Newcastle Olympic FC would like share this reference letter that one of our Under 15 Youth NPL players, Shiwa Dul, has received from the Office of the Dalai Lama.
Shiwa is a proud Tibetan Australian, who has a great passion and ability in our sport.
We wish Shiwa all the best in both his sporting and educational pursuits in the future.
Letter re Shiwa Dul from Office of the Dalai Lama
source: Tom Tsamouras
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NPL SENIORS:
On Sunday 26th July Newcastle Olympic were scheduled to play at home against Broadmeadow Magic but all three matches were washed out.
WPL:
On Sunday 26th July Newcastle Olympic WPL teams were away to Thornton Redbacks but these games were also washed out.
YOUTH NPL:
Newcastle Olympic took on Valentine in Round 5 of the season at Cahill Oval on Saturday 25th July.
Under 16s Olympic won 5-0
Under 15s Olympic won 4-0
Under 14s Olympic won 1-0
Under 13s Olympic won 3-2
ZONE LEAGUE:
Newcastle Olympic Zone League teams played Garden Suburb on Saturday 25th July at Islington Park.
1st Grade Olympic won 3-2
2nd Grade drew 3-3
SAP/NET:
U9s SAP who were scheduled to play at Johnstone Park on Sunday were washed out.
U9s Blue, U10s, U11s SAP and U12s NET played games at Fearnley Dawes Athletics Field, Wallarah Oval, LMRF and Stevenson Park against Cooks Hill, New Lambton, Broadmeadow Magic and Mayfield Junior respectively and our teams had some outstanding performances with many goals scored.
OVER 35s:
Newcastle Olympic Over 35s were to kick off at 7:00 PM at Islington Park vs Wallsend on Friday night 24th July but Wallsend have forfeited the match.
Community Juniors:
Newcastle Community juniors played Round 4 of the season on Saturday 25th July at Stevenson Park and National Park against Mayfield Junior and Cooks Hill with our young Olympians putting in some outstanding performances.
source: Tom Tsamouras
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Newcastle Olympic FC are seeking expressions of interest for the following position for the 2021 season:
NPL HEAD COACH
Men’s 1st Grade
Expressions are to be emailed to: secretary@nofc.com.au
Please ensure you outline current/previous coaching history.
Ideally, candidates should hold the current minimum coaching qualification, and be willing to undertake any necessary accreditation requirements.
All applications will be treated confidentially.
Any enquiries can be directed to:
Con Gounis (Club Secretary) 0423221352
Alex Tagaroulias (Technical Director) 0497897716
source: Tom Tsamouras
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Newcastle Olympic Football Club director Kosta Patsan has slammed the Morrison government’s community sport grants scheme as being contaminated with “nonsensical graft and corruption”.
“I’ll say it openly and honestly,” Mr Patsan said, while appearing on Thursday before a Senate inquiry in Canberra into the so-called sports rorts scandal.
If the government wasn’t going to follow its own rules on funding, “you end up being a banana republic”.
The Senate inquiry is examining the federal government’s controversial $100 million Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program.
ALP Senator Tim Ayres told the inquiry that “a large number of applications” were funded, despite being received “months after the cut-off date”.
Newcastle Olympic’s application met the cut-off date and the program’s criteria. It applied for $500,000 under the program, but missed out.
“We don’t mind if we missed out for very good reasons. What we cannot countenance is … graft and corruption,” Mr Patsan said.
“We are a worthy recipient. We do a lot of good for the community. We got diddled because we’re in a Labor seat and a safe one.” Asked what this had done to his trust in government, he said: “Torn it to shreds”.
“Where there’s money allocated, give it to the most worthy recipients. There was a clear process to do that and that was trashed.”
The inquiry heard that some clubs received funding under the program that didn’t meet the criteria.
Applications were supposed to meet a score of at least 74 points. Newcastle Olympic scored 76 points.
“The lowest score funded was 39,” Senator Ayres said.
Mt Patsan said Parliament was a “citadel of waste and poor expectations”.
“I say this as a taxpayer. I expect you to spend my money better,” he said.
“More importantly, we expect you to spend it fairly.”
Mr Patsan said the club received a further “kick in the guts” when it realised the government had used images from its application to promote the grants program.
Senator Rice asked Mr Patsan whether he knew the former sport minister Bridget McKenzie had discretion in which grants would be funded.
Mr Patsan said: “If the minister has the discretion to do whatever she likes, you may as well just turn us into another banana republic”.
