ZEBRAS LOSEOUT ON

SIGNING GUYBWELE

ROUND OF 16:LAKOSELJAC

CUP PREVIEW

Tasmanian'sAbroad:Sanders

start to theseason

BRINGING TASMANIAN FOOTBALL TO LIFE

ONLY THE KEEPERTO BEATWEDNESDAY 19, MARCH 2014

ISSUE 2

VICTORY LEAGUEInitial squads released

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ContentsISSUE 3, 19 Mar 14

Features

Starting XI04 Friendlies Re-CapAs sides prepare for the 2014season we have a look at lastweeks friendly matches 05 Preview: Lako CupWe look at the games beingplayed around the state nextweekend for the lakoseljac Cup.

Extra Time

12 Bwele no goZebras have unfortunately missedout on the signing of CameroonInternational Guy Bwele 14 2014 Victory SquadsAll 8 teams have named theirinitial 20 man squads for thisseasons Victory League

28 Master ClassWe get to know Olympia's FC'sShelley Cook who hastransformed he game 30 Tassie's AbroadWhere possible we will catch upwith Tassie players playing abroad

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ContentsISSUE 3, 19 Mar 14

Features

Starting XI04 Friendlies Re-CapAs sides prepare for the 2014season we have a look at lastweeks friendly matches 05 Preview: Lako CupWe look at the games beingplayed around the state nextweekend for the lakoseljac Cup.

Extra Time

12 Bwele no goZebras have unfortunately missedout on the signing of CameroonInternational Guy Bwele 14 2014 Victory SquadsAll 8 teams have named theirinitial 20 man squads for thisseasons Victory League

28 Master ClassWe get to know Olympia's FC'sShelley Cook who hastransformed he game 30 Tassie's AbroadWhere possible we will catch upwith Tassie players playing abroad

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PRE SEASON FRIENDLIES

Lions take advantage of depletedKnights outfit Glenorchy Knights 1Kingborough Lions 2 Kingborough Lions took advantage of aGlenorchy Knights side missing at least 5 VictoryLeague players defeating the Croatian Club 2-1. Goals for the Lions came from former Olympia FCmidfielder Seung Yong Jin and Danny Cowen,while Jayden Hey continued his solid record fromthe penalty spot netting Knights only goal. There would still be some concerns for Knightscoach Chris Hey whose side still seems to beundermanned up front. While Kingborough will be happy to take the wininto this week’s Lakoseljac Cup fixture againstBeachside FC. Concerns were high for the Lions when Jin wentdown during the match after a solid tackle butOTKTB can confirm that Jin has pulled up fine andis back on the training park this week. “it was great to get that game in before taking onBeachside in the Statewide Cup this weekend andleading up to the first round of VL, it gives the guysa bit of confidence too, getting a result,” statedCowen. Cowen who has missed the best part of twomonths with injury looked to relish his time in themiddle “The injury is coming along well, betterthan expected. Played more of the game thanexpectedandpulledupwellsogoodsignsleadingup to the season." South make up for cup early exitagainst Olympia South Hobart 4Olympia FC 1

South Hobart and Olympia FC took advantage ofthe extra game time playing players from theirDevelopment squads and fringe based VictoryLeague players. South Hobart won 4-1 against the 2014 SummerCup Champions. Andy Brennan back from his injury plaguedseason in the VPL scored a double with BenHamlett and Nick Morton scoring one a piece.Warren Wadawu continued his good preseasonform scoring Olympia’s only goal. Neither side gave much away and it was purely atraining run. “The only way to improve is to play as much as Ican, so playing those extra games before theseason starts is really important,” stated SouthHobart winger Alex Walter. When asked about his own ambitions this seasonWalter replied “I'm trying to set my goals as highas possible, so I'm going to try and push for aVictory League position.” Zebras go through the motionsagainst students Tilford Zebras 5University SC 0 Tilford Zebras and Southern Premier Leagueoutfit University SC made the most of the week offby giving their squads another hitout before theseason proper begins. Zebras defence was rarely tested and the value ofplayng such a fixture so close to the season isquestionable. Zebras scorers on the day were: A McKeown, SMcGuire og, J Stone, E Engels, A Telega

Round of 16 fixturesproduce a few interestingencounters

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LAKOSELJAC CUP

This weekend's Round of 16 clashes provide us with a fewinteresting encounters and few less than interesting ones. With FFA now introducing the FFA Cup to the nationalstage its each team for itself.

Devonport City v Ulverstone SCSaturday 22nd March @ 4:30pm Devonport City will be looking to put behind thema tough few weeks with the distruption after theloss of a number of key players. Coach Nick Owenwill have his side primed for the North West Derbyand Strikers should breeze past Ulverstone. Launceston City v Somerset SCSaturday 22nd March @ 2:00pm Victory League side Launceston City should haveno difficulty in putting Northern Premier Leagueside Somerset SC away. If City are to improve onlast year they will need to make sure they takeadvantage of such teams to to start to build awinning culture. Glenorchy Kgts v University SCSaturday 22nd March @ 4:30pm This is one of the few fixtures in the South thatmaybe interesting. On paper Knights shouldeasily dispose of University but with a number ofex Knights players lining up for the students,Knights will need to make the most of theirchances and bury the students early or risk a quickexit from their own heritage Cup.

Taroona FC v Clarence UnitedSunday 23rd March @ 2:30pm This fixture will be won by Taroona FC but asClarence United get more experience in their legsover the season this fixture will become closer. Beachside SC v Kingborough SCSaturday 22nd March @ 3:30pm Kingborough should have too much creatrvity forthe Beach but never count out the Beach on theirhome ground. South Hobart v Nelson Est SubsSunday 23rd March @ 2:00pm If South dont win by double digits Nelson shouldbe given the win on the OTKTB handicap system.Never say Never... But here I do.

PRE SEASON FRIENDLIES

Lions take advantage of depletedKnights outfit Glenorchy Knights 1Kingborough Lions 2 Kingborough Lions took advantage of aGlenorchy Knights side missing at least 5 VictoryLeague players defeating the Croatian Club 2-1. Goals for the Lions came from former Olympia FCmidfielder Seung Yong Jin and Danny Cowen,while Jayden Hey continued his solid record fromthe penalty spot netting Knights only goal. There would still be some concerns for Knightscoach Chris Hey whose side still seems to beundermanned up front. While Kingborough will be happy to take the wininto this week’s Lakoseljac Cup fixture againstBeachside FC. Concerns were high for the Lions when Jin wentdown during the match after a solid tackle butOTKTB can confirm that Jin has pulled up fine andis back on the training park this week. “it was great to get that game in before taking onBeachside in the Statewide Cup this weekend andleading up to the first round of VL, it gives the guysa bit of confidence too, getting a result,” statedCowen. Cowen who has missed the best part of twomonths with injury looked to relish his time in themiddle “The injury is coming along well, betterthan expected. Played more of the game thanexpectedandpulledupwellsogoodsignsleadingup to the season." South make up for cup early exitagainst Olympia South Hobart 4Olympia FC 1

South Hobart and Olympia FC took advantage ofthe extra game time playing players from theirDevelopment squads and fringe based VictoryLeague players. South Hobart won 4-1 against the 2014 SummerCup Champions. Andy Brennan back from his injury plaguedseason in the VPL scored a double with BenHamlett and Nick Morton scoring one a piece.Warren Wadawu continued his good preseasonform scoring Olympia’s only goal. Neither side gave much away and it was purely atraining run. “The only way to improve is to play as much as Ican, so playing those extra games before theseason starts is really important,” stated SouthHobart winger Alex Walter. When asked about his own ambitions this seasonWalter replied “I'm trying to set my goals as highas possible, so I'm going to try and push for aVictory League position.” Zebras go through the motionsagainst students Tilford Zebras 5University SC 0 Tilford Zebras and Southern Premier Leagueoutfit University SC made the most of the week offby giving their squads another hitout before theseason proper begins. Zebras defence was rarely tested and the value ofplayng such a fixture so close to the season isquestionable. Zebras scorers on the day were: A McKeown, SMcGuire og, J Stone, E Engels, A Telega

Round of 16 fixturesproduce a few interestingencounters

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LAKOSELJAC CUP

This weekend's Round of 16 clashes provide us with a fewinteresting encounters and few less than interesting ones. With FFA now introducing the FFA Cup to the nationalstage its each team for itself.

Devonport City v Ulverstone SCSaturday 22nd March @ 4:30pm Devonport City will be looking to put behind thema tough few weeks with the distruption after theloss of a number of key players. Coach Nick Owenwill have his side primed for the North West Derbyand Strikers should breeze past Ulverstone. Launceston City v Somerset SCSaturday 22nd March @ 2:00pm Victory League side Launceston City should haveno difficulty in putting Northern Premier Leagueside Somerset SC away. If City are to improve onlast year they will need to make sure they takeadvantage of such teams to to start to build awinning culture. Glenorchy Kgts v University SCSaturday 22nd March @ 4:30pm This is one of the few fixtures in the South thatmaybe interesting. On paper Knights shouldeasily dispose of University but with a number ofex Knights players lining up for the students,Knights will need to make the most of theirchances and bury the students early or risk a quickexit from their own heritage Cup.

Taroona FC v Clarence UnitedSunday 23rd March @ 2:30pm This fixture will be won by Taroona FC but asClarence United get more experience in their legsover the season this fixture will become closer. Beachside SC v Kingborough SCSaturday 22nd March @ 3:30pm Kingborough should have too much creatrvity forthe Beach but never count out the Beach on theirhome ground. South Hobart v Nelson Est SubsSunday 23rd March @ 2:00pm If South dont win by double digits Nelson shouldbe given the win on the OTKTB handicap system.Never say Never... But here I do.

