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Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Sport overview Australian Football in the Northern Territory (The Territory) (typically referred to by its official name "Australian Football" or more simply as "football" or "footy") is the most popular sport, particularly with indigenous Australian communities in Darwin, Alice Springs and the Tiwi Islands. It is governed by AFL Northern Territory.

18% of all Territorians in 2017 participated in Australian Football,[1] the highest participation in Australia (and second worldwide only to Australian rules football in Nauru). The sport also produces more professional Australian Footballers per capita in the Australian Football League than any other state or territory. The Territory hosts two to three AFL premiership matches a year, currently home games for the Gold Coast Suns (since 2020). Since the first matches were played in the Territory (Western Bulldogs home games from 2004 to 2010) AFL attendances have averaged 9,320, however they have steadily declined from a peak of 14,100 in 2006 to under 8,000 while attendances to local competitions has increased.

The Territory is home to several representative teams, most notably the Indigenous All-Stars and the Flying Boomerangs. Both Darwin and Alice Springs have strong local competitions, the semi-professional Northern Territory Football League and Central Australian Football League which draw a significant audience. A professional club, the Northern Territory Football Club (NT Thunder) was formed in 2008 and competed in the second tier semi-national NEAFL competition. Following a 2018 scoping study, in 2021 the Northern Territory AFL taskforce launched an official bid to enter a team into the national Australian Football League (AFL) competition which is under consideration by the league for entry around 2030.[2]

The Territory briefly had its own team making its interstate representational debut at the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival. Selected under State of Origin criteria, the team, featuring Maurice Rioli, Michael Long and Michael McLean went through undefeated to take out the Division 2 premiership with big wins against Tasmania, the VFA and the national amateurs team. However it has only ever appeared once. After taking over as governing body the AFL Commission merged The Territory with Queensland to create a composite side. The QLD/NT side featured only six Territorians and has not reappeared since. The AFL however created a talent pathway with The Territory fielding underage teams in the AFL National Championships which have won Division 2 titles at Under 16 level in 1999 and at Under 19 level in 2004 and 2012.

Since the debut of Reuben Cooper in 1969[3] a large number of born and raised Territorians have played in the AFL. However a significant percentage have launched their professional football careers from other states, particularly South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland. Two dynasties from the Northern Territory have together produced numerous prominent footballers: the Rioli and Long families. Australian Football Hall of Famer Maurice Rioli was known also for his career in the WAFL prior to playing in Victoria. Perhaps the most accomplished born and raised AFL player is Hall of Famer Andrew McLeod. Fellow Hall of Famer Nathan Buckley is the only Territorian to win the prestigious Brownlow Medal. Darwin-born Shaun Burgoyne holds both the AFL games and goals records for a Territorian with 407 games and 302 goals. Shaun Burgoyne and Cyril Rioli have played in 4 AFL premierships, more than any other Territorian. In the AFL Women's, Danielle Ponter (of the Rioli-Long) family is the most prominent having kicked the most goals and played the most games for a born and raised Territorian.

History

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Football at Town Oval in Darwin, 1916
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In 1940 football had become so popular with the Indigenous community in Darwin that most match officials (time keeper, siren sounder and scorer were indigenous)
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A football match being played in Darwin in 1943.
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Pioneers Central Australian Football Association Premiers 1953

Prior to separation from South Australia, during the 1870s and 1880s the local media reported almost equally on both Australian rules and rugby, there was a growing awareness of international rugby and also of both American football and soccer. Australian rules began to gain favour in the Territory late 1880s due mainly to South Australia's involvement in intercolonials with Victoria. Apart from the difficulties presented by distance and population, attempts to form a local football club were hampered by the lack of an oval, with the only available oval in being by destroyed white ants.[4] Following separation from South Australia in 1911, soccer was the first form of football played in the Territory, against sailors in 1912, however there were insufficient local footballers to field a full team.[5]

Reuben Cooper Snr, an Iwaidja, is credited with introducing Australian rules football in Darwin in 1915 after learning the game while boarding at St Peter's College, Adelaide.[6] The first rugby match was played on 3 February 1916, and an Australian rules match was also planned for that day but proved difficult to organise due to insufficient numbers.[7] The first recorded match of Australian Football in Darwin was played in Saturday 12 February 1916 on Darwin Town Oval between Red and Blue (32) and Red and White (20).[8] It was followed by a second match the following Saturday organised as a Red Cross fundraiser.[9] The NT Football Association was formed shortly thereafter with its first regular competition matches beginning in March 1916.[10]

The Northern Territory Football League chose to play in the Northern Territory's 'wet season', primarily due to hard playing surfaces during the 'dry season'. Games were played on the Esplanade or Town Oval.[11] Most other leagues in Australia operate during the winter, but since the Territory does not have a winter, it is played at different times. The Wanderers Football Club were the founding members of the league in 1916.

