Club news

Registrations

Just a quick reminder to make sure that you have paid and finalised your registration fees by the June long weekend. Please contact our club registers if you have any questions or concerns with paying your registration by this date.
Junior players register– Jim Parrett- 0428609835 or Senior players Ben Porta-0423775730 Thank you

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Dinner tickets available at hotspurs73.com.au or at the canteen.  The club is very excited that ALL 22  Hotspurs Life Members will be attending this function. It will be a great night. There will also be the family day on the Sunday with matches against Melrose FC.

Anniversary  Book  is getting great reviews, $20 at the canteen or online at hotspurs73.com.au

Small-sided Football News

[SSF has its own section on our website here and under the SSF menu at the top of the page]

SSF Draw for Saturday, May 25

Don’t forget you can submit match reports your teams and send them to Greg Wright for inclusion in the newsletter.

The complete season draws on our website here

Parents please try to be at ground 20 minutes before kickoff. Team managers a bit earlier please.
 
Kids don’t forget your shirt, black shorts, Hotspurs socks, boots and shin pads and your water bottle.

SSF Training
Wednesday U9 & U8 kids 4:15-5pm with Lewis and Caleb (U9 Gold managers).
 
Thursday U6-U9 4:30-5:30pm with Mia, Nathan and Milla, Justin, Andy & Kel.

Next round – Sunday, May 26

HOTSPURS  v Wodonga Heart

Word of the Week

Finally the award for our best report using the word of the week “retirement” judged by the newsletter editor (me) goes to Brenda Kausche of the U13’s, pick up your drink prize from the canteen at the next home game. Thanks to all who put in reports this week, have fun with the next word.  The word for next report is  “Beckham”.

Match Reports

SSF

U9 White vs Hotspurs Black
I love it when we play one of our other U9 sides, it’s great to see more of our kids in action. Black had two away so Rupert had a run with them and both teams played with no subs. The teams were fairly even and hard to separate but White took all the no points on offer that day. We almost scored the goal of the year when Brodie’s corner kick was headed by Lachlan just inches wide, you don’t see that play very often in U9s! Lachlan got a few goals and Brodie scored one direct from the corner (Chip off the old block). Calvin Lucy and  Ashleigh all first-time footballers this year are showing great improvement each week. Reese and Tomoki shared a half each in goal and did very well. Reese’s determination in defense was excellent and Tomoki’s distribution from goal kicks was flawless.
We still to need strengthen our passing (wall pass, wall pass, wall pass) and be aware of our teammates so as to not get in each others way but move into space to be able to receive a pass from them.

Under 11’s V United     

Under 12’s V United    Won  2 – 1
A solid and gutsy 2-1 win with several players away playing footy instead. Defence was well drilled and repelled many attempts by United and when they were penetrated Scotty was there to make several  saves including one outstanding save that I have never seen before in this age group. At full stretch after the initial save rebounding to United that blasted the ball from 5mt out which Scotty pushed over the cross bar. Fantastic.

All over the ground we were under pressure but all players pulled together to obtain this very valuable win and the precious 3 points.

Well done to all.

Under 12’s Girls V United    Draw  1 – 1
Ow!! What a game from the Under 12 girls, we created plenty of chances and had most of the play with Lilly hitting the woodwork on several occasions. The girls passed the ball around well and with a full bench had plenty of energy to run. Alesha played well in goals but was great to see her have a run on the field with super sub Zara filling in, Great job girls!!! United went into the half 1 nil up after one quick break, but with plenty of effort the girls fought back to tie up the game in a very exciting Penalty shot. The girls continue to show improvement each and every week. Keep it up girls, Well Done!!! Remember your beanies and hats this week at training!!!

Under 13’s V United      Draw  4 – 4
What started as a slow game quickly gathered momentum as Luke scored the first goal of the day.
Charters kicked the next two– a great effort from a defender. Thanks to Alec for playing up and scoring our fourth goal! 4/1 at half time! It was looking as though we were going to clean up again but United had other ideas. The intensity and pace of the game certainly increased as the opposition fought back, scoring another three goals, but at least no more. Bad luck to Oliver and Luke who just missed out on goals. Everyone passed well and played well.
Disappointed…….. YES.
Retirement? ……..NO WAY!

