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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS


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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 clubs history. We

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

increasing our Womens 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, i t 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 50th

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 its been great to be part of it.

Gilbert Lorquet, President AJFC 3

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE


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AJFC 2014

774 players

60 teams

142 volunteers

193 girls/women

581 boys/men


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2014 MAJOR AWARDS

COACH OF THE YEAR

Richard Lucas,O30 Womens B

TEAM MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Mark Aldridge, U9/2s

MADELINE WRIGHT AWARD FOR

GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP

Barry Agnew, O30 Womens A, O45/2s

TEAM OF THE YEAR (BOYS)

U11/5s

TEAM OF THE YEAR (GIRLS)

U11/1 Girls

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR

Euan Hart, 16/1s


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WOMENS

& GIRLS

FOOTBALL

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 Womens 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

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 mens 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.


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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. I t 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 Womens football and along with training courses also held a Womens

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 womens 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 Womens 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

Womens & Girls Football Co-ordinator


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

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.

SMALL

SIDED

FOOTBALL


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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


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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 ONeill Jaimie Ottaviano Leandros Pandoulis James Park Piero Pedone

Alexander Saija Oscar Quessy Naomi Williams Harrison White


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2014 AJFC TEAM REVIEWSUnder 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.

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 girlsskills improved

remarkably throughout the year,

especially those that hadnt played

before. With management employing

a rotation policy, all of the girls

enjoyed experiencing the different skills

for every position.

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pleasureseeing the girls

grow in confidence in

themselves and their team

mates and executing the

drills we practiced


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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

Under 8/2 Girls

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.

We are proud of the progress that

everyone has made and look forwardto 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.

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with patience, planning

and a whole lot ofencouragement, the girls

began to think for

themselves.


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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 onGame 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.

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.

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What started off as a team of

individuals playing well

turned into a group of

individuals working together

as a team.


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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 aprivilege 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 alsobelieves 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.

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

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..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.


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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

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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 l ittle 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).

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

Under 9/1 Girls

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 U9/2s.

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Every week has been played

with high levels of enthusiasm;

each goal has felt like a real

team effort

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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 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 werent

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The determination and

eagerness to train and turn up

on the weekends was

extraordinary.


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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 8s & 9s)

except for a last minute equalizer by

the opposition. Again, the boys

werent 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 wasnt 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 inour case) minutes. It was great,

though, to see the excitement on their

faces.

With the monkey finally off the teams

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 didnt really matter.

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.

On the field, the team improved out of

sight, demonstrating their improved

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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 Alexs rock-solid defence, Liam

Ms great defence and passing,Harrisons never-say-die effort in the

midfield, Harry Ss great all-round skills

from goalkeeper to forward, Jonathan

As 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 atthe 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.

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.

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it was a long, hard

seasonIt was a good

learning experience for the

kids


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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.

Most improved player was Nick

O'Brien. Switching to centre backabout 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

"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 thefield, 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.

Chris Dey, U10/1s Co-Coach

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Eddy and I spent countless

hours discussing how we

could best approach each

players game and make the

team work better together.


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Under 10/1 Girls

2014 has been a really enjoyable year

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

working manager Joanne Gallettaand 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.

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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All of our games were

funespecially enjoyable to

watch as [the teams] passing,

crossing and shots on goal led

to some outstanding and nail

bitting performances.


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Under 10/2 Girls

This year's team was a mixture of past

players and new members which

bought a mix of experience andenthusiasm. 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.

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

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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.


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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 Parents for your support

and encouragement during the

season. Special thanks to our Team

Manager and Super Mum, Simone

(Oliver's Mum), together with Jan

(Rachels 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 in2011.

The Wolvettes have completed their

fourth year together, being the FIRST

team in the Girls competition to move

all the way through the non-

competitive 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 Raineys

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.

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The Wolvettes went through

the season undefeated thanks

to the teamwork by all

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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.

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

From the beginning, the girls

efforts set the stage for

success and fostered a

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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 Electras

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 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 Farmerand Steve Zantides,

Coaches, U11/1B Girls

Under 11/2s

The boys played some challenging

games this year that required mental

and physical commitment. Over theseason 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

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The parents have bonded

wellshowing that there is

nothing wrong with screaming

applause at the marvellous

efforts of their daughters. Itwas great to see.


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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.

CalvinGoalkeeper / 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: Startedthe 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

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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 V8s engines

in our midfield James was able to turndefence 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

whos 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 playerwho improved as the season went on.

Size didnt worry Gabe the bigger they

are the more he enjoyed tackling

them and like a number of players his

passing improved during the season.

AngusForward: 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.

ThomasForward: 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 ofour 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 FionaManagers: What

can I say a job well done. Its not easy

making sure everyone gets to training

and the game on time plus all the

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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 thats how I felt withWayne and Fiona managing our team.

AdrianCoach: After many years away

from the club I decided to get

involved again as coach of my sons

team. I remember the first training

night and walking away afterwardsthinking to myself what have I got

myself into here.

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 turns this around and go on

to bigger things.

Im 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

Its been a season ofnewfor the U-12

Wolves. After an undefeated season

last year, the team saw some players

goand almost a third of the players

new to the team. Working as a team

the new challenge for these hand-

charging 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 yearand proving themselves more

than worthyincluding 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.

