Colours: Green and Gold
Founded: 1982
Premierships:
Men: 5(A-grade), 2 (B-grade)
Women: 0
Runner-up: 11 (A-grade), 2 (B-grade)
Women: 0
TEAFA Carnival Winners(Men only): 3 (A-grade)
As the Northern Territory Football Association began, a few blokes decided that the P.I.N.T (Postal Institute of the Northern Territory) Club could enter a team in the new football competition. The instigators of this decision were Jeff Watkins, Marty Barlow, Iain Frazier, Paul Abbott, Ted Cocker and Bob White. From there on the PINT Football Club has never looked back. The aforementioned people formed a committee, got the club off the ground and up and running in the NTFA. The inaugural coach of PINT was a guy named Didge McDonald; he got the boys right into training and organised a few practice matches at Moil Oval. Surprisingly they won one of the two matches, only because they extended the game to six quarters.
PINT FC is currently based at the Marrara Cricket Ground, formerly PINT Park, which is located adjacent to the PINT Club Darwin. The PINT Club is a fantastic home base for the football club and scene of many functions such as the AFL Grand Final day – where a packed PINT Club participates in a Calcutta Auction in which participants ‘buy’ players they hope kicks the opening goal of each quarter or wins the Norm Smith Medal for being best on ground.
PINT play in green jumpers with gold vertical stripes over the years different styles of jumpers have been adopted such as green jumpers with a white and gold V and white and green with a gold sash.
It is reported that PINT were known as the PINT Panthers between 1982 and 1997 however some say that only the media dubbed the PINT Football Club ‘the Panthers’. Nonetheless since 1997, PINT has been known as the Greenants. PINT is often referred to as ‘Pints’ or ‘PINTS’ however PINT is the correct name.
PINT hosted a game at the Marrara Cricket Ground to celebrate its 20th year in the competition. After a typical hot wet season game, everyone moved into the air-conditioning of the PINT Club to reflect over the years. Long time sponsor Bill Passmore said in his speech that Dave Carroll is the best player to have played with PINT. A premiership player, Carroll won the Lancaster Medal in 1990/91 and was joint winner of the NTFA’s Best and Fairest award, the Carlton Medal, a year later in 1991/92. Carroll won the PINT Club Sportsperson Of The Year award in 1992.
PINT won five A-grade premierships and have finished runner-up eight times. They participated in the first ever NTFA Grand Final when they lost to Katherine. The following year they lost in the Grand Final to Banks. PINT hold the record for the biggest losing margin in an NTFA/TEAFA Grand Final. In 1985/86, PINT lost the Grand Final against Banks by an amazing 104 points. They won their first ‘flag’ one year later.
2010 saw the merging of the two football leagues in Darwin with the TEAFA clubs being absorbed into the revamped 3 division NTFL competition.
PINT completed its TEAFA era in grand style achieving the ultimate success being the A grade premiers in the final two years of the competition.
In joining the NTFL PINT remain hungry to succeed in this higher level of competition.
For over 30 years PINT Football Club has provided opportunities for young men (and those slightly older, our players range in age from 18 over 50) to enjoy a healthy active lifestyle in a friendly supportive environment.
The spread of ages through the club provides an open and welcoming atmosphere for not only the players but their families as well. Uniquely over the years PINT have had fathers and sons play in the same team on more than four occasions.
Having started out as a social club team formed on the back of a couple of cold beers the membership has diversified greatly over the years, today we boast citizens from all walks of life such as defence force personnel, engineers, students, public servants, Police Fire and Emergency Services, small business operators, teachers and those currently between jobs among others.
The club culture continues to be inclusive with anybody welcome to join and the club continues to treat its people as its number one priority.
After playing for the club for 31years club stalwart Paul "Spud" Allen ran out in his 400th game for the club in 2014. An incredible acheivement of duribility and commitment.
Season 2015/16 saw a major advancement of the football club with the introduction of a Division 1 women’s team. The Queenants, as they have become known, played finals in their inaugural year which was a fantastic achievement given that it was the first time many of them had played Aussie Rules.
In season 2016/17 PINT entered its first side into a Premier NT competition when the Queenants become a founding team in the inaugural season of NTFL Women’s Premier League. The PINT ladies did the club proud and proved they deserved to be in the top flight completion by finishing the minor round in third position.
The Queenants have been a magnificent addition to the football club both on and off the field and have definitely made the club greater than it already was.
PINT Football club is delighted to be able to offer the same opportunities to both men and women and we welcome one and all to come and join us.