Tiwi Islands Football League
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| Sport | Australian rules football |
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| Founded | 1969 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |
 Australia
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| Most recent champion(s) |
Imalu Football Club (Tigers) |
| Most titles | Imalu Football Club (17) |
| TV partner(s) | ABC |
The Tiwi Islands Football League is an Australian rules football competition in the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia. Australian Rules football is the most popular sport on the Tiwi Islands. The Grand Final of the TIFL is broadcast each year on ABC Northern and more recently, nationally on ABC2 and ABC.
The Tiwi Islands Grand Final is an event held in March each year that attracts up to 3,000 spectators and is a tourist attraction for the Northern Territory. The Tiwi Australian Football League has 900 participants out of a community of about 2600, the highest football participation rate in Australia (35%). Tiwi footballers are renowned for exquisite one touch skills. Many of the players have a preference for participating barefoot. Many of the male players also play for the St Mary's Football Club in Darwin's Northern Territory Football League.
1969/70 Tapalinga def. Pumaralli (scores not known)
1970/71 Irrimaru 15.6 (96) def. Pumaralli 9.14 (68)
1972/73 Imalu def. Tapalinga by 55 points (scores not known)
1973/74 Imalu 12.8 (80) def. Pumaralli 8.5 (53)
1974/75 Tuyu 11.8 (74) def. Imalu 10.13 (73)
1975/76 Pumaralli 13.16 (94) def. Tuyu 8.12 (60)
1976/77 Tapalinga 12.6 (78) def. Pumaralli 10.9 (69)
1977/78 Pumaralli 14.15 (99) def. Imalu 10.9 (69)
1978/79 Imalu 25.15 (165) def. Tapalinga 2.3 (15)
1979/80 Pumaralli 10.16 (76) def. Taracumbi 7.10 (52)
1980/81 Imalu 12.12 (84) def. Pumaralli 12.7 (79)
1981/82 Imalu 20.8 (128) def. Tapalinga 8.18 (66)
1982/83 Tapalinga 18.17 (125) def. Pumaralli 19.5 (119)
1983/84 Imalu 16.13 (109) def. Tapalinga 15.16 (106)
1984/85 Imalu 14.10 (94) def. Irrimaru 7.13 (55)
1985/86 Imalu 21.3 (129) v Tapalinga 19.15 (129) DRAW
1985/86 Tapalinga 24.12 (156) def. Imalu 22.3 (135) REPLAY
1986/87 Tapalinga 22.7 (139) def. Pumaralli 16.13 (109)
1987/88 Tapalinga 18.13 (121) def. Imalu 14.14 (98)
1988/89 Imalu 18.9 (117) def. Taracumbi 11.17 (83)
1989/90 Imalu 23.22 (160) def. Taracumbi 14.11 (95)
1990/91 Tapalinga 14.9 (93) def. Imalu 12.8 (80)
1991/92 Imalu 19.5 (119) def. Tuyu 12.10 (82)
1992/93 Imalu 15.8 (98) def. Irrimaru 9.11 (65)
1993/94 Imalu 22.25 (157) def. Tuyu 14.5 (89)
1994/95 Tuyu 15.12 (102) def. Irrimaru 11.11 (77)
1995/96 Imalu 17.9 (111) def. Tuyu 10.12 (72)
1996/97 Irrimaru 13.6 (84) def. Imalu 12.6 (78)
1997/98 Tapalinga 17.7 (109) def. Pumaralli 11.5 (71)
1998/99 Imalu 9.8 (62) def. Ranku 3.6 (24)
1999/00 Pumarrali 8.6 (54) def. Tuyu 6.12 (48)
2000/01 Ranku 12.7 (79) def. Taracumbi 9.7 (61)
2001/02 Tuyu 7.8 (50) def. Tapalinga 6.6 (42)
2002/03 Pumaralli 11.10 (76) def. Muluwurri 7.10 (52)
2003/04 Tapalinga 10.10 (70) def. Imalu 9.6 (60)
2004/05 Tuyu 12.9 (81) def. Muluwurri 10.3 (63)
2005/06 Pumaralli 7.7 (49) def. Muluwurri 6.8 (44)
2006/07 Muluwurri 25.6 (156) def. Imalu 12.4 (76)
2007/08 Imalu 12.9 (81) def. Tapalinga 10.8 (68)
2008/09 Tapalinga 12.9 (81) def. Imalu 11.7 (73)
2009/10 Tapalinga 9.15 (69) def. Imalu 4.6 (30)
2010/11 Imalu 13.10 (88) def. Ranku 6.7 (43)
2011/12 Tuyu 12.12 (84) def. Imalu 11.5 (71)
2012/13 Imalu 13.7 (85) def. Tapalinga 10.9 (69)
2013/14 Tuyu 13.9 (87) def. Muluwurri 12.5 (77)
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