Vacant Committee positions

The following Committee positions are currently vacant for 2009:

• President
• Vice President
• Competition Secretary
• Canteen Coordinator
• Equipment Officer

We are also seeking an assistant registrar to help our Registrar during the busy pre-season registration period, which is mainly in February and March. Computer skills would be useful.

If anyone is interested in any of these positions please contact John Nash on 0422 006 939.

Unfinancial players

Any players with outstanding fees from the 2008 season are asked to finalise their payments immediately. Anyone who still owes registration money at the end of 2008 will be listed as unfinancial with the Association, making them ineligible to register for the 2009 season with Holroyd Rangers or with any other club in the District.

Free fun skills clinic

Holroyd Rangers Soccer Club.
2008 Club of the Year.
Join us for a free fun skills clinic on Sat 14th Feb from 11am - 12.
Register your interest by email at holroydrangers@hotmail.com or contact Lisa on 0425 285 735.
All welcome - tell your friends.

Training

Teams are welcome to start pre-season training. Please contact the Club Secretary, John Nash, on 0422 006 939 to reserve a time slot. Currently our O35's and O45's are training on Wednesdays from 6:30pm and our Senior 5's are training on Thursdays from 7:30pm.

Referees course

GDSRA are running a Referees course at Merrylands Bowling Club, Oxford St, Merrylands on Monday nights in March 2009. For more information or to register contact John Kemp on 0412 200 541.

2009 Registration days

Holroyd Rangers Soccer Club
Granville District 2008 "Club of the Year"

Registrations will be taken for all new and returning players on the following days:

• Sat 7th Feb 10:00am - 2:00pm

• Sat 14th Feb 10:00am - 2:00pm

• Wed 18th Feb 7:00pm - 8:00pm

All at our clubhouse at Guildford West Sportsground, Foray St (off Fairfield Rd), Guildford West.

For more details contact John Nash on 0422 006 939.

Registration fees for 2009

All components of our registration fees have increased for 2009 - FFA component, insurance levy, and referees fees. Therefore we have no option but to pass on a small increase to all players for 2009.
Registration fees for 2009 are as follows:
Rooball U6 to U8 - $80
Junior U9 to U17 - $135
Senior U18 and over, student - $160
Senior U18 and over, non-student - $250
Full payment is required before ID cards will be issued.

Soccer-a-thon 2008

The Soccer-a-thon held on Saturday 26th July was a great success. The players who took part had lots of fun and just over $1000 has been raised. Prizes from the Soccer-a-thon will be awarded on presentation day - Sunday 21st September. Thanks to all the players, parents and coaches who supported the soccer-a-thon.

Please support the sponsors adjacent who so generously donated.

September General Meeting

The General Monthly Meeting scheduled for Monday 1st September has been postponed until Wednesday 3rd September at 7:00pm at the clubhouse. Apologies for the late notice and for any inconvenience caused.

All Age Ladies div 5 and All Age Ladies div 2 2008 Grand Champions

Congratulations to Holroyd Rangers All Age Ladies div 5 and All Age Ladies div 2 teams, both winning their Grand Finals to become Grand Champions for 2008.

All Age Ladies div 5 v Baulkham Hills Won 1-0 in extra time

All Age Ladies div 2 v Pendle Hill Won 4-2

U9's and Senior 6's 2008 Grand Champions

Congratulations to Holroyd Rangers U9's and Senior 6 teams, both winning their Grand Finals to become Grand Champions for 2008. Commiserations to our U10's who lost their Grand Final game.

U9 div 2 v Greystanes Won 1-0

U10 div 5 v St Josephs Rydalmere Loss 4-3 in extra time

Senior 6 v Granville Kewpies Won 1-0

Grand Final games at Guildford West Sportsground

Saturday 30th August:

Field 1:

U12 div 3 - Toongabbie v Castle Hill United at 8:30am

U13 div 4 - Kellyville v Castle Hill United at 9:45am

U15 div 3 - Pendle Hill v Dundas at 11:15am

O35 div 5 - Winston Hills Black v Kellyville at 12:30pm

Senior 9 - Dundas v Winston Hills Black at 2:45pm

Field 2:

U11 div 4 - Dundas Black v Lidcombe Waratah at 8:30am

U12 div 5 - Granville Kewpies v Auburn District at 9:45am

U14 div 4 - Kellyville v Baulkham Hills at 11:00am

U16 div 2 - Kellyville v Greystanes at 12:30pm

O35 div 4 - Dundas v North Rocks at 2:30pm

Grand Final draw for Holroyd Rangers teams

Saturday 30th August:

U9 div 2 - Holroyd Rangers v Greystanes at Rydalmere Park #3, South St, Rydalmere at 8:30am

U10 div 5 - St Josephs v Holroyd Rangers at Ray Marshall Res #1, Erie St, South Granville at 8:45am

Senior 6 - Holroyd Rangers v Granville Kewpies at Robin Thomas Res #2, Harris St, Parramatta at 12:00

Sunday 31st August:

All Age Ladies div 5 - Holroyd Rangers v Baulkham Hills at Eric Mobbs Res #4, Excelsior St, Castle Hill at 10:30am

All Age Ladies div 2 - Holroyd Rangers v Pendle Hill at Eric Mobbs Res #3, Excelsior St, Castle Hill at 12:15pm

Finals Match Results

Saturday 23rd August:

U10 div 5 v Guildford County Won 1-0 Our U10's progress to the Grand Final on Sat 30th Aug

U12 div 4 v North Rocks Draw 2-2 (Loss 3-1 on penalties)

Sunday 24th August:

U12 Girls div 1 v Pendle Hill Loss 6-0

Finals draw

Saturday 23rd August:

U10 div 5 - Guildford County (2nd) v Holroyd Rangers (3rd) at Fred Caterson #3, Gilbert Rd, Castle Hill at 8:30am

U12 div 4 - Holroyd Rangers (2nd) v North Rocks (4th) at Fred Caterson #3, Gilbert Rd, Castle Hill at 9:45am

Sunday 24th August:

U12 girls div 1 - Pendle Hill (2nd) v Holroyd Rangers (4th) at Rydalmere Park #1, South St, Rydalmere at 9:00am

Semi-Final Match Results

4 teams straight into Grand Finals! 3 teams into Finals.

Saturday 16th August:

U9 div 2 v Castle Hill United Won 2-1 Our U9's progress straight to the Grand Final on 30th Aug.

U10 div 5 v Castle Hill RSL Won 2-0 Our U10's progress to the Final on 23rd Aug.

U12 div 4 v Rouse Hill Rams Loss 2-1 Our U12's will play in the Final on 23rd Aug.

Senior 6 v Pendle Hill Won 4-2 Our Senior 6 team progress straight to the Grand Final on 30th Aug.

Sunday 17th August:

U12 Girls div 1 v Wenty Waratah Won 2-2 (2-0 on penalties) Our U12 girls progress to the Final on 24th Aug.

U16 Girls div 2 v Baulkham Hills Loss 1-0


All Age Ladies div 5 v Baulkham Hills Won 3-0 Our AAL/5's progress straight to the Grand Final on 31st Aug.

All Age Ladies div 2 v Pendle Hill Won 2-1 Our AAL/2's progress straight to the Grand Final on 31st Aug.

