St Mary's Football Club

St Mary's Football Club St Mary's Football Club Darwin Since its inception, St Marys has been at the forefront of breaking down racial and social barriers.

St Marys Football Club was formed in 1952 when Ted Egan, together with the Reverend Father Aubrey Collins, sought to provide Tiwi Islanders who were working for the Armed Services in Darwin, the opportunity to play regular organised football. At the time, with the exception of Wanderers Football Club, no other club from the Northern Territory Football League would allow ‘full blood’ Aboriginals to play in their teams. There were four other teams in the competition at the time (now the competition has eight). The initial team contained brilliant footballers but they played the game for fun and were not used to a competitive environment. The Club did not have much on-field success in its first year but they gradually learnt “to wear football boots, to play in the rain and to handle the rough stuff”. Within two years, St Marys had won its first premiership and it backed it up with another flag the following year. St Marys prides itself on its reputation of being the ‘family and community club’ and for developing local players who form the back bone of its teams. Indigenous Australians have always been an important component of the Club and have always been in the majority in all grades since formation. Through its sporting teams, St Marys strives to live by its motto “Recte Ad Metem” (Aim for the Middle). In operation of the Club, the mantra is “From Little Saints, Big Saints Grow”, with many players having progressed to the highest levels of competition – notably the AFL, SANFL and WAFL. The calibre of the Committee, administration, coaches and players involved in the early years of St Marys, and the values and standards that they set, has provided the foundation to what is now recognised to be the most successful senior football club in Australia.

NEXT WEEKS TRAININGNew days and times!Please check your training details for next week - anything in red has a change of...
18/09/2026

NEXT WEEKS TRAINING
New days and times!

Please check your training details for next week - anything in red has a change of location or day.

See you on the track Saints!

🎈 Happy 77th Birthday to our club President and NTFL Legend Peter Atkinson.No one works as hard or is as committed to St...
17/09/2026

🎈 Happy 77th Birthday to our club President and NTFL Legend Peter Atkinson.
No one works as hard or is as committed to St Mary’s as Peter, if you see him this week - give him a shout out!

Saints sign on day this Saturday!3pm at St Mary’s Clubhouse - Abala RdJunior sign on from 3pm🏰 Jumping castle🏉 Meet the ...
17/09/2026

Saints sign on day this Saturday!

3pm at St Mary’s Clubhouse - Abala Rd

Junior sign on from 3pm
🏰 Jumping castle
🏉 Meet the coaches
👕 Merch available
💻 Register to play with help from our team
🏅 Fun activities

U11s crew - boys and girlsDon’t forget there’s Thursday training tomorrow - bring your runners and boots!4pm - 5pm @ O’L...
16/09/2026

U11s crew - boys and girls

Don’t forget there’s Thursday training tomorrow - bring your runners and boots!

4pm - 5pm @ O’Loughlin

Saints player Grace Anstess was 1 of 5 Territorians selected to play in the Indigenous vs Multicultural Futures girls ma...
16/09/2026

Saints player Grace Anstess was 1 of 5 Territorians selected to play in the Indigenous vs Multicultural Futures girls match on the weekend.

As Captain of the side - Grace led the way with 21 disposals, 13 intercept possessions and 11 grounded ball gets in her teams thrilling 1 point victory.

🏉 U15 BOYS – WE NEED YOU! 🏉AFLNT has announced that the U15 competition will have Division 1 AND Division 2 this season!...
14/09/2026

🏉 U15 BOYS – WE NEED YOU! 🏉

AFLNT has announced that the U15 competition will have Division 1 AND Division 2 this season! 🙌

St Mary’s would love to field a team in BOTH divisions — but we need more players to make it happen! 💚💛

Coach Stapo is calling on all eligible U15 boys to come down, have a kick and meet the team. Whether you’ve played before or are new to the game, we’d love to see you there.

📍 O’Loughlin Oval
📅 Monday & Wednesday
⏰ 5 - 6pm

Bring a mate, have some fun and be part of the Saints! 💚💛🏉

14/09/2026

After a great season with our U9 and U11 girls last year - St Mary’s junior volunteer of the year Heath Culpitt is back coordinating and coaching the girls again, as well as our U9 boys.

Heath’s focus is on creating a fun environment and good club culture for our youngest Saints - a place where kids can become the best people, and players they can be.

We’re excited to have you Heath!

14/09/2026

Saints represent! St Mary’s young gun Xavier Vallejo had a big game for West Perth in their preliminary final - they’re off to the big dance this week! 💚💛

More Saints success!Men’s Premier League Players Jackson Braunthal and Luke Patterson have won a Premiership for North R...
13/09/2026

More Saints success!

Men’s Premier League Players Jackson Braunthal and Luke Patterson have won a Premiership for North Ringwood Football Club this weekend 🏆

Congratulations to Saints Premier League player Matthew Green - who’s been named the league Best and Fairest in the BAFL...
13/09/2026

Congratulations to Saints Premier League player Matthew Green - who’s been named the league Best and Fairest in the BAFL!

See him in action for St Mary’s in a few weeks!

Address

110 Abala Road
Marrara, NT
0812

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 12am
Friday 10am - 2am
Saturday 11am - 2am
Sunday 11am - 10pm

Telephone

+61889279900

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