Kanga Cup Wrap-Up (2011)
Kanga Cup Adventure, Wins Silverware
We arrived early in Canberra with the purpose of settling all the families early and preparing for the tournament. It was cold.. bitterly cold with overnight temperatures getting down to -7 degrees and a wind chill factor during the day of what also seemed in the negatives, so what else is there to do.. but play football.
On arrival most families checked out the accommodation at the Rydges Resort (which was just ideal for the kids and their families) and headed in to town to the “Ainslie Football club” for their famous dinner spread. A few stragglers found all the meat they could eat (plus a blottle of red or 2) within walking distance from the accommodation at the Stonegrill.
Sunday morning was off to training in sub zero wind chill and with 6 layers the minimum, the boys showed their tough stuff early by donning the training kit and testing their skills on a rabbit hole filled paddock (come cricket ground) which consisted of no green grass. But they were shown their warmup routine and played a practice game.
The opening ceremony at the AIS indoor arena was an immense affair this 200 odd teams presenting and marching into the arena Olympic style, the team kitted out well in their jackets and pants and marched with heads held high.
Monday morning came and with Hawker reserve being a 40 min drive from Rydges, some families were up at 6 to make the 7:45am meeting and arrive at the ground for a 9am kickoff.
The preliminary rounds (4 games) were scheduled between Monday and Wednesday against Monaro Panthers, Belsouth, Majura Emerging Stars and Queanbeyan FC. The boys played some scintillating football, in some cases on a poor bumpy pitch, but only conceded 1 goal in the round-robin prelims.
Off the ground, the boys visited and spent an afternoon at Questacon (Scienceworks), and some then went to either/or Parliament house, the War Memorial, Telecom tower or the Mint.
The semi final was a tight affair in the first half, but ran away with the game in the second after being able to get some shots on target.
The grand final at the University of Canberra was against Queanbeyan FC who turned up ready to play. The first 20 minutes was a tussle, with both sides only limited to the odd chance. Each teams’ midfield and defence worked overtime trying to gain ascendancy. Then with 10 minutes before the half, Kobi Jennings sent a killer diagonal through ball to Matthew Harrington and Peninsula scored, but the lead was only for a moment, as Queanbeyan scored straight after the kick off – 1 : 1.
Calvin Delaney set up Matthew Harrington who then ran at the defence and slid through the goal low past the keeper. But again, the lead was short lived with a ball won by Queanbeyan in our last line to enable them to score on the stroke of half time.
The boys now knew that this game was a different scenario and it was “on”, as Queanbeyan have shown they are here and have turned up to play. Half way through the final half, Alex Woodland running away from goal toward the LHS touch line, in one motion turns and shoots from 15-20m out and clears the goal keeper for a fantastic goal, 3-2. But again to Queanbeyan’s credit, they fought hard and created their chance in the goal box, 3-3. The pace is now breakneck speed with both sides trying to create as many chances as possible. Finally, with 2-3 minutes of play left Kai Pearson takes the ball from the wing to the by- line, with no angle fires hard and deflects off the keeper for the winning goal. 4-3 and the tempo is built to maximum in defences and attacks of both teams.
The final whistle blows and the boys celebrated their reward for hard work on and off the park and more importantly showed maximum respect for their devastated opponents who turned up to play and gave our boys a real run for their money.
The Peninsula Strikers JFC would like to congratulate the players, coaches and parents of all the boys for their achievement. Some players play their whole careers without winning a league or a tournament. The most important lessons learnt from this experience are; play the game in the fair and respectful spirit we want to represent as players, club members and as individuals, always accept the referees decision (be it correct or otherwise) and enjoy and build on the friendships that our game fosters, as these experiences are cherished “together” for a lifetime. Well Done to all.
2011 Official Team Photos
Peninsula Strikers Junior Football Club have partnered again with Sports In Focus. From Tuesday 28th June 2011 to Thursday 30th June 2011 at Delacombe Park Sports In Focus will be taking your 2011 OFFICIAL TEAM PHOTO.
All Players.....Please wear (or bring) your blue match-day uniform/strip for the photography sessions.
Shooting schedule for all days here
Call to Arms
Saturday 2nd July and Sunday 3rd July
Our club is supporting the fight for cancer in men. We are scheduling a Call To Arms weekend. We will fundraise and wear something yellow to help raise awareness.
All players will be asked to wear a yellow arm band during their match for this nominated weekend.
Girls Night Out:
For all Peninsula Strikers Girls (and mums)
Date: Friday 15th July
Time: 6.30 for a 7.00 start at Ballam Park
There will be an array of Guest speakers including an ex Matilda (Australian international) player.
All Parents welcome.