Semi-Final Draw

Semi-Finals games for Holroyd Rangers teams for Saturday 16th August:

U9's - Holroyd Rangers (1st) v Castle Hill United (2nd) at Ted Horwood #2, Park Rd, Baulkham Hills at 8:30am amended 13/08/08 7:20pm

U10's - Holroyd Rangers (3rd) v Castle Hill RSL (4th) at Webbs Ave #1, Auburn at 8:30am

U12's - Rouse Hill Rams (1st) v Holroyd Rangers (2nd) at George Kendall Reserve #2, Trumble Ave Ermington at 8:30am

Senior 6's - Holroyd Rangers (1st) v Pendle Hill (2nd) at Ted Horwood #2, Park Rd, Baulkham Hills at 12:30pm

Semi-Finals games for Holroyd Rangers teams for Sunday 17th August:

U12 girls - Wenty Waratah (3rd) v Holroyd Rangers (4th) at Ted Burge Sportsground #1, Centenary Rd, South Wentworthville at 8:30am

U16 girls - Baulkham Hills (3rd) v Holroyd Rangers (4th) at Colquhoun Park, Lavinia St, South Granville at 9:15am

All Age Ladies 5's - Holroyd Rangers (1st) v Baulkham Hills (2nd) at Ted Burge Sportsground #2, Centenary Rd, South Wentworthville at 11:00am

All Age Ladies 2's - Holroyd Rangers (1st) v Pendle Hill (2nd) at Colquhoun Park, Lavinia St, South Granville at 2:45pm

Team Standings

Congratulations to all our teams that qualified for the Semi-Finals.

Our U9's, Senior 6's, AAL/5's and AAL/2's all finished as Minor Premiers in their respective competitions. Our U10's, U12's, U12 girls and U16 girls
also all qualified for the Semi-Finals.

Good luck to all of our teams in the Finals.

Final positions for all of our teams:
U9 div 2 - 1st (Holroyd Rangers team with the most wins [13 from 16] and least number of goals scored against them [9])
U10 div 5 - 3rd
U11 div 2 - 6th
U12 div 4 - 2nd
U13 div 3 - 8th
U16 div 2 - 7th
O35 div 4 - 8th
O35 div 5 - 7th
Senior 3 - 5th
Senior 6 - 1st (Holroyd Rangers team with highest goals for [56] and highest goal difference [+40])
U12 girls div 1 - 4th
U14 girls div 1 - 8th
U16 girls div 2 - 4th
All Age Ladies div 5 - 1st (Holroyd Rangers team with most comp points [43 from possible 48])
All Age Ladies div 2 - 1st

Not forgetting our other teams who do not get to play Finals football - our U6's, U7's and U8's.
We hope you enjoyed your season with us at Holroyd Rangers.

Round 18 match results

Sat 9th / Sun 10th Aug

U6 Holroyd v Guildford

U7 Orange v Rouse Hill Rams Black

U8 Blue v Baulkham Hills Blue

U8 Red v Greystanes

U9 div 2 v Pendle Hill Won 4-1

U10 div 5 v Castle Hill United Won 1-0

U11 div 2 v Winston Hills Draw 1-1

U12 div 4 v Baulkham Hills Won 6-1

U13 div 3 v Guildford County Won 2-1

U16 div 2 v Baulkham Hills Won 2-0

O35 div 4 v Dundas United Loss 4-1

O35 div 5 v Winston Hills Black Loss 5-0

Senior 3 v Lidcombe Waratah Won 5-3

Senior 6 v Dundas United Won 4-2

U12 girls div 1 v Rouse Hill Rams Won 3-0

U14 girls div 1 v Pendle Hill Loss 7-0

U16 girls div 2 v Castle Hill RSL White Loss 3-0

All Age Ladies div 5 v Guildford County Won 3-2

All Age Ladies div 2 v Pendle Hill Won 4-1

Round 17 match results

Sat 2nd / Sun 3rd Aug

U6 Holroyd Black v Holroyd Green

U7 Orange - bye

U8 Blue v Ermington United

U8 Red v Wenty Waratah

U9 div 2 v Merrylands SFC Won 4-1

U10 div 5 - bye

U11 div 2 v Baulkham Hills Loss 2-0

U12 div 4 v Rouse Hill Rams Loss 3-2

U13 div 3 v Winston Hills Loss 2-1

U16 div 2 v Castle Hill United Loss 5-0

O35 div 4 v Ermington United Loss 2-1

O35 div 5 v Granville Kewpies Draw 4-4

Senior 3 v Baulkham Hills Won 3-0

Senior 6 v St Josephs Won 6-1

U12 girls div 1 v Wenty Waratah Draw 0-0

U14 girls div 1 v Winston Hills Loss 2-1

U16 girls div 2 v Guildford County Won by Forfeit

All Age Ladies div 5 - bye

All Age Ladies div 2 v Castle Hill United Won 4-0

Round 16 match results

Sat 26th / Sun 27th July

U6 Holroyd Black v Holroyd Green

The other 2 clubs called their U6 games off due to the wet weather but
at HR we like our players to play as much soccer as possible.  So we
scheduled our 2 teams to play each other at home and it was a terrific
game enjoyed by all.  In an even game it was great to see everyone have
fun and try hard.  The highlight had to be Jesse scoring 2 goals.

U7 Orange v St Josephs

U8 Blue v Rouse Hill Rams Loss 3-0

U8 Red v Winston Hills Black Loss 6-2

U9 div 2 v Lidcombe Waratah Draw 1-1

U10 div 5 v Castle Hill RSL Loss 1-0

U11 div 2 v Kellyville Draw 0-0

U12 div 4 v Pendle Hill Draw 3-3

U13 div 3 v North Rocks Loss 6-0

U16 div 2 v Greystanes Loss 3-1

O35 div 4 v North Rocks Loss 3-1

O35 div 5 v Greystanes Loss 4-1

Senior 3 v PCYC Parramatta Draw 1-1

Senior 6 v Granville Kewpies Loss 5-2

U12 Girls div 1 v Beaumont Hills Loss 4-0

U14 Girls div 1 v Beaumont Hills Loss 4-0

U16 Girls div 2 v Pendle Hill Draw 2-2

Nice to score some goals and get a draw after 2 losses.  Our 1st half
was very slow, we were too bunched and watched the ball instead of
attacking it.  Consequently we soon found ourselves a goal down.  Some
nice efforts on goal from Daniela, Emily & Mel were unlucky until
Rochelle's strike from the 18 yard line was hit low & wide to make it
1-1 at half-time.  2nd half we played better and had much more of the
run of play.  A counter attack from PH saw their striker run through
from near halfway (a dubious offside position but the referee didn't
call it so we must play the whistle) and placed it wide of Megan as she
came out from goal.  The equalizer came from Mel wide on the left when
she neatly tucked her shot low into the far corner.  Our shots later in
the game were unlucky not to go in, we just need to hit them a bit
harder or place them a little better.  Good general play from everyone,
but we need to mark players tighter and challenge for the loose ball,
and stay spread out.  Twice we came back from being a goal behind so it
shows we can get back into games even if we go behind.  Great game from
Rebekah at centre back, our player of the match, tracking back to run
down the ball numerous times under pressure from their attack and often
turning the ball back up the field to our midfield.

All Age Ladies div 5 v Rouse Hill Rams Won 4-1

All Age Ladies div 2 v St Josephs Won 3-0

Round 15 match results

Sat 19th / Sun 20th July

U6 Holroyd Green v Guildford Blue
U6 Holroyd Black v PCYC White
Ahmad played well today with great determination. Jesse with some solid defending. Jamal ran and tackled well. Maddison improves each week but needs to attack the ball more. Fayez always has a smile on his face and is improving. Waseem and Patrick read the game well and both can defend as well as score goals. Kiara has only played a few games but is getting better with every game. A great effort from all players.

