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Geraldton Guardian
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Monday 29/8/2011
Page: 28
Section: General News
Region: Geraldton WA Circulation: 7,580
Type: Regional
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Promotion hopes dashed
LAT28 La Fiamma coach Joseph
Italiano conceded his team's promo-
tion hopes may have gone on the
back of Saturday's 1-0 loss to
Bassendean Caledonian at the
Geraldton Telstra Shop Arena.
Alexander Fazekas swooped on a
clumsy goal kick by the Reds and
slotted the ball past Adam Friday 30
minutes into the second half.
The Reds were hopeful a win over
fourth-placed Bassendean would
keep alive their dream of an ascent
to the MySolar third division.
Football West is believed to be
lining up promotion to the top four
finishers. This is to accommodate
for a new Saturday competition.
Though the concept is yet to be
confirmed, Italiano said any chance
his team had looked to have passed.
"We've just got to win all of our
games and hope that the teams
above us lose. There's a lot of luck
that needs to go our way," he said.
Injuries didn't help the Reds'
cause. Centre-back Josh Duncan
(ankle) left the field after just
minutes and Thomas Arthurs pulled
a hamstring minutes after coming
on from the bench after the break.
La Fiamma came closest to scoring when Kris Gough forced a brilliant
close-range save from
Bassendean's keeper.
But attacking options were lacking for the home side. Keegan Roos
was given a rough ride by the visitors' sturdy back four.
Italiano said his team's intensity
could not be faulted, but blamed
decision-making for the defeat.
"We showed good enthusiasm and
intensity but we didn't do enough to
control it and build on our possession," he said.
Three of the Reds' four remaining
games are on the road. Their run
home begins with an away test to
Swan United on Sunday, followed by
a trip to face bottom side Morley
City the next week.
The home crowd has one
last
chance to rally behind the Geraldton
camp against Subiaco on September
17.
Tom Davis
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We've just got to win all of our
games and hope that the teams
above us lose
LA FIAMMA COACH JOSEPH ITALIANO
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Nowhere to run: La Fiamma captain Gary Racey gets closed down by
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West Australian
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Monday 29/8/2011
Page: 50
Section: Sport
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Type: Capital City Daily
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O'Callaghan fires Lions
to finish with a roar
JONATHAN COOK
unable to put the finishing touches
Phil O'Callaghan's early opener
Watt and O'Callaghan.
put Stirling Lions on track for a 3-1
win over Floreat Athena in their
last home game of the All Flags
Premier League season yesterday.
The finals hopes of both sides had
been extinguished when results
went against them on Saturday,
leaving them playing for little more
than pride at Macedonia Park.
But any thoughts of the mathematic reality leading to an uninspiring contest were blown away
after just four minutes when
Michael Pugliese's effort hit the
upright and O'Callaghan was on
the spot to slot home.
The lead was almost doubled just
two minutes later. but Ludo Boi was
on a fine move involving Jamie
The brakes were applied to the
roaring Lions in the 11th minute
when Damien Catalano seized on a
defensive blunder and curled a shot
beyond Cory Hugo's reach.
Hugo then denied James Isaia
and Catalano before Boi scored the
first of a personal double.
Watt was again involved in the
attack and his shot deflected kindly
for Boi, and the lively midfielder
tucked it awayy,
Balcatta have wrapped up top
spot and Perth, Sorrento, Western
Knights and Inglewood will jostle
for position in next weekend's last
round of the regular season before
the finals kick off on September 10.
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Sunday Times
Sunday 28/8/2011
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Page: 76
Section: Edition Changes - Final
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United into finals
Tim Maguire
unbeaten run, leaving Mauro
Marchione's side three points
behind United with the bye to
THE top five in the All Flags
come in next week's final
round. A win was the only
SOCCER
State Premier League was
decided yesterday when
Inglewood United secured its
place
in
September's final
series with a scrappy 3-1 win
over Bayswater City at 6PR
Stadium.
Goals from Adrian Caceras,
Jake Geddes and David Perich
secured the points for Shane
Pryce's side, with Andrew
Reale grabbing
City's sole
goal.
The result also ended Bayswater's impressive eight-game
result that would have realistic-
ally given City a chance of
playing finals.
In other results, Perth's cup
joy was quickly erased with a
humiliating 4-1 defeat to the
already relegated Cockburn
City, Sorrento drew 2-2 with
Balcatta, and Western Knights
moved within one point of the
third-placed Gulls with a 4-2
victory over Armadale.
Today sees Stirling host
Floreat at Macedonia Park
at .3pm.
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Sunday Times
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Sunday 28/8/2011
Page: 82
Section: Sport
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Perth Me, players at the high p eeee nnence centre in
Rustenhare, on safari, checking out impoverished areas and coach Ian Ferguson, centre,
gives chance to two locals, ialehele tIduirene, 29, left, and }heti Hebert., 22.
THEY mixed with zebras,
giraffes and springboks,
trained at altitude and took
on the cream of South
Africa's local soccer teams.
But in the end it all came
down to table tennis.
Forget the soccer a 2-1
loss to local Premier League
side Platinum Stars and a 3-1
victory over AmaZulu
Perth Glory captain Jacob
Burns led from the front
when he took out the team's
inaugural table tennis championship in Durban, beating
Adam Hughes in a lop-sided
final.
"It was conducted at the
national table tennis hall.
Well, let's just call it the
team hotel, and he just blew
him away," Glory media
manager Steve Nelkovski
said.
A total of 31 Glory players,
coaching staff and
administrators were based at
an altitude of 1200m in
Rustenburg at the Royal
Marang, one of the facilities
used by England during last
year's World Cup, where
they worked out at an
internationally renowned
high-performance centre.
They also stayed in
Durban and took in a trip to
a safari park, where they
enjoyed a South African
barbecue.
While they were at the
safari park, they "did as
locals do", even if it was
slightly left of centre.
"It involved picking up
dried animal droppings and
believe it or not spitting it
as far as you could,"
Nelkovski said.
"It's a bit of a local
tradition, so why not?"
Glory CEO Paul Kelly
said it was a chance for a
squad in transition to get to
know each other better,
under the guidance of coach
Ian Ferguson.
"It was important to get
them together over a period
of time so that they could
bond," Kelly said.
"But the priority was
training. It wasn't a holiday;
that was made quite clear."