The club’s $1.3 million plan includes a grandstand and dressing sheds at Darling Street Oval. It had raised $270,000 from volunteers. Newcastle City Council was to match the federal grant.
The club said it had been selected as a venue to host training during the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
source: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au
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THORNTON REDBACKS V NEWCASTLE OLYMPIC
THORNTON PARK – SUNDAY 3PM
Fresh off a 6-0 thumping of Adamstown, Newcastle Olympic will head to Thornton this weekend hoping to continue the form that has seen them mooted as the team to beat in 2020.
The women from Darling Street Oval currently sit atop of the Herald Women’s Premier League table, having scored three wins from four starts.
On paper, this weekend’s clash would seem nothing more than administrative, but Olympic coach Harmonie Attwill does not share that view.
“This week we will continue to build momentum for our game against Thornton,” she said.
“They will again pose a physical threat and our ability to work our way into the match will be critical.”
Stacey Day is the only Olympic player under an injury cloud ahead of the match at Thornton Park.
“We are waiting scan results for Stacey at this stage. We will know the outcome of this [on Thursday],” Attwill said.
Attwill said she had been impressed by a number of Olympic players so far this season.
“It is so difficult to choose one player. We have so much depth and strength across the park,” she said.
“Jemma House has performed with two hat-tricks since the recommencement of the season.
“On the other hand, our midfield consisting of Laura Hall, Imogen Tusek and Keely Gawthrop continually works hard to deliver quality in attack and defence.
“Defensively we haven’t conceded since the second match against Merewether which highlights the strength of our backline.”
Sunday afternoon’s clash presents a difficult task for a Thornton side yet to find its best form.
“We’re not that far off… the girls have given their all both weekends but the combinations are just off knowing where to be to best help each other,” coach Alan Primmer said.
Injuries and unavailable players will make for a tough weekend for the Redbacks. Celeste Edward, Bella Wetzel-Morrison and Chelsea Gay are all under some level of doubt but will be given every chance to prove fit for Sunday afternoon’s clash.
“Hopefully the girls are excited for it. Two of our better games last year was against the premiers New Lambton,” Primmer said.
NEW LAMBTON EAGLES V WARNERS BAY PANTHERS
ARTHUR EDDEN OVAL – SATURDAY 3PM
Elodie Dagg is expected to return for Warners Bay this Saturday as the Panthers round out a tough seven days with a road trip to Arthur Edden Oval to take on last season’s premiers New Lambton.
The Panthers had a narrow loss to Broadmeadow on Wednesday evening, going down 2-1 thanks to a late Magic goal. New signing Jen Hoy scored for Warners Bay.
“We just probably didn’t play smart enough. I thought we could have done a few things differently,” Warners Bay coach Craig Atkins said.
“We went away from our structure. We stopped playing out from the back and we need to address that.”
Saturday’s game will likely be the first time Jen Hoy and Elodie Dagg combine in the final third for the Panthers, a proposition Atkins is looking forward to.
“With Jen coming in she’ll only get better and lift the girls around her… she played a full game tonight [Wednesday]. She’s trained the house down but she’s not match fit yet,” Atkins said.
“The girls now have a couple of days off. They need a break, it has been hectic.”
New Lambton will be without Toria Campbell for an extended period after she was injured at the weekend, while goalkeeper Ruby Jones is likely to miss Saturday’s game.
“[A] few battered and bruised bodies in the camp, so it’s just a matter of writing those wrongs this week and putting out a performance that we know we are capable off,” New Lambton coach Brad Jones said.
As to who Jones believes will fill the leadership role left vacant by Campbell, the first-grade coach has no shortage of quality options.
“I think in terms of on-field presence, her and Lisa were sharing that responsibility. That’s now going to fall wholly on Lisa’s back in terms of the on-field communication,” Jones said.
“I think from the back, Kaitlin Radstaak, she’s just a cool, experienced head who the girls really respond to.
“We need to be able to execute our game plan… I just think if we can contain that attacking threat [Elodie Dagg and Jen Hoy] and we can play to our potential I think we’re in good shape to take the three [points].”
ADAMSTOWN ROSEBUD V BROADMEADOW MAGIC
ADAMSTOWN OVAL – SUNDAY 3PM
Adamstown will need to be close to their best when they take on Broadmeadow Magic on Sunday.
