Barkly Australian Football League Explained

Barkly Australian Football League (BAFL)
Sport:	Australian rules football
Inaugural:	1991
Teams:	7

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. BAFL season games could be played at Elliott oval from 2020 onwards due to the recent upgrade to the oval in 2019.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Current clubs

Club	Nickname	Location	Premierships	Runners Up	Notes
Ali Curung Football Club	Kangaroos	Ali Curung	1	4
Barkly Work Camp	All Stars	Barkly Work Camp, Tennant Creek	0	1
Canteen Creek	Blues	Canteen Creek	0	0	Only field Senior Women's team
Elliott Football Club	Hawks	Elliott	4	9
Jalajirrpa Mission	Warriors	Tennant Creek	0	0
Janapurlalki Football Club	Eagles	Tennant Creek	7	8
Sporties Spitfires Football Club	Spitfires	Sporties Club, Tennant Creek	16	5
YDU Football Club	Demons	Tennant Creek	0	0

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Former clubs

Club	Nickname	Location	Premierships
Arlparra Football Club	Dockers	Arlparra	0
Buramana Dockers	Dockers		0
Borroloola Thunder	Thunder	Borroloola	0
Canteen Creek	Blues	Canteen Creek	0
Eastern Davenport Football Club	Storm	Eastern Davenport Ranges	0
Epenarra Football Club	Saints	Epenarra	0
Kalinjari Football Club	Tigers	Kalinjari	0
Marla Football Club	Power	Marla Community	0
Marlinja Football Club	Cats	Marlinja Community	0
Memo	Magpies	Tennant Creek Memorial Club, Tennant Creek	2
Ti-Tree Football Club	Roosters	Ti-Tree	2
Willowra Football Club	Double Blues	Willowra	0
Wilora Football Club	Lions	Wilora	0
Wogyala Swans	Swans	Wogyala Community	0

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Premierships

1991 – Sporties Spitfires
1992 – Sporties Spitfires
1993 – Sporties Spitfires
1994 – Sporties Spitfires
1995 – Janapurlalki Eagles
1996 – Sporties Spitfires
1997 – Memo Magpies
1998 – Sporties Spitfires
1999 – Elliott Hawks

2000 – Memo Magpies
2001 – Sporties Spitfires
2002 – Sporties Spitfires
2003 – Elliott Hawks
2004 – Janapurlalki Eagles
2005 – Elliott Hawks
2006 – Janapurlalki Eagles
2007 – Ali Curung Kangaroos
2008 – Janapurlalki Eagles
2009 – Janapurlalki Eagles

2010 – Sporties Spitfires
2011 – Ti Tree Roosters
2012 – Ti Tree Roosters
2013 – Janapurlalki Eagles
2014 – Sporties Spitfires
2015 – Sporties Spitfires
2016 – Sporties Spitfires
2017 – Sporties Spitfires
2018 – Janapurlalki Eagles
2019 – Sporties Spitfires
2020 – Sporties Spitfires
2021 – Sporties Spitfires
2022 – Sporties Spitfires
2023 – Elliott Hawks

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Grand Finals

1991 – Sporties Spitfires 19.24 (138) def Memo Magpies 3.3 (21)
1992 – Sporties Spitfires 13.11 (89) def Memo Magpies 9.6 (60)
1993 – Sporties Spitfires 21.16 (142) def Janapurlalki Eagles 5.7 (37)
1994 – Sporties Spitfires 12.18 (90) def Janapurlalki Eagles 12.9 (81)
1995 – Janapurlalki Eagles 13.6 (84) def Sporties Spitfires 10.10 (70)
1996 – Sporties Spitfires 12.12 (84) def Elliott Hawks 3.8 (26)
1997 – Memo Magpies 11.14 (80) def Sporties Spitfires 5.8 (38)
1998 – Sporties Spitfires 13.9 (87) def Janapurlalki Eagles 8.10 (58)
1999 – Elliott Hawks 22.17 (149) def Ali Curung 9.4 (58)
2000 – Memo Magpies 16.10 (106) def Elliott Hawks 12.11 (83)
2001 – Sporties Spitfires 21.10 (136) def Ali Curung 10.6 (66)
2002 – Sporties Spitfires 19.13 (127) def Janapurlalki Eagles 7.5 (47)
2003 – Elliott Hawks 20.12 (132) def Sporties Spitfires 6.7 (43)
2004 – Janapurlalki Eagles 14.13 (97) def Elliott Hawks 9.9 (63)
2005 – Elliott Hawks 14.9 (93) def Janapurlalki Eagles 12.12 (84)
2006 – Janapurlalki Eagles 11.16 (82) def Elliott Hawks 9.9 (63)
2007 – Ali Curung 13.10 (88) def Sporties Spitfires 12.5 (77)
2008 – Janapurlalki Eagles 14.17 (101) def Sporties Spitfires 5.8 (38)
2009 – Janapurlalki Eagles 17.8 (110) def Willowra 8.5 (53)
2010 – Sporties Spitfires 23.7 (145) def Elliott Hawks 6.5 (41)
2011 – Ti Tree 9.5 (59) def Janapurlalki Eagles 7.9 (51)
2012 – Ti Tree 14.10 (94) def Janapurlalki Eagles 13.14 (92)
2013 – Janapurlalki Eagles 15.21 (111) def Ali Curung 14.7 (91)
2014 – Sporties Spitfires 12.9 (81) def Elliott Hawks 6.9 (45)
2015 – Sporties Spitfires 14.21 (105) def Janapurlalki Eagles 10.2 (62)
2016 – Sporties Spitfires 12.13 (85) def Barkly Work Camp (BWC) 7.8 (50)
2017 – Sporties Spitfires 8.10 (58) def Elliott Hawks 8.7 (55)
2018 – Janapurlalki Eagles 12.12 (84) def Elliott Hawks 12.8 (80)
2019 – Sporties Spitfires 11.13 (79) def Elliott Hawks 7.5 (47) at Purkiss Reserve, Tennant Creek on 14 September 2019.

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2020 - Sporties Spitfires 7.15 (57) def Elliott Hawks 8.3 (51)
2021 - Sporties Spitfires 17.16 (118) def Janapurlalki Eagles 8.6 (54)
2022 - Sporties Spitfires 11.13 (79) def Ali Curung 7.9 (51)
2023 - Elliot Hawks 20.6 (126) def Ali Curung 10.7 (67)

Notes and References

Web site: About Us - Barkly Australian Football League - GameDay.
Web site: New Oval to be built for Elliott - Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200411054702/https://dtsc.nt.gov.au/news/2018/new-oval-to-be-built-for-elliott . 11 April 2020 .
http://newsroom.nt.gov.au/mediaRelease/25567
Web site: New oval for Elliott Katherine Times Katherine, NT.
http://newsroom.nt.gov.au/mediaRelease/28717
Web site: Investing in Remote Sporting Infrastructure: Elliott Oval Upgrades Underway - Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200415025034/https://dtsc.nt.gov.au/news/2019/investing-in-remote-sporting-infrastructure-elliott-oval-upgrades-underway . 15 April 2020 .
Web site: About Us - Barkly Australian Football League - GameDay.
Web site: AFL Barkly (BAFL) Australian Football League.
Web site: AFL Barkly (BAFL) Australian Football League.
Web site: FOOTY. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070906053247/http://www.artplan.com.au/BNP/BNP12text/36.htm . 6 September 2007 .
Web site: Fixture for 2019 Barkly AFL A-Grade - GameDay.
Web site: AFL Barkly (BAFL) Australian Football League.