Under 14’s Girls V United    Lost  0 – 11

Under 16’s V United    Lost  2 – 5

Under 17’s Girls V United    Lost  2 – 5

Third’s V United    Draw  3 – 3 

Over 35’s V  Albury City White   Lost  0 – 8
We lost to a far superior team on the day with them being well structured & well drilled. I guess that’s what happens when you train.
Once again we played well in patches (which at one stage resulted in the ball being cleared of the opponent goal line) but were let down by poor choices. Also a bit hard playing a team that averages out about 10 years younger than us.
Thanks to Marcus Copsey for putting his hand up & refereeing a difficult game under trying circumstances.

Reserve Women V United   Lost  0 – 2 
The ladies all played well and in a tight game were Nil all at half time but unfortunately a couple of silly mistakes and an own goal cost us the game. Kate was absolutely awesome in goals which warmed her up for the Seniors(Thanks Kate). The defence held well with Bec S, Ash, Beth and Danielle. United had plenty of shots but we kept the score down. The midfield passed the ball well, with Miki running non stop again, but unfortunately we could not score. Well Done girls on a great team effort!!!

Reserves V United   Lost  2 – 4   
After the disappointing result against Benalla. The Reserves were determined to it make up with a strong showing against United. A setback early on conceding a penalty but it didn’t stop them pushing forward and were rewarded with a goal from Milky with good build up play from Sam Harriss. Then just before half-time Tashi scored a cracking goal with a curling shot in the top corner giving us a 2-1 lead. The second half didn’t start off as well with a goal conceded within a minute from a United corner. As we are looking for the winner, United got us on the counter with two late goals to make the final result 2-4. The defense was solid lead by James Patton despite the goals and Sam Harriss was solid in the midfield.

Ladies V United     Lost  0 – 2

Seniors V United     Draw  2 – 2
It’s Derby Day! United vs. Spurs. Over the last 15 years there has been some epic encounters and Sunday was no exception. Like a heavyweight fight the two teams went toe to toe but early on they couldn’t find the knockout punch with both Goalkeepers being solid between the sticks. United scored just before the break but it will the second half especially the last 10 mins people will be talking about. United grabbed a second on the counter and the reaction on their sideline thought that was enough. We had a number of chances to get back into it including James Eggleston hitting both posts without the ball crossing the line. It wasn’t until with five mins to go, Nick Musarra scored on a rebound from a shot to make it a tense finish. Then what proved to be the last kick of the game Musarra did it again this time from a free kick with the result ending a draw. Great comeback from the Spurs Boys and meant a lot to everyone especially to Coach John Irvine whose dance down the sideline when we scored the equalizer proved what it meant to him and on his birthday no less.

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Club news

Chocolate

A huge Thankyou to everyone who has already returned their chocolate money. Great Work, your name has gone in the draw for the special prize!!

This week the club is at home against United, If you are having trouble selling your box, please bring them back this week with your money and chocolates and we will give them out to other families as many people have asked for more boxes.

Come see the fundraising team on the hill at Aloysius Park. Thanks for your support.

Hotspurs Fundraising Committee

Hotspurs 40th anniversary celebration weekend

June Long weekend

Tickets for the dinner on the Saturday night are available at hotspurs73.com.au or at the canteen.  The club is very excited that ALL 22  Hotspurs Life Members will be attending this function. It will be a great night.

Anniversary  Book  is getting great reviews, $20 at the canteen or online at hotspurs73.com.au

Small-sided Football News

[SSF has its own section on our website here and under the SSF menu at the top of the page]

Please note: Draw change to Under 7, Boomer RED to replace bye, existing Boomers Team now Boomers WHITE. Amended draws uploaded to website.

SSF Draw for Saturday, May 18

Don’t forget you can submit match reports your teams and send them to Greg Wright for inclusion in the newsletter.

