The Talon February 1991

"HAT-TRICK FOR EAGLES !

LATE CHARGE SECURES TITLE AGAIN

Once again, our Cadbury League team has captured the State League title. It was the third title in as many years and the fourth in five years. The final margin may have been ten points but the title was still wide open with three games to go. After their poorest start for at least five years, including a loss and two draws in the first four games, the team began to put it all together and went on an undefeated run that ended on the season's second last game. The early loss also saw the end of the team's thirty-five game unbeaten league run which stretched from early 1988.

1990 Cadbury State League Table

Team                P   W   D   L   F   A   P
White Eagle         24  19  2   3   76  22  59
Hbt. Juventus       24  15  4   5   62  29  49
Laun. Juventus      24  13  4   7   40  32  43
Ulverstone          24  11  7   6   44  29  40
Olympia             24  9   9   6   41  40  36
Devonport           24  10  5   9   42  35  35
Caledonians         24  5   3   16  25  46  18
Croatia             24  3   5   16  25  69  14
Burnie              24  2   3   19  19  72  9

The league-winning run stretched for sixteen games and included successive impressive victories over Hobart Juventus (4-0 and 2-1) and Launceston Juventus (3-2 ).The season also brought an emphatic victory in Cascade Summer Cup against Hobart Juventus and victory over them again to retain the Charity Shield for the third successive year. Highlights of the two successes were Scott Young's man of the match performance in the Charity Cup and Craig Pitt's hat-trick in Eagle's first triumph in the Summer Cup. Coach Eugene Mycak's game plan, including eliminating the danger of Sergio Pace by marking him with Eugene Banasik worked well to Juventus' frustration.

PROSPECTS FOR '91

TRANSFER NEWS:

There has been quite a bit of activity in the transfer market in the off season. As many would be well aware dual premiership coach Eugene Mycak has left to join rival club Hobart Juventus. After the last two successful years with the club he achieved all he felt he could with the existing squad. The departure of Eugene saw a search for an experienced coach who could take over the reins of the most successful club of recent times.

Peter Irving fitted the positon required by the club, bringing with him a wealth of experience, having coached at National League level with Newcastle. Peter also had a two year stint with Hobart Juventus, and after a couple of idle years has decided to re-enter the soccer arena, and he is wished all the best in the task presented him. Danny Donohue has also come to the club in an assisting role to Peter. Danny's experience, having played for many years in both State League and Division One competitions will be an asset to both Peter and the club.On the player front, highly rated goalkeeper Peter Groenewoud has decided to broaden his horizons and is currently training with Sydney Italian side APIA Leichardt. After trialling successfully Peter suffered a knee injury, and his transfer is not yet complete, but we wish Peter the best of luck.

The large gap created by the departure of Peter Groenewoud has led to the search for a suitable replacement. Zlatko Belanic looks to be the one intent on taking on the role, after proving his competence at Croatia. After a serious head injury received in a game against Calies in July 1989, Zlatko has made a successful return to soccer playing in most of Croatia's games last year.

However, the club's strength has traditionally come from the junior ranks, and there are a number of promising juniors. Many of the juniors this year will be trying for spots in the reserves and senior sides, and last year a few managed to play in senior team cup games. This experience is very important to up and coming players and helps the clubs future. With the senior team playing less Saturday games this year, more support from the senior players can be given to the junior teams this year.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The 1990 Annual General Meeting was held in early December with many of the committee staying on for the 1991 season. New members on the committee are Scott Young and Frank Bansel. The meeting outlined the difficult financial times that the club is going through, but several proposals and increased support from the TSA sees a much healthier upcoming year. Members are encouraged to attend functions and get-togethers on a regular basis, enabling the committee to know the best times to plan for functions and their format. The full committee for 1991 is as follows:

David Stoddart       President
Bill Jones           Vice-President
David Stoddart Jnr   Secretary
Andrew Leszczynski   Treasurer
Craig Pitt           General Committee
Mark Baran           General Committee
Scott Young          General Committee
Bruno Gentile        General Committee
Frank Bansel         General Committee

