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ACT Junior Comp

Butthead73 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:08:04 GMT

Might as well get this one started with the upcoming Junior Comp only 4 weeks away.

How are all the teams coming along.

4 teams so far with the:

Centurions

Tornadoes

Rockets (combined UC and Astros team)

and the Wildcats.

Gladiators still to confirm.

Whats everyones thoughts on the upcoming comp?

2010 Gridiron NSW Colts

8darcy4 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:46:33 GMT

Scores from Round 1?

KYEEMAGH

Cubs 72 - 8 Storm

Seahawks 38 - 28 Spartans

2009 Gridiron NSW Colts

stormwarning — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:30:39 GMT

G'day boys,

Season 2009 isn't too far away (about a month and a bit), how is everyone shaping up this year?? Any teams in preseason yet?? I know it's very very early but are there any predictions on what is going to happen and why??

See you all around guys

Junior Nationals

johnnywombat — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:14:06 GMT

Well

i heard NSW beat WA 40 nil????

any other scores

Junior World Cup qualifier

HailToTheRedskins — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:21:11 GMT

Match summary for those who didn't see it.

The New Zealand Iron Blacks claimed the seventh berth in the 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship with a 12-7 win over Australia in Canberra on Saturday evening (Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time).

Two touchdown runs by dimunitive New Zealand running back Dan Tavaga – who ran for 141 yards on 12 carries – and some stout defence inside the red zone helped the Iron Blacks overcome three first-half turnovers and a 7-6 deficit at three-quarter time to earn a trip to Canton in June.

Tavaga opened the scoring on the fourth play of the game when he followed right guard Behlow Matia pulling around left end, broke through some sloppy tackles by pursuing Australian defenders and then sprinted away from the secondary to complete a 59-yard touchdown play. The extra point attempt by Hiroyuki Tanaka was blocked.

New Zealand Head Coach Michael Mau’u used a script for the opening offensive drive, and said the result went according to plan.

“We kinda set it up with our wing formation, then we went to trips and we thought that would set up the Aussies to bite hard on the pass,” he said.

“We knew that Dan had the speed, so once he got to the outside and got those big linemen coming through, that was it.”

On New Zealand’s next possession, the Australian defence presented their offence with an excellent opportunity to score. Outback defensive tackle Jesse Williams sliced through the line and disrupted a hand off to fullback Matthew Gandy, forcing a fumble that was recovered by linebacker Jacob Townrow.

A sack of Australian quarterback Mark Rusby by New Zealand inside linebacker Christian Hellesoe forced the Outback to attempt a 35-yard field goal, which was pushed wide by kicker Jean Prill.

Tavaga immediately ripped off a 33-yard run by cutting back behind a pulling Matia, but the drive ended early in the second quarter when Iron Blacks quarterback Marenata Pasa-Sioka was intercepted by Townrow inside the red zone.

The Australian drive stalled, but a booming punt by Jordan Berry backed the New Zealanders up to their own 33. Two plays later, Australian cornerback Justin Rourke jumped a short out pattern to intercept a pass by Pasa-Sioka. A facemask against the Iron Blacks on the return meant the Outback took possession at the New Zealand 20 yard line, but Australia’s best chance of the second quarter ended when a fourth down swing pass from Rusby to slot back Jereme Russell was dropped well short of the first down.

Australia started the third quarter with a good drive that used strong runs by slot back Dean Borghuis and Alexander Monea to set up 1st and 10 at the New Zealand 15-yard line. The Iron Blacks dug in, dropping slot back Chris Pappas for a loss on third down. An illegal substitution penalty forced the Outback to attempt a 42-yard field goal, but Prill’s kick was blocked by New Zealand defensive tackle Tia Ratu.

On the ensuing possession, Australian captain and linebacker James McFadzean caught Tavaga in the backfield and punched the ball loose, where it was recovered by the Outback on the New Zealand 24.

