George Tsamouras Football Journey

After completing a six week pre-season programme before Christmas and a continued build up shortly after Christmas, the u16s Newcastle Jets are hours away from the commencement of round 1 of the 2022 season.

Playing against Sydney FC, numerous TSP teams from Sydney, and local clubs such as Broadmeadow Magic and Edgeworth Eagles, the young Jets players are ready for their first match against Rydalmere Lions in Sydney on Saturday.

U16s Newcastle Jets kick off at 1:15pm at Rydalmere Park Main on Saturday 19^th February 2022 while the U18s team kicks off at 3:00pm at the same venue.

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Newcastle Jets won all four matches against North Coast Football with convincing score lines in Coffs Harbour on Sunday. This was the last trial match for the u16s squad before the season opener in Sydney against Rydalmere Lions!

Played at the new synthetic-turf facility of Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park, the result was never in doubt. Despite the warm conditions the Newcastle team took control of the game and went into the half 4-0 up. In the second they added another 3 goals to conclude their pre-season trial matches.

Round 1 of the 2022 season begins on Saturday 19^th February at Rydalmere Park Main in Sydney, with the match kicking off at 1:20pm.

Source: Tom Tsamouras

The u16s Newcastle Jets team conclude their 2022 pre-season trial matches with a game against North Coast Football at Coffs Harbour on Sunday 13^th February. The match is due to kick off at 1:00pm at Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

In the meantime, the u16s Newcastle Jets team completed their second last trial match at Jack McLaughlan Oval on Sunday with a game against the u16s Edgeworth Eagles side. Although the result was a predictable emphatic win to the Jets team, the game enabled the players of both teams an opportunity to put minutes of playing-time under their belts.

13/2/2022: North Coast Football vs u16s Newcastle Jets kick off 1:00pm Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.

Source:

Tom Tsamouras

George Tsamouras & Seth Anderson

U16s Newcastle Jets dominated the TSP identification camp held at Valentine Sports Park, Sydney on Wednesday!

Playing six 20 minute matches against the best TSP teams in NSW, the Newcastle team came away with 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.

Results:

U16s Newcastle Jets vs TSP Country Navy 1-0

U16s Newcastle Jets vs TSP Country White 0-0

U16s Newcastle Jets vs TSP Far South 2-1

U16s Newcastle Jets vs TSP West 1-0

U16s Newcastle Jets vs TSP South 0-2

U16s Newcastle Jets vs TSP North 2-1

source: Tom Tsamouras

U16s Newcastle Jets resume training for 2022 on Monday 10^th January at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility, Speers Point.

On Wednesday 19^th January the U16s squad will travel to Valentine Sports Park Sydney to participate in a TSP identification camp.

The squad of players travelling to Sydney has already been chosen by coach Nick Pepper and games will be of 25 minute duration with no half time.

There are three scheduled games with finals following.

9:40am  Newcastle Jets vs TSP Country White on Field 2

11:00am TSP West vs Newcastle Jets on Field 2

12:40pm  TSP East vs Newcastle Jets on Field 2

The finals will be held at 2:20pm and 3:00pm respectively.

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Spectators at the Valentine Sports Park in Sydney were treated to a seven goal feast on Sunday afternoon by the u16s teams of Sydney FC and Newcastle Jets.

The game was played at a frantic pace by both teams focusing on attacking play. Sydney FC found themselves 3-0 up within the first 15 minutes with two poorly defended corners by the Jets and a penalty!

After this early set-back the game settled to attacking exchanges by both teams and with possession being slightly dominated by the Sydneysiders.

The match was played in three quarters of 25 minute duration. After the first break the Newcastle Jets returned with a blistering shot from outside the box which not even the Sydney goalkeeper saw until he had to pick the ball from the back of his net.

As the game wore on the Newcastle team enjoyed more possession and more visits to the opposing goal until the score line was brought back to 3-2!

Confidence for the equalizer was very high with the Newcastle team committing numbers forward in search of the third goal. In two counter attacks by Sydney FC, only minutes apart, the score became 5-2 and the contest was over.

Despite the loss the Newcastle Jets played well against one of the best teams in their age group in all of Australia.

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Newcastle Jets youth teams converge to Valentine Sports Park Sydney today to match up against the might of Sydney FC.

Following the gutsy 2-2 draw from their A-League counter parts last night it is hoped that all four teams playing today will provide a good account of themselves.

Sydney FC vs Newcastle Jets at Valentine Sports Park Glenwood on Sunday 5/12/2021.

U13s kick off at 9:00am

U14s kick off at 10:25am

U15s kick off at 11:45am

U16s kick off at 1:20pm

Source: Tom Tsamouras

On a windy and cold Saturday morning at the grass field of LMRFF, a new look U16s Jets squad began their pre-season trial programme pitched against the Newcastle Jets WPL A-League team.

The u16s squad included four new recruits from NNSW NPL as well as players from the U15s squad. The WPL A-League fielded top scorer of the NNSW WPL for 2021, Jemma House, as well as Matilda Emily Van Egmond!

The match was a competitive affair with players from both teams able to put minutes on the clock for their pre-season programme while coaches of both teams had the opportunity to gauge their players under match conditions.

U16s led 2-1 at the break but ran out eventual winners by 3-1 after scoring an own goal and missing a penalty.

U16’s next opponent is Sydney FC on the 5^th December in Sydney.

source: Tom Tsamouras

George Tsamouras has rounded off 2021 with the Newcastle Olympic u15s Player’s Player of the Year award.

This comes after winning the Premiership for the second year running with his team while on a personal level, being selected in the TSP programme of Northern NSW Football, being selected to the Northern NSW State Team and finally, being invited to the U16s Newcastle Jets Academy squad for 2022.

A great achievement this year and an even bigger challenge coming up in 2022.

Source: Tom Tsamouras

U15s Newcastle Olympic player George Tsamouras will continue his football journey at the Newcastle Jets in 2022!

After being chosen to train with the u16s Jets squad mid-way through the 2021 season, while playing for U15s Newcastle Olympic in the NNSW NPL competition, the player has been invited to join the  Jets Academy for the 2022 season!

George began his football journey at Olympic as an u6 back in 2012. At the end of the season as an u9 in 2015 he was identified by Newcastle Football and spent the remaining three seasons in the elite Skill Acquisition Programme run initially by Newcastle Football and then by NNSW Football.

He returned to Olympic in 2019 and joined the u13s NPL competition while at the same time being part of the Talent Support Programme, run by NNSW Football. The following two seasons, despite being interrupted by Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns, the Newcastle Olympic team were back-to -back premiers! George himself was successful in being picked in the Talent Support Programme of 2021, the NNSW State Team which was scheduled to play in the Australian Nationals and finally the Academy of the Newcastle Jets. George was also voted Newcastle Olympic U15’s Player’s Player of the Year for 2021!

A brilliant end to the 2021 season and a promising football journey in 2022.

source: Tom Tsamouras