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Sunday results - 3 June 2012 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Walter Pless | Sunday, 03 June 2012 18:03

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Photo:  Olympia's Harry Woolley makes the pass from which team-mate Warren Wadawu equalised [PlessPix]

Forestry Tasmania Southern Premier League

Kingborough Lions United 4 (D Cowen 2, 8, N Cuthbertson 28, R Bevan 64) drew with Olympia Warriors 4 (W Wadawu 4, 81, H Woolley 20, J Begovic 59 pen)

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Photo:  Olympia's Ben Phillips (right) and Kingborough's Ryan Bevan go for a high ball [PlessPix]

Reserves

Kingborough Lions United 2 (T Pearce, J Davis) beat Olympia Warriors 0

Under-19s

Kingborough Lions United 3 lost to Olympia Warriors 4

 

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE (As at 3 June 2012)


TEAM

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

South Hobart

10

7

2

1

27

6

23

New Town Eagles

10

7

0

3

25

14

21

Clarence United

10

5

2

3

24

18

17

Kingborough Lions Utd

10

3

6

1

27

20

15

Tilford Zebras

10

4

3

3

32

26

15

Olympia Warriors

10

2

2

6

18

27

8

Glenorchy Knights

10

1

3

6

15

26

6

University

10

0

4

6

9

40

4

 

Chris_Kumpulainen_and_Di_Falco

Photo:  Olympia's Chris Kumpulainen (left) and Kingborough's Nick Di Falco battle for a cross [PlessPix]


NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE (As at Saturday, 2 June 2012)


TEAM

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Devonport City

7

5

1

1

22

10

16

Northern Rangers

6

5

0

1

26

8

15

Ulverstone

7

4

2

1

24

7

14

Prospect Knights

6

4

0

2

12

11

12

Riverside Olympic

6

3

2

1

12

15

11

Launceston City

6

1

2

3

7

16

5

Launceston United

6

1

1

4

10

16

4

Somerset

6

0

2

4

7

17

2

Burnie United

6

0

0

6

7

27

0

 

 

Ryan_Bevan_and_Ben_Phillips_3_June_2012

Photo:  Kingborough's Ryan Bevan puts pressure on Olympia's Ben Phillips who is in possession [PlessPix]

 

SOUTHERN LEAGUE ONE (As at 2 June 2012)


TEAM

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Beachside

7

5

1

1

18

10

16

Derwent United

6

4

2

0

30

18

14

Hobart United

7

2

3

2

14

15

9

Taroona

7

2

2

3

21

19

8

Southern FC

7

2

2

3

11

17

8

Metro

7

2

1

4

10

17

7

Nelson Eastern Suburbs

7

1

1

5

6

14

4

 

Pat_Galloway_Craig_Phillips_and_Dirk_Gadd_03_06_12

Photo:  Match officials today were (L-R) Patrick Galloway, Craig Phillips and Dirk Gadd [PlessPix]
Last Updated on Sunday, 03 June 2012 19:41
 

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#1 Anonymous 2012-06-03 18:31
Hi Walter. Great game today. Happy with the result. Well played Warriors- great effort.
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#2 Anonymous 2012-06-03 19:18
Looking at the table, Kingborough should be further up the table - 6 draws! Do they have trouble finshing the game off? Or have they salvaged matches? Haven't followed their stats closely to know the answer.
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#3 Anonymous 2012-06-03 19:49
Walter, was stefano filming the game i hear a cracking goal was on display
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#4 Anonymous 2012-06-03 20:01
anon number 2
I think you will find a bit of both. they have thrown points away to Uni but statistically you will find they have been quite fortunate to come away with a draw on 4 of the 6 occasions.
Personally i think they have a better list then the teams below them but under perform on a regular basis through poor coaching and preperation and too many "egos" in the squad.
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#5 Anonymous 2012-06-03 20:04
olympia deserved a point, if not 3 points, Begovic was huge today, Wadawu played 70 minutes of solid football which is a huge improvement on his normal floating in and out of games. Woolley has to be in the top 3 players in the state for his age. josh was creative and his effort all day was telling. The game changed when Peter came off he was doing fine and forced the move on Kumpa to centre mid. The club has been down the Ben Phillips in centre midfield before and it does not work. I would of thought Nick Meredith should of come off rather than young Woolley.As for Kingborough they are a very solid unit but when it got hot in the kitchen Schuth went missing and Iseli continually fouls people in dangerous positions, is that 2 penalties he has given away this year.
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#6 Anonymous 2012-06-03 20:54
2 damaging players in Schuth (K'bro) and Woolley (Oly) subbed off with about 25 to go.

