The Summer Cup continues with Matchday 2 of the Women's competition and Matchday 1 opening up proceedings for the Men's Championship clubs.
Starting with the Women's competition, where there is a Friday night double header at KGV. At 5:45pm, Clarence will take on Kingborough, with the Lions side looking to put themselves on the path to the Final with another 3 points. Having seen Ulverstone forfeit to them last week, a win here would leave them on maximum points and in the box seat to claim top spot in the group. Having lost 4-0 to Zebras on Matchday 1, Clarence will need to win this game…
The second week of the Women's Summer Cup has seen the Olympia Warriors all but book their ticket through to the final, where they will meet the winner of next week's Hobart Zebras v Kingborough game after they both made it 2 from 2 to start the year.
The Warriors were in imperious touch as they dismantled South Hobart on Friday night, winning 8-1. Josephine Mamic was the star of the show, scoring four times, as her side flew out to a 3-0 lead inside of 15 minutes to have the contest all but settled. After Russel had opened the scoring following a storming run from Madison Chambers,…
The 2019 NPL Tasmania season kicks off this weekend, beginning with a Friday Night showdown at Warrior Park, where Olympia will play host to South Hobart in a blockbuster, kicking off at 8:00pm.
Then on the Saturday, a footballing feast awaits at KGV with a triple header lined up to launch the season. First up, competition newcomers Riverside make their NPL bow against Clarence, before the defending champions Devonport take on the Hobart Zebras at 2:15pm. The day will then end with the Kingborough Lions hosting Launceston City, so get yourself along to KGV and enjoy 6 hours of top NPL…
In a shock move, Launceston City have made a coaching switch on the eve of their 2019 NPL TAS campaign. Having only been appointed to the role in October, Peter Sawdown has stood down from his position, telling The Examiner he was concerned over player fitness levels. He will be replaced at the eleventh hour by the club's former coach Lino Sciulli, who is set to make a dramatic return to the club he last managed in 2016.
Sawdon told the Examiner fitness had been an on-going concern of his.
"The ongoing non-playing issues around fitness work, which I hold a high value, just…
With the extreme weather forecast of 37 degree temperatures for Hobart on Saturday, Football Tasmania, has, after careful consideration made the decision to postpone all Saturday fixtures, including the NPL TAS triple header at KGV and reschedule them.
FT CEO Matthew Bulkeley said that whilst the decision was regrettable given the anticipation around the triple header, player safety was paramount and it had to take priority.
"This decision has not been taken lightly as we are aware of all the work and anticipation that has gone into this weekend however we have a duty of care for all…
Football Federation Australia has opened expressions of interest for members of the football community to join in a series of Community Summits across the country and help shape the future of the game in Australia. The Tasmanian edition will be held on Thursday 21 March, 7:30pm at KGV Football House.
Football Federation Australia Chairman Chris Nikou said the newly elected Board of Directors have committed to embark on extensive consultation to listen to the feedback of the football community.
“Community consultation is an important first step for the Board. We want to hear from as many…
A fun day of MiniRoos football was the perfect recipe to help boost the students' spirits at Huonville Primary School after the recent bushfires that caused so much damage to the region.
FT WDO Debra Banks and Football Participation officers Ben Horgan and Albie Hooper headed down to the school with the inflatable target shooter and a bunch of fun games for the kids to take part in, in a bid to help lift morale.
The bush fires that decimated so much of Tasmania's land have provided tough times for so many of the children at the school, but there were plenty of smiling faces as they took…
Football Tasmania CEO Matt Bulkeley and FT Director Jim Lange Today joined MP Andrew Wilkie to announce $12.8 million in Federal Government funding for the construction of a Northern Suburbs Junior Football Hub at Chigwell. They were joined by the Mayor of Glenorchy City Council, Ald Kristie Johnston, Metro FC President Darrin Chaffey and Northern Suburbs Junior Soccer Association President Bianca Tolputt.
The funding is set to become the largest single investment in Football in Tasmania. It will fully fund the construction of a Junior Football Hub, that will boast five separate pitches, two…
KGV is set to stage two Summer Cup Finals this Saturday as the preseason action concludes in two competitions.
At 12:30pm the Under 18 Summer Cup will see Olympia and South Hobart renewing their modern rivalry. The pair have played a number of thrilling cup finals in recent years and given the fine young talent in both clubs, this should be no exception.
Then from 3:00pm, the Women's Summer Cup Final will pit Olympia up against the Kingborough Lions. The Warriors breezed through their group, winning all 3 games by margins of 11-0, 8-1 and 7-0 but now face their toughest challenge yet…
Following on from yesterday's record funding announcement, Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has today joined Taroona FC Club President Jordan Wright and Football Tasmania CEO Matt Bulkeley to announce a $350,000 Federal Government grant to upgrade the facilities at the Taroona Football Club.