Please RSVP to your team manager for catering (providing a light tea)
VOLKSWAGEN JUNIOR MASTERS AUSTRALIA
Photos of Melbourne Victory player visit will be posted on the website over the next few days, but in the mean time here is one funny picture that just happened while we were looking at some of the images.
Comments from our own Vaughan Davies on the violin: Terrific,
as I forgot we did this for Roddy and Luke, so ably assisted by top
tenor by Mr Simmons it’s an old Welsh lullaby called
‘don’t go down the mine Daddy there’s plenty of coal in the shed ‘
Next Wednesday 25th May, two Melbourne Victory players will be at
Delacombe Park as part of the Club Victory membership
(Note that player’s are subject to change)
Time: 5:00 to 6:30pm
Players: Roddy Vargas
& Luke O'Dea (selected from Victory's youth league)
Bring your balls, shirts, player photos to get an autograph from the players
LOCAL NEWS
Liberals make lighting promise... read more
Read the article in the
KICKING GOALS LAUNCHED IN FRANKSTON
click here to read the article on the FFV website and click here for some photos
Click here to see our sponsors being presented with the 2009 plaques
Kids Disco 18th July - click here for photos
The kids disco was a huge success thanks to a small group of dedicated ladies.
Everyone that attended had a great time.
SOCIAL NIGHT PHOTOS
Click here to check out some of the photos from the social night 2008
SEE SELECTION OF PHOTOS FROM MELBOURNE VICTORY CHAMPION EVAN
BERGER AT THE CLUB LAST SATURDAY, 16th MAY
SEASON LAUNCH 2009 WITH
MELBOURNE VICTORY PLAYERS
AT BALLAM PARK on SUNDAY 19th APRIL
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT
The raffle for the early registration was drawn during the Presentation Day and Brendon Zamfirescu was the lucky winner. Ahead is Brendon getting presented with the ball by our Club President and proudly holding his prize.
Game day Mascots
U7&U9 Cougars 2008
... read more
School Holiday Football Academy
click here
Charlee West has been selected to represent Victoria. Read more...
Click here for the Veterans x U18's (2007) pictures.
Careful, must be accompanied by an adult to access.
Click here for a sensational free kick from Matt Davis
GEORGE HUGHES' INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL ACADEMY (IFA)
10th & 11th JULY
GROUP 1 - U6, U7, U8, U9, U10 - 9:30 am to 12:00 pm (each day)
GROUP 2 - U11, U12, U13, U14, U15 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (each day)
LIMIT OF 30 KIDS PER GROUP (TOTAL OF 60 KIDS)
CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION DETAILS
Extraordinary General Meeting
The outcome of the meeting was that we start a joint-venture with the Frankston Strikers Soccer Club for an initial period of one season and at next AGM we will re-evaluate the progress
The new entity will be called
Peninsula Strikers Football Club
We will work as two separate football departments, namely
Junior Football Department, operating out of Delacombe Park and Senior Football Department, operating out of McCleland Drive
If you want to see the whole presentation from the EGM, please click here (suggest you save it to your hard drive and open it from there)
with the relevant manager or coach about availability of places.
LIGHTING
In another good note, we are pleased to inform that the additional lighting promised by the committee at the end of last season is now up and it makes a big difference from previous years as it covers the whole top ground. This will drastically improve the ground utilisation.
Presentation Day & AGM (2006)
We have again reached the end of another very successful season. The Presentation Day was attended by the majority of the teams and all kids have received their trophies for the 2006 season. Click here for some pictures.
All that attended the AGM have voted for the club to be officially renamed Peninsula Soccer Club. Thank you to everyone that has attended the day and the AGM and a special welcome to everyone that is joining the committee for season 2007.
GAME DAY MASCOTS
All Sub junior & Junior Teams have the Opportunity to perform game day Mascot duties and play at half time during the feature Senior Match. There are 11 home fixtures... (click here for more info)
click here for more pictures
On Friday, January 12th, the club had the opportunity to be part of the A-League by supplying 12 kids to be ball boys and girls during Melbourne Victory x Queensland Roar. Click here to view a few pictures during the match.
2006 Social Function - 9th September
It was a great night. Not many club members have attended but whoever went had a great time. Click here for some pictures.
During our last committee meeting (20/07/06) we have drawn the raffle prize (the green and gold Nike ball) and the winner names on the ticket were Ned & Liam Omar. Ned plays in the U7's and Liam in the U10's. Congratulation to both of you. This weekend Liam was handed the prize by our President at the Gala Day in Mornington
Read the article in The Frankston Independent by clicking on the photo above
Click here for some photos taken by our "reporters" in Germany during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. See the latest photos from the Australia x Croatia game.
In the photos ahead are Janet and Liam in front of the Allianz Stadium in Munich and later protected by a group of German police at the Croatia game. No worries with security here mate. Click on the photos to zoom in.