Woolley the more surprising move but Grillas did provide renewed drive for the Warriors.
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#7 Anonymous 2012-06-03 21:35
that was a great game. well done olympia
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#8 Anonymous 2012-06-03 22:12
Schuth went off with a mega quad corkie Anonymous #6... Too bad because him or young woolley could have been the difference in the end. Both can change a game in a second
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#9 Anonymous 2012-06-04 03:48
At least finally the Lions are playing to win the game no more parking the bus such a pleasant change from preivous season's there a heading in right direction.

I hear Rhodes will not be seeking reappointment Kevin Wright,Steve Adkins, or back to Tim Dale plenty of replacment on hand .

I am not Rhodes greatest fan but i must say he has done very well this year with the group .

One loses in Ten and a Summer Cup trophy i am sorry Anon 4 your way of track he has been far from poor as coach this year.The Warriors are on a high and showed great sprit to come back Four times i think we can still make top four.

Bottom line it's a very even league this year ever game is great to watch.

WATCH OUT CLARENCE HERE WE COME!
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#10 melikesfootball 2012-06-04 07:59
No 5 said that Olympia were unlucky not to get 3 points. I think it is probably the Lions that were unlucky. Remember Olympia were chasing this game all day. The Lions led 4 times, Olympia were never in front.
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#11 Anonymous 2012-06-04 08:32
Quoting Anonymous:
olympia deserved a point, if not 3 points, Begovic was huge today, Wadawu played 70 minutes of solid football which is a huge improvement on his normal floating in and out of games. Woolley has to be in the top 3 players in the state for his age. josh was creative and his effort all day was telling. The game changed when Peter came off he was doing fine and forced the move on Kumpa to centre mid. The club has been down the Ben Phillips in centre midfield before and it does not work. I would of thought Nick Meredith should of come off rather than young Woolley.As for Kingborough they are a very solid unit but when it got hot in the kitchen Schuth went missing and Iseli continually fouls people in dangerous positions, is that 2 penalties he has given away this year.


were you there? olympia conceded three goals in first 28 minutes before Peter's injury. the second was an uncotested header from a corner by a 6 foot 4 player. the defence was better after stockers came on.
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#12 Anonymous 2012-06-04 08:42
All these idiots that are giving their thumbs down for Olympia drawing yesterday against Kingborough- how would you know if you were not present at the game? FYI- it was a very entertaining match.
Obviously their is hate out there and always will be- WELL GUESS WHAT????? OLYMPIA IS ON THE WAY UP;)
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#13 Anonymous 2012-06-04 09:10
Quoting Anonymous:
anon number 2
I think you will find a bit of both. they have thrown points away to Uni but statistically you will find they have been quite fortunate to come away with a draw on 4 of the 6 occasions.
Personally i think they have a better list then the teams below them but under perform on a regular basis through poor coaching and preperation and too many "egos" in the squad.


Correct. Big '"egos" on and off the park.
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#14 Anonymous 2012-06-04 09:53
Anon 4. Please enlighten us with who has a big ego down at the Den?
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#15 Anonymous 2012-06-04 10:15
Anon 4 not sure about the 'egos' issue but I agree Boro's list is not achieving its potential.

I'm not sure the young guys (Bevan and Davies) in the midfield are creative or have suffient presence at this level - I think they've got better options in Cooper or Damien Pearce.
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#16 Anonymous 2012-06-04 11:14
Anonymous 4 - If you knew anything about KLUFC, how it is run as a whole or by whom, the senior playing group or the coaching staff you would not be saying there is too much 'ego' at the club. Everyone knows borough are full of good blokes and everyone is treated as equal and with respect. That's much more than can be said for 80% of the other current SPL population!
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#17 Anonymous 2012-06-04 12:14
Quoting melikesfootball :
No 5 said that Olympia were unlucky not to get 3 points. I think it is probably the Lions that were unlucky. Remember Olympia were chasing this game all day. The Lions led 4 times, Olympia were never in front.


what has the sequence of the goals scored got to do with who "deserved" a win? All three acounts I've seen/heard suggest Olympia shaded what was a very entertaining game.
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#18 Anonymous 2012-06-04 12:20
Quoting Anonymous:
I hear Rhodes will not be seeking reappointment Kevin Wright,Steve Adkins, or back to Tim Dale plenty of replacment on hand .


