Round 22 Match reports and club news

JUNIOR PRESENTATION 8th SEPTEMBER

The junior presentation will be held on Saturday 8th September at Aloysuis Park between 2pm and 5pm.
All players from mini-roos up to the sixteens will be rewarded for their efforts this year.
There will be a free BBQ/ drinks for players (Parents can participate for a gold coin donation.)
There will be a jumping castle and face painter on the day.
Reminder. Parents please return your child’s playing strip on this day. Your child will be issued with a new strip in 2019.

SENIOR PRESENTATION DINNER 21st September

Senior Presentation will be at the Waratah Room, Commercial Club starting at 7:00pm
Cost: $50 head for dinner. Drinks at bar prices.
R.S.V.P: Narelle Tuksar 0403 653 983 by Friday 14th September.

THANK YOU

Thanks everyone for supporting the collection of cans and bottles at Hotspurs this year.
Rupert Baker collected $102.60
He has donated the money to Habitat for Humanity Global Village.
A charity building houses in Cambodia for underprivileged communities.
For further information you can look up http://www.habitat.org.au

Quarter Finals Draw

Sunday September 2

16 Boys v St Pats 8:00am Melrose Park Lavington *updated
O35s v St Pats 8:30am Melrose Park Lavington
11 Boys v Albury City 9:10am Kelly Park Wodonga
Thirds v Albury City 9:25am Melrose Park Lavington
Div.2 Ladies v Diamonds 9:50am LaTrobe Wodonga
12 Boys v Boomers 10:20am Melrose Park Lavington
13 Girls v Albury City 11:30am Kelly Park Wodonga
13 Boys v Melrose 12:50pm Kelly Park Wodonga
14 Boys v St Pats 2:10pm Willow Park Wodonga
16 Girls v St Pats 3:30pm Melrose Park Lavington

Remember these games are knock-out format.
If the game is drawn at full-time, extra time is played

All semi-finals and Finals will be played at Jelbart Park

Brady’s Team Dinner

The Club Committee have suggested the Duty team of the day are to organise their players and family members to have an evening at Brady’s that day. If you have already had team duty and wish to show support to our major sponsor, please book your table any day or night and where you Hotspurs apparel.

2018 MAJOR SPONSOR – BRADY’S HOTEL

Remember to let John Irvine or Simon Baker know you’re from Hotspurs when purchasing you next vehicle, the club benefit with bonus sponsorship and they will make sure you get the best available deal.

Social Club Member

All registered players are automatically a Social Club Member and receive Social Club Members prices to Hotspurs functions. Non members shall incur a slight surcharge.
If you are a non-registered supporter or friend of Albury Hotspurs, for $20 you can now register as a Social Club Member through myfootballclub. Details on how to register as a Social Club Membr can be found on our Registration page.

Miniroos

JUNIOR PRESENTATION 8th SEPTEMBER
The junior presentation will be held on Saturday 8th September at Aloysuis Park between 2pm and 5pm.
All players from mini-roos up to the sixteens will be rewarded for their efforts this year.
There will be a free BBQ/ drinks for players (Parents can participate for a gold coin donation.)
There will be a jumping castle and face painter on the day.
Reminder. Parents please return your child’s playing strip on this day. Your child will be issued with a new strip in 2019.

Teamapp

Albury Hotspurs Teamapp users, If you haven’t done so already, please open your app and request access to your appropriate teams. Especially Miniroos. We can’t notify you if you don’t have an access group and allow notifications to you mobile.

Hotspurs Club Shop is open

This year the senior group have developed a NEW club Senior polo $30 and jacket $35.
The club has decided to keep some stock of these to be available for purchase (see below) (New WOW hat $15 and club neckties $25 will also be available).

ALL other items in the online shop need to be ordered by certain dates where a bulk order will be placed into production and delivery will then be 3 to 4 weeks after said date. GO TO SHOP

STOCK CLUB WEAR

Please email if you are interested in purchasing any of the below (limited) stock items.
Purchase/Delivery can be arranged.

Jackets $35

Men’s XS(3), S(4), M(sold), L(1), XL(1), 2XL(1), 3XL(1).
Ladies, L8(1), L10(1), L14(1).
Kids, K10(1), K12(1), K14(3), K16(2).

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Polos $30

Men’s, XS(3), S(2), M(2), L(1), XL(2), 3XL(1).
Ladies, L16(1)
Kids, K4(1), K6(2), K8(2), K10(2), K12(3), K14(2).

Caps (WOW Trucker cap) $15

Neck Tie $25

To view size charts please follow link.

Also available,

Preseason shirt $30, L(1).
Preseason Singlet $25, L(1), S(1).
Soft Shell Jacket $40, Ladies 14(1).

If your size is not in stock please email your requirements and these can be added to the next production run and shipment

Hotspurs Club Coaching Panel

Coaching sessions available to down load and follow for all age groups go here

The Hotspurs Club Coaching Panel has been formed, and consists of the following members of the club, John Belgre, Robert Tuksar, John Irvine, Matt Townsend and Fiona Smith.

From time to time there will be some useful information posted here for our coaches.

Coaches can also utilise the Coaching Panel for help, with any aspect of coaching. It’s an experienced, and great group, to assist those wishing to develop their coaching and ultimately the teams performances.

Junior Encouragement Awards

We are currently seeking interest from the current and new businesses who would like to supply/support our junior members with awards for this season 2018.
We would like to thank and acknowledge these businesses for their support.

