Big Rivers Australian Football League

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The Big Rivers Australian Football League (formerly the Katherine District Football League) is an Australian rules football competition in the Northern Territory, Australia based in the Katherine region.

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Current clubs

ColoursClubNicknameHomeFoundedSenior Men's Premierships
Arnhem Football Club colours.jpg
Arnhem Football ClubCrows
(formerly Bombers)
Barunga Oval, Barunga 20012002/03, 2006, 2009, 2011 [1]
Daly River Buffaloes Football Club colours.jpg
Daly River Football ClubBuffaloesNauiyu Oval, Nauiyu 2022
Eastside Football Club colours.jpg
Eastside Football ClubDouble BluesKatherine Sports Grounds No.1 Oval, Katherine East 1988 [2] 1989/90, 1990/91, 1993/94, 1998/99, 2013–16, 2019 [3]
Garrak Bombers Football Club colours.jpg
Garrak Football ClubBombersKalano Oval, Katherine 2012 (as Kalano) [4]
Katherine Camels Football Club colours.jpg
Katherine Football ClubCamelsKatherine Showgrounds, Katherine South 2012 [5]
SwanReachDesign.png
Katherine South Sports ClubCrocsKatherine Showgrounds, Katherine South 1991/92, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 2018 [6]
Northern Warlpiri Swans Football Club colours.jpg
Northern Walpiri Swans Football ClubSwansLajamanu Oval, Lajamanu 2005, 2008 [7]
Ngukurr Football Club colours.jpg
Ngukurr Football ClubBulldogsJilkminggan Oval, Jilkminggan 1999/2000, 2004, 2007 [8]

Previous clubs

ClubNicknameHomeFoundedSenior Men's Premierships
Beswick Football ClubBears Wugularr 2009 [9] 2010
Gurindji Football ClubEagles Gurindji 2017 [10]
Jilkminggan Football ClubBlues Jilkminggan
Kirby's Agents Football ClubHawks
Minyerri Football ClubTigers Minyerri
Tindal Football ClubMagpiesTindal Oval, RAAF Base Tindal (Katherine)1989 [11]
Waliburru Football ClubThunder Minyerri

Premierships (Mens)

2011 Ladder

Big Rivers AFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%Pts
Beswick Bears 120201486554268.23%48
Arnhem Crows 110301213765158.56%44
Ngukurr Bulldogs 110301216780155.90%44
Katherine Camels 8060949802118.33%32
Eastside6080876107681.41%24
Lajamanu Swans509089990099.89%20
Tindal Magpies20120611141843.09%8
Jikminggan Blues10130459141432.46%4

FINALS

FinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
1st SemiNgukurr Bulldogs14993Katherine Camels11470
2nd SemiArnhem Crows177109Beswick Bears91064
PreliminaryNgukurr Bulldogs11773Beswick Bears101171
GrandArnhem Crows14892Ngukurr Bulldogs12678

2012 Ladder

Big Rivers AFLWinsByesLossesDrawsForAgainst%Pts
Katherine Camels 130101280656195.12%52
Ngukurr Bulldogs 110301264694182.13%44
Beswick Bears 110301357760178.55%44
Eastside 707089699689.96%28
Jikminggan Blues6080908112580.71%24
Kalano Bombers5090928122975.51%20
Tindal Magpies405057663091.43%16
Lajamanu Swans207027146658.15%8

FINALS

FinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts
1st SemiKatherine Camels101979Ngukurr Bulldogs91165
2nd SemiBeswick Bears15292Eastside14791
PreliminaryNgukurr Bulldogs1418102Beswick Bears7648
GrandKatherine Camels14690Ngukurr Bulldogs4630

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