With great respect to those gentlemen named, none should represent the future for 'Boro particularly with the list they now have which is one of the key reasons for their improvement this season.

If Rhodes was to move on, they need a coach to further develop their passing/possession game which is still a way off what it needs to be.
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#19 Dreadlock Rasta 2012-06-04 12:49
Quoting Anonymous:
Quoting melikesfootball :
No 5 said that Olympia were unlucky not to get 3 points. I think it is probably the Lions that were unlucky. Remember Olympia were chasing this game all day. The Lions led 4 times, Olympia were never in front.


what has the sequence of the goals scored got to do with who "deserved" a win? All three acounts I've seen/heard suggest Olympia shaded what was a very entertaining game.

Did you hear them from Olympia supporters?
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#20 Anonymous 2012-06-04 12:55
Quoting Anonymous:
All these idiots that are giving their thumbs down for Olympia drawing yesterday against Kingborough- how would you know if you were not present at the game? FYI- it was a very entertaining match.
Obviously their is hate out there and always will be- WELL GUESS WHAT????? OLYMPIA IS ON THE WAY UP;)

Maybe Some people Just dont like Olympia fullstop....
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#21 ARAB 2012-06-04 12:59
Anon #9

What does Clarence have to do with anything you said? Olympia play Uni next week, if I were you id be trying not to drop more points to them before worrying about Clarence.
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#22 Anonymous 2012-06-04 13:30
Are we suggesting Rhodsey next coach to get the tap on the shoulder???
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#23 Anonymous 2012-06-04 14:13
If your enemy is weak, crush him. If your enemy is strong, join him. If your enemy is Harry woolley.... Sorry but you're dead.
On ya matey!
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#24 Anonymous 2012-06-04 14:54
Quoting Anonymous:
Quoting Anonymous:
I hear Rhodes will not be seeking reappointment Kevin Wright,Steve Adkins, or back to Tim Dale plenty of replacment on hand .


If Rhodes was to move on, they need a coach to further develop their passing/possession game which is still a way off what it needs to be.


Imagine what Chris Hey could do with that list.
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#25 Mr Slave 2012-06-04 15:40
Quoting Anonymous:
If your enemy is weak, crush him. If your enemy is strong, join him. If your enemy is Harry woolley.... Sorry but you're dead.
On ya matey!


probably up there with one of the worst blog comments
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#26 Old Greg 2012-06-04 15:45
Quoting Anonymous:
If your enemy is weak, crush him. If your enemy is strong, join him. If your enemy is Harry woolley.... Sorry but you're dead.
On ya matey!



Who is that?
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#27 Nick Owen 2012-06-04 20:52
I actually played in the game Ulverstone lost 4-0 to Kingborough (Probably the reason we didn't go so well!). On the pitch, they were sportsmanlike and respectful. Off the pitch, They all hung around after the match and socialised with us until we had to leave and they were very humble in their victory. Even after I had a friendly dip at Rhodesy on this blog leading up to the game. These comments are water of a duck's back for this squad I'm sure.
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#28 anon 2012-06-04 21:15
dread lock sista
are you saying that the lions fans did not think it was entertaining ?
Anon #20
why don`t you like olympia? lets read your stupid reason!
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#29 Anonymous 2012-06-04 21:31
Quoting Anonymous:
Quoting Anonymous:
Quoting Anonymous:
I hear Rhodes will not be seeking reappointment Kevin Wright,Steve Adkins, or back to Tim Dale plenty of replacment on hand .


If Rhodes was to move on, they need a coach to further develop their passing/possession game which is still a way off what it needs to be.


Imagine what Chris Hey could do with that list.


hes got a better list at knights, and thats why they are in the state final. chris is the coach of knights, and will stay that for years to come. sorry :) find your own coach.
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#30 Anonymous 2012-06-04 21:35
Quoting Anonymous:
anon number 2
I think you will find a bit of both. they have thrown points away to Uni but statistically you will find they have been quite fortunate to come away with a draw on 4 of the 6 occasions.
Personally i think they have a better list then the teams below thPem but under perform on a regular basis through poor coaching and preperation and too many "egos" in the squad.



Ok anon -who has the ego? Put names there. And put your real name there with reasons. Bet you won't, so why make a stupid comment.

Peter Pearce
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#31 Anonymous 2012-06-05 06:51
Quoting Anonymous:
Are we suggesting Rhodsey next coach to get the tap on the shoulder???


