Monthly Archives: May 2025

Newcastle Olympic senior men’s teams travel to Charlestown to face Azzurri in Round 14 of the Northern NSW NPL competition after four weeks of wash out fixtures. Olympic’s last match was against Edgeworth on the 26^th April, and since then they have had wash out games against New Lambton FC, Belmont Swansea, Cooks Hill and Weston. All these games will need to be played during midweek dates over the next month!

Olympic reserve grade are 1^st on the ladder and are favourites in the fixture against an Azzurri team second from bottom! The biggest problem faced by Azzurri has been their inability to score. In a recent catch-up game which didn’t involve their first grade playing immediately afterwards, they were able to field some first grade players and recorded a 6-2 away win at New Lambton FC! Prior to this match they had accumulated only 7 goals in 9 games.  If Olympic continue from where they left off four weeks ago, they will have little problem securing the 3 points. The big question for Olympic is how much has the four week break affected their momentum!

Kick off is at 12:00pm at Lisle Carr Oval on Sunday 1^st June.

Olympic and Azzurri first grade share 4^th spot on the ladder with little separating the two teams. Azzurri won the fixture at Darling St 2-1 but they have only recorded one win in their past five matches. A win by Olympic will edge them closer to 3^rd spot, held by Weston who we were due to play last week. As in the case with reserve grade much will depend on how the four week break has affected the momentum of both teams.

Kick off is at 2:00pm at Lisle Carr Oval on Sunday 1^st June.

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Newcastle Olympic return to Darling St Oval for Round 10 wash out fixture against struggling New Lambton FC. This is after three weeks of wash out games and with no guarantee that the game will go ahead given the rain that has continued to pour in the Hunter region.

After seven consecutive wins Olympic Reserve Grade will be attempting to add another 3 points to their tally and extend their lead from their nearest rivals on the points ladder. After another routine win at Edgeworth three weeks ago the boys in blue take on a New Lambton side which concedes on average 3 goals a game! This is the essential difference between the two teams as both have little problem scoring.

Will New Lambton embarrass the home side and put an end to their 7- match consecutive winning streak or will Olympic put on another vintage performance to ensure they begin the second half of the season by extending their lead on the points table?

Weather permitting, the match kicks off at 18.00pm at Darling St Oval on Wednesday 21 May, 2025. WASHED OUT

Olympic First Grade appear to have an even easier task against a New Lambton team with the worst defense in the competition who are still to win a single match! Indeed, after 9 games the Eagles have only been able to secure two draws and consequently occupy last place on the table!

After the loss at Edgeworth and dropping to equal 4^th spot on the ladder a win against New Lambton will edge Olympic closer to 3^rd spot occupied by Weston Bears FC.

Will Olympic bounce back and add their 5^th win of the season or will New Lambton collect their first 3 points?

Weather permitting, the match kicks off at 20.00pm at Darling St Oval on Saturday 21 May, 2025. WASHED OUT

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Newcastle Olympic travel away to Cooks Hill in Round 12 of the NPL competition in the first of three consecutive away fixtures. After wash out games against New Lambton and Belmont in Rounds 10 and 11 respectively, Olympic will face Cooks Hill on Sunday, weather permitting!

The Reserve Grade fixture is a battle between first placed Olympic and second placed Cooks Hill! Both teams are of equal strength on paper and the fixture should prove an exciting encounter for the supporters of both clubs. Cooks Hill inflicted a 2-0 loss to Olympic in the opening game of the season. Olympic were to lose the ensuing game as well but since then have recorded 7 consecutive wins! Cooks Hill are 3 points behind on the table but with a game in hand. A win for Olympic will serve as pay-back for the loss at the start of the season as well as an opportunity to put some distance between themselves and the teams that follow on the points table.

