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Grand Final - 30/08/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 2.3.15 vs. Richmond 4.7.31
The team tried their best and worked very hard throughout the game, but we just couldn't find a way to score. Richmond proved too good when it counted most, particularly their backline. Well done boys on a great season, you've become a tight and committed team and if we keep up the training and skill improvement, we'll push hard to go one better next season.
Goal Kickers:
M Luciani and M Cantwell
Best Players:
C Mertzanidis, H Dryburgh, D Castagnini and M Luciani
Encouragement:
All of the other 18 boys!
Preliminary Final - 23/08/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 5.5.35 vs. Glen Iris 3.3.21
What a great win against a great team in Glen Iris, the difference was we had 22 committed players prepared to win the hard ball. Our backline was superb with their toughness and attack on the ball restricting them to 3 goals. I'm so proud of how you boys have conducted yourselves this year and if you bring the same attitude to next weeks game, you will get the rewards that you deserve for all your hard work.
Goal Kickers:
M Luciani (3), A McCann, M Piva
Best Players:
All 22 players
Encouragement:
Hamish Dryburgh, Ryan Cutting, Luke Guerin and Aaron Tabone This Sunday at the clubrooms is our huge Grand Final night from 5.30pm. We look forward to all our Grandfinal teams getting up on stage giving us a full report on their game regardless of the outcome. The night will be catered for and the boys and parents can celebrate their achievement, dancing the night away with our DJ. The joker jackpot MUST go off with a $1,000 prize. Lets all get their and celebrate a fantastic season.
Preliminary Final - 18/08/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 3.7.25 vs. Fitzroy 3 3.3.21
What a great win for our first finals apperance. Fitzroy were the tallest, strongest and most physical side we have ever played yet they couldn't stop our self belief and courage. When a team never gives up, they will get the rewards. Well done and bring that attitude to next weeks game.
Goal Kickers:
J Hamilton (2), A McCann
Best Players:
D Castagnini, J Hamilton, A Tabone, M Piva, A McHenry, M Luciani, J Hamilton, L Guerin, C Mertzanidis, M Cantwell, D Burchell-Quirk, H Dryburgh and R Cutting
Encouragement:
T Daisley, H Chapman, M Glouftsis, D Hart, N Tsartas, A McCann, J Livingstone, L Bourke, D Khataei and J Kaldas This Sunday 23rd August, is Preliminary Final Supporters night at the club from 5.30pm. All finals teams - coaches& Players will be up on stage Win, Lose or Draw with their match report. Best of luck this weekend to those playing finals and we'll see you all at the club Sunday night.
Round 15 - 09/08/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 12.4.76 vs. St Damians 2.3.15
A great game to end the home and away season. St Damians didn't give up for the whole game but our skill and team work was too good on the day. It was very hard to make moves on the interchange bench with so many players playing well and everyone has hit great form leading into the finals. Well done. Thanks to Casta for filling in for Peter Livingstone as boundary umpire, Peter has done a great job for the whole season.
Goal Kickers:
M Luciani (5), A McCann (3), M Cantwell (3) and M Glouftsis
Best Players:
M Cantwell, M Luciani, D Castagnini, J Hamilton, M Piva, J Livingstone, A McHenry, A Tabone, R Cutting, A McCann, H Chapman and D Hart
Encouragement:
T Daisley, H Dryburgh, D Burchell-Quirk, D Khateai, L Bourke, L Guerin and M Glouftsis This Sunday 16th August, is Semi Final Supporters night at the club from 5.30pm. All finals teams - coaches& Players will be up on stage Win, Lose or Draw with their match report. Best of luck this weekend to those playing finals and we'll see you all at the club Sunday night.
Round 14 - 02/08/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 4.11.35 vs. Fitzroy 7.6.48
Fitzroy were more desperate and needed to win to stay in the 4. Thanks to the boys who played with injuries in order for us to field a team today. Hopefully next week we can get back to full strength and play well. Make sure you get to training this week even if you are unavailable next week.
