As the NRL edges into Darwin, does the AFL need to be more proactive in the NT?
- Written by Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
The Northern Territory government recently announced the Dolphins, the NRL’s newest team that entered the league in 2023, would play a home game at TIO Stadium in Darwin every year from 2026 to 2028.
The Dolphins deal replaces a 12-year partnership between the NT and the Parramatta Eels, which ran from 2014 to 2025.
The NRL announcement came...
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