Local
Pre-season training has begun. We have had twenty-four players the last two weeks, a mixture of seasoned senior players and Under16 and Under14 players. Training will continue up until 19 December then start again on 2 January. Thursday nights at International Park from 6pm. All new and returning players are welcome.
Only Night Soccer left on the local Calendar. The Group rounds continue until the 3rd December followed by the Semi-finals on 10 December and Grand Finals on Friday 13 December.
Night Soccer
Delta Cleaners Night Soccer’s Week 12 and getting very close to the semi-finals. Top scorers on the night were short Staffed who defeated a depleted Orange Goal Diggers 8-1 with Jo Butler scoring seven times.
Nutrien Ag Solutions are back on top of Group A1 after defeating FJV 2-0 and UDS still lead in Group A2 after drawing with Show Me Da Mane. In Men’s B Grade, Oary’s Levellers beat Pacific Thunder 2-1 to take over the lead and 7 Stooges drop to second place after forfeiting to Mountain View Fresh.
In Men’s Social, all five of the top teams were involved in 0-0 draws. Wires Down lead the Group followed by Old Grumpies and Jamie’s Boys.
In the Women’s competition UDS Ladies still top the A Grade table after a 3-0 forfeit win and Smiling Assassins beat Rocky Pond Wonders. In Social A Grade, Shin Kickers lost to DILLIGAF and Young Guns beat Blue Goal Diggers.
Juniors
Week 6 of Junior Social Soccer had some great team and individual performances.
There is now just two weeks to go, the season will end on Tuesday 3 December.