Sydney FC 2 Central Coast Mariners 0 Six months since we last cheered on our boys in blue in a league fixture in Sydney, Leichhardt Oval was the perfect scene to fall in love with football all over again. Despite a creaky showing from our new-look team, the points were secured thanks to a calamitousContinue reading “Hello, hello. Good to be back!”
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Australian Championship – what’s that?
There’s just no helping some people. It absolutely amazes me that many football fans in Australia, so caught up in the English Premier League and how their Fantasy team is doing, have no idea what’s going on in their own back yard. Whilst the blame could lay in the low-key advertising of the local scene,Continue reading “Australian Championship – what’s that?”
Trials, retentions, resilience and goodbyes
There’s nothing quite like representative football to stir emotions as the end of the season gives way to the official trials period and those young players who have not secured a position for 2026 are put through the ringer in the hope of securing another year of top flight football in their region. Football NSWContinue reading “Trials, retentions, resilience and goodbyes”
Final day agony after City hit six
Blacktown City 6 Camden Tigers 1 An incredible scenario played out on the final day as the Football NSW Girls Youth League 2 Under 18s reached its crescendo on the first sunny weekend of August. With Camden Tigers putting up a fight and SD Raiders unable to break the deadlock in the other key gameContinue reading “Final day agony after City hit six”
Our aim is to win trophies
Sydney FC 1 Auckland FC 1 (AET Auckland 3-1 on penalties) Sydney FC paid the penalty for a diabolical set of spot kicks that derailed the club’s number one priority of winning trophies; only five days ago, talk was of winning the Australia Cup, qualifying for Asian football, spreading the brand through Asian markets andContinue reading “Our aim is to win trophies”
Sydney FC member’s forum
On a cold and wet Monday evening in Macquarie Park, Sydney FC hosted the first members’ forum of CEO Mark Aubrey and coach Ufuk Talay’s reign, and it was a huge success. Having originally scheduled the meeting for their new headquarters at Sky Park, the level of interest saw the club move the venue toContinue reading “Sydney FC member’s forum”
De Sousa delight as Waterhouse weekend continues
Sutherland Strikers 0 Blacktown City 4 They left it late, but Blacktown City finally stamped their authority on Sutherland Strikers with two quick-fire goals to end their final Football NSW Girls Youth League 2 Under 18s away day of 2025 with a solid win. Patience was wearing thin until goal machine Lily Waterhouse broke theContinue reading “De Sousa delight as Waterhouse weekend continues”
Waterhouse sees double in Friday frolic
South East Phoenix 1 Blacktown City 2 An all-action performance from Lily Waterhouse earned Blacktown City a crucial win in a Friday night showdown as South East Phoenix went close to denting the visitors’ finals hopes even further. An early tap-in on the rebound was cancelled out by a terrific strike on the run fromContinue reading “Waterhouse sees double in Friday frolic”
City’s season shredded by Raiders
Blacktown City 1 SD Raiders 2 The anguish at the final whistle was real for Blacktown City as the realisation dropped that SD Raiders had all but booked the fourth spot in the finals series at their expense with a come-from-behind victory in a thriller at Landen Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Buoyed by an earlyContinue reading “City’s season shredded by Raiders”
Super City blow title race wide open
Blacktown City 1 Central Coast Mariners 0 An exquisite second-half free-kick from Blacktown City’s Dominique Ashton, arrowed into the top right-hand corner via the fingertips of Mariners goalkeeper Lilah Bredenkamp, was enough to condemn the league-leaders to defeat in an absorbing contest at Landen Stadium on Sunday. The Football NSW Girls Youth League Under 18sContinue reading “Super City blow title race wide open”