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On this week's episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Psychologist, Cathy Anderson. Cathy has worked for 20 years in the eating disorder space as a Senior Clinician, Senior Psychologist and Eating Disorder Coordinator predominantly having worked at the Illawarra Eating Disorders Service. Cathy has also been a guest Lecturer at Wollongong University and the University of Sydney and assisted in the development of content for postgraduate studies at the Nan Tien Institute. Most recently, Cathy was involved in the collaborative national project by the NEDC and ANZAED, providing supervision to psychologists involved in the eating disorder credentials process. Cathy now works at her own private practice called ‘Cathy Anderson Psychology' in Woonona. Cathy's practice consists of 80% eating disorder work where she is a Credentialled Eating Disorder Clinician and Board Approved Supervisor. Cathy has a background of working across fields of rehabilitation, pain management, neuropsychological rehab, community women's health and eating disorder having worked as a psychologist for 25 years. Cathy's work has encompassed provision of individual and group clinical work, family psychoeducation groups, workforce development, service development, supervision of psychologist and dieticians as well as has contributed to the development and implementation of the state-wide NSW Eating Disorder Plan. On this week's episode we will be speaking about the topic of compassion and self- compassion for those who experience eating disorders or disordered eating. Cathy herself was introduced to the idea of self- compassion in eating disorders about a decade ago when she came across Josie Geller, a Canadian Psychologist, present at the Australian Eating Disorders Conference in Sydney. After watching such an inspirational speaker, learning about the power over self-compassion alongside evidence-based approaches, Cathy wanted to further explore compassion. This is when Cathy came across Kristen Neff, whose work she talks about on the podcast as greatly influencing her practice. Here today, Cathy has additionally taken to narrative approaches from Michael White and Anita Johnston who continually impact her practice in the way she uses metaphor, analogy and lived experience. So on that note, please welcome our next special guest, Cathy! Podcast summary: 1. Understanding compassion 2. Acknowledging eating disorders serve a function 3. Being able to sooth ourselves 4. Looking at self-compassion in other parts of our lives 5. Comforting yourself like you are comforting a friend 6. The benefits of incorporating self-kindness and self-compassion Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: BodyMatters Australasia Website: https://bodymatters.com.au/ BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on 1800 33 4673. You can also chat online or email
Welcome to episode 78 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Firstly I would like to sincerely thank all of the interviewees, listeners and the football community of the Illawarra, Australia and around the World who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the brilliant people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages.Rob Giraldi is our interviewee in episode 78. Born in 1961, Rob joined Woonona Junior Soccer Club in 1967. It is here where he started his path as a striker in the game under Jock Young. Growing up in this era Rob was watching Fairy Meadow out at Dalton Park with his Dad and of course he was watching South Coast United and Safeway United at the old Balls Paddock at Woonona.After playing with Woonona Junior Soccer Club and in junior representative teams with Federation clubs Balgownie and Wollongong City, Rob then forged a brilliant career in the Illawarra District Soccer Association, NSW State League and National Soccer League playing with Fairy Meadow, Wollongong Macedonia, Wollongong Wolves, Port Kembla, Corrimal Rangers, Russell Vale, Northern United and Tarrawanna.I appreciated the opportunity to record and listen to Rob's football journey. I have sincere respect and thanks for the time Rob gave up to do this interview and for allowing me into his home. Please enjoy episode 78!
Welcome to episode 73 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Firstly I would like to sincerely thank all of the interviewees, listeners and the football community of the Illawarra, Australia and elsewhere around the World who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the tremendous people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages.Billy Williams is our interviewee in episode 73. Born in Thirroul and growing up in Woonona in the 1930s, Billy was a footballer who represented his club, region, state and country as a junior and senior footballer.This interview was conducted a while ago via Billy's son Greg who I must sincerely thank for setting this interview up. This interview with Billy is fantastic in many ways and as Billy was humble about his success on the football field, I have added further details about his junior and senior football exploits from newspaper articles and other documents to demonstrate the career Billy Williams had in the Illawarra and for his region, state and country. In my humble opinion Billy would be “one of the” top ten Illawarra football players in the 1950s, so to get a few of his memories and thoughts was fantastic. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to record and listen to some of Billy's football experiences. I have immense appreciation and thanks for the time Billy gave up in recording this interview and further thanks must go to Andrew Howe, Greg Stock, Mark Boric and Doug Butcher for the statistics I have used in this podcast. At the end of my interview with Billy Williams there is an additional interview with Peter Glass and his thoughts on Billy as a player. For those who have not listened to previous podcasts, Peter Glass was our interviewee on episode 62 and I thank Peter for doing this additional interview. Please enjoy episode 73!