The Rosebuds were left battered and bruised by a dominant Newcastle Olympic side last weekend, while Magic will be buoyed by a late win over Warners Bay on Wednesday night.
“Thursday and Friday, we will ramp it up moving towards the weekend,” Adamstown coach Ryan Campbell said.
“[The] girls are a bit sore at this stage. Tuesday night we had a very light session.”
According to Campbell, this week’s focus has been around defence with goal difference likely to prove critical at the end of the regular season. Adamstown have so far conceded eight goals in four games, including last week’s 6-0 thumping at the hands of Olympic.
“This week we will be focusing on ourselves and ensuring that we get back to our best, especially defensively,” Campbell said.
Rosebud keeper Olivia Sneddon remains in significant doubt for the clash after she was injured in a nasty collision at the weekend.
“Olivia is still in a lot of pain and waiting on further information,” Campbell said.
“All other players are fit and available for this weekend at this stage, which is great and gives me lots of options to choose from in order to put on our best performance.”
Broadmeadow Magic are fifth on the table with six points but still have a game in hand against Thornton. That game will be played in August.
The women in red looked strong against Warners Bay on Wednesday, with Lucy Jerram again a standout. Maggie Quinn, Kobie Ferguson and Chelsea Lucas were all solid in their performances.
A win on Saturday would see Magic move into the top four. Pending other results, Adamstown could slip as far down the ladder as fifth.
MID COAST V MEREWETHER UNITED
WAYNE RICHARDS PARK, PORT MACQUARIE – SUNDAY 3PM
Mid Coast will be looking to make it three in a row when they take on Merewether at Port Macquarie on Sunday.
The home side are fifth on the table, with a goal difference of minus three, six goals better positioned then when the competition was suspended in mid-March.
“I think we’ve got pretty good comradery… everyone’s pretty happy and keen to keep going forward and see what we can achieve,” Mid Coast coach Mick Grass said.
The trip north is never an easy one for visiting sides, with Merewether set to field an understrength side due to player unavailability.
United coach Scott Ellis was tight lipped on the final makeup of his side but did admit there would be some fresh faces in the match day squad.
“I still think we can get the job done but the trip up there is never particularly easy… we’ve got enough players to fill the gap,” Ellis said.
“We had a really good session on Tuesday night … really just focusing on getting ourselves working on our own performance and game plan and getting everyone onboard with that.”
The focus for Ellis was as much about Sunday’s clash as it is the next few weeks.
“The games coming up, hopefully will help us settle some things in place, settle our patterns of play down, give everyone some confidence in the overall game plan,” Ellis said.
“The game plan I sort of had in mind…. I watched a lot of football over the weekend, that really helped me crystallise my thoughts and reinforce what I want to do with the team.
“I think we’re probably three or four weeks away from getting to where I’d like us to be.”
Grass will not be reading much into the final makeup of his opponents.
“It’s just another game for us. I think what we’ll find for Merewether is they’ll have key players who can turn the game individually… if you want to focus on them you could be leaving yourself open in other areas, so we’ll just be focusing on ourselves,” Grass said.
Courtney Anderson is expected to be fit for the clash against her former club, despite an ankle injury. Anderson, alongside Jess James has been critical to the resurgence of Mid Coast in recent weeks.
“We’re playing a full field game… we don’t place ourselves around one player, or a couple of players,” Grass said.
Wet weather is forecast for the weekend, with a lingering east coast low likely to make for a heavy track at Port Macquarie’s Wayne Richards Park.
“We’ll see what happens, fingered crossed we get a game in,” Grass said.
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NEWCASTLE OLYMPIC V BROADMEADOW MAGIC
DARLING STREET OVAL – SUNDAY 2.30PM
After an enthralling opening two rounds to start the National Premier League NNSW season, the league is ready to turn the dial up with this weekend’s showcase fixture being the biggest derby in Newcastle football between Newcastle Olympic and Broadmeadow Magic.
The two cross-town rivals have had fast starts after the first lot of games, adding further intensity to this round’s clash with first spot potentially on offer.
Olympic fought back from another deficit to earn a 2-2 draw against Valentine with the last kick of the game in their latest match, all the while with 10 men for a large majority of the fixture.
Broadmeadow kept the ball rolling in the previous round, knocking over Charlestown with an impressive 3-1 victory on their return to Magic Park.
In the history of this clash, the two rivals have met on 49 occasions with each club remarkably winning 20 games apiece, with the other nine games having been draws, highlighting the fine margins within this colossal battle.
