AJFC YEARBOOK 2014 FINAL44

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 

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It has been a truly remarkable 2014 season for Abbotsford Juniors Football Club (AJFC), both on and off the field. Our 

reputation within the Canterbury District Soccer Football Association (CDFSA) and our local community as a club which 

delivers first class service and a family atmosphere to our club members has certainly been enhanced. 

There were plenty of highlights in 2014. We surpassed 700 registered players for the first time in the club’s history. We 

welcomed our first under 15 girls and over 45 men’s teams. A second over 30s women’s team was also introduced, 

increasing our Women’s football footprint. Our commitment to junior football was translated into record 

numbers in the under 6s and under 7s. The season was capped off beautifully with our under 17/1s and over 35/6Bs 

winning their respective Grand Finals. 

Thank you to our sensational volunteers. Once again in 2014, the club was fortunate enough to benefit from a strong and consistent 

volunteer base across both coaching and team management. The 2014 AJFC Committee have been active and focussed, delivering a 

year of sustained investment in our coaching training and development and the social fabric of the club. Thank you to the AJFC 

Committee for their tireless dedication and commitment in executing our vision of being recognised by players, coaches and families to be 

the most progressive, forward thinking football club in Sydney. 

As the club moves forward and builds on our achievements on and off the field, it is clear that a broader base of volunteers will be required 

to maintain the standard of football and infrastructure we have come to expect here at AJFC. I would urge all our members, players, 

parents and supporters to consider if they can help in any way. Even the smallest investment of time and energy will be gratefully received 

as we enter our historical 50 th year. We have exciting plans for AJFC with major improvements to Campbell Park being on top of the list. 

As we close the 2014 season, I would like to thank all our parents, players, supporters, members and volunteers for choosing football and for 

choosing AJFC. It has been our pleasure to stage a positive and successful season and we look forward to welcoming you again in 2015. 

The code and the club is in really good shape and it’s been great to be part of it. 

Gilbert Lorquet, President AJFC 3

AJFC 2014 

774 players 

193 girls/women 

60 teams 

581 boys/men 

142 volunteers

2014 MAJOR AWARDS 

COACH OF THE YEAR 

Richard Lucas, O30 Women’s B 

TEAM OF THE YEAR (BOYS) 

U11/5s 

TEAM MANAGER OF THE YEAR 

Mark Aldridge, U9/2s 

TEAM OF THE YEAR (GIRLS) 

U11/1 Girls 

MADELINE WRIGHT AWARD FOR 

GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP 

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR 

Euan Hart, 16/1s 

Barry Agnew, O30 Women’s A, O45/2s

2014 saw another rise in the number of females registered at AJFC. 

Included in the mix were two teams in the O30 W division, one team in each 

of the U9, U12, and U15 age groups and two teams registered in each of the 

U8, U10 and U11 age groups. 

A total of 143 females played in the Girls and Women’s competition. 

In addition to that, there were 13 girls that played in the mixed competition and 37 girls 

registered in U6s and U7s. 

A total of 193 females played brilliant soccer throughout the season and helped to further 

promote AJFC throughout the soccer community. 

Following the lead of our first O30W team who returned from last year, we welcomed our 

WOMEN’S 

& GIRLS 

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second O30W team into the competition, which shows the increased interest of playing 

soccer across all age groups. 

Our O30W are also putting their stamp on soccer at CDSFA and are leading a push to make 

changes to existing rules around player eligibility to come into line with rules that currently exist 

in the men’s competition. 

Our U15 Girls formed a team virtually overnight and faced the challenge of balancing high 

school commitments and training and coming up against experienced opposition. Many of 

the girls had not played soccer before but did a wonderful job of developing their skills and 

results throughout the season. 

The U12 Girls had their first season on a full field and were committed to putting effort into 

extending both their fitness and prior skill level to rise to the challenge that soccer presents 

when entering a competitive age group.

Our ‘non-competitive’ teams in the U8-U11 represented AJFC strongly. 

U11/1 A ‘Wolvettes’ went through the season undefeated and the U8/1 ‘Spikes’ had only 1 loss. It was exciting to 

watch the skills and good sportsmanship that the girls in all these age groups displayed. 

The CDSFA has acknowledged the growth of Women’s football and along with training courses also held a Women’s 

forum this year which will provide outcomes and recommendations on how to support and develop female 

involvement in soccer at all levels. 

Watching a number of the girls and women’s grand final games on the last weekend in August this year that were 

hosted by AJFC was like looking at our future. 

While many of the other clubs have had years for their females to develop, it is exciting to think that AJFC has now 

completed its fourth year with teams in the Girls and Women’s comp and each year the depth and quality of our 

female teams gets stronger. 

As the needs of our females change at AJFC, so will our focus. In 2015 we will develop plans around grading, team 

size and females in the role of Referees. 

Congratulations to all the female players , Coaches, Managers and parents who continue to enjoy and contribute 

to Females being part of Football. 

Anne Rainey 

Women’s & Girls Football Co-ordinator

. Wowee!! Has the season finished already? It only seems like last week 

when we were hosting our Registration & Family Day at Campbell Park 

back in February. 

And what a season it has been. Record registrations in our Small Sided 

age groups (Under 6's through to Under 11s), a mild winter which 

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SIDED 

FOOTBALL 

minimised the number of games called off due to closed pitches, the best World Cup ever 

seen and a new batch of devotees of the greatest game on earth in our local 

community. It doesn't get much better than this. 

As I have shared on a number of occasions throughout the year, we are extremely 

passionate at Abbotsford Juniors about providing the right environment for the children to 

experience our world game. Our aim is to be THE model club within the Canterbury 

Association for Small Sided Football participation and experience and we take every 

opportunity to influence our association, Football NSW and the FFA to improve the game 

for children. 

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered their time to coach and manage the 

children this year. The quality of experience you have provided the kids has been second 

to none and you should be extremely proud of the way you have conducted yourselves. 

Thank you also to the parents and friends who have come along to support the kids on 

a Saturday morning. Growth, participation and enjoyment FOR THE KIDS has been your 

priority and this has come through in every aspect each week.

It is so refreshing to be involved in a community where results take a back seat to providing a 

positive, safe and fun learning environment for children through football. We are quickly 

becoming the envy of many other clubs in our association and you should share our pride in 

this achievement as you have contributed enormously to it. Well done. 

Finally, I would like to congratulate all the kids for their achievements this season. Whether it 

was scoring the winner, making a great run or tackle or just running around and having fun 

with some new friends I trust you have enjoyed your time playing our wonderful game. I look 

forward to seeing you all again at our Registration & Family Day in early 2015!! 

Have a great summer. 

