At the club’s 2019 AGM last month, club president Lee Gallagher was reappointed unopposed for 2020. Long time former President John Kowtan has return to Careel Bay as Vice-President, with Wayne Brown always returning as Treasurer. The club also welcome Heidi Gallagher and Jean Walsh as new Executive Committee members for 2020.
A full list of the 2020 Executive Committee and General Committee is available HERE.
We welcome all new and returning committee members and thank those who are leaving roles for their service to the club in 2019 and beyond.
Planning is currently underway for the new season, and details on registration dates will be made available shortly.
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REFLECTIONS ON VANUATU 2019
2019 marked the 8th year Avalon Soccer Club has been represented by the Women’s U16s team in Vanuatu. The tour was established in 2012 as part of a club initiative to help promote women in soccer on both sides of the Pacific, and to foster an ongoing relationship between Avalon players and the soccer loving girls in Vanuatu. We spent 10 days full of friendly football games and local community support, which included painting classrooms, donating school supplies and handing out women’s hygiene packs.
This year I was lucky enough to be a part of the annual trip, along with 20 of my teammates and their family
members. We started fundraising as a team in September of 2018 and after 9 months, $5,000 was raised to support villages and schools with a variety of donations such as school supplies, medical supplies, clothing and sporting gear.
We spent our first day at Manua
PRESENTATION DAY SCHEDULE
Our annual junior/youth presentation day is on for Saturday 7th September at Avalon Public School.
We’ll be handing out trophies and medals for all age groups U6-U16 and our club perpetual awards.
Managers please return your kit bags and you’ll receive the team photos in exchange!
We look forward to seeing you for one final chance to celebrate a wonderful season.
A STORY 15 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.
– Jesse Owens (American track and field athlete and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games)
Women’s football in 2019 is thriving, particularly at Avalon SC. But today we want to take you back fifteen years to 2004, where a pretty special group of girls first started to love this beautiful sport. This is a story about six women who, together with many others, have made a significant contribution to female football at our club – Molly and Naomi Woods, Eliza and Kerry McEwan, Emily McGainand and Ella Smith.
The Avalon Piranhas started as an all-girl team in the mixed U6 MWFA Competition. Continually under-estimated (the ribbons didn’t help) these girls battled it out with the boys week after week to become a highly formidable team. Guided by their football playing mothers, these girls mastered first touch, passing and striking the ball, but
TROPHY TIME
The 2019 Presentation Day will be Saturday 7th September at Avalon Public School (times to follow).
All our junior sides will be presented with their awards for the season that day, and we’ll also be presenting our perpetual trophies. These are individual awards for players/officials/members of the community for their contribution on and off the field. And we want you to have your say, as we call for nominations!
If you have any nominations for any of the following categories please email them to president@avalonsoccerclub.com.au
Please include the person’s team/role in the nomination and the reason why you would like to nominate them.
All nominations to be received no later than close of business Tuesday 13th August. All nominations will be considered and the winners will be chosen by the Executive Committee.
Note:- Perpetual Trophies are for Competition Teams (U12/W12 and above).
Team Awards:
• Encouragement Award – Andrew David West Memorial Shield
• Team Recognition Award – Roland Luke
WEEKEND OF REDS SUCCESS!!
It was a weekend of triumph for the Mighty Reds, as Avalon
teams tasted success up and down the peninsula.
On Saturday the U16/2s side confirmed what many already knew was coming, completing a remarkable 14 from 14 winning record and an incredible +74 goal difference to claim the league title.
And Monday night saw them joined by the W14/1s who claimed a make up win over Curl Curl to take an unassailable lead at the top of the league and also claim the season’s honours, with just one defeat.
Our table topping W14/1s
But scene stealers were the W18/1 side – already league
winners with a 12 from 12 record – who created history, taking home the
Football New South Wales State Cup title after a gutsy 1-0 win over
Shellharbour.
Low on numbers, and suffering from a disrupted and difficult
build up to the game, the girls battled valiantly against strong opposition,
keeping it scoreless at the break, before
COMMUNITY PULLS TOGETHER FOR JENSEN
When 9 year old Jensen Lambeth was recently diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma – a rare form of liver tumour – the first reaction amongst this local community was one of shock. The aspiring, young goalkeeper is a popular young member of his junior team, and his local school, and the news has a huge shock to the everyone.
But after the shock of the news subsided, the community in typical fashion came together to look forward and the ways they could support Jensen. His family set up a Go Fund Me page to raise funds and awareness to support Jensen, his parents and two younger siblings. And within 48 hours, the goal had been reached after a remarkable level of support shown from the local Northern Beaches community, and from the wider soccer family.
To Support Jensen head to his Go Fund Me Page.
The news of Jensen’s situation has touched many with donations
GALA DAY THIS SUNDAY
Following a hugely successful edition in 2018, Avalon are once again hosting the MWFA W11 gala day at Careel Bay this Sunday 2nd June, from 8.30am-3pm.
The best teams from across the peninsula will be in action throughout the day with the mighty reds looking to put on a show and take out a trophy!
The canteen and BBQ will be cranking and the Vanuatu girls will be down with the cake stall and face painting.
It’s sure to be a great day, so come on down – maybe leave the car at home – and cheer on the girls!
AVALON COME OUT FOR TOMBSY
Last weekend Curl Curl and the MWFA held the Tombsy Cup a charity day for former Wallaby Richard Tombs, who was made a quadriplegic last season playing O35’s in the MWFA competition.
Alongside sporting legends like Craig Johnston, Steve Waugh, Nick Farr-Jones and Adam Goodes, plus TV stars Adam Peacock and Bill Woods, the Avalon O45’s came out to play in the Tombsy Cup, and ended up taking home the Plate Competition on penalties.
More importantly the team played their part in raising $100,000 for Richard on his long road to recovery. It was a fabulous turnout from the whole Northern Beaches community and we were proud to play our part.
AVALON 035’s CONTINUE TO RAISE MONEY FOR BEAR COTTAGE
Avalon’s O35 team played Manly Vale today (Saturday) in a tight and hard fought game at Cromer Park in a pre-season charity friendly, raising well over $500 on the day for Bear Cottage.
Every year the two teams play each other in pre-season friendlies, and will also face each other this season as both are competing in the O35 division 5 competition.
Avalon’s Dave Hancock said, “Whenever we play each other the Bear Cottage Cup is presented to the winner of the game and we all put in money for this very worthwhile charity. We’ve been doing this now for over 5 years. We’ve got a great relationship with the Manly Vale boys, but don’t get me wrong, once the game starts all friendship goes out of the window for 90 minutes.”
Unfortunately the game was won this time by Manly Vale 3-1. However, the two sides will meet again in only 4