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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.
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Colours
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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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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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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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)
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