June long weekend games

GDSFA have advised that no games will be played on Monday 11th June due to Council ground closures. Round 10 Boys and Men’s games previously scheduled for Monday 11th will now be played on either Sunday 10th or Sunday 17th depending upon game locations. For all Holroyd Rangers teams this means all our Round 10 Boys and Men’s games will be played on Sunday 10th June.

Summary of upcoming Rounds:

· Sat 2nd June - Round 8 Boys and Men
· Sun 3rd June – Round 9 Girls and Ladies

· Sat 9th June – Round 9 Boys and Men
· Sun 10th June – Partial Round 10 Boys and Men (for some clubs including all Holroyd Rangers teams)
· Sun 10th June – Round 10 Girls and Ladies

· Sat 16th June – Round 11 Boys and Men
· Sun 17th June – Partial Round 10 Boys and Men (for some clubs but does not affect any Holroyd Rangers teams)
· Sun 17th June – Round 11 Girls and Ladies

Round 9 draw – Sun 3rd June – girls and ladies

Always confirm game times and venues with your coach. Any late changes will be issued to coaches.

U/12G North Rocks v Holroyd Rangers @ Merrylands Park #2, 9:00AM
U/14G/2 Rouse Hill Rams v Holroyd Rangers @ Merrylands Park #1, 10:10AM
U/16G/1 Kellyville v Holroyd Rangers @ Merrylands Park #1, 11:30AM
AAL4 Wenty Waratah v Holroyd Black @ Ted Burge #2, 1:15PM
AAL4 Pendle Hill v Holroyd White @ Binalong #3, 1:15PM

Round 8 draw – Sat 2nd June – boys and men

Always confirm game times and venues with your coach. Any late changes will be issued to coaches.

U/6 Bolton Holroyd Rangers v Culina Wenty Waratah @ Guildford West Mini, 10:20AM
U/7 Aloisi Holroyd Rangers v Aloisi Castle Hill United @ Guildford West Mini, 9:00AM
U/7 Neill Holroyd Rangers v Bolton Castle Hill United @ Guildford West Mini, 9:40AM
U/8 Grella Castle Hill United v Kewell Holroyd Rangers @ Fred Caterson #6A, 8:30AM
U/9/6 Holroyd Rangers v Guildford County @ Guildford West #1, 8:30AM
U/10/3 Lidcombe Waratah v Holroyd Rangers @ Coleman Park #1, 8:30AM
U/11/4 Holroyd Rangers v Granville Waratah @ Guildford West #1, 9:30AM
U/12/5 Holroyd Rangers v St Johns @ Guildford West #1, 10:30AM
U/15/3 Holroyd Rangers v Guildford County @ Guildford West #1, 11:30AM
Sen 3’s Winston Hills White v Holroyd Rangers @ Max Ruddock #1, 3:00PM
Sen 7’s Wenty Waratah v Holroyd Rangers @ Ted Burge #2, 1:00PM
O/35/4 Holroyd Rangers v Greystanes @ Guildford West #1, 1:00PM
O/35/5 St Josephs v Holroyd Rangers @ Rydalmere Park #2, 3:00PM

Round 3 washed out game

Played on Sunday 27th May

U/10/3 v Guildford County Draw 0-0

A game that just got away from us. With close to a dozen shots for goal compared to Guildford's none we were unlucky here. Brock "Lucas Neill" Carling at centre-back/sweeper had a superb game - best all year for him - not allowing them to get one shot away. But despite our best efforts we just couldn't score. The fact they had about eight full-backs certainly didn't help us any! A couple of great runs from Alan and James, who both kept trying for the whole game, just wasn't enough this time. Chris also had a great game despite being smacked in the head and having his glasses go flying. But like a real trooper he kept going to the very end. Big Josh continues to improve out of sight, as does Laith. Keep it up guys! Josh Ryan was again a stand-out! We'll give Guildford County a good run next time we play them. And let's hope their coach takes his happy pill prior to our next clash.

Round 8 results - Girls and Ladies

U/12G v Winston Hills Black Won 2-0

What a great result. Our squad of 15 was cut down to 10 after injuries & sickness kept 5 girls out & these 10 girls fought really hard for the full game. Winston Hills, who are a good team, started off strongly & kept us down in our own half & were creating many chances. Then, against the run of play Chloe got the ball & put a nice ball through to our speed machine Victoria who sprinted away from the defence & finished off nicely with a shot into the back of the net. Not long after the same players created our 2^nd goal when Chloe put a nice pass through to Victoria from the right hand side & this time Victoria had a bit more work to do & again finished off nicely with a goal in the corner of the net. At ½ time we were 2-0 up with all the girls just about worn out from doing so much work. The 2^nd half started the same with WH pressuring us for most of the half but our girls fought so hard & repelled all their attacks from great defence from Sarah, Beth, Vania, Shayal & Chloe. The midfield played a great game as well with Danielle & Reggie playing some of the best soccer in the game. Up front Victoria & Georgia worked hard in making some really good runs & pressuring & keeping the ball in their half for long periods of time. Karly again is keeping so well saving numerous shots & gathering in lots of crosses. A real proud moment as a coach to watch 10 players fight so hard & show so much passion & spirit to win the game. Corrine (Reggie) was given player of the week after playing the best game of her life. PS: Thanks to the Quested's for supplying the ½ time nutrition, but some napkins might of been a nice touch (he he).

