Canberra Olympic has defeated home favourites Monaro Panthers 4-1 at the Riverside Stadium in their opening game of the season, following an impressive second-half performance. Monaro Panthers looked to be in control at half-time with a 1-0 lead thanks to a bottom corner strike from Ben Basser-Silk in the 30th minute. However, it all went…
From down on the field to up in the media box, Canberra will be represented in Sunday’s Westfield W-League Grand Final, when Capital Football referee Lauren Hargrave runs the sideline and former Matilda and Canberra United player Grace Gill calls from the commentary box. Assistant referee Lauren Hargrave was asked on Tuesday to be part…
Promotion to NPL1 brings a whole new scope to the NPL2 competition for 2020 with a cluster of clubs eyeing up a trip to the big time. Not for many years has the intensity been this high in the second tier, but who will stand up to the task ahead and who will wilt under…
Canberra Croatia was the team to beat in 2020 going through the entire season unbeaten, but 2021 will provide a stern challenge of their defence of the trophies won in such commanding fashion last season. BarTV NPLW commentator Jeremy Magan looks at the teams in contention with stats supplied by Russ Gibbs. BELCONNEN UNITED Head…
The new season promises much, and with the addition of relegation to NPL2, could well see the most exciting and nerve-wracking campaign for many years. Russ Gibbs, lead commentator on NPL Canberra for BarTV Sports, looks at the runners and riders for a 21-round feast of football. BELCONNEN UNITED Head Coach: Fabian MICELI Last Season:…
A relentless Canberra Croatia FC outfit has taken out the men’s 2021 Charity Shield, while an inform Belconnen United FC has claimed the inaugural women’s Charity Shield. The men’s match was the first to kick off at Deakin Stadium and it didn’t take long for Canberra Croatia FC to make their mark against Wagga City…
For the first time, the Capital Football Charity Shield will feature both a men’s and women’s match. The inaugural women’s game will kick off 6.30pm at Deakin Stadium this Saturday, 27 March. “It’s great to see female sport getting involved and it not just being something that the men get to have a go at”,…
This year, Capital Football is proudly supporting #PlayinPurple, a national awareness campaign that turns sporting fields purple for pancreatic cancer. The disease has a 5-year survival rate at only 10.7% and the campaign is an opportunity to increase player and community engagement, while supporting an important cause. Important Information: The campaign runs on two…
Three years of work, countless days of preparation, hours of training and tens of thousands of dollars raised by Rotary, and the inaugural Canberra Powerchair Football League is ready to kick off. The battle for the 2021 Powerchair Football Cup starts on Saturday March 20, with eight players and two teams involved. Head of Game…
It’s a match about so much more than winning or losing. Each year, the Capital Football Charity Shield raises money for an organisation doing amazing things for the community. This year, the chosen charity is Fortem Australia; a not-for-profit organisation providing mental health support to first responder families. Captain of Canberra Croatia Football Club, Matthew…