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Subiaco Post
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Saturday 27/8/2011
Page: 9
Region: Perth
Type: Suburban
Frequency: ----F--
Soccer club fails to score revamp
The Western Knights mier league clubs at Nash
Soccer Club has been forced
to admit defeat in its bid to
revamp its home ground at
Nash Field in Mosman Park
The council rejected the
club's bid to invest $2.5 million to upgrade its facilities
this week.
It ended speculation the
club could have exclusive
year-round use of Nash Field
and exclusive winter use of
neighbouring David Oval,
which is used by the Mosman
Park Football Club.
Club vice-president Jack
Grego said the club was reeling in shock and disbelief.
"The club now cannot comply with Football West's 2012
facility requirements for pre-
Field," he said.
"Although we have agree-
ment with another club re
ground sharing - financially
we cannot survive without
our own bar and kitchen in-
come on match days.
"Members voted to stay at
Nash Field and let Football
West decide whether we stay
in premier league or drop into
division 1 unless of course we
find another venue to play our
home games, which is highly unlikely.
"Our juniors are committed
to Nash Field as nearly 70%
20 with an option of a further
20 in a bid to win council
approval.
New rules imposed by soc-
cer's WA governing body
Football West were behind the
push for the Nash Field
makeover.
According to a council re-
port, it set a minimum standard that clubs in the top di-
vision, which included the
Western Knights, had to provide for 1000 spectators with
at least 330 housed under
cover.
Mosman Park area."
Mosman Park mayor Ron
Norris said an upgraded soccer facility would grow a bigger club and eventually cre-
asked the council for a 50-
munity and council.
of our young players are from
The club had originally
year lease but reduced that to
ate conflict with the com-
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Weekend Courier - Rockingham
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Friday 26/8/2011
Page: 106
Section: Regional Changes - Kwinana
Type: Suburban
Frequency: ----F--
Little boy Blues
make big mark
soccer
PLAYING on a full size soccer
level the score at 1-1.
In the 19th minute, Rockingham's second goal came when
Jason Rule's shot was deflected off
a defender and into the net.
ground for the first time, Rocking-
De Pontes' added his second
ham's Under 11 Blues defeated
goal in the 38th minute and at the
43rd minute mark, scored a hattrick after Mitchell Goodger and
Rule teamed up to create a lovely
through ball.
Gosnells 5-1 at Lark Hill last Sunday.
Gosnells scored first, in the
18th minute, after Rockingham
made some promising moves but
failed to capitalise.
The second half began with
Rockingham attacking consistently and with a strong tailwind.
Jake Mitchell's pass found
With the score at 4-1 and a
strong breeze him, Goodger tried
his luck with a 23m shot that car-
ried over the keeper's head into
the net, taking the score to 5-1.
Evano De Pontes, who slipped the
This weekend, the team plays
East Fremantle.
ball past the Gosnells keeper to
Pete Rogan
Rockingham's Under 11 Blues team made a smashing debut on a fullsized pitch by beating Gosnells 5-1.
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Albany Advertiser
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Thursday 25/8/2011
Page: 39
Region: Albany WA Circulation: 5,820
Type: Regional
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Glory star talks up
pathways for players
CICC
FORMER Perth Glory star and
current Football West develop-
ment officer Jamie Harnwell
has visited Albany over the past
three days promoting the sport
of soccer.
Visiting Albany for only the
second time, Harnwell said he
loved venturing out into the
country regions.
"Something I was briefed on
when I got the job was getting
out to the regions and using my
profile as a former Glory player
to promote football," he said.
"It is the first time I have been
to Albany since I came on a
spoke about the pathway to the
big league.
"It is a pretty viable career, it
takes a lot of hard work and perseverance," Harnwell said.
"I never made into State teams
and it wasn't until 17, 18 that I
broke through, I tell kids never
to give up and you want them to
keep playing."
The continued rise of country
week soccer is something Harmwell said had been a focus and in
the future a way of indentifying
talent quicker.
"In the past we have not pro-
vided pathways for players to
come up from country week into
State teams," he said.
Jamie Harnwell
and a lot quicker."
Harnwell was jovial about the
"It is hard to develop good
but I love getting around the players without good coaches quick weather change in Albany
State and I was very well and if we give the coaches access on Thursday, bright sunshine to
received."
to tactics and knowledge they heavy hail, but said it was all
school camp when I was about 10
He said the immense talent in
may not have access to, it will
Albany was on display and help kids get identified better
part of the caper.
Jamie Harnwell with one of the Albany Junior Soccer Association's country week squads.
Cameron Newbold
Picture: Laurie Benson
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Albany & Great Southern Weekender
Thursday 25/8/2011
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Page: 71
Region: Albany WA Circulation: 19,759
Type: Regional
Frequency: ---T---
Soccer on a roll
PERTH Glory legend and Football West development
officer Jamie Harnwell was in Albany this week to
promote the sport.
Harnwell's visit included basic coaching sessions at
schools and more intense workshops with country week
teams and high performance players.
He also gave a coaching course for coaches.
Harnwell said it was important to ensure there was
a definite pathway for junior players to senior level to
ensure they remained in the sport.
"There are massive numbers playing juniors, not only
here in Albany but in Perth," he said. "We want to make
sure they keep playing as they get older."
Harnwell has been with Football West since April
and part of his brief was to get out into the regions.
"It's good to get out and promote the game," he said.
"Albany is the last stop of my state-wide tour."
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CAUGHT: Jamie Harnwell demonstrates an
CONCENTRATION: Nathan Wanless heads
exercise to St Joseph's College year 9 students.
the ball.
EXACT: Learning to control the ball was
important.
RELAXED: Shantay Brown and Jessica
Cuthbert enjoyed the session.
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Joondalup Weekender
Thursday 25/8/2011
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Page: 2
Type: Suburban
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Good Week for
Sorrento after winning the State
League cup with a 2-1 victory
over Perth on Saturday.
Goa!mouth scramble
in the Sorrento-Perth
showdown.
Bad Week for
The Fremantle Dockers and West
Perth.
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West Australian
Thursday 25/8/2011
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Page: 19
Frequency: MTWTF--
Cook presses
Premier on
stadium plan
the bones of its "precinct" concept for
including a rectangular stadium, and
maximising the investment in expensive public transport infrastructure.
