NTFL 2024-25: Palmerston Magpies vs Darwin Buffaloes Round 3 live stream
Their last win was on February 11, 2023, so it was no wonder Palmerston’s ground-breaking success over their new neighbours on Friday night was celebrated long and hard. Watch the full match REPLAY.
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A Victorian Aussie rules journeyman has helped Palmerston Magpies sensationally snap a 600-day win drought in the NTFL.
Magpies midfielder Nayef Hamad put in a best on groud performance in his NTFL debut for the Magpies, inspiring the new-look black and whites to a brilliant 13.20 (98) to 5.11 (41) victory over the Buffaloes on Friday.
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It was the club’s first win in the NTFL Premier League since the penultimate round of the 2022/23 NTFL season.
Hamad joined the Magpies for the summer after spending a season with East Keilor in the Essendon District Football League following five seasons on the VFL list at Footscray.
The speedster finished with a goal and easily among the Magpies best as they bounced back brilliantly from a flat performance against Waratah the previous week.
While the Magpies attack was singing up front led by a combined six-goal haul to forwards Thomas Antulov and Declan Barnett, it was the way they smothered the Buffaloes in defence that proved key in the big result.
PREVIEW
A new neighbourhood rivalry will be ignited on Friday night while a newly-minted coach will take on the club he left at the end of last season.
Palmerston Magpies will rely on the home support at Cazalys Stadium against the Darwin Buffaloes on Friday, with the NT News and KommunityTV will stream every moment of the clash from 8pm.
The two proud clubs are now based side-by-side after the Buffaloes moved their base of operations to Palmerston for the 2024/25 season.
The Magpies are hoping the new rivalry will bring about a turn of fortunes as the club aims to snap a 20-month losing streak.
The black and whites have already shown moments of promise this season, even leading rivals Waratah after a quarter last week before conceding 139-9 in the next three.
There will be some added feeling for Buffaloes playing-coach Phil Wills as he goes up against the club he led only last season.
Wills and new Palmerston skipper Shaun Wilson also played alongside each other during Nightcliff’s recent premiership years.
The Buffaloes came close to a win at Nightcliff in Round 2 and with Jarrod Stokes and Tom Simpson leading the way, the two blues will be confident they have what it takes to get their first win of the year.
The match will be able to be watch live and on demand, with a full replay available after full time.
The NT News and AFL Northern Territory have come together in a partnership to live stream both the men’s and women’s Premier League games for this TIO NTFL season.
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