The difficult year experienced financially saw many members dig deep, and the following people are gratefully thanked for their generous donations:

Stan Roberts          $100
George Stepik         $50
Wally Dmuchowski      $50
Basil Michalkowski    $50
Anonymous             $50
Wally Kazimierczak    $20
Alex Leszczynski      $20
Stefan & Linda Sikora $20
Romek Woloszynowicz   $10
Peter Czyzowicz       $10

Rothmans league sponsorship

The S.T.S.A. (formerly the T.S.A) made what has turned out be a controversial decision regarding their future sponsorship. They formed an agreement with the cigarette company Rothmans, which is in direct opposition to the national soccer sponsorship ideals. It was a brave decision but one which will add $500,000 to Tasmanian soccer's funds over the next five years, with the League now called the Winfield State League. Prizemoney for the State League has now been doubled, and the re-introduction of a Statewide Knock-Out Cup combined with the current Summer Cup will see all teams vying for their share of the spoils.

Division 1

Team                P   W   D   L   F   A   P
Taroona             24  20  2   2   74  25  62
University          24  15  3   6   60  32  48
Hobart Juventus     24  14  4   6   59  30  46
Howrah United       24  14  3   7   53  37  45
Hobart City         24  13  4   7   50  32  43
Metro Claremont     24  10  5   9   43  49  35
Kingborough United  24  9   3   12  42  41  30
Rapid               24  8   5   11  36  52  29
White Eagle         24  6   7   11  37  55  25
Olympia             24  5   6   13  36  56  21
South Hobart        24  6   2   16  35  51  20
Caledonians         24  5   5   14  29  61  20
Phoenix Clarence    24  3   7   14  32  65  16

Division 3

Team                P   W   D   L   F   A   P
D.O.S.A.            17  13  3   1   64  17  42
University Grads    17  10  5   2   37  19  35
University United   17  9   4   4   41  24  31
Taroona             17  8   6   3   53  26  30
Rapid               17  8   3   6   49  35  27
White Eagle         17  7   4   6   41  34  25
Lindisfarne         17  4   4   9   28  44  16
Phoenix Clarence    17  3   4   10  29  56  13
Nelson United       17  4   1   12  26  53  13
Howrah              17  2   0   15  14  74  6

U/17

Team                P   W   D   L   F   A   P
Hobart Juventus     15  10  2   3   45  10  32
Olympia             16  8   5   3   40  24  29
White Eagle         15  8   2   5   29  28  26
South Hobart        15  2   5   8   25  36  11
Phoenix Clarence    15  2   2   11  14  55  8

U/14

Team                P   W   D   L   F   A   P
White Eagle         14  12  1   1   69  12  37
Olympia             14  10  1   3   46  21  31
Metro Claremont     14  8   0   6   21  33  24
Hobart Juventus     15  3   2   10  29  43  11
Phoenix Clarence    15  0   2   13  7   63  2

U/13

Team                P   W   D   L   F   A   P
Olympia             18  16  2   0   60  8   50
Hobart Juventus     17  10  3   4   37  14  33
Rapid               19  10  0   9   39  42  30
Croatia             18  8   5   5   30  26  29
Taroona             19  8   3   8   33  31  27
Phoenix Clarence R  17  8   2   7   29  19  26
Kingborough United  18  7   3   8   29  23  24
Caledonians         18  5   6   7   19  37  21
White Eagle         18  5   5   8   28  32  20
Phoenix Clarence B  18  4   3   11  14  40  15
Howrah              18  1   2   15  8   54  5

