Tag: FFA

Sponsorship Opportunity

Boomerangs FS is on the lookout for a major sponsor for its 2017 F-League campaign. Boomerangs have a proud track record in the nation’s highest league.

There are many talented players in these two teams and a raft of young talent coming up through the junior ranks.  Indeed, three recent Boomerangs players – Angelo Konstantinou, Daniel Fulton and Cal Smith – have represented Australia (Futsalroos) at major international competitions including the World Cup. A further three men’s players have – at various times – been called into a larger Futsalroo training squad in the lead up to major competitions. There is not yet an FFA Women’s national team, however there are several Boomerangs women players who would be likely selections in an Australian FFA endorsed team.

The F-League however, is a significant cost burden to the club and requires the Boomerangs to raise over $30,000 to allow participation of both a men’s and women’s team in this elite Australian League.

Player registration fees for the 2016 season needed to be high to cover these costs – and all players were asked to find individual company sponsors to help cover the costs to participate (of roughly $900 per player per F-League season).

The opportunity therefore arises for a major sponsor to come on board to partner with the Boomerangs for the 2017 F-League season and beyond.

Shirt front sponsorship is available, as is significant exposure on all Boomerangs online properties (including this website, Facebook, and Twitter pages and our Google+ photo site). Visitor numbers are increasing significantly across all of those online channels. There is also online exposure through the match videos hosted online at the F-League YouTube channel.  Capital Football also helps to promote the Boomerangs in the F-League (and the FNSW Premier League). There may also be opportunities for logos to be included on our growing range of supporter wear, available from Joma Australia.

If you wish to speak with us about potential sponsorship opportunities, please hit us up on the contact page, or come along to a home game (FNSW Premier League) and speak with Kristian or Robert.

 

2014 F-League Teams

Boomerangs FS are proud to be able to announce both their men’s and women’s F-League squads for the upcoming 2014 season.

The squads represent some changes – particularly in the women’s team, but also a high degree of stability and consistency with the 2013 squads – especially in the men’s.

The women’s team features seven of last season’s regulars (Orgill, Watts, Roche, Aurousseau, Buckingham, Whittall and Kravis), including a couple of 2013 rookies who are ready to be consistent contributors at the highest level this season. The team also includes a few new local faces – including some that have performed exceptionally well in the local ACT Premier League, and in representing the ACT at the 2014 Nationals. The likes of Michaela Day, Nicole Somi and Clare Munro will handle the step up to F-League with aplomb. In goals we see the addition of Tatijana Curic, and one of Canberra’s brightest up and coming junior goalkeepers, Sophie Rolfe.

The biggest news though is the securing of Doris Osman to the 2014 roster. Doris is a special futsal talent and already has a string of awards and significant achievements in her still-short career. Doris played last season’s f-league with the Sydney Scorpions and was one of their stand out players – as she was when representing NSW at the Futsal Nationals in January 2014, where she was named the Women’s Grand Final MVP. Also joining Doris on the Boomerang’s roster from Canberra’s (very) northern suburbs (Sydney!) are Nadia Nisbet and Chloe Avgoustou.

The roster that has been put together is capable of matching, if not bettering, the second place finish of the 2013 season, and this year – going one step further in the finals to win the Grand Final.

The men’s team contains thirteen faces from the 2013 squad, including goal scoring machines Michael Reeves and Daniel Bennett. They will be ably supported by returning regulars Cal Smith and Jason O’Dwyer forming the core of the squad. Joining the team that finished fourth in the 2013 F-League are some big names from the ACT representative team at the Futsal nationals, including Robbie Cattanach (National Men’s tournament MVP 2014) and Trent Flannigan. In goal, the men will be ably supported by Futsalroos keeper Angelo Konstantinou, backed up by Keiran Stroh and Nick van Aalst. Last year’s youth players, Tom Zeitlhofer, Jake Wilsener and Jono Ciminelli also return and will be asked for a greater contributions this season. Added to the roster also this year is young Ben Basser-Silk, a promising young player who has shown tremendous form at training after a breakthrough NSW Premier league season.

All in all, the club is very pleased with the final rosters, and looks forward to this new-look 2014 season – one which is sure to throw up quite a few surprises.

F-League 2013-2014 Teams Announced

Boomerangs FS are pleased to confirm that they have been accepted to participate in the 2014 F-League for both Men and Women – the highest level league in Australia. The 2014 season sees a few of the 2013 teams drop out (Melbourne Heart and Joma Jaguars from the men’s league and Melbourne Heart, Parramatta and Sutherland from the women’s) and some notable inclusions including a South Brisbane men’s team (South Brisbane Women participated in 2013) and a new ACT based team in both men’s and women’s, Capital FC.

The Boomerangs are one of only three clubs that have participated in all seasons of the F-League since its inception in 2011.

The season is planned to kick off on the last weekend of May.

Further information can be found by following the links below.

F-League 2014 – Men

F-League 2014 – Women

The following from the Football NSW website…

Football NSW has officially announced the participating teams for the 2014 Hummel F-League season for both the Men and Women’s competition.

The men’s competition will feature eight (8) teams kicking off in late May 2014 as well as six (6) teams to form the women’s hummel F-League competition which debuted in 2013.

Established in 2011, the Hummel F-League was born a six (6) team competition with clubs from ACT, NSW and Victoria participating across three weekends on the east coast of Australia.

The Hummel F-League has proved to be a breeding ground for members of the Australian National Team, the Futsalroos as well as further assisting in the continual developing of the sport.

In 2013 the Vic Vipers were crowned Hummel F-League Champions after defeating the 2012 Hummel F-League Champions Dural Warriors 4-0 while the Sydney Scorpions took out the first ever Hummel F-League Title defeating Boomerangs 6-0.

