George Tsamouras Football Journey

Congratulations to the following players from the Club, who  have been identified and invited to participate in Cycle 1 of Northern NSW Football’s (NNSWF) Talent Support Program (TSP).

TSP is a national program implemented by NNSWF for the most talented players to provide a best practice, high-quality training environment that supplements their existing club participation and assists players in maximising their potential.

Cycle 1

Under 12 Girls–  Mikayla Standen, Sarah Wark, Imogen Pettett

Under 12 Boys– Darcy Goodwin, Hayden Cox, Angus Gray

Under 14 Boys– Jake Goodwin, Will Harvey, Oliver Steinerts

Under 15 Girls– Danah Chapman, Isahbella Threlfo

Under 15 Boys– Giles Harrison, George Tsamouras, Nikolai Zervas, Seth Anderson

Goalkeepers Cycle 1

Girls– Sienna Williams, Ruby Field

Boys– Patrick Keating- Hewitt

Source: Tom Tsamouras

In cold and windy conditions Round 9 of the NPL Youth competition was played out at Darling St Oval on Saturday with Newcastle Olympic too strong in all age groups. U13s defeated the Lakes team 5-1, U14s 5-0 and U15s 6-1. There was no match in U16s as the Lake Macquarie team has withdrawn from the competition.

Newcastle Olympic NPL Youth teams head to Coffs Harbour on Sunday for Round 10.

NPL Youth:

Newcastle Olympic vs Lake Macquarie City

Under 15s Olympic won 6-1

Under 14s Olympic won 5-0

Under 13s Olympic won 5-1

NPL Seniors:

Charlestown Azzuri vs Newcastle Olympic

1st Grade – Match Abandoned at HT 1-1

Poor lighting

Reserve Grade Olympic won 3-1

Under 18s Olympic won 3-1

WPL:

Adamstown Rosebud vs Newcastle Olympic

1st Grade Olympic won 3-2

Goal scorers: Georgia Amess 2, Elise Manmanu-Grey

Reserve Grade Adamstown won 2-9

Under 17s Olympic won 4-2

Under 15s Adamstown won 1-3

Under 13s Adamstown won 1-4

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Newcastle Olympic entertain Lake Macquarie City in Round 9 of the NPL Youth competition this Saturday at Darling St Oval. Under 16s will not play as the Lake Macquarie team has withdrawn from this year’s competition. In the remaining three fixtures all Olympic teams are favourite to win.

NPL Youth

Newcastle Olympic vs Lake Macquarie City FC at Darling St Oval on Saturday 15^th May.

Under 16s bye

Under 15s kick off at 1.20pm

Under 14s kick off at 11.40am

Under 13s kick off at 10.00am

NPL Seniors:

Charlestown Azzurri vs Newcastle Olympic at Lisle Carr Oval on Sunday 16^th May.

1st Grade kick off at 4.30pm

Reserve Grade kick off at 2.30pm

Under 18s kick off at 12.35pm

WPL:

Adamstown Rosebud vs Newcastle Olympic at LMRFF on Saturday 15^th May.

1st Grade kick off at 7.00pm

Reserve Grade kick off at 5.00pm

Sunday at Adamstown Oval

Under 17s kick off at 1.30pm

Under 15s kick off at 12.00pm

Under 13s kick off at 10.30am

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Newcastle Olympic dominated the u14s and u15s in Round 8 of the Northern NSW Youth NPL competition against Broadmeadow Magic on Sunday. All four matches lived up to the “derby” billing with excitement, intensity, skill, and controversy.

In the u13s our team were unable to cause the upset and put an end to Broadmeadow Magic’s 100% winning record so far. U14s dominated the first half and lead 3-0 before being pegged back to 3-2! A late flurry ensured they ran out 5-2 winners. U15s continued their 100% winning record with a 4-0 win over a spirited Magic team while u16s fought out a 0-0 draw.

Next Saturday we are at home again against Lake Macquarie City.

