The St Marys Football Club, nicknamed, Saints, formed in 1952, is an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
club, affiliated to the
Northern Territory Football League
The Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) is an Australian rules football competition, operating in Greater Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin and the Northern Territory, formerly run by the Northern Territory Football League Incorporated a ...
. 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.
Nicknamed the Saints, St Marys play their home games at Football Park in
Marrara.
St Marys has produced many talented players, particularly
Indigenous Australian
Indigenous Australians are people with familial heritage from, or recognised membership of, the various ethnic groups living within the territory of contemporary Australia prior to History of Australia (1788–1850), British colonisation. The ...
players for leagues such as the
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...
. 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
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Maurice Rioli
Maurice Joseph Rioli Sr. (1 September 1957 – 25 December 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who represented St Mary's Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and ...
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Michael Long -
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Ronnie Burns - ,
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Scott Chisolm - ,
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Xavier Clarke - ,
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Raphael Clarke -
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Peter Burgoyne -
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Cyril Rioli -
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Daniel Rioli -
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Shaun Edwards - , ,
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Austin Wonaeamirri -
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Ben Long - ,
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Maurice Rioli Jr -
Club achievements
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)''
External links
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Sport in Darwin, Northern Territory
Australian rules football clubs in the Northern Territory
1952 establishments in Australia
Australian rules football clubs established in 1952
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