Australian rules was introduced to Port Keats (now Wadeye) by Father Richard Docherty with the commencement of the local mission Werntek Nganayi in 1935.[12]

By 1940, football matches in Darwin were not only highly popular with the indigenous community but also highly multicultural with a high percentage of the crowd being Chinese.[13]

John Pye and Andy Howley introduced Australian rules football to the Tiwi Islands in 1941, which grew to become the most popular sport there.[14] Within a couple of decades, the major Australian leagues began to take an interest with the first player offered a contract being Joe Saturninas in 1955[15] followed by the more successful David Kantilla in the SANFL and later by Maurice Rioli in the VFL. Today around a third of the Territorians in the national AFL are from the two islands. The Tiwi Islands Football League is a strong competition which feeds players into the NTFL. Skills of the TIFL players are widely celebrated. The TIFL Grand Final is the largest event on the island and a major tourist drawcard.

The Central Australian Football Association began in 1947 and quickly became Alice Springs most popular sport.

In 1954 the NTFL moved from the ageing Darwin Town Oval to the newly opened Gardens Oval.[16]

In 1974, the Gove Australian Football League began, establishing the sport in Arnhem Land and the Gove Peninsula. In 1988, competition began in the Katherine region with the establishment of the Katherine District Football League. At the inland townships of Tennant Creek and to a lesser extent Katherine, rugby league is popular due to it being established earlier (at Tennant Creek in the 1930s and Katherine in the 1960s) and the strong Queensland influence being close to the inland route between Queensland, Darwin and Alice Springs. Nevertheless, the Barkly Australian Football League was formed in 1991 to cater for increased popularity of Australian rules in the remote communities of the region.

In 1991, Marrara Oval was increased in capacity, and became the new home for the NTFL and AFL matches. The first AFL pre-season fixture between Collingwood and West Coast was played in February 1992 in front of a crowd of 11,000 spectators.[17]

In 1991, Darwin hosted the first Arafura Games, the first international competition to include the sport of Australian Rules, and local teams have competed against nations from around the world. The city has hosted the games since.

Since the late 1990s, the Indigenous All-Stars have captured the imagination of indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory, and have gained a huge amount of support.

Recent History

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Central Australian Football League match at Traeger Park, Alice Springs in 2007.

In 2000 the Tanami Football League was formed in the Yuendumu region.

In 2002, a record crowd of 17,500 attended an AFL pre-season practice between the Indigenous All-Stars and Carlton Football Club.

However, in a deal struck with the Northern Territory government, Melbourne based Western Bulldogs AFL side has played several home games a year at Marrara Oval.

The first NT women's league was founded in 2004 as a division of the NTFL in Darwin.

In 2004, Alice Springs main ground Traeger Park was re-developed and has hosted several AFL exhibition matches.

In 2007, a representative side began in earnest a campaign to join a major league, the SANFL, WAFL or QAFL with the new team split between Alice Springs and Darwin. A decision was reached in late 2008, with the Northern Territory Football Club, known as the Thunder, formed to field a team in the Queensland competition from the 2009 season onwards. The Thunder now play in the NEAFL, an elite competition for clubs from Queensland, New South Wales and Canberra as well as the reserve teams of four AFL clubs (Sydney, GWS Giants, Brisbane and Gold Coast).

In 2009, a league was established on Groote Eylandt which quickly became popular. In 2012, the Wilurrara Tjataku Football League was established due to the substantial obstacles faced by remote communities to travel to Alice Springs.[18]

In 2017, the AFL's Melbourne Football Club and Melbourne Cricket Club began a fundraiser to turf the desert football ground surface at Northern Territory home of the Ltyentye Apurte Community 80 km south east of Alice Springs. Completed in 2021, the softer ground helped establish a new league, the CAFL Country League Premiership.[19]

NT women will play a prominent role in the Crows team, with the teams playing under a combined Northern Territory/South Australia banner.[20] There are eight clubs in the competition. As of the start of 2017, these NT teams have contributed the following players:

  • Wanderers: Sophie Armitstead, midfield/defender; Stevie-Lee Thompson, midfielder.
  • Waratahs: Ange Foley, midfielder; Abbey Holmes, forward; Heather Anderson, defender; Lauren O'Shea defender/ruck.
  • St Marys: Tayla Thorn, utility.
  • Tracy Village: Sally Riley, utility.
  • Darwin Buffaloes: Jasmine Anderson, midfielder.[21]

