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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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2018 Season (NTFL Premier) Fixture

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Darwin Buffaloes' 2018 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 3.35.55.58.11 59 LOST Southern Districts 1.14.77.89.11 65 -6 MAR Oct 6 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
2 A Darwin Buffaloes 1.35.67.714.8 92 WON Wanderers 2.53.64.65.10 40 52 MAR Oct 13 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
3 A Darwin Buffaloes 2.14.48.513.9 87 WON Palmerston 0.22.65.85.8 38 49 MAR Oct 20 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
4 A Darwin Buffaloes 4.38.413.815.14 104 WON St. Mary's 2.13.55.67.7 49 55 MAR Oct 27 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
5 A Darwin Buffaloes 3.43.66.88.10 58 LOST Nightcliff 5.310.711.1215.18 108 -50 NHT Nov 3 (Sat, 4:00) Scores
6 H Darwin Buffaloes 3.37.510.912.11 83 WON Waratah 2.06.17.510.10 70 13 MAR Nov 10 (Sat, 5:00) Scores
7 A Darwin Buffaloes 7.49.910.1113.13 91 LOST Tiwi Bombers 1.35.714.820.15 135 -44 MAR Nov 17 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
8 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.53.68.711.10 76 LOST Wanderers 4.210.512.713.8 86 -10 MAR Nov 24 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
9 H Darwin Buffaloes 3.35.48.611.7 73 WON St. Mary's 1.44.76.108.14 62 11 MAR Dec 1 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
10 H Darwin Buffaloes 3.19.410.612.8 80 LOST Palmerston 7.49.712.1214.16 100 -20 MAR Dec 8 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
11 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.13.45.711.8 74 WON Southern Districts 4.27.47.88.10 58 16 MAR Dec 15 (Sat, 5:00) Scores
12 A Darwin Buffaloes 5.15.47.57.10 52 LOST Nightcliff 4.07.39.99.12 66 -14 MAR Jan 5 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
13 A Darwin Buffaloes 2.49.812.915.10 100 WON Southern Districts 3.27.211.815.9 99 1 MAR Jan 12 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
14 A Darwin Buffaloes 2.27.59.611.8 74 WON Palmerston 3.24.47.49.7 61 13 CAZ Jan 19 (Sat, 6:00) Scores
15 A Darwin Buffaloes 3.27.57.89.9 63 LOST St. Mary's 2.24.410.615.10 100 -37 MAR Jan 25 (Fri, 7:00) Scores
16 A Darwin Buffaloes 1.22.64.97.13 55 LOST Wanderers 6.18.29.211.2 68 -13 MAR Feb 2 (Sat, 5:00) Scores
17 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.32.75.118.15 63 LOST Tiwi Bombers 2.43.79.712.7 79 -16 MAR Feb 9 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
18 A Darwin Buffaloes 4.16.27.47.5 47 LOST Waratah 3.29.615.719.9 123 -76 GAR Feb 16 (Sat, 4:00) Scores
EF A Darwin Buffaloes 1.53.95.108.12 60 LOST Waratah 2.29.315.621.7 133 -73 MAR Feb 23 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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