Darwin Football Club
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The Darwin Football Club, nicknamed, Buffaloes, is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League
Northern Territory Football League
The Northern Territory Football League is an 8 team Australian rules football semi-professional league operating in Darwin in the Northern Territory.The premier grade is the largest Australian rules football league in the Northern Territory...

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History

The club was formed in 1917.

The Buffaloes won the 2005/06 NTFL Grand Final.

Gilbert McAdam
Gilbert McAdam
Gilbert McAdam was an Indigenous Australian Australian rules football player and one of three McAdam brothers to play in the Australian Football League.-Early career:...

 was coach for the 2006/07 season.

The club has produced AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 players including Matthew Whelan
Matthew Whelan
Matthew Whelan is a former professional Australian rules football player.Wearing the number 45 jersey, Whelan was reliable defender/back pocket known by Demons fans simply as the "Wheels". He also earned the nickname "Wrecker" for his big hits and tough and uncompromisingly defensive style of...

, Andrew McLeod
Andrew McLeod
Andrew Luke McLeod is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club. He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games....

, Matthew Ahmat
Matthew Ahmat
Matthew Ahmat is a former Indigenous Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League during the early 1990s....

, Robert Ahmat
Robert AhMat
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 and Cameron Stokes
Cameron Stokes
Cameron Stokes was a Australian rules football player listed for the Hawthorn Football Club. Stokes was recruited to the Hawks via the 2007 AFL rookie draft, selected at pick 54. He made his AFL debut in the opening round of the 2008 AFL season, alongside fellow Northern Territorian Cyril Rioli...

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Darwin only won three matches in the 2007/08 NTFL season.

They were defeated by Waratahs Football Club 46.24 (300) to 1.2 (8). Waratah's score is the second highest in NTFL history.

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