ALL ABILITIES
Trivia Night – RSVP: 5:00 PM Wednesday 9th June
When: Friday 18 th June 2021
Where: Commercial Club ALbury
Time: 7pm start
Cost:
- $25 Adults 19 years and over
- $15 Youths 16-18 years
RSVP: 10:00 PM Sunday 13th June
Tables of 8-10 people
Book your ticket/s here now
Great prizes. Finger food provided. Drinks at bar prices.
*Donation of Prizes required thank you – can be left at canteen on match/training times.
Training Update – Cancellations
Ahead of the Queens Birthday long weekend and no games. And with the forecast of heavy rain and strong winds over the next few days, please note the below training cancellations 8-10 June.
- All Miniroos
- 12 Girls
- 14 Girls
- 13 Boys
- 15 Boys
- Over 35 Men
Presidents Report
It was a huge relief to have our AWFA competition back on Sunday, albeit with a few restrictions for our cross border players and counterparts. It was starting to seem a little bit like déjà vu from this time last year. We may face more hiccups along the way but it’s important to remain positive and play the cards we are dealt.
We have a general league bye this weekend, so players and volunteers can have a well earned rest. With torrential downpours predicted over the next few days I know there may be a few training sessions cancelled so stayed tuned.
In just over a week we have our world famous Hotspurs Trivia night, I for one cant wait for it. Still a few tickets and tables available. Get amongst it.
Have a great long weekend.
#GoSpurs
Brad Howard
President
Albury Hotspurs
PLEASE NOTE: No All Abilities on July 4 as this round is now at LaTrobe.
Fixtures Results Ladders
With the introduction of SportsTG/GameDay all Fixtures, Results and Ladders are now availbe to view under menu…
SEASON 2021>Fixtures Results Ladders>Hotspurs Only or All AWFA
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New Club Short
Thanks to sponsors, Beyond Bank Australia and Bonetti’s Pizza & pasta the club shorts and new strips looked fantastic.
#GoSpurs
These are Game Day Shorts, not training shorts!
Current Stock
Limited stock, more comming in a few weeks.
Club happy to exchange size if pair in very good condition.
Additional pair can be purchased $25 each.
*Note registered player yet to recieve a pair have first priorety with stock.
Club Shop
Place your Made to Order club gear ASAP. Cut off date Friday 14 May for mid May delivery. Go to the shop!
Current Stock
Fleece Hoodie $35
K8 x 1, K14 x 1, L10 x 1, M x 1.
(On order K8 x 4, K10 x 4, K12 x 4, K14 x 4, K16 x 4, S x 4, M x 4, L x 4, XL x 2)
Jackets $35
L12 x 1, S x 3, 2XL x 1, 3XL x 1
Polo shirts $30
K8 x 2, K10 x 2, K12 x 2, K14 x 2, S x 1, M x 4, XL x 2
WOW Caps x 5 only $15
Neck Ties x 8 ony $25
Scarves $20
New SPURS pom pom Beanie available from the canteen $20each
Match Reports
Div.1 Men v Diamonds Won 1-0
The Div One Men scored another win which was very satisfying. Although the final score was close Spurs had the majority of chances but were denied by a good performance by the opposing keeper. The defence was excellent again in keeping a clean sheet. Ben Gardiner did well filling in at right back. Kristian Hopwood had a strong game in midfield and scored the winning goal. Unfortunately Kristian received two yellow cards and finished the game on the sideline. Mitchell Aitken and Brandon Vescio also played very well on Sunday.
Women Div.1 had a bye
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Div.2 Men v Diamonds Lost 2-3
We welcomed the second placed Diamonds for the resumption of football and we knew that it was going to a hard game. This is a match that both teams were eager to win as it was going to be vital to ladder positions. Unfortunately we went into the break 2-0 down but we felt that we were far from out of the contest. Jack Castles had us within a goal after 46 minutes and Patrick equalised at the 61st minute. Spurs continued to push for the winner when unfortunately we were done on the counter attack in the 89th minute to lose the game. This loss has us in 4th position going into the midseason break.
Women Div.2
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Over 35s v Diamonds Won 2-0
It was a tough battle against a physical Diamonds outfit who were hard to break down. We created a few chances in the first half but couldn’t make it count on the score line going into the break nil all.
Diamonds aggressiveness was their own undoing when gifting us a penalty soon after the restart. Our team were delighted to receive the penalty and then most of their faces went white with the prospect they may be given the orders to take it. Fortunately the ball had rolled out to Kel who calmly walked up, place the ball on the spot and clinically scored by sending their goalkeeper to the shops to get a sausage roll.
We held our nerve at the back as Eddy declined any Diamonds efforts on goal and even an attempt from team mate Wildinho who tried his luck against Eddy as he was no good going the other way!
Kino pushed forward late and scored a cracking goal to seal the victory and move us up to 5th on the ladder.
