NPL Grand Final
Devonport City Strikers 0 lost to South Hobart 2 (Eduardo Castaneda 12, Bradley Lakoseljac 50)
Photo: Devonport skipper Kieran Mulraney up against South Hobart's Eduardo Castaneda. [Photo by Nikki Long]
WSL Grand Final
Devonport City Strikers 2 ((Georgia King, Lucy Foote) beat Clarence Zebras 0
Photo: Midfield action in yesterday's NPL Grand Final at Valley Road. [Photo by Nikki Long]
NPL Under-21 Grand Final
South Hobart 2 (Samuel Lancaster 41, Harrison Oates 59) beat Launceston City 1 (Tito Brown 82)
The better coach and team won.
ReplyDeleteWhat a picture and great save by O'Connell
ReplyDeleteBrilliant photograph of the save. Great athleticism
ReplyDelete'Clutch' camera still down !! Thanks for letting us know the result Walter - No news service did as far as I know ?. Well done Souths - would like to have seen the game.
ReplyDeleteIt's on YouTube
DeleteEnjoyed these finals series, you could maybe argue that the players checked out a bit but adds some fun to end of the year and good to see some different winners. Hopefully this Devonport/South rivalry grows, only team to win at Valley Road this season did it twice, would have been a great trip home I imagine. Also good to see the WSL played between a really up and coming Zebs side and a solid Devonport side, hopefully bodes well for the competitiveness of both leagues next year!
ReplyDeleteJust noticed the State Youth teams announced by FT:
ReplyDeleteUnder 16 womens team has at least 3 players who would actually be under 17. Are teams allowed an overage component..
Just interested
Totally unfair on the players who missed out. Tassie sometimes takes one over age player. Typical Hey move! It even appears all the assitants are hand-picked too.
DeleteThanks Anon 5.35pm.
ReplyDeleteI've just watched the full U-Tube replay & South's did a great defensive job. As for their goals - first one direct from a corner !! & Lacca's neat first time finish was just about all they created & needed to win the game. Well done South.
Any thoughts on this game Walter ?
There are definitely 3 players born in 2006, which makes them 17 or turning 17..
ReplyDelete1 x Riverside
2 x Zebras
Its interesting this is allowed to happen, and why it happens
Geez Anon 10.51pm. You really have it against Chris Hey, don't you?
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ReplyDeleteWhole box and dice is all about rubbing each other's egos .
Pathetic.
The same person making comments about the state team. Do you have a bee in your bonnet about Chris Hey, the state team selections or Clarence? Give it a rest.
ReplyDeleteAnon 1051pm and 2.33pm why even have an age group if you can just pick overage players surely to bolster the squad.
ReplyDeleteMy question here is why they are allowed to play. This is not an open age team and surely there were 3 legitimate aged players in the state who wanted to go and should have gone ahead of over aged a players
ReplyDeleteAlso I don't recall seeing any advertising of trial dates but I may be wrong here
Why don’t you contact FT and ask them - if it is bothering you that much. Get the answer from the horses mouth rather than bagging the coach and the players?
ReplyDeleteFT now there is a place for clear and honest answer
ReplyDeleteSo the old “my kid didn’t make the squad” bitterness still exists obviously!
ReplyDeleteAnon 9.37pm
ReplyDeleteAlthough I don't agree with the way anon 10.51pm worded his response, I think the question is a fair one and there should be an explanation as it is unfair on those who trialled whether the over age selected are better players or not..
An age limit is an age limit
One must ask the question why were u17 players even allowed to trial..
ReplyDeleteOr if someone has an explanation why please put it forward .
Dan how can you justify an over age player being picked over a player in the appropriate age group
Maybe, just maybe, they got approval from FA. Tasmania doesn’t have an U17 NTC program like other states.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that we are struggling to field a team of players in the age group.
ReplyDeleteThe Coach of that state team ,is at a club that has had a mass exodus, can barely field teams in the Super League.
So is it time to move him on ,friend in Victoria said they were asking for girls as he didn't have any good players .
Get over it and move on.
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ReplyDeleteNo doubt they had FA approval but why?
And what has Tassie not having a U17 NTC have anything to do with it, it is a under 16 competition..
1. This is not fair on players in the eligible age group
2. This has never been the case in the past why should these players get an advantage of an extra year in state squad..
Again - get over it and move on. Did your child not make the cut?
DeleteMy children don't play
DeleteWe’ll get over it
DeleteThere needs to be a public announcement of why this happened
ReplyDeleteThe reason that there are not enough talented U16 players is not an excuse play those who are eligible
Anon 29-9023 10.00AM.
ReplyDeletePlayers are poached every year from wherever possible in order to form a ready made team.
No coaching / teaching / developing involved.
Its been happening for years.
This is not a club team
DeleteAnon 9.07pm.
ReplyDeleteNo one said it was a club team but that is the processed used for his club
and rep teams.
Got it sorry
DeleteNo one ever talks football on here. What did you guys think of the grand final? Who played well? Were there any tactical decisions you disagreed with? Come on guys make it interesting.
ReplyDeleteIf you mean AFL nobody cares.
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