Competing Teams

The clubs participating in the 2014 hummel F-League include:

 

 hummel F-League (Men’s Competition) hummel F-League (Women’s Competition)
Boomerangs FS (ACT) Boomerangs FS (ACT)
Capital FC (ACT) Capital FC (ACT)
Dural Warriors (NSW) Dural Warriors (NSW)
Sydney Scorpions (NSW) Sydney Scorpions (NSW)
Vic Vipers (VIC) VIC Vipers (VIC)
South Brisbane Futsal Club (QLD) South Brisbane Futsal Club (QLD)
St. Albans Strikers (VIC)
East Coast Heat (NSW)

FNSW Premier League Finals

Both the 12 Boys and the Men’s Open team will be playing FNSW Premier League Finals this weekend at Mascot in Sydney as a first step in getting their hands on an end of season trophy!

Both games will be played at All Sorts Indoor Sports Centre in Alexandria, Sydney
with the 12 Boys kicking off a big day of finals at 10.00am and the Open Men
rounding out the day with a 6.15pm kick off.

12 Boys

The 12 Boys have done it the hard way, qualifying with a win in their last game of the season against Inner West Magic — and with that win, they have finished the regular season in third place on the final competition ladder with seven wins and a single draw from their 14 games this season. Minor Premiers were Campbelltown Quake (ten wins and a draw), in second were Inner West Magic (eight wins, four draws) and rounding out the top four were the other Majik -from the Mountains – also on seven wins and a draw.

So the semi finals this week see 1 v 2 in a qualifying final with the winner going straight through to the Grand Final and the loser matching up next week with the winner of the Boomerangs v Majik elimination semi-final.  There will be no second chance for the loser of this game this weekend.

The Boomerangs and Majik have faced off twice already this season with the Boomerang Boys victorious in Round 10 at Hawkesbury comfortably taking the points by a six goal to two margin. Earlier in Round 3 at the AIS, it was the Majik that edged out the Boomerangs youngest boys by a solitary goal 2-1. With the honours split, and going to the away teams during the regular rounds, it will be difficult to pick a result in this semi final played on a neutral court.

Since they last met in December, both teams have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1. There appears to be nothing to split the teams – so it will likely come down to the team that wants it the most, plays to their plan under pressure and handles the finals situation best.

Interestingly, the Boomerangs 12s were the top scoring team during the season with 56 goals (Av 4.0 per game), but also conceded equal second most amount of goals at 52 (Av 3.7 per game). Majik on the other hand have scored less goals (42 @ 3 Av per game) and conceded less goals (38 @ Av 2.7 per game). The game may also hinge on the ability of the Boomerangs boys to defend well and not to concede too many goals!

Good Luck to the Boys!

Open Men

The Boomerangs Open Men’s team have been the club’s stand out team this season, performing week-in week-out throughout the season. A talented group of individual players that enjoy playing together resulting in some sparkling individual and team performances throughout the season.

The Men finished the regular season with a comfortable 9-5 win over fellow finalists Inner West Magic. The teams went into the final round with top spot already sewn up by Dural, but the other three positions in the final four were up for grabs. So a solid win by the Boomerangs in the last regular round of the season was important – as was continuing the winning momentum. As it was, second place came their way and they finished the season with nine wins and a draw and only four losses. Dural, as Minor Premiers, finished with 10 wins, and two draws/two losses. In third, behind Boomerangs on goal difference alone were Campbelltown Quake and Magic in fourth on eight wins/six losses.

So week one of the finals sees the Boomerangs up against Dural Warriors in the qualifying final and Quake taking on Magic in the elimination final.

The Boomerangs Men and Dural have matched up well in recent times and their similar playing styles usually ensure a close and even tussle. Earlier in the season – in Round 1 – the Boomerangs shocked Dural with a 3-1 victory at mPowerdome. However the tables were turned in Round 8 at Dural, with the Warriors taking out that match by a solitary goal 3-2.

On form, the Warriors have had a superior second half of the season, dropping only their last match (while resting a few players) against fellow finalists Quake. Aside from that loss in the final round they have been unbeaten since their Round 1 loss against the Boomerangs and have had their winning run interrupted only by two draws only during the first half of the season (Rd 5 and Rd7). The Boomerangs on the other hand flew out of the box this season with only a single draw and a single loss during the first half of the season, suffering three further defeats during the back end. Admittedly, there were many games in the second half of the season where key players were injured or unavailable and the team was not at full strength.

Reinforcing the challenge that faces the Open Men’s team this weekend are the season stats that shows Dural Warriors as both the best attacking team (79 goals @ 5.6 per game) and the best defensive team during the regular season (conceding only 32 goals @ 2.3 goals per game). Boomerangs were the second best offensive team with 68 goals (@ 4.9 per game) and with the third best defensive record conceding 42 goals (@ 3 goals per game). The Boomerangs Men though, have shown this season that they can match it with Dural and on both occasions the matches have been low scoring (3-1 win and 2-3 loss).

So the winner will progress straight to the Grand Final two weeks later, and the loser will need to battle it out through another tough encounter with either Inner West Magic or Campbelltown Quake. The direct path – giving a week off – is always the best path!

Good luck to the Boomerangs Men this weekend!