Parents please try to be at ground 20 minutes before kickoff. Team managers a bit earlier please.

Kids don’t forget your shirt, black shorts, Hotspurs socks, boots and shin pads and your water bottle.

Team photos and photos from the gala day gallery will be available for download soon

SSF Training
Wednesday U9 & U8 kids 4:15-5pm with Lewis and Caleb (U9 Gold managers).
 
Thursday U6-U9 4:30-5:30pm with Mia, Nathan and Milla, Justin, Andy & Kel.

Photo gallery from the opening gala day is on the website here

Next round – Sunday, May 19

Duty Team   
For this Sunday  is THIRDS MEN. Please be at grounds at 7:30 am to help set up the grounds and pull down nets and put away equipment at the end of the day at 5-00pm and provide three people to assist in the canteen on the day.

HOTSPURS  v United

Word of the Week

Finally the award for our best report using the word of the week “Clash of Clans” judged by the newsletter editor (me) goes to Jim Parrett of the U14’s Girls, pick up your drink prize from the canteen at the next home game. Thanks to all who put in reports this week, have fun with the next word.  The word for next report is “retirement”.

Match Reports

SSF
U9 White vs City Leopards
We came back to earth after our blistering start last week. It didn’t help that our opponents played with an additional player in the first half and we had two players away. Thanks to Obi from under-8s for playing for us and having a great game and producing the best header of the game which the crowd appreciated. Rupert won the award for an outstanding defensive display. Tomoki was excellent and Reese, Lucy, Calvin and Brodie all tried hard.
We need to work on our passing, remember the wall is your best training partner and you don’t need much space to practice. With practice and better passing we will be able to spread out and play more accurate passes which will not only help our attack and goal-scoring opportunities but will also help our defence. It will allow us to be able to control the game by keeping the ball in our possession.

Under 11’s V Benalla   

Under 12’s V Benalla  Won  13 – 0

Under 12’s Girls V Albury City  Lost  0 – 7

Under 13’s V Benalla    BYE

Under 14’s Girls V United    Lost  1 – 11

So here we were getting ready for this clash of the clans with United showing there Celtic clan roots in their strip and Hotspurs stemming back to an earlier time as their clan came from a little London Borough.
In the first five minutes it was evident that one team had turned on to play and it wasn’t Spurs, down 2 nil in the blink of an eye, however all credit to the girls they pegged one back with a stunning goal to Chelsea D and for the next 15 minutes it was more like a clash of the titans with some great football played. This was to no avail as the girls either ran out of puff, or belief in the last 10 minutes and allowed United 4 very easy goals going in to half time.
The second half was very similar, down an early goal to trail 7-1 then a real gutsy period for the next 15 and some easy goals to finish with for United. Thankyou Anna would have been many more without your defensive effort
Don’t be disheartened, yes you were playing a team with 3 state players and overall 6 rep players in it, they are only girls just like you and in those two periods of 15 minutes in each half you were competing toe to toe or clan to clan with them. We were very proud of those efforts and that is what we will build on in coming weeks.
We are proud of every one of you, we need to work a little on fitness as this was evident on the weekend but most of all we need to work on attitude, when we say be there at 1.45pm for a warm up that just doesn’t mean to warm up your body it is to get your mind and attitude working also. We don’t want girls getting changed at 1.45pm we want you all there ready to go with the days effort, get that mindset working and you will find your attitude on the park will change when your under pressure also. Ten minutes before the game was due to start we didn’t even have a full team to put on the field after having 14 put their hands up on Thursday.
We are down to play United again this coming week, however this could change as Melrose have just managed to enter a 14 Girls side as of last Friday. I am certain that we will see an improvement in our attitude and defence of United in this weekend’s fixture. Watch this space for details
Congratulations to our newest recruit, Lateisha Torney, well done for a first ever game, you took the ball off Chelsea Blissett twice in your first game and she is arguably the best 13 year old player in Southern NSW.
Lets all get to training at 5.50pm this week so we are ready to hit the park at 6 bells on the dot, talking to a minimum and listening on maximum. Lets get going Spurs
Finally a quick salutation to the referee, you had us all smiling on the sidelines with your handling of the coach, you better sleep with one eye open this week pal.