LAKOSLEJAC CUP

NORTHERNRANGERS

Olympia FC will go into the round of 16 match as one ofthe favourites to progress to the inaugural FFA Cup. Tasmania has been allocated one spot for the nationalknockout competition meaning the winner of the 2014Lakoseljac Cup will represent the Apple Isle. Olympia’s form has been nothing short of disciplined asthey are still yet to concede in competition fixtures thisyear. A lot of this is due to the twin towers at the back AlexHolmes and Jake Vandermey. Holmes and Vandermeyhave already established a great playing relationshipgiving the rights as the best central defensive pairing inthe state. Add to this to consistent and stable DmitriNester in goals and the Rangers will need to take thelimited chances the Olympia defence allow if they areany chance on Saturday.While Olympia’s pre season has been spot on, Rangershas been up and down. They were defeated by Southern Premier League sideBeachside FC 2-1 and only scraped past another SPL sidein Nelson Eastern Suburbs 1-0 after a Harry Thanhausserspecial lifted them over the line. In their first matchagainst Clarence United they were much moreconvincing but still allowed the revamped red andBlacks two goals. Last week however they won the Steve Hudson Cupwhich would be of some benefit leading in to this crucialencounter. ”It was good to get the win in the Hudson Cup and we hadsome solid performances there. I think we are probably acouple of weeks behind where we want to be though interms of fitness and integrating the 3-4 new players intothe squad. Saying that I know the there are some qualityplayers among the team and they all like to play the biggames and hopefully they

will be up and about and get a win,” stated Rangers goalkeeper Marshall Pooley. Both sides have acknowledged that now the FFA Cup isthe progression from the Lakoseljac Cup it will no longerbe used as a week off. “In previous years the first round of the cup has beenmore of a sounding board for where we are at before theseason gets underway and if we get through to thesecond round then we will put focus on it. With the newformat I think every team has one eye on the cup andwould be thinking that would be a nice to play a big teamand see what you can do. We are no exception to that so Ithink sat will be a bit of both we will be leaving nothing inshed and will go all out to win it but at the same time wewill be wanting to feel out where we are at and get a lookat Olympia before we meet them in the league,” statedPooley. While Olympia’s Ben Phillips had this to say about theimportance of the fixture “it's a great opportunity for aTassie team to have a crack at some of the biggermainland sides and possibly even an A League club. Itwould be an awesome experience and I think it providesthat extra incentive to win the cup.” Phillips who has now cemented a starting position in theOlympia line up will be looking to consolidate the goodform he took in to the Summer Cup. “I've played two and a half games now since coming backfrom a holiday in Queensland and I haven't quite been at100% with my touch and fitness. Playing in a newposition this season and moving further up the pitch isexciting and I'm starting to get used to the new role. I'vefelt good in training this week so hopefully I can take thatout onto the park on Saturday and put in a solidperformance for the team.”

RANGERS V WARRIORS

OLYMPIA WARRIORS

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Team List Marshall Pooley (GK)Shane BrassingtonAdam EdwardsNick Lanau-AtkinsonPatrick Lanau-AtkinsonAyden DemeijerDaniel SparshottYitay TownsHarry ThannhauserRyan McCarragherMitchell DentLuke TumaGabriel TamsAiden RigbyTodd Hingston (C)Mike McKennaStefan HamiltonAshley FisherTenzing AndersonIssa Dumbuya

Team List

Bruno AlmeidaAleksander Bellini

Jono GriffithsJacob Herbert

(C) Alexander HolmesChris Kumpulainen

Nicholas MearnsNicholas Meredith

(GK) Dmitri NesterLachlan Nichols

Gift OchayaBenjamin Phillips

Will RobertsAlex Rossetto

Gus RumneyEmmanuel Tsakiris

Jake VandermeyWarren Wadawu

Spiro ParadisisDaniel Gordon

LAKOSLEJAC CUP

NORTHERNRANGERS

Olympia FC will go into the round of 16 match as one ofthe favourites to progress to the inaugural FFA Cup. Tasmania has been allocated one spot for the nationalknockout competition meaning the winner of the 2014Lakoseljac Cup will represent the Apple Isle. Olympia’s form has been nothing short of disciplined asthey are still yet to concede in competition fixtures thisyear. A lot of this is due to the twin towers at the back AlexHolmes and Jake Vandermey. Holmes and Vandermeyhave already established a great playing relationshipgiving the rights as the best central defensive pairing inthe state. Add to this to consistent and stable DmitriNester in goals and the Rangers will need to take thelimited chances the Olympia defence allow if they areany chance on Saturday.While Olympia’s pre season has been spot on, Rangershas been up and down. They were defeated by Southern Premier League sideBeachside FC 2-1 and only scraped past another SPL sidein Nelson Eastern Suburbs 1-0 after a Harry Thanhausserspecial lifted them over the line. In their first matchagainst Clarence United they were much moreconvincing but still allowed the revamped red andBlacks two goals. Last week however they won the Steve Hudson Cupwhich would be of some benefit leading in to this crucialencounter. ”It was good to get the win in the Hudson Cup and we hadsome solid performances there. I think we are probably acouple of weeks behind where we want to be though interms of fitness and integrating the 3-4 new players intothe squad. Saying that I know the there are some qualityplayers among the team and they all like to play the biggames and hopefully they

will be up and about and get a win,” stated Rangers goalkeeper Marshall Pooley. Both sides have acknowledged that now the FFA Cup isthe progression from the Lakoseljac Cup it will no longerbe used as a week off. “In previous years the first round of the cup has beenmore of a sounding board for where we are at before theseason gets underway and if we get through to thesecond round then we will put focus on it. With the newformat I think every team has one eye on the cup andwould be thinking that would be a nice to play a big teamand see what you can do. We are no exception to that so Ithink sat will be a bit of both we will be leaving nothing inshed and will go all out to win it but at the same time wewill be wanting to feel out where we are at and get a lookat Olympia before we meet them in the league,” statedPooley. While Olympia’s Ben Phillips had this to say about theimportance of the fixture “it's a great opportunity for aTassie team to have a crack at some of the biggermainland sides and possibly even an A League club. Itwould be an awesome experience and I think it providesthat extra incentive to win the cup.” Phillips who has now cemented a starting position in theOlympia line up will be looking to consolidate the goodform he took in to the Summer Cup. “I've played two and a half games now since coming backfrom a holiday in Queensland and I haven't quite been at100% with my touch and fitness. Playing in a newposition this season and moving further up the pitch isexciting and I'm starting to get used to the new role. I'vefelt good in training this week so hopefully I can take thatout onto the park on Saturday and put in a solidperformance for the team.”

RANGERS V WARRIORS

OLYMPIA WARRIORS

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Team List Marshall Pooley (GK)Shane BrassingtonAdam EdwardsNick Lanau-AtkinsonPatrick Lanau-AtkinsonAyden DemeijerDaniel SparshottYitay TownsHarry ThannhauserRyan McCarragherMitchell DentLuke TumaGabriel TamsAiden RigbyTodd Hingston (C)Mike McKennaStefan HamiltonAshley FisherTenzing AndersonIssa Dumbuya

Team List

Bruno AlmeidaAleksander Bellini

Jono GriffithsJacob Herbert

(C) Alexander HolmesChris Kumpulainen

Nicholas MearnsNicholas Meredith

(GK) Dmitri NesterLachlan Nichols

Gift OchayaBenjamin Phillips

Will RobertsAlex Rossetto

Gus RumneyEmmanuel Tsakiris

Jake VandermeyWarren Wadawu

Spiro ParadisisDaniel Gordon

Welsh settles concerns overfuture of junior football in theNorth West

There are growing concerns over the future ofjunior football in the north west of the stateafter an emergency meeting was setup to lookat possible actions to improve the status ofplay in the North West of the state. Last Friday around 50 people attended a publicfootball forum to raise concerns to FootballFederation Tasmania CEO Richard Welsh aboutthe state of play for junior competitions in andaround the North West. It is understood that currently while some clubsare doing work to ensure that pathways exist forplayers and opportunities are created other clubsstand by and watch numbers decline. The future of the Ulverstone SC is a great concernfor the North West with as little as 25 playersregistered accross three age groups 14's, 16's &18's. Football Federation Tasmania CEO Richard Welshstressed that "Growth in all aspects of the game isimportant, particulary the juniors. While theinterest in the game is at an all time high, we doned to take a good look at how our game isdelivered around the state. ther is a lot ofcompetition for a young person's time these daysand we need to ensure that the Football product

is appealing at local level." Welsh who has made no secret that his mainambition this year is raising the participationrates at grass roots level stated "It is importantthat whatever changes we make are strategicallycorrect and not just a bandaid approach. We helda public football forum on Friday in Devonportwhich was well supported with around 50stakeholders present. I see this as the first ofmany ways to engage with the key people on thecoast as we pave a new path for Junior football.The key takeaway message that I got from thenight was that people acknowledge the currentstructure is not the best option and so now FFTwiill work with the clubs and associations on thecoast to get the structure right and head in thedirection that allows for the growth of the game." OTKTBwasalsoabletogetsomefiguresonrecentregistration numbers in the area. Devonport Juniors rose from 1180 in 2012 to1212 in 2013. While Ulverston Juniors rose from 349 in 2012 to405 in 2013.

Draw pins some of theheavy weights againsteach other

This week’s Women's Statewide Cup sees anumber of the competition's heavyweightshaving to fight against each other to progress tothe quarter finals. Devonport City v University SCSaturday 22nd March @ 2:00pm Devonport City have the advantage of hometerritory and that will be enough to see themovercome a young and devloping University side.Until University experience more rouad trips as aplaying group their inexperience will not seethem progress in such formats. Beachside FC v Ulverstone SCSaturday 22nd March @ 1:00pm The early start will be a leveller in this encounterbut I still suspect Ulverstone will progress.Ulverstone who have previoulsy been known forsome of their achievements on the road in the

Cup will add to their impressiveaccomplishments. Tilford Zebras v Glenorchy KgtsSaturday 22nd March @ 2:00pm Zebras arent going in to this match lightly andthough they should easily dispatch Knights coachJohn moutsatsos has some concerns around hisstarting eleven. "Searna Micheal and Mollie Dobnar have both hada week off with tonsillitis but should be availablefor selection this weekend. Keeper Caitlin Ketleyis again unavailable so Kate Chambers will haveanother go in goal. Other than Caitlin we should alarge enthusiastic squad to choose from. Knights have some very good players across alllines. Gemma and Chantelle up front couldpunish us if left unattended , our midfield willneed to restrict their supply."

