from deep in the pocket."

Ultimately, Rioli's contribution was not just limited to his on-field excellence.

"Cyril lifts those around him and our side looks ten feet tall when he is around," Large said.

"He was humble and quiet throughout the season, seemingly just happy to be there and be treated just like any member of the team."

Large – who coached the Bombers to their last premiership – praised the leaders at the club for this season's success.

"Our head coach, Kingsley Whitehurst and his assistant coach Duane Von Senden, did an amazing job, managing to go undefeated all season and then sealing it with a dominating win for the final," he said.

"The premiership win means so much, not just to the team, but so much to our supporters and community.

"Some of our current players were young lads watching their uncles win our last premiership."

The club also achieved plenty of recognition at the NTFL's presentation night.

Aidan McAdam took out the NTFL Division One leading goalkicker title, while Liam Reid claimed the competition's best-and-fairest.

These feats were replicated in the Women's Division Two competition with Desiree Nadji (leading goalkicker) and Sasha Burns (best-and-fairest).

To cap it off, the football club won the coveted Senior Club of the Year prize for the first time ever.