Under 16’s V Benalla  BYE

Under 17’s Girls V Benalla  Lost  0 – 11

Third’s V Benalla   Won  3 – 2 

Over 35’s V  United   Lost  0 – 6

It was the clash of the Spurs clan and the United clan.  We had to provide a ref but at least we could field a full clan plus a sub.  We might have done better with some more elixir and there was not enough gold around to buy our way out of trouble.  A lack of control of the ball lead to some problems and their accurate passing gave us problems as did some of their use of arms.  We were down by 4 at half time but did improve in the second half to only give them a few chances which they got another 2.  Some heat in the game and that ref tried his best but a lack of training is not helping our battles.  Hopefully we get a bit more organized and have a battle log of some form for future games.  Hope you make it back soon Kel.

Reserve Women V Benalla  Won  4 – 0

A very frustrating game considering all the chances we created but the girls all played well together. A huge thankyou to all the girls who travelled to make up a team. Jess Briggs finished with 3 nice goals and Lisa Gios with 1. Simone and Emily W played well in midfield. Miki didn’t stop running and passed the ball well all day creating many chances. Kate was great in goals and at half time came on for a run and almost scored a couple of goals. The back line was as strong as ever, with Bec B, Bec S , Beth and Ash clearing the ball away every time. Great Work to all the girls, a fantastic team effort which was great to see everyone supporting each other, thanks girls and keep up the team work!! Look forward to training this week!!!

Reserves V Benalla    Draw 0 – 0

Ladies V Melrose FC

Seniors V Benalla  BYE

Club news

Hotspurs 40th anniversary celebration weekend

June Long weekend

Tickets for the dinner on the Saturday night are available at hotspurs73.com.au or at the canteen.  The club is very excited that ALL 22  Hotspurs Life Members will be attending this function. It will be a great night.

Anniversary  Book  is getting great reviews, $20 at the canteen or online at hotspurs73.com.au

Small-sided Football News

[SSF has its own section on our website here and under the SSF menu at the top of the page]

SSF Draw for Saturday

All teams at Jelbart Park

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Parents please try to be at ground 20 minutes before kickoff. Team managers a bit earlier please.
 
Kids don’t forget your shirt, black shorts, Hotspurs socks, boots and shin pads and your water bottle.

Team photos and photos from the gala day gallery will be available for download next week

SSF Training
Wednesday U9 & U8 kids 4:15-5pm with Lewis and Caleb (U9 Gold managers).
 
Thursday U6-U9 4:30-5:30pm with Mia, Nathan and Milla, Justin, Andy & Kel.

Photo gallery from the opening gala day is on the website here

Next round – Sunday, May 12

Our club is all over the place this weekend – please check with your coach

Word of the Week

Finally the award for our best report using the words of the week “Indian summer” judged by the newsletter editor (me) goes to Andrew Gardiner of U13s, pick up your drink prize from the canteen at the next home game. The words for next report are “Clash of Clans”.  Ask your kids what this is about.

Match reports

SSF
Under 9s White
What a great Saturday for the first round of SSF, not your Indian summer but a lovely Autumn day for Hotspurs White running out winners 14-3. Lachlan had a swag with 8, Brodie with 4 and a stint in goals and Tomoki who defended and battle in midfield slotted one in off the post. Ashleigh and Lucy kept us organised with a natural flair for being in the right position, halting the opponents’ attack and releasing us forward. Reese and Rupert were an unbreakable force when together at the back. Calvin kept goal first half and had a blast on field in the second and picked up our award for the day. Well done team, Go Spurs!

