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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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2023 Season (NTFL Premier) Fixture

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Darwin Buffaloes' 2023 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 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 Buffaloes 6.69.1110.1412.17 89 WON Wanderers 2.44.67.1010.12 72 17 MAR Oct 14 (Sat, 6:30) Scores
3 Darwin Buffaloes       Bye        
4 A Darwin Buffaloes 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 Buffaloes 6.810.911.1415.16 106 WON Tiwi Bombers 2.16.27.510.10 70 36 MAR Nov 4 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
6 H Darwin Buffaloes 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 Buffaloes 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 Buffaloes 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 Buffaloes 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 Buffaloes 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 Buffaloes 1.34.46.510.6 66 LOST Nightcliff 3.44.912.913.11 89 -23 MAR Dec 16 (Sat, 7:00) Scores
12 Darwin Buffaloes       Bye        
13 A Darwin Buffaloes 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 Buffaloes 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 Buffaloes 1.37.59.710.9 69 WON Tiwi Bombers 1.22.27.39.3 57 12 MAR Jan 27 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
16 H Darwin Buffaloes 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 Buffaloes 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 Buffaloes 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.