History
PINT was formed ahead of the 1981–82 NTFL season, entering the NTFL's C Grade (also known as the Carlton United Sunday Competition), which was a lower-level competition for players who were not able to play a game in the NTFL's top division. [7] In 1982, C Grade became its own competition with the formation of the Northern Territory Football Association (NTFA) − which was renamed in 2000 to the Top End Australian Football Association (TEAFA) − and PINT became an inaugural NTFA club. [8]
In its early years, the club was known as the PINT Panthers, and some media reports simply dubbed the club "the Panthers". [4] The club officially changed its nickname to the "Greenants" in 1997. [4]
The TEAFA merged with the NTFL in early 2010, and PINT entered the newly formed NTFL Division 1 for the 2010–11 season. [9] [10] PINT formed a women's team (nicknamed the Queenants) for the 2015–16 Division 1 season, before entering the newly formed Women's Premier League (WPL) for the 2016–17 NTFL season. [4] The club won its first Premier League premiership in 2021. [11] [12]
In December 2021, PINT's committee officially stated its aim to enter the Men's Premier League (MPL) for the 2022–23 NTFL season. [13] This goal was achieved on 27 April 2022, when AFL Northern Territory announced that PINT would be admitted into the MPL. [14] [15] Shannon Motlop was appointed as senior coach, but despite the club reaching the finals series in its second MPL season, Motlop was dismissed as coach after two years. [16] [17] [18]
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