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No Ballarat regional soccer festival as link with Heart lost

BY DAVID BREHAUT
21 Jun, 2012 12:01 AM

BALLARAT Red Devils are frustrated and disappointed that an opportunity to develop close community ties with A League club Melbourne Heart this year has been lost.

Ballarat City Council was unable to take up a partnership offer, which featured a showpiece regional soccer festival with Heart, owing to related costs and other event requirements.

Red Devils vice-president Andrew Burgess said missing out on hosting a festival and developing other relationships with the team was disappointing on several fronts for the city.

Burgess said Ballarat had a real chance to build on the success of an exhibition game Heart had played against the Red Devils at Ballarat’s Eureka Stadium early last year.

“It was a great success.”

He said the game had signalled there was a real opportunity for a partnership similar to the model the City of Ballarat had formed with AFL club North Melbourne, even if not on the same scale.

Burgess said a link with Heart would promote interaction between the general community, not just the soccer community, with an elite sporting club including hosting A-league matches, and development of the game and junior and senior levels in Ballarat.

He said there would also be opening for fund-raising opportunities to assist with the continued development of the Morshead Park soccer precinct, which was pivotal to the growth on the game in Ballarat.

City council first met with Melbourne Heart late last year regarding the proposal, which included the possibility of bringing an A League match to Ballarat.

City of Ballarat chief executive officer Anthony Schinck said the city was unable to take part this year owing to event requirements and related costs.

Mr Schinck did reinforce though the city council’s ongoing commitment to soccer and possibility in years to come of attracting A League games to Ballarat.

“On completion of the regional football facility (at Morshead Park), the city would look to attract A League games and other events.

“Council has invested $2.1 million into the regional football facility for Ballarat.

“This is the largest investment by council into a sport infrastructure project,” he said.

The project has also received $3.5m from the State Government.

Burgess said one of the biggest disappointments of the bid to get Heart to Ballarat this year had been a breakdown in communications, with soccer interests unable to get to the table with city council after the initial discussions in November.

Melbourne Heart community general manager Sue Crow said it had been disappointing not to get past first base for this year, but the door remained opened to Ballarat to get involved in regionals festivals in coming years.

“We had hoped to go to Ballarat (this year),” she told The Courier yesterday.

“We love going there and we’d love to get there next year.”

Melbourne Heart announced last week that Cardinia would host the first of three of its community football festivals from July 9, describing it as a “three-day extravanganza” in which it would engage with the soccer and business community through a series of clinics and events.

The other festivals will be at Brimbank and Whittlesea.

http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/no-ballarat-regional-soccer-festival-as-link-with-heart-lost/2598038.aspx?storypage=0

Aussie Jacob Poscoliero on trial with @MelbourneHeart. 22-yr-old midfielder currently plays for Serie D side Sandona Jessolo Calcio FC #mhfc -- Sacha Pisani (@Sachk0)

:shock: I won't judge just yet.

Aussie Jacob Poscoliero on trial with @MelbourneHeart. 22-yr-old midfielder currently plays for Serie D side Sandona Jessolo Calcio FC #mhfc -- Sacha Pisani (@Sachk0)

Have you guys got any fans yet! I watch you guys on TV sometimes and there is no crowd at your games, what is going on there?

We're there, just the vast majority of us are at either end of the ground where the camera doesn't normally go. Similar to how you are all cooped up in a corner in Wellington.

looks like we've signed Dylan Macallister for....for 2 years. FMD.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/ponderous-wanderers-refuse-to-rush-despite-lack-of-players-20120718-22anw.html

Hopefully this works out all formatted correctly

Friday 27 July 8.00pm vs. FFV VCL XI Stead Park, Geelong
Wednesday 1 August 7:30pm vs. Port Melbourne JL Murphy Reserve
Wednesday 8 August 7:30pm vs. Richmond Kevin Bartlett Reserve
Tuesday 21 August 2pm vs. Adelaide United Epping Stadium
Sunday 16 SeptemberTBC vs. Mt Eliza XI Langwarrin SC
Saturday 22 September 1pm vs. Perth Glory TBC

Won't get to Geelong but hope to get to most of the rest... apparently they are also playing in Lismore against WSW at some stage.

She's all Heart

26.07.2012

Do you have a woman who is the Heart and Soul of your club?

She may work quietly in the background as a coach, on the committee, in the canteen or raising much needed funds.

She maybe a Mum. She may have helped out for years. She may do the jobs that nobody else wants to do.

Melbourne Heart wants to acknowledge the work of this special woman in your club through the “She’s All Heart” program.

Each week during the 2012/13 season, a winner will be presented at a Melbourne Heart home game. The winner will be invited to bring her family to the game and she will receive a Melbourne Heart gift pack.

Every entrant receives a certificate of recognition and goes in the draw to win the major prize of an “Inner Sanctum” tour with an MHFC player and an invitation for two people to attend the Chairman’s function on Mon 11th March at 7.30pm at the MHFC vs Adelaide Utd at AAMI Park.

To enter, visit www.melbourneheartfc.com.au and follow the link ‘She’s All Heart’.

Competition closes 28 Feb 2013

http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2012&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=07&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=638&cHash=bdc258b142563b4467c436f088d74e89

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From Australian football on facebook: 'Half time at JL Murphy Reserve:
Melbourne Heart 3 (Macallister 20', 27', 33') - Port Melbourne 0. '

Full Time At JL Murphy Reserve: Port Melbourne 0-8 Melbourne Heart (Macallister x4, Grech OG, Walker x2, Williams).

I was there last night and we put in a very solid performance. I am not really across the Port Melbourne team so I cannot comment on its strength relative to 'full strength' but Heart were missing Fred, Duganzic and Mebrathu (and Thompson was an early sub possible injury).

The second half have more tialists than the first from what I could gather. Playing left wing Williams created several openings for himslef and team mates but looked to be leaving the game empty handed until he met a cross late on for a far post header back across goal and in - deserved in my opinion because he was a class above the right back and a constant threat. Vrankovic, Walker and young 2nd half trailist 'Murchison' (name unsure I only overheard it as there were no team lists) looked solid as did Kalmar who replaced Thompson early. Nearly goes without saying but Macalister looked very sharp.

After Macalister's 3rd, I overheard one of the Heart board members suggest that perhaps we send the 'expensive one' (Tadic) back... good that there's a sense of humour at all levels of the club. Still early in preseason but 12 goals in 2 games gives hope that there might be a bit more end product to our game this season.

That looks fine, except the game against Adelaide on the 21st has been changed to 7.30pm.