Walter Pless on Association Football
Youth football results on Saturday - 28 July 2018
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 28 July 2018
Photo: A midfield tussle at Clare Street this morning between Hobart United's Evan Michaels (left) and New Town Eagles' Henry Stanton [PlessPix]
Southern Under-18s
New Town Eagles 4-2 Hobart United
Top-four sides cannot afford to lose in Round 16
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 27 July 2018
Photo: Warren Wadawu will play his 201st game for Olympia this weekend [PlessPix]
The top four teams in the NPL Tasmania competition all face important games this weekend in Round 16.
Leaders Devonport City face an awkward trip to Warrior Park on Sunday to take on fifth-ranked Olympia Warriors, who held them to a 1-1 draw the last time the sides met at this venue.
Dad's Army looking for players
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 26 July 2018
Photo: Darrin Chaffey is one of the organisers [PlessPix]
Dad’s Army are looking for players to compete at the Pan Pacific Masters Games on the Gold Coast in November.
The games commence on Saturday, 3 November 2018 and will conclude on Sunday, 11 November 2018.
Have a look at the poster below and contact the listed people if you are interested.
Matt Bulkeley new CEO of FFT
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 26 July 2018
Photo: Matt Bulkeley, the new FFT CEO
Matt Bulkeley is the new CEO of Football Federation Tasmania.
He begins his tenure on 27 August, taking over from acting CEO Michael McIntyre, who replaced Mike Palmer.
Daniel enters Lions' den and pulls their tails
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 23 July 2018
Photo: Launceston City keeper Niko Giantsopoulos saves from Kingborough's Lewis Verdouw [PlessPix]
(NPL Tasmania, Lightwood Park, Saturday, 21 July 2018)
Kingborough Lions United 2 (T Baker 33, T Pearce 90+3)
Launceston City 2 (Daniel Smith 6, 63)
HT: 1-1 Att: 120 Ref: J McInerney
Kingborough Lions United: O’Connell - Herweynen, Cowen, Schuth, Zammit - Calvert, Chaparro, Pearce - Baker, Verdouw, Kantzos (Subs: J Davis, W Davis, Hall, Stalker)
Launceston City: Giantsopoulos - Campbell, Millington, Scott, Egan - Dorazio, Linger, Syson - Fischer, Mies, Daniel Smith (Subs: Dyer, David Smith, Turner, Wicks)
Vale, Harry Alexiadis (16.10.1941 - 20.7.2018)
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 23 July 2018
Photo: Harry Alexiadis at an Olympia function [PlessPix]
Harry Alexiadis, one of the finest goalkeepers and centre-forwards to have played in Tasmania, has passed away in Hobart at the age of 76.
He was a member of the great Olympia sides of the 1960s.
Vale, Donald Mackenzie (Don) Rawlings (11.2.1937 - 4.7.2018)
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 23 July 2018
Photo: Don Rawlings with the 1974 Division 4 Metropolitan League Cup at Grove Road [Photo courtesy of Brian Roberts]
Vale, Donald Mackenzie (Don) Rawlings (11-2-1937 - 4-7-2018)
The death as occurred in Hobart of Don Rawlings, a stalwart with South Hobart FC in the 1950s and 1960s.
Rawlings was a Life Member of South Hobart.
