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I am looking forward to watch some preseason trials. If anyone knows of any can you list them below? Thanks Newcastle.
Anyone got any positive NPL youth news, thats not going to come across as creepy?
[QUOTE=KITZ;245332]Anyone got any positive NPL youth news, thats not going to come across as creepy?[/QU
Yesterday it was Edgeworth vs CC Mariners
U13 CCM 5-0
U14 CCM 3-1
U15 CCM 9-1
U16 CCM 3-2
Jeepers creepers yeah!
From all reports Maitland’s youth NPL gave Valentine a touch up over the weekends trial games. Especially in the 13s and 14s
Might be the last of the old HV SAP program coming though, depending on how many of them they took.
Looks like it might be a bit of a different comp for the 14's this year, will be interesting to see how the season shapes up, probably the same up around the top 4, but then a bit different through the rest of the ladder. I'm looking forward to seeing what the season brings.
Yeah they are I get the pleasure of seeing them train on a regular basis having the same training nights as them, and they do look good just at training. Unfortunately didn’t see them play at all as I only saw the back end of the 15’s and all the 16’s. So only going off what I remember seeing on the scoreboard.
Youth season kicks off this weekend and for everyone’s benefit I am going to tell you which teams in each age group will finish in the top 4 at the end of the season. Note, they are in alphabetical order not rank order:
U13s - Broadmeadow, Edgeworth, Lambton, Maitland
U14s - Edgeworth, Maitland, Mid Coast, Newcastle
U15s - Edgeworth, Maitland, Newcastle, Valentine
U16s - Edgeworth, Lambton, Maitland, Newcastle
You might find a couple of these predictions surprising but nobody understands youth football like me and when you look at this post at the end of the season you will find my accuracy to be upwards of 80%. Before anyone criticises me about what an arrogant moron I am put your money where your mouth is and let’s see your predictions.
U13s - Magic, Jaffa's, Maitland, Olympic
U14s - Magic, MNC, Olympic, Rosebuds
U15s - Azzurri, Magic, Olympic, Rosebuds
U16s - Edgy, Magic, Jaffa's, Olympic
Is it definitely still top 4 this year?
Has there been many preseason trials this year? I’ve only seen a few results posted
Id drop Adamstown out of 14s and 15's possibly put Maitland or Edgeworth there in 14's (but I'd like to see how their new keepers perform though). Our last trial game against them in the 15s they fielded half a team of 16's and still only won by 2 goals. would appear they don't have kids that are good enough to push up into the next age group and its pretty poor form fielding players an age down especially for a trial game. for a team we lost to by a bit of a margin last year in the 13s, we beat Adamstown in preseason trials this year. Theres always a bit of change between 13's and 14s so other than olympic, MNC, Edgeworth who will field almost the same team I'm expecting to see some changes happening across that age group.
@Retired01 - that wouldn't surprise me in the least.
Not sure why you are claiming Edgeworth top across three grades
Their 14s only finished 6th last year, not many changes. Certainly not enough to now make them better than Mid Coast which only lost one game all year and Olympic only losing 2. You're off your rocker.
15s Edgeworth well they should make top 4 again, Magic developed their players well and so they went to Jets so they will drop but Olympic will easily finish top
Only Premier you have correct is Edgeworth 16s
If I am going to tell people they are wrong I may as well put my predictions in (and some of you are)
13s - Lambton, Broadmeadow, Edgeworth, Charlestown
14s - Mid Coast, Olympic, Maitland, Adamstown (I wouldn't have Adamstown so high but since most of them didn't end up going to Jaffas they will still do alright)
15s - Olympic, Maitland, Edgeworth, Broadmeadow
16s- Edgeworth, Lambton, Olympic, Broadmeadow
There can always be a surprise packet and no doubt we probably will get a surprise or two ... or three if we revise these posts at season’s end.
Edgeworth 14s preseason results:
3-1 loss against Mariners (quite respectable)
4-1 win against Magic (last year’s grand finalists)
2-1 win against Central Coast United (play in Sydney NPL)
Another 3-1 loss against Mariners (quite respectable again).
Time will tell if I am off my rocker.
Wow, predictions for junior football, please, let’s just hope each child improves and becomes a better person for the experience without mum and dad checking scores and tables, some people just don’t get it
Lakes and valo to struggle in all 4 grades
Does anyone know of the career path of Connor Metcalfe who is currently playing for Melb City?He keeps getting referred to as a former Cardiff South player did he get picked out from their youth or was there something else.Theres never any mentions on if he was in Jets youth.
he played for NNSW up till 11-12 then family moved to Melbourne for work, i remember reading a FTBL article about him a couple of years backQuote:
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cheers.good to see him doing well.Quote:
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Valo 13s and 15s will do better than you expect.Quote:
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Nope. Lakes 14s have won all of their trial games against NPL teams. Valo maybe. But lakes in a couple of age groups will be different.