The Central Australian Football League (CAFL) is an

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competition operating out of

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in the

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. Established in 1947, the CAFL is the oldest, most popular and important football league in

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. It is notable for producing

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players such as

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and Liam Jurrah. The home of the CAFL is

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. The CAFL organises the annual Ngurratjuta Town Vs Country Challenge event and local

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competitions.

Current clubs

*Pioneer *Rovers *Federal *West Alice Springs *South Alice Springs *Yuendumu *Ltyentye Apurte *MacDonnell Districts *Anmatjere *Hermannsburg

Premiers

List of premiers for the CAFL Premier division. *1947 Pioneer *1948 Pioneer *1949 Pioneer *1950 Federal *1951 Pioneer *1952 Rovers *1953 Pioneer *1954 Rovers *1955 Federal *1956 Pioneer *1957 Pioneer *1958 Federal *1959 Federal *1960 Federal *1961 Federal *1962 Federal *1963 Federal *1964 Rovers *1965 Pioneer *1966 Pioneer *1967 Pioneer *1968 Pioneer *1969 Pioneer *1970 Rovers *1971 Pioneer *1972 Pioneer *1973 Rovers *1974 Federal *1975 Pioneer *1976 Pioneer *1977 Pioneer *1978 Rovers *1979 West Alice Springs *1980 West Alice Springs *1981 Pioneer *1982 West Alice Springs *1983 Pioneer *1984 South Alice Springs *1985 Pioneer *1986 Rovers *1987 Pioneer *1988 Rovers *1989 Pioneer *1990 Pioneer *1991 Pioneer *1992 South Alice Springs *1993 South Alice Springs *1994 Pioneer *1995 South Alice Springs *1996 Rovers *1997 Pioneer *1998 Pioneer *1999 South Alice Springs *2000 Pioneer *2001 Pioneer *2002 West Alice Springs *2003 South Alice Springs *2004 West Alice Springs *2005 West Alice Springs *2006 West Alice Springs *2007 West Alice Springs *2008 Yuendumu *2009 Pioneer *2010 Pioneer *2011 Federal *2012 Rovers *2013 Federal *2014 South Alice Springs *2015 Federal *2016 Federal *2017 Rovers *2018 Rovers *2019 Rovers *2020 Rovers *2021 Rovers *2022 Pioneer

References

External links

* Australian rules football competitions in the Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-stub

Current clubs

Premiers

See also

References

External links