 

 

 

FFA Nationals 2014 – Results and Reports

The following reports are from Capital Football

OPEN MEN

NSW Thunder 1 (Jordan Mundell 16’) ACT 3 (Michael Reeve 22’, Daniel Bennett 24’, Trent Flanigan 40’)

The ACT retained their Open Men’s crown with a come from behind 3-1 win over NSW Thunder in a full blooded encounter in front of a large crowd at the AIS Arena. But they didn’t have it all their own way as the Thunder more than played their part in an excellent contest. Jarrod Basger was instrumental in the opening goal of the game as the Futsalroo international won the ball mid-court with a press and got away a shot under pressure that Angelo Konstantinou could only save with his heel. The ball ricocheted kindly for Jordan Mundell who arrived at the back post to slide into the empty net. ACT chances were few in the opening half with Stephen Domenici going closest, prodding a shot at goal that Andrew Haim saved superbly low down to his left. The reigning champions were a different outfit after the break and equalised in the 22nd minute as Michael Reeve was alert to a Daniel Bennett kick-in to slide the ball past Andrew Haim. And within two minutes they were in front. Bennett, who had earlier missed a sitter, made up for his error by beautifully finishing a long pass from Konstantinou past the advancing Haim. Needing to chase the match the Thunder used the fifth man ploy but was caught in the final seconds as a loose ball inside the ACT area was sent the length of the court into the empty goal by Captain Trent Flanigan to seal back-to-back titles.

GF MVP: Daniel BENNETT (ACT)

Player of Tournament: Robbie CATTANACH (ACT), Ross OSMAN (South Australia), Maxim AVRAM (Victoria)

OPEN WOMEN

NSW Lightning 1 (Dominique Caridad 2’) NSW Thunder 3 (Doris Osman 32’, Dmelza Howard 43’, Rachel Perrins 49’) – after extra-time

Goals in extra-time from Dmelza Howard and Rachel Perrins gave NSW Thunder a 3-1 extra-time win over NSW Lightning in the Open Women’s Grand Final. Lightning was out of the traps in a flash and stunned Thunder with an early strike. The Thunder was the architects of their own downfall, gifting possession to Dominique Caridad mid-way inside their own half. With no-one between her and the goal Caridad raced away and picked her spot, bludgeoning a right foot shot past Tani Rosekelly who stood no chance. Lightning, who has only conceded one goal all week prior to this game, slipped into defensive mode and threw their bodies in the way of everything that the Thunder could throw at them. When Thunder did break through the Lightning rear-guard Sarah Easthope was in no mood to be beaten and Lightning led by 1-0 at the interval. The pattern was set for the second half but the Thunder eventually found a way through. A deflection took the ball into the path of Doris Osman who made no mistake sweeping the ball past Dana Buttigieg and into the near post. Despite half-chances at both ends neither team could net a winner and the match headed into extra-time where Thunder emerged victorious.

GF MVP: Doris OSMAN (NSW Thunder)

Player of Tournament: Ashleigh PALOMBI (ACT), Shannon ADAMS (South Australia)

YOUTH MEN

NSW Thunder 4 (Jonathan Barzel 21’, Robert Ezekiel 27’, Pat Crane 29’, Daniel Fornito 40’) ACT 0

NSW Thunder was crowned Youth Men’s champions with a 4-0 win over the ACT at the AIS Arena but the final score-line certainly didn’t tell the full story of an exciting match. Whilst there can be no doubting that Thunder deserved the win, the ACT fought to the end but couldn’t find a way past a Thunder side who defended well. After a goal-less stalemate in the first twenty, it took the Thunder just seven seconds to take the lead, Jonathan Barzel pouncing on a loose pass to pick his spot past Zac Sorenson. The ACT looked for a way back but was caught by a superb second Thunder goal as Robert Ezekiel smashed home the second. And Thunder virtually sealed the result with a third moments later as Pat Crane picked off a pass and burst clear to score with a combination of pace, power and precision. As the ACT played fifth man for the majority of the final eight minutes a fourth seemed inevitable and Thunder put the icing on the cake with Daniel Fornito sealing the result with a brilliant fourth in the final seconds, chipping into the empty goal from distance.

GF MVP: Brian GRIFFIN-COLLS (NSW Thunder)

Player of Tournament: Brandon GAGE (Queensland Regional)

YOUTH WOMEN

NSW Lightning 3 (Rhianna Pollicina 20’, 30’, 33’) ACT 1 (Najwa Allen 3’)

A hat-trick from Rhianna Pollicina was the highlight of a wonderful all-round team performance from NSW Lightning who defeated CT 3-1 to win the Youth Women’s championship title. Najwa Allen drew first blood for the ACT after only three minutes, winning possession after a wayward Lightning pass and advancing on goal before hammering a right foot shot past Tahlor Thackray and into the corner. And the ACT was good for the advantage in the first half playing some excellent Futsal and denying Lightning any time on the ball. Lightning though could call upon player of the tournament Pollicina and she pulled her team level right on the half-time buzzer with a superb equaliser. With Tara Pender in stunning form after the break the Lightning dominated possession and territory and took the lead when Pollicina’s shot was too hot for Tahlia Davidson, who was otherwise faultless,. And Pollicina, the Golden Boot winner had a hat-trick three minutes later when Pender wriggled past a couple of markers and fed Pollicina who finished off the ACT.

GF MVP: Rhianna POLLICINA (NSW Lightning)

Player of Tournament: Rhianna POLLICINA (NSW Lightning)

AWD

NSW Thunder 1 (Rocco Musumeci 7’) ACT 2 (Adrian Araya 28’, Mark Olivieri 36’)

A stunning goal from Mark Olivieri crowned the ACT as AWD champions with a 2-1 win previously unbeaten NSW Thunder after a magnificent Grand Final at the AIS Arena. Olivieri struck with four minutes to play, picking up the ball mid-court and with a spin and twist of which Lionel Messi himself would have been proud, bursting away from his man, rounding another and finishing with a sensational clip over the advancing goalkeeper. ACT started well and went close on a number of occasions before Thunder broke to take the lead in the seventh minute, Rocco Musumeci found room in the ACT final third to swivel and send a powerful shot past Cameron Gudgeon. The ACT almost levelled straight away but Mark Olivieri was denied by a terrific low save from Thunder goalkeeper Nathan Whalen. They home team equalised in the second half when Adrian Araya picked his spot to bang home before Olivieri’s moment of magic. The ACT was also indebted to a top-draw display from their international goalkeeper Gudgeon who made a string of world-class saves to deny Thunder.