The Outback capitalised on the turnover when Borghuis motioned into the backfield from the left slot, took a pitch around the right end, cut upfield and hurdled two defenders before reaching the nose of the ball across the goal line for a 13-yard touchdown. Prill’s extra point gave the home side a 7-6 lead.

Tavaga returned the following kickoff 62-yards up the middle to the Australian 28, but the promising drive ended when the Iron Blacks turned the ball over on downs.

The next Iron Blacks drive was the game-winner. Receiver Josiah O’Connell had to leap to catch a 29-yard heave from Pasa-Sioka, but held on despite the attention of safety Scott Rogers to set up the Iron Blacks at the Australian 17. On the next play Tavaga darted through the middle of the line, eluded McFadzean while drifting to the right sideline, then beat the pursuit to dive into the endzone untouched. Tanaka’s extra point was wide left, but the Iron Blacks had a 12-7 lead.

Australian Head Coach John Ludvigson believed O’Connell’s reception, on a drive that the Australians believed they had stymied, was the play that turned the match.

“I think the catch was what broke it. Great yardage, great field position to set them up for the touchdown and I think the guys kind of dropped a bit after it,” he said.

Australia drove inside the New Zealand half with less than a minute left, but New Zealand countered the Outback’s spread offensive set by shifting their defensive linemen into the interior gaps, then blitzing linebackers through the large offensive line splits. Inside linebackers Hellesoe and Telea Bragovits sealed the result by blitzing up the middle and sacking substitute quarterback Prills on fourth down.

Mau’u thought the late defensive adjustment was the key in successsfully disrupting the Australian offence through the final stages of the match.

“As the game went on, the offensive splits got wider and wider and we kept moving out lining head up,which is exactly how they’re trained, positionwise,” he said.

“Once we started tightening up the spaces, it was a case of two-on-one each time they (the New Zealand defensive line) came through, and it was only the guard that was taking them, so he had to choose, and that’s why our line came through so quickly.

Ludvigson was sombre after the game, saying his close-knit side was starting to comprehend just how close it had come to qualifying for the World Championships

“I’m disappointed, but not in the boys. They boys gave everything that was asked of them. They played their hearts out, and New Zealand played a fantastic game,” he said.

“Going into the game, and until the last minutes, I thought we were probably going to win the game. I thought we’d tire them out by then and our spread option was starting to work, but they hung on and played tough.”

Tavaga was the standout for New Zealand, with guard Digger Penetito also having a strong game. Hellesoe recorded 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks to lead the defense, while Bragovits chipped in with eight tackles and half a sack.

“We’ve been building up for this since August, so the guys have done a lot of work for it and they were ready mentally as well,” Mau’u said.

“We knew we were going to be up against it and Australia come out like we expected – big and fast, played smart football and in the end it was just execution that won it for us on offense... and some special runners.”

The softly-spoken Tavaga said he was surpised by the intensity of the clash, especially the response of the Australian defence to his first touchdown run.

“It was pretty hard, I never thought it was going to be that hard. Thank God we won. After that first touchdown I thought it was going to be pretty easy, but they came back pretty hard,” he said.

For Australia, Borghuis rushed for 58 yards on seven carries and also caught a 24-yard pass. McFadzean paced the defence with eight tackles, while Jesse Williams was a destructive prescence at defensive tackles, recording seven tackles and forcing one turnover.

Over the next few weeks, the New Zealand staff will start to focus on the World Championships to be held in Canton in June and July.

“The realistic goal for the trip is to get our players seen,” Mau’u said.

“We want to make sure that we aren’t the easybeats of the World Cup. We’ll bring a lot of passion and gain a lot of fans as we go. It might be a simple brand of football, but we have to get what works for us, not try something that’s over the top.”

BOX SCORE

Scoring

1st quarter

New Zealand – Tavaga 59-yard (kick blocked)

2nd quarter

No Score

3rd quarter

Australia – Borghuis 13-yard run (Prills kick)

4th quarter

New Zealand – Tavaga 17-yard run (kick failed)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing

NZ: Tavaga 12-141 (2 TD), Gandy 12-40, Pasa-Sioka 5-16.

