Gungahlin United held off a tricky challenge from O’Connor Knights in a feisty match at the Australian Institute of Sport, winning by the odd-goal in seven to keep on the coattails of the league leading Canberra Croatia who swept aside the challenge of Belconnen United at Deakin Stadium. There was a total of eleven cards…
REVIEW: EAGLES WIN DERBY CLASH WITH QUEANBEYAN
White Eagles forced themselves back into the conversation for promotion by claiming a vital 2-0 win in the derby with Queanbeyan City, in the process inflicting another severe blow to their rivals hopes of topping the table on another brilliant afternoon of football in the Capital Premier League. The Eagles took firm command of a…
LINCOLN AND JAMES IN AUSTRALIAN U-23 SQUAD FOR 2022 AFF WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
Head Coach Melissa Andreatta has finalised Australia’s U-23 Representative Team to compete at the 2022 AFF Women’s Championships in Manila, Philippines and the squad includes Canberra born goalkeepers Chloe Lincoln and Sally James. Australia will take 28-players to face the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia in Group A of the tournament commencing on 4…
PREVIEW: ALL TO PLAY FOR IN WNPL ROUND 12
Round 12 promises to be an exhilarating weekend, with duels at the top and the bottom of the table. The action starts at McKellar, where arch-rivals Belconnen United and Canberra Croatia meet on Saturday. The task at hand will be even harder given the Blue Devils’ postponed game played on Tuesday, but they have a…
PREVIEW: OLD FOES CLASH IN CRITICAL ROUND
Another crunch weekend in the Capital Football NPL competition is in store as Round 12 features four matches which will have direct consequences on both ends of the league table as one of the tightest seasons the ACT has witnessed continues. Action gets underway with bottom of the table West Canberra Wanderers meeting the title-chasing…
ACADEMY GRADUATE GROVE BACK ON BOARD
Former Canberra United Academy striker Sasha Grove has put pen to paper on a two-year contract with Canberra United which will see the exciting forward play in green through to the culmination of the 2023/24 season. Grove. Who made her debut for the club during the 2021 season, really burst onto the scene last season…
PANTHERS DRAW SYDNEY UNITED 58 IN AUSTRALIA CUP
The draw for the Australia Cup Round of 32 has taken place and Monaro Panthers have discovered their fate. Sydney United 58 await them for a place in the last sixteen. Here’s what to expect. Australia Cup? What’s that all about then? It’s only the pre-eminent Cup competition in any sport in the whole of…
FEATURE: TUGGERANONG BIG IMPROVERS UNDER ROMERO REGIME
Tuggeranong United have transformed since Paulo Romero took over the WNPL first grade side, with his squad now challenging some of the bigger clubs in and around Canberra. Although the 2022 WNPL season hasn’t been what Tuggeranong hoped for at the outset, they are still taking several positive things from it and are keen for…
LIBERTY A-LEAGUE EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MORE TEAMS, MORE ROUNDS, MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASPIRING MATILDAS
Australian Professional Leagues (APL) have today announced that the Liberty A-League Women’s competition will become a 12 team competition, with a full home and away schedule of 22 rounds by the 2023-24 season. This investment brings the professional game in Australia in line with global standards for match minutes, and is part of a broader…
MIDWEEK REVIEW: BLUE DEVILS BACKHOUSE AT THE DOUBLE
Round 11 was delayed for Canberra United Academy and Belconnen United who were 4th and 5th before the game, the two teams met on a Tuesday night at Hawker Football Centre, and the Blue Devils took all three points, and the third place after an entertaining evening of football. Expectedly with these two teams, the…