GF MVP: Rocco MUSUMECI (NSW Thunder)

Player of Tournament: Craig MUHLBOCK (NSW Lightning), Supreet SINGH (Tasmania)

BOYS’ UNDER-16

NSW Thunder 2 (Harry Griffin-Colls 1’, 43’) ACT 2 (Anthony Giorgi 28’, Adrian Macor 48’) – after extra-time, ACT wins 3-1 on penalties

The ACT upset the form book by defeating NSW Thunder 3-1 on penalties after the match had ended 2-2 after extra-time. George Kazolis was the hero, saving twice in the shoot-out, as the ACT triumphed. In what was anticipated to be a close match the Thunder came out of the blocks strongly and found themselves one to the good after only a minute’s play. Harry Griffin-Colls took advantage of some sleepiness in the ACT defence to find the target and beat Kazolis with a smart finish. That aside there was little to choose between the teams as Thunder struck the woodwork whilst the ACT saw a couple of promising openings come to naught. Kazolis was the busier of the ‘keepers again in the second half, saving point-blank from Michael Loupis. That was a crucial stop at the time as the ACT drew level within minutes as Brady Nixon supplied Anthony Giorgi with the easiest of finishes after drawing the goalkeeper which ultimately sent the match into extra-time where Griffin-Colls restored Thunder’s lead. That was wiped out by Adrian Macor with moments remaining to send the game to penalties.

GF MVP: George KAZOLIS (ACT)

Player of Tournament: Danyon LOUD (South Australia)

GIRLS’ UNDER-16

NSW Thunder 6 (Georgia Plessas 5’, 28’, Carla Trimboli 17’, 32’, Hannah Bacon 31’, Demi Koulizakis 37’) ACT 1 (Lorna Arkell 26’)

NSW Thunder finally had a championship to cheer at the eighth time of asking at the 2014 FFA National Futsal Championships after defeating ACT 6-1 in the Girls’ under-16 Grand Final. A stunning strike from Player of the Tournament Georgia Plessas kick-started the match in fine fashion as Thunder took the lead in the fifth minute. Picking the ball up half-way inside the ACT half, Plessas struck from range, the ball clipping the inside of the post on its way into the net. In a half that the Thunder dominated, they increased their lead three minutes before the half-time whistle when Carla Trimboli finished off a move that had the ACT chasing shadows with a competent finish. The ACT hit back early in the second half when Lorna Arkell scrambled the ball in from close range before Thunder restored their two-goal lead as Hannah Bacon found Plessas who hammered into the roof of the net. Further goals from Bacon, Plessas and Demi Koulizakis as the ACT visibly tired, completed the win for an excellent Thunder team.

GF MVP: Lorena BUGDEN (NSW Thunder)

Player of Tournament: Georgia PLESSAS (NSW Thunder)

BOYS’ UNDER-15

NSW Thunder 7 (Harrison Bagot 27’, 47’, Jacob Basden 29’, 35’, Jordan Pyne 32’, 44’, Anthony Haddad 37’) Queensland Metro 7 (Jacob Basden (og) 25’, Dallas Dack 26’, Jordan Dozzi 29’, 29’, 46’, Jordan Vieira 33’, Liam O’Bryan 44’) – after extra-time, Queensland Metro wins 5-4 on penalties

The two stand-out teams in the under-15 division met in an explosive Grand Final with Queensland Metro emerging victorious 5-4 on penalties after an epic struggle finished 7-7 after extra-time. Queensland’s Jordan Dozzi went closest to opening the scoring in an even first half rattling the post with a stunning long-range effort that left Thunder reeling. Thunder also struck woodwork themselves in an end-to-end battle that was score-less at half-time. That was but a prelude to an astonishing second spell that featured a bucket-load of goals, some incredible near misses, and everything that makes Futsal such a spectacular spectator sport. An own goal from Thunder’s Jacob Basden opened the scoring in the 25th minute before Dallas Dack made it 2-0 a minute later. A sequence of three goals in a minute left Queensland 4-2 ahead before Thunder started their comeback. Player of the Mach Jordan Dozzi netted a hat-trick for the victorious Queensland but it was goalkeeper Matthew Willshire who emerged the hero blasting the winning penalty high into the roof of the net at the second time of asking to cap a simply wonderful match.

GF MVP: Jordan DOZZI (Queensland Metro)

Player of Tournament: Jacob BASDEN (NSW Thunder)

GIRLS’ UNDER-14

NSW Thunder 1 (Georgia Koutzoumis 18’) South Australia 4 (Chelsie Dawber 5’, 16’, 28’, Grace Abbey 9’)

NSW Thunder’s miserable day continued in the Girl’s under-14 competition as South Australia stunned the ladder winners with an exhilarating 4-1 victory. Earlier in the week Thunder had emerged from a tight group match with a narrow 1-0 win so the favourites knew that they would be in for a tough clash but could hardly have expected the way that South Australia stormed out of the blocks to take a 2-0 lead inside the opening ten minutes. Chelsie Dawber opened the scoring in the fifth minute and Grace Abbey increased that to 2-0 four minutes later. Dawber, who would go on to claim a Grand Final hat-trick, had South Australia in dreamland on 16 minutes as she converted her second and her team’s third but Thunder weren’t about to roll over. A goal from Georgia Koutzoumis reduced the arrears before the break and gave the NSW team hope of a comeback. That glimmer was doused eight minutes after the resumption when Dawber bagged her treble with another calm and composed finish to seal the result.

