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Ex-AFL player Quinton Narkle joins South Cairns
Former AFL footballer Quinton Narkle will join South Cairns for the 2027 season...
Jackson Clark 12 Nov 2026
Darwin Buffettes trio celebrate major milestones
Three Indigenous footballers celebrated significant milestones in the Northern T...
Jackson Clark 25 Oct 2026
Parfitt set for Wanderers debut against Banks
Former AFL midfielder Brandan Parfitt is set to make his first appearance for Wa...
Jackson Clark 23 Oct 2026
Sonny Smiler strengthens AFL Draft credentials with Combine showing
Northern Territory draft prospect Sonny Smiler has continued to impress ahead of...
Jackson Clark 22 Oct 2026
Ex-AFL star Steven May returns home to Southern Districts
AFL premiership defender Steven May will return to Southern Districts for the 20...
Jackson Clark 2 Oct 2026
Tiwi break Larrakia's streak to claim Darwin 9s title

Tiwi have broken Larrakia's four-year winning streak by claiming victory at the 2026 Darwin 9s Australian football tournament. The Tiwi side defeated Team Greece 9-4 in the Men's Division One grand fi...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Aug 11, 2026
Narkle joins NTFL's newest Premier League club in major recruiting coup

Banks have landed a major signing ahead of their first season in the NTFL Men's Premier League, with former AFL midfielder Quinton Narkle joining the club.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jun 4, 2026
Motlop returns to coach junior club Wanderers

Former AFL player Steven Motlop will return to where his football journey began after being appointed co-coach of Wanderers for the 2026/27 Northern Territory Football League season.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jun 3, 2026
NT prospect Sonny Smiler earns AFL National Academy call-up

Northern Territory teenager Sonny Smiler has earned the opportunity to perform under the watchful eye of AFL recruiters after receiving a late call-up to play for the Marsh AFL National Academy Boys t...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Apr 12, 2026
Croker Island’s Nathaniel Cooper earns place in New York marathon squad

Minjilang's Nathaniel Cooper is one of 12 First Nations people chosen by the Indigenous Marathon Project to represent their mob on one of the biggest stages in world running — the New York City...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Apr 3, 2026
Parfitt stars as Nightcliff storms to NTFL premiership

Former AFL midfielder Brandan Parfitt has capped off a brilliant Northern Territory Football League campaign by claiming best-on-ground honours in Nightcliff's crushing grand final win over St Marys o...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Mar 16, 2026
Ex-AFL star Steven Motlop signs with Goodwood Saints ahead of 2026 season

Former AFL forward Steven Motlop has joined local club Goodwood Saints for the 2026 Adelaide Footy League season. The signing is a major coup for the Saints, who will welcome Motlop's significant AFL...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Mar 13, 2026
Jabiru goes back-to-back with gritty NTFL Division 1 grand final win

Jabiru has gone back-to-back in Northern Territory Football League Division 1 competition after holding off Tracy Village in a hard-fought grand final at TIO Stadium on Saturday.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Mar 11, 2026
Territory footy pioneer Michael McLean named 2026 Sir Doug Nicholls Round honouree

One of the Northern Territory's most influential football figures - Michael McLean - has been announced as the AFL's 2026 Sir Doug Nicholls Round honouree.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Mar 5, 2026
AFLNT Hall of Famer Walter ‘Benny’ Lew Fatt dies aged 87

The Northern Territory football community is in mourning following the passing of revered figure Walter "Benny" Lew Fatt, who died on Wednesday, aged 87.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jan 31, 2026
Darwin Buffaloes captain Jarrod Stokes breaks club's all-time games record

One of the Northern Territory's most decorated local footballers further cemented his legacy last weekend, with Jarrod Stokes becoming the Darwin Buffaloes' outright games record holder.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jan 24, 2026
Ex-AFL players Rioli and Baird to lead in NTFL representative showdown

Former AFL players Willie Rioli and Janet Baird will lead the Heat men's and women's teams respectively in Saturday night's highly anticipated Northern Territory Football League representative clash.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jan 24, 2026
Territory footy mourns loss of St Marys and Pioneer champion John Pepperill

The Northern Territory football community is mourning the passing of champion footballer John Pepperill, a man who will be remembered for helping to shape the game across both the Top End and Central...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Dec 16, 2025
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