U/14G/2 v Kellyville Won 3-2

U/16G/1 v Greystanes - Game postponed

AAL/4 Black v Baulkham Hills Loss 4-3

AAL/4 White v Wenty Waratah Loss 3-0

Round 7 results - boys and men

U/6 v Red Wenty Waratah Loss 14-0

U/7 Aloisi v Kewell Rouse Hill Rams Won 5-0

U/7 Neill v Cahill Rouse Hill Rams Won 3-2

It was a cold, wet and slippery morning at Rouse Hill and the boys and girls had to run up hill in the first half. We started off well with Lucas making a couple of good breaks but without any success. The opposition was quite quick in chasing our breaks and this spoiled a few of our opportunities to score. We managed to go into the half time break with the score 1-1. Everyone is starting to use the skills they learn at training in the game and the second half saw plenty of passing and breaks but we just couldn’t score more often. George and Ethan worked well together and scored our second half goals to let us win 3-2. It was a great effort as Rouse Hill had not been beaten up to this point. Without some great defense work late in the second half by Jordonn it could well have been a draw. Player of the match went to Nikolai for his great first half goal keeping and his work in defense in the second half. The encouragement award went to Jordonn for his great defensive work.

U/8 v Blue Parramatta City Won 3-0

U9/6 v Winston Hills Won 3-0

Today’s game took a bit to warm up but once we got going we mainly dominated the play. I was pleased to see a big improvement on our throw ins this week. Training last week showed the improvement today. There was a lot of shoving from Winston Hills today I was pleased to see our boys didn’t retaliate even though the ref didn’t penalize Winston Hills for the shoving. Some great passing today resulted in Modassir getting a hat trick. The result today was a 3-0 win. Keep up the team work guys.

U/10 /3 v Rouse Hill Rams Won 4-0

A great game for Holroyd which we never looked like losing from the kick-off. Some excellent play up front this game with Jake, Chris, Alistair and Jimmy scoring for the Rangers. (Jimmy his first one for the season, well done mate!) Cameron was unlucky with a couple. It was especially pleasing to see him hit one with his right foot which the keeper just managed to save. Daniel played very well this game, especially his run close to goals where he shaped to kick and then kept on going and then crossed it for one of our players. Well done Daniel! Shania, Koria and Laith all had great games as well, and it was good to see Eliza getting in there and having a real go. Shania you didn't give up today which was great to see! Probably the "play of the day" was when Jake had the ball somewhere on our penalty box, he looked up for someone to pass to, and Josh Ryan (from left fullback) ran down the side-line into space. Jake passed him the ball and Josh was away on one of his strong runs. You've really improved this year Josh! Keep up the good work.

U/11/4 v Toongabbie Loss 7-2

U12/5 v North Rocks Won 2-0

Today was an exciting game. Playing as a team certainly has its rewards. In the 2^nd half you passed the ball well and talked to each other. We are still having problems actually getting the ball into the goal mouth but…. Luckily the North Rocks goalie dropped the cross from Daniel inside the goal mouth and although we had the majority of the possession, once again, we didn’t score until a nice chip over allowed Ryan to place the ball in the net in the last five minutes of the game. Great game Joel (Man of Match). Boys you have improved so much this year, you are finally showing respect to each other and to Euan, Greg and Ray. I’ve noticed a huge change in attitude at training and it’s all about attitude…I am just waiting to see the game when it all comes together because that will have everyone yelling and cheering with pride for HOLROYD RANGERS. Go for it boys, make it under 12’s year!! (Janelle: Manager)

U15/3 v Castle Hill United Loss 5-2

What to say about the game? The boys played hard in the first half with Mat [dibs] Dibley scoring to make it 1-0 but couldn’t quite seem to get on top. Then I found out how hard it is to coach because Rob had to go to his own game. In the second half our boys started out well with Mat Dibley scoring in the first 5 min, but Castle Hill then scored 2 quick goals and they lifted to another level. Our boys were more worried with the extremely bad calls from the ref and they seemed to forget about the mid field, without them it makes it very hard for the back line and the keeper. Castle Hill went on with it and the final score was Castle Hill 5 Holroyd 2. This is one of the sides that is going to be there at the pointy end of the season. The only thing that I feel that let us down is that we didn’t try for the entire game. (Fitness, fitness, fitness.) Manager: Mick Dolton

SEN 3 v P.C.Y.C. Parramatta FC Draw 1-1

SEN 7 v North Rocks White Won 6-1

O/35/4 v Pendle Hill White Won 2-1

A good side to play against the Whites, a tough game played in good spirits on a hot afternoon. Capt G scores his 3rd for the season, all off the golden melon. As always the Wombat claims the assist for flicking it off his melon for Capt G to finish. Pendo equalise from a corner we failed to clear properly. Ace bags our 2nd from the spot. Terminator lands 2 on the nearby house roof (over the fence is a great place to aim whem you're tired). Slowfox quipped about returning to the glory (goal scoring) days of yesteryear, which normally means you're supposed to score some. How can you bag our strikeforce for the amount of shots they missed? Red-Face went missing in the 2nd half, hiding behind the Supersoaker on the bench. I suppose he will blame his phantom personal trainer for working him too hard the day before. Well played team, a bit of desperation showed today, good stuff. (Courtesy of the Terminator.)

O/35/5 v Winston Hills White Loss 4-1

Round 8 draw - 27th May - Girls and Ladies

Always confirm game times and venues with your coach. Any late changes will be issued to coaches.

