2018 News

This season promises to deliver the exhilarating NTFL footy we know and love in what's sure to be an action-packed 22 weeks!

Gove will once again host the annual Chief Ministers Cup this weekend, the fourth year the carnival has run which began for East Arnhem Land communities affected by Cyclone Lam in 2014.

It's really simple - pick you TIO NTFL Men's and Women's Premier League winners each round to go in the daw to win over $4,200 in prizes.

Football players and officials from the Big Rivers region arrive in Gove tonight after a long 12-hour drive for a weekend of representative football vying for the Miwatj Cup.

AFL Northern Territory (AFLNT) today released the TIO NTFL junior division fixtures for the 2018/19 TIO NTFL Season with the Under 18s starting Saturday 6 October.

Enjoy an evening with Port Adelaide premiership coach, Mark 'Choco' Williams when he visits Darwin next week to host sessions for local coaches.

The primary responsibility of this role is the development of the best talent (male and female) in the Northern Territory in collaboration with the AFL National Talent Pathways, AFLNT affiliated competitions, NEAFL and VFL W senior coaches and AFLNT Regional Managers for all 18 AFL clubs.

There are three clear ways to win and lose points and at the end of the season if your club is the winner then they take home $7,000!

After a successful season coaching the ThunderW team to finals in its inaugural season, Adelaide has finalised its coaching panel for the 2019 AFLW season naming Tim Weatherald as an Assistant Coach

The Pinktails Under 18 Academy will play the V Swans Under 18 team from Western Australia in a two-game series in Alice Springs beginning this week.

The NT WorkSafe BRFL Grand Final day is on Saturday 15 September at Nitmiluk Oval and this year marks the first time the women will be battling it out for their own premiership cup.

AFLNT has signed an agreement with the NO MORE Campaign and Catholic Care to be an AFLNT official charity partner and join forces to stamp out violence in the Northern Territory.

Tiwi Islands new 1.5 million-dollar changeroom facilities at Wurrumiyanga Oval will be used for the first time this weekend by local and visiting football players who are participating in the three-day 2018 Tiwi Islands Lightning Carnival.

Over the next couple of years, we will be transitioning the Thunder Juniors program across to an Under 10s Mixed & Under 13 Girls ‘NTFL Juniors’ competition. As the first step in our transition we will be running an 8-week mini season from October - December 2018.

230 primary school students will converge on TIO Stadium on Tuesday 11 September for the biggest Cracka Cup event in AFL Northern Territory (AFLNT) history.

Katherine football players will soon embark on a long 12-hour drive to Gove to reignite representative football for both regions.

It’s never been easier to Show Your True Colours and to jam-pack your wet season weekends with exciting NTFL footy action while giving something back to your club.

Local leader and Tiwi woman, Rosanna De Santis has been appointed as the Manager of Community Football and will begin in the role on Monday 1 October.

An experienced football administrator who oversaw a hat-trick of WAFL premierships has been appointed as AFL Northern Territory’s (AFLNT) new Umpiring Manager.

Young Territory prospect, Malcolm Rosas has been selected to play in the NAB All Stars Under 17 Futures Game on the MCG as a curtain raiser to the 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final.