The Blue and White Forever
The Blue and White Forever
The South Melbourne senior mens team returned to Lakeside on Wednesday night for the first session in their pre-season preparations for 2016. New signings Marcus Schroen, Zaim Zenelli, Jason Hicks and Matt Foschini joined the squad together with a number of players trialling under the watchful eye of Chris Taylor. The club and Taylor continue...
The Under 13s took on the highly rated Whittlesea Ranges at ABD Stadium on Sunday in the NPL Grand Final. Perfect weather conditions, the large main pitch and vocal supporters welcomed the boys as they made their way on to the ground. A spirited performance resulted all the way through to the final minute however Whittlesea...
The South Melbourne FC Under 13s wrapped up the NPL East title with a few rounds to spare. Four days out from a Grand Final against a dominate Whittlesea Ranges, coach Brian MacNicol bought in friend and former NSL player and now race horse trainer Manny Gelagotis to talk to the boys about personal accountability, preparation and...
Perfect conditions at Kingston Heath on Saturday created an exciting atmosphere for the Preliminary Final of the 2015 Women’s Premier League. A vocal South supporter base on the sideline was regularly called into action as disciplined structure, quality passing and attacking football was on display by the girls in blue. Tiffany Eliadis and Jamie Pollock...
Stephen Hatzikostas made a successful return onto the Lakeside Stadium pitch last weekend against Werribee City, having recovered from an injury sustained in the 2014 NPL Finals Series match against South Hobart FC. Last week against Dandenong Thunder at George Andrews Reserve, Hatzikostas came off the bench during the Under 20s match. He gained a...
The structure of the NPL in 2015 at a Youth level provides a significant increase in the amount of football being played throughout the season. This is seen as a positive by the club and our coaches in delivering greater opportunities for our players to advance their individual techniques and team match play. A long...
A goal from Nashir Hussainy in the 60th minute and some resolute tough defending was enough for the South Melbourne Under 20s to record a 0-1 victory over Hume City and deliver a third win in a row. There were good conditions for football at ABD Stadium on Saturday afternoon, providing the opportunity for coach Sasa Kolman...
A solid week of football comprising three matches in seven days came to an end on Sunday with the South Melbourne Under 16 securing a win over Murray United with just three minutes left on the clock. Having recorded a draw with Bentleigh Greens (2-2) on Wednesday night and a win against Dandenong Thunder (2-1) on Saturday, the...
Under 18s player Simon Sesay returned to the pitch with a vengeance on the weekend and delivered a goal and an assist on the way to a 3-3 draw with Murray United. The classy forward has been out of action recently with injury but you couldn’t tell it from his performance against Murray United. Sesay provided pace down both flanks and...
This weekend marks the start of the 2015 NPL Victoria season for our Youth teams. Our six teams from the Under 12s to Under 18s will travel to play the Springvale White Eagles on Sunday 15th March. One of the coaches, Matthew Borowicz, took time out of his busy schedule to talk to smfc.com.au about...