Yesterday, Mr Cook said the
Government's commitment to the nib
revamp showed it had no plans to do
the Burswood major stadium site,
that, and Mr Barnett's comments
predicting no other facilities will be
built around the new stadium by the
about a precinct were nothing more
than rhetoric to justify his "thought
time it opens in early 2018.
bubble" choice of Burswood.
And Mr Cook said the logic of the
Government's precinct concept was
"If that's their vision, how do they
justify spending nearly $100 million
at nib Stadium," Mr Cook said.
"The Government just seems to be
making this claim about a vision for a
precinct, but there is clearly no follow
through."
GARETH PARKER
Shadow sport and recreation minister Roger Cook has challenged the
Barnett Government to put flesh on
undermined by its commitment to
spend $95 million upgrading rectangular nib Stadium on the other side of
the Swan River in East Perth.
When he announced the Government's choice for the site of a new
60,000-seat football stadium in June,
Premier Colin Barnett said a key
advantage over rival sites Subiaco
and the East Perth power station was
that Burswood was unconstrained by
surrounding development "which
will allow us to achieve the vision of a
world-class stadium precinct".
The Langoulant stadium task force
said Burswood would cost far more
than Sub iaco or East Perth but its key
advantage was the opportunity to
build multiple sporting facilities,
Sport and Recreation Minister
Terry Waldron said the Government
was following the two-stadium strategy outlined in the Langoulant report
with the redevelopment of nib Stadi-
um and the construction of a new
major stadium on a greenfields site.
He said the strategy had received
strong endorsement from the major
sporting codes, citing Football Federation of Australia chief Ben Buckley's
comments on Tuesday that soccer
would soon have "two wonderful
options" to stage games.
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West Australian
Thursday 25/8/2011
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Page: 53
Section: Sport
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Emirates
consider
WA base
JONATHAN COOK
The United Arab Emirates'
Olympic team is considering
using Perth as a training base
next month following Dubai
club Al Ahli's successful tour.
Al Ahli officials gave their
seal of approval after a threeweek stay culminated in a 1-1
draw with Perth Glory at nib
Stadium on Tuesday night.
Football West chief executive
Peter Hugg said the UAE Olympic team was now keen to train
in Perth in the lead-up to the
September 21 qualifier against
Australia in Adelaide.
"More and more we will have a
link with that part of the world
and hopefully we will start
developing a reputation," Hugg
said.
"We are also investigating the
possibility of taking a WA State
team to the UAE."
On Tuesday, around 1800 fans
watched Glory take a first-half
lead through a Jacob Burns
deflected shot, but that was can-
celled out in stoppage time by
Grafite's header.
There were some encouraging
signs for Glory, particularly the
return to action of defender
Chris Coyne, who had not played
since February last year after a
loan period in China and an
Achilles injury on his return.
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Busselton Dunsborough Mail
Wednesday 24/8/2011
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Page: 46
Region: Busselton WA Circulation: 13,500
Type: Regional
Frequency: --W----
Geographe Bay on song
GEOGRAPHE Bay Seasiders played host to
Hay Park in the women's Division One, on
Sunday.
Hay Park played most of the game with one
player down, with the game played at a fast pace.
The Seasiders constantly pressured their opponents and it paid off when Alice Hall scored the
opening goal.
Alice went on to record a hat-trick ,with Kate
Northover and Bonni Berridge also getting on the
scoresheet as Geo Bay won comfortably.
The final score was 5-0 to the Seasiders, who
looked great in every area of the park.
The player of the match was Chloe Marlow
thanks to her outstanding work ethic.
The Geo Bay men's Division Two team also had
Seasiders Geographe Bay's Kate Northover
a strong win against Hay Park, 4-1, while the
Seasiders Division One side enjoyed watching
their compatriots thanks to a fixtured bye.
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Wednesday 24/8/2011
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Page: 46
Type: Regional
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Key man to miss cup clash
David Andrews
THE Dunsborough Towners
will get their first chance of
the season to see how they
will operate without the
services of outstanding central defender Eric Parna
when they meet Collie in
the semi-final of the
Premier Reserve League
South West Cup on Sunday.
Parna left this week for a
short holiday in Bali and will
return in time for the last
league encounter of the sea-
son against Australind the
following week.
His inclusion for that match
is vital with the Towners
needing a point to secure the
league
title
following
Bunbury United's 7-3 victory
over Australind on Sunday.
A loss will mean Bunhury
snatching the title on goal
difference.
Paula's
time
in
Dunsborough is quickly coming to an end with his visa set
to run out early in October
forcing his return to Estonia.
He is clearly the best player
to have worn a Towners shirt
and is the best player I have
seen in the South West since I
moved to Dunsborough five
years ago.
He is a calm influence in
defence with immaculate distribution and combines well
with his co-defenders to give
the Towners the best defence
in the competition.
This week player-coach
Stuart Gidley will have to put
Missing: Eric Parna
his thinking cap on how best
to cover Parna's loss, and he
doesn't have a lot of players
at his disposal as is the usual
prediction for the Towners at
this end of the season
The obvious choice is dropping Terry McBride or him-
self to the sweeper's role
though this will weaken the
midfield.
Despite sitting at the bottom
of the league ladder with an
inferior goal difference to
Australind it would be dangerous to take Collie lightly
because it is in cup matches
that upsets traditionally
occur.
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Wednesday 24/8/2011
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Page: 46
Type: Regional
Frequency: --W----
Second title
for BusseIton
Soccer
BUSS ELTON
whistle blew Busselton had
Club secured its second plenty to celebrate.
title in as many weeks
Best players for Busselton
when its Division Two were Mark Snitch at right
men drew against Bunbury hack, Gavin Muir who
Dynamos, on Sunday.
played a forward and defen-
Although it was a somewhat disappointing result
fielder Gary Charlton.
sive role and veteran mid-
Busselton now have an
Busselton only needed a unassailable seven-point
point from the match to lead over second-placed
against
Dynamos,
secure the title.
From
the
kick
Bunhury United, and will
off
Busselton dominated and
peppered
the
Dynamos
goalkeeper.
However, much to his
delight
numerous
shots
from Busselton's strikers
couldn't find a way past his
hands.
The ball rarely came out of
Busselton's half and when it
did a strong defensive performance meant goalkeeper
Will Wilson had little to do.
