George Tsamouras Football Journey

U16s Newcastle Jets will travel to Northbridge Bulls FC to complete Round 9 of the 2022 season and will be chasing their 9^th consecutive win in as many games!

With just over ¼ of the season played, and sitting on maximum points, there is no doubt that the U16s Newcastle Jets are amongst the favourites to finish top of the table. The question that remains between now and the end of the season is if they can maintain the high standards they have set for themselves until the end! The Jets are obviously favourites to take the 3 points sitting in 1^st place on 24 points, while Northbridge are in 5^th spot with 12 points from 4 wins and 4 losses.

U18s Newcastle Jets are in a similar position as they too are in 1^st place on the table with 19 points compared to 7^th placed Northbridge on 10 points! On paper they look favourites for the 3 points of this match.

U15s Newcastle Jets are only 1 point behind 1^st spot and will be eager as their other two counter-parts to collect the 3 points from Northbridge who sit in 6^th place on 10 points.

U14s Newcastle Jets are in 7^th place having won 3, lost 3 and had 2 games end in draws. They will have their work cut out for them against Northbridge who are in 4^th spot 3 points above them.

Finally U13s Newcastle Jets look like favourites to collect the 3 points sitting 1 point behind the league leaders and 9 points behind 8^th placed Northbridge!

On the Club Championship Table, Newcastle Jets are in 1^st place and favourites to stay their 9 points ahead of their nearest rival.

Northbridge Bulls FC vs Newcastle Jets vs on Saturday 16^th April  at Northbridge Oval Main.

U18s kick off at 3:00pm

U16s kick off at 1:15pm

U15s kick off at 11:40am

U14s kick off at 10:05am

U13s kick off at 8.30am

U16s Round 9 FNSW Boy’s Youth League2 Fixtures:

U16s FNSW Boy’s Youth League2 Table:

FNSW Boy’s Youth League2 Club Championship:

source: Tom Tsamouras

U16s Newcastle Jets have made it eight wins from eight starts this season, scoring 24 goals and conceding just the 1. The latest opponent to taste defeat was neighboring Central Coast United who lost by 4-0.

Central Coast set their team up with one player up front and everyone else behind the ball and inside their own half. The Jets peppered the Central Coast goal and their opponents just kept trying to keep them out. Eventually the Jets opened their account shortly before half time with a well taken cross from the right and stunning volley.

Within the first 5 minutes of the second half a cross from a free kick was misjudged by the Central Coast goal keeper and 2-0 was the result. Four minutes later the Jets increased the score to 3-0 and put the result beyond any doubt. Fifteen minutes from the end, a fourth goal was scored by the Jets in a well worked move which opened up the Central Coast defense. Another routine win, the eighth successive of the season.

Round 8: Newcastle Jets vs Central Coast United at Speers Point:

U18s Jets won 4-2

U16s Jets won 4-0

U15s Jets won 5-1

U14s Jets drew 1-1

U13s Jets won 6-2

Round 8 FNSW Boy’s Youth League 2 Results:

U16s FNSW Boy’s Youth League 2 Table:

source: Tom Tsamouras

U16s Newcastle Jets welcome Central Coast United in the Round 8 of the competition at Speers Point on Sunday. After recording their highest away win last week against St. George in Sydney, 5-0, the Jets will be looking to inflicting more damage this Sunday in front of their home supporters.

The Jets are on maximum points having won 7 matches from the opening 7 games and naturally occupy 1^st spot on the U16s points table. They have scored 20 goals and only conceded 1. Central Coast United have only played 4 games having won 1 and lost 3, have only scored 3 goals and sit in equal last spot! On paper, they have a lot of work to do to stop the Jets from recording their 8^th consecutive win!

U18s Jets will also be looking to extend their lead on the points table when they meet bottom placed Central Coast United. The Jets boast 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss to CCU’s 1 win and 3 losses. Like the U16s team, they look too strong on paper for the team from Gosford.