NPL Youth:

Newcastle Olympic vs Broadmeadow Magic FC

Under 16s drew 0-0

Under 15s Olympic won 4-0

Under 14s Olympic won 5-2

Under 13s Broadmeadow won 1-5

NPL Seniors:

Newcastle Olympic vs Lambton Jaffas

1st Grade Olympic won 2-1

Goal Scorers: Jed Hornery, Jared Muller (pen)

Reserve Grade Lambton 1-3

Under 18s Lambton 2-3

WPL:

Newcastle Olympic vs Charlestown Azzurri

1st Grade Olympic won 7-2

Goal Scorers: Jemma House 3, Georgia Amess, Georgia Little, Brooke Summers and Jade McAtamney

Reserve Grade Olympic won 4-0

Under 17s Olympic won 2-1

Under 15s Olympic won 2-1

Under 13s Charlestown won 3-6

Zone League 1:

Newcastle Olympic vs Stockton Sharks

1st Grade Olympic won 4-0

Reserve Grade Olympic won 4-1

3rd Grade Olympic won 2-1

source: Tom Tsamouras

Derby day at Darling St Oval during the 8^th Round of the Northern NSW Youth NPL competition! Traditionally, matches between these two opponents have always been a derby, regardless of where both opponents sit on the points table. On Sunday spectators will have the opportunity to watch the only two remaining teams on maximum points after 7 rounds of football, the u13s Broadmeadow team and the u15s Newcastle Olympic team!

The u13s Broadmeadow team has won every game played and scored 45 goals in 7 matches, an average of 6 goals per game! Can the Newcastle Olympic team put a stop to this on Sunday? They have nothing to lose but a huge scalp to claim.

In the u14s, only two points separate league leaders Newcastle Olympic with 3^rd placed Broadmeadow Magic! This promises to be a great match up between two very strong teams fighting for the premiership.

In the u15s, Newcastle Olympic are not only one of the two remaining teams on maximum points but the ONLY team to have also gone through the entire 2020 season on maximum points as well! They are 11 points ahead of Broadmeadow but on derby day this means very little. Will they continue with the 100% record or will Broadmeadow cause an upset?

In the u16s 1 point separates the first 4 teams and this indicates another very close game between two very strong and aspiring teams. The only difference between them is that Olympic have scored twice the number of goals than the Magic team.

NPL Youth:

Newcastle Olympic vs Broadmeadow Magic at Darling St Oval on Sunday 9^th May 2021.

U16s kick off at 2:00pm

U15s kick off at 12:20pm

U14s kick off at 10:40am

U13s kick off at 9:00am

NPL Seniors:

Lambton Jaffas vs Newcastle Olympic at Arthur Edden Oval on Saturday 8^th May 2021

First Grade kick off at 2:30pm

Reserve Grade kick off at 12:30pm

U18s kick off at 10:50am

WPL:

Newcastle Olympic vs Charlestown Azzuri at Darling St Oval on Saturday 8^th May 2021

First Grade kick off at 3:40pm

Reserve Grade kick off at 1:40pm

U17s kick off at 12:00pm

U15s kick off at 10:30am

U13s kick off at 9:00am

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Newcastle Olympic youth were away again to Adamstown Rosebud in Round 7 of the 2021 Northern NSW Youth NPL competition. Apart from a hick-up by our U16s who were held to a 1-1 draw the remaining three teams collected the 3 points without any difficulty.

U13s came away from Adamstown Oval with a resounding 6-0 win, U14s doubled it with a 6-1 win and U15s made it 7 wins in 7 games with a 9-0 victory.

Our attention now focuses to Broadmeadow Magic who will be visiting us at Darling St Oval on Sunday.