U12G Holroyd Rangers v Winston Hills Black @ Coleman 2, 9.00am

U14G/2 Holroyd v Kellyville @ Rydalmere 2, 10.10am

U16G/1 Holroyd v Greystanes Postponed - to be advised

AAL4 Holroyd Black v Baulkham Hills @ Francesco Park, 1.15pm

AAL4 Holroyd White v Wenty Waratah @Harry Gapes, 1.15pm

Round 7 Draw - 26th May - Boys and Men

Always confirm game times and venues with your coach. Any late changes will be issued to coaches.

Correction to U/15/3 start time and new start time for U/8 Kewell below. (as at 4:25 May 24)

U/6 RED Wenty Waratah v BOLTON Holroyd Rangers@ Ted Burge Mini, 10:20AM

U/7 KEWELL Rouse Hill Rams v ALOISI Holroyd Rangers @ Commercial Road #3, 10:45AM

U/7 CAHILL Rouse Hill Rams v NEILL Holroyd Rangers @ Commercial Road #2A, 8:45AM

U/8 KEWELL Holroyd Rangers v BLUE Parramatta City @ Guildford West Mini, 10:00AM

U9/6 Winston Hills v Holroyd Rangers @ Masonic Schools #2, 8:30AM

U/10 /3 Holroyd Rangers v Rouse Hill Rams @ Guildford West #1, 9:30AM

U/11/4 Holroyd Rangers v Toongabbie @ Guildford West #1, 10:30AM

U12/5 North Rocks v Holroyd Rangers @ Hazel Ryan Reserve, 9:30AM

U15/3 Castle Hill United v Holroyd Rangers @ Fred Caterson #2, 11:30AM

SEN 3 Holroyd Rangers v P.C.Y.C. Parramatta FC @ Guildford West #2, 03:00PM

SEN 7 Holroyd Rangers v WHT North Rocks @ Guildford West #1, 3:00PM

0/35/4 WHT Pendle Hill v Holroyd Rangers @ Binalong Oval #4, 1:00PM

0/35/5 Holroyd Rangers v WHT Winston Hills @ Guildford West #1, 1:00PM

Washed out catch up matches from Round 3

Sunday 27 May 2007: U/10/3 v Guildford County @ Guildford Park, 10:30AM

Date to be advised: U/9/6 v Ermington

Ladies-Girls games successful day

We had an outstanding response to the cake stall. Donations filled two tables and then took up part of a third table. We had everything from the finest of pastries, rich slices, muffins, toffees and jelly cups. The Ladies White managed things at the cake stall and in the canteen until their game took place. Kristen made some great signs for the stall. As usual girls from all the teams helped on the stall at different times during the day.

Nicole P. started the marketing of the cakes early, taking a tray of tempting cakes around to the spectators. Many of the girls did this also throughout the day selling raffle tickets as well. Later in the day the marketing was ramped up and the 'fill a box or plate" promotion was started. Later again, anyone buying a coffee from the canteen was entitled to a free cake.

Visitors from other teams were heard commenting on the cake stall and the comment from another visitor was "Holroyd did this last year too, the cakes are great". All the kids enjoyed the toffees and even some of us more mature club members enjoyed a toffee remarking on the last time they had one being many many years ago. We did miss out on Scott's homebaked cookies. He says he forgot and left them on the bench but we may have to taste test some in the future to believe him. Mel was late, but was excused when we tasted her delicious custard pastries.

It was a beautiful day for soccer and great to have the chance to see all our teams in action as well as our own qualified U/16 referees on the field.

We also had great assistance through the day from all parents and players, coaches and managers in setting up, doing canteen duty, barbecuing, cleaning up and pulling down nets. Thank you also to the usual people (they know who they are) who were there all day. At the end we may have been tired but a good day was had by all.

Raffle prize winners were: 1st N.Mastri, 2nd D.Marshall, 3rd T. Zrebiec, 4th A, Wardle, 5th H. Cook and 6th M.Allen-Pike. The draw was made by Greg W who having 5 boys and no girls was seen to be an unbiased choice to make the draw. A majority of the prize winners came from the U/14 girls team and this may have had to do with the number of raffle tickets they returned - good on you. The Allen-Pikes won the soccerball - just what they need to add to the dozen game balls they already have!

The profit from the Cake stall and raffle totalled a very pleasing $520. This will go towards the end of season function for the girls and ladies teams. A big thankyou to you all for a great day.

Round 7 results - Girls and Ladies

U12G v Winston Hills White Won 6-0
Match report: A really good result today, girls, with every girl playing really well and starting to put in the hard work in the game. The result might look like an easy game but it was a hard 1st half. Winston Hills started off very well creating some good chances that were saved because of some great goal keeping by Karly. We were on the scoreboard 10 mins into the match after some good defence got the ball up to Chloe who beat some players then scored confidently. At 1/2 time it was 1-0 with a lot of work to do before we could feel comfortable. Victoria was back after being out for 3 weeks with a broken toe and her speed up front was a welcome sight with her twice getting through the backline and scoring 2 break away goals. our 4th goal was a well chased goal for Simone who worked hard all game and was rewarded with a nice goal through a determined run. Chloe finished the game off with the final 2 goals which one of them came from a nice Kirstyn throw-in. I wish I could give every girl a trophy today but Victoria got player of the match for her game and 2 goals after being out for a while. Kirstyn's improvement every week is encouraging and Karly's goal keeping today was the best I've seen from her.

