This weekend a number of South Melbourne Youth teams will make the trek to ABD Stadium at Broadmeadows Valley Park to take on Hume City, Moreland Zebras and Olympia FC from Hobart. We have six age groups involved giving our NPL teams yet another opportunity for pre-season competitive matches. On Saturday each team will play...
Youth :: South welcomes NPL newcomers Avondale FC
Last weekend, the South Melbourne youth teams welcomed Avondale FC to Albert Park for a football-filled Saturday. The synthetic pitch proved slippery and fast in the miserable wet weather conditions but it did mean that all matches could be played. Six matches would kick-off the pre-season for our youth teams. South Melbourne Technical Director Sean...
Australian Under 23 International Barker-Daish signs for South
South Melbourne FC is proud to announce the signing of Olyroo Jake Barker-Daish for the 2015 National Premier Leagues season. Jake grew up in Melbourne and played his junior football at Monash and Box Hill before being awarded a scholarship with the Victorian Institute of Sport. Under the scholarship he played for Altona Magic in...
Milovanovic has first hit out as South account for Kingston
Blue skies, thirty-two degrees, a setting sun and the lush pastures of the Mornington Peninsula were the conditions on Wednesday evening as South Melbourne FC played its fourth friendly of the 2015 NPL Victoria pre-season. Milos Lujic scored twice in the first half but NPL 1’s Kingston City showed determination, pulling a goal back in...
South hit six as new signings start playing
New signings Luke Adams and David Stirton wore the South Melbourne jersey for the first time when they took to the pitch for the pre-season friendly against Langwarrin SC last Saturday. As the trialling of new players in the preparation for the 2015 NPL Victoria season continues, the scoreboard ticked over six times as South...
Success continues in pre-season friendly against Frankston Pines
South Melbourne found the net five times in its second friendly against Frankston Pines on Wednesday night at Monterey Reserve. Milos Lujic and Andy Brennan scored doubles whilst Iqi Jawadi scored from a superb strike on the edge of the area to record the 5-0 result. The match started with Chris Maynard in goal being...
Andy Brennan nets two in South’s first outing in 2015
South Melbourne’s first match of 2015 was a friendly against NPL1 club Dandenong City FC at Somerville on the Mornington Peninsula. Recently arrived from South Hobart FC, forward Andy Brennan picked up a double on the way to a 3-1 win for the NPL Champions. The Dandenong City friendly match was the first opportunity for...
Youth :: South teams shine in Shepparton
The AFS 2014 Youth Tournament wrapped up for another year on Sunday with South Melbourne’s six teams at reaching the Semi Final stage, with some age groups reaching their respective Grand Final. It was a challenging tournament with three games on the Saturday and at least two or three games on the Sunday, some back-to-back....
YOUTH : 60+ South players bound for Shepparton and Gala Tournament
South Melbourne FC will participate in the two day AFS 2014 Gala Tournament in Shepparton this weekend. A total of sixty two teams from thirty seven clubs and academies are participating in a showcase of junior football talent. This includes clubs from New South Wales, South Australia and New Zealand. South Melbourne is the largest...
YOUTH :: HERITAGE YOUTH CUP FINISHES FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR
By Skip Fulton After four weeks of non-stop football across thirteen age groups, the Heritage Youth Cup ended this weekend following a successful 2015. South Melbourne FC had two teams playing in the Semi Finals and these were the Under 8s and the Under 10s. Unfortunately, both teams would be defeated despite putting in a...