The Territory Labor Government will invest $1.7 million a year over the next five years to secure annual Australian Football League (AFL) Premiership games in Darwin and Alice Springs from the 2019 AFL season.
A great time was had by all when 22 Under 18 football players from the Goldfields visited Central Australia for a week of community engagement, new experiences, and a football game against the Central Australian Redtails.
AFLNT is delighted to launch its 2018 Thunder Indigenous guernsey which was designed by Yolngu man, Nathan Djerrkura and will be worn by the senior and NT Thunder Academy Diversity teams.
The newly formed Northern Territory Football Club women’s team, competing in the 2018 VFLW competition, is seeking expressions of interest for two Assistant Coaches.
AFLNT is pleased to be hosting an AFL Combine Testing session for the Men’s Under 18 NT Thunder Academy players this weekend at Marrara Indoor Stadium.
With 23 teams participating it is set to be AFLNT’s biggest ‘All Girls’ participation day ever held for upper primary school girls, smashing last year’s event which hosted 15 teams.
The current AFLNT Chief Operating Officer and Chairman of Cazalys Palmerston Club and Palmerston Golf Club, Totham who was raised in Darwin, has more than 15 years experience as a sports administrator.
Forty-seven years after the first Chaney Medal was awarded to Darwin Buffaloes player, Reuben Cooper, 2017/18 Buffaloes co-captain Jarrod Stokes was recognised as the most outstanding player in this season’s NTFL Grand Final.
