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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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2012 Season (NTFL Premier) Fixture

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Darwin Buffaloes' 2012 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 2.24.57.610.7 67 LOST Palmerston 3.45.78.1112.14 86 -19 CAZ Oct 7 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
2 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.11.21.33.3 21 LOST St. Mary's 12.318.631.1338.13 241 -220 GAR Oct 13 (Sat, 3:30) Scores
3 A Darwin Buffaloes 10.12 72 LOST Waratah 16.8 104 -32 MAR Oct 21 (Sun, 3:30) Scores
4 A Darwin Buffaloes 4.16.614.817.12 114 WON Banks 5.28.310.615.9 99 15 GAR Oct 28 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
6 H Darwin Buffaloes 3.26.38.515.7 97 LOST Wanderers 3.311.816.819.11 125 -28 GAR Nov 10 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
7 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.02.56.106.10 46 LOST St. Mary's 3.79.1012.1314.16 100 -54 MAR Nov 17 (Sat, 3:30) Scores
8 H Darwin Buffaloes 1.04.15.18.2 50 LOST Waratah 0.44.810.1218.14 122 -72 MAR Nov 24 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
9 H Darwin Buffaloes 4.69.1411.2111.23 89 WON Palmerston 0.24.47.711.10 76 13 MAR Dec 1 (Sat, 5:00) Scores
10 H Darwin Buffaloes 2.15.39.310.7 67 LOST Nightcliff 4.15.311.414.4 88 -21 MAR Dec 8 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
11 A Darwin Buffaloes 2.44.97.109.14 68 LOST Tiwi Bombers 2.34.510.712.10 82 -14 WUR Dec 16 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
12 A Darwin Buffaloes 3.14.25.47.8 50 LOST Wanderers 2.26.410.414.5 89 -39 MAR Jan 6 (Sun, 5:00) Scores
13 H Darwin Buffaloes 0.13.38.69.7 61 LOST Southern Districts 7.411.712.716.9 105 -44 GAR Jan 13 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
14 H Darwin Buffaloes 0.30.31.82.9 21 LOST Waratah 4.06.310.813.9 87 -66 MAR Jan 19 (Sat, 5:00) Scores
15 A Darwin Buffaloes 2.37.68.98.10 58 LOST St. Mary's 6.212.316.421.11 137 -79 MAR Jan 26 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 A Darwin Buffaloes 1.33.85.107.10 52 LOST Palmerston 2.26.49.610.9 69 -17 CAZ Feb 3 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
17 A Darwin Buffaloes 8.410.812.1214.14 98 WON Nightcliff 3.16.48.812.9 81 17 MAR Feb 9 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 H Darwin Buffaloes 2.28.511.713.7 85 LOST Tiwi Bombers 7.210.314.1123.16 154 -69 MAR Feb 16 (Sat, 5:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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