Brent Howells 

SSF Co-ordinator

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS AT AJFC 

Joel Riley 

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS 

Thomas Andrews • Lachlan Coles • Lachlan Harding 

Matthew Kapetangiannis • Steven Long 

CELEBRATING 5 YEARS 

Tony Abarno • Mark Agius • Alexander Alaveras • Nathan Aldridge • Ned Arnold • Adrian Canclini • Andrea Carigliano 

Jacob Chidiac • Ian Dunlop • Ricardo Araujo Faria • Emilio Geronimo • Julian Geronimo • Tony Geronimo • Phillip Gock 

Olivier Grzeskowiak • Ryan Hodgekiss • Anthony Maiuri • Luke Massasso • Fabio Messia • Lori Messori 

Connor McGregor • Kian O’Neill • Jaimie Ottaviano • Leandros Pandoulis • James Park • Piero Pedone 

Alexander Saija • Oscar Quessy • Naomi Williams • Harrison White

2014 AJFC TEAM REVIEWS 

Under 8/1 Girls 

This Season has been a great learning 

season for the U8/1 Girls, the Mighty 

Abbotsford Spikes and myself as 

coach. We have also had some great 

support from our parents that have 

stepped up when asked. 

The Spikes have enjoyed a successful 

season with the team nearly going 

through the entire season undefeated. 

Our first and only defeat was to 

Concord which has turned into a great 

little rivalry, with each team beating 

the other once during the season. 

Hopefully we can continue this rivalry 

for many years to come. 

The pleasure I have experienced as a 

coach is seeing the girls grow in 

confidence in themselves and their 

team mates and executing the drills 

we practiced on a Wednesday night 

and putting it to use in a game. 

pleasure…seeing the girls 

grow in confidence in 

themselves and their team 

mates and executing the 

drills we practiced… 

The girls have even started becoming 

aware of their positions and their roles 

within the team. The team have really 

enjoyed their football this season, 

which has bred a great team culture 

and this has shown on the field with 

their results this season. 

I would also like to thank Jeremy 

Lockhart and Matt Bone for their 

support this year. 

Jason Le Roux, U8/1 Girls Coach 

With just a few additions, the “Spikes” 

fielded a team largely unchanged 

from last season. 

The team has been very fortunate to 

have had dedicated and committed 

coaches for the last two seasons and 

under the leadership of Jason Le Roux, 

the Spikes displayed a desire to win 

whilst showing sportsmanship all along 

the way. The girls’ skills improved 

remarkably throughout the year, 

especially those that hadn’t played 

before. With management employing 

a “rotation policy”, all of the girls 

enjoyed experiencing the different skills 

for every position. 

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The season was made even more 

enjoyable by the support provided by 

the parents at practices and on game 

days, and not forgetting the siblings for 

their cheers from the sidelines. 

All in all, ending the season largely 

undefeated has been a great 

achievement for all involved and the 

girls are already talking up next 

season. 

Matthew Bone, U8/1 Girls Manager 


It was the first season that the U8/2 

girls’ team have played together. 

Some girls had not played before, 

some girls had played previously in 

AJFC SSF teams. The first few weeks of 

the season were chaos! The girls were 

all bunched together each trying to 

have their own touch of the ball and 

playing in their own direction, 

sometimes in the wrong direction! 

However, with patience, planning and 

a whole lot of encouragement the girls 

began to think for themselves, direct 

each other and play as a team. The 

girls, the parents, the manager 

/coaches have enjoyed the season 

playing together and working as a 

team. 

…with patience, planning 

and a whole lot of 

encouragement, the girls 

began to think for 

themselves. 

We are proud of the progress that 

everyone has made and look forward 

to playing together next year. 

Most improved player of the year 

Hannah Wolfson 

Player of the year* 

Sophia Leon 

*based on team work, consistency of 

effort, attitude towards team mates / 

manager. 


Under 8/3s 

I am so proud of the boys. What 

started off as a team of individuals 

playing well turned into a group of 

individuals working together as a 

team. The first half of the season they 

were up against formidable opposition 

teams. 

Players such as William and Luca and 

Harry showed initial confidence on 

Game Day and it started to rub off 

against the other individuals in the 

team. 

William was the rock of the team. He 

could be relied on to really steer the 

ship even when getting beaten 5-0 he 

was solid and the rest of the team 

members looked up to him and started 

to believe during the season that they 

could do anything. 

William was an absolute gem at 

training and had a fantastic 

season. When the season turned 

around and they won all the remaining 

games it was William and Harry who 

consistently brought the team 

together. 

What started off as a team of 

individuals playing well 

turned into a group of 

individuals working together 

as a team. 

Callum was our goal scoring machine. 

He was a bit timid at first but as soon as 

his confidence grew he was absolutely 

on fire. A great person to have in the 

team and will go onto to become one 

of Australia's finest goal scorers if given 

the opportunity. 

Luca reminds me of me. His effort and 

drive to never give up was amazing 

to watch. He never stopped giving his 

best during training and on game day. 

It was a pleasure to watch Luca grow 

as a team member. Luca went from 

kicking the ball as hard as he could to 

nobody to passing and set up the 

strikers in formidable positions. 

His confidence grew big time and he 

reaped the benefits of becoming a 

great player. 

Adrianno was probably the smallest in 

stature but biggest in heart in taking on 

the big opponents. 


When on song there was no opponent 

that he was afraid to get stuck into 

and attempt to either beat and score 

or defend and steal the ball. As his 

confidence grows he will be a 

tremendous asset for the team. 

Dionysious was another boy that 

turned up on game day ready to give 

it his all. During the first half of the year 

he was a bit shell shocked by the 

transition from U7 to U8 but when he 

settled after the first quarter of the 

season he became a sensational 

player. D would play in any position 

from Defender to Striker and was not 

afraid to take on the big guys either. 

D has the skills and courage to 

become a great player and it was a 

privilege to see him grow. 

Giordano came into the team after 

everybody else but settled almost 

immediately. Boy this kid has flare. He 

idolizes Messi and truly believes he can 

one day supersede Messi which is 

really exciting to watch. This is a kid 

with confidence. But what has 

impressed me most is his ability to 

recognise that if want to play well you 

must play well as a team. I have seen 

G grow into a player who truly believes 

in the team doing well and also 

believes he can do well. And he did. 

Vincent, Adam and Harry I have 

explained above. Without these three 

boys giving their best for the team, 

giving their best week after week, the 

skeleton of the team would not have 

been formed and nurtured. 

As a coach I have really enjoyed the 

journey from U6's to U8's for a lot of 

these boys. 

But this year was a pleasure and a 

privilege to guide, protect, and give it 

all my energy and see these boys grow 

to a team playing together and for 

each other. 