Highlights from the players banter;
“Selfish Kino could have setup Wildinho but decided to be a hog and score himself”
“Wildinioh fails to score again in real competition, Kinno makes correct decision not to offload”
“Finally had a decent coach making good tactical substitutions”
“Defensively sound everyone did their jobs nil score line against. Fantastic goal keeping, well taken pen and good goal by Kino”
“Over 35s labour to surprise win in spite of the absence of their talismanic number 19”
“Loz was steamrolled by a Diamonds player, luckily he had his shin pads on which saved his life”
Div.3 Men v Diamonds Won 3-0
A much-changed Div 3 Men’s side got a much-needed win at Aloysius on Sunday. Welcoming in a number of players from the Reserves squad as well as some players who were in need of match fitness, the Hotspurs side showed a greater level of maturity than in previous weeks. In spite of having more of the ball, as well as the better opportunities, we somehow went in 0-0 at half time. Diamonds’ tiring legs were punished early in the second half when a ball over the top from Jono Cochrane was pounced on by Andrew Bonetti who slotted calmly past the keeper. Spurs pressure was rewarded shortly after that when Jono Cochrane once more justified his selection with a calmly slotted free kick. The result was put beyond doubt with a few minutes left when good teamwork in the final third was finished by Neil van der Ploeg. Many of the players on display on Sunday will be pushing for selection at higher grades in future weeks, which is a great reflection of the growing depth at the club.
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17 Girls v Diamonds Won 8-0
This week saw a clash of two of the top three teams. Diamonds was 4 wins from 5 games and Hotspurs season undefeated from 4 games played.
The first half was a very close competition with both teams having opportunities to score. With some excellent defensive effort from our back four, and our stand in goalkeeper Alex dominating the 18 yard box, Diamonds found it increasingly difficult to find a way through. Their tactic of long balls in behind our defence for quick players to burst onto initially caused a dislocation of the Hotspurs defensive structure but this was quickly shut down. Thankfully their early success in getting in behind our defence did not result in success on goal. It was a brilliant finish from Lily which saw Hotspurs go into halftime 1-0.
The second half was a completely different story. Hotspurs stepped it up and slowed play through the middle of the park. Keely, Ava, Lily and Roisin began to dictate play and connect quality passes together to frustrate the Diamonds midfield. The defensive efforts of Seanna, Eloise, Aleya and Alice in the second half also saw Diamonds not being able to penetrate the backline as occurred in the first half resulting in very few incursions into the Spurs defensive third. Maddie, Hayley and Rylee provided width and strong attacking options out wide. Thank you to Rylee, Alice, Seanna, Bianca, Taylor, Shanaya and Shayla for backing up after playing the game before ours and making solid contributions. Final score was 8 – 0 with goals scored by Ava (3), Lily (2), Roisin (2) and Alice (1).
Special mention to Lily for a massive effort across the park including defensive pressure in midfield resulting in a quick transition to attack and scoring opportunities. Next game is 20 Jun against united.
15 Boys v Diamonds Won 6-1
Even though Isaiah Clarke finished a cross from Patrick Mason in the first minute of the game it was a reasonably slow start.
Another solid performance from the lads after half time and we are slowly building up a great style of play. Excellent efforts from Sam, Nic, Dustin, Tyreece and the new look Murray in defense. Cooper was solid in the air too, that mullet flowing in the drizzle and rain. Carl also had his best game in 2 years.
Have the week off the track lads and back to training next week to seek revenge on our arch rival United.
Goals: Frankie x2, Ben, Cooper, Isaiah, Carl
14 Girls v Diamonds Won 4-1
The coach was woken to a message from the Senior Ladies coach with the news that the league golden boot leader Wildy did not pull up well from a hit out in Young the previous day and would be missing from the line-up. This was touted as a mini grand final, and a must win for our League chances this year.
Challenge accepted. Our girls were super on Sunday. Their team work was immense and their strength against a much bigger side was incredible to watch. Our senior leaders in the group Eloise, Alice and Rylee really stepped up to drag the team to a comfortable victory against a really good team.
Special mention to Indi Wishart who stepped up from the U/12 girls and looked solid in both attack and defense. And also thanks to Shanaya for her efforts in goals.
Great team effort, coach was super proud.
Goals: Eve x2, Muireann, Rylee
13 Boys v Diamonds Won 7-0
This week the team really turned on their football ability and game! We were all finally able to find our passing and shooting game making smart decisions to open up Diamonds defence. It was pleasing to see the amount of scorers with Rylee, Elijah, Will, Cooper and Josh scoring one and Billy Whitfield bagging 2. Anytime you don’t concede you should also mention the defence with Rylie, Cooper, Taj, Sam (playing his first game for us) Jake and Bailey all working hard, but Hamish had his game of the season so far and all the team were so proud of his effort. Thanks again to the young brigade for filling in and I will send out emails if training is not on.
12 Boys v Diamonds Lost 1-3
Today the team played Wodonga Diamonds at Lambert park on a slightly cold morning, the team struggled a bit in the first half and found themselves 3-1 down at halftime. The second half was a lot more positive and the team fought back for a 4 all draw with Billy scoring in the final seconds. Billy scored a hat trick and Taran scored the other, Harry was excellent in goals and made a few blinding saves to keep us in it.
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Match reports and newsletter information
Please email all match reports, photos and Hotspurs news to info@alburyhotspurs.com.au by Tuesday morning at 9am.