The Football NSW Premier League 2 competition is now halfway through the season and it is timely to look at where each of the Boomerangs nine competitive teams sit.
For the club as a whole, the Boomerangs lead the Club Championship after seven rounds on 112 points, a slim four points ahead of Raiders Futsal. Hakoah sit in third place on 90 points with Mt Druitt and Sydney City in the mid 70s. Phoenix and Botany Bay Pirates will likely battle for the wooden spoon and potential relegation.
At the top end of the table the Boomerangs have put together 36 wins, 14 losses and 4 draws from their 54 matches contested, whilst Raiders have a 35/16/3 record. The top placed team in PL2 at season end will be promoted to the PL1 competition – so there is plenty to play for across the final seven rounds.
Additionally, all nine teams are still in contention to play in the finals – with a top four finish needed to participate.
The aim for the club is simple: to have a better second half of the season than the first and to improve the lead at the top of the table.
12 Boys
Competition Ladder Position: 2nd
The 12 boys sit in second place on the competition ladder after seven rounds have been played for season 15/16. The strong Hakoah team sit on top with a perfect six from six record, with the Boomerangs youngest boys just the one loss (to Hakoah) behind on 15 competition points.
The boys need to replicate their first half season form across the second – starting with a win against Hakoah this coming weekend to take top spot.
Across the competition Seb Woods leads all scorers with 14 goals so far this season. Odhran Traynor has eight, and Noah Dowling scrapes into the top ten on seven goals.
13 Girls
Competition Ladder Position: 2nd
The 13 girls are in second place at the halfway point of the season. Five wins and a loss see them equal on points with top-placed Phoenix, however the Phoenix girls have a massive goal-difference advantage of 30 goals (compared with Boomers 14).
The girls have a real opportunity to take six from six across the second half of the season and to secure top spot going into finals.
Cec Matic leads Boomers scoring for the first half of the season with seven goals (fourth in the competition), Stella De Marco with five goals and Lily Martens with four also in the top ten competition goal scorers.
14 Boys
Competition Ladder Position: 5th
The 14 boys sit in fifth position after seven rounds, just four points adrift of the top four having won two matches and lost four this season to date.
A finals spot is definitely up for grabs if the boys put together a stronger second half of the season and lift to win matches against those teams that sit above them on the table.
Zac Barbatano holds second spot in the competition goal scoring with ten goals from his five games played.
15 Girls
Competition Ladder Position: 2nd
The 15 girls sit in second position on four wins, one draw, one loss – five points behind Raiders Futsal.
The loss was to the strong Raiders team and the draw to the Eagles. This talented team definitely has the potential to win all their remaining games in a strong surge home.
Alicia Meuronen leads all-scorers for the competition with seven goals from the five games she has played this season in 15 girls.
16 Boys
Competition Ladder Position: 7th
This 16 boys prop up the bottom of the ladder with a single win and five losses to date this season. The boys have been able to score freely but have conceded far too many goals across all games in the first half of the season (33).
This team can still make finals as they are only four points away from third position on the ladder (Raiders and Hakoah dominate the competition holding the top two positions comfortably). It will take a super effort but the lads have been developing all season and are looking to put together more wins than losses over the second half of the season.
Zac Barbatano leads Boomerangs goal scoring with five goals for the 16 boys (eighth highest in the league).
17 Girls
Competition Ladder Position: 1st
The 17 girls remain in the number one spot on the table at the mid point of the season, a solitary point ahead of Hakoah – with both these teams two games or more clear of the rest.The 17 girls have the best attacking record – as well as the best defensive record – in the league giving them a 19 goal, goal-difference, streets ahead of the next best at 5.
Alex Martens and Grace Basser Silk jointly hold second spot in the competition goal scoring with six each, with Amelia Turner also in the top ten (8th) with four.
Youth Men
Competition Ladder Position: 1st
The Boomerangs Youth sit atop the competition table after seven rounds with four wins, a draw and a loss. They have scored 23 and conceded just 13 (goal difference of 10) giving them the best defensive record of the Youth competition.
The lads are looking to go one better than their 14/15 State League season and become Minor Premiers, as well as Grand Final winners.
Jono Ciminelli, Grant Barlow (4 each) and Amed Ugool, Michael Rinaudo, Nick Rathjen (3) all sit in the top ten scorers for the season to date.
Open Women
Competition Ladder Position: 1st
The Boomerangs Open Women’s team remain in top spot on the competition ladder (16 points) after seven rounds having won five matches and drawn one. This team have scored an amazing 30 goals in the season to date, and conceded a paltry five.
Mt Druitt are in second position on 12 points, Raiders and Hakoah rounding out the top four on 10 points.
Unsurprisingly, the Boomerangs Open Women have four players in the top ten scorers for the season to date including Olivia Gurney topping the list with 6 goals, closely followed by Najwa Allen on five, Nat De Marco on four and Hayley McLachlan on three.
Open Men
Competition Ladder Position: 3rd
The Boomerangs Open Men sit on 15 points (with a goal difference of 4) – equal with both Raiders Futsal (goal difference 12) and Sydney City Eagles (goal difference 11). In fourth place is Hakoah on 7 points. Very little has split the top three teams across the front end of the season.
The men have the equal best defensive record in the competition, but have not managed to keep up with the high scoring Raiders and Eagles, winning many of their games by a solitary goal.
This team has the ability to power home in the second half of the season and take the title.
Brett Forward sits in third position on the goal scoring table with five goals, with Daniel Giovinazzo on equal seventh with four goals.
As the season kicks into its second half, with each age group looking to consolidate and build on their first half efforts, the aim for each age group is to finish as high in the top four as possible and to play finals futsal at the end of season 15/16. Each team is also cognisant of its contribution to the Club Championship table, and the goal of the club to once again be promoted to the top futsal league in NSW – and arguably the top futsal competition (for all ages) in Australia.
It all starts this coming weekend with a home round against Eastern Suburbs Hakoah.
Look forward to seeing as many players, family, friends and spectators as possible at M-Powerdome supporting the Boomerangs on their quest to rejoin the Premier League 1 competition!