..a pleasure and a privilege to 

guide, protect and give it all 

my energy and see these 

boys grow as a team playing 

together and for each other. 

Coupled with this is the support and 

fantastic personalities of the mums and 

dads of the parents who supported 

their children, the team, the club and 

supported me. A great bunch of boys 

with a great set of parents. 

Nick Lancuba, U8/3s Coach 


Under 8/7s 

We started in division 4 with a team of 

rough diamonds. The early results 

looked more like AFL scores but what 

we lacked in skills we made up for in 

determination and we finished up the 

season in division 7 with a string of 

exciting crowd pleasers. Although our 

victories were few in number, we 

succeeded in having lots of 

fun, encouraging each player's 

talents, and in developing the 

teamwork over the season. 

Our future Socceroos were: 

Spencer - a fearless natural 

goalkeeper with a flair for the diving 

save who later proved himself an 

equally capable goal scorer. 

Ben - a determined and skillful midfield 

achiever - He gave his all every 

week and developed a great 

on-field awareness and a solid shot on 

goal. 

Conor - Ever dependable in midfield 

and often the last line in defence, 

Conor also showed us some World Cup 

inspired silky passing skills. 

Luka - a stalwart in defence with a 

rocket launching right foot that saw 

him score several long range goals 

and make countless very welcome 

clearances. 

Zeke - Always gave 100%, whether as 

a stand in goalie, full back or striker, a 

trait that helped him be the top goal 

scorer in his first season. 

Harrison - was a very welcome late 

addition to the team who brought a 

solid tackling ability and also 

developed his goalkeeping skills. 

Jett - the smiling assassin, was always 

cheerful, fleet of foot and armed with 

a menacing shot on goal. A deadly 

combination all round. 

Jasper - The pocket rocket with an 

unfathomable power to weight 

ratio, tackled way above his weight 

and outran many a frustrated 

opponent. 

p.s. We were also very glad to have 

the help of our super subs (friends and 

fellow AJFC players): 

Austin , Darcy, Evie, Sean & Will. 

Here's to next season! 

Alan Downey, U8/7s Coach 


Under 8/8s 

All of Abbotsford Team 8/8 have had a 

fun year playing and learning together 

- there have been wins, losses and 

draws - all played showing great 

sportsmanship. 

The extra half hour of training they 

dedicated to each week has paid off 

with everyone's skill levels improving, 

making each game more exciting for 

the players and parents. 

Every week has been played with high 

levels of enthusiasm (when they wake 

up!); each goal has felt like a real 

team effort and every near miss met 

with a team groan in unison. 

We mixed the positions up a little this 

year, everyone trying 'up front', 'at the 

back' and positions in between so 

thanks to Thomas (top tackles), Luke 

(master dribble) and Oscar (midfield 

mastery), Daniel (great clearing), 

Jasper (curling corners), Alannah 

(defensive dribble), Matty (rock solid 

defence), Cameron (speedy wing) 

and Alex (the wall in goal). 

Every week has been played 

with high levels of enthusiasm; 

each goal has felt like a real 

team effort… 

Thanks mums and dads for taking the 

extra time mid-week and for all of your 

sideline support. Bring on the 2015 

season! 

Sharlene Zeederberg, U8/8s Manager 


The under 9/1 girls' soccer squad had a 

great season in 2014 coming together 

as a team and putting in a spirited 

performance each week while always 

having fun. They played some 

challenging games but 

were able to put their weekly training 

to good use and continually improve 

both individually and as a team. They 

showed a strong sense of team spirit 

throughout. Well done girls, great 

season! 

Anthony Di Mento, U9/1 Girls Manager 

Under 9/2s 

In 2014, I, Mitchell Harding, along with 

Anthony Lo Surdo, John-Paul Patane 

and Mark Aldridge had the pleasure of 

coaching and managing the mighty 

Abbotsford o U9/2s. 


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The season was a memorable one, 

and one that all players involved 

should be very proud of. The 

determination and eagerness to train 

and turn up on the weekends was 

extraordinary. 

The determination and 

eagerness to train and turn up 

on the weekends was 

extraordinary. 

The season was full of many special 

moments, including a great win at 

Strathfield Park, which was seen as the 

turning point for our season. That win 

saw us play better football and results 

began to change in our favour. 

The development in confidence both 

on and off the pitch has improved out 

of sight. I look forward to coaching 

them all again in the future. 

Mitch Harding, U9/2s Assistant Coach 

Under 9/4s 

The boys have had an enjoyable 

season. We had some early tight 

matches and managed to win most of 

our games during the first half of the 

season, whilst the second half was 

more challenging as we took on some 

more competitive teams that were 

promoted. We still managed to win the 

majority of our games all year. 

The boys have had fun training and 

playing together and have welcomed 

a couple of new boys to the team this 

year. 

Our first time coach Shahn has done 

an excellent job this year and the boys 

have responded well. It has been 

great to see the improvement in the 

kids over the course of the year. 

All the parents have a great rapport 

and we will be returning as a group 

next year. I would also like to thank 

Abbotsford Juniors Football Club for 

their great organisation. 

Chris Alexakis, U9/4s Manager 

Under 9/6s 

This year we had 6 boys from our Under 

8 team back again with Liam C, 

Harrison, Liam M, Harry S, Jonathan A 

and Harry G. Plus some shrewd 

recruitment in the off-season saw the 

addition of Caleb, Jonathon M and 

Alex. 

Despite a 15-0 loss in the first game 

against Five Dock, the boys weren’t 


disheartened and came back with a 

nail-biting 1-1 draw the following week 

against Hurlstone Park. We nearly had 

our first ever win (under 8’s & 9’s) 

except for a last minute equalizer by 

the opposition. Again, the boys 

weren’t upset at the fact that they 

had missed out on the win, but instead 

were excited to be involved in such a 

good contest. This was evidenced by 

the comment ‘What a beautiful 

second half’. 

Yes, Harrison, it was a beautiful second 

half. 

However, our first win wasn’t far away 

when the boys held on for a tough 5-4 

victory at home against Balmain. After 

leading 5-0 at half-time, the boys may 

have taken the foot off the pedal and 

expected to coast to an easy victory. 

But 4 goals by the visitors in the second 

half brought them back to earth and 

when the referee blew the full time 

whistle they walked away with their first 

win and a very valuable lesson learned 

about playing for the full 90 (or 40 in 

our case) minutes. It was great, 

though, to see the excitement on their 

faces. 

They all had great fun playing soccer – 

win, lose or draw. 

All in all, we had a great year. It was 

very rewarding to see the huge 

improvement in skills from the start of 

the year through to the finish. The 

improvement was a result of the effort 

that all of the boys put into training. 

