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Torrential rain on Saturday evening meant that only four matches were played in Round 15. Rockdale City vs Blacktown Spartans and Sydney Olympic FC vs Sydney United 58 FC were both washed out on Sunday afternoon. ROUND 15 REVIEW SATURDAY Central Coast Mariners Academy 0-0 Sutherland Sharks FC, at Pluim Park Central Coast Mariners Academy…

The constant rain over the weekend cut the scheduled fixtures down to just the one but it saw a change of leadership all the same as Macarthur Rams took advantage of St George’s washout to move a point clear of the Saints at the head of the table. Macarthur Rams v Sydney University Macarthur Rams…

In round 13 of the Women’s Premier League, only 3 games were played. The heavens opened up over the weekend and it saw the wash out of 3 games. The eagerly anticipated top of the table clash between the Marconi Stallions and the North West Sydney Koalas was also washed out. This meant that the…

Rain postponed much of Round 12 in the Womens State League, but there were plenty of goals in the two matches that went ahead. Danielle Calvi, Lisa Mitchell, Gillian Rosconi and Taryn Rockall illustrated why they are the danger women of this competition with some tremendous individual displays. Match of the Round  Mt Druitt Town…

Mother Nature tried valiantly to cause a disruption to State League One football on the weekend, with rain falling intermittently throughout Saturday and Sunday. But it was only Wentworth Park that was affected substantially enough for the match of the round between Balmain Tigers and Nepean FC to be postponed, with all of the other…

Just two matches were completed over the weekend, Western Condors edging Southern Branch 1-0 and Southern Bulls dispatching Schofields Scorpions 3-0, but this week will be remembered more for the moment Enfield Rovers earned their first ever state league points, a 1-0 midweek catch-up win over luckless Schofields. The Condors/Bulls victory on an otherwise rainy…

They’ve scored the most goals (51 in seven matches), field the most scorers (14 players, six of the competition’s top 16 strikers), are unbeaten away from their Sydney home base – no reason at all why Scorpions aren’t deserved 2013 Hummel Men’s F-League leaders. Scorpions pipped Boomerangs 4-2 then scorched St Albans 19-3 and Jaguars…

Sutherland Sharks now sit top of the table in the 2013 IGA National Premier Leagues NSW Mens 1 after an emphatic 6-1 win over a ten-man Central Coast Mariners Academy at Pluim Park. Nicholas Olsen was brilliant with a deserved hat-trick, the other three goals divided evenly to Sutherland attackers – Panni Nikas was also…

As we celebrate the Socceroo’s qualification for Brazil, spare a thought for the hundreds of elite players who week in week out display their wares to the football public but rarely receive the accolades they deserve. One such performer is Sutherland’s defensive midfielder and captain Nick Stavroulakis, who has given valiant service to the mighty…

The stage has been set as the futsal juggernaut that is the hummel F-League is set to hit Victoria this week as the men’s component of the competition goes into overdrive in what will be an exciting three days of action. Rounds 4,5,6 and 7 are set to take place at the YMCA Derrimut Health…

APIA-Leichhardt Tigers stunned Bonnyrigg White Eagles on Wednesday night to secure a spot in its second consecutive Waratah Cup Final. The Bonnyrigg White Eagles hosted APIA-Leichardt Tigers on a bitterly cold evening and it was the Tigers that shocked the home faithful with a 4-2 extra time win. The Tigers got us off and we were…

There will be plenty of action as usual this Sunday in the Womens State League. There is a local derby in Gladesville, while Sydney Olympic look to bounce back against Mt Druitt and Western NSW Mariners hope to continue their lead at the top against Southern Districts Emeralds.  Gladesville Ravens v APIA Leichhardt Tigers. Peel…

It was a star studded line-up as Australian U17s and AIS Head coach Tony Vidmar, Australian U17s and AIS Assistant coach Ufuk Talay and AIS Technical Director of football Peter DeRooy  were all present on Wednesday 19th of June observing players in the Football NSW Institute U15s match against the Northern NSW Emerging Jets U15s…

Well over 50 coaches from a variety of clubs and associations were in attendance at the recent Football NSW Goalkeeper Workshop that was held on Wednesday 19th of June at Valentine Sports Park. The special Goalkeeper Workshop was conducted by Football NSW Goalkeeper coaches Zeljko Kalac and Davide Del Giovine with much emphasis placed on…

Six lucky NSW born girls have been called up to take part in the Australian U17 Women’s National Team camp that will be held at the AIS in Canberra commencing on the 20th of June and concluding on the 23rd. Victoria Guzman, Tia Gavin, Alycia Macqueen, Courtney Milone, Chloe  O’Brienand Rhianna Pollicina were all selected…

The Grade 20s competition is beginning to take shape as the competition enters the business end of the season. Marconi Stallions can get to within a point of top of the table Rockdale City Suns with the right result, whilst a glut of mid table teams will be hoping to break free of the pack…

2013 State League 2 second half kicks off with a journey south for Western Condors to face Southern Branch in a top-five stoush at Ison Park on Sunday afternoon (3pm kickoff). The winner keeps their lofty position at the end of the weekend with the loser vulnerable to several teams laying in wait behind them,…

A trademark header from striker Josh Kennedy has booked Australia’s ticket to next year’s World Cup in Brazil after a vital 1-0 win over Iraq at a packed ANZ Stadium on Tuesday night. Needing a win to assure a spot at a third straight World Cup, the Socceroos looked like blowing their chance as the…

The full schedule of matches was played this week and there were a number of “shock” results among the scores, giving a further indication that we are unlikely to be sure of the composition of the top five in any age grade until the final round of this very competitive division. Supa IGA National Premier…

It was a monumental experience for the Football NSW Institute U14 Boys and Girls who had the pleasure of watching the Australian Socceroos side go through its paces one last time prior to Holger Osieck’s men qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with a nail-biting 1-0 victory at ANZ Stadium. The lucky onlookers…

Round 13 of the Women’s Premier League lies ahead of us with 6 enticing games on the agenda, each with their own meaning and value. It is hard to look passed the battle royal preparing at Marconi Stadium as the Marconi Stallions take on the North West Sydney Koala’s. Both sides know that victory will…

Elsid Barkhousir netted his first goal in a Marconi Stallions jersey in a dramatic late show at Marconi Stadium on Sunday afternoon to secure the Stallions all three-points following the 1-0 win over Rockdale City Suns. The Stallions, living a very positive moment of form, carved out the better opportunities on the afternoon, though the…