U14G/2 v Baulkham Hills Loss 5-3

U16G/1 v Lidcombe Waratah Won 3-1

AAL4 Black v Castle Hill RSL Loss 3-0

AAL/4 White v Baulkham Hills Loss 3-1

Round 6 results - Boys and Men

Bleary eyed blogmaster apologises for a few score errors this week. Thanks to those who let us know - good to see it is being read. Scores have been corrected.

U/6 v VIDUKA North Rocks Loss 7-1

U/7 ALOISI v POPOVIC Wenty Won 4-0

U/7 NEILL v ALOISI North Rocks Won 5-1
Match report: This week we returned to our normal game and the final scoreline showed that. The players started to play in their correct positions and they reaped the rewards. Some great forward play was shown by Ethan, Rayaan and George. Our goalkeepers Lucas and Nikolai played well and Jazmin, Billie and Jordonn played well in defence. Player of the match went to Billie and the Encouragement Award went to Jazmin.

U/8 v SKOKO Kellyville Loss 3-0

U/9/ 6 v Kellyville Won 2-0
Match report: Todays game we had to shuffle a few positions around due to Sam being out injured. The team played fairly well to come away with a 2 nil win. Guys we have to remember to keep our feet on the ground when we do a throw in .Keep up the hard work at training and these small errors will go away. Vicki (Coach)

U/10/ 3 v Baulkham Hills Won 5-2
Match report:An excellent early start game for our young Rangers this week. Despite being 1-0 down early on we never really looked in trouble after we found the equaliser. Some really good passing from every player. It's nice to see that everyone is starting to look up when they have the ball for someone to pass to. Some good defensive play from our fullbacks and great attacking runs. Three goals to Alistair this week (one from a penalty), and one also to Alan and Cameron, who is fitting in well in his new position as striker. Some players still need to try getting to the loose ball first, and if you miss a tackle, don't give up. Keep chasing and you'll get them! Three wins and one loss now should have us somewhere at the top of the table - a great effort considering we have moved up a division this year and that we have some new players who have never played before. Brad

U/11/ 4 v Wenty Waratah Won 1-0

U/12/ 5 v Lidcombe Falcons Won 2-1
Match report: In this game we should have had the advantage. They only had 10 players but you wouldn’t have noticed because their players were passing well and covering our players. I seem to remember hearing how some of you were going to show the girls how to play… mmm. Our game wasn’t consistent, despite having possession of the ball the majority of the time, we did very little with it. There were some examples of good accurate passing, and then other times we were kicking to the invisible team members. As Greg says you have to want it; you have to want to get the ball into the net, you have to be determined when you kick the ball that you’re going to achieve what you set out to do. The big white rectangle at the end of the field is the goal area; remember... that’s where we want the ball to go. The goalie can only be in a small part of this area, instead of aiming for him, let’s aim past him. Clean throw ins, accurate passing and crossing, first to the ball and determination. Some excellent defending from Mark (Man of the Match) saved the play on many occasions. Overall, we can play much better than this, you are capable of passing and attacking with accuracy so let’s see it. Can’t wait for next week’s game, GO HOLROYD!!!! (Manager’s viewpoint)

U/15/ 3 v Auburn District Won 6-3

Match report: For 20 mins today boys we were on fire, I'm not sure what happened to the other 50 mins. We did score some great goals today: Brad 3, Matt 2 , Aaron 1.Well played to Matt, the coach gave you instructions at training which you followed and result 2 goals for yourself . Mark, Hopper , Matt and Brad were my standout players today . Some final words from the coach, some positional changes were made today. Without even consulting me, the result cost us a couple of goals. Lets play the game boys and leave the running of the sideline to Mick and myself. Coach.

Sen 3 v Greystanes Draw 1-1

Sen 7 v Greystanes Won 2-1

O/35/4 v Baulkham Hills Loss 1-0
Match report:A lot of injuries at the moment and the bare 11 was a struggle today. Would have been nice if our strike force put a couple away out of the 45 shots that they had. The backline will set the nets up for the next home game hung from the baseball club house roof, that's where most of the shots ended up. The phantom was back today and tackled our centreback. He stumbled followed by a lunge followed by lets stick the boot out for the ball on his way to eating some turf. You beat Terminator's - yours had a bit of a twist with a double pike with a degree of difficulty. Not a bad team effort today, we were up against it from the start. (Courtesy of the Terminator.)

O/35/5 v North Rocks Loss 1-0
Match report:The game of the round for us against North Rocks. It was a hard fought battle and one of our more testing games so far. We had plenty of shots at goal but couldn't get the ball between the posts. A lucky goal to North Rocks in the first half was the only goal scored. Some good performances by Gerry, Chris and our joint man-of-the-match holders Lippo and Don. It was our first loss of the season but it was not our worst game. We still seem to be ball watching and waiting for the ball to come to the player. A lot of our kicks are speculators and our games do not reflect our training sessions. North Rocks certainly know their home ground and how to play it. They have come a long way since we beat them 10-0 on that ground several years ago.

Thistle Cup and Cottam cup

Teams are invited to participate in the Thistle Cup or the Cottam Cup. Composite teams can be entered
Thistle Cup is for U13/14 teams.

The Cottam Cup is for Senior Men’s teams only (U/18 & above)

Nominations need to be in by Wednesday 23rd May.