GF MVP: Matilda CROMLEY (South Australia)

Player of Tournament: Emma GIBBON (Queensland Metro)

BOYS’ UNDER-14

NSW Thunder 2 (Dilan Kahale 18’, Marley Peterson 26’) Queensland Metro 3 (Joshua Nisbet 3’, Duncan Stewart 28’, Jordan Tucker 30’)

Queensland Metro continued the theme of upsets as they turned the tables on first placed NSW Thunder to win an absorbing Boy’s under-14 Final 3-2 in front of a large contingent of Queensland supporters. Metro took the lead in the match in the third minute as Joshua Nisbet found room to manoeuvre and fire home a cracking goal. It was a lead they were to hold until close to half-time when Thunder finally found a way past Player of the Match Angus Long in the Queensland Metro goal with Dilan Kahale equalising. At 1-1 the game could have gone either way and when Marley Peterson put Thunder in front in the 26th minute it appeared as if normal service had been resumed. Someone though forget to tell Queensland and their fighting spirit surfaced and within two minutes they were back on terms as Duncan Stewart levelled. Far from being happy just to be back in the match Queensland poured forward and Jordan Tucker gave them the initiative once again on the half-hour, and with Long in superlative form, they never looked back from there.

GF MVP: Angus Long (Queensland Metro)

Player of Tournament: Adem OR (Victoria)

BOYS’ UNDER-13

NSW Thunder 3 (Carlos De Oliviera 10’, Zachary Duncan 14’, Adrian Viggiani 34’) NSW Lightning 6 (Luke Okuda 6’, Tallon Zahra 9’, Patrick Scibilio 22’, 25’, 26’, 33’)

A four-minute hat-trick from Patrick Scibilio led underdogs NSW Lightning to a remarkable 6-3 victory over clear tournament favourites NSW Thunder in the Boy’s under-13 Grand Final at the AIS Arena. Scibilio, who ended the match with four goals, struck his treble at a crucial time as Lightning recovered from the disappointment of letting a two-goal lead slip to triumph. Early goals from Luke Okuda and Tallon Zahra gave Lightning a nice cushion but Thunder hit back with a brace of quick goals of their own as Carlos De Oliviera and Player of the Match Zachary Duncan bagged goals in quick succession. At 2-2 at half-time it was anyone’s game but Lightning turned it on its head with Scibilio’s hat-trick in the space of minutes. With Thunder pushing for a way back Scibilio hit his fourth goal only for Adrian Viggiani to pull one back straight away. Thunder pressed for an unlikely comeback but Lightning held on for a terrific win.

GF MVP: Carlos DE OLIVIERA (NSW Thunder)

Player of Tournament: Nick GOLLINSKI (Queensland Metro)

GIRLS’ UNDER-12

NSW Lightning 5 (Isabella Volkanovski 7’, 9’, Cortney Nevin 10’, Anastasia Grozdanov 30’, Lara Bosnich (og) 34’) NSW Thunder 2 (Georgia Usherwood 20’, Emily Dorahy 39’)

NSW Lightning completed a perfect week in the Girls under-12 tournament by winning the Grand Final in convincing fashion against a valiant NSW Thunder team. Lightning has certainly been this age group’s stand-out team and they showed it in the final showdown with a 5-2 victory over their peers in an exciting match. Lightning laid down their marker early on with Player of the Match Isabella Volkanovski netting twice in the space of two minutes. Courtney Nevin drilled in the third a minute later and Lightning was well on course. Georgia Usherwood pulled one back for Thunder just before half-time to give them a glimmer of hope but Lightning started the second half in a strong manner and increased their lead with a goal from Anastasia Grozdanov and an unfortunate own goal from Thunder’s Lara Bosnich. Emily Dorahy netted a consolation towards the end but Lightning was worthy champions.

GF MVP: Isabella VOLKANOVSKI (NSW Lightning)

Player of Tournament: Angelique HRISTODOULOU (NSW Thunder), Courtney NEVIN (NSW Lightning), Rebecca SNELL (Queensland Metro)

BOYS’ UNDER-12

NSW Thunder 2 (Angelo Kalamovokis 6’, Yousef Sawalha 8’) Queensland Metro 4 (Leum Walpole 15’, Ethan Wildermuth 19’, Jack Bolton 22’, Joshua Dearn 28’)

Queensland Metro caused the first surprise of the day as they claimed the Boy’s under-12 title with a 4-2 win over the favourites, NSW Thunder. And, whilst the final score may have been an upset considering their final positions on the ladder, the manner of Queensland’s victory certainly was not as they fully deserved to come away with the win. It wasn’t all plain sailing for Queensland who had to come from 2-0 down after the Thunder had got off to a brilliant start scoring twice in the first eight minutes. Angelo Kalamovokis and Yousef Sawalha netted early on to put Thunder in control but Queensland began their come back in the fifteenth minute as Leum Walpole reduced the deficit. Crucially they were level before the break as Ethan Wildermuth equalised close to the half-time whistle. Player of the match Jack Bolton gave Queensland the lead two minutes after the resumption and when Joshua Dearn made it four six minutes later, there was no way back for Thunder.

GF MVP: Jack BOLTON (Queensland Metro)

Player of Tournament: Stefan WILLNER (South Australia)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to ACT Representatives!

Boomerangs FS would like to congratulate all players that have been selected to represent the ACT in the upcoming Futsal Nationals.

The ACT teams include a whopping 60 plus Boomerangs players in addition to a dozen of the Boomerang’s family performing coaching or assistant coaching roles. This is once again an outstanding effort and recognition of the quality of both the playing and coaching group within the club.

