Northern Sharks RLFC explained

MacKillop Sharks Rugby League Club, formerly known as the University Sharks, was an Australian Rugby League club which competed in the Northern Territory Rugby League competition, based out of MacKillop Catholic College in Palmerston, NT. The Club was originally founded in 1973 as the Northern Suburbs Sharks.^[1] It relocated to Palmerston in 2014 in a Partnership with MacKillop.^[2] The club was disbanded at the end of 2016, being succeeded by the Northern Sharks^[3] and the MacKillop Saints,^[4] the latter of which switched codes to Rugby Union in 2018.^[5]

Notable Juniors

• Joel Romelo (2009–14 Canterbury Bulldogs, Melbourne Storm & Penrith Panthers)^[6]

See also

• Rugby league in the Northern Territory

External links

• • MacKillop Sharks Fox Sports pulse

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016-08-22. Home - MacKillop Sharks Rugby League Football Club. 2020-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822045030/http://www.mackillopsharks.com/. 22 August 2016.
2. Web site: Graham. David. February 2014. MacKillop Newsletter Week 4 Term 1 2014, p6. 17 July 2020. MacKillop Catholic College.
3. Web site: Northern Sharks Rugby League Club - Facebook. 2020-07-17. Facebook. en.
4. Web site: MacKillop Saints Sporting Association - Palmerston - NT. 2020-07-17. mackillopsaints NEW. en.
5. Web site: Hislop. Jack. 26 October 2018. MacKillop has been admitted into the NTRU. 2020-07-17. www.ntnews.com.au.
6. News: Territorian Joel Romelo to play first match of NRL season. Booth, Doug . NT News . 15 May 2014 . 15 April 2015.