Goal Kickers:
R Cutting, A McHenry, M Piva and J Kaldas
Best Players:
D Castagnini, M Piva, M Luciani, M Cantwell, M Glouftsis, R Cutting, J Hamilton, T Daisley, A McHenry, D Burchell-Quirk, A Tabone and J Livingstone
Encouragement:
C Nertzanidis, D Khateai, H Chapman, N Tsartas, J Kaldas, L Bourke and D Hart We have organised a huge end of season celebration for this Sunday night for all our teams who are finishing this weekend, including hiring a marque & arranging additional food catering for the night. We would like to see every Coach:, Team Manager, Player & parents from all our teams who are playing their last game this Sunday at the clubrooms from 5.00pm on Sunday, so we can continue the St Marys tradition of getting each of these teams up on stage to recognise their efforts throughout the season.
Round 13 - 26/07/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 5.3.33 vs. St Marys Blue W 2.3.15
It was a great team effort today, but unfortunately we had to play against our own club. The game was played at a high standard, the type of game people would pay money to come and see. Unfortunately Luke Guerin was knocked out in the 3rd quarter and had to go to hospital in an ambulance, but his courage inspired his team mates to hold on and win the game. The club is in good shape with so many great players running around in both sides. Good luck for the rest of the season.
Goal Kickers:
M Luciani (4) and M Piva
Best Players:
D Castagnini, A McHenry, M Luciani, R Cutting, M Piva, L Bourke, L Guerin, C Mertzanidis, J Hamilton, M Cantwell, A Tabone, D Burchell-Quirk
Encouragement:
H Chapman, M Glouftsis, T Daisley, J Livingstone, N Tsartas, D Hart and D Khateai This Sundays Supporters Night 2nd August, is our final combined night being hosted by the Under 14s and Under 15s with all Age Groups encouraged to attend for a great night with free pizza, lots to drink, Supporters Draw, and the Joker Jackpot - Lets all get there and support our great club!
Round 12 - 19/07/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 2.5.17 vs. Richmond 5.11.41
We failed to handle the windy conditions at Richmond today. We played well but were unable to convert up forward, we missed alot of scoring opportunities. Our backline was fantastic all day under huge pressure and they should be proud of themselves.
Goal Kickers:
A McHenry (2)
Best Players:
D Castagnini, M Cantwell, T Daisley, A McHenry, H Dryburgh, A Tabone, D Burchell-Quirk, M Piva, R Cutting, C Mertzanidis, M Luciani, M Glouftsis, L Guerin and J Livingstone
Encouragement:
H Chapman and J Hamilton This Sundays Supporters Night 26th July, is a combined night being hosted by the Under 11s and us Under 13s. This is our final supporter night for our age group for the season so make sure we ALL attend for a great night with free pizza, lots to drink, Supporters Draw, and the Joker Jackpot - Lets all get there and support our great club!
Round 11 - 12/07/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 6.1.37 vs. Ashburton 4.3.27
We had a slow start in a low scoring game and Ashburton came to knock us off. Ashburton hit the lead in the 3rd quarter and with us going against the wind in the last, we had to dig deep and find a little extra to win the game and to our cr we did. It is an honour to Coach: you boys - well done. Congratulations to Josh Livingstone and Daniel Hart on playing 50 games.
Goal Kickers:
D Hart (2), T Daisley, M Cantwell, M Luciani and M Glouftsis
Best Players:
D Castagnini, C Mertzanidis, A Tabone, T Daisley, M Glouftsis, J Livingstone, M Luciani, A McHenry, M Cantwell, L Guerin and D Khateai
Encouragement:
D Burchell-Quirk, H Chapman, R Cutting, D Hart, J Hamilton, N Tsartas, M Piva, H Dryburgh and L Bourke Bookings for the dinner dance close this week, can you please see your Team Managerat training this week if you would like to attend. FULL PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY THIS SUNDAY TO CONFIRM YOUR BOOKING This Sundays Supporters Night 19th July, is being hosted by the Under 12s with all Age Groups encouraged to attend for a great night with free pizza, lots to drink, Supporters Draw, and the Joker Jackpot - Lets all get there and support our great club!