Under 11s V Wangaratta   

Under 12s V Wangaratta  (Postponed)

Under 12s Girls V Wangaratta  BYE

Under 13s V Wangaratta    Won  12 – 1
A crisp Autumn morning confronted the team as they arrived in sunny Wangaratta. Today’s line up included Scott (goals) and Myles from the U12’s as several regulars were away on representative duty.
The team started slowly and in the first 10 minutes it  looked like it was going to be one of those frustrating days at the office when you completely dominate play, but nothing will shake the back of the net.
Soon that crisp Autumn morning transformed into an Indian Summer as the Hotspurs turned up the heat with Zac blazing a shot into the back of the net. No sooner had play restarted when a Ben cross found an Olly volley and a 2-0 advantage.
Cody and Luke were controlling the midfield and as half time approached, Zac doubled his tally and Luke thundered one from the edge of the box past the keeper. A 4-0 half time advantage could have spelt complacency in the second half, but instead the boys came out firing.
The team dominated possession and numerous attacking movements ensued. The back line of Myles, Jack, Charters and Ray handled the opposition attacks with style, playing the ball out of trouble when required, turning defence into attack. Gilbert has shown enormous improvement and beat several players in attack, and was even stronger in defence , while Alex provided some quality play down the right hand side.
The first goal of the second half came from Cody who then backed up to pass to Ben for his first of the day. Zac then provided Ben his second to make the score 7-0.
Ray  curled one into the bottom corner from distance, only to be matched by Charters who bombed one in from even further out.
It was then hat-trick time with Ben heading in from the penalty spot to claim his 3rd, closely followed  a beautiful strike from Zac to chalk up his 3rd.
A momentary lapse in concentration gifted Wangaratta a late consolation goal, but in true fighting spirit Spurs had the last word with Zac delivering a quality ball to Ben for him to blast past the keeper for his 4th and the even dozen for the team.
An amazing team performance with great calling and passing. Let’s keep the unbeaten run going!!!
Scorers : Ben(4), Zac(3), Olly, Luke, Cody, Ray & Charters

Under 14s Girls V Wangaratta  Won  2 – 1

Under 16s V Wangaratta  Lost  0 – 11

Under 17s Girls V Wangaratta  BYE

Third’s V Wangaratta   Draw  1 – 1

Over 35s V  Wangaratta   Lost  2 – 8
We started with 9 on this “Indian Summer” of a day, trying to avoid getting sunburnt.  We made it to 10 around half time, obviously he heard we were being filmed for posterity.  The game itself had good sections and quite a few bad ones for us.  They were a bit fitter (or they had 4 subs) and we had to keep our shape to stop their attacks.  They got to 3 through defensive lapses but we got one back through Wayne, they then got another and Wayne replied for us.  However a ref with watch dyslexia gave Wang enough time to put one in on the bell.  The second half was well played except for our finishing and while we tired we never gave up and we kept the heat on Wang.  Let’s hope we have subs this week.

Reserve Women V Wangaratta  Won  1 – 0

Reserves V Wangaratta    Lost  1 – 4
The Reserves will be disappointed to lose a game which they are good enough to win. After failing the convert their chances in the first half where they were clearly the better they conceded goals early in the second half and had to chase the game. Michael Wright and Tashi were the best players for this side.

Ladies V Albury City FC   

Seniors V Wangaratta   Lost  0 – 5
A poor display by the seniors who were outplayed by a more committed side. Fortunately Drummo was in good form in goals or this could have been more embarrassing. The BYE has come at a good time for the team to allow them to regroup and get on with playing to a standard which everyone knows they are capable of. Best Wishes to senior player and twelves co-coach Rob Barrett who is heading overseas next week. We look forward to seeing him back at Spurs soon.

Club news

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Hotspurs Anniversary Book 
The Hotspurs anniversary book is selling like hotcakes (forgive the pun) 125 pages for $20 available at the canteen or online at hotspurs73.com.au

ASTOR FAMILY NIGHT:
What a great turnout for our clubs Family Dinner Night at the Astor, with over 80 people joining us for a night out. A great night was had by all with good food and company. A huge thankyou to everyone for attending and supporting the club, it was great to have you all there!!
Thanks also to the Fundraising Committee for all your help and organisation on the night.