U7 Orange v Castle Hill United Black

U8 Blue v Wenty Waratah Blue Won 4-1

U8 Red v Castle Hill United Red

U9 div 2 v Castle Hill RSL Won 2-0

U10 div 5 v Baulkham Hills Won 11-2

U11 div 2 v Pendle Hill Draw 1-1

U12 div 4 v Wenty Waratah White Won 1-0

U13 div 3 v Dundas Loss 5-1

U16 div 2 v Kellyville Loss 3-1

O35 div 4 v Lidcombe Waratah Black Loss 7-1
Too good for us in every area but we did score the best goal of the 8. We also hit the bar twice and the keeper made a good save from the Slow Fox in the 2nd half. A couple of tempers flared but overall a good hard game. [Courtesy of Slow Fox]

O35 div 5 v Winston Hills White Draw 3-3

Senior 3 v Winston Hills Loss 1-0

Senior 6 v Greystanes Won 5-0

U12 Girls div 1 v Castle Hill RSL Loss 2-1

U14 Girls div 1 v Castle Hill RSL Loss 3-2

U16 Girls div 2 v Winston Hills Loss 2-0
Our 8 players battled bravely against WH 11 + 4 subs. Some terrific play 1st half saw Emily with a few breaks towards goal and Lauren also getting up into the penalty box. Katelyn with some good passing in midfield and Natalia and Heather with good anticipation and clearance kicks from the backs. Natasha with a terrific snap shot on goal that was only thwarted by a sharp reflex grab from their keeper - excellent stuff, we need more shots 0n goal like this. Alas with only 8 the girls quickly tired. The 2nd half we spent long periods defending in our half, making the occasional run forward. The score could have been worse except for solid defending at centre back from Rochelle, a worthy player of the match.

All Age Ladies div 5 v Winston Hills Won 6-0

All Age Ladies div 2 v Kellyville Won 2-1

Round 12 catch up games match results

Games played on Sunday 6th July

U12 div 4 v Winston Hills Loss 1-0

O35 div 4 v Lidcombe Waratah White Loss 2-0
Hard and good game from both sides with Lid scoring both in the 2nd half. Both sides had chances but didn’t take them and that has a lot to do with the positions on the table. [Courtesy of Slow Fox]

Round 9 catch up game match result

Played on Thursday 26th June

U12 girls div 1 v Rouse Hill Rams Won 3-1

Round 14 match results

Sat 5th / Sun 6th July

U6 Holroyd Black v PCYC Red
U6 Holroyd Green v Guildford Gold
With players away from all teams some of the kids are playing in both games. Great game from Ahmad, Amber, Jamal, Jesse, Maddison, Patrick and our new player Kiara. Kiara was upset she didn’t score a goal but she has a strong kick and if she keeps trying she is sure to get one soon. Tackling and timing is getting better, but we all need to concentrate on the game. We have to score goals for us and stop the other team from scoring goals. Keep up the good efforts.

U7 Orange v Dundas

U8 Blue v Pendle Hill

U8 Red v Pendle Hill Loss 9-0

U9 div 2 v Greystanes Won 2-0

U10 div 5 v Pendle Hill Won 4-0

U11 div 2 v Castle Hill United Won 5-2

U12 div 4 v Wenty Waratah Black Won 1-0

U13 div 3 v Lidcombe Falcons Won 2-1

U16 div 2 v Pendle Hill Draw 0-0

O35 div 4 v Baulkham Hills Loss 5-0
Hard and enjoyable game with BH a little slow to start and we had a few chances but unable to take advantage. 1-0 at half time. 2nd half BH had more control, 2nd goal was a penalty and the last 3 came in the last 10 minutes. Excellent performance from the Rangers and the result probably flattered BH a bit - I thought 3-0 was a fair result but that’s the way it is when the spoon is in your hand. [Courtesy of Slow Fox]

O35 div 5 v St Josephs Black Loss 5-1

Senior 3 v Parramatta City Won 6-2

Senior 6 - bye

U12 girls div 1 v Castle Hill United Draw 2-2

U14 girls div 1 v Castle Hill United Draw 0-0

U16 girls div 2 v St Josephs Loss 4-0
If we don’t finish off our goals and if we don’t mark our players in defence this result is what happens. Too many defensive errors saw us concede soft goals. Lots of scoring chances all game long, but we did not take the chances when we had them. How different the game would have been if we’d put away 2 goals in the 1st half – we certainly had 2 great chances to do so. 2nd half again we had at least 4 good chances. If we get the ball into the 18 yard box take the first good shot at goal you can and strike it well - often you can catch the goalie off guard or get a deflection. I say it every week – to score goals we have to take shots. We created many chances but really only had 2-3 shots on goal – that’s not enough. 2nd half we tired with 10 players but they only had 11. Player of the match was Lauren for a great game at left back. Think about it – mark your players in defence, and take your shots in attack. We have a great team who can achieve great things but we have to do the basics right.

AAL div 5 v Wenty Waratah Won 5-0

AAL div 2 v Wenty Waratah Loss 3-2

Round 12 catch up games

Washed out Round 12 games will be played as follows:

Sunday 6th July:

U8 Red v Lidcombe Waratah at Coleman Park #3, Georges Ave, Lidcombe

U12 div 4 v Winston Hills at McCoy Park #1, McCoy St, Toongabbie

O35 div 4 v Lidcombe Waratah White at Coleman Park #2, Georges Ave, Lidcombe at 1:00pm

Sunday 20th July:

Senior 6 v Pendle Hill at Binalong Oval #2, Binalong Rd, Toongabbie at 3:00pm

Soccer-a-thon!

Want to win $100 and other great prizes?
Participate in the Soccer-a-thon to be held on 26th July.

Register at the canteen by 19th July to take part in this fun event and win great prizes.

Round 13 match results

Sat 28th / Sun 29th June

U/6 Holroyd Black v Guildford Blue
U/6 Holroyd Green v PCYC Red

With players away sick and some that did turn up also sick we used all 7 players in both games and rotated them as subs. Both games were well played with many goals being scored by both teams. Waseem and Patrick both scored multiple goals. Amber went close but overran the ball, and Jamal and Jesse both pulled off some great tackles. Maddison battled bravely until she went home sick and Ahmad continues to improve.