Draft Roster 1991 Winfield State League

1  Wed   April 10  Hobart Juventus     KGV        8:00 pm
2  Sat   April 20  Ulverstone          KGV        2:30 pm
3  Sun   April 28  Launceston Juventus Prospect   2:30 pm
4  Sun   May 5     Olympia             KGV        2:30 pm
5  Sat   May 11    Devonport           Devonport  2:30 pm
6  Wed   May 15    Croatia             KGV        8:00 pm
7  Bye
8  Sat   June 1    Burnie              Burnie     2:30 pm
9  Wed   June 5    Caledonians         KGV        6:15 pm
10 Wed   June 12   Hobart Juventus     KGV        8:00 pm
11 Sat   June 22   Ulverstone          Ulverstone 2:30 pm
12 Sun   June 30   Launceston Juventus KGV        2:30 pm
13 Wed   July 10   Olympia             KGV        8:00 pm
14 Sat   July 20   Devonport           KGV        2:30 pm
15 Wed   July 31   Croatia             KGV        8:00 pm
16 Bye
17 Sat   August 17 Burnie              KGV        12:30 pm
18 Sun   August 26 Caledonians         KGV        12:30 pm

Note: This is a draft roster and any amendments will be advised at a later date. The Summer Cup roster has yet to be drawn but is expected to be played early March, with the final played Easter Monday.

Monday           June 10        1st Round Statewide  Cup
Saturday-Sunday  July 6-7       2nd Round Statewide  Cup
Saturday-Sunday  July 27-28     Quarter Finals  Statewide  Cup
Sat-Sun          August 31-Sept 1st Semi Finals  Statewide Cup
Saturday/Sunday  September 7/8   Final  Statewide  Cup

1990 League Results

vs Hobart Juventus 1-1
Previdi
vs Devonport 2-2
A.Leszczynski, Stoddart
vs Croatia 6-0
Pitt 3, Stoddart 2, A.Leszczynski
vs Caledonians 1-3
Own Goal
vs Burnie 5-1
Young 3, Pitt, R.Leszczynski
vs Ulversone 0-1

vs Launceston Juventus 3-2
Pitt, R.Leszczynski, Stoddart
vs Olympia 1-0
A.Leszczynski
vs Devonport 4-1
A.Leszczynski 3, Young
vs Croatia 7-1
R.Leszczynski 4, Stoddart 2, A.Leszczynski
vs Caledonians 3-0
Nicholson 2, A.Leszczynski
vs Burnie 6-0
Young 2, A.Leszczynski 2, R. & M. Leszczynski
vs Ulverstone 2-1
Pitt, Nicholson
vs Launceston Juventus 3-1
Young, Hadley, Morrison
vs Olympia 4-1
Young 2, Previdi, R.Leszczynski
vs Hobart Juventus 2-1
Young, Stoddart
vs Devonport 4-0
R.Leszczynski, A.Leszczynski, Young, Stoddart
vs Croatia 4-1
Young, Pitt, 2 Own Goals 
vs Caledonians 2-1
Pitt 2
vs Burnie 2-0
Hadley, Pitt
vs Ulverstone 5-1
A.Leszczynski 2, R.Leszczynski 2, Young
vs Launceston Juventus 3-0
Game Abandoned
vs Olympia 2-3
Pitt, R.Leszczynski
vs Juventus 4-0
Young 3, Driessen

Walter Pless and David Martin should be congratulated for their committment and persistence in gaining media coverage for soccer. I'm sure all soccer devotees have read Walter's daily columns in the The Mercury during the season, and David has managed to secure a popular weekly segment in the Southern Star. All soccer followers should support these two "media men" in any way possible.Without them soccer's profile would be far smaller.

Pre-season training will commence for Seniors and Reserves teams on Thursday 31st January. Junior teams will be notified when training will commence. It's doubtful whether we can drag the old men of soccer, the Division Three side out to train but they are more than welcome. The training ground used will be Goodwood Primary School until Clare Street becomes available after the cricket season finishes.

COMING UP:

In mid to late February a barbeque will be organised for all teams to enable all players, members and parents to get together before the season starts. It will also allow us to organise the season's training schedules and to register players for 1991. We will advise you of dates, venue and other details as soon as finalised.

We hope to get the next edition of The Talon out before the commencement of the season. It is aimed at being a club newsleter, so any input towards it is appreciated. We will hope to have more information on the junior sides next issue, including any known rostering information and hopefully some articles based around their 1990 season."