NRL Northern Territory
NRL Northern Territory | |
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Founded | 1950 |
Formerly named | Northern Territory Rugby Football League Association |
Responsibility | Northern Territory, Australia |
Headquarters | |
Website | https://www.nrlnt.com.au/ |
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As of 2 December 2009 |
NRL Northern Territory (abbreviated as NRLNT, formerly the Northern Territory Rugby League) is the organisation responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Northern Territory. It controls the Darwin Rugby League, Darwin Junior Rugby League and Central Australian Rugby Football League.
Northern Territory is an affiliated state of the overall Australian governing body the Australian Rugby League.
History[]
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The first rugby league competition in Darwin took place in 1941. This competition was among servicemen stationed in Darwin during World War 2. The competition was suspended following the Japanese air raids on 19 February 1942 and did not recommence until 1943.
The game was not played on an organised basis after servicemen left the city at the end of the war until the formation of the Northern Territory Rugby Football League Association in 1950. The newly formed association's first game was held on 14 January 1951. Rugby league in the Northern Territory is being played at .
Competitions[]
Current[]
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The Central Australian Rugby Football League (CARFL) is a rugby league football competition located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.[1] It has been in existence since 1963. It is a not-for profit organisation tasked with governing the growth of rugby league football around Alice Springs.[1] It consists of four clubs competing in multiple age groups and all games are played at Anzac Oval, Alice Springs.[2]
The four clubs are:
Both United Magpies and Wests Dragons have been members of the CARFL since its foundation in 1963.[1]
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The Katherine Junior Rugby League is a rugby league junior competition based in the town of Katherine, Northern Territory. It is a three club competition with age groups running from under 5's to under 15's.[3] Under 17's and A-Grade aged players take part in the NTRL and travel to Darwin, NT to compete.[3]
The three clubs are:
All games are played at the Katherine Sport & Recreation Club Oval.[3]
Other[]
The Gove Rugby League is a competition located in Gove, Northern Territory.
Former[]
Darwin Rugby League[]
The Darwin Rugby League is a former rugby league competition based in Darwin, Northern Territory. The competition is administered by the Northern Territory Rugby League which is the body that takes care of the league's affairs. It administered the competition, officially, from 1950 in Darwin until 2010.[4][5]
On 6 May 2010, the Australian Rugby League disbanded the Darwin Rugby League due to ongoing issues, including the scheduling of matches and the playing clubs arguing these changes.[citation needed] The competition in Darwin is now controlled by the NTRL.
Darwin Rugby League Champions[]
This is a list of the Northern Territory Rugby League 1st Grade competition champions and the runners-up for each seasons the competition existed.
Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up |
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1990 | |||
1991 | |||
1992 | |||
1993 | |||
1994 | ![]() |
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1995 | ![]() |
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1996 | ![]() |
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1997 | ![]() |
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1998 | ![]() |
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1999 | |||
2000 | |||
2001[6] | ![]() |
38–10 | ![]() |
2002[7] | |||
2003 | |||
2004[8] | |||
2005[9] | ![]() |
13–12 | ![]() |
2006[10] | ![]() |
34–24 | ![]() |
2007[11] | ![]() |
22–16 | ![]() |
2008[12] | ![]() |
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2009[13] | ![]() |
44–10 | ![]() |
2010 | ![]() |
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2011 | |||
2012 | ![]() |
44–10 | ![]() |
2013 | ![]() |
32–22 | ![]() |
2014[14] | ![]() |
30–20 | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() |
30–22 | ![]() |
2016 | ![]() |
34–16 | ![]() |
2017 | ![]() |
34–22 | ![]() |
2018 | ![]() |
28-4 | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() |
26-12 | ![]() |
2020 | ![]() |
28-26 | ![]() |
Notable NTRL juniors who competed in the NRL[]
Alice Springs
- Liam Knight (2016- Manly Sea Eagles, Canberra Raiders & South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Darwin Brothers
- Frank Stokes (1990–94 Manly Sea Eagles)
- Anthony Castro (1990 South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Federal United
- Chris Nahi (1996–98 Gold Coast Chargers)
Waratahs
- Steve Larder (1985–89 Illawarra Steelers
- Gerry De La Cruz (1982 Canberra Raiders)
- Duncan MacGillivray (1996–03 South Sydney Rabbitohs & Penrith)
- Joel Romelo (Melbourne Storm)[15]
- Sam Irwin (Gold Coast Titans)[16]
- Chris Smith (2015- Penrith Panthers & Sydney Roosters)[17]
Nhulunbuy
Katherine Bushrangers
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2116-0-0-0&sID=21740
- ^ Jump up to: a b c http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-2008-33262-0-0&sID=31873
- ^ Sporting Pulse Darwin Rugby League retrieved 21 December 2007
- ^ Leaguenet Website
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-719-0-0-0&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=10219370§ionID=-86
- ^ http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?c=1-719-19654-306901-20690019&a=ROUND
- ^ Booth, Doug (15 May 2014). "Territorian Joel Romelo to play first match of NRL season". NT News. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "local Hero gives back to Darwin". Gold Coast Titans. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Wake, Rebekka (3 September 2015). "Nightcliff Dragon to make debut with Penrith Panthers". NT News. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Booth, Doug (24 March 2015). "top ender Chambers eyes maroons berth in origin". NT News.
- ^ Kossatch, Nick (14 February 2015). "Katherine product shows class in red centre". NT News. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ MacTaggart, Gregor (27 September 2013). "James McManus shattered to miss big charge". NT. News. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
External links[]
- Northern Territory Rugby League
- Rugby league governing bodies in Australia
- Rugby league competitions in Australia
- Rugby league in the Northern Territory
- Sports governing bodies in the Northern Territory
- 1950 establishments in Australia
- Sports organizations established in 1950