Walter Pless on Association Football

Chris Hey's switch from men's to women's football coaching is proving a success

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 06 July 2017

Photo:  Chris Hey has successfully switched from men's to women's coaching [PlessPix]

Hobart Zebras’ women’s PFD Super League team have won all 20 of their league and cup games this season and the league title is in sight.

Coach Chris Hey has renewed his contract as head coach and the Zebras players are delighted.

Morton opens up about Olympia, Zebras and Devonport and his own title hopes

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 05 July 2017

Photo:  South Hobart coach, Ken Morton.  He has coached Devonport, Olympia and Zebras in the past and won title with two of them. [PlessPix]

South Hobart coach Ken Morton is satisfied with the way his team is travelling but is not yet ready to say they are title favourites.

Last Saturday’s 3-0 win over leaders Devonport City put South Hobart two points clear at the top of the PS4 NPL Tasmania standings.

Olympia down City easily and reject enticement from APIA

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 05 July 2017

Photo:  Olympia's Jack Callan in possession and shadowed by Launceston City's Aaron Campbell [PlessPix]

(PS4 NPL Tasmania, Warrior Park, Sunday, 2 July 2017)

Olympia Warriors 8 (J Sklenar 25’, 28’, 29’, 31’, L Hill 56’, 93’, P Stevens 65’ pen, T Bellini 69’)

Launceston City 1 (N Mies 72’)

HT: 4-0   Att: 163 Ref: C White

Olympia Warriors: Cole - Little, Callan, Stevens, Leaman - Ortmann, Hickey, Hill, Bellini - Wadawu, Sklenar (Subs: Hardwick, Mearns, Nkoso, Stalker)

Launceston City: Clark - Goold, Egan, Butler, Degotto - Linger, Dorazio, Kelly - Campbell, Mies, Williams (Subs: Compagne, Frost, Rossetto)

Clarence knock out Lions and move off foot of table

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 03 July 2017

Photo:  Kingborough's Joel Schuth soars above Claremce's Odaine Demar [PlessPix]

(PS4 NPL Tasmania, Went worth Park, Saturday, 1 July 2017)

Clarence United 3 (J Stuart 6’, N Naden 10’, P Bremner 71’)

Kingborough Lions United 0

HT: 2-0   Ref: J McInerney

Clarence United: - Voss; Lewis, Malcolm, Price, Lush, Flynn, Palmer, Naden, Stuart, O’Neill, Demar (Subs: D Randall, S Randall, Bremner, Burgess)

Kingborough Lions United: -Kamara; Burn, Cowen, Herweynen, Lokoes, McEldowney, Nugent, T Pearce, Robinson, Schuth (Subs: Harms, Rickards, Hall, Verdouw, Hoddy)

South Hobart's title to lose after victory over Devonport

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 02 July 2017

Photo:  South Hobart's Jack Turner under pressure from Devonport's Dom Smith [PlessPix]

(PS4 NPL Tasmania, South Hobart, Saturday, 1 July 2017)

South Hobart 3 (N Morton 52’, 74’, J Turner 76’)

Devonport City 0

HT: 0-0   Ref: B Kopra

South Hobart: K Brown - Gorrie, D Brown (Thomas 50), Ludford, Schmidt - Kemp, Turner, N Morton - Walter (Leszczynski 86), Hamlett (Kass 69), Hall (Subs not used: Wilson, Feral)

Devonport City: Zaikos - Smith, Reynolds, Jack Dance - Holden, Bidwell, Andrews, Wicks, Jesse Dance - Mann, Millington (Subs: Argent, Ford, Knott)

Sunday results - 2 July 2017

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 02 July 2017

Photo:  Olympia goalkeeper Jakob Cole snatches the ball at the feet of Launceston City's Noah Mies [PlessPix]

PS4 NPL Tasmania

Olympia Warriors 8 (J Sklenar 25’, 28’, 29’, 31’, L Hill 56’, 93’, P Stevens 65’ pen, T Bellini 69’) beat Launceston City 1 (N Mies 72’)

Saturday results - 1 July 2017

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 01 July 2017

Photo:  South Hobart keeper Kieran Brown turns a shot over the bar [PlessPix]

PS4 NPL Tasmania

South Hobart 3 (N Morton 52’, 74’, J Turner 76’) beat Devonport City 0

Northern Rangers 1 (H Thannhauser 77’) beat Hobart Zebras 0

Clarence United 3 (J Stuart 6’, N Naden 10’, P Bremner 71’) beat Kingborough Lions United 0

Blockbuster on the cards at South Hobart today as first plays second

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 30 June 2017

Photo:  South Hobart's Kobe Kemp predicts an exciting game against Devonport [PlessPix]

Second-placed South Hobart entertain leaders Devonport City at South Hobart at 2pm today [Saturday] in what promises to be an enthralling top-of-the-table clash.