U/7 Orange v Rouse Hill Rams

U/8 Blue v Castle Hill United Blue Won 2-0

U/8 Red v Merrylands SFC Red

U/9 div 2 v Castle Hill United Won 2-1

U/10 div 5 v St Josephs Draw 1-1

U/11 div 2 v Merrylands SFC Won 3-0

U/12 div 4 v North Rocks Won 5-1

U/13 div 3 v Castle Hill RSL Red Loss 1-0

U/16 div 2 - bye

O35 div 4 v Kellyville Loss 6-3

A good game played in good spirits. The past 2 games we've scored plenty of goals but need to strengthen our defence if we're going to be competitive. Fox was hoping to get on the score sheet with a nice strike from outside the box that went just wide - we won't talk about the one off the melon . . . [Courtesy of MrAliB]

AliB you scored with no good luck charm. It was good to see our midfield & forwards getting a chance on goal for a change. I think our stand-in keeper Eddie the Big Bottomed Wombat needs to stay on the park & just use his feet. Hopefully our number 1 keeper is back on Sat & Sun. Mr Hop played his first full game for 8 weeks & looked like he was going to explode. When is he having that baby? He’s been preggers for 10 years now. [Courtesy of Slow Fox]

O35 div 5 v Kellyville Loss 2-1

Senior 3’s v Castle Hill RSL Loss 2-1

Senior 6’s v Toongabbie Won 9-2

U/12 Girls div 1 v Winston Hills Won 1-0

U/14 Girls div 1 - bye

U/16 Girls div 2 v Baulkham Hills Loss 5-1

1st half we looked pretty good, creating lots of chances, but just could not score. Emily had a couple of breakaway runs but their sweeper kept enough pressure on that the shots went wide. Late in the half Mel had a tap in from close range but lifted it just over the bar. BH responded with a goal right on half-time. Obviously the half-time talk did very little as BH scored again soon after the break and then bundled in 3 more. Only the BH goal struck from range over Megan’s head was a shot of any quality, but we still allowed the other 4 goals to go in. Our goal was a late consolation when Mel neatly placed her shot into the corner giving their goalie no chance. Too many of our passes went to BH players instead of ours. We did not use the width of the park and ended up bunched in the middle, stifling our free-flowing play and preventing us from playing through balls to our strikers. BH got the ball in front of our goal and we sagged back and did not clear it, allowing them to score most of their goals from scrambles in front of goals. Learn from this girls – do the basics well and good things happen, mess up the basics and it’s a struggle. A good first game from our new player Heather. Rochelle put in a good performance in the midfield and later at centre back to earn the player of the match.

AAL div 5 v Baulkham Hills Won 2-1

AAL div 2 v Lidcombe Waratah Won 5-2

Wash outs and July school holidays

At the June Granville Association meeting it was agreed that Rounds 4 and 10 are washed out and will not be replayed.

No games will be scheduled for the middle weekend of the July school holidays - Sat 12th / Sun 13th July.

Round 12 match results

Sat 21st / Sun 22nd June

U/6 Holroyd Black v Holroyd Green
A terrific game played between our 2 teams. The greens played strongly in the 1st half and scored several goals, but the whites were stronger in the 2nd half and they scored several goals. All up a fairly even game.

U/7 Orange v Lidcombe Falcons

U/8 Blue v Merrylands SFC Loss 3-1

U/8 Red v Lidcombe Waratah - washed out

U/9 div 2 v Parramatta City Won 1-0

U/10 div 5 v Guildford County Won 2-0

U/11 div 2 v Castle Hill RSL Loss 1-0

U/12 div 4 v Winston Hills - washed out

U/13 div 3 v Castle Hill RSL Draw 2-2

U/16 div 2 v Granville Kewpies Loss 6-0

O35 div 4 v Lidcombe Waratah White – washed out

O35 div 5 v Castle Hill RSL Loss 3-1

Senior 3’s v Guildford County Won 2-1

Senior 6’s v Pendle Hill – washed out

U/12 Girls div 1 v Kellyville Won 3-2

U/14 Girls div 1 v Lidcombe Waratah

U/16 Girls div 2 v Castle Hill RSL Black Won 1-0
What a great result! Before this game CH had won all 9 games with a total of just 3 goals scored against them. We have now defeated the top ranked team, which shows we can beat anyone if we want to. Our first 15 minutes was scrappy & we could easily have conceded goals. Before the game we had no self belief that we had a chance against this team & it showed in our early play – too may passes going straight to CH players. As play went on & we kept them out our confidence grew & CH got frustrated. Late in the half our passing improved & we made some good runs into their half, eventually winning a couple of corners. Daniela struck a nice ball across the goals which their keeper tried to gather, but Natasha at the back post was on the spot applying pressure & the ball was fumbled over the line to put us up 1-0 right on half-time. An exciting 2nd half with both teams creating scoring chances. Emily & Daniela made good runs forward after some nice through balls. Megan came off her line well to block shots & put their strikers off. Great play at the back from Lauren, Natalia & Rochelle. Midfielders all tackled & passed well in the 2nd half. The coach was pretty excited after the game & you 11 girls deserve full credit for a job well done. Player of the match at central defence & with a short stint in the midfield was Danielle, with tenacious tackling & a determination to get to the ball first and take control.

AAL div 5 v Granville Kewpies Won 1-0

AAL div 2 v Winston Hills Won 4-1

Round 11 match results

Sat 14th / Sun 15th June

U/6 Black v Guildford Gold

A ball to the face before the game upset Amber but she struggled on bravely through the game. Maddison is tackling well and continues to improve every week. Patrick turns the ball away from danger very well and reads the play well. Jesse was impressed by the oppositions kicks in the air and is determined to learn to do the same himself. A good effort on a cold morning.

U/6 Green v PCYC White

Ahmed and Fayez continue to improve and are enjoying their soccer, but need to concentrate more. Jamal is very happy kicking towards the goal and his tackling and attacking has improved a lot. Waseem continues to play a very strong and determined game, keen to stop the opposition from scoring and to score goals himself.

U/7 Orange v Castle Hill United White

U/8 Blue v Lidcombe Waratah Won 4-0

U/8 Red v Winston Hills White

U/9 div 2 v North Rocks Won 2-0

U/10 div 5 v Castle Hill United Draw 1-1

U/11 div 2 v Winston Hills Loss 2-0

U/12 div 4 v Baulkham Hills Won 4-2

U/13 div 3 v Granville Waratah Loss 5-0

U/16 div 2 v Baulkham Hills Loss 6-0

O35 div 4 v Dundas Draw 3-3

The good luck charm almost worked against Dundas on the weekend. Certainly a great game of football for Holroyd with a draw as good as a win this season. [Courtesy of MrAliB] The good luck charm nearly did work but a good result for us. A win won’t be too far away with maybe a bit more luck from somewhere else. Good to see the Big Moon bulldozer getting on the scoresheet. [Courtesy of Slow Fox]

O35 div 5 v Winston Hills Black Loss 2-1

Senior 3’s v Merrylands SFC (result pending)

Senior 6’s v Winston Hills Won 2-1

U/12 Girls div 1 v North Rocks Won 4-2

U/14 Girls div 1 v Kellyville Loss 3-0

U/16 Girls div 2 v Castle Hill RSL White Loss 3-0

A lot of chances created in the 1st half with several good shots on goal, but we could not get anything into the back of the net. CH with a counter attack and they score. 2nd half we tired with no subs and the play was more even. Again we had several good attempts on goal after some nice lead up work. A penalty in the last minute gave us a 3-0 loss. This was far from a one-sided game as the score might suggest and we probably had more chances on goal than CH, but we failed to convert our opportunities. Be more positive when approaching the ball and don’t hesitate. Great work from all players, but Katelyn played superbly with almost all of her passes going to our players feet, earning her the player of the match award.

AAL div 5 v Guildford County Won 3-1

AAL div 2 v North Rocks Won 4-1

Round 9 match results

Sat 31st May / Sun 1st June

U/6 Black v PCYC Red

Our 4 players – Ahmed, Fayez, Jamal and Patrick - battled bravely today. They all enjoyed the game and are learning to kick the ball away from the other team. Patrick scored a nice goal.

U/6 Green v Guildford Gold

A great game today that flowed from end to end of the field. Some great work from Jesse to kick the ball away from the other team. Amber and Maddison continue to take on players bigger and faster than they are. Waseem again very strong, scoring many goals and getting back to stop the other team. Some nice passing is starting to happen.

