Presidents Report
How good was it to be back on the park!
Starting Saturday night we watched a tremendous display of female football that saw our young Spurs ladies very unlucky to go down 5-4 to a very experienced St Pats outfit. We had a real show of support on the sides with many Spurs members coming out in droves despite the gale forced winds and dust storms.
On Sunday we also had many supporters turn out to Alexandra Park in what felt like déjà vu from 2020 with our only round of the season. I think this year however feels much more positive and fingers crossed we can maintain the health of the community and also play football for the entire 2021 season.
I’d really like to thanks all the committee, coaches and managers for the time they have put in over the last 12 months. It’s the very reason that Spurs can field a side in every age group and also have the on-field successes we witnessed on the weekend.
These things do not happen by coincidence! Keep up the hard work.
This week we will be hosts for the first time since 2019. The BBQ will be cooking breakfast and lunch and with the absence of a Heart Senior Mens team our last game of the day will be our 17girls on the Main pitch. After that game we will be having a special Casserole dinner so watch out for the advertisement.
Spectators Code of Conduct
It’s always good to remind ourselves of how we should act whilst spectating.
The number 1 rule in the FFA Spectator Code of Behaviour instructs us the ‘Respect the decisions of Match Officials and teach our children to do the same’.
I know Albury Hotspurs have a tremendously passionate supporter base, this is why I believe we can be the drivers of a cultural change that sees us never cross the line between good supportive banter and abusive language towards officials, players, coaches and managers. I have attached a couple of documents that outline the FFAs Code of Conduct and this is our policy also.
Without match officials we do not have a game, please respect them at all times and lets make sure Hotspurs are setting the best example.
See you all Sunday.
#GoSpurs
Brad Howard
President
Albury Hotspurs
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Club Shop
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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 on Sunday.
Most “registered” Sunday players 12 years and up now have their club shorts to bring and wear every game day.
Miniroos Club Short rollout
Registered Miniroos Parents/players can now start collecting their club shorts from the canteen 6:00 PM to 6:20 PM from Tuesday 16 March 2021.
Fixtures and Ground Duty Teams
Sunday 21 March Hotspurs v Heart
Duty Team: Over 35s
Ground 1
- 8:30AM U17 Boys
- 11:00AM Over 35s
- 1:00PM Div.2 Men
- 3:00PM U17 Girls
Ground 2
- 8:30AM U12 Boys
- 9:30AM Div.2 Women
- 10:55AM U13 Boys
- 12:05PM U15 Boys
- 1:15PM U14 Girls v Diamonds (Friendly)
Match Reports
Div.1 Men v St Pats Drew 1-1
We apologise for lack of match report and endeavour to update and provide it as soon as it comes to hand.
We like to thank our shirt sponsor Beyond Bank and also the new club short sponsors Beyond Bank and Bonetti’s Pizza. The teams looked great in the new strips thanks to supplier K2 Design for discounted sponsorship of all our club and teamwear.
Women Div.1 v St Pats Lost 4-5
We apologise for lack of match report and endeavour to update and provide it as soon as it comes to hand.
We like to thank our shirt sponsor VK Logic and also the new club short sponsors Beyond Bank and Bonetti’s Pizza. The teams looked great in the new strips thanks to supplier K2 Design for discounted sponsorship of all our club and teamwear.
Div.2 Men v St Pats Won 6-1
We welcomed some new players to the club with this game in David Mporashima (chipped in with 2 goals as well), Mercy Nduwayezu and Maja Mbelechi and Francesco Zaccheo, welcome again. The team played very well for large parts of the game and created many chances with credit to Jeremy for delivering a hat trick! Our possession and field positioning was great for the first game and the defence was well managed by Joel. We look forward to where we will push ourselves to this year!
Women Div.2 v St Pats Drew 0-0
To say or Ladies squad has come a long way is a massive understatement.
This game 12 months ago saw us lose by 10 goals, so to secure a point here is an exceptional achievement.
This game was a real battle of attrition. Spurs dominated many parts of play but couldn’t quite hit the back of the net. Keepers at both ends were making it difficult to score. After a big night in goals Saturday, Christie found herself as a striker in Div 2 on the Sunday and nearly got herself a goal before being moved into goals in the second half and pulling off a brilliant save in the dying minutes to secure a point.
New player Nicki showed a lot of poise in her first ever game and Ingrid was a real live wire up front, Im sure there will be plenty of goals coming her way in the future.
Nat and Tash were like a brick wall at centre half, shutting down all of St Pats thrusts forward. Well done also to our young brigade in Rylee and Eloise who backed up from the Div 1 Ladies the night before, they were stellar in the middle of the park.
Over 35s v St Pats Lost 1-3
No excuses as we went into the match with more than enough quality and with a full list of subs on the bench. Passing and first touch were not nearly good enough. Kinno scored our only goal as was one of the better performers along with Harrow.
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13 Boys v St Pats Won 4-2
It was great to see everyone up and about on a lovely Sunday morning at Alexandra Park. With this really only the second time that we have played on the big pitch as a team, the team managed to cover the field very well and pass the ball around to create plenty of chances. We were very appreciative of the help from the lower age groups and we hoped you enjoyed the experience. Well done to Muireann with 2 goals and Taj and Jake with one apiece. We would also like to welcome Monte to the club and thank Nathan for coming on board as Manager. Next week is a big challenge and I am sure we are going to be up for it, go Spurs!
12 Boys v St Pats Won 2-1
The U12 boys played there first match of the season against a good St pats side, and after falling behind fought back to win the match 2-1. The first half was a definite eye opener for some of the players after not playing for over 12 months, they adjusted in the second half to come away with the victory. Special mention to Billy for scoring both goals and Sam’s second half defence. A very good team effort!
12 Girls v Wodonga Diamonds Won 4-0
Our under 12 girls made a trip across to La Trobe to play their first game of the year. We welcomed 6 new girls to the Spurs family Ruby, Sophie, Lily, Indy, Molly and Stella.
The focus for the day for the girls was to keep their formation/structure and to trust what they had done on the training field. Control the ball, take a touch lift your head and Pass.
For 8 of the side, it was their first outing on a full pitch. The girls all quickly adapted to their new surroundings. It did not take long for us to create some chances with Izzy, Mia, Harper and Stam going close. Our shape was fantastic, Indy marshalled the back 3 and their positioning was excellent throughout with Stella and Ivy solid in defence. We were firmly in control of the game and constantly pushing for the breakthrough goal. That goal came from Muireann with a beautifully struck shot beating the Diamonds keeper Lily Nicholls providing the assist.
We went in at the break 1-0 up, at half time we again focused on the structure and told the girls out wide that the ball will get out to them and when it did to attack the space. We also asked the girls to back themselves in and to shoot when ever a chance arose. We asked them to push on and to try and put the game to bed early.
The girls took the advice on and quickly added to our lead with Muireann getting a quick-fire brace to complete her “hattrick” with one of the goals described in her own words as “top bins”. At 3-0 up we decided to give Emma our GK a run in the field and Muireann playing her second game for the day a break, so they swapped positions. This change led to the team increasing their effort and lots of girls standing up. Lily Stam and Lexi dominated the midfield battle and used Pallas out wide as an outlet on multiple occasions. Before the game, the coaches asked Molly to step up to a level that we know she could get to and to take the game on. Molly worked hard throughout the game and got just reward with a classy goal to make it 4-0 and that is how the game finished.
We had so many positives to take from the game and so much to build on. The highlight of the day was the girls getting together at the end and singing the song proudly.
It is great to be back!
Match reports and newsletter information
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