2025 Northern League One

[Aegon]

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[Alton]

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Any new signings anyone?

[Hunter403]

Any new signings anyone?

Check Facebook. A few announcments there

[Yesk21]

Any news/bold predictions?

[Taffy]

Toronto
Lakes
Kahibah
South Cardiff
West Wallsend
Singleton
Thornton
Cessnock
Dudley
Wallsend

[Yesk21]

Toronto
Lakes
Kahibah
South Cardiff
West Wallsend
Singleton
Thornton
Cessnock
Dudley
Wallsend

I think it?s an even closer comp next year, Cessnock are the big improvers who will go close to playoffs
Toronto
Kahibah
Lakes
Westy
Singo
Cessnock
Thornton
Dudley
South Cardiff
Wallsend

[GO AWAY]

Toronto
Westy
Lakes
Cessnock
Kahibah
Southy
Singo
Dudley
Thornton
Wallsend

[Taffy]

I think it?s an even closer comp next year, Cessnock are the big improvers who will go close to playoff

I don't know, it's only November, ask me again in March and I'll probably have a different answer

I know some clubs have had trials, but many others haven't at least one isn't starting training until late January.

[The Hacker]

I don't know, it's only November, ask me again in March and I'll probably have a different answer

I know some clubs have had trials, but many others haven't at least one isn't starting training until late January.

What?s people?s thoughts on best time to start for a non professional comp. The comp is 4-5 months away if you start late Jan gives a 2month preseason.

If you have experience in your squad and most people look after themselves 8 weeks or so is good.
Are the teams starting now on the younger side?

Proof will be in the results I guess

[Yesk21]

My opinion is the competition is long enough as it is. Comps aren?t won in March/april. 2 month pre season

[Addios]

If you really love the game, youd want to play 9 months. Take the summer off.

[Jim]

My opinion is the competition is long enough as it is. Comps aren?t won in March/april. 2 month pre season

Reckon Belswans had it won in the first 2 months.

[The Hacker]

Tough welcome to the comp for Dudley against one of this years favourites. Will give everyone an indication where they are at

[GO AWAY]

Darren Stewart Cup
Lyall Peacock Oval
February 1st

Toronto Awaba v Apia 2pm
Jets youth v McArthur youth 4pm

Come support ? talk to me bros ? proceeds to mental health awareness.

[Yesk21]

Any other trial games coming up for clubs?

[Yesk21]

Any trial games and results?

[Taffy]

How many clubs are back yet?

[GO AWAY]

Stags returned last night. First trial Feb 1 with I think about six trials leading in to March 15 KO

[The Hacker]

Stags returned last night. First trial Feb 1 with I think about six trials leading in to March 15 KO

How many teams did a block between Xmas. I heard 2 clubs are back training 3 times a week. Surely not

[Zone Insider]

How many teams did a block between Xmas. I heard 2 clubs are back training 3 times a week. Surely not

Who cares if they wanna train 5 nights a week.

Each to their own

[Taffy]

Darren Stewart Cup
Lyall Peacock Oval
February 1st

Toronto Awaba v Apia 2pm
Jets youth v McArthur youth 4pm

Come support ? talk to me bros ? proceeds to mental health awareness.

Is BarTV covering this again? Unfortunately out of town this year but hoping to still watch it.

[GO AWAY]

Is BarTV covering this again? Unfortunately out of town this year but hoping to still watch it.

Yes they are mate

[GO AWAY]

How good to see another two locals come home to Toronto Awaba in Luke CAllen and Sam MAxwell. Great signings

[ForeverRed]

How good to see another two locals come home to Toronto Awaba in Luke CAllen and Sam MAxwell. Great signings
Where have they been Go Away ?

[GO AWAY]

Where have they been Go Away ?



Azzurri and NL respectively

[Zone Insider]

Azzurri and NL respectively

Stags opened their wallet by the looks

[Yesk21]

Stags opened their wallet by the looks
Wouldn?t say they opened their wallets, more like local players returning to play with their mates

[Zone Insider]

Wouldn?t say they opened their wallets, more like local players returning to play with their mates

Yeh ok lol

[Yesk21]

Yeh ok lol

Not a bad assumption though mate

[GO AWAY]

Wouldn?t say they opened their wallets, more like local players returning to play with their mates

Absolutely this.