And the pressure builds!!!
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#32 Dreadlock Rasta 2012-06-05 08:17
Quoting anon:
dread lock sista
are you saying that the lions fans did not think it was entertaining ?
Anon #20
why don`t you like olympia? lets read your stupid reason!

Number 1. They don’t recognise sarcasm. Number 2. They can’t spell. Number 3. It's funny. Number 4. Cos I can.. and what?!
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#33 Anonymous 2012-06-05 12:25
Agree with Nick. Far more credibility from that comment than from any 99% of the remainder of the comments thus far.

And just to reassure the shit stirrers, no one is putting more pressure on Rhodesy than what his own passion and desire puts on himself to achieve.

The attitude at Kingborough is that they aim to achieve. It seems there are too many clubs who think survival in the league is a satisfactory goal. Obvious that Olympia feels this way. They were the only team celebrating this result.
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#34 Real Dreadlock Rasta 2012-06-05 13:21
Quoting Dreadlock Rasta:
Quoting anon:
dread lock sista
are you saying that the lions fans did not think it was entertaining ?
Anon #20
why don`t you like olympia? lets read your stupid reason!

Number 1. They don’t recognise sarcasm. Number 2. They can’t spell. Number 3. It's funny. Number 4. Cos I can.. and what?!

Get your own name ese
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#35 Anonymous 2012-06-05 15:20
#33 Olympia have won more trophies than Calies/Kingborough..fact...actually how long has it been since Borough/Calies won a premiership or final 5 series, or a major trophy not a warm up pre-season cup. Television broadcasts are probably more recent. I think the players had smiles on there faces that they came back from behind 4 times away from home and fought from start to finish and as one prior post suggested just because Kingborough gave up the lead 4 times does not mean they were the better team over the 90 plus minutes..Kingborough i suggest can start celebrating when they win a premiership or a couple of major trophies.
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#36 Anonymous 2012-06-05 16:51
#35 and that is the problem right there, you can't live in the past as you seem to want to do, past glories mean nothing except to build a vibrant history and culture for a club, which if you look at the performance of Olympia over the last what 5 years, has shown that the players that now play for you are not the same ones that have won titles. That is not their fault, however the supporters and knockers will not allow them to develop slowly as other clubs do. I'm sure that South Hobart are not too concerned about how many titles anyone won in the 40s, 50s, 60s or any other era beacause right now noone has won for 3 years. Your only as good as your last game and on that South, Zebs, Olympia and Lions all got one point, CSE got 3 as did Clarence. THe last trophy Olympia won was also a Pre-season trophy and you celebrated that as if it was the World Cup, so think and keep up to date with your facts
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#37 Anonymous 2012-06-05 17:27
Where's Jeremy Morris ?
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#38 Anonymous 2012-06-05 19:01
Olympia, PLEASE, it is not all about you. It is about building the game in the state, creating an atmosphere where the public feel welcome and want to watch opposing teams play. We need to grow the profile of our game collectively. I like seeing other teams attend games and opposition coaches viewing matches from the stands. It is great to see people like Ian Syson vieiwng our games and providing feedback. It is about growth.
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#39 Anonymous 2012-06-05 19:44
#33 #35....yes you are correct about living in the past, however we at Olympia are not living in the past mind you we are proud of our history. You mentioned we were celebrating a point/draw, what we were celebrating was a gutsy never beaten attitude on the day, so we have plenty to be proud of and we took away 2 points from a team that have gotten way ahead of themselves hence the Summer " Picnic Races" Cup..If you are not quick to hit some form you may be closer to the bottom than the top again.
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#40 Yoda 2012-06-06 04:01
Dont think olympia supporters should be giving out any football or blogging advice
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#41 Anakin skywalker 2012-06-06 11:07
Quoting Yoda:
Dont think olympia supporters should be giving out any football or blogging advice

Get back in your corner big boy. We are on the way up and are probably the most stable club going around.
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#42 Mr Slave 2012-06-06 14:06
Quoting Anakin skywalker:
Quoting Yoda:
Dont think olympia supporters should be giving out any football or blogging advice

Get back in your corner big boy. We are on the way up and are probably the most stable club going around.


is that your idea of humor? if it is, good job!
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#43 Anonymous 2012-06-06 14:16
Quoting Anakin skywalker:
Quoting Yoda:
Dont think olympia supporters should be giving out any football or blogging advice

Get back in your corner big boy. We are on the way up and are probably the most stable club going around.


Says a club that has already lost a president and coach this season.....
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