So FNQ Heat will be qualifying for the FFA Cup :lol:

Dominant from start to finish. :cool:

Was good to be back at Jensen, a healthy crowd too, around 850/900 people.

What happened in the Altona vs South Melbourne match?

Just had a quick look at our pool, We play Hawkesbury away from home & Sydney Olympic play Wollongong United at home.

If both United and Olympic win, then the round 7 fixture will be Sydney United vs Sydney Olympic @ Edensor to make it to the FFA CUP.

very similar to South Melbourne vs Melbourne Knights a couple years ago.

As far as I've heard so far about the Altona Magic vs South Melbourne match, apart from the lights failing twice, the was a bit of crowd trouble. A South Melbourne fan was hit and burnt to the head/neck by a flare that was thrown. This was after South had just been awarded a penalty and its was 0-0 in the 2nd half. Then the lights went out again, the players left the field and the police were called. What has been alleged so far was that the flare was thrown by a group Preston fans who had come to the match and were then removed from the ground. There has been a history of South Melbourne/Preston crowd troubles.

Edited by thewitness: 21/4/2016 10:08:09 AM

no disrespect to mounties, but it wasnt that they played well, we wer simply awful. 6 players out from the weekend but still the boys who came in for me simply didnt play well. mounties were ok, but how we lost that game i dont know. anyway, good luck to them in the next round. no cup run for us for this year.

6 changes? Were they forced or rotation? Clubs need to realise you must play your best team in these cup games. So much at stake now the majority of teams treat these games as grand finals.

We heavily rotated our squad last night but dont be fooled by the 3-0 score, altona had us by the balls and could have been a few up at half time. Fortunately we got away with it, huge risk though that could have ended in embarasment.

I was going to skip work to go to that game. :(
Hearing 2k at that one. Definitely a big rivalry.

3 injured from weekend, 1 suspension, and 2 rotation. guted we didnt win. the team we had should of won. anyway, thats football.

Some forced some unforced. A completely different midfield, and 2 out of 3 attackers, was never going to be easy going forward. But credit to Mounties, they seemed like they wanted it more, especially when defending. They got a lot of bodies behind the ball and their transition was incredibly quick. Luck was on their side as well, their keeper slipped over during a one on one in the first half and saved it with his head...

Ryde Magic smoked Padstow United 6-0.

Wow really??

That would be awesome to host you guys.

Can't wait for that one.

I support Hawkesbury btw

Edited by vincenzogold: 21/4/2016 12:09:56 PM

Dunbar had plenty of good chances in first half. That lob from the half way line was close. Bonnyrigg were clinical though and that was the difference. Entertaining game

yeah.

I checked out Hawkesbury's home ground, its nothing but a field in the middle of a farm, god knows where we are going to park. :lol: Cant wait for it. :cool:

FFA Cup - Football NSW teams still alive following last night's results.

Qualifer 1:
Wollongong Wolves
Bulli FC
Wagga City Wanderers
Hurstville City Minotaurs
Gladesville Ryde Magic

Qualifier 2:
APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Parramatta FC
Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Hakoah Sydney City East

Qualifier 3:
Hawkesbury City FC
Sydney United
Sydney Olympic
Wollongong United FC

Qualifier 4:
Manly United FC
Killarney Districts SC
Mosman FC
Mounties Wanderers

Qualifier 5:
Marconi Stallions
St George
St George FA
Berkeley Vale SC
Bankstown Berries

hahhahaha.

Thats pretty much it.

Parking will be terrible if there is a crowd bit of a trek. The actual pitch itself is lush but there is only one tiny grandstand so many people will be standing looking forward to hosting you guys.

Should have hit the ball so that it would bounce before goals. The GK wouldn't have saved it. Yes, Dunbar had their fair share of chances but once Bonnyrigg scored, they seemed to drop off. Looked good for an NPL3 team. They'll be up there with Rydalmere.

There's about 50 spots on a piece of land behind the sheds and you can park on the side of the road. It gets cold there at night so take a jacket.

If you can't get a seat in the grandstand, park your car on the other side of the field and watch it from your car. I've seen people do it before. Good way to avoid the cold.

Were talking about Bensons Lane right.
Its not that bad at all - breath in the fresh air United players should be have an extra lung or 3 lol......
Little grandstand is fine good viewing.
Prior to the stand there is a grass hill to make use of, grass roots football, bring your fold up chairs you spoilt NPL supporters lol, plenty of room either side of the stand.
The parking from the roadside maybe be useful but part viewing obscured by the home/away bench sheds and the wire fencing.
Yep, thermals highly recommended !

Just seen some photos.
http://back-of-the-net.com/2011-2012/NSW/NSWWC12-2.htm

Looks lovely. Middle of bum fuck nowhere. :lol:

Edited by Heineken: 21/4/2016 06:33:47 PM

Darwin Olympic resume their FFA Cup journey

St George FA 2 - 1 Berkeley Vale

The final game in the NSW 5th Round is Wagga City Wanderers v Hurstville City Minotaurs on Monday afternoon.

Yep. And from my experience in State League 1 (NPL3 now) in the past three seasons, Hawkesbury play kick and chase and are extremely physical. I don't know what they eat up there but there are some really solid guys there.

Beautiful. They should extend it right along the touchline. Oooft.

Yep spot on i have been known to do this. Its everything i love about the Hawkesbury haha

We are a rugby league place so yes majority of the the footballers out our way are big solid players. We have started playing some good football in the last 2 years Dave Bertenshaw has done a good job

this is why I love the FFA CUP, for nights like this.
it's what it is all about.

that's why I hate it when they change venues when a HAL side comes to town, takes away what the FFA CUP is and should be all about.

I'm doing my B licence with Dave at Football NSW. I'm not too sure about first grade but 16's, 18's and 20's played a lot of kick and chase.

Agree mate, I love the atmosphere at lower level grounds.
Bensons maybe at the back of nowhere but the pitch itself is perfectly fine to play on, my only gripe some of these grounds should cut the grass shorter for this does have longer grass slowing the ball down more than usual.
Maybe a tactic being the general size of their YL squads have some big units as mentioned :)
Yes Footballlover last season and prior lots of hoof ball but this season U16's for eg were playing from the back far more so its looks as if a change has been implemented.

The pitch is not that great. Have you played on it? It's bumpy. Not as bad as Rydalmere BUT it still isn't perfect. Artificial pitches are the best thing.

Who's the 16's coach? Is it still Nick? Coached against him for 2 seasons and it was always kick and chase. All he did was sign a quick front line and it worked at that level.