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KEY FACTS

Official name
Darwin Football Club

Known as
Darwin

Nickname
Buffaloes

Formed
1917 (as Warriors; changed name to Vesteys in 1918, and to Buffaloes in 1926; became known as Darwin Football Club in 1962)

Colours
Navy and light blue

Associated clubs
Darwin WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) 1917–2024

Senior Premierships
Northern Territory Football League - 1921/22, 1924/25, 1925/26, 1926/27, 1931/32, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1935/36, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1972/73, 1975/76, 1979/80, 1988/89, 2005/6 (23 total)

Postal Address
P.O. Box 777, Darwin 0801

Website
www.darwinbuffaloes.aflnt.com.au

Darwin



Darwin was one of the three initial members of the NTFL. Originally known as Warriors, the club was unsuccessful in its first season in 1917 and promptly changed its name to Vesteys, after the meat factory where the majority of its players were employed...in 2017 Darwin Football Club is celebrating its centenary

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2023 Season (NTFL Premier) Fixture

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Darwin's 2023 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Darwin 1.54.69.1213.12 90 WON PINT 4.28.610.911.12 78 12 MAR Oct 7 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
2 A Darwin 6.69.1110.1412.17 89 WON Wanderers 2.44.67.1010.12 72 17 MAR Oct 14 (Sat, 6:30) Scores
3 Darwin       Bye        
4 A Darwin 2.46.812.1115.13 103 WON Palmerston 2.27.29.411.5 71 32 CAZ Oct 27 (Fri, 8:00) Scores
5 A Darwin 6.810.911.1415.16 106 WON Tiwi Islands 2.16.27.510.10 70 36 MAR Nov 4 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
6 H Darwin 4.35.410.510.9 69 LOST Southern Districts 3.35.711.1019.13 127 -58 CAZ Nov 12 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
7 A Darwin 1.15.310.512.5 77 WON Nightcliff 4.08.19.211.5 71 6 NHT Nov 18 (Sat, 6:30) Scores
8 A Darwin 1.33.56.68.8 56 LOST Waratah 4.58.810.1311.17 83 -27 GAR Nov 25 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
9 H Darwin 0.13.35.69.8 62 LOST St. Mary's 6.511.1019.1127.12 174 -112 MAR Dec 2 (Sat, 4:00) Scores
10 A Darwin 1.24.56.78.9 57 LOST PINT 2.47.410.712.10 82 -25 MAR Dec 9 (Sat, 6:30) Scores
11 H Darwin 1.34.46.510.6 66 LOST Nightcliff 3.44.912.913.11 89 -23 MAR Dec 16 (Sat, 7:00) Scores
12 Darwin       Bye        
13 A Darwin 0.01.33.74.12 36 LOST Southern Districts 5.312.817.1021.13 139 -103 FPR Jan 14 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
14 H Darwin 3.38.910.1319.19 133 WON Palmerston 1.02.13.47.6 48 85 MAR Jan 20 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
15 A Darwin 1.37.59.710.9 69 WON Tiwi Islands 1.22.27.39.3 57 12 MAR Jan 27 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
16 H Darwin 0.55.1011.1315.17 107 WON Wanderers 2.03.04.26.3 39 68 CAZ Feb 3 (Sat, 6:30) Scores
17 H Darwin 7.310.715.1018.12 120 LOST Waratah 4.610.914.1219.17 131 -11 MAR Feb 10 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
18 H Darwin 1.02.54.84.10 34 LOST St. Mary's 6.410.715.924.12 156 -122 MAR Feb 17 (Sat, 3:30) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.