R19 Match Reports and Club News 2023

Foundation Cup Day 2023

Luders-Laramee Div.1 Men Foundation Cup Winners 2023 Albury Hotspurs 4 – Melrose 1
Match report below.

Chapman-Iannotta Div.1 Women Foundation Cup Winners 2023 Albury Hotspurs 4 – Melrose 0
Match report below.

Our 11 Girls Miniroos Team and a few other Hotspurs Miniroos teams also played games.

Presidents’ Report

Hotspurs celebrated 50 years with a great evening at the Commercial Club on Saturday night.
It was a massive turn out with over 150 present and former members present. It is a great reflection on how strong the club has been over 50 years and also how strong we are moving into the future.
Thanks to all involved, particularly those that did the hard yards organising the night, Ian Belgre, Gabby Grant, Jess Briggs and Kelvin Davies.
On the football pitch we have had some great results lately with our 17 girls winning the league. Well done Fiona Smith and team.
And our Div 1 Ladies winning the league with 5 rounds to go.
The Div 1 Ladies hadn’t won the league since 2002 and the results reflect the dedication of not only the competitors but the coaches who have developed many of them since Miniroos and Juniors.
This week we are playing our club games against United on Saturday. There are 3 teams going for the league title this week, U/12girls, U14 girls and the U/13 boys.
Please get along to the respective grounds to support them, this will be another great story for the history books.

50 Years Anniversary Dinner

Club Shop – Orders

SPURS SHOP ORDERS NOW AVAILABLE

#997 Steven Harvey
#1017 Jessie Handley
#1018 Jacklyn Hewitt
#1034 Natalie Pursehouse

Collection and payment from canteen Tuesday 8 August 5-6:30pm or Sunday last home game 20 August or contact Brad Howard 0413 994 177 to arrange.

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 TBA

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 20, Saturday and Sunday.

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

Miniroos

Saturday Fixtures TBA. Go to fixtures

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

Training Tuesday’s

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

Final session, Sunday 20 August 11-12pm Lambert park, all club home games.
Stay tuned for AWFA Grand Final Day fixture.

Match Reports

Div.1 Men

Saturday was a day that many will never forget. The cup game is a very special event and the team was even more aware of the importance of a win in our 50th year, a parochial crowd and the founding father looking on. Melrose came with the ambition of spoiling our evening but the team was on straight away, Lynchy smashed the first tackle and everyone was up even further. Townie then decided to turn back the clock after 3 minutes, he glanced to see the keeper off the line and hit a thunderous volley from the sideline(some say 50 yards out) to leave the keeper with no chance. Schrieb’s made a dazzling run and finish to put us 2-0 up after 18 minutes and then the “wind beneath my wings” Lynchy rose higher than an eagle to hit a thunderous header home from a corner. Bonners, Lynchy, JC and Dibba continued to repel attack while, Fin, Schreib’s and Heathy were pulling the strings in midfield. For once, there wasn’t much to talk about at halftime except for some structure issues and that we couldn’t let them back in the game. After halftime we continued to dominate the game and when Jack McGiffen calmly slotted his goal in the 67th minute, the hill went ballistic. Townie and Fords had put in a big shift and Robes and Jack came on to continue to pile pressure on Melrose. Unfortunately, Melrose managed to get one back in the 85 minute. We also have a lot of thank you’ s this week, Joelly spent the entire game on the bench but is always ready to be called upon, Cody and Dawso both had limited game time as well but have been solid contributors leading up to this match as well. Thank you to everyone in the crowd for your support and to those who joined us for the song in the rooms. Thank you to the Anniversary committee for your fine efforts that night in delivering such a great evening. Thank you to Scotty and the team at Pedders for your generous hospitality that night. Finally, thank you to all of the players, it was a very special day and you all did a fantastic job, hopefully this is a sign of things to come, in not only the run home, but hopefully a run at the finals series. This win leaves us in 6th position as we head to Jelbart Park on Saturday night to take on the ladder leaders, Albury United.