Devonport have a one-point lead over South Hobart so there is everything to play for as far as both teams are concerned.

Olympia face tough home game against APIA Leichhardt in FFA Cup

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 30 June 2017

Photo:  A beaming Olympia coach Kenny Weston (left) and president George Mamacas after yesterday's FFA Cup draw [PlessPix]

Olympia Warriors have been drawn at home against APIA Leichhardt in the FFA Cup Round-of-32.

The draw was conducted yesterday and televised live on FOX Sports.

Last-minute penalty not enough to save Uni from the Lions

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 27 June 2017

Photo:  Kingborough's Samantha Watkins (left) blocks a University opponent [PlessPix]

(PFD Women’s Super League, Lightwood Park, Sunday, 25 June 2017)

Kingborough Lions United 2 (Emille Tatton 25’, Laura Davis 85’)

University 1 (E Cropp 90’ pen)

HT: 1-0   Ref: L Phillips

Kingborough Lions United: Gardner; Clifford, Dadswell, Davis, Furness, Hale, Iseli, James, Tatton, Watkins, Wright (Subs: Castaneda-Harper, De Smit, Edwards, Green)

University: Van Beek; Bowditch, Choi, Cropp, Lucas, MacGregor, Norton, Riddell, Sanderson, O Young, S Young (Subs: Dandolo, Duncan)

Rangers concede injury-time equaliser to Lions to let slip 2 points

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 27 June 2017

Photo:  Ballet-like action from the game [PlessPix]

(PS4 NPL Tasmania, Lightwood Park, Saturday, 24 June 2017)

Kingborough Lions United 1 (A Harms 92’)

Northern Rangers 1 (K Kensley 75’)

HT: 0-0   Ref: A Cooke

Kingborough Lions United: Kamara - Herweynen, Nugent, Schuth, McEldowney - Verdouw (Harms 87’), Cowen, T Pearce, Belstead - Burn (Lokoes 62’), Hoddy (Hall 60’) (Subs not used: Wakefield, Rickards)

Northern Rangers: Whatman - P Lanau-Atkinson, Z Cross, A Fulton, Anderson - J Fulton (Jin 46’), Thannhauser, Jones - N Lanau-Atkinson (Lucas 88’), Rodriguez (Kensley 57’), Humphrey.

Zebras vanquish Warriors in excellent Women's Super League game

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 26 June 2017

Photo:  Olympia's Emily Craw in possession as Zebras' Danielle Kannegiesser approaches [PlessPix]

(PFD Women’s Super League, Grove Road, Friday, 23 June 2017)

Hobart Zebras 3 (A Bowden 23’ pen, M O’Brien 29’, A Berry 76’)

Olympia Warriors 1 (L Johnson 10’)

HT: 2-1   Ref: I Colhoun

Hobart Zebras: Cook; Berry, Bowden, Burt, Graham, Kannegiesser, Mason, Nellis, Nichols, O’Brien, Spandler (Subs: Harris, Jarvis, Morris, E Moutsatsos, N Moutsatsos)

Olympia Warriors: M Johnston; Blackman, R Cavarretta, Craw, Crawford, Davies, Ishida, L Johnson, Michael, Roberts, Tanaka (Subs: Bale, Black, Bamford, Leszczynski)

Zebras and Warriors share the spoils in a fizzer

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 26 June 2017

Photo:  The rival captains, Luke Huigsloot (Zebras) (No.13), shakes hands with Jake Vandemey (Olympia) [PlessPix]

(PS4 NPL Tasmania, Grove Road, Friday, 23 June 2017)

Hobart Zebras 1 (J Gates 45’)

Olympia Warriors 1 (J Sklenar 23’)

HT: 1-1   Ref: C White

Hobart Zebras: Mercuri - Hey. Lewis, Groenewold, Warrener - Griffin, Pace, Backhouse - Sanders, Huigsloot, Gates (Subs: Ackerley, Bighin, Brooks, Buga, Reid)

Olympia Warriors: Cole - Little, Callan, Stevens, Vandermey - Leaman, Bellini, Hickey, Ortmann - Wadawu, Sklenar (Subs: Nkoso, Stalker, Hardwick, McCarthy, Smithies-Sharples)

From two groups of four to four groups of two

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 25 June 2017

Photo:  Kingborough's Trent Pearce lets fly a shot against Rangers [PlessPix]

The PS4 NPL Tasmania competition has now fragmented into four distinct groups of two teams each, with 8 rounds remaining.

Earlier, there had been two groups comprising the top four sides and the bottom four teams with a considerable gap between the two.