This was particularly well demonstrated 

by our Most Improved Player, Harry G, 

who exceeded all expectations, 

particularly his parents, with his 

spectacular improvement. 

With the monkey finally off the team’s 

back, the boys continued to train hard 

and improve their skills. This saw the 

team finish the year with an equal 

number of wins and losses and a few 

draws. 

But probably the most pleasing aspect 

was that the results didn’t really matter. 

On the field, the team improved out of 

sight, demonstrating their improved 


skills, good positional play, teamwork 

and passing and most importantly a 

great camaraderie. It was fantastic to 

see the boys running in to give their 

teammate a hug after scoring a goal. 

Whilst all of the boys played 

particularly well this year, our Player of 

the Year was Caleb Kwan. In only his 

first year of competitive soccer, Caleb 

demonstrated all of the attributes of a 

great player whether he was scoring 

goals at the front, making desperate 

saves in goal, defending aggressively 

or setting up our forwards to score. 

It was a close call for Player of the Year 

with other notable achievements 

being Alex’s rock-solid defence, Liam 

M’s great defence and passing, 

Harrison’s never-say-die effort in the 

midfield, Harry S’s great all-round skills 

from goalkeeper to forward, Jonathan 

A’s infectious enthusiasm and team 

spirit and the goal-scoring prowess of 

Liam C and Jonathon M. 

And lastly, on the sideline, we had 

fantastic (and vocal) support from all 

of the parents and grandparents 

encouraging the players (and the 

coaches). This made the team 

particularly enjoyable to be 

associated with. 

Shannon Cavanagh, U9/6s Coach 

Under 10/1s 

Well it was a long, hard season for the 

Abbotsford Under 10 Division 1 team: 

tough, but character building for 

children (and coaches!). With only a 

few wins and draws, and some big 

defeats, we battled on and had to 

swallow our collective prides at times. 

Still, the players improved and right at 

the end of the season we surprised 

some teams. It was a good learning 

experience for the kids to realise that 

though they are competent players, 

there are many players and teams 

who are much better than them. 

…it was a long, hard 

season…It was a good 

learning experience for the 

kids… 

Several of the division's teams finished 

near the top of the Kanga Cup. To be 

fair, it has to be said that these teams 

generally showed greater on-field 

discipline and organisation, and most 

trained twice a week. 


Despite the many losses and 

disappointments, most games were 

played in good spirit. The notable 

exception to this were the two games 

we played against a team from a 

suburb located between Belfield, 

Strathfield, Burwood and Croydon 

Park. But even that was a lesson for the 

children in sportsmanship and fair play. 

Player of the year was our incredible 

goalkeeper Emanuele Mascitelli. 

Though some part of his improvement 

was simply due to the no shortage of 

opportunities, in every game he made 

some amazing saves and wowed all 

spectators. 

"surprise packet" Vaile for keeping 

everyone guessing at his true potential, 

Seamus Theron's solid defence and 

midfield tackling, Jamie Ottaviano for 

searing runs down the left, Cooper 

Wilson's sheer hard work and 

enthusiasm, Reuben Linton for his "take 

no prisoners" approach as striker, Oscar 

Quessy's amazing energy and for 

chasing every opportunity, Ryan 

Hodgekiss for his stability at left back 

and great left foot distribution up the 

field, Gabriel Steel's many forays in 

attack on the right, and Anna Dey 

where she showed the greatest fight 

and determination during our heaviest 

loss. 

Many thanks to Samantha Hand 

(Manager) and Shaun Hand (second 

string, stand-in manager) for jovial 

encouragement and great support 

throughout the season. 

Finally, all our thanks to our main 

coach Eddy "I am not frustrated" 

Ottaviano for his passion and 

commitment to improving our team. 

Eddy and I spent countless hours 

discussing how we could best 

approach each player's game and 

make the team work better together. 

We're not sure we achieved this fully, 

but we (generally) had fun along the 

way. 

Most improved player was Nick 

O'Brien. Switching to centre back 

about half way through the season, 

Nick found his niche in being a solid 

defender, taking control of the back. 

Highlights for each player were: Jake 

Hand's big finishing and free kicks, Riley 

Eddy and I spent countless 

hours discussing how we 

could best approach each 

player’s game and make the 

team work better together. 

Chris Dey, U10/1s Co-Coach 



2014 has been a really enjoyable year 

for the U10/1's. Thank you to our hard 

working manager Joanne Galletta 

and our co-coach Alex Vellar who 

brought the technical expertise to 

training. 

As the season unfolded, the girls 

certainly improved their game. All of 

our games were fun, but matches 

towards the end of the season were 

especially enjoyable to watch as their 

passing, crossing and shots on goal led 

to some outstanding and nail bitting 

performances. 

Amelia, Emily and Olivia played well as 

a rotating forward group, scoring most 

of the goals this year from either using 

their pace through the middle of the 

park or from well-placed crosses and 

strikers ready to receive the ball. 

This year Andie, Lilli and Abbey 

performed a consistently outstanding 

job defending, with Andie responsible 

for an awesome sliding save in the 

game against Earlwood. Lilli took 

responsibility for control in the centre 

back position and managed well 

placed goal kicks and corners with her 

huge kicks. This was Abbey's first 

season playing football. In no time, 

Abbey was moving the ball to the 

sideline and getting passes through to 

the midfielders like a professional. 

All of our games were 

fun…especially enjoyable to 

watch as [the team’s] passing, 

crossing and shots on goal led 

to some outstanding and nail 

bitting performances. 

When the girls rotated into the midfield 

or as strikers they were lucky enough to 

put the ball in the back of the net. 

The engine room of the team was well 

and truly in the middle of the park this 

year. Charlotte, Harriet, Isabella, Kiara 

& Pheobe played crucial roles in both 

defending and attacking with lots of 

running, tackling and passing. 

Everyone had a go at playing goalie 

this season. By the later end of the 

season though, there was one person 

in particular who was keen to play as 

goal keeper, which made the 

coaches job a lot easier by avoiding 

that awkward silence after asking "who 

would like to be goalie today?". If 

there was a goal keeper award this 

year, it would be going to Emily. Well 

done Emily, classy effort! 

One of the most pleasing comments a 

coach gets is from other coaches that 

you meet during the year. Several 

coaches commented on how well the 

girls had progressed in their game and 

they were right. I can't wait to see how 

they go in 2015. 

Rob Vellar, U10/1 Girls Coach 


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This year's team was a mixture of past 

players and new members which 

bought a mix of experience and 

enthusiasm. Enthusiasm was never 

lacking throughout the year even 

when we were losing consistently. 

However our goal scoring ability was. 

We managed to lose many games by 

one goal or draw even though we had 

many more shots on goal than our 

opponents. 