Zebras have only themselves to blame for losing to South Hobart
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 22 July 2018
Photo: Zebras' Aleksander Markaj tackles South Hobart's Nick Morton [PlessPix]
(NPL Tasmania, KGV Park, Sunday, 22 July 2018)
Hobart Zebras 1 (M Sanders 48)
South Hobart 2 (K Kemp 76, R Cook 91)
HT: 0-0 Att: 250 Ref: C White
Hobart Zebras: Kamara - Walsh, A Markaj, Charuza, Dillon - Hey (Pace 82), Huigsloot (Robinson 76), Muller, Van Doorne (Burt 86) - Sklenar, Sanders (Subs not used: French, Ackerley)
South Hobart: K Brown - Gorrie, Ludford, O Thomas, Schmidt - Kemp, Feral, Turner, N Morton - Marins, Walter (Cook 86) (Subs not used: Bowman, Degetto, Legendre, Wright)
Sunday results - 22 July 2018
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 22 July 2018
Photo: Zebras' Czech striker Jakub Sklenar wins a header against South Hobart's French midfielder Loic Feral [PlessPix]
NPL Tasmania
Hobart Zebras 1 (M Sanders 48 pen) lost to South Hobart 2 (K Kemp 76, R Cook 91)
Saturday results - 21 July 2018
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 21 July 2018
Photo: Launceston City's Daniel Smith (right) gets past Kingborough's Phil Kantzos [PlessPix]
NPL Tasmania
Devonport City 6 (B Mann 3, Lazcano, J Stone, M Barnard) beat Clarence United 0
Kingborough Lions United 2 (L Millington og 33, T Pearce 90+3) drew with Launceston City 2 (Daniel Smith 6, 63)
Northern Rangers 2 (N Lanau-Atkinson 28, D Cristy 68) drew with Olympia Warriors 2 (G Gurson 3, L Hill 83)
Devonport City could increase their lead at the top of the NPL Tasmania standings
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 20 July 2018
Devonport City should retain their 3-point lead at the top of the NPL Tasmania standings with an easy win over bottom-side Clarence United at Valley Road at 2pm tomorrow [Saturday].
They could even extend their lead as the three teams behind them all have difficult fixtures and could drop points.
Last-gasp goal gives Metro draw with Nelson
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 18 July 2018
Photo: A Metro defender heads clear against Nelson tonight [PlessPix]
(Southern Championship, North Chigwell, Wednesday, 18 July 2018)
Metro 3 (K McQueen 66, S Robb 69, M Mangar 90+2)
Nelson 3 (C Jackson 6, R Mills 45, M Graham 50)
HT: 0-2 Ref: B Kopra
Metro: Holmes; Blackaby (Hekmat 61), Buckney, T Kent, Liderth (McQueen 61), Mangar, McGuinness, M Robb, S Robb, Vu (Chhetri 61), Woodward
Nelson: De Carpentier; Bantoft, Gaskell, Graham, Hutchins (A Mills 70), Jackson, Kangogo (McLarin 90), Mearns, R Mills, Stalker, Joughin (Sub not used: Burdon)
Wednesday result - 18 July 2018
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 18 July 2018
Photo: Metro's Jordan Buckney (right) tries to halt a Nelson attack [PlessPix]
Southern Championship
Metro 3 (K McQueen 66, S Robb 69, M Mangar 90+2) drew with Nelson 3 (C Jackson 6, R Mills 45, M Graham 50)
[More photos and full match report will be posted later this evening]
Northern Rangers produce top-drawer performance to beat South Hobart
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- Written by Walter Pless
- Published: 15 July 2018
Photo: South Hobart's Renato De Vecchi Marins (left) in a race for the ball with Rangers' Harry Thannhauser [PlessPix]
(NPL Tasmania, South Hobart Oval, Sunday, 15 July 2018)
South Hobart 2 (O Thomas 45+2, A Gorrie 90+4 pen)
Northern Rangers 3 (M Youd 38, T Anderson 43, D Cristy 54)
HT: 1-2 Att: 200 Ref: B Kopra
South Hobart: K Brown - Gorrie, O Thomas, D Brown, Legendre (Douce 82) - Schmidt, Kemp, Morton - H Thomas (Feral 55), Marins, Degetto (Walter 55) (Subs not used: Feral, Wright)
Northern Rangers: Whatman - P Lanau-Atkinson, Anderson [(A Fulton 55) Smith 90], J Fulton, Burk - Humphrey (Jones 72), Cristy, Thannhauser, Youd - N Lanau-Atkinson, Ngor