History
The team was initially formed to compete in a representative match against the VFL club Richmond.
The highly successful team has competed in pre-season AFL matches and is primarily based out of Darwin in the Northern Territory.
The All-Stars have been defeated only once when Essendon Football Club won against them in February 2007.
The team has included champion players as Adam Goodes, Daryl White, Andrew McLeod, Byron Pickett, Michael O'Laughlin, Chris Johnson, Jeff Farmer, David Wirrpanda, Aaron Davey and Shaun Burgoyne. The team was coached by Michael "Magic" McLean on more than one occasion and Chris Johnson made his coaching debut in 2009.
Games featuring the All-Stars in Darwin have always attracted a large amount of interest and crowds.
In 2003, a record crowd of 17,500 attended a pre-season game in which the All-Stars defeated the Carlton Football Club at Marrara Oval.
Significant controversy in 2007 surrounded the Sydney Swans resistance to allowing Adam Goodes and Michael O'Loughlin to play in the match against Essendon. In the end, they were released by the club, but allowed a very small amount of game time only.
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