U15s Jets dropped to 2^nd spot on the ladder after their last minute 1-0 loss to St George last week in Sydney and will be looking to correct matters against 6^th placed CCU. Despite this, it could turn out to be a very evenly balanced match as CCU have won 3 of their 4 matches played and only lost one.

U14s Jets have dropped to 6^th place on the ladder after their 3^rd loss of the season last week and will be looking to collect 3 points against a Central Coast United team who have lost all four games they have played so far, scored just 1 goal, and occupy the bottom spot on the points table..

Finally, U13s Jets who are 3^rd on the points table will be relying on their very strong attack, 36 goals scored to date, to defeat 12^th placed Central Coast United. On paper it looks like an “easy” game but as in the case of the u15s fixture, great care should be taken to avoid surprises.

The 1^st place of the Newcastle Jets on the Club Champions Table has remained the same despite only winning two matches last week.

Newcastle Jets vs Central Coast United on Sunday 10^th April  at LMRFF, Speers Point.

U18s kick off at 3:00pm

U16s kick off at 1:15pm

U15s kick off at 11:40am

U14s kick off at 10:05am

U13s kick off at 8.30am

U16s Round 8 FNSW Boy’s Youth League2 Fixtures:

U16s FNSW Boy’s Youth League2 Table:

FNSW Boy’s Youth League2 Club Championship:

source: Tom Tsamouras

Two youngsters from the Newcastle Jets Academy will join 26 other talented players from across the country in Townsville this month for the Under 16 National Talent Identification Camp for boys.

Angus Muddle, 16, and Janni Rafty, 15, will both attend the elite camp from April 11-15, where they will train at the North Queensland Cowboys’ newly opened Community, Training and High Performance Centre with its elite multi-sport training spaces, sports medicine and sports science laboratories. They will be pushing to grab a permanent spot in the Australia U17s team.

Fellow Jets player Kai Herd is also on the national team radar and will be on standby for the Camp as a reserve.

The youngsters have impressed recently with Rafty recently promoted to the Jets Youth side playing in Football NSW’s League Three First Grade, while Muddle also was promoted to the Jets U20s team.

The players will be joined by Australian U17s Head Coach Trevor Morgan as well as former Socceroos Luke Wilkshire and Mark Milligan, and will play 11v11 matches internally, and against a ‘select’ team at 1300SMILES Active Park which will be streamed by Football Australia.

Newcastle Jets Youth Head Coach Daniel McBreen was extremely pleased about the players’ selections.

“This is a great opportunity for these boys to experience training at an elite level in a national team environment,” McBreen said.

“Their selection in this camp is a reward for all their hard work and top performances they’ve produced – performances that have also seen them promoted recently through the ranks of the Jets Academy.

“I’m sure both will take a great deal from this opportunity and bring that level of training quality back to their respective teams and amongst their teammates.

“As a Club, we’re proud of their achievement and being able to progress promising youngsters to their potential, and we hope to see more players step up to that level.”

The Club wishes both players all the best at the Camp!

source: https://newcastlejetsfc.com.au/

U16s Newcastle Jets chalked up their 7^th consecutive victory of the 2022 season with an emphatic 5-0 away win over a hapless St George City team.

In cool but fine weather conditions the Newcastle team began the match with very little space to play as St George set up 4-5-1 formation. Newcastle’s defensive third was unchallenged but beyond that there were bodies everywhere. The Jets attempted to probe the St George goal with balls over the top and through the flanks but without much success. The effect of this tactic by the St George team was to create a slow tempo game with few goal mouth incidents. The deadlock was broken just before half time from a Jets corner and a scrapy goal mouth incident which resulted in the ball finding it’s way at the back of the St George net.

With a goal down the St George team abandoned their 4-5-1 formation in the 2^nd half and the game came to life. There were more goal mouth incidents in the first five minutes than there had been for the entire first half. The Jets finding space to build increased the tempo of the game and in the 6^th  minute of the 2^nd half increased their lead to 2-0 with a nice solo run through the middle, a cross from the right and a well drilled shot into the net which the Sydney goal keeper couldn’t keep out.