Girls and Ladies games @ Guildford West on Sunday 20th May

Sunday 20th May we are hosting 10 Girls and Ladies games.

Our 5 Girls and Ladies teams will all be playing at home.

The Girls and Ladies teams will be running a cake stall and raffle throughout the day to raise funds for their end of season function.

Come along and cheer on our girls and ladies as they play, and be sure to visit their cake stall or buy a few raffle tickets.

Round 7 Draw - 20th May - Girls and Ladies

Always confirm game times and venues with your coach. Any late changes will be issued to coaches.

U12G Holroyd Rangers v Winston Hills White @ Guildford West #1, 9:00am

U14G/2 Holroyd Rangers v Baulkham Hills @ Guildford West #2, 10:10am

U16G/1 Holroyd Rangers v Lidcombe Waratah @ Guildford West #1, 11:30am

AAL4 Holroyd Rangers Black v Castle Hill RSL @ Guildford West #1, 1:15pm.

AAL/4 Holroyd Rangers White v Baulkham Hills @ Guildford West #2, 1:15pm

Presidents Cup

On Wednesday night 16^th May, Holroyd Rangers entered the Ladies President Cup knockout competition for the first time. A mixture of players from the two all age division 4 ladies teams and the U/16’s team formed the team, with their first game kicking off at Masonic School grounds, Baulkham Hills. With not much notice, no opportunity to train together, and no experience in this competition they went onto the field with enthusiasm and energy. At half time we were 5-0 down. It was testament to the girls’ spirit and energy that the second half saw them only concede one goal to make the final score 6-0. They were up against a well resourced Division 1 team and did themselves proud especially in the last ten minutes with concerted attacks at the oppositions’ goal.

Thanks to the players: from the Ladies White: Fran, Di, Kristen, Bec; from the Ladies Black: Debra, Krystibelle, Rebecca, Antonella, Sarah and from the U/16’s : Kim, Sandra, Donya, Pia and Sue-Zanna. Thanks also to the parents/grandparents of the U/16 girls for their support on the night and to Mark for bringing all the equipment and his coaching knowledge.

Round 6 results - Girls and Ladies

U12G v Baulkham Hills Won 1-0
Match report: A very entertaining game today with two evenly sided teams. We started off very strongly with a good move down the right side which was in turn crossed into the penalty area where Courtney hit it well which went through the keepers hands & then rolled to the goal line only to unluckily stop on the goal line. A couple of minutes later Simone put a nice ball through for Chloe who beat the defence with good speed & ball control & then slotted it nicely into the bottom corner of the net. After that goal BH really started to play well but the girls defence today was outstanding with Nez, Simone, Beth & Sarah playing a great defensive game. At 1/2 time it was 1-0 & a very even game. The second 1/2 was much the same with Shayal, Vania & Danielle working hard in midfield helping out in defence & attack. Up front Courtney, Hayley, Reg & Kirstyn really applied a lot of pressure & it was good to see improvement from Kirstyn & Georgia & seeing Hayley getting back to the form she was in at the end of last year. In the end it was a very hard fought win with every girl putting in 100% especially Chloe & Sarah making some goal saving tackles near the end of the match & with Karly in goals keeping everything out & coming off her goal line confidently discharging the BH attack. Also nice clearance kicks. A really pleasing result. PS: I hope manager Sarah enjoyed her Mother's Day drink!

U14G v Lidcombe Loss 9-1

Very disappointing 1st half, we need to mark our partners at all times or they will score 8 goals, as they did. Luckily they didn't score more. We also need to attack the ball when defending, not run along side and watch the opposition run with it. Big improvement in the 2nd half, drawing 1-1, thanks to some good goalkeeping from Megan. Goal scored by Daniella.

U16G v Winston Hills Won 4-0

Match report: An overall sloppy game by the standards that the girls had set throughout the year to date. The first half resulted in too many mistimed and misplaced first time kicks which simply did not find their marks. Having said that, Sarah and Sandy combined well for Sandy to take a well executed shot for her first goal of the year. 1-0 up was the half time score. After a half time rev up, the second half the girls played with a lot more entertaining style of soccer, pushing the ball around, accurate passing and holding possession and looking for players running into gaps. Sandy knocked in her 2nd and 3rd goals to give her first ever hat trick. And Sarah finally knocked in her most difficult shot of the game to give the girls a comfortable 4-0 win. Player of the match was no contest with Captain Sandy being the clear winner for other than scoring the 3 goals, for her tireless efforts, non stop running and general leadership. Kristan again played well in goals pulling off some great saves and the two Lauren's and Jade playing strong throughout. With my new found skills from my recent Coaching Course should bring with it a few interesting drills and challenges for training. (Look out!)

AAL Blk v St Josephs Won by Forfeit

AAL Wht v Castle Hill RSL Loss 2-1

Round 5 results - Boys and Men

U/6 v BOLTON Merrylands SFC

U/7 v GRELLA Ermington United

U/7 v BOLTON Merrylands SFC Loss 6-1
Match report: Today’s game was against a well organised group of kids that simply played better than us. The boys and girls tried hard as they always do, but we were unable to find the back of the net. This was partly due to some excellent saves by both their first and second half keepers. Even the large score line doesn’t diminish the fact that the kids have a great time running around and playing together. Both awards today went to players who showed tremendous heart and commitment during the game. Player of the Match was George and the Encouragement award went to Nikolai.