U/7 Orange v Rouse Hill Rams Black Loss 4-1

U/8 Blue v Baulkham Hills Blue Won 2-0

U/8 Red v Greystanes Loss 4-1

U/9 div 2 v Pendle Hill Won 4-1

U/10 div 5 v Castle Hill RSL Won 1-0

U/11 div 2 v Kellyville Won 2-1

U/12 div 4 v Pendle Hill Draw 1-1

U/13 div 3 v Guildford County Loss 3-1

U/16 div 2 v Greystanes Loss 3-0

O35 div 4 v North Rocks Loss 5-1

[Nice to have MrAliB at the game – maybe he should be renamed Mr Cameo – Ed.] [Match report courtesy of MrAliB]

O35 div 5 v Greystanes Won 2-1

Senior 3’s v Lidcombe Waratah Won 3-0

Senior 6’s v Dundas Won 4-0

U/12 Girls div 1 v Rouse Hill Rams
Game deferred due to State Cup game

U/14 Girls div 1 v Pendle Hill

U/16 Girls div 2 v Pendle Hill Won 3-0

We barely got out of first gear in this game and should have won by a bigger margin against a team of 9 players. I’ll put it down to so many players carrying injuries, and the important thing is we got the win and the 3 points. Some good attacking play in the 1st half saw Lauren S. and Natasha score goals. In the 2nd half Lauren S. bagged another after a nice cross into the area. Megan with a shot off the post almost scored her first ever goal. Miray and Lauren S. made some good runs down the wings. Natasha played well as forward, a position she is not used to. Daniela and Danielle some good tackling and passing in midfield. Rebekah and Danielle both seemed to enjoy their stint in the midfield, with Rebekah playing some nice passes through and good overall play, earning her the player of the match award. Natalia pushed forward when the chance was there and contributed well in the front half of the field.

AAL div 5 v Rouse Hill Rams Won 2-0

AAL div 2 v Pendle Hill Draw 3-3

Round 8 match results

Sat 24th / Sun 25th May

U/6 Black v Guildford Blue

U/6 Green v PCYC Red

U/7 Orange – bye

U/8 Blue v Ermington United Loss 1-0

U/8 Red v Wenty Waratah Loss 5-1

U/9 div 2 v Merrylands SFC Won 3-0

U/10 div 5 v Baulkham Hills Won 8-1

U/11 div 2 v Pendle Hill Loss 5-2

U/12 div 4 v Wenty Waratah White Won 4-0

U/13 div 3 v Winston Hills Loss 3-1

U/16 div 2 v Kellyville Loss 9-0

O35 div 4 v Lidcombe Waratah Black Loss 4-1

A great effort from the green machine today the score was 1-1 with 10 to go. A few decisions from the ref that were dodgy but there were more bad ones to Lid than us. Penalty missed and plenty by one striker and one headed off the line and we had 2 or 3 good chances also. Game played in good spirit only one yellow for kicking the ball into next week after a sus call. MrAliB did not play, maybe that was the difference. [Match report courtesy of Slow Fox]

O35 div 5 v Winston Hills White Loss 2-0

Senior 3’s v Baulkham Hills

Senior 6’s v St Josephs Won 1-0

U/12 Girls div 1 v Wenty Waratah Loss 1-0

U/14 Girls div 1 v Winston Hills Loss 2-1

U/16 Girls div 2 v Winston Hills Won 6-2

No subs again today & another terrific gutsy effort from the girls. Our through balls were placed to perfection & Emily and Renea running up front had several good chances. Some great play from the backs played a controlled ball to our midfields feet who tucked a nice through ball wide for Emily. A super cross from Emily found Renea in front of goal who put away the shot. A free kick on the edge of the 18 yard line which Daniela put into the wall, it rebounded across to Mel who was holding her position on the left wing and Mel struck a superb finish into the top of the net – well done Mel for your 1st goal with us. A couple of nice finishes from Emily & Rochelle grabbed 2nd half goals for us. A great game from Katelyn & Daniela in the midfield, Danielle in the backs, & Emily at forward. Megan in goals was solid all game, earning her the player of the match. In a 2nd half flurry of action Megan deflected a shot on goal, then ever alert as she tried to get to her feet knocked down the 2nd attempt, & then dived onto the loose ball in front of their onrushing striker. A great effort from all players including those who carried injuries into the game – Natasha, Rochelle & Mel. The difference today was when we had a chance for a shot at goal we took the shot, and that is why we scored 6 goals.

AAL div 5 v Winston Hills Won 10-0

AAL div 2 v Castle Hill United Won 2-1

Round 7 match results

Round 7 - Sat 17th / Sun 18th May

U6 Holroyd Black 6 def Holroyd Green 3
All of our Under 6’s continue to improve and are having lots of fun. This week a change of pace as our 2 teams played against each other. Waseem and Patrick were both very good and scored many goals between them. All of our players enjoy kicking the ball in and are learning to pass it. They all scored goals during the half-time goal scoring drill. Our kicks are getting stronger each week but we must keep watching the ball.

U7 Orange v St Josephs Won 1-0

U8 Blue v Rouse Hill Rams Won 3-2

U8 Red v Winston Hills Black Loss 5-0

U9 div 2 v Lidcombe Waratah Won 2-1

U10 div 5 v Pendle Hill Won 5-2

U11 div 2 v Castle Hill United Draw 0-0
Our team is coming together well considering being promoted from third division to second division. I think the players have realised it is a big step up and the game is a lot tougher. We have started off fairly well so far with two wins, two draws and two losses. All the games have been played in good spirit. Man of the match awards have gone to Brock, Daniel, Jesse, Chris and Jim with extra awards being given to some other players putting in an extra effort. Next Saturday we start the new round so hopefully we shall see plenty of improvement, wish the team some luck as they are trying very hard. Good luck kids. Coach Dave Hunter.

U12 div 4 v Wenty Waratah Black Won 4-2

U13 div 3 v North Rocks Loss 7-0

U16 div 2 v Pendle Hill Loss 3-2

O35 div 4 v Baulkham Hills Loss 6-1

O35 div 5 v St Josephs Loss 9-1

Senior 3 v PCYC Parramatta Loss 3-1

Senior 6 v Granville Kewpies Won 4-2

U12 girls div 1 v Beaumont Hills Loss 5-0

U14 girls div 1 v Beaumont Hills

U16 girls div 2 v St Josephs Won 2-0
I am so proud of everyone in this team. Each week they go out and give their all without complaint. No subs today and very windy conditions made for a difficult match - our extra fitness training is helping us though. With everyone tiring late in the game our tackles and passes were a little weak – we need to stay strong and focus for the whole game. Great work in defence from Natalia, Rebekah, Danielle and Lauren. Emily used her speed well early to get us off to a flyer. A neat left foot tap beat the keeper and just trickled over the line. More chances later from Emily, Mel, Rochelle, Daniela and Megan should have seen us score a couple more – take the shot if you have space on the edge of the 18 yard box. Katelyn played superbly in the midfield making some nice passes. A nasty incident late in the game soured things a little. Natasha came back well to contribute to our 2nd goal and Megan made a nice pass across to Daniela who fired it home strongly. Great all round game from Daniela and a good attitude after the incident earned her the Player of the Match award. I say it every week - play to the whistle and play to our game plan. Another 1 or 2 players is urgently needed for our team.

