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KEY FACTS

Official name
Darwin Football Club Inc.

Known as
Darwin Buffaloes

Nickname
Buffs

Former name
Warriors (1916–1918); Vesteys (1918–1926); Buffaloes (1926–1962); Darwin (1962–2010)

Formed
1916 (as Warriors; changed name to Vesteys in 1918, and to Buffaloes in 1926; became known as Darwin Football Club in 1962)

Colours
Navy blue and light blue

Emblem
Buffaloes

Associated clubs
Darwin Buffaloes WFC; Darwin Reserves; Darwin Thirds

Affiliation (Current)
Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) 1916–2025

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 Buffaloes



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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2015 Season (NTFL Premier) Fixture

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Darwin Buffaloes' 2015 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Darwin Buffaloes 2.35.47.710.11 71 LOST Palmerston 3.18.411.617.12 114 -43 MAR Oct 10 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
2 A Darwin Buffaloes 1.14.18.310.6 66 LOST St. Mary's 2.16.28.610.7 67 -1 MAR Oct 17 (Sat, 7:00) Scores
3 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.33.56.710.11 71 WON Wanderers 4.29.59.910.9 69 2 MAR Oct 24 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
4 H Darwin Buffaloes 5.610.1414.1717.23 125 WON Tiwi Bombers 7.39.613.1015.12 102 23 MAR Oct 31 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
5 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.64.66.1010.15 75 WON Nightcliff 2.15.26.68.7 55 20 MAR Nov 7 (Sat, 7:00) Scores
6 A Darwin Buffaloes 4.28.912.1113.14 92 WON Waratah 3.16.310.812.12 84 8 MAR Nov 14 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
7 A Darwin Buffaloes 4.37.612.1014.15 99 WON Southern Districts 5.210.513.614.11 95 4 MAR Nov 21 (Sat, 7:00) Scores
8 A Darwin Buffaloes 0.31.33.97.12 54 WON Wanderers 3.47.87.87.9 51 3 MAR Nov 28 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
9 H Darwin Buffaloes 5.47.109.1414.15 99 WON Palmerston 0.41.73.114.11 35 64 MAR Dec 5 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
10 H Darwin Buffaloes 2.43.73.98.9 57 LOST St. Mary's 2.36.710.1112.15 87 -30 MAR Dec 12 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
11 A Darwin Buffaloes 1.03.43.55.8 38 LOST Tiwi Bombers 8.410.612.914.15 99 -61 MAR Dec 19 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
12 H Darwin Buffaloes 2.49.514.515.6 96 LOST Palmerston 4.17.214.617.12 114 -18 GAR Jan 10 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
13 A Darwin Buffaloes 3.45.85.148.18 66 LOST Southern Districts 6.210.415.719.13 127 -61 FPR Jan 17 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
14 A Darwin Buffaloes 4.48.811.814.15 99 WON St. Mary's 1.56.69.1112.11 83 16 GAR Jan 23 (Sat, 4:00) Scores
15 A Darwin Buffaloes 4.26.46.98.10 58 LOST Nightcliff 5.36.610.813.13 91 -33 NHT Jan 30 (Sat, 4:00) Scores
16 H Darwin Buffaloes 4.27.511.1213.16 94 WON Tiwi Bombers 2.46.78.813.13 91 3 MAR Feb 6 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
17 A Darwin Buffaloes 4.311.814.1221.21 147 WON Waratah 3.03.03.14.1 25 122 GAR Feb 14 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
18 A Darwin Buffaloes 2.34.35.48.4 52 LOST Southern Districts 2.13.45.77.13 55 -3 MAR Feb 20 (Sat, 7:00) Scores
EF H Darwin Buffaloes 3.15.29.412.8 80 LOST Nightcliff 1.25.610.713.10 88 -8 MAR Feb 27 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
 

Footnotes

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