NPL Youth:

Adamstown Rosebud vs Newcastle Olympic

Under 16s: drew 1-1

Under 15s: Olympic won 9-0

Under 14s: Olympic won 6-1

Under 13s: Olympic won 6-0

WPL:

Maitland vs Newcastle Olympic

1st Grade: Olympic won 4-0

Goals: Jemma House 3, Laura Hall

Reserve Grade: Olympic won 6-2

Under 17s: Olympic won 6-1

Under 15s: Olympic won 5-0

Under 13s: Maitland won 2-6

Zone League 1

Olympic vs Barnsley

1st Grade: Olympic won 6-2

Reserve Grade: Olympic won 5-2

3rd Grade: Barnsley won 0-1

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Round 7 of the NPL Youth competition of Northern NSW has Newcastle Olympic away to Adamstown Rosebuds. In football there is a cliché “Never under-estimate your opponent”! This will be echoed by Olympic coaching staff of all four age groups this weekend.

In U13s our opponent is at the bottom of the table with no points and a goal deficit of -43 goals in 6 matches! On paper U13s Olympic are favorites to collect the 3 points but they will have to work hard for it.

In U14s Newcastle Olympic head the points table on 15 points with Adamstown Rosebuds occupying 7^th spot on 7 points. Again the Olympic team are favorites on paper but again we’ll have to say “Never under-estimate your opponent”.

In U15s, Newcastle Olympic have maximum points from 6 matches to Adamstown’s zero points from as many matches. Sporting from their comfortable victory against equal league leaders Charlestown Azzuri last weekend, the U15s cannot afford to take this game lightly.

In U16s, Newcastle Olympic are in 2^nd spot while Adamstown in 7^th. Again the team in blue are favorite but again they need to work for the result.

NPL Youth:

Adamstown Rosebud vs Newcastle Olympic on Saturday 1^st May 2021 at Adamstown Oval

U16s kick off at 2.00 pm

U15s kick off at 12.20 pm

U14s kick off at 10.40 am

U13s kick off at 9.00am

WPL:

Maitland FC vs Newcastle Olympic on Friday 30^th April at Cooks Square Park

First Garde kick off 7.45 pm

Reserve Grade kick off at 6.00 pm

Maitland FC vs Newcastle Olympic on Saturday 1^st May at Cooks Square Park

U17s kick off at 12.00 pm

U15s kick off at 10.30 am

U13s kick off at  9.00 am

Source: Tom Tsamouras

On a sunny and dry day at Darling St Oval, U13s began with a 3-1 loss to Olympic. This places them 7^th in their respective age group and 8 points behind league leaders.

The U14s had little difficulty collecting all three points with an emphatic display which saw them score 4-0 and hit the woodwork half a dozen times.

The U15s had a tight first half but in the 2^nd half they stepped up a gear and ran out comfortable winners by 5-1. This leaves them in 1^st spot on the table and the 25^th consecutive win.

Lastly, U16s had little difficulty winning 3-0 and also occupying 1^st place on the points table.

NPL Youth:

Newcastle Olympic vs Charlestown Azzurri

Under 16s Olympic won 3-0

Under 15s Olympic won 5-1

Under 14s Olympic won 4-0

Under 13s Azzurri won 1-3

NPL Seniors:

Newcastle Olympic vs Lake Macquarie City FC

1st Grade Olympic won 3-2

Goal scorers: Rhys Cooper, own goal 2

Reserve Grade Olympic won 3-0

Under 18s Olympic won 11-0

Herald Women’s Premier League:

Newcastle Olympic vs Mid Coast

1st Grade Olympic won 6-0

Goals: Jemma House 3, Jade McAtmney 2, Keea Parish.

Reserve Grade Olympic won 6-1

Under 17s Olympic won 3-1

Under 15s Olympic won 4-0

Under 13s Mid Coast won 0-2

Zone League 1:

Newcastle Olympic vs Merewether Advance SFC

1st Grade Merewether won 1-2

Reserve Grade Olympic won 3-0

3rd Grade Olympic won 2-0

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Round 6 of the Youth NPL brings a clash of the two league leaders in the U15s age group, Newcastle Olympic and Charlestown Azzuri. Both teams have played 5 matches and have won all five with Olympic ahead on goal difference. Who will remain at the top of the u15s points table after Saturday’s match?