AUS: Borghuis 7-58 (1 TD), Monea 10-17, Tumata 3-11, Russell 5-5, Pappas 4--6, Rusby 15--8.

Passing

NZ: Pasa Sioka 1-6-29-2, MacAskill 0-1-0-0.

AUS: Rusby 5-9-27-0, Prill 0-1-0-0.

Receiving

NZ: O’Connell 1-29.

AUS: Russell 3-2, Borghuis 1-24, Beyer 1-1.

Interceptions

NZ: None

AUS: Townrow, Rourke.

Tackles

NZ: Hellesoe 12, Bragovits 8.

AUS: McFadzean 8, Williams 7.

Sydney Teams

NickOlive — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:49:17 GMT

I currently play for the Farnham Knights Youth in the UK (www.farnhamknights.com).

I was born in Sydney and im coming back after the season over here (September/October) through till around end of March/April time.

I will probably be living in north sydney, mona vale area.

I was just wondering what teams are around that I could play for and when the season runs from.

My D.O.B is 2/5/1991 so I assume i will still be eligable to play youth football?

Cheers,
Nick

anyone playing on central coast

thefenny — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:03:44 GMT

hey im playing on coast just curious to who else is playing im 14

Vic Juniors 2008 Season

OlderDan — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:00:10 GMT

Warriors Juniors training to begin August 4 at Monash! PM for details!

3 Months and counting!

NSWGFL 2008 Colts Season.

BucsFan — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:59:44 GMT

Any news on the season schedule?

chiefs grandfinal video

razorbacksFTW — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:03:17 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J15_luSaXRg

am i the only one who found this a little cheesy?

i know im on the other team but half this clip was credits...

NSWGFL COLTS HISTORY

johnnywombat — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:05:18 GMT

Hi Guys

Slow day at work got me thinking, i was looking at who have been past champions in the colts for NSW.

I have made a list as accurate as i can find info for. Let me know if you can fill the gaps. I know at one stage there was two comps in the early 90's.

91 North Shore Falcons

92 Penrith City Chiefs

93 Penrith City Chiefs

94 Penrith City Chiefs/Sydney Uni Cubs (two comps)

95 Sydney Uni Cubs

96 Sydney Uni Cubs

97 Macarthur Rams

98 West Sydney Trojans

99 Manly Redbacks

00 ???

01 Sydney Uni Cubs

02 Sydney Uni Cubs

03 Sutherland Seahawks

04 Sutherland Seahawks

05 Sutherland Seahawks

06 Sutherland Seahawks

07 Bondi Raiders

If any are wrong let me know, just trying to find a little history about our sometimes forgotten colts.

2007 junior season

Coconator — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:18:17 GMT

I hope all the vic junior are looking forward to the up anc coming gridiron season

should be good.

what are the exact start dates?

Uniformas and accessories in the 2007 season

pw1989 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:50:12 GMT

hi,
Im sure everyone is looking forward to the up coming season as much as i am its goin to be great..

i have heard that this season there is going to be a crack down on uniforms and how teams present themselves ect....

i have a few queries regarding gloves and skins...

1. What colour gloves are now acceptable? (i have heard only gray will be allowed...)
2. Can just grey gloves also have black/white running through them?
3. What colour skins are acceptable? Black/White Ander Armour tops, Black bottoms?
4. I have heard that not one person can wear skins they have dress as the majority of the team does? (any truth in that?)

Any feedback will be appreciated...
thanks

GASA Juniors

Eagle44 — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:03:33 GMT

Hi to all Juniors in GASA. Good luck for your upcoming season starting this Sunday. Questions to be answered

Can the Eagles make it 4 in a row?

Will the Razorbacks take it outright this year?

Can the Spartans, who threatened all last season, convert those narrow losses to Wins?

Can the Chiefs capitalise on their all-star returning starters and pick up a flag?

See you at the games 12pm and 2pm Sunday 8th July!