WOMEN'S STATEWIDE CUP

Welsh settles concerns overfuture of junior football in theNorth West

There are growing concerns over the future ofjunior football in the north west of the stateafter an emergency meeting was setup to lookat possible actions to improve the status ofplay in the North West of the state. Last Friday around 50 people attended a publicfootball forum to raise concerns to FootballFederation Tasmania CEO Richard Welsh aboutthe state of play for junior competitions in andaround the North West. It is understood that currently while some clubsare doing work to ensure that pathways exist forplayers and opportunities are created other clubsstand by and watch numbers decline. The future of the Ulverstone SC is a great concernfor the North West with as little as 25 playersregistered accross three age groups 14's, 16's &18's. Football Federation Tasmania CEO Richard Welshstressed that "Growth in all aspects of the game isimportant, particulary the juniors. While theinterest in the game is at an all time high, we doned to take a good look at how our game isdelivered around the state. ther is a lot ofcompetition for a young person's time these daysand we need to ensure that the Football product

is appealing at local level." Welsh who has made no secret that his mainambition this year is raising the participationrates at grass roots level stated "It is importantthat whatever changes we make are strategicallycorrect and not just a bandaid approach. We helda public football forum on Friday in Devonportwhich was well supported with around 50stakeholders present. I see this as the first ofmany ways to engage with the key people on thecoast as we pave a new path for Junior football.The key takeaway message that I got from thenight was that people acknowledge the currentstructure is not the best option and so now FFTwiill work with the clubs and associations on thecoast to get the structure right and head in thedirection that allows for the growth of the game." OTKTBwasalsoabletogetsomefiguresonrecentregistration numbers in the area. Devonport Juniors rose from 1180 in 2012 to1212 in 2013. While Ulverston Juniors rose from 349 in 2012 to405 in 2013.

Draw pins some of theheavy weights againsteach other

This week’s Women's Statewide Cup sees anumber of the competition's heavyweightshaving to fight against each other to progress tothe quarter finals. Devonport City v University SCSaturday 22nd March @ 2:00pm Devonport City have the advantage of hometerritory and that will be enough to see themovercome a young and devloping University side.Until University experience more rouad trips as aplaying group their inexperience will not seethem progress in such formats. Beachside FC v Ulverstone SCSaturday 22nd March @ 1:00pm The early start will be a leveller in this encounterbut I still suspect Ulverstone will progress.Ulverstone who have previoulsy been known forsome of their achievements on the road in the

Cup will add to their impressiveaccomplishments. Tilford Zebras v Glenorchy KgtsSaturday 22nd March @ 2:00pm Zebras arent going in to this match lightly andthough they should easily dispatch Knights coachJohn moutsatsos has some concerns around hisstarting eleven. "Searna Micheal and Mollie Dobnar have both hada week off with tonsillitis but should be availablefor selection this weekend. Keeper Caitlin Ketleyis again unavailable so Kate Chambers will haveanother go in goal. Other than Caitlin we should alarge enthusiastic squad to choose from. Knights have some very good players across alllines. Gemma and Chantelle up front couldpunish us if left unattended , our midfield willneed to restrict their supply."

WOMEN'S STATEWIDE CUP

WOMEN'S STATEWIDE CUP

TAROONAFC

Taroona FC will go in this game as the underdog, a tagthey may not mind supporting for the time being. It was the underdog Clarence United last year who camefrom behind twice to knock Taroona FC out in the semifinals and eventually win the final against Olympia. A lot has changed for Taroona since that match with theside only carrying five players who featured in last year’smatch. Taroona are going through a rebuilding phase and manyaround the Women’s game continue to comment ontheir new squad, this hasn’t been missed by AssistantCoach John Meehan. “This week’s game will be difficult for us but we are keento make up for last year. We lost concentration duringextra time and panicked which we can't afford to doagain against a squad like Clarence as they will make uspay. "I think many are focusing on the players that are missingfrom the squad (granted, they are big losses) withoutlooking at the players we have managed to build thesquad around. We didn't plan on the squad hitting itsstraps until late March due to the changes we've had inboth playing and coaching personnel.” The Women’s game seems to throw a number ofsurprisesupintheCupeveryyear. ManagerDaleCrockerbelieves that one of Clarence’s strength is their ability topull together as a team and its tight defence which hasbeen hard to break down so far this year. “CUFC have a strong sense of team and all our players areloyal, committed and determined to play the best theycan. While each player will have a role to play, it’s ourteam work which will be the key to success.

"The girls have been training hard and many of them alsoparticipated in a team building camp over the weekend.We also have a very strong defence line up.”

TAROONA V CLARENCE

CLARENCEUNITED

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Team List Kimberley MartinLeea KallonenDani RaymondElena DevlinJosie PainterMara LeesKaren WillsElise NortonSacha RoseLisa BremnerMarion DunbabinMolly RocheBec LivermoreGeorgie WassifLily PriceMollie Berrie

Team List

Amelia VanderNietFreya Crocker

Emma HallAmber Johnstone

Teegan RoyLoren Johnson

Bronte DavisonEmily Nellis

Louisa MarmionLaura EdwardsJess DownhamSarah Sammut

Eloise MurdochAbbie Weidinger

Kelsie HibberdEloise Wilson-Mayne

(Above): Clarence United's Bronte Davison will be animportant player if Clarence are to progress. Image courtesy of Sarah Nellis.

WOMEN'S STATEWIDE CUP

TAROONAFC

Taroona FC will go in this game as the underdog, a tagthey may not mind supporting for the time being. It was the underdog Clarence United last year who camefrom behind twice to knock Taroona FC out in the semifinals and eventually win the final against Olympia. A lot has changed for Taroona since that match with theside only carrying five players who featured in last year’smatch. Taroona are going through a rebuilding phase and manyaround the Women’s game continue to comment ontheir new squad, this hasn’t been missed by AssistantCoach John Meehan. “This week’s game will be difficult for us but we are keento make up for last year. We lost concentration duringextra time and panicked which we can't afford to doagain against a squad like Clarence as they will make uspay. "I think many are focusing on the players that are missingfrom the squad (granted, they are big losses) withoutlooking at the players we have managed to build thesquad around. We didn't plan on the squad hitting itsstraps until late March due to the changes we've had inboth playing and coaching personnel.” The Women’s game seems to throw a number ofsurprisesupintheCupeveryyear. ManagerDaleCrockerbelieves that one of Clarence’s strength is their ability topull together as a team and its tight defence which hasbeen hard to break down so far this year. “CUFC have a strong sense of team and all our players areloyal, committed and determined to play the best theycan. While each player will have a role to play, it’s ourteam work which will be the key to success.

"The girls have been training hard and many of them alsoparticipated in a team building camp over the weekend.We also have a very strong defence line up.”

TAROONA V CLARENCE

CLARENCEUNITED

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Team List Kimberley MartinLeea KallonenDani RaymondElena DevlinJosie PainterMara LeesKaren WillsElise NortonSacha RoseLisa BremnerMarion DunbabinMolly RocheBec LivermoreGeorgie WassifLily PriceMollie Berrie

Team List

Amelia VanderNietFreya Crocker

Emma HallAmber Johnstone

Teegan RoyLoren Johnson

Bronte DavisonEmily Nellis

Louisa MarmionLaura EdwardsJess DownhamSarah Sammut

Eloise MurdochAbbie Weidinger

Kelsie HibberdEloise Wilson-Mayne

(Above): Clarence United's Bronte Davison will be animportant player if Clarence are to progress. Image courtesy of Sarah Nellis.

Zebras miss outon signing Bwele After months of speculationTilford Zebras pursuit of formerCameroon international GuyBwele has lost all momentum.Zebras President Nick DiGiovanni was obviously clearlyfrustrated after months oftrying avenue after avenue. “We took every avenue availablewith normal visas to sportingvisas and each time faced a brickwall with no help from either FFAor Immigration. I must thank MrWilke’s office and FFT who wereon our side and sent numerousletters of support to bothimmigration and FFA. The mainreason he was unable to sign wasthat with new FFA rules they willnot sign off on a sporting Visa onany player unless he is going to anA league club, no matter if he is Aleague standard and immigrationwill not allow visa players onsporting visa without letter of

supportfromFFAsoasyoucanseewe matter little to the sportingbody and Tasmanian soccer willnever improve as the Governingbody doesn’t give a dam aboutanyone apart from their A leaguecompetition. A total waste of timeand money spent , with 3 monthsof our lives wasted on dealingwith governing bodies who hadno intention of helping in any waypossible”, said Di Giovanni. It’s not only a huge loss to the clubbut also the Football communityas in Bwele’s few media contactswith the state he presented welland didn’t come across as a spoiltInternational representative. “The club will be fine without him,IwouldsayIfeelmoresorryfortheTasmanian public who once againmiss out on an internationalsuperb athlete that played at thehighest level due to immigrationand FFA red tape.”

Clamp ruled outfor season Tilford Zebras’ giantmidfielder Jacob Clamphas been ruled out for2014 Victory Leagueseason. Clamp who wasinstrumental in Zebrassemi final victory ofSouth Hobart two weeksago suffered a back strainin the final momentsagainst Olympia inZebras unsuccessful tiltfor Summer Cup glory. Clamp who featured in all21 Victory Leaguefixtures in 2013 will bemissed. OTKTB has beeninformed by the Zebrasthat his position in theoriginal 20 man squadwill be filled by MarkPage. In other news formerzebras dynamo Aaroncairns is expected back inthe black and white inthe next few weeks. Cairns who is an asset tonot only the Zebras butthe competition iswaiting on finalimmigration approval. Finally Olympia's FC goalkeeper Ryan Norval hassigned with VPL sideHeidelberg.

