The Darwin Buffaloes grabbed third spot on the league ladder with their big win over Waratah
THE Buffaloes barged their way into third spot on the Premier League ladder with their 54-point win over Waratah
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THE Buffaloes barged their way into third spot on the Premier League ladder with their 54-point win over Waratah at TIO Stadium.
Some ordinary kicking for goal cost them a bigger margin, but playing coach Matt Campbell had every reason to be happy with the 13.17 (95) to 5.11 (41) win.
Gove recruits Nathaniel Cooper and Djamatjama Wunungmurra made a big impression in their Premier League debuts.
Cooper booted a goal from an angle on the quarter time siren to give the Buffaloes a 19-point lead at lemon time, sealing a superb debut in senior company.
With Chris Atkinson working hard in the ruck and the Buffaloes winning a lot of ball out of the middle, they always held the ascendancy.
An early soccer goal by Tahs’ Will Gorman opened the second term, but it was the Buffaloes who dominated the quarter despite some poor finishing.
It took 15 minutes to kick their first goal of the term through a mark and goal by returning spearhead Daniel Stafford, a feat he performed three times in the quarter.
Tahs had considerable trouble clearing their defensive half in the quarter and the leg speed and fast hands of the Buffalo players took advantage of that.
Buffalo fans held their breath when Stafford left the ground after booting his third goal with what looked like a recurrence of a hamstring complaint.
Some run throughs on the boundary line saw him return to the fray midway through the third quarter, but he only lasted until early in the last term when the left hamstring continued to give him trouble.
Goals by the busy Wunungmurra, a clever snap from a pack of players, Lachlan McKenzie and Ishmael Palmer took the double blue jumpers to a 31-point lead at the last change.
Waratah had their own injury concerns, Nichols medallist and key defender Tim Mosquito leaving the ground during the quarter after a knock to his left knee.
The last term was the “Djamatjama Show’’ with the Gove speedster booting three goals to complete a brilliant debut at league level.
BUFFALOES 3.4 6.10 9.11 13.17 (95)
WARATAH 1.4 2.6 4.10 5.11 (41)
GOALS — Buffs: D Wunungmurra 4 I Palmer 3 D Stafford 3 N Cooper 2 L McKenzie. Waratah: J McGrath 2 W Gorman J Scaper M Graham.
BEST — Buffs: C Atkinson D Wunungmurra I Seden-Kurnoth T Eldridge J Clark. Waratah: D Collis A Aurrichio J McGrath T Mosquito D Simpson.
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