AAL div 5 v Wenty Waratah Won 3-1

AAL div 2 v St Josephs Won 6-2

Round 6 match results

Round 6 - Sat 10th / Sun 11th May

U6 Black v Guildford Gold Loss 6-2
A good game played by both sides and all of our players played well. Amber and Waseem scored our goals and Fayez and Jesse made some good kicks. Keep concentrating at training and during the game.

U6 Green v PCYC White Loss 12-1
We played better than the score shows but PCYC have some very fast runners and they scored a lot of runaway goals. We attacked their goal a lot but too many of our shots just went wide. We will have to practise accurate kicking at training. We also need to spread out a bit more so we can pass the ball to each other. Good effort from everyone – Jamal, Jesse, Maddison and Waseem.

U7 Orange v Castle Hill United Black Loss 7-0

U8 Blue v Wenty Waratah Won 8-0

U8 Red v Castle Hill United Loss 5-0

U9 div 2 v Castle Hill RSL Draw 1-1

U10 div 5 v St Josephs Loss 5-1

U11 div 2 v Merrylands SFC Won 1-0

U12 div 4 v North Rocks Loss 5-2

U13 div 3 v Dundas Loss 4-1

U16 div 2 v Castle Hill RSL Won 2-1

O35 div 4 v Kellyville Loss 2-0
10 and a 1/2 players today was a struggle. Lame Fox did his job standing in the middle of the park. 1st half goal was a 1-on-1 with our new keeper. 2nd half goal was a shot off the post which fell back to their strikers feet for the tap home. Good first game from the new keep. Call of the day from Capt G after CHop took the ball on his thigh - "Watch the baby!". Capt G's diving header looked impressive but he couldn't quite connect with Darko's cross - when we left the ground the bulldozer was moving in to replace the divot.

O35 div 5 v Kellyville Loss 3-2

Senior 3 v Winston Hills Won 2-0

Senior 6 v Greystanes Won 5-0

U12 Girls div 1 v Castle Hill RSL Won 3-2

U14 Girls div 1 v Castle Hill RSL Loss 2-0

U16 Girls div 2 v Baulkham Hills Draw 2-2
10 players first half and an unofficial ref from BH with some dubious calls and our girls were rattled. BH had 2 breaks and converted both. We had several good runs forward and the shots either went wide or were stopped by their backs. A half time rally and we went out 2nd half to play our game regardless of what the ref was calling. An early through ball found Lauren S. who sprinted through and finished well. Soon after some great lead up work from the backs and through the mid-field saw us win a corner. Superbly struck and placed by Daniela near 3 of our girls and it was Lauren S. who touched home our 2nd. We kept trying to get the winner but couldn't convert one despite several close attempts. Excellent game from Natasha filling in the backs for us and great work in the middle from Daniela. Emily played well up front in the 1st half and equally well in the midfield 2nd half. Megan enjoyed her run up front 2nd half while Rochelle subbed for her in goals – both played well. 2 great goals and a superb game from Lauren S. Mel with great play at left mid and some super runs down the wing earned her the Player of the Match award. Much better play from us in the 2nd half when we settled down and played our game.

AAL div 5 v Baulkham Hills Loss 6-2

AAL div 2 v Kellyville Loss 2-1

Mothers Day raffle winners

The Mothers Day raffle was a great success. Thanks to all the players and families who supported the raffle by either donating things and/or buying tickets. From all the donations we were able to make up 16 prizes.

Image from Designed to a T: http://www.designedtoat.com/mothers_day2.shtml

Many thanks to the fundraising committee of Anna, Julie, Vicki, Kristen, Mark, Mel and Sharon who helped with ideas, obtaining prizes, stapling of tickets, posters, wrapping of prizes, etc.

We made approximately $700 from this raffle. The proceeds of this will go towards purchasing some shelving for the canteen store room.

Look out for our next fundraiser, its going to be lots of fun - a soccer-a-thon!

Congratulations to the following winners of the Mothers Day raffle:
1st: A.Wardle
2nd: D. Hunter
3rd: M.Cook
4th: Elliot-Watson family
5th: T. Ngyuen
6th: E.Higgins
7th: Attard family
8th: D. Marshall
9th: J. Phillips
10th: Kyle. H
11th: S. Martin
12th: Hunter family
13th: B. Goradia
14th: G. McNamey
15th: M. Nunez
16th: B.Irish

Round 5 match results

Round 5 - Sat 3rd / Sun 4th May

U6 Black v PCYC White Loss 5-4

U6 Green v Guildford Blue Loss 10-0

U7 Orange v Dundas Loss 4-3

U8 Blue v Pendle Hill Blue Loss 2-1

U8 Red v Pendle Hill Red Loss 2-0

U9 div 2 v Castle Hill United Loss 2-1

U10 div 5 v Norwest Cougars Won 6-0

U11 div 2 v Castle Hill RSL Loss 2-1

U12 div 4 v Winston Hills Won 5-2

U13 div 3 v Lidcombe Falcons Loss 2-0

U16 div 2 v Granville Kewpies Loss 3-0

O35 div 4 v Lidcombe Waratah White Draw 4-4
Our first competition point from a see-sawing game. Nice finishes to Mark with 2 goals, and Bill who was quickly on hand to clean up after their keeper fumbled, and Greg’s effort from range which the keeper dived over (how much did he pay their keeper to let his shot go in?). Brad’s shot from outside the box curled late to just miss the post. CHop got cleaned up by the phantom at least 3 times, and nice ball control with his 3rd leg. Nashy is now top scorer with 2 deflected goals.

O35 div 5 v Castle Hill RSL Draw 5-5

Senior 3 v Parramatta City Loss 3-2

Senior 6 v Lidcombe Waratah Won 19-1

U12 girls div 1 v Castle Hill United Draw 2-2

U14 girls div 1 v Castle Hill United Loss 4-1

U16 girls div 2 v Castle Hill RSL Black Loss 3-0
The break with the washed out round 4 and the shorter training session did not help us. Today we looked flat and listless with few exceptions. I don’t mind if we lose as long as we play to our best, and today was not our best. We were too bunched and did not play the ball wide enough. Any runs forward had 2 or 3 of us running through but far too close to each other. Marking the opposition was severely lacking, we hung off the ball, and we gave them too much space and time on the ball. More talk on the field. CH are a very good team and deserved to win today. They and us will be the teams to beat in this competition. We can be competitive against them if we mark better, win and control the ball, and spread the ball wider. Good effort today from Danielle, Natasha, Mel, Lauren S. and Katelyn (player of the match). It’s time for everyone to step up a notch.

AAL div 5 v Granville Kewpies Draw 1-1

AAL div 2 v Wenty Waratah

Results of Round 3 catch up matches

Played on Sun 27th April:

Senior 3's v Guildford County Won by forfeit


Played on Sun 4th May:

U9 div 2 v North Rocks Won 6-0

U13 div 3 v Castle Hill RSL Won 6-3

Round 4 games cancelled

All Round 4 games scheduled to be played on Sat 26th / Sun 27th April have been cancelled due to ground closures.

Competition draw

The full competition draw is now available on the Granville website at www.granvillesoccer.com.au under Competition.

Catch up games for Round 3 wash outs

Catch up games for Holroyd Rangers teams Round 3 wash outs will be as follows:
U9 div 2 - Sunday 4th May, v North Rocks, at North Rocks Park #2, at 8:30am.
U13 div 3 - Sunday 4th May, v Castle Hill RSL, at Eric Mobbs Res #3, at 10:30am.
Senior 3's - Sunday 27th April, v Guildford County, at Guildford Park #1, at 1:00pm.
Details can be found on the GDSFA website under Competitions.