Round 10 - 28/06/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 7.14.56 vs. Fitzroy 2 4.5.29
A great team effort today with every player playing well. The windy conditions made it hard to play our normally skilful game, but we handled it better than Fitzroy. With only 18 players and some of them injured or ill, it was good to see the team was able to still win. Have a great school holiday and I'll see you back at training on Wednesday 8th of July.
Goal Kickers:
M Cantwell (4), D Castagnini, D Hart and M Glouftsis
Best Players:
D Castagnini, M Cantwell, M Piva, J Hamilton, D Hart, A McHenry, C Mertzanidis, H Dryburgh, L Guerin, N Tsartas amd J Livingstone
Encouragement:
M Glouftsis, R Cutting, D Burchell-Quirk, a tabone, H Chapman, L Bourke and T Daisley This week 5th July is a bye, as such the clubrooms will be closed. The following Sunday 12th July will be hosted by the Colts and Under 10s with all Age Groups encouraged to attend for a great night with free pizza, lots to drink, Supporters Draw, and the Joker Jackpot - Lets all get there and support our great club!
Round 9 - 21/06/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 5.2.32 vs. Glen Iris 7.9.51
Good effort, unfortunately we cannot give the top side a 5 goal head start. Our 3rd and 4th quarters were excellent and if the game had gone a little linger we would have got on top of them. Let's now focus on our next game. I'm sure next time we meet Glen Iris the result will be different.
Goal Kickers:
D Hart (2), T Daisley, J Livingstone and M Cantwell
Best Players:
D Castagnini, M Piva, M Cantwell, A McHenry T Daisley, L Guerin, H Dryburgh, J Hamilton, C Mertzanidis, J Livingstone and R Cutting.
Encouragement:
M Luciani, H Chapman, D Hart, D Burchell-Quirk, A Tabone, L Bourke, D Khateai, N Tsartas and M Glouftsis This Sundays Supporters Night 28th June, is being hosted by the Tackers with all Age Groups encouraged to attend for a great night with free pizza, lots to drink, Supporters Draw, and the Joker Jackpot - Lets all get there and support our great club!
Round 8 - 14/06/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 12.6.78 vs. Bulleen- Templestowe 3.2.20
We hard a slow start and up until 3 quarter time Bulleen-Templestowe were right with us. I asked for a big effort in the last quarter and you boys didn't let me down, kicking 6 goals to nil to come home strongly. Our backline were brilliant today and our midfield ran hard all day. Next week will be our biggest game of the season against top of the ladder Glen Iris. Make sure you make it to training. Congratulations to Jordan Hamilton and Matthew Glouftsis on 50 fantastic games.
Goal Kickers:
A McCann (5), M Cantwell (2), M Luciani (2), A Tabone, A McHenry and C Mertzanidis
Best Players:
D Castagnini, J Hamilton, M Luciani, M Glouftsis, A McHenry, R Cutting, T Daisley, M Piva, A McCann, C Mertzanidis and M Cantwell
Encouragement:
L Bourke, A Tabone, J Livingstone, D Hart, N Tsartas, D Burchell-Quirk, L Guerin, H Dryburgh, H Chapman and D Khateai Remember photo day on Sunday. This Sundays Supporters Night 21st June is being hosted by the Under 15s with all Age Groups encouraged to attend for a great night with free pizza, lots to drink, Supporters Draw, and the Joker Jackpot, whilst a new promotion this year will see all our Mums receive their first drink for FREE (on presentation of a special card you will be given next week)- Lets all get there and support our great club!
