And myth 1 is connected too myth 2, in that because it is assumed there's more aboriginal people in Darwin, there's more interest in footy there.Darwin is largely a non-Aboriginal town. Less than 10% (13k)identify as such. Almost as many indigenous people in Canberra (8k).
There are two myths often perpetuated about Darwin.
1. That it is full of Aboriginal people
2. That it is as AFL mad as Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide or Tassie. It isn’t. AFL is number 1, but NRL is big there. The NT has the highest participation rate for RL (as it also does for AFL). NRL games draw comparable crowds and ratings as AFL.
But it's also the NT more broadly and its remote communities. Only problem is, they're so tiny and sparse.