Small-sided Football News

Gala Day
The opening Gala day for SSF was held at Willow Park in Wodonga with teams from both sides of the border in grades from U6 to U11. Hotspurs fielded multiple teams in most grades and with only a few kids unavailable on the day, we put in a good showing with well over 80 kids competing.
The kids all performed well and looked like they were having lots of fun.
I want to thank all the coaches and managers on the day for guiding the kids and keeping it fun and organised for them and their parents.
When the gala day was over and I had time to reflect I was exhausted but very proud of our club, the managers, parents and all the kids who participated. Well done Hotspurs SSF.

Photo gallery from the day on our website here

SSF Draw for Saturday
The draw is still to be finalised. However, All Hotspurs SSF will be at Jelbart park this Saturday, May 4.

• Under 10 @ 12:30pm
• Under 6 & Under 8 @ 1:35pm
• Under 7 & Under 9 @ 2:30pm

 
U6-U9 time and venue do not change.
Only U10 have venue and time variations in the draw.
 
Parents please try to be at ground 20 minutes before kickoff. Team managers a bit earlier please.
 
Kids don’t forget your shirt, black shorts, Hotspurs socks, boots and shin pads and your water bottle.

Under 7 kids and parents, there is an opportunity for a few kids to play up in the Under 8 as both our under 8 teams are one short of field players and could also use a sub. If your child is interested please contact Justin Wild or Kelvin Davies.

Team lists for Saturday are here

 SSF Training
Wednesday U9 & U8 kids 4:15-5pm with Lewis and Caleb (U9 Gold managers). Please support this session, if numbers are insufficient we will be forced to end this session.
 
Thursday U6-U9 4:30-5:30pm with Mia, Nathan and Milla, Justin, Andy & Kel.

Next round – Sunday, May 5

Word of the Week

The award for our best report using the word of the week “gladioli” (not masters) judged by the newsletter editor (me) goes to one of the Over 35er’s, (again), at least they had a go at the word of the week, pick up your drink prize from the canteen at the next home game. Thanks to all who put in reports this week, have fun with the next words.  The words for next report are  “Indian summer”.

Match reports

Under 11s  GALA DAY
The Hotspur U11s were the masters of the Gala Day, winning 9-0, 13-0. 3-0 and 7-2.
Playing Diamonds White, Wodonga Heart, Albury City, and Diamonds Red.
Not that we were keeping score. (might even have missed a couple)

They were the masters of teamwork, of maintaining their structure, and carrying out our game plans.
They were the masters of working hard for each other, and the masters of defending and goal keeping They were the masters of good sportsmanship, fair play and honest effort.
They were the masters of first touches and control in traffic, and the masters of finding space.
They were the masters of goal keeping, defending and playing out.
They were the masters of creating chances and the masters of finishing.
And they were the masters of learning to play together as a team.

The team was Aidan, Tom, Baxter, Jasper, Kye, Josh, Harry, Scott, Wendell, Marcus, Naresh, Sarsha, Laura and Isabella.
We had extra players as we had players away for one or two games.
The highlights were far to many to mention with numerous hat tricks, goals assists, great saves and strong defensive efforts. Sarsha’s long distance strike and goal was masterful and Kye’s almost bicycle (just to high) another.
Big thanx to the girls who all played very well.

Under 11s  V Diamonds  Won  4 – 0
On Sunday a tired bunch of masters gathered for another game against Diamonds winning masterly 4.0.
Jarrod was back, Naresh was away, and Lachlan and Ian Howsam filled in when our regular U12s players joined their warm up.
Another fantastic team effort. Well done to all.
Also thank you to the parents who helped out at the Gala Day and at Sunday’s game.

Go Hotspurs – The Masters.

Under 12s V Diamonds  Draw  1 – 1

With Hotspurs first on the ladder and Wodonga Diamonds sitting second, this was always going to be a tough match and whoever showed to be Masters of game were going to come out on top! The game began with some excellent passing from both sides and Hospurs displaying strong defence by Memphis, Willson, Myles and Felix. Scotty saved 3 goals in the first half with some fine goal keeping skills. Headers were in great abundance bouncing around like balls off a golf tee before a running goal by Tom C from a splendid ball from Alec! Spurs up 1-0 at half time.
Diamonds came out fighting hard in the second half& eventually succeeded by drawing Scotty out of goals. The forward line kept pushing forward with some great running by Connor, Wendell and Aiden. The tension mounted when the Diamonds goaly kicked over the line and a penalty was awarded to Spurs. Berkeley takes the penalty with a fantastic kick which unfortunately hits the cross-bar just before full time. All in all it was a great contest and some excellent displays of teamwork! Coaches award – Myles!