Round 7 - 31/05/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 14.12.96 vs. Heidelberg 2.3.15
It was hard to pick our best players, due to a great team effort, our attack of the ball was hard and fierce. We ran hard through the corridor and we had 2 or 3 players running past every marking contest. The opposition flooded our forward line, but our classy forwards were still able to take strong pack marks. We ran the game out strongly again, which proves that 2 nights of training is paying off. Well done boys. Well done Ryan Cutting and Aaron Tabone - 50 Great Games.
Goal Kickers:
A McCann (4), M Cantwell (3), M Luciani (2), Burchell-Quirk, R Cutting, A McHenry, H Dryburgh and M Piva
Best Players:
T Daisley, M Luciani, C Mertzanidis, D Castagnini, M Glouftsis, R Cutting, A McCann, A McHenry, M Cantwell and J Livingstone
Encouragement:
A Tabone, M Piva, H Dryburgh, D Burchell-Quirk, L Guerin, J Hamilton, L Bourke, H Chapman, D Hart, J Kaldas, N Tsartas and D Khateai This week there is no game due to a bye for the long weekend. We hope everyone has a happy and safe break.
Round 6 - 24/05/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 8.6.54 vs. St Damians 8.0.48
Very lucky to win today. St Damians played in front and attacked the ball harder, but to our cr we fought hard and came from behind to pinch the game. Loosing a few players to illness prior to the game didn't help our cause, but we did well to battle on strongly.
Goal Kickers:
M Luciani (3), T Daisley (2), D Burchell-Quirk, J Hamilton and C Mertzanidis
Best Players:
J Hamilton, T Daisley, M Luciani, D Castagnini, A Tabone, A McCann, A McHenry, H Dryburgh, L Bourke and R Cutting
Encouragement:
M Glouftsis, L Guerin, D Hart, D Burchell-Quirk, J Livingstone, D Khateai, C Mertzanidis, J Kaldas and N Tsartas This Sundays Supporters Night 31st May is being hosted by us Under 13s with all Age Groups encouraged to attend for a great night with free pizza, lots to drink, Supporters Draw, and the Joker Jackpot, whilst a new promotion this year will see all our Mums receive their first drink for FREE (on presentation of a special card you will be given next week)- Lets all get there and support our great club!
Round 5 - 17/05/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 15.11.101 vs. Fitzroy 3 5.2.32
A fantastic win due to great team work and being prepared to run and move the ball quickly. Fitzroy 3 were with us for 3 quarters but with all the extra training we have been doing, we were able to run out the game strongly, kicking 7 goals in the last quarter. Keep up the good work, train hard and enjoy your football.
Goal Kickers:
M Cantwell (4), M Luciani (4), D Burchell-Quirk (2), C Mertanidis (2), N Tsartas, D Hart and A McCann
Best Players:
M Luciani, D Castagnini, M Cantwell, D Burchell-Quirk, A McHenry, M Piva, T Daisley, A McCann, R Cutting and H Dryburgh
Encouragement:
A Tabone, C Mertzanidis, M Glouftsis, D Hart, L Bourke, D Khateai, J Livingstone, H Chapman, L Guerin, N Tsartas and J Kaldas This Sundays Supporters Night 24th May is being hosted by the Under 11s with all Age Groups encouraged to attend for a great night with free pizza, lots to drink, Supporters Draw, and the Joker Jackpot, whilst a new promotion this year will see all our Mums receive their first drink for FREE (on presentation of a special card you will be given next week)- Lets all get there and support our great club!
Round 4 - 10/05/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 3.4.22 vs. Beverley Hills 10.13.73
A great effort against the top side with only 17 players. The score doesn't reflect how well we played today. We were missing our tall players and if we were at full strength I'm sure we would have taken it up to them. Let's train hard this week and I'm sure we'll bounce back. You should be proud of your courage and determination.