The girls, particularly those that have 

never played before or those that 

have come to football after a period 

away took a couple of months to gel 

together and understand the 

importance of positional play. I as 

coach obviously took a while to 

establish everyone's most suitable 

position in order to utilise their various 

talents. 

All of the hard work and training 

sessions has paid off towards the end 

of the season with the team winning 

four out of their last six games and a 

few of our new players scoring goals, 

which was very exciting for them. 

I am always impressed by the 

determination shown on the 

field by the girls and the level 

of enjoyment the girls get from 

playing a team sport with their 

friends win, lose or draw. 

Our highlight game of the season was 

a dramatic and very exciting 6-5 loss to 

Balmain on 27 July at Campbell Park 

when the scoring went goal for goal. 

As coach it has been most rewarding 

to see the development of the girls 

skills and interest in football especially 

amongst the more inexperienced 

recruits. I am always impressed by the 

determination shown on the field by 

the girls and the level of enjoyment the 

girls get from playing a team sport with 

their friends win, lose or draw. 

Terry Griffin, U10/2 Girls 

Under 10/6s 

Wow the season went quick! We 

commenced our training sessions early 

to get the players match fit and allow 

the team to gel. With 13 in the team, 

only a few had played together last 

year. A number of different skills and 

drills and fun fitness tasks at each 

training session really got the team 

prepared for the games ahead. 

This year we focussed on positioning, 

passing, ball control, fitness and 

teamwork. The players developed 

some fantastic soccer skills that really 

kept the Parents and supporters 

entertained, with many nail-biting 


games. The smiling faces and 

eagerness to play made all those 

tough training sessions worth it. A 

terrific season overall with 11 wins, 2 

draws and 4 losses. 

On behalf of the players, a big thank 

you to the Parent’s for your support 

and encouragement during the 

season. Special thanks to our Team 

Manager and Super Mum, Simone 

(Oliver's Mum), together with Jan 

(Rachel’s mum and half-time 

refreshments extraordinaire) and 

Assistant Coaches, Nick (Aiden's Dad), 

Tony (Toby's Dad) and Peter (Patrick's 

Dad) who helped out at training and 

on game day. Well done team!! 

Darren Muter, U10/6s Coach 

Under 11/1A Girls 

The U11/1 A Girls were one of the First 

teams to join AJFC when the Girls 

competition was offered at our club in 

2011. 

The Wolvettes have completed their 

fourth year together, being the FIRST 

team in the Girls competition to move 

all the way through the noncompetitive 

age range, U8-U11. 

While there have been a few minor 

changes to the team over the years, 

the majority of the team has remained 

together under Paul Rainey’s 

guidance as coach. 

This has helped provide the team with 

stability and a continual improvement 

in their skills and scope for 

development. 

2014 was another successful year for 

the Wolvettes. Scoring 56 goals and 

with only 10 goals scored against 

them. 

The Wolvettes went through the 

season undefeated thanks to the 

teamwork by all players. 

The Wolvettes are looking forward to 

the challenge of playing on a full field 

and moving into a competitive age 

group next year. 

The Wolvettes went through 

the season undefeated thanks 

to the teamwork by all 

players. 


The commitment and involvement 

from families in getting players to 

training and games each week has 

shown the support that has kept the 

team together and at training it is 

often hard to work out if it is the players 

or parents that are having the most 

fun. 

Congratulations girls for your 

achievements during the 2014 season 

and for being such a positive role 

model to the girls at AJFC. 

Anne Rainey, U11/1A Girls Manager 

Under 11/1B Girls 

In 2014, the AJFC 11/1B Girls team 

fielded thirteen girls. The team 

members were: Sachi Farmer, Sophie 

Zantides, Tamara Lenthall, Lucinda 

Della Marta, Lauren Flint, Ellie Leon- 

Searle, Jacinta Macaluso, Emma 

Shanahan, Mia Sinclair, Elektra Politis, 

Maleeka Prabhakar, Lauren Thomas, 

Emmogene Cramp and Coached by 

Tyron Farmer & Steve Zantides. 

Managed by Sharyn Lenthall. 

The energetic ‘Bluebottles’ showed for 

the third year running, what an 

amazing talent of young girls that are 

coming through the ranks of the AJFC. 

The formation of play was 3-4-1, and 

the training was concentrated on 

individual skills, like dribbling, passing & 

shooting as well as focusing the players 

into their specialized positions, be it 

defensive/midfield/striker roles. 

From the beginning, the girls’ efforts set 

the stage for success and fostered a 

positive playing experience. The results 

for the year were 8 wins, 7 Losses & 1 

draw. Our attacking flair saw us fire in 

28 goals for the year, with Sachi 

scoring 13 with 2 hat tricks. The central 

midfield of Lucinda/Electra/ Lauren 

T/Sophie is where most of the battles 

were won, with stylish Tiki-Taka 

like football being played, whilst our 

wing-players of Maleeka/Emmogene/ 

Emma dazzled the crowd as the 

dribbling skills took over and some nice 

goals were scored from accurate 

crossings into the goal box for the 

strikers to enjoy. 

From the beginning, the girls’ 

efforts set the stage for 

success and fostered a 

positive playing experience. 

The fullbacks of Elle/Jacinta/Lauren 

F/Tamara showed their courage and 

commitment of not only defending, 

but also passing out from the back in a 

controlled effort, which really set the 

standard for the rest of the team. 

Special praise has to be mentioned to 

our gracious Goalkeeper, Mia, who 

unselfishly volunteered to wear the No. 

1 jersey and showed us that a star has 

been born as a goal-keeper, and her

future in that position could take her 

far in Football. 

Mia had a fantastic year, making big 

saves in big games, and earning the 

respect of the team. 

Our player of the year, Lucinda, really 

matured as an impact player this year, 

she was involved in virtually every 

attacking effort, scored some goals, 

and when injured, showed courage to 

resume playing through adversity. An 

honour well deserved and a long time 

coming for her. 

Just pipped at the post for runner up, is 

the player that is feared most by the 

other teams, Maleeka. She scored 

some amazing goals and showed that 

she is the best dribbler in the 

competition, and with more 

confidence, will be a future star. 

The player who improved the greatest 

this year was Electra. Although all the 

players improved somewhat, the 

coaching staff felt that Electra’s 

confidence this year grew immensely 

on the ball, she showed unbelievable 

ball control skills and tricks learned at 

training to confuse and deflect 

defenders during matches, the crowd 

was in awe. Special mention to 

Jacinta, who also showed great 

improvement, her effort at training was 

first class, and with confidence in the 

future, could become a fine footballer 

as well. 

The parents have bonded 

well…showing that there is 

nothing wrong with screaming 

applause at the marvellous 

efforts of their daughters. It 

was great to see. 