This week Tim Gibson speaks with Wollongong Olympic's new signing Tynan Diaz. Diaz has had a great start to the season with Olympic including scoring the winner last weekend against Woonona at Ian McLennan Park.
Welcome everybody to episode 62 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. There are some exciting interviews to come, which will cover people from different decades and clubs. I apologise for the lack of content in recent times, however synchronising my timetable with potential interviewees' timetables in the past few months has been hard but please be patient. And remember I sincerely appreciate the people who support this podcast.Peter Glass is our interviewee in episode 62. Born in 1941, Peter grew up in the northern suburbs of the Illawarra and started playing soccer with Woonona Primary School. After Woonona Primary he then played for Bulli Junior Soccer Club, Illawarra junior representative teams, Corrimal High School, Bulli Senior Soccer Club as a 15 year old in the IDSA league, Woonona-Bulli in the Association state league, Woonona in the IDSA league, South Coast United in the Federation and Corrimal Rangers.Peter played and watched football in the Illawarra during the 1950s and 1960s, an important time for the game in this region. He talks about great players from the era such as Charlie Stewart, Billy Williams, Keith Learmonth along with discussing games he went to watch such as the 1951 English touring team and the 1955 Rapid Vienna tour.Peter talks about the NSW football association/federation split of the late 1950s, the early years of South Coast United, Jimmy Kelly and other football snippets.It was fantastic to hear Peter's recollections about parts of his footballing journey. My appreciation and respect go out to him for giving up a couple of hours to record this podcast. Please note there are some audio issues due to recording on my mobile phone and I sincerely apologise for these issues. Please enjoy episode 62!
Today's episode features Woonona artist, Tegan, sharing the birth of her daughter. For as long as Tegan could remember she knew she wanted to birth outside of the system. After a surprise pregnancy, she immediately found the perfect midwife to educate and support her on her rite of passage into motherhood. She describes her early labour as being crucial preparation and practice for the deep surrender and rhythmic flow she needed to birth, and she explains how a random text from her father turned out to be a pivotal point of her labour. Instagram: @tegan.georgette Website: www.tegangeorgette.com
Peoplecare District League- 10 min 08 sec ft. FSC Reporters Nathan Turner & Nic Wilson, Oak Flats captain Jarryd Vinton & Unanderra captain Christian Plakias Illawarra Mercury Premier League - 28 min 38 sec ft. FSC Reporter Nathan Turner & Woonona coach Dan McGoldrick Podcast hosted and edited by Timothy Gibson, on Twitter @Timg123_
Woonona coach Dan McGoldrick shares his thoughts after his side’s incredible league victory on a crazy final day.
Illawarra Mercury Premier League - 0 min 27 sec ft. FSC Reporter Nathan Turner Peoplecare District League - 12 min 30 sec ft. Berkeley Midfielder Mathew Mears & FSC Reporter Nathan Turner The Grange Women’s Division 1 - 34 min 06 sec ft. Woonona coach Mick Sutton, University coach Brod Crighton & FSC Report Nathan Turner Podcast hosted and edited by Timothy Gibson, on Twitter @Timg123_
The Brews Cruise was our first ever get together for coffee, breakfast and a cruise from The Brew Lab in Penrith to their sister shop The Brew Lab in Woonona in support of two great charities in Mental Wheels Tour, which can be found here: https://www.mentalwheelstour.org/ and Joyrides and Journeys 4 Julian, which can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Joyrides-Journeys-4-Julian-111284403847699/ We got to have a sit down with Mitch and Kenny from The Brew Lab as the day was winding down to have a chat about how you buy a coffee shop and of course, cars. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gutter2gutterpodcast/ and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/G2GPodcast/ You can find Shonky here https://www.facebook.com/Shonky-Garage-210367379495867/ and here https://www.instagram.com/shonkygarage/ And Static here https://twitter.com/StaticAus
Welcome everybody to episode 48 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. It is heart warming to watch the football community submitting items and then interacting on the social media pages. It is a credit to our community that people continue to contribute, comment and reminisce. And for this I am thankful and grateful.On the podcast front, I am always overwhelmed and appreciative that people are still putting up their hand to be interviewed. I have a passion and desire to record the Illawarra’s footballing history. Each person that comes forward allows me to continue this podcast. So thank you for downloading this podcast and thanks to all the interviewees who give up their time.Ron Van de Voorde is our interviewee in episode 48. Ron grew up in Woonona in the late 1950s and started playing junior football with Woonona Junior Soccer Club at Nicholson Park in 1964. After 11 years of junior football, Ron started his senior football journey with Bulli Soccer Club in the under 18s. After Bulli he played with many clubs, was coached by the best in the Illawarra and played alongside many great players. His senior career spanned 18 years and in this