Goal Kickers:
C Mertzanidis and D Khateai
Best Players:
M Luciani (Beverley Hills Medal), A McCann, T Daisley, D Castagnini, R Cutting, M Piva, H Dryburgh and C Mertzanidis
Encouragement:
A Tabone, J Livingstone, H Chapman, M Glouftsis, D Burchell-Quirk, L Guerin, J Kaldas, D Khateai and N Tsartas This Sunday's Supporters Night - 17th May from 5.30 pm, the Mayor of Banyule will be in attendance to help launch our Colts/Under 10's Mentor-Buddy program for 2009. All Age Groups are encouraged to attend for a great night with dinner provided, lots to drink, Supporters Draw, and the Joker Jackpot, whilst a new promotion this year will see all our Mums receive their first drink for FREE (on presentation of a special card you will be given next week)- Lets all get there and support our great club!
Round 3 - 03/05/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 9.7.61 vs. Richmond 4.8.32
Another great team effort by you all. Team work us very impressive and it is good to see you are all going hard at the ball. Well done.
Goal Kickers:
A McCann (2), M Cantwell (2), M Luciani, J Hamilton, A McHenry, H Dryburgh and C Mertzanidis
Best Players:
D Burchell-Quirk, H Chapman, T Daisley, A Tabone, J Hamilton, M Luciani, M Cantwell, R Cutting, M Piva, A McHenry and J Livingstone
Encouragement:
D Castagnini, D Hart, N Tsartas, L Guerin, H Dryburgh and C Mertzanidis There will be no supporters night this week 10th May due to mothers day.
Round 2 - 26/04/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 10.8.68 vs. Ashburton 2.8.20
Another great team effort. Every player had some involvement in the win. Luckily we got off to a great start before the rain came and in wet and slippery conditions we were still able to play our fast running, fast moving football. Keep up the good work.
Goal Kickers:
M Cantwell (3), A McCann (2), D Burchell-Quirk (2), J Hamilton (2) and C Mertzanidis
Best Players:
M Cantwell, M Luciani, D Castagnini, A Tabone, M Piva, D Burchell-Quirk, R Cutting, J Hamilton, T Daisley and L Bourke
Encouragement:
A McCann, H Chapman, J Livingstone, M Glouftsis, A McHenry, C Mertzanidis, J Kaldas, L Guerin, H Dryburgh, N Tsartas and D Khateai This Sundays Supporters Night 3rd May is being hosted by the Under 12s with all Age Groups encouraged to attend for a great night with free pizza, lots to drink, Supporters Draw, and the Joker Jackpot, whilst a new promotion this year will see all our Mums receive their first drink for FREE (on presentation of a special card you will be given next week)- Lets all get there and support our great club!
Round 1 - 19/04/2009 St Mary's Under 13 - Blue 12.4.76 vs. Fitzroy 2 7.1.43
Great team effort. Team work was sensational and it was great to see that we ran the game out strongly. Training twice a week has paid off and our skills were excellent. Keep up the good work boys, I am very proud of you.
Goal Kickers:
A McCann (5), D Castagnini (2), D Khateai, M Cantwell and M Luciani
Best Players:
M Luciani, M Piva, D Castagnini, A Tabone, M Cantwell, A McCann, D Hart and D Burchell-Quirk
Encouragement:
L Guerin, D Khateai, R Cutting, H Dryburgh, C Mertzanidis, L Bourke, J Livingstone, M Glouftsis, J Hamilton, H Chapman, T Daisley, Joe and A McHenry This Sundays Supporters Night 26th April, is being hosted by the Tackers with all Age Groups encouraged to attend for a great night with free pizza, lots to drink, Supporters Draw, and the Joker Jackpot, whilst a new promotion this year will see all our Mums receive their first drink for FREE (on presentation of a special card you will be given next week)- Lets all get there and support our great club! Training Times- Mondays 5-6pm, Wednesday 4.30-6pm