Northern Territory Football Club

NT Thunder

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Names
Full name	Northern Territory Football Club
Nickname(s)	NT Thunder
2015 season
After finals	Premiers
Home-and-away season	2nd
Leading goalkicker	Darren Ewing (87 goals)
Best and fairest	Richard Tambling
Club details
Founded	2008
Colours	Black,      Ochre,      White,      Yellow
Competition	NEAFL
Chairman	Lincoln Jenkin
Coach	Xavier Clarke
Captain(s)	Shannon Rioli
Premierships	2 (2011, 2015)
Ground(s)	TIO Stadium, Darwin (capacity: 14,000)
	TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs (capacity: 10,000)
Other information
Official website	www.ntthunder.com.au

Northern Territory Football Club, nicknamed NT Thunder, is a Northern Territory-based Australian rules football club competing in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL).

History

The Northern Territory Thunder were formed in 2008 and were invited to join the West Australian Football League but instead opted to join the QAFL. At the conclusion of the 2011 QAFL season the Thunder, along with nine other Queensland-based teams, were invited to join the newly formed North East Australian Football League. The Thunder finished the regular season with the best record in the Northern Conference and in doing so claimed their first ever minor premiership. The Thunder went on to prove their superiority by claiming the first ever Northern Conference NEAFL premiership by defeating the Morningside Panthers. A week later the Thunder defeated the newly crowned Eastern Conference NEAFL premiers, Ainslie Tri-Colours, to claim the first ever NEAFL premiership at Traeger Park.

2016 squad

Northern Territory Football Club
Senior list								Coaching staff
1 Phillip Wills  2 Darren Ewing  3 Nathan Djerrkura  4 Aaron Motlop  5 Michael Mummery  6 Julian Lockwood  7 Jared Brennan  8 Raphael Clarke  9 Tony Olango 10 Shannon Rioli (c) 11 Jonathon Miles 12 Jonathon Peris 13 Michael Bowden 14 Sebastion Guilhaus 15 Matthew Rosier 16 Cameron Ilett 17 Luke Bath 18 Jack Shannahan 19 Aaron Lonergan 20 Ryan Smith 21 Daniel Weetra		22 Daly Shannon 23 Richard Tambling (vc) 24 Timothy Eldridge 25 Justin Emery 27 Michael Hagan 28 Jack Williams 29 Justin Beugelaar (vc) 30 Sam Talbot 31 Gibson Turner 32 Kyle Emery 33 Ben Rioli 34 Liam Holt-Fitz 35 Jalen Clarke 36 Matthew Bricknell 37 Liam Patrick 39 Patrick Taban 40 Ryan Mu 41 Dylan Barry 45 Neil Vea Vea 48 Ezekial Frank						Head coach Xavier Clarke Assistant coaches Andrew Hodges (assistant coach) Jason Cockatoo (assistant coach) Tavis Perry (assistant coach) Ricky Nolan (assistant coach) James Debono (assistant coach) Wally Gallio (mentor coach) Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain

Honours and achievements

Premierships

	2011 NEAFL Grand Final
Saturday, 24 September (2:00 pm)	NT Thunder	def.	Ainslie	Traeger Park
	5.4 (34) 9.11 (65) 11.14 (80) 16.18 (114)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.4 (40) 9.7 (61) 10.12 (72) 13.14 (92)	Andrew Ireland Medal: Cameron Ilett (NT Thunder)
D. Ewing 5, A. McLeod 3, W. Farrer 3, C. Ilett 2, J. Dignan , R. Smith , R. Tungatalum		Goals	M. Crook 3, M. Lawless 3, B. Hughes 2, N. Paine 2, A. vandenBerg , D. Walker , C. Mathis
C. Ilett, S. Tapp, A. Motlop, K. Tyrrell, L. Egger, J. Dignan		Best	D. Tow, M. Crook, B. Hughes, R. Tutt, R. Shirley, R. Tuohey

	2015 NEAFL Grand Final
Saturday, 19 September (6:30 pm)	NT Thunder	def.	Aspley	TIO Stadium (Crowd: 5,889)	Report
	3.2 (20) 6.8 (44) 10.10 (70) 11.15 (81)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 4.10 (34) 6.11 (47) 11.14 (80)	Umpires: Alex Whetton, Cameron Barr, James Waldorff Andrew Ireland Medal: Chris Dunne (NT Thunder)
C .Dunne 4, D. Ewing 3, M. Hagan, J. Lockwood, G. Turner, L. Patrick		Goals	E. Hipwood 2, C. French 2, T. Dickinson, G. Grose, M. Payne, C. Stevenson, N. Jackson, E. Sansbury, J. Neils
B. Rioli, C. Dunne, D. Ewing, C. Ilett, J. Beugelaar, T. Motlop		Best	M. Payne, M. Hutchinson, J. Wagner, C. Stiller, J. Williams, G. Grose

Club Champions

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Former captain and four-time club champion, Cameron Ilett, during July 2015.

