The Nightcliff Football Club, nicknamed, Tigers, is a member club of the

Northern Territory Football League The Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) is an Australian rules football semi-professional league operating in Darwin in the Northern Territory. The league is one of few (and the highest level) Australian Rules competitions played during ...

, and is based in the Darwin suburb of

Nightcliff Nightcliff is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. History Although the origin of the name Nightcliff has always been surrounded by conjecture and controversy, the naming can be tracked back to 8 September ...

Club achievements

* note: Nightcliff finished on top in the 1974/75 season after when it got cancelled after Round 11.

History

The club was formed in 1950. It was formally known as Working & Housing. Michael McLean was coach in 2005/06. Steve Easton was coach for the 2006/07 season. Nightcliff Football Club has competed in the NTFL competition in Darwin, Northern Territory since it entered as the Works & Housing team in 1950. The Home and Away season commences in October with Finals played in March the following year. The Club has its own home ground at the Nightcliff Oval (Darwin Mazda Oval) situated adjacent to the Nightcliff Sports Club. Games are also played at Darwin's TIO Marrara Stadium and various other club home grounds. The Nightcliff Football Club was originally formed as Works and Housing Football Club in 1950 and competed in the 1950/51 NTFL season; the club was renamed Nightcliff Football Club in 1963/64. In the early-1970s the football club established the Nightcliff Sports Club which is now an icon of the suburb and the football club is the proud senior affiliate of the Sports Club. The football club runs teams in the Premier League, Division 1, Under 18, Under 16, Under 14 and Under 12 grades.

Football exports

The club has produced many

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players, including Collingwood and Brisbane Lions players

Jason Roe Jason Roe (born 13 March 1984) is an indigenous and former Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally playing for Nightcliff Football Club in the Northern Territory Football Le ...

and

Anthony Corrie Anthony Corrie (born 22 June 1984 in Darwin,) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who had a 56-game Australian Football League (AFL) career. Regarded as of the most talented under 18s in the country, he was named All-Australia ...

, Melbourne player, Liam Jurrah, Fremantle's Ryan Nyhuis, Melbourne player Andy Moniz Wakefield and Giants Wade Derksen. In the 2016 AFL draft,

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selected Tigers' product

Brandan Parfitt Brandan Parfitt (born 27 April 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Parfitt was born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory and is of in ...

, the youngest winner of the club's Best and Fairest award. when he won it at 16.

Club song

Oh we're from Tigerland
A fighting fury we're from Tigerland
In any weather you will see us with a grin, Risking head and shin
If we're behind, we never mind we'll fight and fight and win
Oh we're from Tigerland
We never weaken til the final sirens goes
Like the tigers of old, we're strong and we're bold
Oh we're from Tiger
-YELLOW AND BLACK-
Oh we're from Tigerland
-EAT 'EM ALIVE-
We're from Tigerland

External links

Nightcliff Football Club official website
Sport in Darwin, Northern Territory Australian rules football clubs established in 1950 Australian rules football clubs in the Northern Territory 1950 establishments in Australia {{NorthernTerritory-stub