U/8 v WHT Castle Hill RSL Won 2-0

We played Castle Hill RSL and it was a great game. The boys played excellent with some great passing. This allowed Ahmed to score after some great lead up work from all the boys. Our defence was great in the first half thanks to Nathan Baker, Jeremy Ok and Saagar Gounder. In the second half it was much of the same from our boys as they rotated positions and played excellent as a team. Nathan Bampton playing his first full game on the field played well and slotted into the defence nicely in the second half. A great save and probably the save of the year so far from Kyle Murphy kept us in front 1-0 until late in the game when Leonardo Soto struck a free kick from far out and deflected into the goals. The final score 2-0. Well played by all the boys great work and keep it up boys. Man of the match Jeremy Ok.

U/9/6 v Norwest Demons Won 5-0
Match report: A very slow start today with at least 4 shots at goal that missed. Finally two shots found the net to lead 2-0 at halftime. Second half we played a lot better and managed to put another three goals away giving us a 5 - nil win. Goals scored today by Sam (2), Modassir (1), Mitchell D (1) and Jarrod (1). Keep up the good work guys. Coach: Vicki

U/10/3 Holroyd Rangers Bye

U/11/4 v Ermington United Won 2-1

Match report: The boys played well as a team. Goals to Matthew Higgins and Nathan Manning. Player of the match was Nathan Manning.

U/12/5 v Baulkham Hills Won 2-0

U/15/3 v Merrylands SFC Draw 0-0
Match report: Firstly well done to everyone on canteen and ground duty, we had plenty of help and support on the day. "Thankyou from Mick and Rob".
We have a great side here boys, with awesome strikepower at our disposal, great keeper, defence, everything we need to win the comp. Today was flat, no comittment, you lot didn't really want to be there today. We just haven't played anywhere near our best this year. If we didn't have super keep Jack, the table would have had us with the no 2 in the Loss column. We have to lift boys as a team, 100 percent from everyone we have, no excuses. On a positive note well played keeper Jack, and Brad who was my stand out player on the field today, the one guy who gave his all. Coach.

SEN 3 v Pendle Hill Won 4-0

SEN 7 v Toongabbie Won 1-0

O/35/4 v Dundas Loss 4-2

Our first loss for the year on the smallest ground in the competition. Pops Clancy chipped both himself and the keeper with a lofted kick taken facing away from goal. At the other end Capt G pretended he was goalie and Dundas equalised with the penalty. On came their super-sub to score their 2nd and then in the 2nd half to create 2 more (have to sit on him next round). But meanwhile Wombat got on the board for us with a follow up from Capt G's shot off the woodwork. At least we are sharing the goals around this year. Capt G played some chipped balls towards, across and over the goals and swears that the goals at Dundas are smaller than normal just like their fields. Chopper's thigh had stud marks (too much time laying on the ground in front of strikers) and Billy has sore ribs after being the meat in a Dundas sandwich. Too many players arriving too close to kick off time - we need more time to better manage positions, subs, tactics, etc.

O/35/5 Holroyd Rangers Bye

Round 6 draw - 19th May - Boys and Men

Always confirm game times and venues with your coach. Any late changes will be issued to coaches.

Updated 15/05/07 - 6:50pm

U/6 BOLTON Holroyd Rangers v VIDUKA North Rocks @Guildford West Mini, 12:00 NOON

U/7 ALOISI Holroyd Rangers v POPOVIC Wenty Waratah @ Guildford West Mini, 11:00AM

U/7 NEILL Holroyd Rangers v ALOISI North Rocks @ Guildford West Mini, 10:00AM

U/8 SKOKO Kellyville v KEWELL Holroyd Rangers @ Bernie Mullane #5, 10:25AM

U/9/ 6 Holroyd Rangers v 9 6 Kellyville @ Guildford West #1, 9:30AM

U/10/ 3 Baulkham Hills v 10 3 Holroyd Rangers @ Ted Horwood #3, 8:30AM

U/11/ 4 Wenty Waratah v 11 4 Holroyd Rangers @ Ted Burge #2, 8:20AM

U/12/ 5 Holroyd Rangers v 12 5 Lidcombe Falcons @ Guildford West #1, 10:30AM

U/15/ 3 Holroyd Rangers v 15 3 Auburn District @ Guildford West #1, 11:45AM

Sen 3 Greystanes v Holroyd Rangers @ Bathurst St #1, 3:00PM

Sen 7 Greystanes v Holroyd Rangers @ Bathurst St #2, 3:00PM

O/35/4 Holroyd Rangers v Baulkham Hills @ Guildford West #1, 1:15PM

O/35/5 North Rocks v Holroyd Rangers @North Rocks Park #1, 3:00PM

Photographing or filming of children in sport

The Australian Sports Commission has recently updated its guidelines in relation to the photographing and filming of children in sport. If a club or association suspects that inappropriate photographing or filming of children is occurring then the police should be contacted immediately. The following link will take you to the Ausport webpage which contains all updated information and guidelines: Acquiring and displaying images of children

Abusive coach behaviour

Football NSW has received numerous calls about abusive coach behaviour and would like to remind all clubs and coaches of the following points:
· Clubs have a responsibility to ensure all children involved in the sport are being treated with respect, equality and understanding.
· Coaches are not permitted to abuse or bully children under any circumstances.
· Complaints about coach behaviour towards children are to be treated as serious and appropriate action is to be taken.
· Club and coach focus should be on children enjoying the game, making friends and learning about football.
· The focus of rooball is not to win but to enjoy.

