The Darwin Football Club, nicknamed the Buffaloes, is an Australian rules football club competing in the Northern Territory Football League. It is the third-oldest football club in the Northern Territory. Darwin has won the second-most premierships in the NTFL competition. It has produced a large number of Australian Footballers who went on to play professionally in the Australian Football League.
Club achievements Club achievementsCompetitionLevelNum.Year wonNorthern Territory Football LeaguePremiers231921/22, 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, 2005/06Runners Up301919/20, 1929/30, 1930/31, 1932/33, 1936/37, 1937/38, 1938/39, 1940/41, 1946/47, 1947/48, 1952/53, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1961/62, 1964/65, 1966/67, 1971/72, 1983/84, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 2000/01, 2017/18Minor Premiers17* Note: These results only show from after 1946. Stats beforethat year are still on search. 1947/48, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1953/54, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1975/76, 1979/80, 1993/94Wooden Spoons161916/17, 1917/18, 1918/19, 1920/21, 1922/23, 1923/24, 1927/28, 1928/29, 1960/61, 1996/97, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14
NTFL Women's Premiers (2): 2016/17, 2021/22 Runners Up (5): 2004/05, 2006/07, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2020/21 Wooden Spoons (2): 2007/08, 2008/09
History The club was formed in 1916. They've been known as Warriors in 1917, Vestey's in 1918, Buffaloes in 1926, Darwin in 1963 and eventually the Darwin Buffaloes in 2010.
The Buffaloes Premier League Men have won 23 titles in the competition. Their most recent win was in the 2005/06 NTFL Grand Final.
The Buffaloes (Buffettes) Premier League Women won the 2016/17 and 2021/22 NTFL Grand Finals.
The club relocated from Marrara Stadium to Woodroffe Oval, Palmerston for the 2025/26 NTFL season.
The club has produced many prominent AFL players, including Matthew Whelan, Andrew McLeod, Matthew Ahmat, Robert Ahmat, Matthew Campbell, Darryl White, Matthew Whelan, Cameron Stokes, Joe Anderson, Jed Anderson and Malcolm Rosas Jr.
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