time Ron amassed over 360 plus appearances and just over 100 goals predominantly in first grade.Ron’s journey is fascinating and he is open about his thoughts on his time at each club. In particular it was great when Ron discusses his grand final winner against Shellharbour in 1981 and about his double winning year at Bulli S.C. in 1986. My sincere thanks go out to Ron for giving up his time for this interview, it was an absolute pleasure and honour to listen to Ron.Finally I would like to say thank you to Ron’s daughter Marissa who sent through some fabulous pictures, which we have used in the podcast graphic. And I would like to thank Emma and Josh Faulks as they greatly helped in setting up this interview. And in particular Josh my brother he has been a great support of the the Football United vs Soccer City project in the social media space and in the podcast so thanks a lot to him. In this interview there are a few expletives probably five or six so if you do have younger listeners in or around you while you listening to this podcast, please be aware of that. Please enjoy this episode!
In episode 11 of Away from the pitch, we speak with Bulli goalkeeper and Talk2MeBro ambassador Ben McGinnes. The custodian opens up about the role suicide and mental health has played in his life and how he's looked to make a difference through the #talk2mebro campaign. McGinnes also discusses starting his career at Woonona before moving to rivals Bulli as well as his season with Coniston which saw the club earn promotion to the Illawarra Premier League.
Welcome everybody to episode 44 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. I would like to sincerely thank all the interviewees, listeners and the soccer public of the Illawarra, Australia and the World who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages. Please note if you have a person you think I should interview please message me directly on Facebook or Instagram or Twitter.Paul Giraldi started playing junior soccer in 1969 as a left full-back with Woonona Junior Soccer Club down at Ocean Park. Although humble about his own abilities, Paul was proficient enough to play representative junior soccer for a couple of years along with his club soccer with Woonona (and school soccer with Woonona High School).His senior career started with Fairy Meadow under 18s in the Illawarra Premier League in 1977 while he was still dual registered with his junior club Woonona. The first couple of years at Fairy Meadow allowed him to play with his brother and good friend Dean Gardiner. Added to this his U18 team had success winning the Kass Cup a couple of times.Paul was approximately 16 and a half years old when he joined the Bellambi Rosellas after being asked to come across by his former high school teacher John Frew. Here he played first grade under John Frew and other experienced senior players such as Rob Banks, Tony Gill and Geoff Farrar. He learnt a lot at Bellambi and after this he joined Wollongong United with his brother, Dean and the Sattin brothers in 1981.Here in State League 2nd division he was coached by Mike Johnson, a coach that had an enormous influence on his football career as well as his life. Mike was an intense man and it was fascinating to hear Paul discuss his time with Mike. For several years he played with Wollongong United/Wollongong Macedonia along with many team mates. His time at this club was highlighted by the state league derbies between Fairy Meadow, another intense coach in John Bingham and Paul’s ability to play alongside very good friends.In 1989 Paul went across to Fairy Meadow Italia under Glenn Fontana in the state league for a year. Unfortunately Fairy Meadow folded at the end of that year and this was a sad event for Paul and the Illawarra. Next he went to Bellambi Rosellas for a second stint as a player under Steve Quirk. After a couple of seasons he then moved on to Coniston Makedonija with former team mate, friend and now coach Harry Sattin in 1992. They had a successful year as Coniston won the league championship and were grand finalists.In 1993 he joined Fernhill SC as their coach Larry Gaffney rang him and at the time it suited Paul’s personal life. Paul played at Fernhill for a few seasons and amongst playing with a great club, he discusses former team mate Scott Chipperfield and very good friend and team mate Claudio Cellini. It was very insightful to hear Paul’s thoughts on both men who have contributed a lot for our game in the Illawarra.Paul thought he had retired from first grade football in 1998 after finishing with Fernhill and he started to play with an amateur team. But he was mistaken as Woonona Sharks coach Ian Cirson saw him play for the amateur team in the pre-season Corrimal Leagues Knock out in 1999. Ian liked what he saw and called Paul up and at the age of 37 Paul played 1 year in premier league at the club where he started his football career thirty years prior.For me the interview with Paul was fantastic as I learnt a lot about him, especially the Macedonia days where he played at a high level with his brother and 5 to 6 very good friends. Paul has longevity and a passion for the game in the Illawarra. He played at a high level across two decades, with strong and successful teams (and coaches). Publicly I would like to pay my respects to him as he allowed me the time to speak with him for over two hours. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I enjoyed recording it.