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GUY BWELE

(Left): FormerCameroonInternational GuyBwele will not beplaying in the VictoryLeague in 2014.

   

 

 

 

 

Club:   South  Hobart  Football  Club  Coach:  Ken  Morton  (Manager),  Peter  Savill  (Coach)  Home  ground:  South  Hobart  Captain:  Hugh  Ludford  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Winning  the  2013  Victory  League,  Winning  the  2013  Victory  League  Cup,  Making  the  Inaugural  NPL  Final  What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  

Glenorchy  Knights  is  a  danger  game  as  they  have  had  success  against  us  in  recent  seasons.    Our  former  players  Shae  Hickey  and  Sam  Kruijver  are  in  the  Knights  lineup  to  increase  the  rivalry.  

Hobart  Zebras  is  a  key  game  as  they  are  one  of  the  title  favourites.  

Northern  Rangers  are  always  strong  and  we  have  a  strong  rivalry  through  meeting  in  a  number  of  State  finals  in  recent  years.  

What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?    Our  main  hope  is  to  defend  the  Victory  League  title.      Other  ambitions  are  to  qualify  for  the  FFA  Cup  by  winning  the  Lakoseljec  Cup    and  go  one  better  than  last  year  by  winning  the  NPL  Grand  Final.  

Biggest  rival?    Hobart  Zebras  as  they  have  a  former  South  Hobart  Coach  and  three  South  Hobart  squad  players  from  last  year  to  spice  up  the  already  keen  rivalry.  Who  are  your  key  signings?    Andy  Brennan,  Brayden  Mann,  Hugh  Undy,  Connor  Kass,  Paul  Stevens,  Curran  Fern.  Any  major  losses  from  last  year?    Lucas  Hill,  Matthew  Ferguson,  Cameron  Williams,  Kostas  Kanakaris,  Jordan  Templin,  Josh  Fielding,  Harrison  Thomas,  Shae  Hickey,  Chris  Hunt  and  Mark  Ambrose.  Who  are  the  young  players  to  watch  from  your  club?    Alex  Walter,  Darcy  Hall,  Chris  Downes,  Conor  Lees,  Jackson  Nugent,  Daniel  Gofton  and  Josh  Williamson.  Unique  club  information:  South  Hobart  is  104  this  year  (oldest  Tasmanian  club  still  operating).    We  have  been  State  champions  a  record  17  times.  Squad:  Kane  Pierce,  Mark  Moncur,  Matthew  Lewis,  Paul  Stevens,  Hugh  Ludford  (Captain),  Curran  Fern,  Liam  Scott  (Vice  Captain),  Caleb  Ludlow,  Nick  Morton,  Cam  Rogers,  Joseph  Stevens,  Hugh  Undy,  Darcy  Hall,  Connor  Kass,  Colin  Wain,  Brayden  Mann,  Andy  Brennan,  Chris  Downes,  Ben  Hamlett.  

 

Zebras miss outon signing Bwele After months of speculationTilford Zebras pursuit of formerCameroon international GuyBwele has lost all momentum.Zebras President Nick DiGiovanni was obviously clearlyfrustrated after months oftrying avenue after avenue. “We took every avenue availablewith normal visas to sportingvisas and each time faced a brickwall with no help from either FFAor Immigration. I must thank MrWilke’s office and FFT who wereon our side and sent numerousletters of support to bothimmigration and FFA. The mainreason he was unable to sign wasthat with new FFA rules they willnot sign off on a sporting Visa onany player unless he is going to anA league club, no matter if he is Aleague standard and immigrationwill not allow visa players onsporting visa without letter of

supportfromFFAsoasyoucanseewe matter little to the sportingbody and Tasmanian soccer willnever improve as the Governingbody doesn’t give a dam aboutanyone apart from their A leaguecompetition. A total waste of timeand money spent , with 3 monthsof our lives wasted on dealingwith governing bodies who hadno intention of helping in any waypossible”, said Di Giovanni. It’s not only a huge loss to the clubbut also the Football communityas in Bwele’s few media contactswith the state he presented welland didn’t come across as a spoiltInternational representative. “The club will be fine without him,IwouldsayIfeelmoresorryfortheTasmanian public who once againmiss out on an internationalsuperb athlete that played at thehighest level due to immigrationand FFA red tape.”

Clamp ruled outfor season Tilford Zebras’ giantmidfielder Jacob Clamphas been ruled out for2014 Victory Leagueseason. Clamp who wasinstrumental in Zebrassemi final victory ofSouth Hobart two weeksago suffered a back strainin the final momentsagainst Olympia inZebras unsuccessful tiltfor Summer Cup glory. Clamp who featured in all21 Victory Leaguefixtures in 2013 will bemissed. OTKTB has beeninformed by the Zebrasthat his position in theoriginal 20 man squadwill be filled by MarkPage. In other news formerzebras dynamo Aaroncairns is expected back inthe black and white inthe next few weeks. Cairns who is an asset tonot only the Zebras butthe competition iswaiting on finalimmigration approval. Finally Olympia's FC goalkeeper Ryan Norval hassigned with VPL sideHeidelberg.

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(Left): FormerCameroonInternational GuyBwele will not beplaying in the VictoryLeague in 2014.

   

 

 

 

 

Club:   South  Hobart  Football  Club  Coach:  Ken  Morton  (Manager),  Peter  Savill  (Coach)  Home  ground:  South  Hobart  Captain:  Hugh  Ludford  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Winning  the  2013  Victory  League,  Winning  the  2013  Victory  League  Cup,  Making  the  Inaugural  NPL  Final  What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  

Glenorchy  Knights  is  a  danger  game  as  they  have  had  success  against  us  in  recent  seasons.    Our  former  players  Shae  Hickey  and  Sam  Kruijver  are  in  the  Knights  lineup  to  increase  the  rivalry.  

Hobart  Zebras  is  a  key  game  as  they  are  one  of  the  title  favourites.  

Northern  Rangers  are  always  strong  and  we  have  a  strong  rivalry  through  meeting  in  a  number  of  State  finals  in  recent  years.  

What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?    Our  main  hope  is  to  defend  the  Victory  League  title.      Other  ambitions  are  to  qualify  for  the  FFA  Cup  by  winning  the  Lakoseljec  Cup    and  go  one  better  than  last  year  by  winning  the  NPL  Grand  Final.  

Biggest  rival?    Hobart  Zebras  as  they  have  a  former  South  Hobart  Coach  and  three  South  Hobart  squad  players  from  last  year  to  spice  up  the  already  keen  rivalry.  Who  are  your  key  signings?    Andy  Brennan,  Brayden  Mann,  Hugh  Undy,  Connor  Kass,  Paul  Stevens,  Curran  Fern.  Any  major  losses  from  last  year?    Lucas  Hill,  Matthew  Ferguson,  Cameron  Williams,  Kostas  Kanakaris,  Jordan  Templin,  Josh  Fielding,  Harrison  Thomas,  Shae  Hickey,  Chris  Hunt  and  Mark  Ambrose.  Who  are  the  young  players  to  watch  from  your  club?    Alex  Walter,  Darcy  Hall,  Chris  Downes,  Conor  Lees,  Jackson  Nugent,  Daniel  Gofton  and  Josh  Williamson.  Unique  club  information:  South  Hobart  is  104  this  year  (oldest  Tasmanian  club  still  operating).    We  have  been  State  champions  a  record  17  times.  Squad:  Kane  Pierce,  Mark  Moncur,  Matthew  Lewis,  Paul  Stevens,  Hugh  Ludford  (Captain),  Curran  Fern,  Liam  Scott  (Vice  Captain),  Caleb  Ludlow,  Nick  Morton,  Cam  Rogers,  Joseph  Stevens,  Hugh  Undy,  Darcy  Hall,  Connor  Kass,  Colin  Wain,  Brayden  Mann,  Andy  Brennan,  Chris  Downes,  Ben  Hamlett.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Club:  Tilford  Zebras  Coach:  Jed  Donoghue  Home  ground:  KGV  Football  Park  Captain:  Henry  Fagg  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Zeljko  Kalac’s  guest  appearance  vs  Devonport  What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  Three  very  tough  fixtures  and  hoping  to  improve  from  zero  wins  last  year  in  the  first  three  games.  What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?  For  the  club  to  have  a  successful  season  on  and  off  the  field  from  juniors  to  seniors  in  both  the  Men’s  and  Women’s  game.    Biggest  rival?  Olympia  FC  Warriors  Who  are  your  key  signings?  Marcello  Marchioli,  Joel  Stone,  Josh  Fielding,  Matthew  Ferguson  and  Nathan  Pitchford.  Any  major   losses   from   last  year?  Ryan  Norval,  Matthias  Toghill   ,  Sammy  Mcintyre,  Aaron  Cairns.  Who   are   the   young   players   to   watch   from   your   club?   Luke  Warrener   and   Jacob  Brennan.  

Unique   club   information:   Jeep   Australia   has   joined   Tilford   Zebras   for   The   2014  Victory  League  season  as  a  major  sponsor.  Squad:  Matthew  Ferguson,  Nathan  Pitchford,  Dwayne  Walsh,  Jonathon  Ladic,  Andrew  Telega,  Ethan  Engels,  Jacob  Clamp,  Marcello  Marchioli,  Andrew  Clark,  Kurt  Engels,  Henry  Fagg,  Alexander  Leszczynski,  Adam  McKeown,  Jordan  Muller,  Joshua  Fielding,  Nicholas  Macdonald,  Harrison  Thomas,  David  Cox,  Joel  Stone,  Ryan  Smith.  

