The final round of the first half of the FNSW Premier League 1 futsal competition was played on December 3, with the Boomerangs at home, hosting the South Coast Taipans, from Wollongong.

The Taipans struggled to maintain their position in the PL1 competition in 15/16, managing to secure enough points in the final round of the season to ensure it was Campbelltown Quake – and not themselves – that would drop back down to PL2 to make room for the Boomerangs in the 16/17 season. The club though, has been performing better in the 16/17 season, although they still sit close to the bottom of the club championship table. There was hope that the Boomers competitive age groups might find a few wins against the Taipans on their trip to Canberra.

The matches were split between Stromlo High (for the first two games of the day) and the AIS Training Halls, for the remainder. Continue reading “FNSW PL1 Round 7 Wrap” →

November 19  had the Boomerangs club travel to away matches in Sydney – for the third weekend in a row (and the fourth in the first five rounds of this season). The drive up Highway 31 and the M5 ended at All Sorts Indoor Sports Centre in Alexandria to take on the reigning Premier League 1 Club Champions, Mascot Vipers.

It was known that this would be a tough round of away matches, but as is usually the case, all teams, and all players put in a terrific effort in order to challenge for positive results. The Vipers club though were dominant across most age groups and showed the Boomerangs players – especially those new to the club – the level to which you need to play in this competition to remain competitive.

And whilst the results certainly didn’t go the travelling Boomerangs way, there were again some positive signs across all twelve matches played. The efforts of the 15 and 17 girls have been terrific over recent weeks and the Youth Men always test the opposition to their limit – wins are not far away. The Open Women are hugely competitive but have had little luck in getting positive results despite consistently playing very strongly – they pushed the undefeated Vipers women all the way in their Round 5 match. The Open Men remain in strong contention for a top four finish and semi-finals but need to make more of their chances at the offensive end.

Dont forget to check out the photos of Match Day 5 at the Boomerangs photo site. Continue reading “FNSW PL1 Round 5 Wrap” →

What a Season!

Outstanding success for the Boomerangs Club both on and off the court during season 15/16 in one of the strongest futsal competitions in Australia.

Club Champions, two Minor Premiers, eight finalists, seven Grand Finalists and three Championship winners.

A superb effort by all players across all the nine teams (and including the ‘baby boomers’ development squads – 10/11 year olds).

Tremendous effort and work by the coaching staff across the whole season.

Dedicated contribution by the club volunteers – yet again.

Next season will provide yet another set of challenges as the club is promoted to the top tier competition, Premier League 1.

How the teams fared in the Football NSW PL2 competition for season 15/16…. (Final competition ladders are HERE)

Continue reading “FNSW PL2 Season WRAP 15/16” →

Building on a highly successful regular season, the Boomerangs club started the finals series with a bang. Having eight team contest finals was the equal highest of any PL2 team (level with Raiders Futsal). Hakoah had seven teams contesting finals, Mt Druitt six, Sydney City Eagles five and Phoenix two.

For the Boomers this meant six teams playing qualifying finals and just two in elimination finals.

And aside from a stumble in the first match of the day – the 12 boys – the other seven Boomerangs teams won their encounters – a truly remarkable achievement in the higher pressure finals environment. Against top four teams, these were not easy matches. All teams and players are to be congratulated for the way they handled this first round of finals matches.

Continue reading “FNSW PL2 15/16 FINALS WK 1 Review” →