2013 State Cup

[namwob99]

I'm guessing the Pasadena games is a typo. Meant to be 24/3/2013??

[boz-monaut]

any team keen on a trial game on Saturday 23 March then?

[Imyourhero]

Also guessing in the nbn/newfm file the top few dates of 9/3/13 are a day off the actual date?

[Fridge]

any team keen on a trial game on Saturday 23 March then?

Suburbs might be.

[pv4]

I don't get it. I thought 16/17 was round 1, and 23/24 was round 2? are both just taken for round 1, and round 2 is during the season sometime? so if you play on the 17th, you have the next weekend free?

[boz-monaut]

yes, that is correct

Round 2 Wednesday 3rd April


Round 3 Wednesday 1st May


Round 4 Wednesday 29 May


Round 5 Wednesday 19th June

[RANGER09]

yep

here's the other southern draw involving Interdistrict team

Hope that is a typo for the 11.30 game 11.30pm is a bit late for kick off!

[shark attack]

looks there will be a redraw or another bye in the state cup , medowie have folded from zone league 2. there will be no seniors playing at medowie at all.

[RANGER09]

looks there will be a redraw or another bye in the state cup , medowie have folded from zone league 2. there will be no seniors playing at medowie at all.

Would imagine Mayfield ZPL will get a bye, and you guys only get to host 2 games?

[shark attack]

Would imagine Mayfield ZPL will get a bye, and you guys only get to host 2 games?

lake mac have a buy 1st up i think , maybe they will put mayfield and lake mac together ????.

[shark attack]

Hope that is a typo for the 11.30 game 11.30pm is a bit late for kick off!

maybe only be hosting 2 games ???? but at least were not playing at 11.30pm lol.

[sharky21]

lake mac have a buy 1st up i think , maybe they will put mayfield and lake mac together ????.

Not sure that will happen. Wasn't the reason they had the two groups so nbn/newfm didn't play zone league teams. Possibly just have the two byes and then throw every one in together in round two.
But u never know what could happen.

[demon]

lake mac have a buy 1st up i think , maybe they will put mayfield and lake mac together ????.

No byes will stand, the compeition was split to ensure come semi finals there was a guaranteed mix. Lake Mac are just lucky/unlucky depending on your outlook of the games. Not the first year byes have existed in the first few rounds.

[pastor399]

Hope that is a typo for the 11.30 game 11.30pm is a bit late for kick off!

have you not been to South America? i went to easily a dozen Copa Libertadores games that kicked off at 11pm and then of course finished close to 1am.........its how a good cup competition should be run. Was not always the best for fans as a lot of the stadiums are in the bad districts of a city, and walking around the barrios at 1am does not always work out so well for those with no local knowlage.

[The Magician]

Would hope not, what a fantastic opportunity for one of Magic's favourite sons David Baillie, the over 180 game superstar to return home.

[seldom]

Surely noone is complaining about the draw

[Retro Jet]

Surely noone is complaining about the draw

I'm certainly not! At least we didn't draw ZPL competition...again!
Then again, nobody in ZPL did. Funny that....

Tin foil hat in storage at least until Round 2

[LINGERA]

I cant see any upsets happening with that draw tbh. Maybe Suns can upset barnsley, unlikely tho. Had terrace drawn anyone but W.bay id have said they could have upset but doubt they can get on top of Wbay.

Predictions
State League
Toronto Awaba v Broadmeadow Magic
Hamilton Olympic v Charlestown city blues
Western workers bears v Adamstown rosebud
Edgeworth eagles v singleton
Valentine v west Wallsend
Belmont Swansea v Thornton Redbacks (LANDSLIDE)
Maitland v South Cardiff
Cessnock Hornets v Lambton Jaffas
Lake Macquarie v Bye

Interdistrict
Charlestown City Blues v New Lambton Eagles
Bellbird Bombers v Muswellbrook
Westlakes Widcats v Stockton Shark
Wallsend FC v Dungog
Cardiff City v Toronto Awaba
Morisset v Nelsons Bay
Platsberg v Beresfield United
Warners Bay v Raymond Terrace
Mayfield z3 v Kotara South (LANDSLIDE)
Hamilton Olympic v Beresfield FC
Uni z2 v Dudley Redhead
Kahibah v Jesmond
Garden Suburb v Simba
Belmont Tingara v Swansea FC
Tenambit Sharks v Cooks Hill Z3
Barnsley v Newcastle Suns
Mayfield United v Medowie
Merewether Advance v Cooks Hill United ZPL
Uni ZL v Kurri Kurri

[WolfMan]

I cant see any upsets happening with that draw tbh. Maybe Suns can upset barnsley, unlikely tho. Had terrace drawn anyone but W.bay id have said they could have upset but doubt they can get on top of Wbay.

Predictions
Lake Macquarie v Bye

[demon]

Agree with most of Lingera's predictions except a few:

Valentine v west Wallsend - I think this one will be a close one between two young squads on the day with maybe extra time needed.
Lake Macquarie v Bye - based on last season and the two pre season sessions I have see this year I think the Bye could get an upset here.


Interdistrict
Bellbird Bombers v Muswellbrook - Muswellbrook
Wallsend FC v Dungog - this one could go either way I think. If what the club members are claiming Wallsend have more than half of a new 1st grade squad so might not yet be used to playing together.

Barnsley v Newcastle Suns - Suns will get this one I think.
Mayfield United v Medowie - this one could get out of hand if all the ex jaffas do indeed stay at Mayfield.