Team of the Century

On 3 September 2016 the AFLNT named their team of the 20th century.[22]

Backs: Joel Bowden Russell Jeffrey Bill Dempsey
Half Backs: Nathan Buckley Michael Athanasiou Michael McLean
Centres: Michael Long Andrew McLeod (c) John Tye
Half Forwards: Michael Graham Joe Bonson Maurice Rioli
Forwards: Darryl White Dennis Dunn Clifford Lew Fatt
Followers: David Kantilla Reuben Cooper Sr Cyril Rioli Jr
Interchange: Gilbert McAdam Jimmy Anderson Walter Lew Fatt
Cyril Rioli Sr

Coach of the Century: John Taylor.

Representative Sides

The Northern Territory was represented in early Interstate matches in Australian rules football, before being incorporated into the QLD/NT and then Australian Alliance representative sides. They won the Australian National Football Carnival (Div 2) Championship in 1988.

At Under 16 and Under 18 level, the territory fields teams in the national championships.

The Indigenous All-Stars, a team composed of indigenous Australian players mostly from the AFL and all over the country, are based in Darwin. Darwin is also home of the Flying Boomerangs, the junior indigenous side, which has toured the world to play matches against other countries.

Participation

In 2017, AFLNT reported 44,729 direct participants in Australian Rules through official competitions or programs, which makes up 18% of the NT population. There are also around 15,000 more participants in AFL promotional activities.

Around half of all participants are in non-metropolitan areas of the Territory, and a growing 34% of participants are women.[23]Шаблон:Cbignore

The Tiwi Islands is said to have the highest participation rate in Australia (35%) [1].

Audience

Attendance Record

Major Australian Rules Events in the Northern Territory

Players

Greats

The Northern Territory has produced a disproportionate amount of talent for elite leagues such as the Australian Football League and South Australian National Football League and West Australian Football League, including many indigenous Australian players.

Australian Football Hall of Famers include: Maurice Rioli, Michael Long, Andrew McLeod and Nathan Buckley.

Other notable players include: Shaun Burgoyne, Michael McLean, Daryl White, Aaron Davey, Cyril Rioli, Joel Bowden, Brad Ottens, Matthew Stokes, Ronnie Burns, Peter Burgoyne, David Kantilla, Jared Brennan, Matthew Whelan, Daniel Motlop, Richard Tambling, Gilbert McAdam, Fabian Francis, Xavier Clarke and Dean Rioli.