The $350,000 contribution from the Federal Government now fully funds the $850,000 project, after the Club had secured contributions from the State Government, Kingborough Council and the Tasmanian Community Fund in 2018.
The project will see the construction of four change rooms, and a new club house…
As we approach the 2019 NPL TAS season kick off, here is part 1 of the 3 part season preview, with 9 players to watch, one from each of the nine clubs competing in the league this year.
Clarence- Jake French
French has made the switch over to Clarence in search of first team football, having played understudy to Sheku Kamara at Zebras last season. The youngster was only afforded a couple of starts, but produced the goalkeeping performance of the NPL Season away to Devonport in one of those starts. His stunning display against the Strikers saw him almost single-handedly keep his side in the…
How do they replace Holden and Mann's goal output?
With Brayden Mann and Michael Holden departing the club for interstate moves, there is now a hole in the Strikers attack that is going to take some serious filling. Mann scored 33 goals and Holden chimed in with 8 goals and 18 assists, an output that is not so easily replaced. New recruits Ignacia Giampaoli and Max Fitzgerald loom as particularly important, and more attacking responsibility will now fall onto the shoulders of Joel Stone. Stone went on a tear in the back half of 2018 and the Strikers will be counting on…
After a long summer, the day has finally arrived and the new NPL Tasmania season is all set to resume. New teams, new players and new time-slots are set to make this a bumper season, with what appears to be an intriguing title race looming. So who is best positioned to take home the trophies in 2019? Lets gaze into the crystal ball and engage in that ever scientific art of long range prediction.
This season sees the NPL expanding to 9 teams, with two new entrants. One of them is Riverside, who will look to make the step up from the Northern Championship. Alex Gaetani will have his side…
The Olympia Warriors started their season with a commanding performance, as a first half Jono Ladic stunner led them to a 2-1 win over South Hobart. A Jack Ryan goal midway through the second half doubled the advantage, and it was enough to secure the win despite a stoppage time goal from Gilly DeSouza.
In truth Olympia could've had this contest settled by half time. Their first half was as dominant a 45 minutes as they have strung together against South Hobart in a long time.
Only some heroics from South keeper Kieran Brown kept the scores level against an early Olympia…
A spot in the Summer Cup Final awaits the victor of tonight's final group stage game of the Women’s Summer Cup as the Lions host the Zebras for the right to take on Olympia in Saturday’s decider. The game will kick off at 6:30pm at Lightwood Park, having been moved from Saturday due to the extreme temperatures.
Both sides have the maximum 6 points through two match-day’s by taking the full points from Ulverstone and Clarence. As the penalty shootout bonus point rule is in effect for the Summer Cup, goal difference is irrelevant. If we are tied after 90 minutes then a shootout will determine…
Four goals from Laura Davis including a first half hattrick has sent the Kingborough Lions into the Summer Cup final for 2019. The young star scored all four of her sides goals in a 4-2 win over the Hobart Zebras in an entertaining game under lights at Lightwood Park. Trailing 3-0 at the break, Lily Hulton scored twice against her former side in the second half to spark a Zebras fightback, but Davis's fourth and most spectacular of the evening was enough to seal the deal and book their spot in Saturday's cup final against the Warriors.
The opening fifteen minutes was a tight affair, with…
South Hobart got their first points of the season, as they rebounded from an opening night defeat with a 2-1 win over the Kingborough Lions. The Lions took an early lead via a long range bomb from Chris Downes, catching the keeper out, before Nick Morton hit back almost immediately for South. Jack Turner put South in front midway through the second half, and despite coming under an aerial siege late in the game, it was enough for South to take the points.
The Lions got the dream start via Downes as he took full advantage of a hashed clearance from Brown and promptly drove it straight back…
The Hobart Zebras started their 2019 NPL TAS campaign in domineering fashion, smashing Clarence 9-0 on Thursday night at KGV. Mathew Sanders scored 5 goals, taking his tally to 19 goals in 7 games against the Reds since the turn of 2017, with braces from Pace and Edwards rounding out the scoring. It was an emphatic second half display from the Zebras, as they turned a 2-0 lead into a 9-0 result, overrunning the beleaguered Reds.
It didn't take long for the Zebras to get on the board, Sanders opening his account on 12 minutes with a thumping shot that hit the roof of the net after the Reds…
The Refereeing Technical Committee has announced the A-Panel of officials for the 2019 season.
Those selected for the A Panel will take charge of the NPL / WSL games but will also be appearing across all competitions in the state depending the requirements by the Technical committee.
The list has expanded this year from 6 officials to 9, with Thomas Mace, Monty Piesse and James Hamilton all earning promotion to the panel, where they will join Nathan Coad, Brenton Kopra, Josh McInerney, Tony Peart, Stratos Plomaritis and Charles White.
Referee Development Manager Tony Peart congratulated…
