title: Barkly Australian Football League
text: The Barkly Australian Football League (BAFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia. The competition began in 1991 with all games played at Purkiss Reserve, Tennant Creek. BAFL season games could be played at Elliott oval from 2020 onwards due to the recent upgrade to the oval in 2019.
  
  Current clubs
  
  Former clubs
  
  Premierships
  
   1991 – Sporties Spitfires
   1992 – Sporties Spitfires
   1993 – Sporties Spitfires
   1994 – Sporties Spitfires
   1995 – Janapurlalki Eagles
   1996 – Sporties Spitfires
   1997 – Memo Magpies
   1998 – Sporties Spitfires
   1999 – Elliott Hawks
  
   2000 – Memo Magpies
   2001 – Sporties Spitfires
   2002 – Sporties Spitfires
   2003 – Elliott Hawks
   2004 – Janapurlalki Eagles
   2005 – Elliott Hawks
   2006 – Janapurlalki Eagles
   2007 – Ali Curung Kangaroos
   2008 – Janapurlalki Eagles
   2009 – Janapurlalki Eagles
  
   2010 – Sporties Spitfires
   2011 – Ti Tree Roosters
   2012 – Ti Tree Roosters
   2013 – Janapurlalki Eagles
   2014 – Sporties Spitfires
   2015 – Sporties Spitfires
   2016 – Sporties Spitfires
   2017 – Sporties Spitfires
   2018 – Janapurlalki Eagles
   2019 – Sporties Spitfires
  
  Grand Finals
   1991 – Sporties Spitfires 19.24 (138) def Memo Magpies 3.3 (21)
   1992 – Sporties Spitfires 13.11 (89) def Memo Magpies 9.6 (60)
   1993 – Sporties Spitfires 21.16 (142) def Janapurlalki Eagles 5.7 (37)
   1994 – Sporties Spitfires 12.18 (90) def Janapurlalki Eagles 12.9 (81)
   1995 – Janapurlalki Eagles 13.6 (84) def Sporties Spitfires 10.10 (70)
   1996 – Sporties Spitfires 12.12 (84) def Elliott Hawks 3.8 (26)
   1997 – Memo Magpies 11.14 (80) def Sporties Spitfires 5.8 (38)
   1998 – Sporties Spitfires 13.9 (87) def Janapurlalki Eagles 8.10 (58)
   1999 – Elliott Hawks 22.17 (149) def Ali Curung 9.4 (58)
   2000 – Memo Magpies 16.10 (106) def Elliott Hawks 12.11 (83)
   2001 – Sporties Spitfires 21.10 (136) def Ali Curung 10.6 (66)
   2002 – Sporties Spitfires 19.13 (127) def Janapurlalki Eagles 7.5 (47)
   2003 – Elliott Hawks 20.12 (132) def Sporties Spitfires 6.7 (43)
   2004 – Janapurlalki Eagles 14.13 (97) def Elliott Hawks 9.9 (63)
   2005 – Elliott Hawks 14.9 (93) def Janapurlalki Eagles 12.12 (84)
   2006 – Janapurlalki Eagles 11.16 (82) def Elliott Hawks 9.9 (63)
   2007 – Ali Curung 13.10 (88) def Sporties Spitfires 12.5 (77)
   2008 – Janapurlalki Eagles 14.17 (101) def Sporties Spitfires 5.8 (38)
   2009 – Janapurlalki Eagles 17.8 (110) def Willowra 8.5 (53)
   2010 – Sporties Spitfires 23.7 (145) def Elliott Hawks 6.5 (41)
   2011 – Ti Tree 9.5 (59) def Janapurlalki Eagles 7.9 (51)
   2012 – Ti Tree 14.10 (94) def Janapurlalki Eagles 13.14 (92)
   2013 – Janapurlalki Eagles 15.21 (111) def Ali Curung 14.7 (91)
   2014 – Sporties Spitfires 12.9 (81) def Elliott Hawks 6.9 (45)
   2015 – Sporties Spitfires 14.21 (105) def Janapurlalki Eagles 10.2 (62)
   2016 – Sporties Spitfires 12.13 (85) def Barkly Work Camp (BWC) 7.8 (50)
   2017 – Sporties Spitfires 8.10 (58) def Elliott Hawks 8.7 (55)
   2018 – Janapurlalki Eagles 12.12 (84) def Elliott Hawks 12.8 (80)
   2019 – Sporties Spitfires 11.13 (79) def Elliott Hawks 7.5 (47) at Purkiss Reserve, Tennant Creek on 14 September 2019.
  
  See also
  AFL Northern Territory
  Northern Territory Football League
  Australian rules football in the Northern Territory
  
  References
  
  External links
   
  
  Australian rules football competitions in the Northern Territory
  Tennant Creek
  Barkly Region