The match is scheduled at Fearnley Dawes Athletic Field, kick off at 1.00pm on Sunday 18^th May. WASHED OUT

First Grade are in equal 4^th spot on the table, 2 points ahead of Cooks Hill who occupy 7^th place. Both teams have won 4 games but Olympic have lost only 3 to Cooks Hill’s 6! Olympic won the first game at Darling St Oval 4-2 and have a stronger attack and a tighter defence. Olympic are favourites to win the 3 points and if they do, they will be close to the pace setters and within the top 5. Alternatively, a draw or a loss will result in them bowing out of the top 5.

The match is scheduled at Fearnley Dawes Athletic Field, kick off at 3.30pm on Sunday 18^th May. WASHED OUT

Source: Tom Tsamouras

The wet weather claimed Round 11 of the Northern NSW NPL competition with only a handful of games played and with Newcastle Olympic FC occupying 1^st place in Reserve Grade and equal 4^th place in First Grade. Both scheduled games against Belmont-Swansea at Darling St Oval were washed out.

Despite not having played again since Round 9 at Edgeworth, Reserve Grade sit comfortably in 1^st place on the ladder, 2 points ahead of Adamstown and 3 points ahead of Cooks Hill, with one game in hand from the former and two games in hand from the later! They achieved this with seven consecutive wins after losing their first two games of the season.

The Round 10 wash out against New Lambton has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 21^st May 2025 while the Round 11 wash out against Belmont has yet to be decided.

The Newcastle Olympic FC Reserve Grade consists mainly of players aged between 18 and 20 and the fact they sit in 1^st place indicates the depth and quality that the club can draw from for their First Grade. The club have amongst the best young players in Northern NSW NPL to draw upon for the future of their First Grade squad. Not only is this great news for these players but it’s also a testimony of the quality of the technical staff at the club who nurture these players through their junior years.

 First Grade have had a satisfactory first half to the season with 4 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws but there have been games where they have played well without reward and other times reward without playing well. Consistency should therefore be the objective in the second half of the season.

They sit in equal 4^th spot on 14 points, 9 below league leaders Edgeworth Eagles. They are well positioned to end up in the top 5 and be in the play-offs at the end of the season but with more consistency they could even challenge for the Premiership.

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Newcastle Olympic FC reach the halfway mark of the 2025 NPL season with a home game against Belmont Swansea United FC. Despite only one match played in Round 9 due to the weather, the halfway mark of the season finds Reserve Grade in 1^st place and First Grade in equal 4^th place.

The Round 10 fixtures against New Lambton FC were washed out due to the rain experienced in Newcastle over the past week. These fixtures have been re-scheduled for Wednesday 21st May 2025. At the halfway mark, Reserve Grade sit in 1^st place on the ladder, 3 points clear from Cooks Hill United and with a game in hand. Regardless of the result in Round 11 they will finish the first half of the season in first place. Given that the majority of players are aged between 18 and 20, it shows the depth and quality available for First Grade when reinforcements are required in the foreseeable future!

Apart from two losses in the opening two games of the season at home, Olympic have won 7 consecutive matches to be at the top of the points table. Belmont Swansea are in second last spot with 3 wins and 6 losses. They are a compact team that doesn’t concede nor score goals easily. Both teams did not play in Round 10 and will be itching for action this Sunday. If Olympic perform with the same intensity and level of aggression as in previous games, the 3 points should be added to their tally.

The match kicks off at 12.00am on Sunday 10^th May 2025, at Darling St Oval.  WASHED OUT

First Grade have had a satisfactory first half to the season with 4 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws but there have been games where they have played well without reward and other times reward without playing well. Consistency should therefore be the objective in the second half of the season.

Belmont Swansea United FC is a side that has recorded only 1 win all season but at the same time has only lost on 3 occasions. They are the draw specialists, having drawn 5 of their games, more than any other team in the competition. With a win in front of their supporters at Darling St Oval on Sunday, Olympic can climb to 3^rd spot on the ladder.

The match kicks off at 2.00am on Sunday 10^th May 2025, at Darling St Oval.  WASHED OUT

Source: Tom Tsamouras