The parents have bonded well this 

year, showing that there is nothing 

wrong with screaming applause at the 

marvellous efforts of their daughters. It 

was great to see. 

This is the end of 9v9 half-size field 

competition, and it will be full-size field 

11v11 for these girls next year, so you 

better start your fitness training early! 

Thanks to the parents for your support, 

and to our energetic Manager, Sharyn 

who is now an AJFC player, thanks for 

everything. 

Tyron Farmer and Steve Zantides, 

Coaches, U11/1B Girls 

Under 11/2s 

The boys played some challenging 

games this year that required mental 

and physical commitment. Over the 

season they developed a greater 

sense of the team play by improving 

their positional play and passing. This 

supplemented their already strong 

individual skills. We were fortunate to 


have a great set of forwards and a 

very hardworking midfield all 

supported by a formidable defence. 

Thanks to Fabian for going goalie. 

Anthony Di Mento, U11/2s Manager 

Under 11/5s 

Under the astute guidance of Coach 

Adrian Malone, the Abbotsford 11/5s, 

many of whom have played together 

for several years have developed into 

a formidable team during the season 

2014. 

Following a shaky start with a first round 

loss to Leichhardt, the Abbotsford 11/5s 

have gone from strength to strength, 

remaining undefeated since that date 

and beating Leichhardt easily in the 

second round. 

It is obvious that the boys enjoy playing 

together with nearly all players turning 

up for training every week, the end 

result being an increased skill level right 

through the team. I look forward to 

seeing this team go onto a bigger and 

better 2015 season. 

Calvin Goalkeeper / Midfield: For his 

first year Calvin took to it like a duck to 

water. His goalkeeping was at times 

outstanding and when he came out 

and played on the field he was able to 

find the goals, Calvin had a solid 

season. 

Tim Right Back: Was our right back and 

with each game you could see Tim 

improve. By the end of the season Tim 

was pretty solid in defence and his 

long ball passes setup many attacking 

move. 

Hugo Central Defence: Hugo made 

this his position. A strong tackler and he 

could read the game and was able to 

cut many attacking moves down. Also 

would help his backs and make then 

one of the best defences in the 

competition. 

Leonardo Left Back / Forward: Started 

the season as one of our forwards but 

was moved back to left back and 

what an overlapping back he was, 

setting up some nice goals with the 

final pass. But when given the chance 

to play upfront he scored some nice 

goals. 

Stephen Right Back: Stephen was 

another player who improved as the 

season went on developing a strong 

kicking game and his defence was 

getting stronger. He also made a 


couple of guest appearances in goals. 

Federico Goalkeeper / Centre Back / 

Forward: Was hard to put down to one 

position playing goal keeper, centre 

back and forward. He gave his all and 

you knew what position you put him in 

he would have a solid game, a real 

team player. 

James P Midfield: With his partner in 

crime Eaden they are our V8’s engines 

in our midfield James was able to turn 

defence into attack and when our 

passing game came into play he was 

able to setup and score some nice 

goal. 

Ben Midfield: Ben was another player 

who’s improved as the season went on 

and the turning point for him was his 

goal halfway through the season. That 

kick started the forwards to go on and 

win the game. He may not have been 

the fastest but when his passes found 

his players the chances are we would 

score. 

Eaden Midfield: The other half of the 

V8 engine. Strong both in attack and 

defence his passing game also helped 

our forwards score goals. He was no 

stranger to scoring the goals as well. 

Another player who had a strong 

season. 

Gabe Midfield: One of two specialist 

left footers Gabe was another player 

who improved as the season went on. 

Size didn’t worry Gabe the bigger they 

are the more he enjoyed tackling 

them and like a number of players his 

passing improved during the season. 

Angus Forward: One of two of our tall 

timbers, Angus started as centre 

midfield but found his way up to the 

forward line and with partner in crime 

James SH. He caused a lot of problems 

for the opposition defence, and 

scoring some nice goals. 

Thomas Forward: Thomas was our quiet 

achiever. He had the ability to turn the 

defence inside out and still manage to 

get the ball away to our forwards to 

put the ball into the back of the net. 

Like many of his team mates he was 

required to play in more than one 

position and he held his own wherever 

he played. 

James SH Forward: The other half of 

our scoring machine. Like Angus he 

caused the opposition defence 

problems. Finding the back of the net 

a number of times and scoring 4 goals 

in one game .Will need to watch 

offside next season once on the bigger 

field. 

Wayne and Fiona Managers: What 

can I say a job well done. It’s not easy 

making sure everyone gets to training 

and the game on time plus all the 


other things that needed to be done. 

As Jack Gibson (Rugby League Super 

Coach) would say. If the front office 

was in order the football department 

would run it, and that’s how I felt with 

Wayne and Fiona managing our team. 

Our first game was our first 

and only loss for the season 

but I saw enough of that 

Abbotsford spirit to tell me that 

they could turn this around 

and go on to bigger things. 

Adrian Coach: After many years away 

from the club I decided to get 

involved again as coach of my son’s 

team. I remember the first training 

night and walking away afterwards 

thinking to myself what have I got 

myself into here. 

that Abbotsford spirit to tell me that 

they could turns this around and go on 

to bigger things. 

I’m sure all parents would agree this 

team improved week after week and 

by the end, showed that they were a 

cut above the other teams in our 

division. So next year be prepared to 

go up a division or two. Thanks to the 

parents and the players for making this 

an enjoyable season for me. Have a 

great summer and remember you are 

a really good team and if you are 

willing to learn you will go on to bigger 

things. 

Wayne Jones, U11/5s Manager 

Under 12/3s 

It’s been a season of new for the U-12 

Wolves. After an undefeated season 

last year, the team saw some players 

go – and almost a third of the players 

new to the team. Working as a team 

the new challenge for these handcharging 

boys. 

Ruthless Lucas Mangos was newly 

back with his ‘home’ team after a year 

away on school football duty. Several 

boys were not only new but playing up 

a year – and proving themselves more 

than worthy – including cracker Jack 

Georgiadis, ace Alessio Lyras, jiving 

Jordan Tornatore and hot-foot Hugh 

Garraway. Jonathan Pan was new to 

the game altogether and, like the 

team itself, he grew in skills and 

confidence over the weeks. 

Our first game was our first and only 

loss for the season but I saw enough of 

The longtime Wolves were a joy to 

watch develop in their new 


circumstances, and the new big, long 

field. Savvy Valerio Mance continued 

to impress so much as goalie that it 

was wrenching to take him into the 

field – but then of course there, too, his 

strength and skills shined. Fast-talking 

Eliyar Kaysar integrated into the team, 

and into some goal-keeping, in his 

post-rookie year, while James 

Seccombe also sometimes came off 

his duties as Energizer Bunny of the 

midfield and sweep, to man the goals. 

