Maningrida Football League (NT)

General :
Other team names mentioned include Barramundi, Catfish, Entrance Islanders, Oysters, and Swordfish.

Quick Premiers List :

1959/60 - ?. 1960/61 - ?. 1961/62 - ?. 1962/63 - ?. 1963/64 - ?. 1964/65 - ?. 1965/66 - ?. 1966/67 - ?. 1967/68 - ?. 1968/69 - ?. 1969/70 - ?. 1970/71 - ?. 1971/72 - Waratahs. 1972/73 - ?. 1973/74 - ?. 1974/75 - ?.

1975/76 - ?. 1976/77 - ?. 1977/78 - ?. 1978/79 - Baru. 1979/80 - ?. 1980/81 - Baru. 1981/82 - Baru. 1982/83 - Magpies. 1983/84 - Seagulls. 1984/85 - ?. 1985/86 - Lightning. 1986/87 - Magpies. 1987/88 - Magpies. 1988/89 - Baru. 1989/90 - Seagulls. 1990/91 - Seagulls.

1991/92 - Conflicting Data. 1992/93 - Damala. 1993/94 - Magpies. 1994/95 - Maningrida Crows. 1995/96 - Damala. 1996/97 - ?. 1997/98 - ?. 1998/99 - ?. 1999/00 - ?. 2000/01 - Baru. 2001/02 - Yilan. 2002/03 - Saint Kilda. 2003/04 - Damala. 2004/05 - Lightning.

Timeline :
1959/60 - The Manigrida FL commenced.

1963/64 (approximate):
Participating clubs at approximately this time included :
 - Wanderers and
 - Waratahs.

1969/70-70/71 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Magpies and
 - Waratahs.

1971/72 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Magpies and
 - Waratahs.
Grand Final - Waratahs 18.5.113 defeated Magpies 16.13.109.

1973/74 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Magpies and
 - Nakara Tigers.

1978/79 - Participating clubs included Baru (premiers).

1980/81 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Baru,
 - Seagulls and
 - 1 other (total of 3).
Grand Final - Baru 13.8.86 defeated Seagulls 11.17.83.

1981/82 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Baru,
 - Lightning,
 - Magpies and
 - Seagulls.
Grand Final - Baru defeated Magpies.

1982/83 - Participating clubs included :
 - Baru,
 - Lightning,
 - Magpies (premiers) and
 - Seagulls.

1983/84 - Participating clubs included Seagulls (premiers).
1985/86 - Participating clubs included Lightning (premiers).
1986/87 - Participating clubs included Magpies (premiers).
1987/88 - Participating clubs included Magpies (premiers).
1988/89 - Participating clubs included Baru (premiers).
1989/90 - Participating clubs included Seagulls (premiers).
1990/91 - Participating clubs included Seagulls (premiers).

1991/92 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Baru,
 - Lightning,
 - Magpies,
 - Nakara Tigers,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Seagulls and
 - Wanderers.
Conflicting Data :
 - Baru were premiers.
 - Grand Final - Saint Marys 18.19.127 defeated Seagulls 13.8.84.

1992/93 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Damala (premiers),
 - Gurjudmi (debut),
 - Lightning,
 - Magpies,
 - Nakara Tigers,
 - Saint Kilda (debut),
 - Saint Marys and
 - Wanderers.

1993/94 - Participating clubs included Magpies (premiers).

1994/95 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Maningrida Crows (2nd after H&As),
 - Lightning (5th after H&As) and
 - 8 others (total of 10).
Grand Final - Maningrida Crows 13.13.91 defeated Lightning 7.3.45.

1995/96 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Damala (minor premiers) and
 - Nakara Tigers.
Grand Final - Damala 17.12.114 defeated Nakara Tigers 10.9.69.

1996/97 - Competition was suspended for over a year at approximately this time.

1999/2000 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Saint Marys and
 - Seagulls.

2000/01 - Grand final : Baru defeated Djabayena.
2001/02 - Grand Final : Yilan 8.10.58 defeated Seagulls 9.5.59.
2002/03 - Grand Final : Saint Kilda defeated Nakara Tigers.
2003/04 - Grand Final : Damala 16.10.106 defeated Lightning 8.12.60.

2004/05 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Baru (rejoined),
 - Bombers (debut),
 - Lightning and
 - 5 others (total of 8).
Grand Final - Lightning 14.8.92 defeated Baru 11.14.80.

Links :
 - Maningrida FL (Facebook).