Premiers Dragonball Z 15 10 1 4 52 22 30 31

Runners Up Yugioh 15 9 1 5 42 21 21 28

Third Digemon 15 8 1 6 30 34 -4 25

Fourth Pokemon 15 1 1 13 7 56 -49 4

I would like to thank the coaches David Rush , Jenny Daniher, Thomas Royds and David Hilhorst for all the hard work in keeping these mini soccer dynamo’s on the field and developing their skills along the way! Thanks also to the band of keen referee’s we had for this competition and hopefully they will be keen to follow up on their interest of having the whistle in their hands in the future and get their tickets in Canberra as they come of age. Dylan Crisp, Tom amd Josh Daniher, Zach Collins, Zach Faichney, Luke Hemler, Chris Rajapakshe, Liam McClure and any others I’ve forgotten!

The Award winners for the Juniors division were:

Dragonball Z – Best and Fairest was Jeremy Ramm and Coaches award went to Harry Evans

Yugioh – Best and Fairest was Will Shoemark and Coaches award went to Joel Croxon

Digemon – Best and Fairest was Edward Horan and Coaches awards went to Josh Story and Adrian Holcman

Pokemon – Best and Fairest was Kara Laney and Coaches award went to Kassey Liversidge

The ‘Braidwood Agencies’ Juniors Player of the Year Award –Boy - Jeremy Ramm and Girl – Kara Laney

INTERMEDIATES

Play of for 5th

Piranhas v Barracudas

The Piranhas took in a 1-0 lead into the game after their victory last week and the Barracudas would have to keep the Piranhas scoreless and score twice to take fifth spot off the Piranhas. The Piranhas took control early in the game and never looked back as they dominated he field position and score sheet. The Barracudas were valiant in defeat and never gave up but the Piranhas were too strong in the end finishing the game 3-0 and winning on aggregate 4-0. Goal scorers for the Piranhas were Isaac Jullienne Zach Collins and Ty Palmer. Best for the Piranhas were Ty Palmer Charlotte Horan and Tahnee Smithers and best for the Barracudas were Pip Sherriff Melissa Mundy and Kelly Liversidge.

Play off for 3rd

Stingrays v Marlins

This was a classic game of finals football with both teams creating chances as the game went from end to end in a very exciting game. The Stingrays possibly had the better chances to score but twice the ball just wouldn’t get over the line for them as the Marlins scrambling defence was relentless. The Marlins had their own chance to seal the win but for a great save from John Sharp in the Stingrays goal. Full time was blown and the score was 0-0 so 2 halves of 5 minutes of extra time was played and the games intensity had lifted as both teams tried in vain to break the deadlock. try as they may the game ended in a draw and the dreaded penalty shoot out was played to find out who would finish 3rd in the intermediates division. It took 12 shots in a tense finale to the game to find the Stingrays winning 4-3. Best for the Stingrays were John Sharp Tom Daniher and Elizabeth Etcell and best for the Marlins were Will Atkinson Adam Craig and Jai Coleman.

Grand Final

Sharks v Eels

The was an extremely exciting game with the undefeated Sharks under the pump from an Eels team totally committed to spoiling the Sharks season. The action was hectic with both teams creating chances and then break away plays creating chances up the other end almost immediately! Players from both sides showed some fantastic skills in attack and defence as well as in goals as the half time score was locked at 0-0. The second half saw the Sharks slowly start to take control of the game and midway through the second half a brilliant bit of individual play from Angus Bunn saw him give the Sharks the lead and 1 hand on the Premiership. The Eels were running out of steam fast but still created the odd chance to draw level but the defence of the Sharks held firm. The score could have blown out but for some brilliant keeping by the Eels goalkeeper Liam McClure who save 3 or 4 one on one chances and gave his team every opportunity of being in the game if they could score. Time ran out and the Sharks came away with an amazing victory and finished undefeated. Best for the Sharks were Angus Bunn Justin Stubbs and Sarah Hemler and best for the Eels were Liam McClure Keely Howard and Dylan Crisp. Final score Sharks 1 Eels 0

The Final positions finished like this: Premiers – Sharks Runners up – Eels Third – Stingrays Fourth – Marlins Fifth – Piranhas Sixth – Barracudas

The Intermediates Award winners were:

Sharks – Best and Fairest was Sarah Hemler and Coaches award went to Will Northcott

