Palmerston Football Club

Palmerston
Names
Full name Palmerston Football Club
Club details
Founded 1970
Colours      Black and      White
Competition Northern Territory Football League
Ground(s) Cazalys Oval
Other information
Official website Palmerston Football Club official website
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The Palmerston Football Club, nicknamed, Magpies, is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League.

History

The Palmerston Magpies Football Club began in 1970 and was originally known as the Internationals. At that time most players were English and Greek soccer players. In 1973 North Darwin Football Club was formed, with the club winning a premiership in 1980/81 under the leadership of Coach Ian Smith and Captain John Stokes (father of current AFL footballer Matthew Stokes). North Darwin Football Club moved to Palmerston in the 1995/1996 season and became the Palmerston Magpies Incorporated the following season, at which time the club moved to Palmerston to play home games for 1 season at Archer Oval. Following a move back to Marrara as our home ground, the club played in 4 grand finals 1999/2000 to 2002/2003 and won 2 premierships in 2000/2001 and 2001/2002.

Palmerston Magpies is the only club in the NTFL that represents its own City. The City of Palmerston is located 21km south of Darwin. The Magpies home ground is the Cazalys Oval, a $2 million facility located at Charles Darwin University Palmerston Campus.

The club has produced players for the AFL such as Aaron Davey, Alwyn Davey, and Trent Hentschel.

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