Match Reports

11 Girls Hotspurs v Melrose drew 0 – 0
A great game and team effort from the girls, particularly given a number of the Team were unavailable. Thanks to Muireann (from the Miniroos) for stepping up and helping out the girls.
Stand-in Coach Craig asked the Team to give their all, and the girls responded. The Spurs dominated possession throughout the match, finding space down the wings and centring the ball well.
The girls were relentless in attack with numerous strikes on goal. Rylee in particular seems to relish her attacking position with a couple of great runs, but Melrose to their credit defended well. Muireann played really well in attack, making some decisive efforts and runs on the left wing. Alice also played well coming out of goals in the second half, with her attacking runs on the right wing.
Equally impressive for this match was the team’s solid defence and midfield, severely limiting the opposition’s advances and attacking opportunities. Bianca and Lucy had their best games so far, helping out Eloise, Seanna and Zali in defence. Imogen, Mia and Poppy were also solid as always in the midfield.
Well done to all the girls – another great effort from the Team. Big thanks to Alice and Imogen for keeping goals – another clean sheet. A special mention to Muireann for her impressive contribution, demonstrating some great skills and potential.

11 Boys v Melrose drew 4 – 4
Having won the league last week the boys knew today was all about fun.
With no Ethan in goals our structure was a little lacking. Melrose started the game a lot stronger than us and struck first.
This shocked a few in the crowd, knowing that this juggernaut of a side would have a game on their hands.
Josh managed to level the scores before half time with a timely chip over the keepers head.
Melrose started the second half on fire taking the lead again before Carl got on the end of a corner and our Captain Isaiah managed to pounce on a saved penalty to put us 3-2 up with 10 mins to play. It must be said that Melrose had more to play for and it really showed, they pressed harder and never gave in; they created their own luck which ended with them taking the lead with only minutes to spare.
This shook up the our boys, hell-bent on not going into the finals with just their second loss of the season they came back, gaining a free-kick with only a minute remaining, Cooper stood over it and cracked it into the top corner from range.
A well-deserved draw, with an undermanned side, against a good opposition.
We said that winning ugly is a sign of a good side like we did last week.
I reckon this week was tougher and we can take positives out of that in readiness for the finals.
Having a bit of a flat game in a dead rubber is much more suitable than in the first week of the finals.
Thanks to Sam and Dustin for filling in as stand in keepers.
Goals: Cooper, Josh, Isaiah, Carl
Training is Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30 -5:30 for the duration of the finals.

12 Boys v Melrose won 6 – 2
We were down after a dominant start to the game, Melrose went forward twice and scored twice.
Then the team really switched on. Alonso was a powerhouse in the middle, combining with Cooper and Ruby in the middle it seemed like we have a great midfield mix for the finals.
Ben proved his worth up front cracking a couple of goals, and Lenny went forward to score too. Al had an opportunity to crack one outside the box but just slipped wide.
Trae starred as a stand-in keeper in the second half, he showed great agility and was clearing the ball past the half way with his kick-outs.
Alonso has really come of age and got a nice reward with a hat trick.
Great team effort, and a nice win to cap off an up and down season.
Anything can happen in the finals.
Goals: Alonso x3, Ben x2, Lenny

Thirds v Melrose lost 0 – 3
This was a game best forgotten, a blip in an otherwise hard-fought season. Melrose were the better side on the day and deserved their win. We were flat and out-of-sorts and let the opposition dictate play and though we had a few shots on goal we spent too much of our time just trying to defend. The game had no effect on our very creditable third placing on the ladder so now we can put it aside and crank up for the quarter final. We are capable of some truly scintillating play so let’s get out there and show what we can do. Go Spurs!
And thanks to Shane for running the lines.

Over 35s v Melrose lost 2 – 3
This was a match that saw us with the goal of getting a win or a draw to hold down 5th position in the league. Unfortunately after 3 consecutive byes, our touch and decision making had deserted us and we were quickly down 3 goals. We slowly worked ourselves back into the game and were rewarded when Damien Naymar Harding smashed a stunning goal just before halftime and was unlucky not to get a brace before the break. The second half was started with much more control and effort from the Spur’s lads and we were just rewarded with Jim Brodie calmly slotting a goal on his second attempt. John Butsy Irvine was called on to make a save from point blank and the Spur’s fired up even more. Unfortunately we from there we just couldn’t find the back of the net and the game ended in a 3-2 defeat. It was good to see Gary Kavanagh back in the strip and with some of our starting line-up returning next week after unavailability over the weekend we are looking forward to taking on St Pats this weekend.

Reserve Men v Melrose 1 – 6
Unfortunately after our loss the week before we had nothing to play for in our final game of the year verses Melrose. After an unexpected wonder strike from Jeremy Norton put us 1-0 up we were put to the sword by an unrelenting Melrose and finished 6-1 down. This year we have welcomed a lot of new faces to the club and Sundays game will have been the last for some but we hope that you have enjoyed your time with us. The reserves have used somewhere around 34 different player this year and we have relied on a lot of support from some of the under 16’s, thirds and over 35’s to get us through some of the games. We would also like to thank Ian Belgre for his role as manager and Robert Tuksar for his support as well as well as the supporters who put up with our antics every weekend. Hopefully the experience that this team gained during this year will help them make the finals and to continue to move forward next year. Finally, I would like to thank everyone of the players for what they have offered this year and letting me return to coaching, whilst it has been trying at times there isn’t a day that I don’t walk away from the playing group without feeling some form pride, to the team, thank you very much.