The blue of Newcastle Olympic won their most recent encounter against the red of Magic, a 3-2 triumph at their home ground in the second half of last season, while Broadmeadow won the previous battle earlier last year with a 1-0 victory.
Broadmeadow have assembled another strong side that will be invested in downing their arch-rivals. Coach Anthony Richards said he was eagerly awaiting another massive derby game.
“I’ve been a part of one as a player and now as a coach and they’re great fun. It’s really important for the committee, the spectators and all the volunteers and our guys just love the atmosphere,” Richards said.
“They’re a really good side [Newcastle Olympic]. Alex Tagaroulias has taken over and he’s known those boys since they were kids and been a part of that whole development program and the reason they’ve been able to finish as strong as they have been is because they’re a really good young team.
“You can’t get too emotional with these games and we have a few experienced guys who will set the tone for the game.”
Olympic have been very pleased with their ability to rescue games over the first rounds and interim coach Tagaroulias said his side would be up for the fight again.
“We spoke about the first game and how they came back and then they did it again [last week] up against even stepper odds. It was very pleasing as the guys really showed a lot of courage and determination,” Tagaroulias said.
“We’ve been rivals [with Broadmeadow] since we started in the lower divisions in the 70s and at the time we were all new Australians, so the rivalries were personal and cultural and it’s given Newcastle a dead set local derby.
“The players on both sides will feel the passion, hopefully the football will be entertaining, Broadmeadow have a quality side and quality individuals but I hope we give a good account of ourselves.”
LAKE MACQUARIE CITY V ADAMSTOWN ROSEBUD
MACQUARIE FIELD – SUNDAY 1.45PM
Lake Macquarie will host Adamstown in another massive fixture, with the two outfits desperate for the three points.
The Roosters have played some great football with nothing to show for it from their opening games. The side are coming off a tough 4-1 defeat to Maitland last round, blowing an early lead to go down to the premiers away from home.
Adamstown were defeated by a strong Edgeworth line-up 3-1 last start but the previous season’s bottom finishers will be buoyed by their start with the youthful Rosebuds showing glimpses of real promise and have three points on the board.
The Roosters will be out to avoid three straight defeats to start the campaign and will take confidence from the fact they beat Adamstown twice last season.
Adding to that, Lakes have not lost to the red and green since their return to the top-flight in 2017 with five wins and a draw.
The home side won’t have it all their own way at Macquarie Field with Adamstown showing far more resilience this season and will want to put an end to their poor record on the Roosters home turf.
With plenty to play for, Lake Macquarie coach Josh Rufo said he expected a hard-fought encounter.
“[Adamstown coach] Shane [Cansdell-Sherriff] has done a great job there. They have got a lot of young players and have improved but we’re only interested in winning and controlling what we can control,” Rufo said.
“We can compete, we did that against Maitland and Lambton and when we get it right we’ll look to compete for the full 90 minutes.
“No game will be easy and we anticipate it will be our toughest game yet.”
VALENTINE PHOENIX V LAMBTON JAFFAS
CB COMPLEX – SUNDAY 2.30PM
Two sides coming off heartbreaking results in the previous round will meet this weekend at CB Complex.
Valentine let go of an early two-goal lead against Newcastle Olympic to finish with a last-minute draw but showed they are much better than their 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Broadmeadow two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Lambton were left deflated after another late goal saw them beaten by Weston at home.
The beauty of football is you get another 90 minutes to get back to your best and that is exactly what will be on the agenda for the Phoenix and the Jaffas.
Lambton have a far superior record over Valentine in recent seasons and will look to reassert themselves with the three points.
On the other hand, the Phoenix are yet to register a victory and with points at a high-premium this early in the season, Valentine will be more than desperate to defeat Lambton.
Valentine co-coach Sam Griffin said he was pleased with the turnaround last week but knows his side have to take the next step.
“It was good for us to know that first week we just weren’t ready and we’ve got better in us but we still can play better [than last Saturday] obviously. From a coaching point of view it’s great but from a team point of view we really need to win,” Griffin said.
“We need to learn to put games to bed. Bailey Garland is out injured at the moment who was our top goal scorer last year so that doesn’t help, so we need to be more ruthless.
“It will be interesting to see how [Lambton] react but you can’t let good players have too much time to do what they want so we need to make it hard for them.”
