R14 Match Reports and Club News 2023

Presidents Report

On Saturday night AWFA held their 50 year anniversary event. During this they inducted their first 24 members into the AWFA Hall of Fame. It was great to see 3 outstanding members of the Club inducted. The Association and Albury Hotspurs founder Bill Luders, our longest serving President Ian Belgre and our magnificent Matilda representative Amy Chapman. The club is so grateful for everything they have done and continue to be so integral to where we are today.
It was a great night with many worthwhile inductees, over the next few years I’m certain you will see many more current and former Hotspurs inducted.

We have our own 50th celebrations coming up soon, please see the post below to secure tickets as they are selling fast. It’ll be a great celebration of the biggest sporting club around.

The previous Saturday night our young Div1 Ladies team went back to back with another FA Cup title. It was a tough battle against the arch rivals United but a spirited second half and a great Spurs crowd got us over the line. This magnificent group now have their sights on the League Title in the coming weeks. Well done Ladies the club is very proud.
https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/8237653/i-havent-slept-for-days-reveals-jubilant-cup-winning-coach/?cs=9679

Club Shop – Orders

SPURS SHOP ORDERS READY NOW
Collection and payment from canteen today 5pm to 6:10pm. Then Sunday home game 2 July. Will be helpful if you know your order number when collecting thank you.
All orders except for 997 Harvey, 1017 Handley, 1018 Hewitt, 1034 Pursehouse. These will be another few weeks.
Stock 50 years Beanies, Bucket Hats, Black Caps, Gold Caps and the classy 3D black on black caps also available along with grip socks.

New 50 Year Retro Training/Supporter shirts added, available in short and long sleeve and 3 colourways, Gold, Pink and Black. Have you NAME or NICKNAME on the back. Head to Made to order now.

Shop open, Order Cut-Off Date for Made to order – 9 June 2023 Next cut off date TBA – Previous cut off date was 3 May (these items due in any day and should be available next home game 18 June), all orders placed after date will be placed in the next production run pending order volume.

New hats and beanies now in stock

Your pre orders can be collected and paid for at canteen.
Note, each size has its own product, make sure you check before you order, Sizes depending product type S/S, S/M, L/XL
Go to Stock items in the shop

Club Shorts

More stock has been ordered for Miniroos sizes. ETA mid to late May.

50 Years Hotspurs Muscat

Fixtures

Round 15, Home Duty team Div.3 Men

Hotspurs Black	Diamonds Red	12 Boys	2/07/2023 8:20	Lambert G3
Hotspurs	Cobram	16 Boys	2/07/2023 8:30	Aloysius
Hotspurs	BYE	17 Girls	2/07/2023 8:30	Lambert G2
Hotspurs Yellow	Cobram	12 Boys	2/07/2023 9:20	Lambert G3
Hotspurs	BYE	Div.2 Women	2/07/2023 9:50	Aloysius
Hotspurs	Cobram	Div.3 Men	2/07/2023 9:50	Aloysius
Hotspurs	Wangaratta	12 Girls	2/07/2023 10:20	Lambert G3
Hotspurs	Cobram	Over 35’s	2/07/2023 10:30	Lambert G2
Hotspurs		All Abilities	2/07/2023 11:00	Lambert G3
Hotspurs	Cobram	Div.1 Women	2/07/2023 11:20	Aloysius
Hotspurs	Cobram	13 Boys	2/07/2023 12:00	Lambert G2
Hotspurs	Cobram	Div.2 Men	2/07/2023 13:10	Aloysius
Hotspurs	Cobram Roar	14 Boys	2/07/2023 13:10	Lambert G2
Hotspurs	Cobram	Div.1 Men	2/07/2023 15:00	Aloysius

*Note, all fixtures are subject to change and you should confirm with your coach and GameDay

Miniroos

Saturday Fixtures 15 July TBA. Go to fixtures
No Saturday games School Holidays July 1, 8.

12:30pm 5, 6, 8, 10s
1:30pm 7, 9 11s

Training Tuesday’s
No training 4, 11 July, School holidays.

All 10s and 11s teams 5:15 PM.
All others 5-9s on 5 PM Aloysius Park.

Click for final Miniroos Teams

Coach/Game Day Manager contact number updated on Teams page. Please communicate with them your unavailability thank you.

Season 2023 Information

Club Shorts $25 and Socks $15 can be purchased from the canteen 9am-4pm Sundays at Home games
More stock of shorts on order, will advise when available.

All Abilities

Next session, Sunday 2 July 11-12pm Lambert park, all club home games.