[Undertaker]

Considering both live within a 5 minute drive of Lyall Peacock it clearly is a move to play locally

[Bon]

Absolutely this.

Would you say they opened their "Purce"?? :brrr:

[Yesk21]

Any trial results yet?

[Buddha]

Any trial results yet?

Stags had a trial against Valo 1sts Monday night. Think the score was 5-3 Valo. Stags up 3-2 at HT

[ABCDEF]

Reading this thread and the ZL1 threads and from what I?ve heard around town it sounds like quite a few fringe/reserve grade NPL players have signed for clubs throughout the divisions - in this comp Toronto, West Wallsend, Singleton, South Cardiff I have heard have all picked up signings from NPL.

Seems to be more this season than others in my opinion

Is it because:
- promotion makes the lower divisions more attractive to play in (playing for something more than just winning)?

- NPL is too much commitment? (9-10 months of the year 3 nights a week)

- there?s more decent players these days? ( I think the junior systems these days is producing more decent players but not players good enough to go onto higher levels)

Keen to hear if other people have also noticed and if they agree or not

[Yesk21]

Reading this thread and the ZL1 threads and from what I?ve heard around town it sounds like quite a few fringe/reserve grade NPL players have signed for clubs throughout the divisions - in this comp Toronto, West Wallsend, Singleton, South Cardiff I have heard have all picked up signings from NPL.

Seems to be more this season than others in my opinion

Is it because:
- promotion makes the lower divisions more attractive to play in (playing for something more than just winning)?

- NPL is too much commitment? (9-10 months of the year 3 nights a week)

- there?s more decent players these days? ( I think the junior systems these days is producing more decent players but not players good enough to go onto higher levels)

Keen to hear if other people have also noticed and if they agree or not
I think the majority of them have stepped back to play with local clubs, whether that?s because of work commitments or sick of some egos in npl/jets systems. There?s also a lot of good young kids coming through the jets system with nowhere to go once they get too old, so everyone just shuffles down

[Eastwest]

I think the majority of them have stepped back to play with local clubs, whether that?s because of work commitments or sick of some egos in npl/jets systems. There?s also a lot of good young kids coming through the jets system with nowhere to go once they get too old, so everyone just shuffles down

Exactly. It's hard to break into Sydney NPL when they players already there that are equal or a touch below NNSW lads.
Each club looks after their own unless a newcomer is clearly better. With Aleague you need all the skills, alot of luck AND know someone who likes you.
I can see why 99.9% cant be bothered.

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Any trial games played this weekend?

[MCG_1997]

Any trial games played this weekend?

Westy 5-1 Bolwarra
Singo 6-1 Southern United

[Kicktheball]

Westy 5-1 Bolwarra
Singo 6-1 Southern United

Stags 3-2 Cardiff, played last night

[Mad with football]

Thornton beat Swansea 3 or 4-1. Starting 11 for Thornton quite strong only 3 players from last years main starters , so a lot of new players time to gel will be competitive, in a tough comp

[MCG_1997]

Thornton beat Swansea 3 or 4-1. Starting 11 for Thornton quite strong only 3 players from last years main starters , so a lot of new players time to gel will be competitive, in a tough comp

They started strong last year and were top 4 for sometimes, before went down, finishing second last. Let's see how their new squad handle the competitiveness of Northern League 1.

[Fergus82]

Is this league being telecast on Bar TV or YouTube this year?

[JustMe]

Is this league being telecast on Bar TV or YouTube this year?

Hope so

[GO AWAY]

Toronto Awaba 6 Doyalson 1

[Fergus82]

Went out to Johnson Park this afternoon to watch Westy v Lake Mac City.

Was a good game. Westy went down to 10 men when the keeper got sent off for an absolute brain fart. Westy then went down to 3-1 with 20 to go, then made an awesome comeback to finish full time at 3-3. Final 5 minutes the reserve keeper went off injured.

Went to penalties and Lake Mac City won 5-3 in penalties.

[Kicktheball]

First Cardiff beat Dudley now they trance Kahibah 3-0?

Considering the competition starts in a few weeks, these teams better get there shit together

[Jardelsimage]

i think southy had 3-3 draw with Kotara?? the other night

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

First Cardiff beat Dudley now they trance Kahibah 3-0?

