St Mary's Football Club (NTFL)

For the club in the Geelong Football League, see St Mary's Sporting Club Inc. Australian rules football club

St Mary's

Names

Full name

St Marys Football Club

Nickname(s)

Saints, Green Machine

Motto

"Recte Ad Metam"

2023/24 season

After finals

1st

Home-and-away season

1st

Club details

Founded

1952; 72 years ago (1952)

Colours

Competition

Northern Territory Football League

Premierships

NTFL (34): 1954/55, 1955/56, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1961/62, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1971/72, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2021/22 2023/24

Ground(s)

TIO Stadium (capacity: 14,000)

Uniforms

Home

The St Marys Football Club, nicknamed, Saints, formed in 1952, is an Australian rules football club, affiliated to the Northern Territory Football League. It is famous for its record of success, with 34 NTFL premierships in 53 Grand Finals and 69 out of 72 possible final appearances. To the end of season 2023/24, St Marys have played 1336 games for 961 Wins 362 Losses and 11 Draws and 2 N/R.

Nicknamed the Saints, St Marys play their home games at Football Park in Marrara.

St Marys has produced many talented players, particularly Indigenous Australian players for leagues such as the Australian Football League. Many players from the Tiwi Bombers Football Club also played for the club.

St Mary's have only missed the NTFL finals three times in their proud history, the seasons they missed were in 1979/80 (5th), 2000/01 (5th) and 2018/19 (8th). They manage to collect their first wooden spoon in 2018/19. The longest wooden spoon drought in NTFL history (67 years). Second is Nightcliff Football Club from 1952/53 - 1992/93 (40 Years).

Notable players

The club has produced AFL players

Maurice Rioli - Richmond
Michael Long - Essendon
Ronnie Burns - Geelong, Adelaide
Scott Chisolm - Fremantle, Melbourne
Xavier Clarke - St Kilda, Brisbane Lions
Raphael Clarke - St Kilda
Peter Burgoyne - Port Adelaide
Cyril Rioli - Hawthorn
Daniel Rioli - Richmond
Shaun Edwards - Greater Western Sydney, Essendon, Sydney
Austin Wonaeamirri - Melbourne
Ben Long - St Kilda, Gold Coast
Maurice Rioli Jr - Richmond

Club achievements

Club achievements
Competition	Level	Num.	Year won
Northern Territory Football League	Premiers	34	1954/55, 1955/56, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1961/62, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1971/72, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17 2021/22 (2023/24)
	Runners Up	19	1960/61, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1972/73, 1976/77, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1992/93, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2005/06, 2010/11, 2014/15, 2019/20, 2020/21
	Minor Premiers	33	1954/55, 1955/56, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1969/70, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1981/82, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2016/17, 2023/24
	Wooden Spoons	1	2018/19

Club song

Chorus:
Oh when the Saints come marching in
Oh When the Saints come marching in
Oh lord I want to be in that number
When the Saints come marching in

(Chorus)

We are travelling the footsteps
Of those who've gone before
But we'll all be reunited
On a new and sunlit shore

(Chorus)

Some days in this world of trouble
Is the only one we need
But I’m waiting for that morning
when the new world is revealed

(Chorus x2)

External links

v t e Northern Territory Football League
Clubs	Darwin Nightcliff Palmerston PINT Southern Districts St Mary's Tiwi Bombers Wanderers Waratah
Seasons	1916–17 1917–18 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942−1945 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Awards	Nichols Medal Chaney Medal

v t e Australian rules football in the Northern Territory
Governing body	AFL Northern Territory
Representative team	Northern Territory Football Club
Darwin league	Northern Territory Football League
Regional leagues	Barkly Big Rivers Central Australian Gove Tiwi Islands
Women's league	Northern Territory Women's Aussie Rules Football Association
Defunct Leagues	Top End Australian Football Association
NTFL teams	Darwin Nightcliff Palmerston PINT Southern Districts St Mary's Tiwi Bombers Wanderers Waratah
Principal venues	Marrara Oval

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