Welcome everyone to episode 29 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Thank you to everyone who listens to this podcast and as always I say thank you to the interviewees who share their time and memories.This episode’s interviewee grew up in the 1930s and 1940s in Woonona, not far from Balls Paddock. During his childhood and teenage years he played football at school and at club level for Woonona. Additionally he was proficient in playing tennis and cricket. Ultimately Barry Salisbury chose football and in his amazing career he played at club level, state level and international level for Australia.I will be forever grateful that he gave me over 2 hours of his time whereby we talked about teams, various subjects and several players. I have split this podcast into two parts for this reason and although it might not be optimal for you the listener, I apologise but I couldn’t help myself asking Barry multiple questions.Barry is a humble gentleman and I sincerely appreciate and respect the career he had and the time he allowed me over the phone. I was delighted to have interviewed Barry and I hold him in high esteem. Please enjoy part 1 of this interview.
Welcome everyone to episode 28 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Thank you to everyone who listens to this podcast regularly and thanks to the one off listeners who are interested in a particular Illawarra footballing person.This episode’s interviewee grew up playing other sports and came to our great game later than most. However once introduced, she fully immersed herself in the game.Firstly as a player she started playing at high school in the early 1980s and after 3 years she then saw a newspaper advertisement to play for the Fernhill Womens team. And as a 14 year old Jenny North was dropped off by her Mum at Pop Errington Park Reidtown to play with adult women.After this point she then played for a host of teams/clubs such as Tarawanna, Southern NSW, Liverpool, South Coast United, Woonona and the Wollongong Wolves Womens team.Jenny had a substantial playing career in the Illawarra, although it wasn’t just playing where she contributed to our sport. In the early 2000s she joined the Illawarra Womens Soccer Association as a publicity officer. Her contribution was significant and she was awarded Life Membership a decade later. Plus she has been coaching her daughters in the last several years.I sincerely thank Jenny and her Family for letting me into their home to conduct the interview. It was brilliant chatting with her and I hope you enjoy this interview.
From Bellambi beach alongside a resting seal Steve & Si bring you more good bad weird. Discussing some of the local history including Captain James Cook and surfing
Steve & Si take the Microphone to their local sushi bar in Woonona, NSW. They hold an emergency meeting to discuss the success of Good Bad Weird and try to work out the next steps.Thanks for tuning in and send us a hello to let us know where you are listening from. Be sure to pass on the good vibes to your friends.Thanks from Steve & Si ( Good Bad Weird )
Steve & Si continue their journey into the podcast world discussing many hot topicsThanks for dropping by again listeners or if this is your first time, welcome.Please comment or ask us a question and suggest us to a friend so we can share the Australian love
Check out Tim's interview with Woonona's coach Dan McGouldrick following his sides 3-0 win over Bulli.