The ACT squads include the following Boomerangs players:

12 Boys
Head Coach: Mark O’Neill
Andrew Noack
David Rodriguez
Malcolm Murta 
Zac Barbatano
Zedan Mutlu
 
12 Girls 
Alexia Forner
Anna Mihalyka
Cecilija Matic
Elke Aitolu
Stella De Marco
 
13 Boys
Deakin Jewell 
James Fletcher
Miguel Da Silva
 
13 Girls 
Assistant Coach: Natalie De Marco
Alicia Meuronen
Ella Hemmings
Madeleine Perceval
Sienna Farrar
Sonia Pasquariello
 
14 Boys 
Assistant Coach : Gianmarco Senatore
Anton Hoshovsky
Asante Addai
Harry Williams
Joseph Brown
Nicholas Haridemos
Jamie-Lee Guo
 
14 Girls
Assistant Coach: Erin Clout
Hayley McLachlan
Ineka Voigt
 
15 Boys
Assistant Coach: Gianmarco Senatore
Abraham Kemp
Christopher Kazolis
 
15 Girls 
Head Coach: Ashleigh Palombi 
Lorena Barbaro
Sophie Rolfe
 
16 Boys 
Anthony Giorgi
Ben Basser-Silk
Brady Nixon
George Kazolis 
Nicholas Dahl
Thomas Milicevic
 
16 Girls
Head Coach: Melanie Luksa 
Madelyn Whittall
Ruth Kravis
Siena Senatore
 
Youth Men 
Head Coach: Grant Davoren Assistant: Daniel Fulton
Jake Wilsener
Jonathan Ciminelli
Nick Rathjen
Nichlas Van Aalst
Sean O’Neill
Thomas Zietlhofer
Zac Sorenson 
Gianmarco Senatore
 
Youth Women 
Head Coach: Michelle Aurosseau 
Natalie De Marco
Rebecca Collins
Tahlia Davidson 
 
Open Men 
Head Coach: Kristian Collins
Angelo Konstantinou
Keiran Stroh
Daniel Bennett
Callum Smith
Daniel Fulton
Michael Reeve
Glenn Smith
Ryan Keir
 
Open Women 
Head Coach: Vanh Manthongsy
Ashleigh Palombi
Becky Roche
Gill Raymond 
Haley Buckingham
Michaela Day
Michelle Auroussaeu
 

Team lists sourced from http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/program-information

Round 11 v Quake Review

Round 11 of the 2013/2014 Football NSW Futsal Premier League saw the Boomerangs at home taking on the Campbelltown City Quake.

The Round 4 clash between Boomerangs and Quake at Minto saw the home team take home six wins and a draw from the nine available. What was quite noticeable about that round though was the closeness of matches, with many decided by only one or two goals. However, if we thought the last time the Boomerangs met Quake involved some close games, this Round 11 match up saw no less than six of the nine matches separated by a single goals (or less!). Across the nine matches, the Quake scored 28 goals to the Boomerangs 17, and came away with a massive seven wins and a single draw, losing only the Open Men’s to a determined Boomerangs Men’s outfit.

Competitive sport can be cruel, but this round with so many close games that fell on the side of Quake rather than Boomerangs was particularly difficult to bear. The seven to one (and a draw) result for the day was certainly not an accurate indicator of where the teams (and clubs) are at.

12 Boys

Boomerangs 2-5 Quake

The 12 boys fought bravely against the Quake 12s who proved their credentials at the top of the table. A quality end-to-end game that showed that the youngest of the Boomerangs boys teams were not far off the pace at all. The ability to put the ball in the back of the net gave the Quake boys the advantage, with the Boomer boys matching it all over the court. The boys have now slipped to one game outside the top four and will need good results from their final three games to make finals.

12 Girls

Boomerangs 2 – 3 Quake

An exciting arm wrestle between two very evenly matched teams sees the closest of results. This was a sensational effort from the 12 girls, who were up against a team that has only lost two matches this season. And this result was a vast improvement from their Round 4 clash where the Quake girls whipped up a frenzy scoring 12 goals to the Boomer girls 3. A great effort indicating just how far these girls have come in recent weeks.

14 Boys

Boomerangs 2 – 3 Quake

For the second time this season, these two teams could only be separated by a single goal in another tight and closely fought out game of futsal. After being down 1-2 at half time the boys lifted in the second half but could not breach Quake’s lead — with both teams scoring a solitary goal in the second half to leave the final score at 2-3.

14 Girls

Boomerangs 2 – 3 Quake

The Boomerangs girls lead 1-0 at half-time after really taking it to their opposition for the first 20 minutes. The Quake scored two lucky goals (fortunate rebounds/deflections) in the second half which put paid to the Boomer girls resurgence. With a little luck going their way, the 14s could have come away with a win after their great effort.

16 Boys

Boomerangs 2 – 5 Quake

A tough physical encounter for our 16 boys against the league leaders saw them go down 2-5. Three nil down at half time made it difficult for the boys, but they put in a much improved effort in the second half — with both teams scoring twice. Alas, the first half deficit meant another loss for this team which continues to have the potential to win more games than they lose!

16 Girls

Boomerangs 0 – 1 Quake

Once again a loss by the narrowest of margins in the 16 girls. 1-0 down at half time, the girls put in a huge effort in the second half, but neither team could penetrate each others’ goals and the half remained scoreless — and the final score remained 1-0.

Youth Men

Boomerangs 1 – 3 Quake

A 0-0 half time score provided a real opportunity for the Youth boys to contribute a win for the day. Unfortunately, Quake scored two early second half goals to the Boomerangs one and the Boomers lads were left chasing the game. The final five minutes saw the Boomerangs play ‘fifth man’, which almost produced a leveling goal, but alas, this was not to be, and the Quake scored in an open goal with seconds remaining on the clock.