EDGEWORTH EAGLES V CHARLESTOWN AZZURRI
JACK MCLAUGHLAN OVAL – SUNDAY 2.30PM
Two teams who have had differing starts to their seasons will take to the field this weekend with battling Charlestown Azzurri to play the high-flying Edgeworth Eagles.
Edgeworth have picked up where they left off, making it two wins from two matches so far, following a comprehensive 3-1 victory over Adamstown last round.
Charlestown endured back-to-back defeats against Broadmeadow Magic and will want to achieve a big result this weekend to stay on track and not fall too far behind.
The Eagles enjoy plenty of depth in key areas while new recruit and striker Kristian Brymora has produced four goals in two games for his new club.
Meanwhile, Charlestown have an extensive injury and suspension list but welcomed back their own off-season recruit in Regan Lundy last start.
The Azzurri will look to their brilliant showings of last season as they did the double over the Eagles, including a 2-1 victory over Edgeworth at their stomping ground of Jack McLaughlan Oval.
WESTON WORKERS V MAITLAND MAGPIES
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION PARK – SUNDAY 2.30PM
Round three shapes up as a mammoth weekend in the context of the season and will also feature the latest instalment of the ‘El-Clasicoal’ derby between local rivals Weston and Maitland.
This rivalry has grown into one of the standout games in the NPL NNSW calendar, with the two line-ups sharing a history of producing a quality spectacle.
Weston shrugged off their first-round defeat to come from behind twice against Lambton to defeat the Jaffas away from home achieving their first points of the new season last weekend.
Maitland also put their first points on the board with a dominant 4-1 win over Lake Macquarie, with goal scorers Braedyn Crowley and Joel Wood notching doubles.
The two sides could not be split in last season’s derby games, earning wins against each other.
Weston were jubilant after their previous performance against Lambton earning head coach Leo Bertos a maiden win. Bertos said he looked forward to the prospect of facing another class line-up.
“I look forward to every game we play and I’m sure it will be a good game between two good teams. Maitland have quality players and are coming off a successful season last year so it will be a great challenge for us,” Bertos said.
“I was very happy with the performance and effort last weekend. The players stuck to their structures and scored some good goals against a quality opposition.
“We are hoping to improve our performance as individuals and as a team. If we are successful at this then we’ll be very happy.”
Maitland got back to winning ways last start and coach Mick Bolch said he knew his team had to keep that consistency and produce another top performance.
“Our ball movement and decision making was a lot better [against Lakes] especially in the front third,” Bolch said.
“It’s a massive game this weekend against Weston. A win puts us right back in the mix where a loss could see us drop six points off the lead already.
“Derbies are always tight, torrid affairs and I don’t expect this one to be any different and both clubs are coming off good results.”
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NPL SENIORS:
On Sunday 26th July Newcastle Olympic are at home to Broadmeadow Magic at Darling St Oval in Round 3 of the competition.
U18s kick off at 10:15AM
Reserves kick off at 12.15PM
First Grade kick off at 2:30PM
WPL:
On Sunday 26th July Newcastle Olympic WPL teams are away to Thornton Redbacks at Thornton Park.
U14s kick off at 9:00AM
U17s Kick off at 10:50AM Reserve Grade kick off at 12:50PM
First Grade kick off at 3:00PM
YOUTH NPL:
Newcastle Olympic take on Valentine in Round 5 of the season at Cahill Oval on Saturday 25th July.
U13s kick off at 9:00 AM
U14s kick off at 11:00 AM
U15s kick off at 1:00 PM
U16s kick off at 3:00 PM
ZONE LEAGUE:
Newcastle Olympic Zone League teams play Garden Suburb on Saturday 25th July at Islington Park.
Reserve Grade kick off at 1:00PM
First Grade kick off at 3:00PM .
SAP/NET:
U9s White kick off at 9:00AM at Johnstone Park vs New Lambton, Sunday 26th July U9s Blue kick off at 9:00AM at Fearnley Dawes Athletics Field vs Cooks Hill on Sunday 26th July
U10s White kick off at 9:00AM at Wallarah Oval vs New Lambton, Sat. 25th July U10s Blue kick off at 9:00AM at Wallarah Oval vs New Lambton, Sat. 25th July
U11s White kick off at 4:45PM at LMRF vs Broadmeadow Magic on Sat. 25th July U11s Blue kick off at 4:45PM at LMRF vs Broadmeadow Magic on Sat. 25th
U12s NET kick off at 12:45PM at Stevenson Park 2 vs Mayfield Junior on Saturday 25th July
OVER 35s:
Newcastle Olympic Over 35s were to kick off at 7:00 PM at Islington Park vs Wallsend on Friday night 24th July but Wallsend have forfeited the match.