The second half started the
same way as the first, with
the home team controlling
play.
Once again countless
attempts on goal were
thwarted by the keeper or
the woodwork and although
Busselton have been scoring freely this season it was
not the case in this match.
However, when the final
finish unbeaten if they get a
result against seventh-
placed Geographe Bay in
the final game of the season.
The Division Two men's
Division Two men: Jamie Charlton against Dynamos.
win follows Busselton
Redbacks women's reserves
title triumph last week.
Dene Mayers.
And. Busselton showed
they thoroughly deserved
hunt for more silverware
that title when they defeat
second-placed Dynamos 30, on Sunday.
Kicking into the breeze
proved no problem for
Busselton
as
Ariana
Longmore and
Stacey
Rouse gave them a 2-0 firsthalf lead.
And, despite a spirited
And, Busselton are in the
their men's and
women's league sides still
with
in the hunt to win their
respective championships.
Although, the Busselton
Redbacks didn't do their
title chances any favours
when they went down to
arch-rivals Dynamos 3-1,
on Sunday.
the second half, Longmore
The top-of-the-table clash
was the most eagerly anticipated of the season and did-
Red hacks win.
n't disappoint with quality
Busselton's best were
Longmore and defender
football from both sides.
Dynamos performance in
added to her tally in the
Dynamos Say Olsthoom
opened the scoring, after
outpacing
Busselton
defence, but Sami Noakes
equalised for the Redhacks
to level the scores at halftime.
However,
Dynamos
seemed to want it more in
the second half and scored
two more goals to snatch
victory.
Busselton's best players
were Noakes, goalkeeper
Sasha Read and defender
Baxter Thew.
The
defeat
means
Busselton will need to
thrash Collie and hope
Dynamos lose to Bunbury
United to claim the title.
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Manjimup Bridgetown Times
Wednesday 24/8/2011
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Page: 29
Region: Manjimup WA Circulation: 3,210
Type: Regional
Frequency: --W----
Mixed bag in
Rovers results
MIKE COLEY
MANJIMUP Rovers beat Bunbury Dynamos men, but
lost to Harvey women at a wet and windy Collier Street
complex on Sunday.
The women's game was a late kick-off due to Harvey
not making the venue on time and Manjimup had their
eight stalwarts ready for battle.
Martjimup were caught napping when Harvey scored
their first goal of a closely fought game by Rovers, with a
final score of 6-4 to the visitors.
Team captain Candice Barley lead from the front and
netted Rovers' first goal with a solo run through the
centre.
Rovers' second goal came when Rebecca Fall accurately headed a Megan Smith centering corner to find the
back of the Harvey net.
The second half saw some field changes for Rovers
when coach Eric Scott put Megan Smith in goal and Caitlin Prunster from defence to an unfamiliar role up front.
The home side showed the same determination but was
out-numbered and could not cover all bases.
However Prunster showed her versatility by scoring
two goals for Rovers, leaving a very respectable final
score of 6-4 to the visitors.
The men's game should have been a foregone conclusion for visiting first division league leaders Bunbury
Dynamos. However, Manjimup Rovers played one of the
best games this season beating the visitors 4-1.
Most of the game was played in heavy wind-blown
rain which seemed to suit the home side.
Dynamos played as a well-drilled unit but were lacking
in front of goal, unable to punish Rovers when mistakes
were made.
Rovers' Mark Gale opened the scoring at the 13th min-
ute from an indirect free kick inside the box taken by
Brian Ross.
The green and gold gelled on the day and played with
more self-belief which culminated in Tallon Burns scoring two goals before half time and finishing the day with
a sizzling hat-trick at the 61st minute.
Rovers' women play a re-scheduled match next
Saturday versus Dynamos and on Sunday the men host
Blackwood United in the SWSA Cup semi-final, both games to be played at home.
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West Australian
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Wednesday 24/8/2011
Page: 79
Section: Sport
Frequency: MTWTF--
Socceroos will play
inwPerth: FFA boss
JONATHAN
Western Australia
Football Federation Australia chief speaking,
executive Ben Buckley has told key deserves to have a game."
Plans to improve nib Stadium
WA officials that Perth's chalices of
hosting the Socceroos regularly facilities as well as a commitment
had been boosted by plans to to build a new $700 million venue at
upgrade nib Stadium and build a Burswood would increase the prospect of Australia's star players flynew facility at Burswood.
Local peak body Football West ing into Perth for a match.
recently had been left without a "With a twin stadium strategy we
date in its diary after failing to get will have two wonderful options,"
the Socceroos to play in Perth for Buckley said. "We will have a 25,000
the first time since 2005 and also seat stadium (at nib) and a 60,000
having their hopes dashed of host- seat stadium, so we can bring difing an Olympic qualifier.
ferent levels of matches on a reguBut Buckley, who addressed a FW lar basis.
luncheon during a brief Perth visit
"From our understanding (a
yesterday, said the local authority redeveloped nib Stadium) would be
would get its wish possibly in the available at the tail end of our
lead-up to the 2014 World Cup.
World Cup qualification campaign
"We've been looking far more and also in the lead-up to the 2015
actively in recent months than we Asian Cup."
probably have in the last few Although the Socceroos have not
years," Buckley said. "I think Perth played in Perth since a low-key win
and Western Australia deserves to over Indonesia in 2005, WA soccer
have a Socceroos match based on its fans have witnessed first-class
fan base and its contribution to teams such as the English Premier
football
we've had some great League's Wolverhampton Wanderplayers come from here. Bluntly ers and Fulham, as well as Scottish
giants Celtic, mainly thanks to
Perth Glory owner Tony Sage.
Glory recently expressed an
interest in luring to Perth Major
League Soccer team Los Angeles
Galaxy and their celebrity draw-
card David Beckham, while the
club is also pressing on with plans
to lure European giants to Perth.
And, according to the company
behind Chelsea's recent trip to Austria, Perth could soon be on the itinerary of one of the EPL's big four
clubs.
Tony Asghar, a director of UK-
based sports agency Libero, has
given the city the thumbs up after
Dubai club Al Ahli's successful
tour and backed Glory's plans to
push for bigger and better pre-season opponents.
"Having a top four or a top-six
team here would be great for
Perth," Asghar said. "You'd need to
have sponsorship but I'm sure that
something could be done."
