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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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2024 Season (NTFL Premier) Fixture

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Darwin Buffaloes' 2024 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 3.05.25.56.7 43 LOST PINT 4.27.49.1013.13 91 -48 MAR Oct 5 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
2 A Darwin Buffaloes 3.25.38.810.10 70 LOST Nightcliff 2.47.88.1411.19 85 -15 NHT Oct 12 (Sat, 6:00) Scores
3 A Darwin Buffaloes 1.42.54.95.11 41 LOST Palmerston 2.55.127.1613.20 98 -57 CAZ Oct 18 (Fri, 8:00) Scores
4 A Darwin Buffaloes 5.26.39.510.7 67 LOST Tiwi Bombers 2.08.311.614.7 91 -24 MCG Oct 26 (Sat, 11:30) Scores
5 H Darwin Buffaloes 0.11.11.32.5 17 LOST Southern Districts 3.411.1116.1724.24 168 -151 CAZ Nov 3 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
6 Darwin Buffaloes       Bye        
7 A Darwin Buffaloes 1.32.76.99.12 66 LOST Wanderers 2.18.39.1010.12 72 -6 GAR Nov 15 (Fri, 7:00) Scores
8 A Darwin Buffaloes ABAN Waratah GAR Nov 23 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
9 A Darwin Buffaloes 3.23.34.44.5 29 LOST St. Mary's 2.39.513.819.11 125 -96 MAR Nov 30 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
10 A Darwin Buffaloes 0.11.11.11.2 8 LOST Southern Districts 9.217.526.534.7 211 -203 FPR Dec 7 (Sat, 4:00) Scores
11 Darwin Buffaloes       Bye        
12 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.33.34.67.9 51 LOST Tiwi Bombers 5.19.413.716.13 109 -58 MAR Jan 4 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
13 H Darwin Buffaloes 0.13.13.33.5 23 LOST PINT 2.55.98.118.11 59 -36 CAZ Jan 11 (Sat, 6:00) Scores
14 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.14.36.38.7 55 WON Wanderers 1.31.52.83.10 28 27 MAR Jan 18 (Sat, 4:30) Scores
15 H Darwin Buffaloes 2.32.42.63.7 25 LOST St. Mary's 4.39.714.1520.19 139 -114 MAR Jan 24 (Fri, 8:00) Scores
16 H Darwin Buffaloes 2.44.96.148.17 65 WON Palmerston 2.24.55.87.12 54 11 MAR Feb 1 (Sat, 5:00) Scores
17 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.01.02.03.0 18 LOST Nightcliff 5.510.1114.1318.16 124 -106 MAR Feb 8 (Sat, 4:00) Scores
18 A Darwin Buffaloes 1.01.02.16.3 39 LOST Waratah 4.211.413.816.9 105 -66 GAR Feb 15 (Sat, 3:30) Scores
 

Footnotes

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