• 2009 – Cameron Ilett
• 2010 – Cameron Ilett
• 2011 – Jake Dignan
• 2012 – Jason Roe
• 2013 – Cameron Ilett
• 2014 – Cameron Ilett
• 2015 – Richard Tambling

Grogan Medallists

Main article: Grogan Medal

The Grogan Medal was awarded between 2011 and 2013 to the best and fairest player in the NEAFL Northern Conference.

• Cameron Ilett (2011)

Ray Hughson Medallists

The Ray Hughson Medal was awarded in the QAFL until 2010, and in the NEAFL Northern Conference between 2011 and 2013 to the leading goalkicker.

• Darren Ewing (2009) – 81 Goals
• Darren Ewing (2011) – 115 Goals
• Darren Ewing (2013) – 94 Goals

NEAFL leading goalkicker

The NEAFL leading goalkicker has been awarded since 2014 to the player who kicks the most goals in the NEAFL competition.

• Darren Ewing (2015) – 78 Goals

NEAFL (Northern) Rising Stars

The NEAFL (Northern) Rising Star was awarded between 2011 and 2013 to the best young player in the Northern Conference.

• Ross Tungatalum (2011)

Premiership coaches

• Murray Davis (2011)
• Xavier Clarke (2015)

NEAFL Coach of the Year

The NEAFL Coach of the Year has been awarded since 2014 to the best coach in the NEAFL competition.

• Xavier Clarke (2014)

QAFL Team of the Year representatives

NT Thunder competed in the QAFL between 2009 and 2010 before joining the NEAFL.

• Darren Ewing (2009)
• Cameron Ilett (2009, 2010)
• Jarred Ilett (2009– captain)
• Peter MacFarlane (2009)
• Brett Goodes (2010)
• Zephaniah Skinner (2010)

NEAFL Team of the Year representatives

Between 2011 and 2013, the Team of the Year representatives were from the Northern Conference. Since 2014, the representatives have been for the whole NEAFL competition.

• Darren Ewing (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• Cameron Ilett (2011– captain, 2013, 2014– captain, 2015– captain)
• Shaun Tapp (2011)
• Ross Tungatalum (2011)
• Kenrick Tyrrell (2011)
• Jake Dignan (2012)
• Jason Roe (2012)
• Matt Rosier (2012)
• Chris Dunne (2013, 2014)
• Justin Beugelaar (2015)
• Richard Tambling (2015)

AFL players

The following is the list of NT Thunder players who have played at AFL level and the club they play(ed) for.

• Jed Anderson – Hawthorn & North Melbourne
• Dom Barry – Melbourne
• Jared Brennan – Brisbane Lions & Gold Coast
• Raphael Clarke – St Kilda
• Nakia Cockatoo – Geelong
• Alwyn Davey – Essendon
• Nathan Djerrkura – Geelong & Western Bulldogs
• Brett Goodes – Western Bulldogs
• Steven May – Gold Coast
• Andrew McLeod – Adelaide
• Liam Patrick – Gold Coast
• Relton Roberts – Richmond
• Jason Roe – Brisbane Lions
• Zephaniah Skinner – Western Bulldogs
• Richard Tambling – Richmond & Adelaide
• Troy Taylor – Richmond
• Austin Wonaeamirri – Melbourne

Club song

The NT Thunder club song is "We are the Territory Thunder".

Match records

Correct to the end of the 2015 season

• Highest score for: 193 points
  Round 18, 2010 (Gardens Oval) – NT Thunder 29.19 (193) vs. Broadbeach 8.3 (51)
• Lowest score for: 34 points
  Round 7, 2014 (Graham Road Oval) – NT Thunder 4.10 (34) vs. Aspley 24.15 (139)
• Lowest winning score: 53 points
  Elimination final, 2014 (TIO Stadium) – NT Thunder 7.11 (53) vs. Ainslie 5.6 (36)
• Highest losing score: 131 points
  Round 4, 2009 (TIO Stadium) – NT Thunder 23.18 (131) vs. Redland 23.18 (156)
• Greatest winning margin: 142 points
  Round 18, 2010 (Gardens Oval) – NT Thunder 29.19 (193) vs. Broadbeach 8.3 (51)
• Greatest losing margin: 125 points
  Round 7, 2014 (Graham Road Oval) – NT Thunder 4.10 (34) vs. Aspley 24.15 (139)
• Longest winning streak: 12 matches
  Round 11, 2015 vs. Sydney University (Henson Park) to current
• Longest losing streak: 3 matches (achieved four times)
  Round 15, 2009 vs. Redland (Traeger Park) to round 17, 2009 vs. Southport (Carrara Stadium)
  Round 2, 2010 vs. Redland (Victoria Point Oval) to round 4, 2010 vs. Southport (Fankhauser Reserve)
  Northern Conference Grand Final, 2012 vs. Brisbane Lions (Leyshon Park) to round 2, 2013 vs. Aspley (Graham Road Oval)
  Round 20, 2013 vs. Redland (Traeger Park) to round 22, 2013 vs. Aspley (TIO Stadium)
• Most goals in a match by an individual: 14 goals
  Darren Ewing, Round 19, 2013 (Leyshon Park)

External links

• Northern Territory Thunder FC website