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Tuesday 23/8/2011
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Section: National
Region: Australia
Frequency: Newswire
WA:Revamp of WA rugby stadium a step closer
PERTH, Aug 23 AAP - The redevelopment of Western Australia's premier rectangular stadium is a
step closer with the state government wrapping up negotiations with the local council.
WA Premier Colin Barnett handed a $5 million cheque to the City of Vincent on Tuesday as part of taking
over the lease for nib Stadium; the home of Super Rugby side the Western Force and A-League team
Perth Glory.
The $95 million redevelopment will get under way in July or August next year and include a new twotiered eastern grandstand, which is currently an unsheltered, temporary scaffolding structure.
About $7 million will be spent on corporate facilities, and the turf will be upgraded.
Sports Minister Terry Waldron said it became evident the stadium wasn't up to scratch at the Rabbitohs
versus Broncos NRL game in June, when heavy rains turned the field into a dam and left fans soaked.
"We need those good facilities particularly for the general public (because) if you were there for the
Broncos-South Sydney game, with the weather, it's just not good enough," he said.
The $5 million cheque is expected to be spent partly on the refurbishment of the Beatty Park Leisure
Park whose pool was the centrepiece of the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
However, City of Vincent Mayor Nick Catania said the council still had to determine how much would
actually be spent on the historic venue.
"It's $5 million the government has given to us and the government doesn't say you've got to spend it on
Beatty Park, but the majority of it will of course," Mr Catania said.
The $17 million redevelopment of the 50-year-old facility will see a new 10-lane pool, a complete
upgrade of the dive pool and improved gym facilities.
Mr Barnett told reporters he was old enough to remember when Beatty Park was the site of the "golden
days of Australian swimming with Dawn Fraser and Murray Rose winning gold medal after gold medal".
The premier said as well as the $5 million upfront payment, the government would spend $25,000 a year
to lease the site of nib stadium.
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Tuesday 23/8/2011
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Win cements Angels in third spot
SOCCER
FOOTBALL West Women's Pre-
mier League team Beckenham
gave her team a 2-nil advantage
down the right.
over Balcatta with a shot 25 yards
out which went across the face of
was granted after Evans was
the goal, only to be helped in by
Angels dominated their Round 14
the wind.
match to maintain third position
as they defeated Balcatta Soccer
third right on half-time when
Club 3-2 at Grindleford Reserve
Quick one-two passes between
Andrea Preiato and Dani Calautti
saw Beckenham's first goal in the
fourth minute after Calautti sent
it across the line.
Captain Danielle Jeans then
Beckenham snatched their
Calautti managed to get her head
on the ball as the Balcatta goalkeeper tried to punch it out.
The home side pushed back in
the second half, but left it until
the 80th minute to snatch one
Two minutes later, a penalty
brought down in the box.
Hazel Barton took the shot
with ease as she placed it in the
bottom left corner.
Standout players for Balcatta
were Chelsea Evans and Lindsay
Kenyon. Standout players for
Beckenham were Nicky Diamond
and Dani Calautti.
back with a run by Chelsea Evans
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Tuesday 23/8/2011
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Working group formed to guide Britannia Park development
A BRITANNIA Reserve
Working Group has been
ecutive John Giorgi said
the working group would
sentatives from the Floreat
Athena Soccer Club, Rugby
created to provide advice on
revised plans for the site.
City of Vincent chief ex-
include three Vincent staff,
councillors and community
members as well as repre-
WA and the Leederville
nity members to be part of
the group, with another re-
Cricket Club.
port to be presented to coun-
Mr Giorgi said the City
would advertise for commu-
cil.
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Joondalup Times
Tuesday 23/8/2011
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Page: 59
Type: Suburban
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After 40 years,
Sorrento's day
IT took 111 minutes before a goal was scored,
but Sorrento's 1-0 State Cup triumph over Perth
will go down as one of the most exciting days
state soccer has experienced.
What the game lacked in goals was made up
for in atmosphere with thousands of fans, one
of the world's best soccer players and a streaker combining for a memorable Saturday afternoon at Balcatta's Macedonia Park.
In a major coup for Football West, World
Cup-winning Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro
was lured to the match as the international ambassador for Dubai's Al-Ahli club, who play
Perth Glory tonight.
WA soccer fans turned it on for the former
Right: Fabio Cannavaro
waves to fans. Below:
Todd Harnwell celebrates
with brother Jamie (right).
FIFA Player of the Year, with more than 3000 of
them pouring through the gates.
Sorrento captain Todd Harnwell said his
team's first State Cup win in the club's 40-year
history was a "wonderful feeling".
"We felt pretty confident going into the
game, and I thought we played some of our best
football we've played all season," he said.
"We kept plugging away and we managed to
The second half was more of an even affair,
get the goal at the death, which is fantastic for with both sides trading shots but not getting a
result. The crowd was riled up and the emerour club."
The Gulls had the better of Perth early but gence of a streaker at 71 minutes had the fans
were unable to convert.
roaring as he bounded across the field before
Jack Doyle, who would orchestrate the win- being caught by security.
ning goal 21 minutes into extra time, supplied
The momentum swung Perth's way and
Brodie Martin with the first chance of the shots from Greg Sharland, David Onoforo and
match at four minutes.
Andreas Oliviera went begging before the end
Martin's radar was out and his blast from in- of regular time.
A penalty shoot-out was beckoning until
side the box flew over the cross bar.
Perth had no answers and the Gulls thought Doyle collected the pill on the left side, cut in-
they had the lead at 35 minutes when Jamie side the box and pulled the trigger from the
Harnwell flicked on a corner ball from the penalty area. The ball deflected off Perth deright.
The Sorrento players claimed it had crossed
the line, but Craig Simpson's last-ditch clearance for Perth was deemed legitimate by the
umpire.
Perth finally got an opportunity minutes before the end of the first half, but Trent Kay's
long-range shot was palmed away by Sorrento
keeper Curtis Asp den.
fender Shaun Kilkelly and into the corner of the
net at 111 minutes.
Perth was centimetres away from scoring an
equaliser in the final minute when a Sharland
corner found Simpson's head at the back post.
But the ball ricocheted off the woodwork, al-
lowing Sorrento to claim their first State Cup
and the Gulls' David Price to claim the Stan
Lazaridis medal for best afield.