         Club:  Olympia  Warriors  FC  

Coach:  Glen  McNeill  

Home  Ground:  Warrior  Park  

Captain:  Alex  Holmes  

2013  Highlight:  Winning  the  Statewide  Lakoseljac  cup  

Thoughts  for  first  three  fixtures:  We  are  looking  to  bring  consistency  to  our  season  

and  maintain  our  solid  start  to  the  year.  There  are  no  easy  games  in    the  Victory  

League  and  we  will  need  to  bring  the  same  effort  that  we  have  showed  in  our  Cup  

final  appearances  and  translate  that  to  a  weekly  basis.  

Biggest  rival:  South  Hobart.  They  have  been  the  benchmark  for  the  last  six  years.  

Key  signings:  Will  Roberts,  Alex  Rossetto,  Daniel  Gordon  

Major  losses;  Seuong  Yong  Jin  and  Hugh  Undy  

Young  Players  to  watch:  Alex  Bellini,  Nick  Mearns,  Jono  Griffiths,  Bruno  Almeida,  

Jacob  Herbert,  Gus  Rumney,  

Unique  Club  information:  The  club  was  founded  by  the  Greek  community  50  years  

ago.  

Squad:  Bruno  Almeida,  Aleksander  Bellini,  Jono  Griffiths,  Jacob  Herbert,  Alexander  

Holmes,  Chris  Kumpulainen,  Nicholas  Mearns,  Nicholas  Meredith,  Dmitri  Nester,  

Lachlan  Nichols,  Gift  Ochaya,  Benjamin  Phillips,  Will  Roberts,  Alex  Rossetto,  Gus  

Rumney,  Emmanuel  Tsakiris,  Jake  Vandermey,  Warren  Wadawu,  Ryan  Norval,  Daniel  

Gordon.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Club:  Tilford  Zebras  Coach:  Jed  Donoghue  Home  ground:  KGV  Football  Park  Captain:  Henry  Fagg  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Zeljko  Kalac’s  guest  appearance  vs  Devonport  What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  Three  very  tough  fixtures  and  hoping  to  improve  from  zero  wins  last  year  in  the  first  three  games.  What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?  For  the  club  to  have  a  successful  season  on  and  off  the  field  from  juniors  to  seniors  in  both  the  Men’s  and  Women’s  game.    Biggest  rival?  Olympia  FC  Warriors  Who  are  your  key  signings?  Marcello  Marchioli,  Joel  Stone,  Josh  Fielding,  Matthew  Ferguson  and  Nathan  Pitchford.  Any  major   losses   from   last  year?  Ryan  Norval,  Matthias  Toghill   ,  Sammy  Mcintyre,  Aaron  Cairns.  Who   are   the   young   players   to   watch   from   your   club?   Luke  Warrener   and   Jacob  Brennan.  

Unique   club   information:   Jeep   Australia   has   joined   Tilford   Zebras   for   The   2014  Victory  League  season  as  a  major  sponsor.  Squad:  Matthew  Ferguson,  Nathan  Pitchford,  Dwayne  Walsh,  Jonathon  Ladic,  Andrew  Telega,  Ethan  Engels,  Jacob  Clamp,  Marcello  Marchioli,  Andrew  Clark,  Kurt  Engels,  Henry  Fagg,  Alexander  Leszczynski,  Adam  McKeown,  Jordan  Muller,  Joshua  Fielding,  Nicholas  Macdonald,  Harrison  Thomas,  David  Cox,  Joel  Stone,  Ryan  Smith.  

         Club:  Olympia  Warriors  FC  

Coach:  Glen  McNeill  

Home  Ground:  Warrior  Park  

Captain:  Alex  Holmes  

2013  Highlight:  Winning  the  Statewide  Lakoseljac  cup  

Thoughts  for  first  three  fixtures:  We  are  looking  to  bring  consistency  to  our  season  

and  maintain  our  solid  start  to  the  year.  There  are  no  easy  games  in    the  Victory  

League  and  we  will  need  to  bring  the  same  effort  that  we  have  showed  in  our  Cup  

final  appearances  and  translate  that  to  a  weekly  basis.  

Biggest  rival:  South  Hobart.  They  have  been  the  benchmark  for  the  last  six  years.  

Key  signings:  Will  Roberts,  Alex  Rossetto,  Daniel  Gordon  

Major  losses;  Seuong  Yong  Jin  and  Hugh  Undy  

Young  Players  to  watch:  Alex  Bellini,  Nick  Mearns,  Jono  Griffiths,  Bruno  Almeida,  

Jacob  Herbert,  Gus  Rumney,  

Unique  Club  information:  The  club  was  founded  by  the  Greek  community  50  years  

ago.  

Squad:  Bruno  Almeida,  Aleksander  Bellini,  Jono  Griffiths,  Jacob  Herbert,  Alexander  

Holmes,  Chris  Kumpulainen,  Nicholas  Mearns,  Nicholas  Meredith,  Dmitri  Nester,  

Lachlan  Nichols,  Gift  Ochaya,  Benjamin  Phillips,  Will  Roberts,  Alex  Rossetto,  Gus  

Rumney,  Emmanuel  Tsakiris,  Jake  Vandermey,  Warren  Wadawu,  Ryan  Norval,  Daniel  

Gordon.  

 

 

 Club:  Northern  Rangers  FC  

Coach:  Tim  Lunnon  

Home  ground:  NTCA  

Captain:  Todd  Hingston  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Beating  cross-­‐town  rivals  in  each  meeting,  including  the  match  with  the  inclusion  of  Danny  Allsopp.  

What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  Preparation  has  been  behind  expectation  of  what  the  coach  would  like  but  we  would  like  to  improve  from  last  year’s  results  of  two  wins  and  one  loss.  

What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?  Ideally  the  goal  is  to  be  premiers  but  if  we  are  in  the  mix  of  the  top  four  come  the  tail  end  of  the  season,  we  will  have  a  real  shot  at  top  spot  as  we  envisage  the  competition  to  be  significantly  closer  than  last  year.  

Biggest  rival?  Launceston  City  as  our  local  rivalry,  which  has  spanned  since  our  conception  as  a  club  and  our  yardstick  is  South  Hobart.  

Who  are  your  key  signings?  Adam  Edwards  and  the  return  of  Shane  Brassington  plus  Mitch  Dent  and  Mike  McKenna  as  local  additions  from  other  clubs  to  the  squad.  

Any  major  losses  from  last  year?  Agele  Luate  and  Des  Schipper  

Who  are  the  young  players  to  watch  from  your  club?  We  have  some  great  young  talent  in  the  squad  this  year;  Harry  Thannhauser,  Yitay  Towns,  Daniel  Sparrshot  and  Tenzing  Anderson  are  all  good  young  players  with  something  to  prove  to  their  older  team  mates.  Dylan  Headland  and  Chris  Collins  will  be  players  on  the  fringe  that  will  be  looking  to  impress  in  the  NPL  as  an  addition  later  in  the  season.  

Unique  club  information:  NRFC  still  is  the  baby  in  the  competition  being  the  youngest  and  smallest,  so  we  are  punching  above  our  weight.    The  Victory  League  is  our  first  taste  of  state  league  football.  

Squad:  Marshall  Pooley,  Shane  Brassington,  Adam  Edwards,  Nick  Lanau-­‐atkinson,  Patrick  Lanau-­‐atkinson,  Ayden  Demeijer,  Daniel  Sparshott,  Yitay  Towns,  Harry  Thannhauser,  Ryan  McCarragher,  Mitchell  Dent,  Luke  Tuma,  Gabriel  Tams,  Aiden  Rigby,  Todd  Hingston,  Mike  McKenna,  Stefan  Hamilton,  Ashley  Fisher,  Tenzing  Anderson,  Issa  Dumbuya.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Club:  Devonport  Strikers    

Coach:  Nick  Owen  

Home  ground:  Valley  Road  

Captain:  Bobby  Eaves  

2013   Club   Highlight:   Finishing   second   in   both   League   and   Finals   Series   (also   the  lowlight).  

What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  3  Tough  Games  –Zebras  away,  Olympia  at  Home  and  the  Launceston  City  –  complete  with  Danny  Allsopp  

What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?  To  win  the  League.  

Biggest  rival?  No-­‐  one  specific,  Ulverstone  locally,  and  then  probably  South  Hobart,  but  lots  of  teams  would  say  that    

Who   are   your   key   signings?  Cory  Vickers,   (Kendal  Town)  Callum  Moore   (Hest  FC),  Miles  Barnard  (University),  Dallas  Baldock  (Ulverstone).  

Any  major  losses  from  last  year?    Yes  -­‐  Joel  Stone,  Brayden  Mann  and  Adam  Gorrie.  

Who  are  the  young  players  to  watch  from  your  club?  Beau  Blizzard,  Jack  and  Jesse  Dance,  Michael  Holden  and  Brody  Denehey.  

Unique   club   information:  The  club’s   traditional  Blue  and  Yellow  Colours  were   first  worn  by  the  club  in  1953  after  the  Railton  Soccer  Club  went  into  recession  and  gave  their  strip  to  the  club.  The  original  strip  (yellow  on  one  side  and  Blue  on  the  other,  is  still  displayed  in  the  clubrooms  today.  

Squad:  Casey  Eaves,  Dallas  Baldock,  Jack  Dance,  Simon  Wilson,  Nathan  Gratton,  Bobby  Eaves,  Brody  Denehey,  Kieran  Mulraney,  Michael  Holden,  Daniel  McGinn,  Callum  Moore,  Chris  McKenna,  Zachary  Mitchell,  Bradley  Chilcott,  Ben  Foote,  Kamil  Douglas,  Cory  Vickers,  Michael  Dahya,  Brendan  McCaffrey,  Miles  Barnard.    

 

 Club:  Northern  Rangers  FC  

Coach:  Tim  Lunnon  

Home  ground:  NTCA  

Captain:  Todd  Hingston  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Beating  cross-­‐town  rivals  in  each  meeting,  including  the  match  with  the  inclusion  of  Danny  Allsopp.  