Match Reports

Div.1 Men

Div.1 Women

It is always a big test for our Div 1 Ladies to double up after a battle in the U/17 girls just prior.
This week was another battle of attrition, with a few out injured, sick and unavailable we were able to gain the services of Indy, Bianca, Seanna and Gabby who all did a great job.
Alice had a few great runs down the wing ruled ‘offside’, not impressing Brad who has a sixth sense for these things and reckons we are never offside.
After being down 0-1 early the girls again flicked the ON switch. It was the brilliance of Jess Paynter from a corner that got us back level. Charlotte Laird got another on target before the break with a signature strike.
After the break the girls dominated play and could’ve scored many more goals. It was again a resilient display taking them to 12 wins and 1 loss for the season.
We really are missing the leadership of Sian Van Gastel playing in that CDM role, we wish her the best on a speedy recovery
The next few rounds are crucial to securing our first Div 1 league title since 2002.
Goals: Jess Paynter, Charlotte Laird

Div.2 Men

Div.2 Women

Div.3 Men

Had a bye

Over 35s Men

Our fixture was shifted to Saturday 3:30pm kickoff.
The team didn’t play that great but did enough to take all 3 points. Our defensive effort stopped Boomers from scoring and all we needed was to finish one of the many chances we created. Eventually we did when our little Irish man scored our winning goal.

When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure, ’tis like a morn’ in Spring
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing
When Irish hearts are happy
All the world seems bright and gay
And when Irish eyes are smiling
Sure, they steal your heart away

17 Girls

16 Boys

Had a Bye.

14 Boys

14 Girls

13 Boys

Boomers at Glen Park is always a tough prospect and this week’s game proved no different.

We got off to a sluggish start but managed to hit the front about halfway through the first half after some brilliance up front from Julian managed to find the back of the net, but as expected Boomers hit back not long after to make it level at the half.
After hitting the cross bar, both uprights, the back of the net and the keeper in the first half Julian had to shoot through at half time to catch a chartered plane to fly him direct to Singapore to represent Australia/France in the u13s world table tennis Championships (he may have had to get on a bus to Sydney to represent the school at table tennis, but our story sounds better)

The 2nd half started off with Cayde looking lively upfront filling the Frenchman’s shoes but unfortunately he just couldn’t sneak one past the keeper.

We went down 2-1 against the run of play and this seemed to kick us up another gear, we pulled our fingers out and kept asking questions of the Boomers defence and keeper.
Murieann stepped up to take a free kick and from the moment it left her boot it never looked like missing as she proved how hard work pays off as I’m sure she has taken hundreds of these on the training track.

The game ended in a 2 all draw and it was great to see the kids fight back and steal a point back off boomers late in the game.

Goal scorers were Julian and Murieann and our Twin City Tiling awards went to Murieann for a great all round game and to Cayde who showed us what he is capable of after having a couple of quiet weeks due to illness.

Make sure we get to training and work on the things we need to to improve.

No fear no ego no excuses.

12 Boys Black

Under 12 Black again showed so much heart and determination in their match against Boomers White 12s, despite facing a 0-1 defeat. The boys continued to exhibit their unwavering spirit and fought bloody hard throughout the game.

Cooper, in particular, had a standout performance in goal, showcasing remarkable reflexes that earned him the endearing nickname “Coopurr.” (If you don’t get it, please see Eliza, she will explain) His exceptional saves played a vital role in keeping the scoreline close and demonstrated his agility and skill between the posts.

In midfield, Ferdi, Rorz, Fizza, Tom, Nash, and Jazz battled hard, tirelessly working to create opportunities and control the game. Their determination and effort in the middle of the pitch were evident, as they fought for every ball and provided a solid foundation for the team’s performance.

Mia, once again, proved to be a formidable presence in defence, acting as the enforcer and ensuring that Boomers had a difficult time getting past her. Her tenacity and strong defensive capabilities were crucial in keeping the scoreline tight.

The Goog arguably had his best game for the 12s despite limited game time. Whilst on the pitch he displayed an unbelievable level of effort chasing down every ball.

Despite the narrow defeat, these young boys’ collective performance and individual displays of heart and determination are clear indications of their potential and resilience. The team will undoubtedly take these positives forward to our next game against the league leaders Diamonds Red.

GO SPURS

12 Girls

Coming if a big important win last week, this week’s game was set to be another challenge. With some big outs’ midweek with Gabby, Zoe, & Bianca, these 3 girls contest a big part of mid field setup.
This gave the selectors a chance to play some of the underage girls from our miniroos Program, and wow did theses girls shine! First half we struggled to get our format correct and play the way we play. We were lucky for Lilly’s great goalkeeping skills to keep us in the game at the change.
At the half we all aged we need to lift and take the game on!
With in 1min of the start Amalie hit the back of the net. Then we had the temp to press on, a short corner called from the crowd made a great team up between Harper and Mia to get Harper the 2 goal. The 3rd goal come from a great driving run from Tacoola down the Left wing to goal and smashed the back of the net! Was great to see this from her as all year we have pushing her to back herself.
Siena, Karla & Cleo all played out of the skins and shows great promise for or 2023 12G.