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Tuesday 23/8/2011
Page: 46
Type: Suburban
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Fourteen for uns in
memorable season
BALCATTA'S under-15 girls
"There's just something
side is arguably the most
really special about this
dominant team in WA soccer
this year.
With the season nearly at
a close, the premier division
side remains undefeated,
group of girls," he said.
having scored 66 goals and
conceded a miserly four.
After accounting for
"Their desire and their
commitment to each other is
why they're winning every
game.
"They did a pre-season
where they trained
two,
sometimes three, nights a
Western Knights 14-0 last
weekend, the girls have one
game left to play before cup
week.
finals.
other and there's a real win-
"They know the game
plan, they work for each
in the season and replaced
them with girls who showed
more discipline and enthusiasm.
"(We) recruited a handful
of new players who wanted
to be involved in the sport
rather than use it solely as a
social outing," he said.
"The team environment
has to be built around doing
the hard work and then having fun.
Coach Frank DiCosta, a
former State league player,
said he had never seen such
ning culture in the team
"Myself and (co-coach)
Nick Celeneza really chal-
now."
DiCosta said he had let go
lenged the girls this year,
and all I can say is they re-
a formidable team.
some skilful players earlier
sponded."
The Balcatta under-15s are putting together a season any sporting team would be proud
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Tuesday 23/8/2011
Page: 46
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Fabio, streak
and a strike
ers and a streaker com- who play Perth Glory
bining for a memorable tonight.
WA soccer fans turned
rento's 1-0 State Cup tri- Saturday afternoon at
Macedonia it on for the former FIFA
umph over Perth will go Balcatta's
player of the year, with
down as one of the most Park.
In a major coup for more than 3000 of them
exciting days WA soccer
IT took 111 minutes before
a goal was scored, but Sor-
has experienced.
What the game lacked
in goals was made up for
in atmosphere, with thou-
Football West, World Cup-
winning Italy captain
Fabio Cannavaro was
lured to the match as the
sands of fans, one of the international ambassador
world's best soccer play- for Dubai's Al-Ahli club,
beckoning until Doyle col-
lected the pill on the left
side, cut inside the box
and pulled the trigger
from the penalty area.
The ball deflected off
the Perth defender Shaun
Kilkelly and into the corgates.
The Gulls had the bet- ner of the net, to secure
ter of Perth early but were Sorrento's first State Cup
unable to convert. A in the club's 40-year histopenalty shoot-out was ry.
pouring
through
Crowd pleaser... former FIFA Player of the Year
Fabio Cannavaro. Picture: Matthew Tompsett
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Busselton Dunsborough Times
Friday 19/8/2011
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Page: 38
Type: Regional
Size: 80.48 sq.cms.
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Quiet week
for reserves
RESERVES SOCCER
WITH their top four hopes all-but
dashed, Busselton's reserves will
spend their closing games of the season "enjoying the game".
Six points off fourth placed Bunbury Dynamos with nine goals less on
the tally, the reserves have little
chance of achieving their season aim
of finishing in the top four.
Club president Bryan Caddick said
the final weeks of the season would be
spent improving tactics such as
shooting and getting experience in
the league.
"They're just going to be enjoying
the game," Caddick said.
The team had a horror game last
week, losing 4-1 against Bunbury
United and with Will Wilson leaving
the game concussed after receiving an
elbow to his head.
Caddick said he was encouraged to
see the team continue to put in the
effort despite coming up against
some experienced players.
"The young kids played their heart
out and that's all we can ask from
them," he said.
The team will play Dynamos at
home on Sunday.
The Dunsborough Towners head
into a bye on Sunday, six points clear
at the top of the ladder.
Anything but a win for Bunbury
United will see the Towners take the
season title.
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Hard games lead into season finals
run home, including the fifth
DIVISION SOCCER
WITH two rounds remaining,
Busselton are near-certainties to
finish the division 2 competition
on top, while Geographe Bay has
given itself every opportunity to
secure second place in division 1.
After grinding out a fiercely
contested top of the table clash
with Bunbury United 1-0, Busselton set up a two-win jump on
them and would need only a draw
in this weekend's home clash with
Bunbury Dynamos to cement an
unassailable lead on the ladder.
Coach Bryan Caddick said the
placed Dynamos, Caddick said
the week-to-week mindset of his
players and focus on their own
performance and goals meant he
didn't have to do much to motivate them.
"They've got an attitude of
were not going to lose at any cost,"
he said. Goal-keeper Wilson
would miss Sunday's Churchill
Park game, after sustaining concussion while backing-up in the
last weekend and ensure keeping
second spot remained within their
control. "They were really
pumped - from the first minute to
the 90th minute they didn't stop,"
he said. "We would have beaten
anyone last Sunday "
The signing of Busselton striker Steven Forbes also added
potency, with the 18 year old scoring a hatrick and due to bolster the
division 2 team this weekend,
which slipped back to sixth following a 2-0 loss to Australind.
Sullivan said the Bay needed to
high-quality clash showed the
reserves fixture, replaced by Connor Polyeski.
Geographe Bay coach John Sullivan took aim at the bye scheduling, with his division 1 side to sit
class gap the two best teams had
out for the eighth and final time
Park, when it fronted up at Bus-
on the remaining sides and he
this season. He said while it halted
praised his charger's stoic defence
against relentless attacking pressure.
Despite facing a relatively soft
momentum, he was pleased his
players responded to criticism
selton Hockey Stadium on Sunday
morning.
maintain "structure and discipline" if it was to contain the divi-
sion's best attacking side, Hay
over attitude to record a 5-0
thrashing of Blackwood United
b d tiMeS.carr .au
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Premiership claimed in big victory
conditions, Finlay said the side
liVONIEN'S SOCCER
THE Busselton Soccer Club divi-
sion one side have secured the
premiership with two games in
hand, in a decisive 7-0 victory
over Bunbury United.
Coach Jason Blackney said the
side got the result they deserved
after a good team effort last Sun-
took full control of the match.
"We made some changes in the
second half to increase in strength
in the midfield and paid off with
some goals," he said.
Finlay said this Sunday's game
against Hay Park would be tough,
but the side would use it as a test
before their South West Cup
"There were very difficult con-
semi-final against the Dynamos
on August 28. Both division one
ditions, but we've continued to
sides will play on their home
remain undefeated," he said.