The players mixed it up in new positions 

this year, diversifying their play, 

forward, back or mid. Handy Hugo 

Lack shimmied from striker to sweeper 

and back, scoring from all over the 

field (and his corner kicks had them 

saying “Bend it like Lack”). The speedy 

Sebastian Gilchrist and on-the-ball 

Oscar Bouwman proved likewise gifted 

at playing all around the field, as did 

jockeying Joshua Johansson. 

Josh often held the line in defence, 

where deft Declan Mogan and 

outstanding Olivier Grzeskowiak 

booted back many onto attack. 

These Wolves trained hard – under the 

supreme staff of Coach David Mance, 

Assistant Coach John Mangos, Trainer 

Mark Garraway and Manager Julie 

Mogan. The boys deserved some more 

breaks to go their way, and a few 

more wins than they notched up, but 

they played well, they showed 

themselves to be good sportsmen and, 

who knows what seeds have been 

plated for new possibilities in 

the new year. 

David Mance, U12/3s Coach 

Under 18/1s 

The team overcame a number of 

obstacles to deliver a pleasing result in 

the league ladder, a clear second 

place with one game remaining. 

This result was achieved despite the 

facts that a key player received a 

season ending injury early in the 

season, very few of the players had 

played together previously, on two 

occasions, the team was soundly 

thrashed by at least five goals, and 

injuries and absences meant that the 

team had to borrow players or play 

with less than eleven on the field. 

The positive out of all of this was that 

players learned to play in more than 

one position at various times. 

Thanks to Sam for his coaching. 

Wayne Timms, U18/1s Manager 


Under 21/1s 

We faced a hard challenge in the 

2014 season after being placed in the 

top division and knew it was not going 

to be easy. Despite the challenge, we 

gave it our all every game and faced 

every challenge that had confronted 

with confidence and determination. 

Our highlight of the season was our 

hard fought victory against a strong 

Canterbury team. The game saw the 

return of Leandros Pandoulis after a 

long stint on the sidelines with an ACL 

injury. He played an instrumental role in 

the midfield. Mathew Tanti was on the 

score sheet early as his well weighted 

cross flew over Canterbury's keeper 

and into the top right hand corner. 1-0 

Abbotsford. The game grew on and as 

time was coming to a halt Leandros 

played a gorgeous through ball 

through to Abbotsfords 21 A's joint top 

goal scorer 

Eduardo Santo who faked, not once, 

but twice and placed the ball with 

ease past Canterbury's keeper. 

Canterbury then scored one back in 

quick succession but the boys held on 

and won a hard fought victory 2-1. 

I would like to congratulate all the 

boys in the team , who despite having 

a tough season, gave it their all every 

match and the challenge has only 

made us stronger and more willing to 

come back and prove our worth next 

year. 

Nickolas Loizos , U21/1s Coach 

Under 21/2As 

We had an excellent start to the 

season in a competitive 2 nd division 

and finished the first round very 

strongly as 2 nd on the table. Quite an 

achievement considering most of the 

players had signed up for their first 

season in the U21 age group. 

We couldn’t quite keep it up in the 

second round though with injuries and 

exams at times playing havoc with our 

consistency and numbers on the field. 

In the end we found ourselves in 

familiar territory: we had to win the last 

game to make it to the semi-finals…It 

just wasn’t meant to be our day and 

an out numbered but strong Enfield 

side held on to the draw. 

A fine season overall though by a 

great team of players who were, as 

always, a pleasure to guide from the 

sidelines. Looking forward to seeing 

you all back next year! 

Matthias Inhelder, U21/2As Coach 


Under 21/2Bs 

So what seemed like a rather simple 

and straight forward task, turned into a 

mammoth of an obstacle to 

eventually tackle, approaching many 

small problems and challenges along 

the way. 

The word manager is defined by the 

Oxford Dictionary as “A person 

responsible for controlling or 

administering an organization or group 

of staff”, and to this idea I had 

decided to be the front man of this 

team. However little did I know what 

was to come. 

The team consisted of a small bunch of 

my close friends and to say we hadn’t 

grown closer was a lie. Despite the one 

win, two draws and the rest as losses 

record, they held themselves high and 

gave it all for the 90, or less depending 

on whether or not the ref would 

actually start let alone turn up on time. 

It was difficult to pull together a 

consistent form of wins as many teams 

had been playing for countless years 

together and had perfected a 

streamline game around each other’s 

strengths and weaknesses. 

On top of worrying about who was to 

start within the team, there was also 

the team sheet, paying the ref and 

making sure the actual cards were in 

my bag, of which on two occasions I 

forgot them on my desk. 

Training also proved a challenge, as 

many were enslaved by the restricting 

hours of work, university and various 

other events, and as a result this had 

also affected our game to some 

degree as a consistent form of training 

for all was not possible to be withheld 

throughout the year. 

Nonetheless they really did surprise me 

and come together in the moments 

when it all seemed too dim to see any 

chance of hope, the boys pushed 

hard every game and were rewarded 

for a win against Enfield, a victory that 

still sits in my mind as one of the best 

feelings in football. 

Managing isn’t just about the black 

and white I learnt, and especially from 

our later assistant Joe who was 

monumental in helping me out and I 

thank him greatly, it was about going 

the extra yard and pulling together the 

team, encouraging others to strive for 

the same ideal, focus on a goal and 

work towards that as a unit whilst 

individually giving insight into how 

others could better their game for the 

following Sunday, and most 

importantly have as much fun as 

possible. 

To say that I held the same ideal about 

managing as I did previously would be 

a joke because the truth is very far 

from that. The year, although riddled 

with faults, was a fun and exciting

experience that I can safely say was a 

privilege and an honour to be a part 

of. The managerial role has opened 

my eyes as to how special these boys 

were and I would like to personally 

thank each and every one of them for 

participating this year and I look 

forward to playing with them in the 

future. 

Andrea Carigliano, U21/2B Manager 

Over 30 Women’s A 

2014 was another BIG year for 

Womens’ football at AJFC and CDSFA. 

Within the O30’s Womens’ 

competition, the ranks had swelled 

and this year it was a 10 team 

competition. Two Over 30 teams 

stepped up this year from AJFC. Most 

of last year’s inaugurals and a whole 

bunch of newbies combined to form 

the O30W A’s. 

Giovanni “Pappa G” Magnone 

stepped up as the Coach and took 

the ladies to a new level - “you have 

to play beautiful football” he would 

say. 

Last year’s introduction to football from 

Barry “Bazza” Agnew had made sense 

and we were now beginning to 

appreciate most of the rules and 

tactics in our second season. We also 

had the benefit of the coaching 

wisdom of Jason Falzon at times, who 

brought out the “Messi” in all of us! 