Considering the competition starts in a few weeks, these teams better get there shit together

The people in the know understand the line up assembled by Kahibah. Congrats to Cardiff none the less.

Lakes will be hard to topple this year.

[GO AWAY]

Stags only beat Cardiff 3-2 and came from 2-0 down for a draw against kotara, so both those sides will go well in their competition. In saying that most NL1 teams would be rotating their best 11.

[Zone Insider]

Southy pulled out of today?s trial with Cardiff because of no ref?s ? Sounds to me like they were scared of getting flogged again by another zone team in the pre season.

[ForeverRed]

Southy pulled out of today?s trial with Cardiff because of no ref?s ? Sounds to me like they were scared of getting flogged again by another zone team in the pre season.
Dumb comment, if you know you know

[Yesk21]

Any trial game results?

[MCG_1997]

Any trial game results?
Kahiba 1-1 Croatia

[Zone Insider]

Any trial game results?

Refs 1-0 Southy

[Taffy]

Southy pulled out of today?s trial with Cardiff because of no ref?s ? Sounds to me like they were scared of getting flogged again by another zone team in the pre season.

Like FR said dumb comment, from what I was told when asked around what was going on. Clubs that play in Northern competitions are prohibited from playing 1st grade games without referees. Sounds like Cardiff did the right thing in sending the sanction to Newcastle Football 2 weeks before the game but Newcastle Football only passed it onto Northern the day before the game and by that point all refs had been assigned to matches with none spare. Northern's rules prohibit their 1st grade teams from playing without assigned refs and therefore it had to be cancelled.

[Alton]

Like FR said dumb comment, from what I was told when asked around what was going on. Clubs that play in Northern competitions are prohibited from playing 1st grade games without referees. Sounds like Cardiff did the right thing in sending the sanction to Newcastle Football 2 weeks before the game but Newcastle Football only passed it onto Northern the day before the game and by that point all refs had been assigned to matches with none spare. Northern's rules prohibit their 1st grade teams from playing without assigned refs and therefore it had to be cancelled.

Poor admin again from Newcastle Football

[Yesk21]

Were there any trial games this weekend? Seems like it could be a very close competition

[GO AWAY]

Lakes 4 southy 2
Stags 4 Dudley 1
Cessnock 1 singo 1
Westy 2 Thornton 1
Kahibah 5 Wallsend 0

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Lakes 4-0 Southy
Toronto 2-1 Dudley
Cessnock 2-1 Singleton
West Wallsend 2-2 Thornton
Kahibah 5-1 Wallsend

[Yesk21]

I don?t think people are giving Wallsend enough credit. Heard of a couple half decent signing and should improve
Lakes 5-2 southy
Toronto 4-0 Dudley
Singo 3-3 Cessnock
Westy 4-1thornton
Kahibah 3-2 Wallsend

[MCG_1997]

Lakes 6-0 South Cardiff
Toronto 2-2 Dudley
Singo 2-1 Cessnock
West Wallsend 4-0 Thornton
Kahibah 5-3 Wallsend

[Alton]

Lakes 6-0 South Cardiff
Toronto 2-2 Dudley
Singo 2-1 Cessnock
West Wallsend 4-0 Thornton
Kahibah 5-3 Wallsend

What is happening at Gunners Red?

[jessepinkman]

What is happening at Gunners Red?

you do realise this is a prediction, not the scores?

[ForeverRed]

What is happening at Gunners Red?
All I know is they had a draw against lakes in a trial 🤷*♂️

[Mad with football]

Do any of you ?wise? people know if the NL1 is going to be streamed this season ? And if so where AND with NNSW new you tube channel for NPL men can?t seem to find any mini matches or highlights of games ? Any ideas ? if not that is very poor BUT come to expect rubbish from that administration

[Jardelsimage]

All I know is they had a draw against lakes in a trial ��*♂️

and now they beat them 3-2

[ForeverRed]

and now they beat them 3-2
Up the gunners

[plague]

Lakes are gonna have such a gun team in ZPL next year.

[Oldy]

Lets see how trial form equates to comp results

[Zone Insider]

Lakes are gonna have such a gun team in ZPL next year.

Wouldn?t make the semis

[GO AWAY]

Toronto Awaba 1 Dudley 0

? Noah ? predebon with some great saves to save a minor blowout, but Dudley were good and tried their guts out, well done to both sides in the heat.