Blackney said they still had a
couple of tough games against
second-on-the-ladder Bunbury
grounds this Sunday at 9.15am.
A 10-0 victory over Eaton in a
follow-up match on Tuesday
night has bolstered the Busselton
Dynamos this weekend, and a
premier league side, ahead of
derby against third placed Geo-
their
top-of-the-table clash
against the Dynamos on Sunday.
day.
graphe Bay.
Geographe Bay coach Tom
"This is almost a knock-out
Finlay said the side was "peaking
at the right time" after a 2-0 vic-
competition, as whoever wins this
tory over Capel cemented third
Blackney said.
place on the ladder.
He believed the improvements
made to the team over the last six
Despite the rainy and windy
game will win the premiership,"
to seven weeks meant Busselton
were the better team "on paper".
"We need to concentrate on
shutting down their two main
playmakers," Blackney said. "We
are the reigning premiers, so the
girls will be wanting to defend
that title."
Busselton take on the Dynamos
on Sunday at Churchill Park at
lpm.
Dunsborough's winning streak
took a hit last weekend, when they
lost 12-0 to Hay Park United.
Coach Michael Harris said the
side would be "concentrating on
everything" during training this
week and would rework some positions.
He said the game against seventh-placed Blackwood would be
important, as it would decide who
gets sixth position for the season.
Dunsborough plays Blackwood
at the Dunsborough Playing
Fields on Sunday at 10am.
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Cup focus for league team
LEAGUE SOCCER
AS the Premier League reaches its
critical moments, Busselton's Premier League side will turn its focus to
playing top amateur teams in the
Perth Cup this weekend.
Busselton face Perth amateur
league division three team Wembley
Downs in Perth for Sunday's quarter
final game which has put them among
the top eight amateur teams in WA.
Having postponed its game against
Bunbury Dynamos to compete in the
Cup fixture, Busselton will leave the
Premier League in a cliffhanger position, needing just one more victory to
win the league.
But a cup win has become coach
Andy Cowley's top focus this year,
with his team already having several
Premier League titles under its belt.
"I think this will be our season really, this cup is one of the main goals
of the season," Cowley said.
"It's probably the biggest competition that we can win."
Several players used a bye earlier
this month to watch Wembley Downs
the team for the rest of the season but
Cowley said Danny Kane continued
to standout and would be a key player
this weekend.
The coach said he was feeling con-
in action and Cowley said his team
some recovery from injury by playing
20 minutes last week.
would adopt the same defensive tech-
fident about the line-up after all his
players impressed last weekend.
Rob Seia could also have another
return to the pitch after showing
nique they used in last Sunday's 5-0
win against Bunbury United.
"(We will be) playing 4-4-2 and
we're going to concentrate on
defending and not giving anything
A win on Sunday will put Busselton in the top four amateur teams in
away," he said.
Sep tember.
WA. Sunday's scheduled Premier
League game against Bunbury Dyna-
mos has been postponed until mid-
Key player Joel Grainger has left
Natalie Brown
.__Jrr______
Danny Keogh in action.
PICTURE: SHARON SEIA
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Geographe Bay's Craig Edwards controls of the ball in Sunday's social league game.
t'fi.
Ricardo Renyifo calls for options.
Th:
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Mike Ryan defends the sideline.
Geographe Bay's Jesse Deas and Giles Spencer-Wright attempt to
block an Australind defender.
PICTURES: CLARE ALLEN
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South Western Times
Brief: FOOTBALLW
Thursday 18/8/2011
Page: 63
Region: Bunbury WA Circulation: 12,851
Type: Regional
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Determined
Dynamos
keep the
dream alive
DYNAMOS kept their slim hopes of
winning the Premier League title alive
when they were forced to twice come
from behind before running out 7-2
winners against Dalyellup on Sunday.
Dalyellup surprised Dynamos early
half time tally.
Cortellazi.
Dynamos gained momentum in the
At Hay Park the home team hamsecond half, but again Dalyellup mered out a resounding 16-2 scoreline
counter-attacked and once again left against Margaret River who fronted
the Dynamos staring at a 2-1 deficit.
with several juniors in the bare 11.
But when the big fella roars, everyHay Park hit nine goals in the first
in the game with pacy Bunbury Forum body within kilometres takes notice
Force winger Jon Brookes pulling on and a massive spray from the sidelines
the white and purple shirt of Dalyellup from ever passionate coach Steve
and causing the Dynamos defenders Hickman, galvanised Dynamos.
some problems with his speed to see
With the midfield dominating posDalyellup draw first blood against a
session and some lively running from
shell shocked Dynamos.
their strikers, Dynamos hit six unansHowever, Dynamos hit back in the wered goals through Valenciaga,
31st minute when classy midfielder Bryce Young, Mike McKenna, Manny
Gonzalo Valenciaga found space and DeBrito, Asher Woodward and Carlo
thumped one past the keeper for a 1-all
half and followed up with another
seven in the second, with Lee Stewart,
7, Michael Raper, 6, Luke Monks,2, on
target together with a Margaret River
own goal with consolations coming
from Gregor Small and Garry Holmes.
In Collie the home team put paid to
Australind's chances of a top two finish with a 2-1 victory.
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Thursday 18/8/2011
Page: 63
Type: Regional
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SOUTH WEST SOCCER ASSOC INC
Busse!ton's sweet revenge
COACH Andy Cowley had his Busselton champions primed for revenge
in their danger game against former
Premier League title holders Bunbury
United on Sunday afternoon and they
delivered with a handsome 5-0 victory
to go four points clear at the top of the
points table.
Fired by their Cup loss to Bunbury,
Busselton ripped into the exchanges to
put Bunbury on the back foot from the
start and it took just 12 minutes to get
their plans underway. Busselton's
Busselton' s second goal was a bit
harder.
Playing against strong winds and
United's solid defence, it was Keogh's
step over in the goal box which had defenders diving in with the ball coming
out to Tristan Carroll to swivel and slot
it past keeper Lee walker to give Busselton a 2-0 half time lead.
Busselton kept up the pressure in the
second half forcing United to chase for
the first 30 minutes before a coun-
when left winger Jamie Tandy sent a
long ball across to unmarked right
winger Carroll who confronted Walker on a one-on-one for his second goal for the day.