Round 3 match reports

Round 3 - Sat 19th / Sun 20th April

U6 - Washed out

U7 v Lidcombe Falcons Orange Won by Forfeit

U8 Blue v Merrylands SFC Loss 7-0

U8 Red v Lidcombe Waratah Won 4-1

A good result for all with great goals to Tait, John and Revell (2).
Top tackling and passing Brandon, Sophie, Leah, Liam and Aladdin.  Keep
up the good work as we have made a great improvement with each game
played this year.  This will continue with more hard training.

U9 div 2 - Washed out

U10 div 5 v St Josephs Loss 4-2

U11 div 2 v Baulkham Hills Loss 3-0

U12 div 4 v Rouse Hill Rams Loss 2-1

U13 div 3 - Washed out

U16 div 2 v Castle Hill United Loss 3-2

O35 div 4 v Ermington United Loss 1-0

A good game with 10 players.  Darko with a strike from range just over
the bar.  Ermo scored after 20 min with a curling left foot strike
inside the far post.  But they didn't press home any advantage and their
attack withered on the flanks (good work from our wingers and backs).  A
good 2nd half saw us with a few chances but running out of legs.

O35 div 5 v Granville Kewpies Won 6-2

Senior 3 - Washed out

Senior 6 v Pendle Hill Loss 2-1

U12 girls v Kellyville Won 6-0

U14 girls div 1 v Lidcombe Waratah Draw 5-5

Lucky to escape with a draw today. Girls need to mark and stay with our opposition. We also have to commit to the ball instead of watching it. Good game in goals by Kate who seems to be a natural and also Cleo who impresses every week.

U16 girls div 2 v Guildford County Won 2-0

Terrific game played with 11 players partly in pouring rain. We dominated the midfield with great control and passing from Daniela, Katelyn, Rochelle, Emily and Natasha. Our wingers Emily and Natasha (Player of the Match) held their width and created havoc running the ball down the sidelines and passing inside. Lauren S. was our sole striker and did her job putting away both our goals. Able support in attack was provided from Rochelle, Emily and Natasha running through. Even our backs made the occasional run forward. Backline was solid once again with Lauren G. her usual cool self quickly defusing the oppositions attack with some solid physical defensive work. Rebekah, Danielle and Natalia all anticipated the play and turned GC's attack to the sides, leaving Megan little to do in goals other than to gather GC's occasional long range shots at goal. A great game by all and our 3rd consecutive win. Coach is very proud of this terrific team.

All Age Ladies div 5 - bye

All Age Ladies div 2 v Winston Hills Won 2-1

Round 2 match results

ROUND 2 - 12th / 13th April

U/6  -  Won 5-0 and Draw 1-1

Welcome and congratulations to our new player Maddison who scored our
first goal.  Waseem scored a few and Jamal also scored one.  Amber tried
hard and had one terrific shot which just went wide.  Patrick again
played well and is looking for the pass which is great at U6 level.
Teamwork is improving with each week.  The important thing is everyone
is enjoying themselves.  Well done everyone!

U/7 v Castle Hill United White  Loss 3-1

U/8 Blue v Lidcombe Waratah Blue  Draw 1-1 

U/8 Red v Winston Hills  Loss 2-0

An improved game by all players.  We are still adjusting to not having a
coach on the field and will continue to improve with more hard training.
Good work guys and keep up the effort.

U/9 div 2 v Kellyville  Won 3-0

U/10 div 5 v Guildford County  Loss 5-1

U/11 div 2 v Kellyville  Draw 1-1

U/12 div 4 v Pendle Hill  Won 5-0

U/13 div 3 v Granville Waratah  Loss 9-0

U/16 div 2 v Greystanes  Loss 5-0

O35/4 v North Rocks  Loss 5-0

Once again conceding early goals killed us.  We let NR waltz through the
midfield and shoot at will.  A much better 2nd half only conceding 1
goal and creating a few chances for ourselves.  A good first up game
from our new signing.  We have to turn things around very quickly.

O35/5 v Winston Hills Black  Loss 4-1

Senior 3's v Merrylands SFC  Won 4-1

Senior 6's v Winston Hills  Won 2-0

U/12 Girls v North Rocks  Won 4-0

U/14 Girls div 1 v Kellyville  Loss 5-1

U/16 Girls div 2 v Pendle Hill  Won 4-2

11 players today and thanks to the girls from the 14's who helped us
out.  1st half we scored early when Rochelle tucked a nice shot into the
far corner from a tight angle after some good play from Daniela.  A
lapse in concentration at the back saw PH get behind the defence a
couple of times and they managed to convert one of them.  Renea scored
our 2nd with a lovely strike.  Second half we played much much better -
passing was good and spreading out was better.  We still need to move
the ball forward with a bit more urgency.  Emily came out like a girl
possessed in the 2nd half and hit a lovely shot onto the right post
which rebounded into the goal.  Even the short break for the lightning
storm near the end of the game didn't deter us and Emily promptly struck
another goal home into the back right corner.  Solid work at the back
from Lauren, Danielle & Natalia.  Natalia had an outstanding game
attacking the ball, earning her the Player of the Match.  Mel was
unfortunate not to score after a couple of good attempts at goal.
Katelyn, Natasha and Emily played very well in the midfield.  We missed
a few chances we should have put away.  More work on fitness and
shooting.  

AAL div 5 v Rouse Hill Rams  Won 4-1 

AAL div 2 v North Rocks  Loss 5-3

Round 1 match results

Round 1 - Sat 5th / Sun 6th April

U6 Won 6-2 and Won 2-0
A new format this year for the U6's playing on a smaller field, with smaller goals and just 4 players per team and no goalie. Games were played at Greystanes and our 5 young players were anxious and eager to begin. 2 short games were played against 2 different groups of players. All our players scored goals either in the games or during the goal scoring drill between the games. Congratulations to Amber, Badie, Jamal, Patrick and Waseem for a great start to their soccer season. Hopefully Fayez will recover from his illness to join us for next weeks games.

U7 v Wenty Waratah Won 6-1
What a great way to start the season ... with a win!! We had some great goals from Epaphras and Tim. Joseph showed some really good skills by passing to his team mates when he had lots of defence around him and saved a couple of good trys at goal from Wenty. Romanous did a great job as our goalie in the 2nd half and never stopped chasing the ball. Mikhaila made some good tackles and didn't give up trying to get the ball from the other team. Sam and Daniel were always there to help out their team mates and also made some good tackles. We need to continue to practice on our defence, and chasing the ball even after we have kicked it. The team played really well and tried their hardest. Well done to all of them!!

U8 Blue v North Rocks Draw 3-3
Holroyd U8 Blue played their 1st competition game for the year at home against North Rocks U8 Blue. In fact this was their 1st game together this year. The game was a thrill a minute for all concerned with the result being a very pleasing 3 all draw. Holroyd got the ball rolling and scored quickly through Ethan Skinner. North Rocks were the next to score and we went to half time at 1 all. The boys and Billie (the only girl on the team) deserved a drink at half time. Both sides had played with a lot of skill and determination. In the 2nd half North Rocks scored to go ahead 2 - 1. Our boys were equal to the task and soon scored through George Chemuel. North rocks scored again before Ethan equalised to make it 3 - 3. Holroyd had the better of play in the 2nd half and were unlucky not to walk away with a win. Constant pressure and good team work along with individual skill by George and Ethan nearly got them the win. The most improved player was Joel Seymour and the Best Player on the day was Kyle Habkouk with some great defending. All the kids played well and Coach Jack Chemuel was very proud of them. Jack would also personally thank all the parents and grandparents for their support.