The Jets continued to pile on the pressure and created one chance after another. During one such occasion the St George defence fouled an opponent inside the box and the converted penalty put the game beyond reach at 3-0.  Another goal was scored with a header after the St George defence were unable to clear a corner. The final 5-0 score line came after another poorly cleared corner and a half volley from outside the box which was assisted even further by another Jets player that ensured the Sydney goal-keeper had no chance!

This win for the U16s Newcastle Jets is their 7^th consecutive victory in as many matches and needless to say, they are 1^st on the points table, 6 points ahead of Hills United.

Next week they welcome to the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility Central Coast United.

Round 7: St George City FA vs Newcastle Jets on Saturday 2^nd  April  at Penhurst Park.

U18s Jets won 3-1

U16s Jets won 5-0

U15s Jets lost 1-0

U14s Jets lost 3-0

U13s Jets lost 2-1

Round 7 FNSW Boy’s Youth League 2 Results:

U16s FNSW Boy’s Youth League 2 Table:

source: Tom Tsamouras

After beating last season’s Premiers Nepean FC, U16s Newcastle Jets are away to St George City in Round 7 of the FNSW Boy’s Youth League2.

Sitting in 1^st place on the ladder, 6 points ahead of their nearest rival, U16s Newcastle Jets face 8^th placed St George City who are 9 points behind. Despite the contest looking easy on paper, the Jets will need to focus on their job to come away with the 3 points and their 7^th consecutive win!

In other age groups U18s are also in 1^st spot and face a St George City team in 3^rd place, only 2 points behind the Jets.

U15s are also in 1^st spot, just 2 points in front of 2^nd placed St George City and this promises to be a very tight game.

U14s are in 4^th spot, just 3 points behind the league leaders while u13s are 2^nd with only 1 point behind.

In the all important Club Championship table the Newcastle Jets are in 1^st place 11 points ahead of second placed St George City! Good results over the weekend will ensure that this lead is extended as we edge closer to promotion to FNSW Boy’s Youth League1.

St George City FA vs Newcastle Jets on Saturday 2^nd  April at Penhurst Park.

U18s kick off at 3:00pm

U16s kick off at 1:15pm

U15s kick off at 11:40am

U14s kick off at 10:05am

U13s kick off at 8.30am

U16s Round 7 FNSW Boy’s Youth League2 Fixtures:

U16s FNSW Boy’s Youth League2 Table:

FNSW Boy’s Youth League2 Club Championship:

source: Tom Tsamouras

U16s Newcastle Jets recorded an emphatic win over last year’s Premiership winning team in the battle between 1^st verses 2^nd of the 2022 FNSW Boy’s Youth League2.

Playing in wet and slippery conditions at LMRFF Speers Point both teams took the field having won every match of the season and with the Newcastle Jets sitting in 1^st position on the table and Nepean FC in 2^nd due to having played one game less.

It was a battle between two very strong teams and the early exchanges between the two sides certainly lived up to the billing. Before spectators could warm their seats Nepean broke from the right, hands were raised for a possible off-side, the flag stayed down, a beautiful cross across the face of the goal and a simple tap-in ensured a 1-0 lead for the visiting team! This was the first goal to be conceded by the Jets in the 2022 season!

Before the dust could settle, a poor clearance by the Nepean goal-keeper resulted in the Jets moving the ball from one side of the field to the next and the ensuing cross was met by a defender who in his attempt to clear, headed it into the Nepean net!

No sooner had the celebrations subsided the Jets broke through the right flank again and with a low lying cross and a simple tap-in on the far post, 2-1!

Locked at 2-1, the arm wrestle between the two sides continued with goal mouth action at both ends until the end of the half. The closest to another goal came from a Nepean cross and a diving header which re-bounded off the Jet’s woodwork!

With the re-start of action in the second half a poorly defended corner by Nepean resulted in a diving header and a 3-1 score line for the Jets!