Tandy put Busselton's last goal
away when defender Ben Greaves put
the ball out to the nuggety Englishman
who made ground and smashed the
ball through a forest of legs into the
back of the net.
United fought back gamely forcing
Busselton' s goalkeeper Shane Russell
whole team put in a solid game and the
terpunch from a rare United sortie saw
first goal came together with great
Carroll slip a throughball from the
midfield for speedy Martin Ryan to
to make some spectacular saves to
keep his scoresheet blank. It was a_
run on to for a one on one with keeper
Walker, get their first and tucked it into
an open goal for 3-0.
for.
team play from lanto Ward and Danny
Keogh working the ball past United's
defence and popping it across to the
penalty area for unmarked Danny
Kane to smash it home.
great 5-0 victory for Busselton, which
leaves them four points clear at the top
of the table with six points left to play
The fourth came from the flanks
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Thursday 18/8/2011
Page: 63
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Top teams fighting to keep perfect records
CALL it the clash of the Amazons
out SWSA star Lisa Ward whose
ing factor in this monumental clash.
when the South West Soccer Associ-
playmalcing skills will test Busselton,
In no previous season have two
teams been so dominant. Dynamos
have only conceded 11 goals, and
scored a massive 146 in 15 games
ation's two premier women's teams
lay their undefeated record on the line
at Busselton's Churchill Park on
Sunday.
Tipped to put up a match to remember, Busse1ton and Dynamos will both
be hellbent on retaining their perfect
record.
According to South West Soccer
Association Administration manager
Deb Farrell who coaches Dynamos,
anyone who is not doing anything on
Sunday should make their way down
to Churchill Park to witness what
could be the defining moment in local
women's football.
Farrell has at her disposal the Stand-
-
together with regular goalscorers
Steph Whild, Sarah Yates, Megan
Davey and Jess Downie backed by talented young goalkeeper Amy Szeliga.
Answering that call will be Estelle
Dragstra, Sami Noakes, Jodi Horner,
Laoise NiThauna, Sharon Seia and
Therese Fletcher. BusseIton and
Dynamos boast identical results to
date and in fact the only time they met
they fought out a furious 3-all draw in
their last league encounter.
Dynamos do have the bragging right, however by knocking them out of
the Pioneer and Legends Cup but even
that game went into extra time, and it is
difficult to see what will be the decid-
averaging just under 10 goals a game,
where Busse1ton themselves have conceded only 10 and scored 132 in 14 ga-
mes averaging around 9.5 goals per
game.
Statistics are shared all over the park
and all eyes will be eagerly watching
the players who can withstand the
pressure and lead their team to not only
victory, but possibly the Holy Grail, in
the title of Premier League League
champions.
9j
p;.
tI
Busselton's division one women's side celebrate wrapping up the league championship at the weekend with a 7-0 victory over Bunbury United at Churchill
seven points clear of second-placed Dynamos and
Park. With two matches to play this season, Busselton can not be knocked off the top of the table
10 ahead of Geographe Bay, who are third.
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Thursday 18/8/2011
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Back on top but not safe yet
GEORGE GOODWIN
THE Bunbury Forum Force are back their Premier League spot after rel- momentarily knocked them off the
on top of the All Flags Division One egation last season, have the easiest top of the table two weeks ago.
points table but the wolves are circ- run home with just two fixtures
With the worst "played away" reagainst top half teams Forrestfield cord among the top echelon of the Filing.
5th and Ashfield 6th followed by
They Wanneroo Wolves that is, Bunbury with three games against rst Division coach Wilcox, captain
foraging among the First Division teams in the bottom half of the league Jordan Rispin and their colleagues
leaders, Bunbury on 39 points, after their next one against 6th placed will be out to improve on that dismal
Shamrock Rovers on 38, Swan United 38 and then the Wolves on 36.
"It has never been this tight at the
top in my time with the Force," said
coach Nigel Wilcox who has a fortnight to get his players over any injury niggles they might have.
Every match from here on in is vital for the top four.
Ashfield.
But then there is the big one
statistic of four defeats when they
travel to Ashfield on August 28.
Watching on these past weeks has
Shamrock Rovers in three weeks.
been one fellow itching to get onto
Wanneroo have three top six sides the park.
in their sights in the next three weeks
Paul Harvey, widely regarded as
including Shamrock Rovers while
one
of the best strikers in the league
the green shifted Irishmen have the and top
scorer two years ago before a
toughest run to the line.
stint with Dumbarton in Scotland last
Starting with 8th placed Morley year, was signed by the Force a
"Just one slip and it'll be all Windmills they have the first placed month ago.
Force, Swan United, 5th placed ForBut after breaking a bone in his
"We all have to deal with what restfield and finish with 6th placed foot, Harvey has been sidelined alth-
over," he said.
Ashfield.
The Force have the added bonus of
playing their men in the local league
this weekend for an extra match fitness run and the confidence of one of
a 7-2 walloping
their biggest wins
of Forrestfield United.
Then comes the Football West Fi-
they throw at us.
"The team that holds its nerve will
win the league."
It is the lull before the storm
a
week's rest for the Cup round before
the five match run to the line.
Wanneroo and Shamrock Rovers
have still to meet and so do the Force
and Shamrock.
Swan United, desperate to regain
ough he has started training.
Skipper Rispin has been quoted:
"If we play at our potential we should
not lose to any team in our league."
Last Saturday the Force put
together arguably their best first half
in years and on that form the skipper's boast would be well founded
rst Division "warm-up" before the bring it on.
big one against Shamrock who defeated them 3-0 back in April and
LADDER
DIVISION ONE P W
GD Pls
!Bunbury forta 17.13_0 4 36 39 !
17 12 2 3 40 38
;Swan Unrtecl
W12
3 32 381
Warmeroo City 17 11 3 3 21 36
IForrestfield UM. 17 83 8 2 27.1
Sharnrock Rov,
Ashfleld SC
17 8 3
6
Rockingham
17..8
3
6
-3 27.1
M.Windmilla SC 17 5 6
6
9 21
Gosnelks Clly
CirieIIW.E,
1
27
17 5 4 8 -3 WI
IT 2 3 12-28 9
Fremantle Spic 17 1
17 1
Canning City
3_ 13:53 6
0 16-54 3
Ref: 112536289

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