The Olympic team last dropped points at Darling St Oval on the 24^th August 2019! They have won EVERY single competition game ever since! Last year Olympic won the minor Premiership 26 points ahead of Charlestown while defeating them 1-0 at Lisle Carr Oval and 2-1 at Darling St Oval. Impressive statistics but all this is history! It all goes on the line at 12.20 on Saturday at Darling St Oval.

Will Olympic be in 1^st place alone after the match or will the Azzuri put an end to Olympic’s 24 game consecutive winning run?

In the remaining age groups u13s will be wanting to follow on from their gutsy 2-1 victory at Valentine last week to bring them into the top 4. Azzuri are currently in 4^th spot on 9 points while Olympic sit in 6^th spot on 7.

U14s who are outright league leaders in their age group and are favourites in the fixture against the Azzuri who sit in 4^th! The big question is if the Azzuri can overcome a pre-season mauling they suffered at the hands of this Olympic team to put up a good performance of the day?

Finally, high flying U16s will be on que for another attacking display against 7^th placed Azzuri. Olympic sit on 2^nd spot on the ladder behind league leaders Lambton Jaffas who they have already played and defeated this year. Olympic have scored a staggering 23 goals in their past three outings and are only 2^nd on the ladder due to a washed out match in Tarree which was deemed a draw!

Plenty to play for on Saturday morning at Darling St Oval. Good luck to all the teams and players and a thought for our canteen staff who will be serving their goodies throughout the day.

NPL Youth:

Newcastle Olympic vs Charlestown Azzuri at Darling St Oval on Saturday 24^th April

U16s kick off at 2:00pm

U15s kick off at 12:20pm

U14s kick off at 10:40am

U13s kick off at 9:00am

NPL Seniors:

Newcastle Olympic vs Lake Macquarie City at Darling St Oval on Saturday 24^th April

1^st Grade kick off at 7:30pm

Reserve Grade kick off at 5:30pm

U18s kick off at 3:50pm

WPL:

Newcastle Olympic vs Mid Coast at Darling St Oval on Sunday 25^th April

1^st Grade kick off at 4:40pm

Reserve Grade kick off at 2:40pm

U17s kick off at 1:00pm

U15s kick off at 11:30am

U13s kick off at 10:00am

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Newcastle Olympic youth teams came away from the CB Complex with four wins from four games against Valentine FC.

On a wet and miserable day U13s opened proceedings with a hard fought 2-1 win which brings them just outside the top 4 on the points table. U14s then took centre stage smashing 10 goals past a hapless Valentine side which entrenches them in 1^st spot in their age group. U15s continued their merry-go-round with a 3-2 victory in which they missed countless opportunities for a higher score and remain in 1^st spot as usual. U16s finished off the day with a 8-1 win and a return to the top of the mountain in their age group. A fine achievement for our youth and a long awaited return to Darling St Oval next Saturday against Charlestown Azzuri.

NPL Youth

Valentine vs Newcastle Olympic

Under 13s Olympic won 2-1

Under 14s Olympic won 10-0

Under 15s Olympic won 3-2

Under 16s Olympic won 8-1

NPL Seniors:

Edgeworth Eagles vs Newcastle Olympic

1st Grade Olympic won 1-0

Reserve Grade Olympic won 2-0

Under 18s Edgeworth 2-3

WPL:

New Lambton vs Newcastle Olympic

1st Grade Olympic won 3-0

Reserve Grade Olympic won 12-1

Under 17s Olympic won 5-0

Under 15s Olympic won 7-0

Under 13s Olympic won 3-2

Zone League 1:

Newcastle Olympic vs Westlakes

1st Grade Westlakes won 0-2

Reserve Grade Olympic won 3-0

3rd Grade Olympic won 9-0

source: Tom Tsamouras