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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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2017 Season (NTFL Premier) Fixture

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Darwin Buffaloes' 2017 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Darwin Buffaloes 2.44.68.712.8 80 WON Waratah 3.34.58.610.9 69 11 MAR Oct 8 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
2 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.53.87.1111.13 79 WON St. Mary's 3.45.77.99.11 65 14 MAR Oct 14 (Sat, 4:00) Scores
3 H Darwin Buffaloes 7.18.713.1015.16 106 LOST Tiwi Bombers 3.211.615.818.10 118 -12 MAR Oct 21 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
4 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.24.55.57.9 51 LOST Palmerston 2.22.66.108.13 61 -10 MAR Oct 27 (Fri, 7:30) Scores
5 A Darwin Buffaloes 1.22.32.42.6 18 LOST Southern Districts 3.18.813.1119.17 131 -113 MAR Nov 4 (Sat, 5:05) Scores
6 A Darwin Buffaloes 1.25.57.1011.13 79 WON Waratah 2.44.84.127.16 58 21 GAR Nov 12 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
7 A Darwin Buffaloes 1.32.52.92.9 21 LOST Nightcliff 4.38.511.1012.16 88 -67 NHT Nov 19 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
8 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.24.26.58.8 56 LOST St. Mary's 5.410.716.921.11 137 -81 MAR Nov 25 (Sat, 5:05) Scores
9 H Darwin Buffaloes 7.39.415.519.9 123 WON Wanderers 2.16.28.39.4 58 65 MAR Dec 2 (Sat, 5:05) Scores
10 A Darwin Buffaloes 2.55.99.1217.18 120 WON Tiwi Bombers 6.19.410.711.12 78 42 WUR Dec 9 (Sat, 1:30) Scores
11 A Darwin Buffaloes 3.68.913.1218.16 124 WON Palmerston 1.27.39.612.8 80 44 MAR Dec 16 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
12 A Darwin Buffaloes 2.47.78.1010.11 71 WON Wanderers 1.23.24.59.11 65 6 MAR Jan 6 (Sat, 5:05) Scores
13 H Darwin Buffaloes 0.01.13.25.2 32 LOST Southern Districts 1.110.515.1017.12 114 -82 MAR Jan 13 (Sat, 5:05) Scores
14 A Darwin Buffaloes 2.26.59.712.11 83 WON Palmerston 0.53.74.105.10 40 43 CAZ Jan 20 (Sat, 5:05) Scores
15 H Darwin Buffaloes 3.24.34.46.6 42 LOST St. Mary's 1.42.103.155.17 47 -5 MAR Jan 25 (Thu, 7:30) Scores
16 H Darwin Buffaloes 2.14.36.58.8 56 WON Waratah 1.23.34.56.6 42 14 MAR Feb 3 (Sat, 5:05) Scores
17 H Darwin Buffaloes 3.28.513.515.10 100 WON Wanderers 0.20.32.34.5 29 71 MAR Feb 10 (Sat, 5:05) Scores
18 A Darwin Buffaloes 2.84.104.105.12 42 WON Nightcliff 0.13.53.54.7 31 11 NHT Feb 17 (Sat, 4:00) Scores
QF A Darwin Buffaloes 3.17.611.915.12 102 WON Nightcliff 5.67.811.913.10 88 14 MAR Feb 24 (Sat, 7:00) Scores
2SF A Darwin Buffaloes 7.210.311.513.10 88 WON Southern Districts 1.45.66.610.8 68 20 MAR Mar 3 (Sat, 7:00) Scores
GF H Darwin Buffaloes 1.27.411.513.7 85 LOST Southern Districts 7.18.411.713.8 86 -1 MAR Mar 21 (Wed, 7:05) Scores
 

Footnotes

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