Football NSW will not tolerate this type of behaviour by any coach or other persons within the sport.
Holroyd Rangers Soccer Club fully support Football NSW on this issue

Round 5 results - Girls and Ladies

U12G v Beaumont Hills Loss 5-1
Match report: The score does not suggest it, but I was so proud of the way you played & fought today. Playing against a team today which was a very good team. We went up 1-0 through a good corner from Chloe, to which Simone then found the back of the net from close range. BH scored 10 mins later & then again just before 1/2 time. In the 2nd 1/2 we held them out well & nearly scored a few times through some good counter attacks. The game was only decided in the last 10 mins with 3 late goals.

U14G/2 v Winston Hills Loss 5-3

U16G/1 v Pendle Hill Black Loss 8-1
This game was against last years undefeated premiers and we knew that we were going to have a battle on our hands. The Holroyd girls kicked off and strung a number of great passes together down the left side of the field and Sarah scored a great goal from a tight angle. This is the first time that Pendle Hill has been behind in any game for over 2 seasons. This unfortunately only resulted in making them more determined and hungry for the ball. The Holroyd girls staved off quite a few menacing attacks through both good defence and good keeping. At the 20 minute point, Pendle Hill received a penalty which brought about the equalizer. Between that point and half time they managed to score another 3 goals for a half time score of 4–1. In the second half all the girls tried tirelessly, but were ultimately beaten 8–1 by probably one of the best under 16’s sides in the state. Although the score was not truly reflective of it, the girls were able to take a lot of positives out of the game. They can learn from the loss and copy a lot of the good qualities of the oppositions play and introduce it into their own. The girls are still outright 2nd in the competition. Player of the match was Pia although Kristen, Jade and Lauren J also had strong games.

AAL/4 Holroyd Rangers Black 3 defeated Holroyd Rangers White 2
Match report: There was a bit of friendly inter-club rivalry going on with our girls playing against the Blacks today. With both teams only having 12 players that day in the hot weather we knew it was going to be some work. Our team only had 9 players to kick off the match, with 2 on the way and 1 whose car wouldn't start. When it came to 11 on 11 with a reserve each that's when play picked up. We started out well but unfortunately our first goal was disallowed for offside. Then we came back strong putting 2 goals away from Alexis and Nicole P. Not long into the second half and an own goal by us started to dampen spirits. The Blacks came back with 2 more goals not long after to secure the win 3-2. But all in all it was a good game played by both teams. Don't forget about the cake stall next time we are at home in Round 7! Bring lots of cakes and biscuits so we can raise some money for the girls and ladies teams.

Ensure you have ID cards for this weekend

All players, coaches and managers must now have 2007 ID cards.
From this coming weekend, Sat 12th / Sun 13th May, any players without ID cards will not be permitted to play.
Also coaches and managers without ID cards will not be permitted inside the roped area.
Coaches and managers please ensure your ID card is on display when inside the roped area.
Anyone without cards please contact John Higgins.

Washed out games - Round 3

Granville has advised us that there will be NO Round 3 catch up matches this Sunday 13th May.

Round 4 Results - Boys and Men

U/6 ELRICH Lidcombe Waratah v BOLTON Holroyd Rangers Loss 9-0

U/7 ALOISI Holroyd Rangers v CAHILL Merrylands SFC Won by Forfeit

U/7 NEILL Holroyd Rangers v BLUE Dundas Draw 3-3
Match report:This was a hard fought game that had the parents as well as the boys and girl excited. We got off to a good start with Lucas scoring another long range shot to put us 1-0 up. We then withstood lots of pressure from the opposition to produce some great defensive work and Rayaan made some great saves in goal. Being ahead at the break is good for us as we usually get stronger in the second half and Ethan didn’t disappoint with a goal early. After that I think the team went to sleep for a little while as Dundas came back at us and scored 3 goals to be 3-2 up with only a few minutes to go. I think it was after their third goal that the team woke up again and after many attempts buy numerous players Ethan finally sent the equalizer screaming into the back of the net. A draw was a good result but the team needs to keep playing the whole game and not have a little rest after half time. A great effort by everyone again this week which makes it hard to choose the winners of the awards. Jordonn got the Player of the match for his great effort especially in defense. Joel received the Encouragement Award for his effort against other kids who are much bigger and older than him. Glenn Betts

U/8 v BOLTON Merrylands United Won 4-0

Match report: A good first half from all the boys saw most staying in their positions. We kept the opposition deep in their on half for the entire first half. Goals were difficult to come by in the first half as Merrylands United players swarmed inside their goal area. Liam Murphy provided the team with our first goal. We led 1 nil at half time. In the second half the boys passed the ball around resullting in another 3 goals. Great work from Saagar Gounder and Jeremy Ok in not once letting the opposition around them. After some good lead up work from all the boys gave Kyle Murphy a chance and he cracked a great goal from about 20m out. Leonardo Soto scored our next goal with a great shot from a freekick near the sideline. Our last goal was set up by good team work from the boys and finished by Ahmed. The boys are now starting to play in their positions resulting in some good results for our team. This can be demonstrated by our goalkeeper touching the ball only once in this game. Man of the match was Saagar Gounder. Keep up the good work boys.