What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  Preparation  has  been  behind  expectation  of  what  the  coach  would  like  but  we  would  like  to  improve  from  last  year’s  results  of  two  wins  and  one  loss.  

What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?  Ideally  the  goal  is  to  be  premiers  but  if  we  are  in  the  mix  of  the  top  four  come  the  tail  end  of  the  season,  we  will  have  a  real  shot  at  top  spot  as  we  envisage  the  competition  to  be  significantly  closer  than  last  year.  

Biggest  rival?  Launceston  City  as  our  local  rivalry,  which  has  spanned  since  our  conception  as  a  club  and  our  yardstick  is  South  Hobart.  

Who  are  your  key  signings?  Adam  Edwards  and  the  return  of  Shane  Brassington  plus  Mitch  Dent  and  Mike  McKenna  as  local  additions  from  other  clubs  to  the  squad.  

Any  major  losses  from  last  year?  Agele  Luate  and  Des  Schipper  

Who  are  the  young  players  to  watch  from  your  club?  We  have  some  great  young  talent  in  the  squad  this  year;  Harry  Thannhauser,  Yitay  Towns,  Daniel  Sparrshot  and  Tenzing  Anderson  are  all  good  young  players  with  something  to  prove  to  their  older  team  mates.  Dylan  Headland  and  Chris  Collins  will  be  players  on  the  fringe  that  will  be  looking  to  impress  in  the  NPL  as  an  addition  later  in  the  season.  

Unique  club  information:  NRFC  still  is  the  baby  in  the  competition  being  the  youngest  and  smallest,  so  we  are  punching  above  our  weight.    The  Victory  League  is  our  first  taste  of  state  league  football.  

Squad:  Marshall  Pooley,  Shane  Brassington,  Adam  Edwards,  Nick  Lanau-­‐atkinson,  Patrick  Lanau-­‐atkinson,  Ayden  Demeijer,  Daniel  Sparshott,  Yitay  Towns,  Harry  Thannhauser,  Ryan  McCarragher,  Mitchell  Dent,  Luke  Tuma,  Gabriel  Tams,  Aiden  Rigby,  Todd  Hingston,  Mike  McKenna,  Stefan  Hamilton,  Ashley  Fisher,  Tenzing  Anderson,  Issa  Dumbuya.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Club:  Devonport  Strikers    

Coach:  Nick  Owen  

Home  ground:  Valley  Road  

Captain:  Bobby  Eaves  

2013   Club   Highlight:   Finishing   second   in   both   League   and   Finals   Series   (also   the  lowlight).  

What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  3  Tough  Games  –Zebras  away,  Olympia  at  Home  and  the  Launceston  City  –  complete  with  Danny  Allsopp  

What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?  To  win  the  League.  

Biggest  rival?  No-­‐  one  specific,  Ulverstone  locally,  and  then  probably  South  Hobart,  but  lots  of  teams  would  say  that    

Who   are   your   key   signings?  Cory  Vickers,   (Kendal  Town)  Callum  Moore   (Hest  FC),  Miles  Barnard  (University),  Dallas  Baldock  (Ulverstone).  

Any  major  losses  from  last  year?    Yes  -­‐  Joel  Stone,  Brayden  Mann  and  Adam  Gorrie.  

Who  are  the  young  players  to  watch  from  your  club?  Beau  Blizzard,  Jack  and  Jesse  Dance,  Michael  Holden  and  Brody  Denehey.  

Unique   club   information:  The  club’s   traditional  Blue  and  Yellow  Colours  were   first  worn  by  the  club  in  1953  after  the  Railton  Soccer  Club  went  into  recession  and  gave  their  strip  to  the  club.  The  original  strip  (yellow  on  one  side  and  Blue  on  the  other,  is  still  displayed  in  the  clubrooms  today.  

Squad:  Casey  Eaves,  Dallas  Baldock,  Jack  Dance,  Simon  Wilson,  Nathan  Gratton,  Bobby  Eaves,  Brody  Denehey,  Kieran  Mulraney,  Michael  Holden,  Daniel  McGinn,  Callum  Moore,  Chris  McKenna,  Zachary  Mitchell,  Bradley  Chilcott,  Ben  Foote,  Kamil  Douglas,  Cory  Vickers,  Michael  Dahya,  Brendan  McCaffrey,  Miles  Barnard.    

 

 

 

 

Club:  Kingborough  Lions  United  Football  Club  

Coach:  Stephen  Pitchford  

Home  ground:  Lightwood  Park  

Captain:  Nick  Cuthbertson  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Relatively  quite  season  on  the  park,  silverware  was  collected  by  the  Womens  Team  in  the  pre-­‐season  Summer  Cup  and  the  Under  14  Girls  won  the  Knockout  Cup.  

What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  

All  fixtures  in  2014  will  be  difficult  encounters  as  all  clubs  are  striving  to  improve  on  2013,  and  meeting  the  Summer  Cup  winners  in  the  first  round  will  be  a  good  test  of  our   preparations.   We   are   confident   of   taking   the   game   to   all   Victory   league  opponents  and  so  will  be  aiming  for  9  points  from  the  first  three  rounds.  

What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?    

Our  goal  this  year  is  to  progress  the  playing  style  towards  a  possession-­‐based  game,  aiming  for  a  top  four  finish.  

Biggest   rival?  Given  Glenorchy   Knights   have   two   ex   KLUFC   coaches   amongst   their  senior  coaching  staff  and  three  players  who  played  for  the  Club  in  2013,  it  is  fair  to  say  there  will  be  a  “little  rivalry”  when  we  meet  as  they  are  sure  to  want  to  perform  well  against  their  “former”  team  mates.  

Who  are  your  key  signings?    

Seung  Yong  JIN,  Jae  Young  CHOI,  Jack  TURNER,  Adam  HEDGE  and  Francis  KENYI  

Any   major   losses   from   last   year?  Marcello   Marchioli,   David   Cooper   (semi  retirement),  Cormac  Collins  (attending  World  Cup),  Michael  Palmer  (attending  World  Cup)  and  Damien  Pearce  (attending  World  Cup).  

Who  are  the  young  players  to  watch  from  your  club?  Lewis  Verdouw,  Angus  Souter,  Fionn  Collins,  Dean  Watkins  and  Jae  Choi  are  all  eligible  to  play  under  20’s  but  will  be  expected  to  be  strong  contenders  for  starting  roles  within  the  Victory  League  team.  

Unique  club  information:  The  Kingborough  Lions  Football  Club  is  based  in  the  Kingborough  Municipality  south  of  Hobart,  Tasmania  and  is  the  only  National  Premier  League  (NPL)  club  in  the  region.    Players  wishing  to  play  at  the  highest  level  in  Tasmania  can  do  this  at  KLUFC  in  the  State-­‐wide  Victory  League  competition  or  Southern  Women's  Premier  League.    Pathways  are  provided  for  talented  (and  social)  Junior  and  Youth  players.

One  of   the  few  clubs  that  have  for  many  years  catered  for  players   from  the  Junior  age  groups  (Under  6  to  Under  12)  through  to  the  more  social  players.    

Squad:  Nick  Cuthbertson,  Jae  Young  Choi,  Fionn  Collins,  Danny  Cowen,  William  Davis,  Joe  Davis,  Andrew  Duncan,  Martin  Farquhar,  Adam  Hedge,  Seung  Yong  Jin,  Frances  Kenyi,  Daneil  Kingsbury,  David  Leamey,  Philip  McEldowney,  Trent  Pearce,  Ben  Sanderson,  Angus  Souter,  Jack  Turner,  Lewis  Verdouw,  Dean  Watkins.  

 

 

 

 

Club:  Kingborough  Lions  United  Football  Club  

Coach:  Stephen  Pitchford  

Home  ground:  Lightwood  Park  

Captain:  Nick  Cuthbertson  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Relatively  quite  season  on  the  park,  silverware  was  collected  by  the  Womens  Team  in  the  pre-­‐season  Summer  Cup  and  the  Under  14  Girls  won  the  Knockout  Cup.  

What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  

All  fixtures  in  2014  will  be  difficult  encounters  as  all  clubs  are  striving  to  improve  on  2013,  and  meeting  the  Summer  Cup  winners  in  the  first  round  will  be  a  good  test  of  our   preparations.   We   are   confident   of   taking   the   game   to   all   Victory   league  opponents  and  so  will  be  aiming  for  9  points  from  the  first  three  rounds.  

What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?    

Our  goal  this  year  is  to  progress  the  playing  style  towards  a  possession-­‐based  game,  aiming  for  a  top  four  finish.  

Biggest   rival?  Given  Glenorchy   Knights   have   two   ex   KLUFC   coaches   amongst   their  senior  coaching  staff  and  three  players  who  played  for  the  Club  in  2013,  it  is  fair  to  say  there  will  be  a  “little  rivalry”  when  we  meet  as  they  are  sure  to  want  to  perform  well  against  their  “former”  team  mates.  

Who  are  your  key  signings?    

Seung  Yong  JIN,  Jae  Young  CHOI,  Jack  TURNER,  Adam  HEDGE  and  Francis  KENYI  

Any   major   losses   from   last   year?  Marcello   Marchioli,   David   Cooper   (semi  retirement),  Cormac  Collins  (attending  World  Cup),  Michael  Palmer  (attending  World  Cup)  and  Damien  Pearce  (attending  World  Cup).  

Who  are  the  young  players  to  watch  from  your  club?  Lewis  Verdouw,  Angus  Souter,  Fionn  Collins,  Dean  Watkins  and  Jae  Choi  are  all  eligible  to  play  under  20’s  but  will  be  expected  to  be  strong  contenders  for  starting  roles  within  the  Victory  League  team.  

Unique  club  information:  The  Kingborough  Lions  Football  Club  is  based  in  the  Kingborough  Municipality  south  of  Hobart,  Tasmania  and  is  the  only  National  Premier  League  (NPL)  club  in  the  region.    Players  wishing  to  play  at  the  highest  level  in  Tasmania  can  do  this  at  KLUFC  in  the  State-­‐wide  Victory  League  competition  or  Southern  Women's  Premier  League.    Pathways  are  provided  for  talented  (and  social)  Junior  and  Youth  players.