Welcome to Episode 18 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. It is always a pleasure to get the recording gear out and set up to conduct an interview. My learning curve is steep but I will keep trying to record our great history one person at a time although at times I am not the sharpest interviewer going around.This episode’s interviewee Warren Kerr was part of one of the best teams the Illawarra has ever seen, the Corrimal Rangers/Corrimal United teams of the mid 1950s. Now this comment is subjective and there has been many great teams in the Illawarra over 130 years (for example the South Coast United teams of the 1960s and the Wollongong Wolves of the late 1980s and late 1990s). But I believe the Corrimal Rangers/Corrimal United teams of the mid 1950s would be in the top 5 teams of all time, with ease.In a five year period this team, which contained the likes of Bignell, Young, Peters, Drain, Burns, Learmonth, Harrington, Callan, Wheatley, James, Brown, Pearce, Willoughby won the State Southern/Federation League 4 times, won 2 Sydney Cups, won 1 State Cup and won 2 State League Finals. Warren Kerr was part of these squads and started playing first grade football with these high quality players in State League when he was 15 the only other player at the time who played first grade state league earlier was the great Charlie Stewart (former Socceroo, State Representative and Woonona great) who did it at the age of 14. Regardless of Charlie’s record, Warren’s ascendancy to first grade State League shows the speed and skill Warren must have possessed.He played for Corrimal Rangers in the State League, Corrimal United in the Federation and then Corrimal Rangers in the local league before he retired and concentrated on his Family and work (note he did play a few games for Whyalla when he worked over there for a period of time). A very modest man, Warren after his playing days spent over a decade on the Corrimal Rangers Committee as President and additionally is a Life Member (and his wife Mary was part of the Committee and helps add a couple of comments during this interview, which was very helpful). I hope you enjoy this interview and the insights Warren gives 60 plus years after his playing career had finished.
Illawarra Mercury Premier League - 1 min 00 sec ft. Bulli coach Matt Bailey WGC Cranes District League - 22 min 55 sec ft. Coniston midfielder Brad Moreira Builders Club Women’s Division 1 - 39 min 10 sec Ft. University coach Brod Crighton and Woonona coach Mick Sutton Show hosted and edited by Dylan Arvela, on Twitter @dylanarvela
Illawarra Mercury Premier League - 0 min 53 sec Ft. FSC Reporters Cal Behrendt and Tim Gibson + four IPL coaches WGC Cranes District League - 26 min 39 sec ft. FSC Reporters Cal Behrendt and Tim Gibson Builders Club Women’s Division 1 - 47 min 04 sec ft. Balgownie coach Earle Canvin and Woonona coach Mick Sutton South Coast Flame - 48 min 19 sec Show hosted and edited by Dylan Arvela, on Twitter @dylanarvela
Illawarra Mercury Premier League - 0 min 58 sec ft. Port Kembla goalkeeper Brad Jardine WGC Cranes District League - 17 min 47 sec ft. Berkeley midfielder Corey Butcher Builders Club Women’s Division 1 - 30 min 16 sec ft. Woonona coach Mick Sutton South Coast Flame - 32 min 56 sec Football South Coast Tipping Competitions Register a free account @ mysportstips.net then click ‘join comp’ Premier League Comp #10538 Password - IPL18 District League Show hosted and edited by Dylan Arvela, on Twitter @dylanarvela
warra Mercury Premier League - 0 min 58 sec ft. Wollongong Olympic coach George Antoniou WGC Cranes District League - 15 min 12 sec ft. Unanderra Hearts captain Stephen Jovanovski Builders Club Women’s Division 1 - 25 min 58 sec ft. Woonona coach Mick Sutton and University assistant coach Don Rob Football South Coast Tipping Competitions Register a free account @ mysportstips.net then click ‘join comp’ Premier League Comp #10538 Password - IPL18 District League Show hosted and edited by Dylan Arvela, on Twitter @dylanarvela
Post Match Interviews - WD1 Rd 11 Albion Park 3 Woonona 0 by Football South Coast
Illawarra Mercury Premier League - 0 min 58 sec ft. Tarrawanna defender Dan Chapman and Woonona coach Dan McGoldrick South Coast Flame - 19 min 16 sec ft. Debutant Louis Connell and head coach Paul Robaard WGC Cranes District League - 22 min 27 sec The Builders Club Women’s Division 1 - 36 min 31 sec Click here to listen to the Wollongong United coach Jeff Allport at win over Cringila https://soundcloud.com/footballsouthcoast/cringila-lions-v-wollongong-united Football South Coast Tipping Competitions Register a free account @ mysportstips.net then click ‘join comp’ Premier League Comp #10538 Password - IPL18 District League Show hosted and edited by Dylan Arvela, on Twitter @dylanarvela
Illawarra Mercury Premier League - 0 min 47 sec ft. FSC Reporter Cal Behrendt, Albion Park White Eagles coach Paul Carter, South Coast United player-coach Greg Valic and Cringila Lions captain Todd Sparks The Builders Club Women’s Division 1 - 22 min 56 sec ft. Albion Park coach Richard Davis and Woonona coach Mick Sutton WGC Cranes District League - 26 min 00 sec ft. University striker Luke Vandenbergh Football South Coast Tipping Competitions Register a free account @ mysportstips.net then click ‘join comp’ Premier League Comp #10538 Password - IPL18 District League Show hosted and edited by Dylan Arvela, on Twitter @dylanarvela
A coaching approach underpins the Woonona High School approach to professional learning, resulting in significant improvements in student learning outcomes. In this interview, Belinda Wall, former Principal at Woonona and, since 2018, a Director with NSW public schools, describes how staff embraced coaching as a way to engage in a rich dialogue around their professional practice, and how students are being supported in a way that encourages them to accept responsibility for their learning goals.