U/9/6 v St. Joseph Won 2-1
Match report:A very tough game today. St Joesph’s opened the scoring to lead 1 nil but the rangers fought back to even the score 1 all. Some great saves in goals by Mitchell G and William-Harley. The backs worked hard today to clear the ball out. A great run by Sam saw us take the lead 2/ 1.We were able to hold them out for the remainder of the game to take the win. Keep up the hard work guys.

U/10/3 v Pendle Hill Won 5-0
A great 5-0 win following our last match, where we went down to Kellyville 2-0, with all players contributing to the excellent result. Goals to Jake, Cameron (2), Alistair, and Shania, with her third for the year. Some solid defence from Brock, Josh, Josh and Korai, and two great saves from James Elliott kept Pendle Hill scoreless. James Morris did equally well in goals in the first half. The team really passed the ball well, held their positions, and showed plenty of commitment in the really warm weather. Well done also to Eliza! Keep up the good work team.
U/11 /4 Bye

U/12/5 v Kellyville Draw 2-2

U/15/3 v Granville Waratah Won 3-0
Match report:Not a great performance as a team today boys. I know it was hot, the ref was terrible, and they were very dirty around our ankles. Something we can learn from, these things happen at times, we need to put it behind us and play soccer. The coach will look after the rest. I have no doubt this team is semi final bound but we need to do this as a squad of 14 . Goal scorers Aaron 2 Matt 1 . Unlucky Matt, one shot you missed would have been the goal of the season if the ball hit the back of the net. We haven’t been beaten yet boys and I don’t think we have played our best as yet. All signs are very good. Coach: Robert Hopper, Manager: Mick Dolton

SEN 3 v Toongabbie Loss 2-1

SEN 7 v Norwest Demons Loss 4-2

O/35 /4 v Wenty Waratah Draw 2-2

Match report: Good game played in good spirit and in hot conditions. Capt G played as sweeper until Chopper arrived. We were 2-1 down, Chopper arrives 1 nil up 2nd half - not bad for the Hobbits / Meerkats. It was more like the tortoise v the hare as Wenty have a bit of pace up front. Darko scores ‘goal of the season’ (so far) off his left foot. Capt G scores goal 2 with a great header. Capt G is now leading the golden boot, or is he? The 2 goals he has scored are off headers (golden melon?). Choker failed to finish Capt G’s shot off the post which cost us the win. (Coach starts training his girls 5pm Wed so line up for shooting practice.) The phantom got Chopper from out of nowhere, but at least he is no longer on the only yellow, there are now 2, both dished from the same ref. (Match report courtesy of Terminator.)

O/35 /5 v BLK Ermington United Draw 2-2

Catch up round for Boys and Mens competition

GDSA have advised that the catch up round for boys and men (Sat) will be played on the Monday of the long weekend.

Therefore Round 9 will be played on Sat 9th June

Round 10 will be played on Monday 11th June

Round 11 will be played on Sat 16th June

Washed out games - Round 3

GDSA have advised us washed out Round 3 games for our U/7 Aloisi, U/9 and U/10 teams will be made up on either Sunday 13th or Sunday 20th May.

No other details available as yet. The blogspot will be updated as soon as we know more.

General Monthly Meeting 7th May - Cancelled

Meeting cancelled - next date to be announced
May General Monthly Meeting Monday 7th May at 7:30pm at Guildford West Sports Ground.

Round 6 Draw - 13th May - Girls and Ladies

Always confirm game times and venues with your coach. Any late changes will be issued to coaches.

Please note change to AAL4 Blk venue and time. Updated 8/05/07 - 11:20am.

U12G Holroyd Rangers v Baulkham Hills @ Coleman Park #2, 9:00

U14G/2 Holroyd Rangers v Lidcombe@ Coleman Park #1, 10:10

U16G/1 Holroyd Rangers v Kellyville @ McCoy Park #1, 11:30

AAL4 Holroyd Rangers Black v St Josephs at Coleman Park #2 at 11:30am.

AAL/4 Wht Holroyd Rangers v Castle Hill RSL @ Eric Primrose #1, 13:15

Round 5 Draw - 12th May - Boys and Men

Always confirm game times and venues with your coach. Any late changes will be issued to coaches.

Please note change to U/7 Neill kickoff time. Updated 8/5/07 12:00 noon.

U/6 BOLTON Merrylands SFC v BOLTON Holroyd Rangers @ Merrylands Park #1A, 10:45AM

U/7 GRELLA Ermington United v ALOISI Holroyd Rangers @ George Kendall Res Mini, 9:45AM

U/7 BOLTON Merrylands SFC v NEILL Holroyd Rangers @ Merrylands Park #1B, 11:30AM

U/8 KEWELL Holroyd Rangers v WHT Castle Hill RSL @ Guildford West Mini, 9:00AM

U/9/6 Norwest Demons v Holroyd Rangers @ Francesco Res Bella Vista, 8:30AM

U/10/3 Holroyd Rangers Bye

U/11/4 Holroyd Rangers v Ermington United @Guildford West #1, 8:45AM

U/12/5 Baulkham Hills v Holroyd Rangers @Ted Horwood #1, 9:20AM

U/15/3 Holroyd Rangers v Merrylands SFC @ Guildford West #1, 10:45AM

SEN 3 Holroyd Rangers v Pendle Hill @ Guildford West #1, 3:00PM

SEN 7 Holroyd Rangers v Toongabbie @ Guildford West #1, 1:15PM

O/35/4 Dundas v Holroyd Rangers @ Curtis Oval #1, 3:00PM

O/35/5 Holroyd Rangers Bye