2011 div3 season review

round 1

we started off with our biggest win of the season against albany creek and went into our match against taringa still undefeated,in a tight game we went down 1-0 for our 1st loss we then lost 2 out of our next 3 to have a half season record of 4 win 2 draws and 3 losses for 14 pts and 5th spot.

round 2

with our numbers starting to shrink we played albanycreek to start and grabbed a good win as we played a 1/4 of the game with 10 players.we played a lot better football this round and dominated most games we played in,but we dropped important points against uni and capalaba and these results have in the end cost us our spot in the finals.but the encouraging sign this round was the way we played and we will only improve on this next season.

this round 6wins 1 draw and 2 losses for 19 pts and 5th

players

2011 again saw us recruit new players (susie matilda ange nats and checkers)

susie.we stole from the div 6 ladies and she  became our  keeper in morgans absence ,and did a fantastic job for us ,and the improvement she made as the season went on  was a big part in our improved showing in the second round.and will look forward to working with her again next season.

matilda.the fiery little blonde with speed to burn,her play during the mid to end of the  season was absolutely fantastic and her never die attitude is something i love to see ,she became a very important player for us out wide and hopefully will make her way back to us next season. 

nats.left us late on to get hitched.after having a few season off she made her way down to dunlop and played up front for us,it took a while for her to get use to the way we played but she started to show what she is capable of and scored the goal of the year at albany creek (sorry susie).and with this season under her belt .will be fit and ready to go next season.

checker.the player we stole from annerley(and loving it)she formed the other part of our speedy twosome and was one of our best performed players all year,her willingness to learn and her never die attitude was great to see.and she will be a big part in this teams success next season.

ange.our youngest member and someone who impressed me all season .she is going to be a huge player for this club in future years,another player who just wants to learn and she has been a huge pleasure to coach.

we also had a couple of returning players (sally monique)

sally.sally played how she always does all heart and never die attitude,and always a player you can rely on where ever you put her, her end of season striker play  may be looked at  next season .

monique.the talent is there and the last half of the season we started to see the monique that is capable of dominating games at this level .and her ability to play mid or striker was very valuable this season and really hope to see her back next season.

and our returning players (carmel,tammy,caitlin,lara,clem,rachel,morgan and mel)

cpt carmel.her leadership and leading by example is an inspiration to the whole team and she is and always will be a huge part of this teams success.

vcpt tammy.showed sign that she is becoming the player this team needs to lead from the backline.and her ball play out of the backline was sometimes fantastic . i think i even saw a couple of headers this season.

caitlin.again like her sister,has the never die attitude and always give 100%,and she became a very important player in our backline .always consistent and reliable on the field which are huge assets to have.

lara.another good season from our man marker,and the last part of our defence,she is always asked to mark their strike player and she always delivers.

clem.another great season from her whether playing out wide or in the middle she always delivers .and even started getting on the score sheet late on in the season.she will hopefully form our centre mid again next season with carmel.

rachel.very impressed with her this season.always a pleasure to coach and will play anywhere you ask her to , and you know she will give everything for the whole 90 minutes.but sad to say she may not be with us next season due to uni prac work.but rachel remeber us and get back as soon as you can.

morgan.unfortunately due to work we did not see her as much as we would of liked.but when she did play she was always class,and always featured in the ladies 3-2-1 votes.hopefully will be with us next season.

mel.late cameo from mel and she showed why i am so keen to get her back next season.always very consistent and she has  talent to burn.

also a very big thank you to bev for filling in for us during the season ,another player who gives everything and was great to have you with us .

ladies overall it was a season we proved we can compete in this division and while it was disappointing to miss out in finals footy, the positives - our 2nd round of the season also we only lost 5 games playing in a higher division.we now have to aim higher next season and play more consistent and lets win the league.

well done ladies see you all next season.

garry