Men's

AFL players from the NT

Player NT junior/senior club/s Representative honours VFL/AFL Years VFL/AFL Games VFL/AFL (Goals) Connections to Northern Territory, Notes & References
Lloyd Johnston Wanderers, NT Thunder 2023- 1 - Raised in Borroloola (Yanyuwa)
Jack Peris Nightcliff 2023- 1 - Raised in Darwin
Alwyn Davey Jr. Palmerston 2023- 1 1 Raised in Darwin
Maurice Rioli Jr St Mary's U16 (2017, 2018), U18 (2019) 2021- 11 11 Raised in Pirlangimpi, Melville Island, Tiwi Islands and Darwin
Joel Jeffrey Darwin 2021- 4 2 Born and raised in Darwin
Malcolm Rosas Jr Darwin, NT Thunder 2020- 7 4 Born and raised in Darwin
Keidean Coleman - 2020- 17 8 Born in Katherine, raised in Barunga
Willie Rioli - 2018- 40 51 Born and raised on Tiwi Islands
Zac Bailey Southern Districts 2018- 79 72 Raised in Darwin
Brandan Parfitt Nightcliff / NT Thunder 2017- 95 41 Born and raised in Darwin
Ben Long St Mary's / NT Thunder 2017- 64 26 Born in Darwin, raised on Tiwi Islands
Ryan Nyhuis Nightcliff / NT Thunder 2017-2019 17 5 Raised in Darwin
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti Tiwi Bombers 2016- 133 157 Born and raised on Tiwi Islands
Daniel Rioli St Mary's 2016- 123 90 Raised on Tiwi Islands
Jake Long St Mary's / NT Thunder 2016-2019 5 1 Raised in Darwin
Nakia Cockatoo Humpty Doo Bombers / Southern Districts / NT Thunder 2015- 38 30 Raised at Humpty Doo
Jake Neade - 2013- 66 55 Born and raised in Elliot
Jed Anderson NT Thunder 2013- 85 29 Born and raised in Katherine
Dom Barry Federal 2013-2018 10 0 Raised in Alice Springs
Curtly Hampton Pioneer / NT Thunder 2012-2018 60 12 Raised in Alice Springs and Darwin (NT Zone Selection)
Shaun Edwards St Mary's 2012-2017 24 10 Raised in Darwin
Steven May Southern Districts 2011- 179 23 Born and raised in Darwin
Steven Motlop Wanderers 2011- 212 228 Raised in Darwin
Liam Patrick Lajamanu / Wanderers 2011-2013 13 6 Born and raised in Lajamanu
Allen Christensen St Mary's 2010-2020 133 114 Raised in Darwin
Troy Taylor South Alice Springs 2010 4 3 Born and raised in Alice Springs
Relton Roberts Arnhem / Wanderers / NT Thunder 2010 2 0 Born in Ngukurr and raised in Katherine and Darwin
Liam Jurrah Yuendumu / Nightcliff 2009-2012 36 81 Born and raised in Yuendumu
Cyril Rioli St Mary's U16 (2005) 2008-2018 189 275 Born and raised on Tiwi Islands and Darwin
Austin Wonaeamirri St Mary's / Tiwi Bombers U18 (2007) 2008-2011 31 37 Born and raised on Tiwi Islands and Darwin
Marlon Motlop Wanderers 2008-2011 5 2 Born and raised in Darwin
Cameron Stokes Darwin 2008-2010 20 8 Raised in Darwin
Alwyn Davey - 2007-2013 100 120 Born and raised in Darwin
Nathan Djerrkura - 2007-2012 25 8 Born and raised in Yirrkala
Matt Campbell - 2007-2012 82 79 Born and raised in Alice Springs
Malcolm Lynch - 2007 2 0 Born and raised in the Tiwi Islands
Joe Anderson Darwin 2007-2010 12 0 Born and raised in Darwin
Mathew Stokes Palmerston U16 (2005) 2006-2016 200 209 Born and raised in Darwin
Richard Tambling Southern Districts 2005-2013 124 62 Born in Northern Territory, raised in Jabiru and Darwin
Tom Logan Waratah 2004-2014 117 27 Raised in Darwin
Aaron Davey Palmerston 2004-2013 178 174 Born and raised in Darwin
Raphael Clarke St Mary's 2004-2012 86 9 Born in Yirrkala and raised in Darwin
Anthony Corrie Nightcliff 2004-2010 56 50 Born and raised in Darwin
Jared Brennan Southern Districts 2003-2013 173 101 Raised in Darwin
Trent Hentschel Palmerston 2003-2010 71 94 Raised in Darwin
Jason Roe Nightcliff 2003-2009 50 7 Born and raised in Darwin
Richard Cole Pioneer 2002-2007 63 6 Raised in Alice Springs
Xavier Clarke St Mary's 2002-2011 106 49 Raised in Darwin
Shaun Burgoyne - 2001-2021 407 302 Born in Darwin
Daniel Motlop - 2001-2011 130 208 Born in Darwin
Patrick Bowden Rovers 2001-2007 75 70 Raised in Alice Springs
Aaron Shattock Southern Districts 2000-2006 68 16 Raised in Darwin
Matthew Whelan Darwin 2000-2009 150 15 Born and raised in Darwin
Shannon Rusca Southern Districts 2000-2002 2 0 Raised in Darwin
Shannon Motlop Wanderers 1999-2006 64 36 Born and raised on Tiwi Islands and Darwin
Dean Rioli Waratah 1999-2006 100 91 Born and raised on Tiwi Islands
Fred Campbell Pioneer 1999-2000 12 7 Raised in Alice Springs
Brad Ottens - 1998-2011 245 261 Raised in Katherine
Peter Burgoyne St Mary's 1997-2009 240 193 Raised in Darwin
Joel Bowden West Alice Springs U18 (1993) 1996-2009 265 171 Raised in Alice Springs
Steven Koops Southern Districts 1996-2005 89 49 Raised in Darwin
Ronnie Burns St Mary's 1996-2004 154 262 Raised in Pirlangimpi, Melville Island, Tiwi Islands and Darwin
Mark West Darwin 1996-1998 16 3 Raised in Darwin
Gary Dhurrkay Wanderers 1995-2000 72 66 Raised in Darwin
Scott Chisolm St Mary's 1995-2000 81 33 Raised in Darwin
Andrew Mcleod Darwin 1995-2010 340 275 Born and raised in Darwin and Katherine
Robert Ahmat Darwin 1995-2001 67 68 Raised in Darwin
Shawn Lewfatt Darwin 1995 3 2 Raised in Darwin
Warren Campbell St Mary's 1994-1995 19 17 Born and raised in Darwin
Lachlan Ross West Alice Springs 1994 2 1 Raised in Alice Springs
Nathan Buckley Nightcliff / Southern Districts U18 (1983, 1984), QLD/NT (1993) 1993-2007 280 284 Raised in Darwin
Adrian McAdam Southern Districts NT (c) 1993-1995 36 92 Born and raised in Alice Springs and Darwin
Daryl White Pioneer U18 (1990), QLD/NT (1993) 1992-2005 268 165 Born and raised in Alice Springs
Adam Kerinaiua North Darwin 1992 3 1 Born and raised on Tiwi Islands
Fabian Francis Southern Districts QLD/NT (1993) 1991-2000 109 61 Born and raised in Darwin
Allen Jakovich Southern Districts 1991-1996 54 208 Lived there, played in NTFL prior to AFL career
Gilbert McAdam Southern Districts QLD/NT (1993) 1991-1996 111 89 Born and raised in Alice Springs and Darwin
Matthew Ahmat Darwin 1991-1994 8 1 Born and raised in Alice Springs and Darwin
Brian Stanislaus St Mary's 1991 1 0 Born and raised on the Tiwi Islands
Michael Long - 1988, QLD/NT (1993) 1989-2001 190 143 Born and raised on Tiwi Islands
Kevin Caton Darwin 1988 1988-1991 18 18 Raised in Darwin
Bob Jones Waratah 1988 1988-1989 20 2 Raised in Darwin
Greg McAdam - 1985 10 13 Born in Alice Springs
Russell Jeffrey St Mary's / Wanderers 1988 1987-1992 50 4 Raised in Darwin
Michael McLean Nightcliff 1988, QLD/NT (1993 vc) 1983-1997 184 40 Born and raised in Darwin
Maurice Rioli St Mary's 1988 (3 caps) 1982-1987 118 80 Born and raised on Tiwi Islands and Darwin
Kelly O'Donnell - 1988 1979-1984 80 67 Lived there
Reuben Cooper Darwin 1969 2 0 Born and raised in Darwin
Elkin Reilly - 1962-1966 51 2 Born in Alpurrurulam

