# Big Rivers Australian Football League

The Big Rivers Australian Football League (formerly the Katherine District Football League) is an Australian rules football competition in the Northern Territory, Australia based in the Katherine region.

## Current clubs

| Club | Nickname | Home | Founded | Senior Men's Premierships |
| Arnhem Football Club | Crows (formerly Bombers) | Barunga Oval, Barunga | 2001 | 2002/03, 2006, 2009, 2011 |
| Eastside Football Club | Double Blues | Katherine Sports Grounds No.1 Oval, Katherine East | 1988 | 1989/90, 1990/91, 1993/94, 1998/99, 2013–16, 2019 |
| Garrak Football Club | Bombers | Kalano Oval, Katherine | 2012 (as Kalano) | |
| Gurindji Football Club | Eagles | Gurindji | | 2017 |
| Katherine Football Club | Camels | Katherine Showgrounds, Katherine South | | 2012, 2022, 2024 |
| Northern Walpiri Swans Football Club | Swans | Lajamanu Oval, Lajamanu | | 2005, 2008 |
| Ngukurr Football Club | Bulldogs | Jilkminggan Oval, Jilkminggan | | 1999/2000, 2004, 2007, 2023 |

## Previous clubs

| Club | Nickname | Home | Founded | Senior Men's Premierships |
| Beswick Football Club | Bears | Wugularr | 2009 | 2010 |
| Daly River Football Club | Buffaloes | Nauiyu Oval, Nauiyu | 2022 | |
| Jilkminggan Football Club | Blues | Jilkminggan | | |
| Katherine South Sports Club | Crocs | Katherine Showgrounds, Katherine South | | 1991/92, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 2018, 2021 |
| Kirby's Agents Football Club | Hawks | | | |
| Minyerri Football Club | Tigers | Minyerri | | |
| Tindal Football Club | Magpies | Tindal Oval, RAAF Base Tindal (Katherine) | 1989 | |
| Waliburru Football Club | Thunder | Minyerri | | |

## Premierships (Mens)

* 1988/89 Kirby's Agents
* 1989/90 Rowlands
* 1990/91 Eastside (* Formerly known as Rowlands FC)
* 1991/92 Katherine South
* 1992/93 Katherine South
* 1993/94 Eastside
* 1994/95 Katherine South
* 1995/96 Katherine South
* 1996/97 Katherine South
* 1997/98 Katherine South
* 1998/99 Eastside
* 1999/00 Ngukurr
* 2001 Arnhem Bombers
* 2002 Arnhem Crows
* 2003 Arnhem Crows
* 2004 Arnhem Crows
* 2005 Lajamanu
* 2006 Arnhem Crows
* 2007 Ngukurr
* 2008 Lajamanu
* 2009 Arnhem Crows
* 2010 Beswick
* 2011 Arnhem Crows
* 2012 Katherine Camels
* 2013 Eastside FC
* 2014 Eastside FC
* 2015 Eastside FC
* 2016 Eastside FC
* 2017 Eastside FC
* 2018 Katherine South
* 2019 Katherine Camels
* 2020 Katherine South
* 2021 Katherine South
* 2022 Katherine Camels
* 2023 Ngukurr
* 2024 Katherine Camels

## 2011 Ladder

| Big Rivers AFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
| Beswick Bears | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1486 | 554 | 268.23% | 48 |
| Arnhem Crows | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1213 | 765 | 158.56% | 44 |
| Ngukurr Bulldogs | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1216 | 780 | 155.90% | 44 |
| Katherine Camels | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 949 | 802 | 118.33% | 32 |
| Eastside | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 876 | 1076 | 81.41% | 24 |
| Lajamanu Swans | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 899 | 900 | 99.89% | 20 |
| Tindal Magpies | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 611 | 1418 | 43.09% | 8 |
| Jikminggan Blues | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 459 | 1414 | 32.46% | 4 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| 1st Semi | Ngukurr Bulldogs | 14 | 9 | 93 | Katherine Camels | 11 | 4 | 70 |
| 2nd Semi | Arnhem Crows | 17 | 7 | 109 | Beswick Bears | 9 | 10 | 64 |
| Preliminary | Ngukurr Bulldogs | 11 | 7 | 73 | Beswick Bears | 10 | 11 | 71 |
| Grand | Arnhem Crows | 14 | 8 | 92 | Ngukurr Bulldogs | 12 | 6 | 78 |

## 2012 Ladder

| Big Rivers AFL | Wins | Byes | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts |
| Katherine Camels | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1280 | 656 | 195.12% | 52 |
| Ngukurr Bulldogs | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1264 | 694 | 182.13% | 44 |
| Beswick Bears | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1357 | 760 | 178.55% | 44 |
| Eastside | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 896 | 996 | 89.96% | 28 |
| Jikminggan Blues | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 908 | 1125 | 80.71% | 24 |
| Kalano Bombers | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 928 | 1229 | 75.51% | 20 |
| Tindal Magpies | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 576 | 630 | 91.43% | 16 |
| Lajamanu Swans | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 271 | 466 | 58.15% | 8 |
FINALS
| Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts |
| 1st Semi | Katherine Camels | 10 | 19 | 79 | Ngukurr Bulldogs | 9 | 11 | 65 |
| 2nd Semi | Beswick Bears | 15 | 2 | 92 | Eastside | 14 | 7 | 91 |
| Preliminary | Ngukurr Bulldogs | 14 | 18 | 102 | Beswick Bears | 7 | 6 | 48 |
| Grand | Katherine Camels | 14 | 6 | 90 | Ngukurr Bulldogs | 4 | 6 | 30 |