Illawarra Mercury Premier League - 1 min 25 sec ft. Corrimal co-coach Rob Jonovski South Coast Flame FC - 17 min 14 sec ft. Paul Robaard The Builders Club Women’s Division 1 - 20 min 39 sec ft. Woonona coach Mick Sutton WGC Cranes District League - 22 min 33 sec Ft. FSC Reporter Cal Behrendt Football South Coast Tipping Competitions Register a free account @ mysportstips.net then click ‘join comp’ Premier League Comp #10538 Password - IPL18 District League Comp #10537 Password - IDL18 Football South Coast Social Media Facebook - Football South Coast, Football South Coast Match Centre and South Coast Flame FC Twitter - @FSC_Official and @SCFlameFC Music by Joakim Korud - Holiday Blues Interval coms by Adam Santarossa - Football NSW Podcast produced and hosted by Dylan Arvela, on Twitter @dylanarvela FSC Reporter Cal Behrendt, on Twitter @calbehrendt
The Fernhill Foxes beat Woonona Sharks 3-2 in a seesawing match at Ocean Park in Round 2 of the Illawarra Premier League.
On this week’s show we sit down with Woonona forward Brendan Pattman to discuss the Sharks’ hopes for 2018, Fernhill’s massive win over Tarrawanna as well as previewing Round 2 of the Illawarra Mercury Premier League. Chris Lazarevski from the Berkeley Goats also joins us to talk about the District League including Bellambi’s thumping of Warilla. We also meet up with South Coast Flame midfielder Matt Mazevski to hear about he’s adapting to life at the new club. Illawarra Mercury Premier League - 1 min 40 sec ft. Woonona forward Brendan Pattman WGC Cranes District League - 14 min 13 sec ft. Berkeley goalkeeper Chris Lazarevski South Coast Flame FC - 28 min 05 sec ft. First Grade midfielder Matt Mazevski Football South Coast Tipping Competitions Register a free account @ mysportstips.net then click ‘join comp’ Premier League Comp #10538 Password - IPL18 District League Comp #10537 Password - IDL18 Football South Coast Social Media Facebook - Football South Coast, Football South Coast Match Centre and South Coast Flame FC Twitter - @FSC_Official and @SCFlameFC Music by Joakim Korud - Holiday Blues Interval coms by Adam Santarossa - Football NSW
On this week’s show we break down the bumper final weekend of action in the Illawarra Mercury Premier League. We hear from Matt Bailey and Rob Birkin, the two coaches going head to head for the League Championship. Dylan Arvela, Simon Duffin and Mitch Cohen tell us who they think will snare 4th and 5th as well as who will win the battle at the bottom. Dylan then sits down with Oak Flats’ captain and goalkeeper, Ben Wunsch to look at the WGC Cranes District League. Finals football is firmly in Oak Flats’ hands and Ben explains how the side is confident of warding off any complacency. The two also discuss who sides don’t want to face come week one of the finals and which side has underachieved in 2017. Time codes Illawarra Mercury Premier League - 0 min 53 sec The League Championship match between Bulli and Wollongong Olympic - 3 min 50 sec Dylan: Olympic Simon: Bulli Mitch: Bulli The tussle for 4th and 5th - 7 min 39 sec Dylan: 4th - Port Kembla 5th - Wollongong United Simon: 4th - Tarrawanna 5th - Port Kembla Mitch: 4th - Wollongong United 5th - Tarrawanna The battle at the bottom between Picton and Woonona - 10 min 40 sec Dylan: Picton Simon: Picton Mitch: Picton Cringila vs Corrimal Rangers - 11 min 38 sec Dylan: Corrimal South Coast United vs Kemblawarra Fury - 11 min 55 sec Dylan: Draw WGC Cranes District League with Ben Wunsch - 13 min 56 sec Fernhill Foxes vs Coniston - 14 min 56 sec Dylan: Draw Ben: Fernhill University vs Oak Flats Falcons - 15 min 21 sec Dylan: Oak Flats Ben: Oak Flats General discussion on District League - 17.09 Stay up to date with all the latest news by liking Football South Coast Match Centre on Facebook and following @FSC_Official on Twitter. Click this link to read the Football South Coast match reports - http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4704-0-0-0&sID=352503 Note the opinions expressed on the show are those of the host and guests and do not reflect those of FSC. Show hosted by Dylan Arvela, on Twitter @dylanarvela
Wollongong United claimed back to back Youth Cups with a 5-0 win over Woonona. Here is their coach, Icko Atanasoski.