Community Juniors:
Newcastle Community juniors play Round 4 of the season on Saturday 25th July.
U6s/01 kick off at 8:30AM at Stevenson Park 3 against Mayfield Junior.
U6s/02 kick off at 8:30AM at Stevenson Park 3 against Mayfield Junior.
U6s/03 kick off at 8:30AM at Stevenson Park 3 against Mayfield Junior.
U7s/01 kick off at 9:30AM at National Park MiniRoos against Cooks Hill.
U7s/02 kick off at 8:30AM at National Park MiniRoos against Cooks Hill.
U8s/01 kick off at 11:30AM at National Park MiniRoos against Cooks Hill.
U8s/02 kick off at 12:45PM at National Park MiniRoos against Cooks Hill.
U8s/03 kick off at 11:30 AM at National Park MiniRoos against Cooks Hill.
source: Tom Tsamouras
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The club would like to wish Greg Asquith, our current Under 10 SAP Coach, all the very best in his new position at the prestigious Scots College in Bellevue Hill, as the Assistant Head of Preparatory School.
Greg, with partner Alison and son Jack will make the move in September, and head down to work and live in Sydney.
The Asquith family have been an integral part of the Olympic family over the last few years. Greg was an essential part of our Senior Coaching squad, and coached our Under 20s squad for a number of years, winning the title during his time with the club. Son Jack played with the club from Under 7s, and his effervescent personality has seen him a much loved boy around Darling Street, often attending training with his dad, and interacting with all so eloquently.
Good luck Asquiths in your future down in the “big smoke.” You will always be welcome back to Olympic.
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Adamstown coach Ryan Campbell described her as “the difference” and Newcastle Olympic mentor Harmonie Attwill declared she could play for the Jets after Jemma House produced her third hat-trick in four games with a seven-minute goal blitz at Darling Street Oval on Sunday.
House’s first was on the counter attack. Attacking player Laura Hall had plenty of time to carry the ball up field before releasing a perfectly weighted pass through Adamstown’s back line for House to pick up in space and charge towards the box with only Young to beat. Her left-footed shot was low and hit the far post before going in.
The second came after House won the ball off an Adamstown defender and slotted in a one-v-one situation. The third came on the counter with Georgia Amess running the ball on the right, drawing a defender and passing to an unmarked House for another left-footed strike.
Hall made the most of a defensive error to score a goal of her own in the 40th minute.
House also scored hat-tricks against Mid Coast in round one and Warners Bay in round three.
Olympic moved to nine points with the win, two clear of Adamstown in third and one ahead of United.
“They’re a physical side and what our girls showed was a lot of maturity,” Attwill said.
“We did have a game plan. We stuck to it and … did everything right. We probably could’ve scored more. We created a lot of opportunities but we had to work hard for it.
“They obviously had a pretty serious injury and that definitely changed the game unfortunately for them.”
Campbell said the six-goal rout would prove “good learning” for his young side.
“They were better than us. They deserved to win. They were probably more powerful than us,” Campbell said.
“There were signs of it last week where the girls don’t 100 per cent think that they can compete with those teams.
“It was good learning for us and, I said to the girls, one day can’t affect the whole season. Our main focus this week will be trying to be a bit more resolute and not get caught where we give away too many chances.”
Adamstown opened the season with wins over Thornton and defending champions New Lambton before drawing 0-0 with league heavyweights Merewether in round three. They face Magic in round five.
“I said to the girls if we want to get results, we need someone to step up like [House] does because individuals make a big difference,” Campbell said.
“Tara [Andrews] scored 40-odd last year and Jenna [Kingsley] 30 the year before. If it’s going to be close, you need to have someone who dominates the comp.”
Ellie Brown scored a double as Warners Bay came from behind to beat Thornton 3-1 at Thornton Park on Sunday. The Redbacks led early after Taleah Mountford scored. The match was locked 1-1 at the break.
Tomeeka Davies was the other scorer for the Panthers, who back up Wednesday night against Magic before rounding out a tough seven-day period by playing New Lambton at Alder Park next Saturday.
Warners Bay were without experienced defender Airlie Davies due to injury on Sunday but coach Craig Atkins hoped she would be cleared to play Wednesday night and was also still sweating on an international clearance for American Jen Hoy.