One  of   the  few  clubs  that  have  for  many  years  catered  for  players   from  the  Junior  age  groups  (Under  6  to  Under  12)  through  to  the  more  social  players.    

Squad:  Nick  Cuthbertson,  Jae  Young  Choi,  Fionn  Collins,  Danny  Cowen,  William  Davis,  Joe  Davis,  Andrew  Duncan,  Martin  Farquhar,  Adam  Hedge,  Seung  Yong  Jin,  Frances  Kenyi,  Daneil  Kingsbury,  David  Leamey,  Philip  McEldowney,  Trent  Pearce,  Ben  Sanderson,  Angus  Souter,  Jack  Turner,  Lewis  Verdouw,  Dean  Watkins.  

   

Club:    Glenorchy  Knights  Football  Club  Coach:  Chris  Hey  Home  ground:  KGV  Football  Park  Captain:  Shae  Hickey  and  Jayden  Hey  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Jayden  Hey  winning  the  inaugural  Mitsubishi  Medal  What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  South  Hobart  will  be  tough  first  up  but  are  beatable,  Northern  Rangers  and  Kingborough  are  teams  we  will  want  to  beat  this  year  and  finish  above  on  on  the  ladder.  What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?    To  finish  in  the  top  four  and  play  in  the  Victory  Cup.  Biggest  rival?  Tilford  Zebras  is  always  a  big  rivalry  as  co-­‐tenants  at  KGV  Football  Park.  Who   are   your   key   signings?   Shae  Hickey,   Sam   Kruijvers,   Paul  Wicox,   Joel   Schuth,  Nick  De  Falco.  

Any  major  losses  from  last  year?  No.  Who   are   the   young   players   to   watch   from   your   club?   Harry   Woolley,   Vincent  Kamano,   Aaron   Wilson,   Tyler   Harrison,   Alex   Woodham,   Ben   Robinson,   Daniel  Holmes.  Unique   club   information:   Knights   has   a   very   young   squad   again   and   will   blood   a  number  of  home  grown  players  from  our  Development  team  during  the  season.  Squad:  Aaron  Wilson,  Alex  Woodham,  Ben  Robinson,  Blayne  Hudson,  Daniel  Holmes,  Callen  Griffin,  David  Hoppitt,  Harry  Wooley,  Jal  David,  Jayden  Hey,  Jeremy  Marshall,  Joel  Schuth,  Mynonge  Kamba,  Nick  Di  Falco,  Paul  Wilcox,  Sam  Johnson,  Sam  Kruijver,  Shae  Hickey,  Tyler  Harrison,  Vincent  Kamano.    

 

 

 

 

Club:  Launceston  City  FC  Coach:  Kurt  Reynolds    Home  ground:  Mitsubishi  Park,  Prospect  Captain:  Nathan  Bartlett  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Competing  in  the  inaugural  Victory  League  What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  We  anticipate   that  every   fixture  will  be  a   challenge.  However,  Rangers  at  home   in  Round  1  should  be  an  excellent   local  derby.  Kingborough  away  will  be  a  challenge,  then  we  look  forward  to  hosting  Devonport  at  home  in  Round  3,  which  will   include  marquee  player,  Danny  Allsopp.  What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?    We  have  worked  hard  at  player   recruitment,  our  playing   system  and  playing   style,  which  we  hope  will  translate  into  a  very  competitive  LCFC  outfit  for  season  2014.  We  believe  strongly  that  the  efforts  put  in  during  the  preseason  will  result  in  some  very  positive  results.  

Biggest  rival?  Everyone.  Who  are  your  key  signings?  There  are  numerous  new  signings  at  LCFC,  however,  Goalkeeper  Jordy  Van  de  Corput  (Netherlands)  and  striker  Guykyeon  Kim  (South  Korea)  complete  our  two  visa  spots  and  have  shown  excellent  ability.  Additionally,   local  talent  such  as  Tobey  Omenihu,  Mark   Christy   and   Andy   Compagne   are   welcomed   additions.   These   signings   are  complimented  by  a  number  of  retentions  from  last  year,  along  with  a  good  depth  of  youth  developing  at  the  club.  Any  major  losses  from  last  year?  Nothing  to  report.  Who  are  the  young  players  to  watch  from  your  club?  Dom  Rossi,  Isaac  Degetto,  Aaron  Mattarozzi  and  Dan  Egan  are  all  part  of  our  20  man  squad  and  are  showing  great  promise.    

Unique  club  information:  

 Club  History  

•      Founded  in  1958    

   

Club:    Glenorchy  Knights  Football  Club  Coach:  Chris  Hey  Home  ground:  KGV  Football  Park  Captain:  Shae  Hickey  and  Jayden  Hey  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Jayden  Hey  winning  the  inaugural  Mitsubishi  Medal  What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  South  Hobart  will  be  tough  first  up  but  are  beatable,  Northern  Rangers  and  Kingborough  are  teams  we  will  want  to  beat  this  year  and  finish  above  on  on  the  ladder.  What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?    To  finish  in  the  top  four  and  play  in  the  Victory  Cup.  Biggest  rival?  Tilford  Zebras  is  always  a  big  rivalry  as  co-­‐tenants  at  KGV  Football  Park.  Who   are   your   key   signings?   Shae  Hickey,   Sam   Kruijvers,   Paul  Wicox,   Joel   Schuth,  Nick  De  Falco.  

Any  major  losses  from  last  year?  No.  Who   are   the   young   players   to   watch   from   your   club?   Harry   Woolley,   Vincent  Kamano,   Aaron   Wilson,   Tyler   Harrison,   Alex   Woodham,   Ben   Robinson,   Daniel  Holmes.  Unique   club   information:   Knights   has   a   very   young   squad   again   and   will   blood   a  number  of  home  grown  players  from  our  Development  team  during  the  season.  Squad:  Aaron  Wilson,  Alex  Woodham,  Ben  Robinson,  Blayne  Hudson,  Daniel  Holmes,  Callen  Griffin,  David  Hoppitt,  Harry  Wooley,  Jal  David,  Jayden  Hey,  Jeremy  Marshall,  Joel  Schuth,  Mynonge  Kamba,  Nick  Di  Falco,  Paul  Wilcox,  Sam  Johnson,  Sam  Kruijver,  Shae  Hickey,  Tyler  Harrison,  Vincent  Kamano.    

 

 

 

 

Club:  Launceston  City  FC  Coach:  Kurt  Reynolds    Home  ground:  Mitsubishi  Park,  Prospect  Captain:  Nathan  Bartlett  

2013  Club  Highlight:  Competing  in  the  inaugural  Victory  League  What  are  your  thoughts  on  your  first  three  fixtures?  We  anticipate   that  every   fixture  will  be  a   challenge.  However,  Rangers  at  home   in  Round  1  should  be  an  excellent   local  derby.  Kingborough  away  will  be  a  challenge,  then  we  look  forward  to  hosting  Devonport  at  home  in  Round  3,  which  will   include  marquee  player,  Danny  Allsopp.  What  are  your  hopes  for  the  season  ahead?    We  have  worked  hard  at  player   recruitment,  our  playing   system  and  playing   style,  which  we  hope  will  translate  into  a  very  competitive  LCFC  outfit  for  season  2014.  We  believe  strongly  that  the  efforts  put  in  during  the  preseason  will  result  in  some  very  positive  results.  

Biggest  rival?  Everyone.  Who  are  your  key  signings?  There  are  numerous  new  signings  at  LCFC,  however,  Goalkeeper  Jordy  Van  de  Corput  (Netherlands)  and  striker  Guykyeon  Kim  (South  Korea)  complete  our  two  visa  spots  and  have  shown  excellent  ability.  Additionally,   local  talent  such  as  Tobey  Omenihu,  Mark   Christy   and   Andy   Compagne   are   welcomed   additions.   These   signings   are  complimented  by  a  number  of  retentions  from  last  year,  along  with  a  good  depth  of  youth  developing  at  the  club.  Any  major  losses  from  last  year?  Nothing  to  report.  Who  are  the  young  players  to  watch  from  your  club?  Dom  Rossi,  Isaac  Degetto,  Aaron  Mattarozzi  and  Dan  Egan  are  all  part  of  our  20  man  squad  and  are  showing  great  promise.    

Unique  club  information:  

 Club  History  

•      Founded  in  1958    

•      One  of  the  largest  Football  Clubs  in  Tasmania  by  player  number  from  U  6’s  to    Victory  league    

•      A  club  built  on  strong  family  values  with  a  genuine  connection  to  the  local  community    

•      Northern  Tasmania’s  most  successful  Football  Club    

•    19  Northern  Men's  Premierships  /  11  Northern  Women's  Premierships    

•    1  State  Men's  Premiership  /  2  State  Women's  Premierships    

•      Over  135  adult  playing  members  across  8  teams  and  350  junior  members  across  34  teams    

•      6  Men’s  Teams  and  2  Women’s  Teams    

Club  Mascot  

LCFC  have  in  season  2014  adopted  the  Tasmanian  Devil  from  their  junior  club  the  Westside  Devils  as  it’s  Mascot  and  will  be  known  as  “Launceston  City  Devils”.  The  devils  colours  are  black  and  white,  which  is  inline  with  the  clubs  strip  of  black  and  white  stripes.  Watch  out  for  the  Devil  on  game  days.  

Squad:    

Jordy  Van  de  Corput,  Luke  Keddie,  Shane  Egan,  Dom  Rossi,  Toby  Omenihu,  TBA,  Gukhyeon  Kim,  Johnny  McSorely,  Mark  Cristy,  Nathan  Bartlett,  Andy  Compagne,  Chris  Hill,  Isaac  Degetto,  Luke  Kolodjashnij,  Abe  Kargbo,  Sam  Reibel,  Aaron  Campbell,  Aaron  Mattarozzi,  Paul  Scicluna,  Dan  Egan.  