U8 Red v Baulkham Hills

U9/2 v Merrylands SFC Won 5-0

It was the first game for our U9/2 on the big field & what a game it
was.  After looking like we were still sitting in the shed for the first
5 min Merrylands attacked from the outset & were unlucky not to score an
early goal but thanks to our goalie Brandon he prevented them from
scoring.  Once the boys got the ball at their feet we were away.  Our
first goal came in the sixth minute with some great passing from the
boys.  The lead up work was done by Bradley, Kyle, Liam and then Ahmed
placed it beautifully in the back of the net.  Not long after Merrylands
kicked off we were on the attack again thanks to some great work from
Leonardo.  Merrylands managed to stave off the attack by getting the
ball out for our first corner.  Leonardo placed the corner kick right in
the goal area and Ahmed did the rest with another great finish.  Our
boys attacked again after the kick off down the right hand side of the
field with some great passing leading to Kyle scoring a cracker over the
keepers head from just inside the 18 yard box.  Our next goal again came
from a corner.  Leo put the corner again into the goal area and our new
boy Bradley did the rest against his old club.  Just before half time
some great passing from Nathan Bampton, Liam and Kyle led to our 5th
goal by a good shot from Leonardo.  At half time we led 5-0.  In the
second half our defence had to do some work.  The defence stood up with
a special mention to Josh, Saagar and Nathan Baker for keeping
Merrylands from scoring any goals as we rotated our players around the
park.  A special mention to Konor who this year returned to soccer after
playing rugby league last year and he never stopped trying.  A great
first game boys after a slow start.  If we keep working hard at training
and practice our passing and team work we can only get better.  A top
first game to ALL the boys, you made me proud.  Everyone did their bit
for the team.  Remember boys next week we need to be on our game from
the first kick off.  Man of the Match Ahmed. 

U10/5 v North Rocks Won 9-0

Today's game started off a bit slow, we only had 10 players compared to
North Rocks 16.  At half-time we led 1-nil.  It was great to see the new
players fitting in so well.  The 2nd half saw the Rangers come to life
and started putting away the goals.  Today's goal scorers were Moadassir
2, Mitchell 3, Mustapha 3 and William-Harley 1.  The final score Rangers
9-nil.  Well done guy's.

U11/2 v Pendle Hill Won 2-1

U12/4 v Wenty Waratah Won 5-0

U13 /3 v Merrylands SFC Draw 2-2

U16/2 v Kellyville Loss 7-1

O35/4 v Lidcombe Waratah Black Loss 5-2

3 quick goals introduced us to the season the wrong way.  Musky's run
into the box was obstructed and Ace slotted home the penalty.  Slow Fox
went off as Lame Fox.  Fluey CHop had one good run and then subbed off.
Darko's cross onto Air-Eddies melon was a gem for our 2nd.  We have to
stop the soft goals to be competitive this year.

O35/5 v Granville Kewpies Won 10-0

The opening game of the season was a bit of an anticlimax with only 8
players for Kewpies turning up and no official ref.  We were not tested
and dominated the play.  Jack Jurisic top scored with the goals followed
by Dennis Out, Michael Borg and Domenic Mastrippolito.  Kewpies never
looked like scoring even with the aerial long shots from the half way
mark.  They made a number of runs down the side and crossed the ball to
have no one in the middle.  We made some good runs and had plenty of
options at the end.  Domenic Mastrippolito was voted man of the match.

Senior 3's v Greystanes Loss 2-1

Senior 6's v Baulkham Hills Won 9-0

Another great start to the season by the boys.  We dominated from the
start with cosi celebrating another year with the season opener, then a
great cross from Age hit pava in the box to make it 2, Juls also found
the net which made it 3-0 half time.  The 2nd half saw us put away
another 6 with hat tricks to Pava and Juls and Baza and Greksa getting
their names on the score sheet.  Man of the match would have to have
been Luka the Bling Vula with a faultless display!

U12G v Pendle Hill Loss 10-0

U14G/1 v North Rocks Won 2-0

U16G/2 v Winston Hills Won 1-0

Just 10 of our girls available today & we were fortunate to have help
from our other girls teams.  WH had more of the attack than we did but
our solid backline of Danielle, Rebekah and Lauren never budged.  When
WH did break through Megan was superb in goals & was quickly off her
line to block shots or gather the ball.  Great midfield work from
Daniela and Natasha, with Rochelle & Mel combining up front really well.
We had a few good chances which we should have put away.  Our goal was a
scramble in front of goal which Miray poked home.  However the
difference today was our defence and our goalie, keeping WH from scoring
& getting us the win.  Player of the Match was Danielle for holding
position & clearing well from the back.

AAL/5 v Winston Hills Won 4-0

AAL/2 v Castle Hill RSL Won 5-4

Players still needed for . . .

U8 (2-3 players) and U10 (2-3 players). Registrations will be accepted in the clubhouse at Guildford West Sportsground, Foray St, Guildford West, on any Monday, Wednesday and Thursday in March (except Easter Monday) between 6:30 and 7:30pm.

Coaches and Managers Meeting

Monday 31st March at 7:30pm in the clubhouse. Discussion on general procedures for this year and teams will be issued with playing shirts and match balls.

Players needed for . . .

U6 (1 player), U8 (2 players), U10 (2-3 players), U16 (2-3 players), U19 Girls (2-3 players) and All Age Ladies (7-8 players).

Registrations will be accepted in the clubhouse at Guildford West Sportsground, Foray St, Guildford West, on any Monday, Wednesday and Thursday in March between 6:30 and 7:30pm.

March General Meeting

The March General Meeting will be held on Monday 3rd March at 7:30pm in the clubhouse. All Committee members and team Coaches and Managers are welcome.

Registrations will be accepted in the clubhouse between 7 and 7:30pm prior to the general meeting.

Trial Games

Enquiries about trial games against Holroyd Rangers teams during March 2008 are welcome. Please contact Greg Wyatt on 0433 117 523 or email us at holroydrangers@hotmail.com

Players urgently needed

We need extra players for the following teams:

U6 (1 player)
U8 (2-3 players)
U10 (2-3 players)
U16 (5-6 players)
U17 (7-8 players)
U19 Girls (2-3 players)
All Age Ladies (3-4 players)

For more details contact John Nash on 0422 006 939.

2008 registrations - Wed 27th Feb and Thu 28th Feb

These will be our last formal registration dates for the 2008 season. Registrations after this date will be at the discretion of and appointment with our registrar, and only if there are positions available within teams.

Registrations will be accepted in our clubhouse on Wed 27th Feb between 7 and 9 pm and Thu 28th Feb between 7 and 8 pm.

We have positions available within the following teams:
U6, U8, U10, U16, U17, and All Age Ladies.

For more details contact John Nash on 0422 006 939.

Coaches and Managers Meeting

A meeting with the HRSC Committee and all team Coaches and Managers is scheduled for Monday 18th Feb at 7:30pm in the clubhouse. At least 1 representative from each team should attend this meeting. Contact John Nash on 0422 006 939 for more details.

Registration for 2008

Thursday 14th Feb between 7pm and 9pm is when registrations will next be taken. Teams are filling up fast (some have just 1 or 2 spots left) so be quick or miss out. Contact John Nash on 0422 006 939 for more details.