Cam Ilett, going for his 9th NTFL premiership, is at the crest of an unparalleled football career

Does the legend of Cameron Ilett, a footballer in the Northern Territory who has achieved more than any other, have a tinge of tragedy?

In the same breath that he is praised as one of the Territory’s footballing greats, there is also an exhale of lament when contemplating Ilett’s career of nearly 400 matches — zero of which have come in the Australian Football League (AFL).

“Put it this way: there’s plenty of blokes that have played AFL that Cameron is a significantly better player than,” says his old teammate and coach Ricky Nolan.

“They’ve made a big, big…