 

 

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•      One  of  the  largest  Football  Clubs  in  Tasmania  by  player  number  from  U  6’s  to    Victory  league    

•      A  club  built  on  strong  family  values  with  a  genuine  connection  to  the  local  community    

•      Northern  Tasmania’s  most  successful  Football  Club    

•    19  Northern  Men's  Premierships  /  11  Northern  Women's  Premierships    

•    1  State  Men's  Premiership  /  2  State  Women's  Premierships    

•      Over  135  adult  playing  members  across  8  teams  and  350  junior  members  across  34  teams    

•      6  Men’s  Teams  and  2  Women’s  Teams    

Club  Mascot  

LCFC  have  in  season  2014  adopted  the  Tasmanian  Devil  from  their  junior  club  the  Westside  Devils  as  it’s  Mascot  and  will  be  known  as  “Launceston  City  Devils”.  The  devils  colours  are  black  and  white,  which  is  inline  with  the  clubs  strip  of  black  and  white  stripes.  Watch  out  for  the  Devil  on  game  days.  

Squad:    

Jordy  Van  de  Corput,  Luke  Keddie,  Shane  Egan,  Dom  Rossi,  Toby  Omenihu,  TBA,  Gukhyeon  Kim,  Johnny  McSorely,  Mark  Cristy,  Nathan  Bartlett,  Andy  Compagne,  Chris  Hill,  Isaac  Degetto,  Luke  Kolodjashnij,  Abe  Kargbo,  Sam  Reibel,  Aaron  Campbell,  Aaron  Mattarozzi,  Paul  Scicluna,  Dan  Egan.  

 

 

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• A framed authentic Melbourne Victory shirt signed by the entire Melbourne Victory squad.

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• Season pass for the 2015 Victory League season.

*In the event of a tie there will be a count back to see which tipster scored the most completely correct

TASMANIAN's ABROAD

Tasmanian's PlayingAbroad

TASMANIAN's ABROAD

Mathew SandersTeam: Green Gully Position: StrikerFormer Tasmanian Club: Metro and GlenorchyKnightsPrevious Fixture involvement/Or news inrelation to your involvement: last Sunday wehad our first game on the NPL season vsWerribee and we won 4-0, I scored 2 goals so itwas a positive start to the season, this week westart our Docherty cup defence against Ballarator Bayside which will hopefully lead into theFFA cup for us if we can make the semi finals ofour competition.

Jesse CurranTeam: Central Coast MarinersPosition: centre midfieldFormer Tasmanian club: Devonport StrikersInvolvement: It is currently Jesse's offseason.

Each week we will try and catch up withthose Tasmania's who have taken theopportunity to play elsewhere nationallyor internationally

Adelyn AytonTeam: Bundoora UnitedPosition: Forward/Midfield Former Tasmanian Club: NTCPrevious Fixture involvement/Or news inrelation to your involvement: We had 2practice matches this week, the first wasagainst Ashburton who provided our first realtest for the year. We started quite sloppy andconceded an early goal but were able tocome back and win 4-1. The second gamewas against our reserves team, which we alsowon, but I sat out due to a minor ankle injury. Amadu KoromaTeam: Port Melbourne sharks NPL1Position: Right back, can play anywhereFormer Tasmanian Club: glenorchy knightsPrevious Fixture involvement/Or news inrelation to your involvement: we started outseason off with a 2-2 draw at home. We led 2nil 30 minutes into the first half but couldn'tmaintain the lead after lack of concentrationsaw us concede two sloppy goals within5minutes. I played center back for the veryfirst time of my football career and was verysolid. I received gratitude from players andsupporters after the game about how well Idid, not looking out of place.

Olivia EdwardsTeam: FC Bulleen LionsPosition: Left Wing (7 or 11)Former Tasmanian Club: NTCPrevious Fixture involvement/Or news inrelation to your involvement: We had a gameagainst Sandringham this week, who are lastyears premiers. Unfortunately we went down2-1. Just didn't put our chances away, but stilla great result against a top side. Also I didwell to perform and be a threat on the park,as I have been sick all week and didn't trainonce Lucas HillTeam: Fc OberwallisPosition: Centre back Former Tasmanian Club: South HobartPrevious Fixture involvement/Or news inrelation to your involvement: UnfortunatelyLucas was injured and missed out.

TASMANIAN's ABROAD

Tasmanian's PlayingAbroad

TASMANIAN's ABROAD

Mathew SandersTeam: Green Gully Position: StrikerFormer Tasmanian Club: Metro and GlenorchyKnightsPrevious Fixture involvement/Or news inrelation to your involvement: last Sunday wehad our first game on the NPL season vsWerribee and we won 4-0, I scored 2 goals so itwas a positive start to the season, this week westart our Docherty cup defence against Ballarator Bayside which will hopefully lead into theFFA cup for us if we can make the semi finals ofour competition.

Jesse CurranTeam: Central Coast MarinersPosition: centre midfieldFormer Tasmanian club: Devonport StrikersInvolvement: It is currently Jesse's offseason.

Each week we will try and catch up withthose Tasmania's who have taken theopportunity to play elsewhere nationallyor internationally

Adelyn AytonTeam: Bundoora UnitedPosition: Forward/Midfield Former Tasmanian Club: NTCPrevious Fixture involvement/Or news inrelation to your involvement: We had 2practice matches this week, the first wasagainst Ashburton who provided our first realtest for the year. We started quite sloppy andconceded an early goal but were able tocome back and win 4-1. The second gamewas against our reserves team, which we alsowon, but I sat out due to a minor ankle injury. Amadu KoromaTeam: Port Melbourne sharks NPL1Position: Right back, can play anywhereFormer Tasmanian Club: glenorchy knightsPrevious Fixture involvement/Or news inrelation to your involvement: we started outseason off with a 2-2 draw at home. We led 2nil 30 minutes into the first half but couldn'tmaintain the lead after lack of concentrationsaw us concede two sloppy goals within5minutes. I played center back for the veryfirst time of my football career and was verysolid. I received gratitude from players andsupporters after the game about how well Idid, not looking out of place.

Olivia EdwardsTeam: FC Bulleen LionsPosition: Left Wing (7 or 11)Former Tasmanian Club: NTCPrevious Fixture involvement/Or news inrelation to your involvement: We had a gameagainst Sandringham this week, who are lastyears premiers. Unfortunately we went down2-1. Just didn't put our chances away, but stilla great result against a top side. Also I didwell to perform and be a threat on the park,as I have been sick all week and didn't trainonce Lucas HillTeam: Fc OberwallisPosition: Centre back Former Tasmanian Club: South HobartPrevious Fixture involvement/Or news inrelation to your involvement: UnfortunatelyLucas was injured and missed out.

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Acknowledgements

OTKTB would like to thank the followingpeople for their contributions:

Sarah NellisDamian GillAlex LuttrellJohn Meehan

John MoutsatsosAnna & Dale Crocker

Lucas HillJesse CurranAddy Ayton

Olivia EdwardsMathew SandersAmadu KoromaRichard Welsh

Nick Di GiovanniMarshall Pooley

Ben Phillips

FFA Chairman Frank Lowy says potentialinvestors in Australian football will buy into“the fastest growing global economic region”adding that football in Australia was in a strongfinancial position. At the Sydney FC In Business function today,Lowy was bullish about the future and said thatpart of Asia was a major selling point forpotential investors. “You are buying a stake in the world’s mostpopular sport – you’re never going to run out ofpeople who love your product. That’s importantin business,” Lowy said. “You are buying into the fastest growing globaleconomic region – Asia. The links are tangiblethrough Australia’s membership of the AsianFootball Federation. “Ask Manchester City about why they investedin the Melbourne Heart. It’s a very clever move.“Most importantly, you are buying into a growth

story – for that is what Australian football is allabout today. “The possibilities are endless.” With Australia hosting AFC Asian Cup 2015 nextJanuary this further strengthens the game’slinks with the region. Lowy also took the opportunity to spruik thegame’s growth saying the game’s KPI’s areheading in the right direction. “The competition [A-League] has seen a 40%jump in attendances and a 100% surge in TVratings and a tripling of digital audiences overthe past three years. “We offer great sporting entertainment, anatmosphere like no other and a uniqueconnection between clubs and fans. “Business is very good right now,” he said.

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Acknowledgements

OTKTB would like to thank the followingpeople for their contributions:

Sarah NellisDamian GillAlex LuttrellJohn Meehan

John MoutsatsosAnna & Dale Crocker

Lucas HillJesse CurranAddy Ayton

Olivia EdwardsMathew SandersAmadu KoromaRichard Welsh

Nick Di GiovanniMarshall Pooley

Ben Phillips

FFA Chairman Frank Lowy says potentialinvestors in Australian football will buy into“the fastest growing global economic region”adding that football in Australia was in a strongfinancial position. At the Sydney FC In Business function today,Lowy was bullish about the future and said thatpart of Asia was a major selling point forpotential investors. “You are buying a stake in the world’s mostpopular sport – you’re never going to run out ofpeople who love your product. That’s importantin business,” Lowy said. “You are buying into the fastest growing globaleconomic region – Asia. The links are tangiblethrough Australia’s membership of the AsianFootball Federation. “Ask Manchester City about why they investedin the Melbourne Heart. It’s a very clever move.“Most importantly, you are buying into a growth

story – for that is what Australian football is allabout today. “The possibilities are endless.” With Australia hosting AFC Asian Cup 2015 nextJanuary this further strengthens the game’slinks with the region. Lowy also took the opportunity to spruik thegame’s growth saying the game’s KPI’s areheading in the right direction. “The competition [A-League] has seen a 40%jump in attendances and a 100% surge in TVratings and a tripling of digital audiences overthe past three years. “We offer great sporting entertainment, anatmosphere like no other and a uniqueconnection between clubs and fans. “Business is very good right now,” he said.

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