[Mad with football]

I watched Westy v Thornton last night -Westy will be one of the benchmarks in NL1 again they were very good and their # 10 M Paul is a new player looks good and adds strength to them -Thornton were only OK in patches played 3 at the back against wide /fast wingers strange tactics didn?t change and paid the price -see if coach changes his ?plan? - Thornton really need to improve on that didn?t have much up front either

[Taffy]

What is happening at Gunners Red?

They are beating Lakes. Seems people put too much stock in a team that has hardly won a game in NPL to be so much better

[MCG_1997]

They are beating Lakes. Seems people put too much stock in a team that has hardly won a game in NPL to be so much better
I will take my prediction back. Full credit to Southy and I put a line through Lakes. The relegation battle will be between Lakes and Thornton in my opinion.

[Alton]

I will take my prediction back. Full credit to Southy and I put a line through Lakes. The relegation battle will be between Lakes and Thornton in my opinion.
ZL1 playing in a brand new stadium at Macquarie Field

[Yesk21]

Toronto 4-1 Wallsend
Kahibah 3-0 Thornton
Dudley 1-3 Singo
Westy 4-2 southy
Cassock 2-0 lakes

[Mad with football]

I have no confidence in new Thornton coach! They look rubbish long balls- turnovers terrible last night

[Undertaker]

I have no confidence in new Thornton coach! They look rubbish long balls- turnovers terrible last night

80% of teams in Newcastle play long ball

[GO AWAY]

Not sure who Wallsend coach is, but the spray he was giving his players last night after the game was mind blowing. Thought they done okay. 3-0 and could / should been 5 or 6 , but Wallsend made plenty of chances, don?t think the type of spray they copped was warranted and not sure if some players would enjoy copping it.

[MCG_1997]

I have no confidence in new Thornton coach! They look rubbish long balls- turnovers terrible last night
I remember in 2023 they got an interim coach mid season after their coach of the time quit. They were dead last and the interim coach help them get off the bottom, and they missed the finals by 1 point (Southy finished 5th) and Thornton didn't continue with the bloke. They finished 2nd from the bottom last year, and they will be dead last this year.

[The Hacker]

Wandered down to watch Dudley v Singo. Entertaining game for the supporters of Dudley. Should have been 5-0 Singo keeper had a career day with some top draw saves he should be proud of that display. Not often the Dudley old boys heap praise on an opposition player.
Dudley better be doing finishing training this week. Created plenty couldn?t finish them off and scored in the last min. But you take 3 points

Got there for the second half of reserve grade to see the Singo striker spray the ref and cop a straight red. 6-8 week holiday coming up just silly

[ForeverRed]

The lakes coach must be under pressure, they haven?t won many games

[Bustin Janek]

I Would definitely think so considering all the signings they bought in, including 6?6 cb from England. The Squad depth is great too when you look at some of the players in reserve grade, Definitely an issue coming from a coaches perspective.. if you lose 2-1 To cessnock imagine what Kahibah will do to them this weekend, could be near double digits.

[GO AWAY]

Cessnock were the form side back in end of 2024.

[Mad with football]

This is how delusional the Thornton coach is by what was written in the NNSW review -see below
I watched the game and have watched football at all levels for a long time and Thornton wee rubbish no more than 4 pass string all game yet he says this


Thornton Redbacks FC coach Scott Winslade believed his side was the better team in their 4-1 defeat to Kahibah FC at Kahibah Oval on Friday night.

[Addios]

Thornton Redbacks FC coach Scott Winslade believed his side was the better team in their 4-1 defeat to Kahibah FC at Kahibah Oval on Friday night.

:wacko:

[Local Rules]

This is how delusional the Thornton coach is by what was written in the NNSW review -see below
I watched the game and have watched football at all levels for a long time and Thornton wee rubbish no more than 4 pass string all game yet he says this


Thornton Redbacks FC coach Scott Winslade believed his side was the better team in their 4-1 defeat to Kahibah FC at Kahibah Oval on Friday night.

I wonder if Thornton had the better of the game against Sout Cardiff last night in Aus Cup. Looks like they need a defence and keeper with 12 conceded in 3 games with another 4 last night.