The match was billed as a bottom of the table dog fight and it lived up to that for the opening hour of play. Woonana opened the scoring and had their second in the 82nd minute but out of no where Corrimal produced three goals in ten minutes to claim the win.
We are a game away from the midpoint of the season and there are some sensational matchups lined up for round 11. Dylan and Simon go over all the matches including the match of the week between Wollongong Olympic and Bulli. Times Codes Illawarra Mercury Premier League table recap 1 min 03 sec Wollongong Olympic vs Bulli (match of the week) 1 min 43 sec Albion Park White Eagles vs Port Kembla 4 min 13 sec Tarrawanna vs Wollongong United 6 min 07 sec Woonona vs Picton 7 min 40 sec Corrimal vs Cringila 11 min 07 sec Kemblawarra Fury vs South Coast United 8 min 08 sec WGC Cranes District League table recap 8 min 50 sec Bellambi vs Balgownie 9 min 15 sec Coniston vs Fernhill 11 min 07 sec Kiama vs Warilla 13 min 25 sec Helensburgh vs Berkeley 14 min 22 sec Wests Illawarra vs Thirroul 14 min 54 sec Oak Flats vs University 15 min 02 sec The Predictions! Illawarra Mercury Premier League Wollongong Olympic vs Bulli Dylan - Olympic, Simon - Draw Albion Park White Eagles vs Port Kembla Dylan - Draw, Simon - Draw Tarrawanna vs Wollongong United Dylan - Tarrawanna, Simon - United Woonona vs Picton Dylan - Picton, Simon - Woonona Corrimal vs Cringila Dylan - Draw, Simon - Draw Kemblawarra Fury vs South Coast United Dylan - Fury, Simon - Fury WGC Cranes District League Bellambi vs Balgownie Dylan - Balgownie, Simon - Bellambi Coniston vs Fernhill Dylan - Coniston, Simon - Fernhill Kiama vs Warilla Dylan - Warilla, Simon - Warilla Helensburgh vs Berkeley Dylan - Berkeley, Simon - Helensburgh Wests Illawarra vs Thirroul Dylan - Thirroul, Simon - Thirroul Oak Flats vs University Dylan - Draw, Simon - Oak Flats Make sure you stay up-to-date with all the action by liking Football South Coast Match Centre on Facebook and following @FSC_Official on Twitter. Click this link to vote in the Wollongong Olympic vs Bulli match of the week Twitter poll - https://twitter.com/FSC_Official/status/869784881747951616 Click this link to listen to the Football South Coast In Focus interview with Kemblawarra Fury striker Anthony Proia - https://soundcloud.com/dylanarvela/football-south-coast-in-focus-anthony-proia Click this link to see the Football South Coast match reports - http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4704-0-0-0&sID=352503 The show hosts Dylan Arvela and Simon Duffin are on Twitter @dylanarvela and @DuffinWrites.
Crehan Park hosted two sides coming off heavy defeats in their opening matches. Cringila's counter attacking football proved key running out 3 goals to nil victors. These are the thoughts of their coach, Wally Savor after the match.
The thoughts of Woonona's coach Geoff Foster after his side managed to turn over a 1-0 halftime deficit to win 2-1 in the Fraternity Preseason Cup.