Newcastle Olympic reach the half-way mark with a match against Belmont

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