Big River Hawks and Tiwi Bombers submit applications for a women’s team AFLNT has received an application from the Big River Hawks Football Club and the Tiwi Bombers Football Club to each field a women’s team in the 2019/20 TIO NTFL Women's Premier League season. This is achieved primarily through the MLLLC managed by AFLNT.From there the Club was granted a full license and in 2011/12 the Men’s Premier League won its first grand final, defeating Nightcliff.The Tiwi Bombers Football Club took part in a seven-game trial during the 2006/07 NTFL season and won six of the games by convincing margins. Latest Blog Post. Although these players were not from the TIFL, the success of these players in the elite Australian competition did much to boost the popularity of Australian Rules amongst the local Tiwi Islanders. 21 Tiwi Bomber players have been given permits to play south this Dry season with 5 at Bonnie Doon in the Ovens & King Football League alone. Our formation was motivated by a desire to positively impact a number of social issues using the popularity of AFL. Most players live out on the islands, which float in the Arafura Sea 80 kilometres north of Darwin. Finishing high on the ladder gave them several chances to reach the Grand Final. The Tiwi Islands Football Club, nicknamed, Bombers, began as a representative club competing in the Northern Territory Football League 2006/07 season. It was the first time an all-Aboriginal side played in a major competition.The deeply entrenched and entwined relationship football plays in the Tiwi cultural landscape is well documented. The Tiwi Bombers has a strong showing in both the U18 and U15 girls competitions and have been a grand finalist in both and premiers in the U15 Girls in 2015/16 and 2016/17 and in the U16 Girls in the 2014/15 season. The Tiwi Islands Football Club, nicknamed, Bombers, began as a representative club competing in the Northern Territory Football League 2006/07 season. However, after losing their qualifying final to St Marys, the Bombers lost the first semi-final to Waratah, extinguishing their aspirations for a flag in their maiden season. Tiwi Bombers Football Club. Team Home for Tiwi Bombers - SportsTG, fixtures, results, ladders, statistics, news and events for the Tiwi Bombers, on SportsTG, the Home of Grassroots Sport AFLNT said it … The Bombers played a 1:30pm Northern Territory Football League match in Darwin on Saturday before some members of the team flew back to the Tiwi Islands.Four people connected to the Tiwi Bombers Football Club have been issued infringement notices after they were allegedly caught bringing illicit substances into the Tiwi Islands."Police searched the passengers, nine of whom are players and staff of the Tiwi Bombers Football Team, and seized a total of 72 grams of cannabis, 20 grams of synthetic cannabis and four litres of alcohol," NT Police said.The AFL club also sends players and coaching staff to the island annually and runs education sessions for players and students.The Tiwi Bombers Football Club told the ABC it would wait on further details from police before issuing a statement.Four men aged 20, 26, 27 and 30 have been issued notices for possessing cannabis in a public place and bringing alcohol into an Indigenous community."AFLNT is not in a position to provide further comment until more details have been ascertained.""Where possible, AFLNT will assist the NT Police with its inquiries and will work with the clubs and relevant parties," AFLNT said.In a statement AFLNT said it was aware of the infringements.The Tiwi Islands represent arguably the most fertile ground for AFL talent in the country.This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.NT Police said it conducted a search of passengers on a chartered plane at the Wurrumiyanga airport on Bathurst Island at 7:00pm on Saturday "after receiving information passengers were transporting illicit substances into the community from Darwin".The Tiwi-based club is affiliated with the Essendon Bombers AFL club, which has direct access to young talent on the islands through its "Next Generation Academy".With a current population under 2,600, the islands have produced three Norm Smith medallists and players in six of the past eight AFL grand finals.