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.

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…