Div.1 Women 

After securing the League title the week before, the ladies had every right to take the foot off the gas.
However the juggernaut that they are, and the fact that there was yet more silverware to be won in the inaugural Chapman/Iannotta Cup they certainly didn’t let up.
In what was a dominant display, the ladies had about 70% of possession and 22 shots on goal. Burying 4 of them made the coach very happy. Well done to Elisha Wild who ended up with a hattrick and a ‘Grilled’ voucher.
Keely Halloway has been rock solid in defence all year, and today she was again magnificent, earning a ‘Grilled’ burger also.
With a game against the arch rival United this week, hopefully we can keep the momentum heading towards finals
Goals Wildyx 3, Jess Paynter x1

Div.2 Men 

Div.2 Women 

Hotspurs started slowly on the weekend which resulted in Melrose scoring in the first 5 mins of the game. But to the girls credit they never gave up, we had lots of opportunities but just couldn’t equalise. Melrose won 1-0 heads up girls and let’s get back to the winners board on Saturday against United. GO SPURS

Div.3 Men 

Over 35s Men

Six points collected this weekend from a very untidy catch-up fixture on Saturday with a narrow 2-1 win over Wangaratta and picking up a bonus 3 points from the bye v Melrose.

17 Girls  

16 Boys  

14 Boys  

14 Girls  

Our Girls delivered an outstanding performance, securing a comprehensive 7-0 victory against Wodonga Heart. The match was dominated by their remarkable display of skill and determination.
Millie was the standout player, delivering a powerful best-on-ground performance. Her hunger for goals was evident throughout the match, as she scored an impressive hat-trick, leaving the opposition defence helpless to stop her powerful direct running.
Izzy also chipped in finding the net twice during the game, Abbey added to the goal tally, demonstrating her continued improvement and a very good scoring record for a first-year player.
However, the most heartwarming moment of the day came when Sasha, an exceptional talent and still an under-11 player, scored her first goal for the under 14s. The team celebrated her achievement like we won the league, acknowledging the significance of the moment for Sasha.
With this dominant win, we move closer to securing the league title. There are only three games left in the season, and we have the opportunity to secure the title on Saturday against Diamonds at Jelbart Park. The game is at 1230 so get down and get around this talented group of girls, remembering that only 3 of these girls are top age, the future is bright!!
Go Spurs

13 Boys 

The sun was out on Sunday but there was a few dusty adults after the club celebrated its 50th year the night before. We got off to a sluggish start and just couldn’t make the most of Archer’s relentless work up and down the wing. We eventually broke through thanks to Connor and Thomas and we went into the 2nd half with the coach killer score line of 2-0 up.
We looked a lot more dangerous in the 2nd half as we managed to break down the Melrose defence with Thomas getting into some really dangerous spots and getting rewarded with another goal and Cayde blasting one into the back of the net, Julian finally broke through after a lot of opportunities and the score ended up 5-1.
It was an even spread by the players as far as effort went without Twin City Tiling awards going to Archer and Thomas.
As we look forward to the coming round we can secure the championship this week with a win against Albury United on Saturday, it would be amazing to see as many people get down and support the team from 4.30pm at Jelbart Park on Saturday as this is a huge part of what we have been working towards all year.
Also please make sure the kids are getting to training and putting in the work that is required with finals just around the corner and spots up for grabs.
No fear, no ego, no excuses.

12 Boys Black 

It’s impressive to see such young players competing in the under 12 competition, Playing a team of Under 9s and 10s at this level is a significant challenge, but it also provides an excellent opportunity for them to learn and grow as players.
Despite the scoreline our 12 Boys performance against Diamonds remains commendable. It’s important to recognise their determination and passion, as they faced the undefeated league leaders. Their effort and never-give-up attitude are valuable qualities that will undoubtedly help them in their football journey for years to come.
Their commitment and courage to face such challenges is great to watch, never a tear about a loss, just a drive to be better. As we keep pushing forward, and with each match, they will gain more confidence and experience, becoming a force to be reckoned with in the coming years. This weekend the boys have the chance to secure a spot in the finals, a fine achievement for such young boys!
Go Spurs

12 Girls 

With the highs of Saturday wins from our senior teams’ games and the coaches’ hangovers to match, from the 50th anniversary dinner the night before, the day was set to tough. With our golden glove goalkeeper, leading goal scorer out this week and coming up against the unpredictable Boomers it was making the coaches headache even worse.
There was some clear direction at the start of warm up that we needed to win to keep the league title ours. The girls didn’t disappoint the crowd or the coaching staff and played an amazing brand of Spurs football. Harper netting one in the first half and giving us our 1-0 win. Our back up goalkeeper, Tacoola was tops in goals and keep a clean sheet for the team now 5 weeks running.
We go in to round 20, with 8 points clear on top of the ladder and come up against arch rivals and 2nd place Wodonga diamonds for the league deciding match.

12 Boys Yellow

Team match awards kindly supplied by Grill’d Albury

Match reports and newsletter information

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