Eels – Best and Fairest was Scott Birkett and Coaches award went to Keely Howard

Stingrays – Best and Fairest was Tom Daniher and Coaches award went to Lochlan Ramm

Marlins – Best and Fairest was Will Atkinson and Coaches award went to Sophie Richards

Piranhas – Best and Fiarest was Charlotte Horan and Coaches award went to Ty Palmer

Barracudas – Best and Fairest was Julia Brown and Coaches award went to Melissa Mundy

The ‘Boss Barber’ Intermediates Player of the Year Award – Boy- Will Atkinson Girl- Kristina Holcman

SENIORS

Play off for 3rd

Meteors v Fireballs

The clashes between these 2 sides have been extreme during the season with both sides having big victories against each other and some close games as well, so it was always going to be entertaining. The Meteors opened the scoring early but the Fireballs were creating good chances. The Meteors started to ran out of steam in the second half and the enthusiasm of the Fireballs won them the game with 2 nicely work team goals to Andrew Crisp and Luke Hemler. best for the fireballs were Kaylah Jullienne Amy Liversidge and Luke Hemler and best for the Meteors were Ellyse Sharp Millan Pintos-Lopez and Jess Willding. Final score Fireballs 2 Meteors 1

Grand Final

Asteroids v Comets

The Asteroids were undefeated all season however the last month of football from them has been patchy with only 3 close draws and a narrow victory last week in the semis from a lucky goal from half way. Not good form to take into a Grand Final! The Comets on the other hand have had a good couple of weeks winning their last 2 games and were out to spoil the party for the Asteroids. The game had a good feel about it and in the opening minute of the game the Comets Harley Williams surprised the Asteroids defence and goal keeper with a shot from just outsides the centre circle that catapulted them into the lead. A shell shocked Asteroids team took most of the first half to settle down into a good rhythm and started to play well early in the second half but the Comets defence was determined not to let this one get away from them as many games had during the season. The Comets doubled their lead with around 12 minutes to go and the Asteroids were trying everything they could to get back into the game with shots coming in from all over the place but the Comets hung on and in the end to become the Premiers! Best for the Comets were Harley Williams Thomas Royds and Michael Ison and best for the Asteroids were Olivia Laurie Will Richards and Emily Malone. Finals score Comets 2 Asteroids 0

The final positions were: Premiers – Comets, Runners up – Asteroids, Third – Fireballs Fourth – Meteors

The Seniors Award winners were:

Comets – Best and Fairest was Ashleigh Fry and Coaches award went to Josh Liversidge

Asteroids – Best and Fairest was Olivia Laurie and Coaches award went to Will Richards

Fireballs – Best and Fairest was Kate Goodwin and Coaches award went to Brianna Pont

Meteors – Best and Fairest was Jack McGlone and Coaches award went to Millan Pintos-Lopez

The ‘Rohin Latter’ Memorial Trophy Seniors Player of the Year Award –Boy- Jack McGlone and Girl – Olivia Laurie and Kate Goodwin

The Kevin ‘ Jungle’ Lang Most Valuable Player of the Year Award – Boy – Lachlan Ramm Girls- Kristina Holcman and Ashleigh Fry

ALL AGE

The Whites and Blues played out the final game of the year in a fun and entertaining fashion. The Whites were however stacked with young players and managed to get the win just in the end 7-3.

That wraps up another successful season of soccer and I would like to thank all the Committee members who have had a hand in making this season such a success.

Thanks to Lorraine and the girls Trish, Veronica, Belinda and others who have made the canteen such an organised success. I would also like to thank Anthony Stanley for another huge effort with setting up the fields each week and considering he is on his fifth season without any kids in the club that’s an awesome effort! Thanks to Andrew Stubbs for his energy and efficiency in running the BBQ each week and a massive thankyou to both Nick Fry and Anthony Stanley who have been refereeing all season. Without their efforts the season just wouldn’t happen!

I would also like to thank the small band of sponsors and supporters for their generous donations throughout the season: The Braidwood Lions Club, Braidwood Servicemen’s Club, Braidwood Mobil, Braidwood Foodworks, Bensley’s Buses and Braidwood Butchery.

Last but not least I would like to thank Alex Rea from the Braidwood Times who has made the Braidwood Junior Soccer Club visible within the region due to her great photos in the paper and is such a pleasure to work with!!

Lets hope the new season next year brings us a few more people who are keen to take this club forward and keep it alive for our kids in the future!