All credit to Maitland but after the first 15 minutes Edgie were very ordinary. Kudos to the home club with the pitch in great order.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hurricane
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All credit to Maitland but after the first 15 minutes Edgie were very ordinary. Kudos to the home club with the pitch in great order.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hurricane
And the reason Edgy were very poor ?Quote:
Originally Posted by mge61
Because Maitland were very good!!
CorrectQuote:
Originally Posted by Hurricane
Not a great start by Weston, didn’t expect that score
7.1 is better then 19 nil which occurred in an NPL youth game yesterdayQuote:
Originally Posted by hamburgler
3 shock results in the opening round.
Biggest shock Lake Macquarie pushing Magic to the limits to secure a 2 - 2 draw.
Second shock Weston conceding 7 goals against Jaffas. While the result wasn't a shock , the score line definitely was
Third shock Maitland beating Edgeworth away from home.
Some interesting second round matches next week.
Magic playing Olympic
Edgy playing Jaffas
Lakes playing Maitland.
Could Bridges begin his Npl coaching career with an 0 and 2 start ?
Was anyone at the Derby match at Magic park .
Magic were the better team, but I thought both were poor and a fair bit behind Lambton and Edgeworth.
Why does Zane persist to.leave his better players on the bench.
Tonight it was Sam Walker Keanu Moore and Josie Attadaye
He has always rotated his squad - probably those three will start next week and others will be on the bench.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hurricane
Yeah was at the game, wasent the best as you said but thought the atmosphere was fantastic overall, games like this always draw a crowd.
Just a side note from a neutral view, magic Ball boys went MIA later in the 2nd half when magic went up 2-1. I thought yeah late night they may have gone home as most weren't over the age of 8-11. But looked over at the magic bench to see all the ballboys siting over there, not sure if this was poor sportsmanship or just a coincidence all 8 or so ball boys were next to the bench late in the half....
Don't blame it on the 40 year old player coaches, don't blame it on "not spending any money this year" .... blame it on the ball boys
As I said just from a neutral view, not blaming a loss on anyone. Magic were the much better team for alot of the gameQuote:
Originally Posted by The Magician
I would say they were doing exactly what they had been trained to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by JustHearThings
Jaffas insipid, spineless and lacking any imagination what so ever. Edgy came for a physical match and got nothing in return and had better combinations on and off the ball.
2-0 Edgy easy
Arguably the best number 10 in the comp, playing left wingback. So wastedQuote:
Originally Posted by Jim
Both teams need to improve, if that’s the best NPL has to offer then the leagues in troubleQuote:
Originally Posted by Jim
Magic are the benchmark.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
Thought Edgy were well organised and looked comfortable.The number 6 was outstanding in the middle.Jaffas had no punch think they only had one decent shot on target for the first 70mins (and it was a fair save).Edgy 2nd goal was really well worked.Jaffas had a good chance pulled back for offside early on which looked pretty debateable.Good way to spend a friday.
They weren't last weekend and beat a poor Olympic last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
Let's wait until they play the other top teams in Edgy and Jaffas
Here is a list of the average player age for each of the 2021 NPL first grade squads:
Adamstown 22.1
Broadmeadow 25.4
Charlestown 25.2
Edgeworth 25.0
Lake Macquarie 27.7
Lambton 26.2
Maitland 24.1
Newcastle 25.9
Valentine 24.1
Weston 24.4
Long season ahead for the Buds fairly ineffective today against Azzurri who I imagine might be thinking a few goals went begging today. Clearly the better team on the day.
Just don't feel right to be calling Olympic NewcastleQuote:
Originally Posted by Captain_Carl
Lakes 2 Maitland 3
Weston 1 valo 0
Azzurri 2 Buds 0Quote:
Originally Posted by magician
They shouldn't be able to do it, times have changed. Why should they get to take the Newcastle name?, what would happen if every over team in the Newcastle council area requested to be called Newcastle?Quote:
Originally Posted by rod
Newcastle District cricket association recently knocked back Cardiff's request to be called Lake Macquarie for the same reason.
Nothings sacred anymore, no tradition left, not sure they they did it but doesn’t make sense to me
Two rounds in and only 2 clubs with 100% win records.
Wouldn't have picked that
A beautiful Easter Sunday and no football, imagine the crowd on a stand alone fixture, crazy
An afternoon and an evening fixture from Good Friday through to Easter Monday. Or at least 3 of the 4 days.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
Few puzzling decisions so far, is this the draw clubs wanted though?
https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/s...to-the-future/ They went back to their original name.Quote:
Originally Posted by riverboy
You are forgetting that the players are not even semi pro and have young families.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bremsstrahlung
Well done to the clubs and federation for scheduling the games early in Easter and therefore still allowing the players, coaches & volunteers to get away for a few days or at the very least a few days with their families.
Firstly, what's stopping them?Quote:
Originally Posted by riverboy
Secondly, what was Olympic's reason for the name change?
Yes it is what the clubs wanted, for youth parents want to go away, for seniors players, coaches and club officials want to be able to spend time with family.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bremsstrahlung
In saying that we still had games this weekend so not sure what the problem is
I enjoyed the sunshine watching this. Buds fielding a young team with an inexperienced Coach. Can't Blame them. Free hit. No relegation. A couple of decent lads there if they can keep them. Not much in rest of Youth apparently which is sad for a famous old club with a good facility. Azzurri look ok, but something is not right when Goodchild comes on and looks most likely. The NPL looks open and shut. Some close results but depth wins it. Edgey, Maitland and Magic plus Jaffa$ depending on who else they buy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hurricane
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Originally Posted by magician
Ben HayQuote:
Originally Posted by Alton
After round 2 what would everyone be thinking regarding early predictions.
I think Lakes have proven a worthy opponent at this stage although granted only one point from six but given the opponents they have faced it would appear they will be a tougher beast than 2020.
To early to tell. results and performances have been a mixed bag for me. Another week or 2 should start to paint a picture of where clubs are at.Quote:
Originally Posted by French Frogs
Ohh come on the bottom four is so obvious,you don't need another week or 2Quote:
Originally Posted by immersion
There is no nice way of saying this. But is anyone all that interested in the bottom 4? To me it is the top half that is way more interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alton
Not when there’s no relegation.Quote:
Originally Posted by immersion