Friday Night Football under the lights of Gungahlin Enclosed Oval kicks off Round 8 of the National Premier League as Gungahlin United welcome Tuggeranong United for match that is vital for both teams as they chase the top four. Despite an inauspicious start to the campaign, a leaky defence, and a failure to overly trouble…
REVIEW: NPL WOMEN ROUND 7- BLUE DEVILS SEE OFF UNFORTUNATE WANDERERS
A rainy weekend in the nation’s capital meant that only two of four National Premier League Women’s fixtures went ahead, with matches at McKellar Park and Hawker Football Centre. The first surviving match saw league leaders Belconnen United triumph 6-1 over finals-chasing West Canberra Wanderers on a sunny afternoon at McKellar Park, in a match…
REVIEW: NPLM ROUND 7 – MAGNIFICENT SEVEN FOR PANTHERS
A consummate performance from Monaro Panthers saw them destroy an outgunned Gungahlin United with a magnificent seven-goal salvo at Stryda Park in the National Premier League Round 7. The Panthers kept chase at the top of the league table with a scintillating display that the Gunners had no answer to, a brace of goals within…
REVIEW: NPL U23 ROUND 7 – TIGERS KEEP THE PACE AT THE TOP
Tigers FC remained top of the National Premier League U23 competition as they travelled to High Street and returned with all the points after a thrilling 4-2 victory over hosts Queanbeyan City. Cooper Heagney struck twice, moving his season tally to ten goals for the Tigers forward, and earning a spot on the bench for…
REVIEW: NPL WOMEN RESERVES ROUND 7 – BLUE DEVILS CRUSH WANDERERS
Belconnen United moved to the top of the Women’s National Premier League Reserves competition with a convincing 11-0 hammering of West Canberra Wanderers at McKellar Park. The hosts were in emphatic form from the off and were two up in thirteen minutes as Liliana Altamore opened her account for the day with the first of…
NPL GIRLS REVIEW: ROUND 8 WRAP
Wet weather meant that the NPL Girls competition saw only a handful of matches take place across Canberra on Sunday, the matches called off before the beaming sunshine and blue skies arrived. Here’s what occurred in the fixtures that beat the conditions. NPL14 There was only one goal in the match between Gungahlin United and…
NPL BOYS REVIEW: ROUND 11 WRAP
The poor weather across Canberra during the week played havoc with the National Premier League Boys fixture list with many matches postponed, however there were games take took place, and we wrap up the latest action in those matches across the four age grades. NPL14 Early goals from Lennox De Moura and Hilary Pius inside…
REVIEW: CPL ROUND 7 – WAGGA CITY HAMMER WEST CANBERRA IN WANDERERS BATTLE
Wagga City Wanderers roared to a second win of the season as they hammered West Canberra Wanderers 7-2 at Gissing Oval to move onto seven points in a weekend that saw half the fixture list postponed. The home team were always in control of the match and were ahead by the seventeenth minute when Thomas…
FEATURE: TUGGERANONG COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW
Since its founding in 1976, Tuggeranong United has always been more than just a football club. What began as a merger between Kambah United and Tuggeranong Soccer Club, formerly the Wanniassa Tigers, has evolved through community-driven connections, with the club’s latest chapter formed by the union of Tuggeranong and Kambah United. For Captain Ben Anderson…
FEATURE: Scootin’ Through Division Four – The ANU WFC Way
At ANU WFC, football is about far more than a 90-minute match. For the club’s Division four squad, the Scooters, it’s about building a culture of connection, resilience and fun. After tearing both her ACL and meniscus in a non-contact movement, coach Con McRae found herself sidelined from playing for an indefinite period of time.…