St Mary's Football Club (NTFL)

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St Mary's
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Names
Full nameSt Marys Football Club
Nickname(s)Saints, Green Machine
Motto"Recte Ad Metam"
2024/25 season
After finals2nd
Home-and-away season5th
Club details
Founded1952;73 years ago (1952)
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Competition Northern Territory Football League
PremiershipsNTFL (34): 1954/55, 1955/56, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1961/62, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1971/72, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2021/22, 2023/24
Ground(s) TIO Stadium (capacity: 14,000)
Uniforms
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The St Marys Football Club, nicknamed, Saints, formed in 1952, is an Australian rules football club, affiliated to the Northern Territory Football League. It is famous for its record of success, with 34 NTFL premierships in 53 Grand Finals and 69 out of 72 possible final appearances. To the end of season 2023/24, St Marys have played 1336 games for 961 Wins 362 Losses and 11 Draws and 2 N/R.

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Nicknamed the Saints, St Marys play their home games at Football Park in Marrara.

St Marys has produced many talented players, particularly Indigenous Australian players for leagues such as the Australian Football League. Many players from the Tiwi Bombers Football Club also played for the club.

St Mary's have only missed the NTFL finals three times in their proud history, the seasons they missed were in 1979/80 (5th), 2000/01 (5th) and 2018/19 (8th). They manage to collect their first wooden spoon in 2018/19. The longest wooden spoon drought in NTFL history (67 years). Second is Nightcliff Football Club from 1952/53 - 1992/93 (40 Years).

Notable players

The club has produced AFL players

Club achievements

Club achievements
CompetitionLevelNum.Year won
Northern Territory Football League Premiers34 1954/55, 1955/56, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1961/62, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1971/72, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2021/22, 2023/24
Runners Up20 1960/61, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1972/73, 1976/77, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1992/93, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2005/06, 2010/11, 2014/15, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2024/25
Minor Premiers331954/55, 1955/56, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1969/70, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1981/82, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2016/17, 2023/24
Wooden Spoons1 2018/19

Club song

Chorus:
Oh when the Saints come marching in
Oh When the Saints come marching in
Oh lord I want to be in that number
When the Saints come marching in

(Chorus)

We are travelling the footsteps
Of those who've gone before
But we'll all be reunited
On a new and sunlit shore

(Chorus)

Some days in this world of trouble
Is the only one we need
But I’m waiting for that morning
when the new world is revealed

(Chorus x2)