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NT representative football returns in historic clashes against Glenelg at TIO Stadium
The last time a new representative AFL team was seen in the Northern Territory, the results changed Top End football forever.
Key points:
- Representative football returns to the NT for the first time since 2006 tonight
- It will be the first time in history the NT has fielded a women’s representative side
- Coaches and players say they hope the format will be here to stay
In 2006, the top talent from the country’s best football patch, the Tiwi Islands, played eight matches against Northern Territory Football League teams during their bye rounds.
The next season, the Tiwi outfit would become a permanent part of the league as the Tiwi Bombers.
When representative football returns to the Top End today — 15 years on — the impacts could be just as…
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