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?”
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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”
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”
Do your homework, enjoy your football
Northern Tigers 0 Sydney United 1 Turns out, all you need is a little context, and a football game that would normally mean absolutely nothing to you turns into an exciting contest that has you gripped until the end. That’s the key ingredient that neutral fans must take into the Australia Cup round of 32,Continue reading “Do your homework, enjoy your football”
The game that had everything
Bansktown City 0 Blacktown City 3 Blacktown City reignited their charge up the Football NSW Girls Youth League 2 Under 18s with a fantastic win at Jensen Park on Sunday, ending the contest with nine players in a game that delivered some incredible moments. Emily Jackson had the visitors ahead from a ghost corner inContinue reading “The game that had everything”
Shaky City cough up points in Blacktown derby
Blacktown City 1 Blacktown Spartans 1 A collective off-day for Blacktown City in the Football NSW Girls Youth League 2 Under 18s derailed their finals hopes in a must-win derby encounter at Landen Stadium on Sunday. Zoe Thompson struck late in the first half for City to ease the tension, but a strike from IssabellaContinue reading “Shaky City cough up points in Blacktown derby”