Under 12s Girls V Diamonds  Lost  0 – 3

What a great game from the Under 12 girls, they are showing improvement each and every week and really starting to play together as a team. Their skills and knowledge are improving and they have been playing some exciting soccer. Our defence were strong against a much bigger team and cleared the ball every time. Well done Laura, Bella G, Ciara, Zara and Maggie. Our Mid field held together well and won plenty of the ball with Isabella, Sarsha, Lilly, Justine and Caitlin doing a fantastic job. Up front Halle created some fantastic chances and was unlucky not to score, she was supported well by Imogen and Evie. Finally our superstar goal keeper Alesha showed great courage and skill and continues to develop each week. Congratulations to Caitlin and Imogen for playing their first game in the Under 12s. Keep up the good work girls!!!

Under 13s V Diamonds    Won  3 – 1

Under 14s Girls V Diamonds  Lost  1 – 3

Under 16s V Diamonds  1 – 9

Under 17s Girls V Diamonds  Lost  0 – 11

Third’s V Diamonds   Lost  1 – 3 

Over 35s V  Wodonga Heart   Won  4 – 0

It was ‘gladioli’s’ all round today, Dame Edna would have been proud of our efforts and Reg would have come out of the closet.  Two goals in both halves led to our final score with Ben getting our first with his first touch and Kel going for goal of the year with our second one in the first stanza.  We moved the ball around fairly effectively and looked for players though we can do work on our first touch in the coming weeks.  The second half goals went to Jim B and John, both from lead up work by the team.  No stitches this week (thank you Edna) and so a bouquet goes to the team for our first win.  Hope we can put a team together for the next game at Wang.

Reserve Women V Diamonds  Lost  0 – 5

A great team effort from the reserve Ladies, with only 10 players the girls took to the field and gave it everything they had. Jess Briggs proved to be a strong goal keeper for the team and pulled off some great saves. The defence were absolutely Awesome all game with Bec Briggs, Caitlyn, Ash and Beth playing well all game. The midfield passed the ball well and were unlucky not to score creating plenty of chances with Miki, Mikaela and Gios doing a great job especially in the second half. Deb did a great job upfront supporting the team(considering she was injured). Hopefully, with a full strength team the girls will have a win soon!! Finally, a huge thankyou to Caitlyn, Bec and Jess Briggs for supporting the reserve Ladies team. and playing. Keep up the great team work girls!!

Reserves V Diamonds    Lost  2 – 10

There were plenty of goals in this match unfortunately our opponents scored the majority of them. Down by seven at halftime the Res were so much better in the second half. Well done to Joel McDonough who had a tough debut in goals but played very well.

Ladies V Diamonds   Lost  0 – 2

Definitely one of our best games so far. The girls all worked tirelessly throughout the entire game and did well to keep the score at only 2 nil. We had a few opportunities up front but unfortunately couldn’t finish. It was great to see everyone working together as a unit, we’ll need to keep this team work up for the rest of the season. Katie, J and Brooke battled well and Kate had a brilliant effort in goals. Thank you to the Reserves who once again helped out, it doesn’t go unnoticed!

Seniors V Diamonds   Lost  1 – 4

A really high quality game were the score line is a bit misleading. Our opposition got off to a flyer with two goals in the first fifteen minutes then
Spurs got one back with a penalty by Rob Tuksar. The next hour was a tight struggle with our boys getting some chances to equalise. Diamonds eventually scored a classy goal late in the game to collect the winning points. Rob Tuksar, Ryan Giles and Luke Drummond were great for Spurs with Will Clifton and James Eggleston also having good games.