Open Women

Boomerangs 3 – 3 Quake 

Quake women were probably expecting an easy game today with this first versus last clash. However we saw an exciting and see-sawing battle where the Boomerangs women showed some of their early season form to really take on the mighty Quake team. The Boomerangs were on track to record an upset win, taking a 2-1 lead into half time, and playing high quality possession futsal in the second half. However a last gasp final 30 second goal from Quake leveled up the match and allowed them to take home a point from the game. A much improved performance from the Boomerangs Women.

Open Men

Boomerangs 3 – 2 Quake

Another high pressure intense match up between these two teams — and for the second time this season the Quake men really brought their A-Game to the Boomerangs and put in a massive effort. Fortunately though, the Boomerangs men were able to hold it together, maintain discipline and intensity, and bring home a win for the second time this season. Nil all at half time saw the pressure and intensity lifted to another level in the second half with a cracker of a goal scored by Grant Davoren followed by a double from Michael Reeve (keeping him well and truly in the mix for Golden Boot). Also worth mentioning was a high quality goal scored by Quake’s Futsalroo Dean Lockhart who has the knack of scoring goals at critical times in matches.

Before this weekend, the two team were equal on points occupying second and third position on the table. The result has seen the Boomerangs maintain their second place spot, but Quake have fallen to fourth with both Dural Warriors and Inner West Magic also securing Round 11 wins.

 

The Football NSW review of the weekend’s men’s matches can be found HERE. (when it becomes available)

Round 8 PREVIEW v Dural Warriors

This weekend sees the commencement of the second half of the 13/14 season as the Boomerangs travel up the Hume Highway for the third weekend in a row to take on yet another FNSW Futsal powerhouse club, Dural Warriors.

Earlier this season – in Round 1 (at home in Canberra), the Boomerangs managed to come away with four wins and two draws, which was a fantastic start to the season, given the known strength of the Dural club across all age groups. Back in October, wins were secured by the Boys 12s and 16s and the Open Men and Women. The 14 Boys and 16 Girls split the points with their Warrior opponents and the Warriors took full points in the 12 and 14 Girls and the Youth Men.

At the conclusion of the first half of the season, the Dural Warriors sit in fifth position on the Club Championship table with 96 points from 28 wins and 12 draws. This is lower than most pundits would have predicted at the beginning of the season. Clearly the Warriors will be looking for a stronger back end of the season. This is also what is required of the Boomerangs, currently sitting at the bottom of the club championship table with only 19 wins and 6 draws (for a total of 63 points). Whilst Dural remain in touch with the top half of the table, the Boomerangs sit in a cluster of three clubs that will be battling it out to not be the team that finishes at the tail end of the table. 

After seven rounds of the 13/14 season, Dural’s best performing teams include their 12 Boys (4th), 12 Girls (3rd), 14 Girls (1st), Youth men (1st) and their Open Men (3rd).

Based upon relative table positions and results from Round 1, the Boomerangs will be looking hard at wins in the 12, 14 and 16 boys, the 16 girls and both the Open Women and Open Men’s games. The others age groups could also throw in surprise wins!!

Once again the marquee game – the Open Men’s will be a cracker – pitting two of the top teams in Australian futsal against each other. The Boomerangs men coming off the back of a loss to Inner West Magic last weekend, and the Warriors having a tough physical encounter resulting in a 3-3 draw against Quake last weekend (after an earlier catch up match the night before against Mascot Vipers resulting in a 6-1 win). Both teams have suffered only one defeat each this season, and this match will provide an opportunity for the winner to assert some psychological advantage before a potential clash in the finals in three month’s time.

The weekend will certainly be challenging – being away at Dural, but the Boomerangs teams have all trained well and are ready and focused for top notch performances this weekend.

The games kick off at 12.15pm at the Dural Sport and Leisure Centre

Boys 12 — 12.15pm
Girls 12 — 1.00pm
Boys 14 — 1.45pm
Girls 14 — 2.30pm
Boys 16 — 3.15pm
Girls 16 — 4.00pm
Youth Men — 4.45pm
Open Women — 5.30pm
Open Men — 6.25pm

The Football NSW preview of the Round 8 Men’s matches can be found HERE.

Round 6 PREVIEW v Phoenix

This weekend is the first of three consecutive away rounds to various parts of ‘Greater Sydney’ for the Boomerangs club.  Saturday 16 November sees nine matches against Phoenix Futsal at the Ryde Sport and Community Centre starting at 1.15pm.

Phoenix sit just below Boomerangs on the Club Championship table after five rounds – and much like the Boomerangs (and Enfield last weekend) have not had the start to the season they would have hoped for. After only eight wins from their first four rounds, Phoenix rose to the challenge last weekend against Dural Warriors, sharing the points by picking up four wins and a draw.  

This season, Phoenix’s best success to date have been with their 16 girls (3 wins and a draw) – with most of their other teams picking up no more than two wins from the five rounds to date. Their 12 girls and boys have only picked up one draw and no wins between them over the five competition rounds so far.

With the sublime form of the Boomerangs open men’s and women’s teams leading the way, the club is confident they can continue to improve their performances across all age groups and are looking to return home from Ryde late Saturday with better than half the points on offer from the nine games.

The games kick off at the later time of 1.15pm HERE.

Boys 12 — 1.15pm
Girls 12 — 2.00pm
Boys 14 — 2.45pm
Girls 14 — 3.30pm
Boys 16 — 4.15pm
Girls 16 — 5.00pm
Youth Men — 5.45pm
Open Women — 6.30pm
Open Men — 7.25pm

 

Round 5 v Enfield Rovers Review

Round 5 of the 2013/2014 Football NSW Futsal Premier League was played at home at the AIS against Enfield Rovers on Saturday 9 November.

The Boomerangs premier teams – the Open Men and Open Women – continue to impress and confirm their credentials as top of the table contenders in this 2013/2014 season. The Men remain unbeaten on four wins and a draw from their five games so far this season, ahead of both last year’s grand finalists, Inner West Magic and Dural Warriors. (And even though both these teams have a game in hand, the Boomerangs lead is four points over Magic and six over Dural). The Men’s goal difference after four games is also double that of their nearest competitor highlighting their current dominance.