[Bustin Janek]

Predictions for this weekend ?
Kahibah 5-1 Lakes
Dudley 4-1 Thornton
Stags 3-0 Singo
Cessnock 2-3 Westy
Southy 8-0 Wallsend

[MCG_1997]

If they don't get washed out, my guess would be:
Kahibah 4-2 Lakes
Dudley 3-2 Thornton
Stags 3-1 Singo
Cessnock 1-4 Westy
Southy 2-3 Wallsend

[Zone Insider]

Kahibah 4-1 lakes
Dudley 3-1 Thornton
Stags 2-2 Singo
Cessnock 2-3 Westy
Southy 3-1 Wallsend

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Kahibah 3-0 lakes
Dudley 2-0 Thornton
Stags 4-1 Singo
Cessnock 1-3 Westy
Southy 5-1 Wallsend

[Yesk21]

Kahiba 4-3 lakes
Dudley 3-1
Stags 3-0
Cessnock 3-2 westy
Southy 2-1 Wallsend

[Yesk21]

Toronto 3-0 singo. 3 games 0 goals conceded for the stags

[GO AWAY]

Westy three reds in last two weeks, discipline hurting them, another clean sheet for stags, one game at a time boys.

[Bustin Janek]

How that number 2 started for lakes in first grade I?ll never know? kicked the ball out more times then he completed passes.
That should be the last time he plays first grade. Coach should be ashamed

[JustMe]

Thornton Redbacks FC 1-3 Toronto Awaba FC
West Wallsend SFC 2-2 Kahibah FC
Dudley Redhead United fc 3-1 Lake Macquarie City FC
Wallsend FC 1- 4 Singleton Strikers FC

[MCG_1997]

Thornton 1-3 Toronto
I can't wait to read post match interview 😃

[GO AWAY]

Thornton 1-3 Toronto
I can't wait to read post match interview 😃

Considering score was actually 3-0 Toronto

4/4 and no goals conceded still

[Taffy]

While a lot of games to go, I think that unless they throw it, Toronto is the team that will be promoted.

[Addios]

Toronto showed enough last yr to earn them a shot at NPL. Repeat that & theyll go close again. Im sure therell be a couple other teams having a say though as well.

[MoSalahh]

Redbacks haven't got much sting this year...

[Yesk21]

Decent 0-0 draw between Wallsend and southy

[Hunter403]

Great result for Kahibah over Toronto today. 4-2 and should have been more.

[GO AWAY]

Great result for Kahibah over Toronto today. 4-2 and should have been more.


You spelt Ka ? heyyyyyyyyy ? ba wrong.

[GO AWAY]

Stags 2 Westy 1

Wasn?t at game but apparently very rough as usual, hope young bloke okay with suspected break

[2ndclasscitizen]

Stags 2 Westy 1

Wasn?t at game but apparently very rough as usual, hope young bloke okay with suspected break

Grots v grots, what a surprise

[Mad with football]

Westy are a good side but have no discipline and that costs them every week and starts from the coaches bench a bunch of idiots and players follow

[Mad with football]

See Thornton lost again , after leading twice , not going well but coach clearly has his favourites and keeps picking same players for same results -season is gone for them talk of promotion in pre-season just a dream, playing to stay out of relegation now, needs to give some other boys a chance & stop relying on the NPL reserve grade boys he signed

[MCG_1997]

See Thornton lost again, playing to stay out of relegation now.

They are the worse team in this comp. As I previously mentioned, they are the team that will be relegated this year. If that happens, not only the coach needs to be sacked, the committee must be sacked too.

[ForeverRed]

They are the worse team in this comp. As I previously mentioned, they are the team that will be relegated this year. If that happens, not only the coach needs to be sacked, the committee must be sacked too.
Who will sack the committee if not the committee

[MCG_1997]

Who will sack the committee if not the committee

I was meant to say committee to sack the President too. Haha.
Regardless, they need new people with clear vision if they are an ambitious club; otherwise, they will end up in ZL1.

[Mad with football]

I think you will find it is a ?very thin? commitee so if the main players go , so possibly will the club , 1st step is for coach to go

[Yesk21]

Kahibah 4-1 Dudley
Lakes 3-3 singo
Southy 4-2 Thornton
Westy 4-0 Thornton
Toronto 3-2 Cessnock