The longtime Wolves were a joy to

watch develop in their new

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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

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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

fieldbut then of course there, too, hisstrength 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 speedySebastian 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 hardunder 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

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Under 16/1s

If I had to describe the 16/1 team this

year it would be courageous,

determined, never give up attitude,

eager to improve and full of character.

This year AJFC didn't have enough

payers to form either an under 14, 15

or 16 team this year. It was then

decided to form a team with the 3

age group and nominate for the 16/2

division (lowest division).

The Association in all its w isdom placed

them in division 1, even though 10 of

the 14 players in the team are 14 or 15

years of age and the majority have

never played higher than 2 division in

their respective age groups.

After 5 unsuccessful appeals, the team

accepted the facts that we were

thrown to the wolves in division 1.

The easy option would have been to

find another more suitable team ( and

3 of our best players registered did,

before the first training session), but all

players who remained were preparedto face the season being totally

humiliated each week, by vastly

superior teams.

The grading committee and a number

of experienced personnel within the

club estimated that if the team could

lose by few than 10 goals in 5 or more

games they exceed all expectations

(forget about winning or drawing any

matches).

In all my years 40 years in playing or

coaching football teams I have never

been more proud of a team of young

men in my life. The worst result in the

year was 5-1 loss and they had

registered only the seventh worst

defeat of all the teams. Teams that

have beaten them 4 - nil have lost 13-0

and 10-0 against some of the better

teams, with the average result 3-0.

The highlight of the season was a draw

with Concord who had previously

given us our worst defeat 5-1.

The team not only inspired myself and

their parents, but all opposition

coaches, managers and parents

applauded after each match on the

heroics the team showed.

Despite the fact the ball would hardly

reach the oppositions half way, the

team dug in to repel wave after wave

of attacking moves for the entire

match. No matter what the score was

they kept picking themselves up and

giving 100%, as they did not want to let

their team mates down.

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The team not only inspired

myself and their parents, but all

opposition coaches, managers

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The team would turn up to training and

matches each week eager to improve

and learn. Once again, I could not be

more inspired by or proud by than the

young men I have been privileged tocoach this year. I know there will be

statistically more successful teams, but

there genuinely wasn't a more

successful team that surpassed all

expectations and dealt with more

obstacles than the 2014 16/1s.

The whole team performed

exceptional throughout the year, but a

special mention to Euan Hart who has

developed into a brilliant keeper. Luke

led the team by example. Adrian

covered more ground in the midfield,

always outnumbered and outgunned,

but never giving up. Max Brennersdetermination and athletic nature

helped repel the constant attacking

moves.

There were a number of players in the

team that were asked to play certain

positions in the team they didn't l ike. As

a show of character everyone played

without complaining as they could seethe team needed them in that

position.

I would like to thank the 16/1s this year

for such an inspiring season and

making my role as coach more

enjoyable.

Paul Simeoni, U16/1s Coach

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I could not be more inspired

by or proud by than the young

men I have been privileged to

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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 thereturn 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 onand 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 2nddivision

and finished the first round very

strongly as 2ndon the table. Quite an

achievement considering most of the

players had signed up for their first

season in the U21 age group.

We couldnt 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-finalsIt

just wasnt 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

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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 groupof 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 hadnt

grown closer was a l ie. 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 othersstrengths 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 isnt 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

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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 l ike to personallythank 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 Womens A

2014 was another BIG year for

Womens football at AJFC and CDSFA.

Within the O30s 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 years inaugurals and a whole

bunch of newbies combined to form

the O30W As.

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 years 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

Bs, and another close game ended

with a 2-1 loss. Then came the barrage

of Hurlstone Park Teams and we cantremember if round 3 was against Team

A, B, C or D! Anyway.

2014 saw the As finish with 16 points on

the table as a result of 4 wins, 4 draws

and 10 losses.

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

be feared.

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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 & Veronicashowed the other teams how football

is played.

Our awesome backs were a force to

be reckoned withSandra 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

seasonbut they were war wounds

and not body break downs. Many of

these ladies still played on. In

factnothing could get them off oraway from the field.

When the A League Grand Final was

onit was the As who were up at the

Birkenhead Hotel cheering, yelling and

drinking. When the World Cup was on

at 2.00am in the morningit was the

As who watched the games and

critiqued the plays at training.

Everyone is already talking about the

2015 season. Womens Football is well

and truly alive in Abbotsford. We

encourage more ladies to join us next

year. Bring it on!

Elizabeth Kulukovski

Over 30 Womens 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".

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

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Everyone is already talking

about the 2015 season.

Womens Football is well and

truly alive in Abbotsford. We

encourage more ladies to

join us next year.

Great friendships have been

formed and we havecelebrated all our

achievements this year like

we have won a grand final!


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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 offalse starts leading 2 - 0 at half time

only to be beaten, we finally did it a

win 20! 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 l isten

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 cant

wait.

Richard Lucas, O30 Womens 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 510 minutes of games and

unfortunately didnt 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

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Over 45/2s

This was the Gypsies and AJFCsfirst

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 50s 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 didnt experiencemuch 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.

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 role was shared by

Nicholas, James, JJ and Alex N. Not

only were they great with the gloves

but their ability to read the game

improved throughout 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.

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it was an enjoyable season

with the highlight of match

day being the post-game

celebrations over a

beverage, discussing our

moments of brilliance.

We were the youngest team

in the competition

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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 seasonwas that all the

boys played their part, with a

real sense of team.


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