With the off season filled with Summer 

Soccer and back yard training sessions 

from husbands, boyfriends, kids and 

friends… foot skills improved and the 

hunger for full field football grew. 

The season kicked off in early April 

against Russell Lea and a close and 

competitive game ended in a 2-2 

draw, with Russell Lea equalising in the 

last 5 mins of the game. The second 

game was against Leichhardt Saints 

B’s, and another close game ended 

with a 2-1 loss. Then came the barrage 

of Hurlstone Park Teams and we can’t 

remember if round 3 was against Team 

A, B, C or D! Anyway…. 

2014 saw the A’s finish with 16 points on 

the table as a result of 4 wins, 4 draws 

and 10 losses. 

The turnaround from last year 

was AMAZING. We had gone 

from a bunch of Football 

Mums to a side to be feared. 

A thumping 26 goals were drilled into 

the opposition net. The majority of the 

games were a 1 or 2 goal difference. 

The turnaround from last year was 

AMAZING. We had gone from a 

bunch of Football Mums to a side to 

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Our fancy forwards and strikers Jules, 

Sabrina, Mel, Nadia & Liz showed some 

great footwork at front. Our fabulous 

midfielders- Sandra C, Ali, Lea, Yvonne, 

Sharon, Janelle, Michelle & Veronica 

showed the other teams how football 

is played. 

Our awesome backs were a force to 

be reckoned with – Sandra F, Anita, 

Gina, Anna, Maria, Bernie, and Ang. 

Our goalie Marvi busted a number of 

beautiful saves, not to mention some 

fancy moves of her own. 18 full on 90 

minute rounds of Football . Yes we 

sustained a few injuries through the 

season – but they were “war wounds” 

and not body break downs. Many of 

these ladies still played on. In 

fact…nothing could get them off or 

away from the field. 

When the A League Grand Final was 

on – it was the A’s who were up at the 

Birkenhead Hotel cheering, yelling and 

Everyone is already talking 

about the 2015 season. 

Women’s Football is well and 

truly alive in Abbotsford. We 

encourage more ladies to 

join us next year. 

drinking. When the World Cup was on 

at 2.00am in the morning – it was the 

A’s who watched the games and 

critiqued the plays at training. 

Everyone is already talking about the 

2015 season. Women’s Football is well 

and truly alive in Abbotsford. We 

encourage more ladies to join us next 

year. Bring it on! 

Elizabeth Kulukovski 

Over 30 Women’s B 

Awwwwooooo what an amazing 

season we have had! 

A fantastic bunch of ladies mostly that 

had never played football before, got 

together to learn new skills, keep fit 

and have fun whilst learning how to 

play football "the beautiful game". 

Great friendships have been 

formed and we have 

celebrated all our 

achievements this year like 

we have won a grand final! 

What was apparent after the first 

training session was that these women 

were competitive and even after the 

first game showed lots of heart as a 

team and individually. 

It was a slow start to the season but 

eventually the training paid off and we 


scored our first goal. We then were 

able to snatch a draw - our first 

competition point was won. Then we 

readjusted our goals and worked 

towards the first win. After a couple of 

false starts leading 2 - 0 at half time 

only to be beaten, we finally did it a 

win 2 – 0! We finished the season strong 

with another draw and a team that 

plays so well together. 

Most pleasing this season was the way 

the girls played and the ability to listen 

and learn the sport so quickly. 

Our team had a great time on and off 

the pitch. Great friendships have been 

formed and we have celebrated all 

our achievements this year like we 

have won a grand final! 

We have a solid foundation for next 

year with summer soccer to refine our 

skills. The Wolves and their dedicated 

supporters will be back and we can’t 

wait. 

Richard Lucas, O30 Women’s B Coach 

Over 35/3s 

It is difficult to believe we missed the 

semi-finals this year. We started the 

season so well and were in the top 3 

for most of the season. 

Our football at times was brilliant with 

our new acquisitions this year such as 

Scott, Helder, JLR and George adding 

a touch of class to the team. But in the 

end a combination of niggling injuries, 

holidays and a bit of bad luck 

conspired against us. 

We dropped a number of points in the 

last 5 – 10 minutes of games and 

unfortunately didn’t take our chances 

in games where we were the better 

team. Despite that, it was another 

great season with a great bunch of 

blokes. A special thanks to Daniel for 

taking the reins as coach. 

Tony Kulukovski, O35/3s 


Over 45/2s 

This was the Gypsies’ and AJFC’s first 

season playing in the O45 Competition 

and we found it overall to be less 

aggressive and played at a slower 

pace compared to those 

young whipper snappers in the Over 

35s competition. 

Our squad comprised of players, on 

average, in their early 50’s and couple 

of old timers. 

Our season this year was challenging 

to say the least. We would start most 

games with a couple of reserves from 

an 18 man squad and were lucky to 

finish the game with 11 on the field! 

Even though we didn’t experience 

much joy in the way of wins we still had 

fun and it was an enjoyable season 

with the highlight of match day being 

the post-game celebrations over a 

beverage, discussing our moments of 

brilliance. 

…it was an enjoyable season 

with the highlight of match 

day being the post-game 

celebrations over a 

beverage, discussing our 

moments of brilliance. 

Next year the Gypsies are coming 

back with a vengeance with some star 

signings and a few repairs done on the 

existing squad. 

John Mangos, O45/2s 

Under 9/1s 

It was great to see the development of 

the under 9/1s team over the course of 

this season. 

We were the youngest team in the 

competition and were always up 

against it physically against much 

bigger boys. But our boys more than 

held their own, winning most of their 

games this season and being amongst 

the top few teams in the competition. 

The goalkeeping epin 

role 

was 

shared by 

Nicholas, James, JJ and Alex N. Not 

only were 

they great with 

the 

gloves 

but their ability ity to read the game 

improved throughout o t the year. 

Damon, Andrea, JJ and Alex N were 

often relied upon in defence, proving 

very difficult to get through, while in 

midfield and up front, Marcus, James, 

Alexander A, Gus, Jacob K and 

Nicholas were a constant threat at 

goal. 

…We were the youngest team 

in the competition… 


The boys played some very good 

football at times, with some great 

passing and ball skills on display. The 

most pleasing aspect of the season 

though was that all the boys played 

their part, with a real sense of “team” 

developed by our coaches Roger and 

Brent. The boys attacked as a team 

and defended as a team, and 

gave us many memorable moments 

throughout the season. 

Tony Kulukovski, U9/1s Manager 

… The most pleasing aspect of 

the season…was that all the 

boys played their part, with a 

real sense of “team”.

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