From this point the goal mouth action was mainly at the Nepean end of the field. During one corner, which was played short, a low-lying drive from outside the box left the Nepean goal-keeper motionless, perhaps he was unsighted, and 4-1 for the Jets was now reality!

The game was over as a contest and in the remaining time the Newcastle Jets continued to pepper the Nepean goal until the final whistle.

A great football match by two teams who deserve to be congratulated for their effort.

Round 6 FNSW Boy’s Youth League2:

Newcastle Jets vs Nepean FC

U18s Jets won 2-1

U16s Jets won 4-1

U15s Jets won 5-0

U14s Jets won 4-2

U13s Jets won 9-0

Round 6 FNSW Boy’s Youth League 2 Results:

U16s FNSW Boy’s Youth League 2 Table:

source: Tom Tsamouras

U16s Newcastle Jets do battle at Lake Macquarie on Sunday against Nepean FC in what is looking like an epic battle. Newcastle Jets are in 1^st place on the points table having won all 5 games played so far, while Nepean, is 2^nd spot having won all 4 of the games played so far!

Newcastle has scored 11 goals and not conceded any while Nepean FC has scored 8 and conceded 2.

Without doubt this will be the biggest test faced by both teams so far this season. Both enjoy a 100% record and this will be placed on the line for the lucky spectators who will be at LMRFF on Sunday at 1:15pm. Will the Jets continue their march by winning their 6^th consecutive game and pull away from the pack on the points table in first place or will Nepean clip their wings and challenge for 1^st spot?

Elsewhere, on the Club Championship table the Newcastle Jets are narrowly in 1^st place on 43 points, just two ahead of St. George City who are on 41 and ten ahead of Hills United who are on 33 points.

Round 6 FNSW Boy’s Youth League2:

Newcastle Jets vs Nepean FC on Sunday 27^th March at LMRFF Speers Point.

U18s kick off at 3:00pm

U16s kick off at 1:15pm

U15s kick off at 11:40am

U14s kick off at 10:05am

U13s kick off at 8.30am

U 16s FNSW Boy’s Youth League 2:

source: Tom Tsamouras

It was a terrific day for our Youth team over the weekend as they took down Fraser Park with a huge 8-nil victory away from home.

Archie Goodwin was the star of the show nabbing four goals and taking his tally to five from the opening two games, and our side now sit atop of the table having scored 12 goals and conceded zero.

Football NSW reporter Jack George reviews the clash from Saturday night:

Fraser Park 0 – 8 Newcastle Jets

Newcastle Jets has continued their rampant form, putting eight past Fraser Park to make it twelve goals in two games.

The Jets opened the scoring in the 5^th minute, with a clever burst down the right side of the field from Adam Zervas ending in a fantastic low ball delivered into the box.

Following a scramble, the ball was forced over the line by Mason Fernandez.

The Jets had a fantastic chance to make it 2-0 two minutes later, with Archie Goodwin latching onto a through ball in behind – the striker however was unable to convert.

However, Goodwin did just that a minute later, again using his pace to get in behind and converting with a clinical finish around the right side of the goalkeeper Patrick Ferrara.

Fraser Park was barely able to leave their own half in the opening ten minutes, with Newcastle Jets compressing their pitch with their intense counter-pressing to keep territorial dominance over their opponents.

The Jets were finding immense success in drawing a press from Fraser Park, before attacking with pace and precision through the lines, looking to heighten the line of their opponent’s defence before releasing Goodwin in behind.

The youthful striker was thriving off the long balls in behind Fraser’s defence and had another chance to make it three for his side, but a chipped volley agonisingly bounced wide in a short-range one on one.

The chances kept flowing as the Jets continued to mount pressure, with a freekick from Blake Archbold grazing off the crossbar.

Meanwhile, the Jets were blazing in a press of their own, cutting passing angles cleverly to force long balls from Fraser Park.

Newcastle Jets made it 3-0 in the 31s minute, after a one-two between Zervas and Archbold saw the former in behind, who again played a measured low ball across the box in behind Fraser Park’s defence, from which Goodwin capitalised with a left-footed strike.