The Boomerangs Women’s team sits in second place behind only the undefeated Campbelltown Quake. They are ahead of Enfield Rovers on goal difference alone after this weekend’s game, and a further two points ahead of Mascot Vipers.

And whilst it is still early days in both these competitions, both of these Boomerangs senior teams are looking the goods this year and are both teams that should now be feared by all others in the competition.

Venture below these top tier teams though, and most of the Boomerangs junior teams are not yet meeting the challenges thrown their way in this highly competitive top flight competition.

There are positive signs though, and this week, all the teams – barring perhaps the 12 boys – did look highly competitive against Enfield, and the return of three wins and two draws from the nine games played wasn’t too far below expectations – considering the quality of the highly skilled Rovers teams.

12 Boys

Boomerangs 2 – 8 Rovers

It is becoming apparent that although this playing group includes talented individuals and they are developing great teamwork, the intensity and physicality of this competition is testing them – it is not something they have encountered in local ACT competitions. After two wins from their first two games of the season, they have now suffered three defeats in a row. There is confidence in the group though that they can turn around these poor results and start getting back on the wining side of the ledger.

12 Girls

Boomerangs 1 – 4 Rovers

The 12 girls were never really in the hunt as Enfield dominated almost from the first whistle — they played harder and they ran faster. Contributions are coming from all the Boomerangs players, and it won’t be long before they register some wins for the club. It was though, a great effort by the Enfield girls, securing their first win for the season.

14 Boys

Boomerangs 2 – 1 Rovers

After a closely fought and very tight first half, the Boomerangs lifted from the first half single goal deficit to slot home two terrific goals themselves in the second stanza, whilst denying any opportunity for the Enfield boys to claw back any points. Inflicting Enfield 14s second only defeat for the season, showed real grit and determination by the Boomerangs boys, and hopefully this is a sign of things to come for this team.

14 Girls

Boomerangs 2 – 2 Rovers

With both these teams winless in the 13/14 season to date, each team would have been hoping for a bit of luck to secure that first win and a valuable three points for their club. As it was, a 2-2 draw was a good indication of the game and probably a worthy outcome. A good effort by both teams… a win for each of them is not that far away!

16 Boys

Boomerangs 0 – 2 Rovers

Another sound performance from this enigmatic Boomerangs team – a team with so much skill and potential, but little showing for it in terms of results. The Boomerang boys were in the game right till the very end, and it felt like one goal might well have turned the tide and opened the way for a few more. Alas, it was not to be. These boys need to lift – and especially at the defensive end – if they are to avoid the wooden spoon for season 2013/2014.

16 Girls

Boomerangs 2 – 2 Rovers

Another close tussle and fine battle between two evenly matched teams. The Boomerangs remain in sight of the top four, but there does need to be a conversion of the draws (three to date) into wins if they are to really make a play for a finals position this season. A hugely talented roster, seems to lack a killer punch and they continue to have a knack of leaking goals a critical moments in matches. Converting these draws to wins must be the goal for this team.

Youth Men

Boomerangs 4 – 5 Rovers

This was an eagerly awaited match up. The 16s Boomerangs defeated the 16s Rovers in last year’s Grand Final (after Enfield took the honours in both round matches), and as much of the make up of these two teams was derived from last year’s 16s teams, it looked like it was all set up to be a cracker of a game – renewing old rivalries.

Enfield though, were obviously still hurting from their shock grand final defeat of last season, as they came out all guns blazing and gave the Boomerangs Youth team a bath in the first half. Could the Boomerangs Youth overturn a 4-1 deficit? They thought they could, and the team’s intensity lifted several notches in the final 20 minutes. In the end though, it wasn’t quite enough and the Rovers boys did enough to stop the wall of Boomerangs forward pressure. A great game, and another classic fixture in this ongoing rivalry between these two sets of talented players.

Open Women

Boomerangs 3 – 1 Rovers

Unlike last weekend, the Boomerangs at home had a full contingent (almost) of players from which to call on. And in a classic case of ‘shoe is on the other foot’ the Enfield ladies team were short a few key players. It was no surprise then that the Boomerangs women handled this game with reasonable ease. They were certainly pushed at times, but the sense was that they had the game within their grasp the whole time – especially after an early goal scoring opportunity was converted. There is a tremendous positivity around this Boomerangs women’s team this year. The season together in the inaugural F-League has given them valuable playing time together under high pressure competition, and this has provided great benefit to their FNSW Premier League season. If they can keep a full contingent on court week after week, they will certainly be there at the end of the season.

Open Men

Boomerangs 7 – 4 Rovers

The Boomers men – much like the women – have benefited greatly from being together for a few years now – and notably including a few F-League seasons. The core of this team is starting to gel well, and to work together efficiently and effectively…. and at times, brilliantly. If they aren’t already, they should be one of the favourites for this year’s title…. but as with the women’s team, its a matter of keeping the core of the team available and on court week in week out – at home and away.

This game against Enfield was relatively comfortable for the boys, who were only hurt when they started to take the foot off the pedal. Some great individual performances and some slick passing and teamwork ensured they made easy work of a team that was light on a few experienced players.

 

All in all, a reasonable return from the nine matches played – however, the longer term goal is to return 4-5 wins a weekend from across the nine teams (plus a draw or two!) if the club is to remain competitive in the Premier League. There is more work to be done, but the Boomerangs are keen to take on the challenge and to get as many teams as possible playing in finals come the end of the season.

The Football NSW review of the weekend’s men’s matches can be found HERE.

The Club Championship table after Round 5 can be found HERE. (when it becomes available)