AFL Northern Territory
Your destination for all things Australian Rules Football in the Northern Territory.
Competitions
AFL Northern Territory (AFLNT) is the peak body for Australian Rules Football in the Northern Territory.
Governing all leagues, development and talent programs from grassroots Auskick to senior NT football. This includes the famous wet-season competition run out of Darwin, the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) and the dry-season competition that's held in the Australian football heartland of Alice Springs, the Central Australian Football League (CAFL).
AFLNT also coordinates the Big Rivers Football League (BRFL) in Katherine, the Barkly Australian Football League (BAFL) in Tennant Creek, the Tiwi Island Football League (TIFL), the Gove Australian Football League (GAFL).
The Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) is an Australian Rules Football Tier 2 semi-professional league operating in Darwin in the Northern Territory.
The league is one of the only, and the highest level, Australian Rules competitions played during the Australian summer with the season usually beginning in October and ending in March, which is during the hot and humid Darwin wet season.
The league regularly attracts high profile semi-professional players from interstate leagues due to the timing of the season, which allows players to play extra games during the rest of Australia's off-season.
The Central Australian Football League is an Australian Football League league operating in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
The competition contains from suburbs within Alice Springs, as well as a seperate division including sides from Indigenous communities.
The league begun during World War II as the CAFA, before transforming into the competition it is today.
The Big Rivers Australian Football League (formerly the Katherine District Football League) is an Australian rules football competition in the Northern Territory, Australia based in the Katherine region.
Contacts:
- Football Operations Department - ntfooty@aflnt.com.au
- Media Enquiries - aflnt.media@afl.com.au
The Barkly Australian Football League (BAFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia. The competition began in 1991 with all games played at Purkiss Reserve, Tennant Creek.
Contacts:
- Football Operations Department - ntfooty@aflnt.com.au
- Participation & Competition - Wayne Green
- Media Enquires - aflnt.media@afl.com.au
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