Women's

Without a local AFLW club, the NT government had an investment partnership with Adelaide women's club between 2017 and 2019 and the club played home games in NT. Early in the AFLW many of the women's players started their career in Adelaide with the Adelaide Crows until the introduction of expansion clubs. As such there was a very strong NT influence in the early years of the Adelaide women's side.

AFLW players from the NT

Player NT junior/senior club/s Representative honours AFLW Years AFLW Games AFLW (Goals) Connections to Northern Territory, Notes & References
Mattea Breed Darwin 2023- 1 - Raised in Darwin
Ashanti Bush NT Thunder 2022- 7 2 Raised in Wugularr and Darwin (Maiawali, Iwaidja, Yolngu)
Janet Baird Palmerston, NT Thunder 2021- 4 0 Raised in Arnhem Land (Tiwi)
Stephanie Williams Darwin 2021- 4 0 Born in Darwin, raised in Mandorah (Larrakia)
Danielle Ponter St Mary's 2019- 35 35 Born and raised in Darwin
Jordann Hickey NT Thunder 2019-2021 9 1 Raised in Alice Springs
Jasmyn Hewett St Mary's 2018- 16 3 Lived in Darwin
Stevie-Lee Thompson Wanderers 2017- 51 24 Lived in Darwin
Ange Foley Waratah 2017- 50 4 Lived in Darwin
Abbey Holmes Waratah 2017-2018 11 3 Lived in Darwin
Alicia Janz - 2017-2021 20 0 Born in Katherine
Sally Riley Tracy Village 2017-2021 14 4 Raised in Darwin
Tayla Thorn Southern Districts 2017-2020 8 0 Born and raised in Humpty Doo
Sophie Armitstead Wanderers 2017-2018 4 0 Raised in Darwin
Heather Anderson Waratah 2017 8 0 Lived in and recruited from Darwin

Leagues

For a list of clubs in each league, see List of Australian rules football clubs in Northern Territory

Open

State-wide leagues

Darwin metropolitan leagues

Regional leagues

Women's

Masters

Principal venues

Darwin Alice Springs Darwin
Marrara Oval Traeger Park Gardens Oval
Capacity: 14,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: Unknown
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See also

References

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External links

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