“We gave Thornton the first goal and it was another soft goal that we conceded, so that’s something we really need to work on,” Atkins said.
“It could have easily been eight or nine-one, so we’ve got a bit of work to do in the final third to make sure we capitalise on all of our chances.”
Defending champions New Lambton are still yet to win a match this season after losing 3-0 to Mid Coast at Alder Park on Sunday. All three goals came in the second half and Mid Coast coach Michael Grass said: “In the end I think we were probably just the fitter team.”
Jess James scored twice and Layni Fens also got on the scoresheet as Mid Coast notched their second win of the season and moved to six points, level with Warners Bay.
The Eagles suffered a blow before kick-off when goalkeeper Ruby Jones was taken to hospital after sustaining a leg injury in the reserve-grade match. They then lost co-captain Toria Campbell around 20 minutes in to a knee injury and were without utility player Kaitlin Radstaak due to injury.
New Lambton coach Brad Jones was happy with what he described as “an arm wrestle” of a first half but said in the second half “we were just not up to scratch”.
“[After the first goal] our heads dropped, and I guess that’s the difference between having a team full of experienced players and a team, well both grades last year, that didn’t have to pick themselves up usually,” Jones said.
“Then we lost our composure and, to Middies credit, they felt that. They weren’t three goals better but we gave them three goals and they were good enough to finish them so they deserved it.
“For us, it’s just a lesson. The girls have got to understand that they’ve got to maintain their composure. I’ve asked for a response this week and that’s what I expect we’ll get.”
Pointscore: Olympic 9, Merewether 8, Adamstown 7, Warners Bay 6, Mid Coast 6, Magic 3, New Lambton 1, Thornton 0.
Round 4 results
Merewether 4 (Tamara Nash, Katy Gray, Ellie Butler, Jamee Ellis) defeated Broadmeadow 3 (Adriana Jones 2, Lucy Jerram) at Arthur Edden Oval on Friday night. Half-time: 3-3.
Olympic 6 (Jemma House 3, Stacey Day, Georia Amess, Laura Hall) beat Adamstown 0 at Darling Street Oval on Sunday. Half-time: Olympic led 2-0.
Warners Bay 3 (Ellie Brown 2, Tomeeka Davies) defeated Thornton 1 (Taleah Mountford) at Thornton Park on Sunday. Half-time: 1-1.
Mid Coast 3 (Jess James 2, Layni Fens) beat New Lambton 0 at Alder Park on Sunday. Half-time: 0-0.
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NPL SENIORS:
On Saturday 18th July Newcastle Olympic took on Valentine at Darling St Oval and recorded two victories and a draw.
1st Grade drew 2-2
Goals: Kent Harrison 2 (2 pens)
Reserve Grade Olympic won 2-1
Under 18s Olympic won 6-0
WPL:
On Sunday 19th July Newcastle WPL teams played against Adamstown Rosebud at Darling Street Oval and recorded emphatic wins.
1st Grade Olympic won 6-0
Goals:
Jemma House 3, Stacey Day, Georgia Amess, Laura Hall.
Reserve Grade Olympic won 6-1
Under 17s Adamstown won 0-1
Under 14s Olympic won 3-1
YOUTH NPL:
Newcastle Olympic took on Lake Macquarie in Round 4 of the season at Macquarie Field on Sunday 19th July and won in all four age groups.
U16s Olympic won 3-1
U15s Olympic won 8-1
U14s Olympic won 16-0
U13s Olympic won 13-0
ZONE LEAGUE:
Newcastle Olympic Zone League teams were scheduled to play Merewether Advance on Saturday 18th July at Jesmond Park but both games were washed out.
SAP/NET:
SAP u9s, u10s and u11s as well as NET u12s continued this weekend with our teams playing at LMFF, Johnston Park and Islington Oval against Wallsend, Jets Girls, Charlestown, Edgeworth and Maitland with all teams playing well and continuing their development.
OVER 35s:
Newcastle Olympic Over 35s kick were to play at Croudace Bay Complex2 vs Valentine on Friday night but this game was washed out.
Community Juniors:
Newcastle Community juniors played Round 3 of the season on Saturday 18th July at Darling St Oval against Meryland Fletcher, South Wallsend, Hamilton Azzuri and Fletcher and recorded great performances in all the matches played.
source: Tom Tsamouras
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