The Jets continued their flying form, increasing the margin to four goals just three minutes later; after a freekick from Will Ingram hit the post and found the feet of Nic Kacev, who converted clinically from close range.

Fraser Park remained dangerous on quick attacking moments, showing positive signs from the 35^th minute.

They hit the post off a guided header through Shu Torihara with seven minutes to play, but the chance was offside.

The hosts stretched the play well through their fullbacks to escape Newcastle’s press but wasn’t found on a regular basis to trouble their opponents.

The Jets, while not as dominant in the closing ten minutes of the first half, managed to convert a 5^th goal, with Goodwin winning himself a penalty, and converting clinically, blasting the ball into the bottom left corner to earn himself a hattrick within the first 45 minutes of play.

After the resumption of play to begin the second half, Newcastle continued to dominate and create opportunities, adding to their tally in the 60^th minute, with a pinpoint low ball again across the face of goal from just outside the box finding Josh Benson, who tapped the ball home.

The next ten minutes became relatively subdued, with Fraser Park’s defence holding strong against Newcastle’s raid of attacks.

However, there remained a breaking point for the home side, with Newcastle extending their lead to seven goals in the 73^rd minute.

After a mazy dribble from Lachlan West, the midfielder found Goodwin with a pinpoint pass at the far post – the striker converted the open goal increasing his tally to four for the match.

Again, the goal was proceeded by a quieter ten-minute affair, where Newcastle retained possession in search of an opening.

And in a carbon copy of the period of play, a goal came for the Jets after their patient build-up, with Finn Toddhunter striking home a left-footed thunderbolt from outside the box.

Newcastle Jets continued their domination to see out the match, sustaining their excellent start to the season, having scored twelve goals in two games so far while being yet to concede.

Meanwhile, Fraser Park will look to bounce back on Saturday against Camden Tigers, who are also yet to win this campaign.

Elsewhere, our Academy sides also tasted victory in numerous grades over Bonnyrigg White Eagles including our 16s who secured another clean sheet victory – their fifth straight.

The 15s side also managed a dominant victory scoring six to take them to the top of the table and with 22 goals to their name.

Source: https://newcastlejetsfc.com.au/

U16s Newcastle Jets proved too strong for Bonnyrigg White Eagles on Sunday defeating the home side comfortably by 3-0.

On a warm afternoon at Bonnyrigg Sports Club, the Newcastle Jets limited the local team to one goal scoring opportunity throughout the entire match!

Despite the domination, Newcastle lacked composure in the first half and played rushed football.

The free-flowing passing game was obvious from the start of the second half and for a period of 15 to 20 minutes the local team had difficulty getting possession of the ball.

During this period, the Jets scored their first goal with a penalty and a further two from open play. The second and third goals came from quick counter attacks in which speed and combination passing proved too difficult to defend for the local Eagles.

This result is the fifth victory for the U16s Newcastle Jets in as many matches and not only does it cement them in first place on the ladder, but they have yet to even concede a goal!

This might be put to the test next Sunday at Speers Point when they meet Nepean FC who have won four matches from the four played to date!

Round 5: Bonnyrigg White Eagles vs Newcastle Jets at Bonnyrigg Sports Club Main.

U18s Jets won 3-0

U16s Jets won 3-0

U15s Jets won 6-0

U14s Jets lost 4-3

U13s Jets won 6-1

In the remaining games of the round:

St George City – Hakoah Sydney City East     1-0

Nepean FC – Prospect United                          2-0

Mounties Wanderers FC – NWS Spirit FC       0-0

Central Coast United – Rydalmere Lions  (washed out)

Bankstown United – St George FC                   5-2         

Northbridge – South Coast Flame                   1-0

Bonnyrigg White Eagles – Newcastle Jets      0-3

Parramatta FC – Hills United                      (washed out)

U16s FNSW Boy’s Youth League2:

source: Tom Tsamouras