Thanks Danny

We bid farewell to our Seniors Mens coach Danny Moore.

Danny joined us midway through 2019 when wins were few and far between. The change in atmosphere around the club was immediately noticeable. Performances on field slowly improved, albeit without the results reflecting this.

Thee was a memorable performance and win against the eventual league winners late in the season, giving a sure sign the tide was starting to turn and better days were ahead.

With 2020 being completely cancelled we hit the ground running in 2021 after what felt like 47 pre-seasons. By the time the stop-start 2021 season was called off, we were sitting 5th in the league having won half our games.

Season 2022 became our best year on record as we notched up 14 wins (+ another in the Cup) to finish in 4th place with 45 points. We finished undefeated against the top side drawing both games, and doing the double over then 2nd placed side.

We'd like to thank Danny for his hard work, professionalism, passion, energy and attention to detail over the past 3 and a half years. You came to us at an extremely challenging time for the club and then endured 2 pandemic ruined seasons, to say you leave us in better shape is a massive understatement.

#ThanksGaff and all the best for your next chapter

Presentation Evening 2022

The Presentation Evening for our Senior teams, along with the Boys 17s, was held on October 14.

We extend our congratulations to the following award recipients:

GOLDEN BOOT:

Boys 17: Caleb Mares
Mens Thirds: Dillon Norton
Mens Reserves: Joseph Cavoli
Mens Seniors: Jake McIntyre
Womens: Jaclyn Camilleri

COACHES AWARD:

Mens Thirds: Joel Campbell
Mens Reserves: Alex Matthews
Mens Seniors: Tyrese Smith-Grant
Womens: Gemma Owen
Encouragement Award: Aidan Crisp

PLAYERS PLAYER:

Boys 17: Chris Chown
Mens Reserves: Joseph Cavoli
Mens Seniors: Jake McIntyre
Womens: Emily Walduck

BEST 1st YEAR PLAYER:

Mens Squad: Shaun Cauchi
Womens: Mallory Vandeloo

MOST IMPROVED:

Boys 17: Thomas Gibson
Mens Squad: Darcy Kappel
Womens: Catherine Owen

PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

Boys 17: Chris Chown
Mens Thirds: Steven Cacciottolo
Mens Reserves: Connor Maxwell
Mens Seniors: Matthew Hume
Womens: Kaelyn Sutton

Presentation Day 2022

The MiniRoos & Juniors Presentation day was held on October 9.

We extend our congratulations to the following award recipients:

MINIROOS

U8 Boys A

Player of the Year: Harry Elliot
Golden Boot: Joshua Ryan
Coaches Award: Kai Howells
Rising Star: Oliver Jenke

U8 Mixed

Player of the Year: Dominic King
Golden Boot: Baxter Starke
Players Player: Ted Phegan
Most Focused & Improved: Emin Cehic

U9 Boys

Players Player of the Year: Romeo Gusak
Golden Boot: Henry Reid
Coaches Award: Ashton Rose
Most Improved: Harrison Phillips

U10 Boys A

Player of the Year: Angus Tuck
Golden Boot: Rupert Lowe
Coaches Award: Angus Tuck
Players Player: Bruno Burgess

U10 Boys B

Players Player of the Year: Lucas Aranda
Golden Boot: Aaron Bezzina
Coaches Award: Lucas McCormack
Most Improved Player: Jacob Maplesden

U10 Girls

Players Player of the Year: Maisy Magill
Golden Boot: Maisy Magill
Most Improved Player: Evie Lockens
Most Improved Player: Charlotte Tyrrell

U11 Boys

Player of the Year: Louis Green
Player of the Year - Runners Up: Eoin Ryan
Player of the Year - Third Place: Sam Smith
Most Improved Player: Dillon Herron

JUNIORS

U12 Boys

Player of the Year: Elijah Howells
Player of the Year: Elijah Marshall
Golden Boot: Henry House
Players Player: Cooper Owen
Best Team Player: Jackson Neyland

U12 Girls

Player of the Year: Ava Ryan
Golden Boot: Ava Ryan

U13 Boys A

Player of the Year: Oliver Lockens
Golden Boot: Rhys Bosanko
Coaches Award: Oscar Linneth
Most Improved Player: Nicholas Anderson

U13 Boys B

Player of the Year: Spensa Maiuolo
Golden Boot: Max Cheeseman
Coaches Award: James Blanch
Most Improved Player: Adam Ciuraskiewicz

U13 Boys C

Player of the Year: William Sacco
Golden Boot: Basile Lazaro
Coaches Award: Connor Vernon
Most Improved Player: Leo Crawshaw

U13 Girls A

Player of the Year: Ciara Ryan
Golden Boot: Ciara Ryan
Coaches Award: Grace Smith
Most Improved Player: Nina Carey

U13 Girls B

Player of the Year: Angelina Sirianni
Golden Boot: Lucy Kohne
Players Player: Angelina Sirianni

U14 Boys

Best & Fairest: Fraser Cave-Bigley
Players Player: Redmond Brazil
Coaches Award: Daniel Tucker
Most Improved Player: Cody Files

U15 Boys

Player of the Year: James Gadd
Golden Boot: Sean Tyrrell
Players Player: Orlando Gauci

U15 Girls

Player of the Year: Sally Hibbins
Golden Boot: Jessica Falkner
Most Valuable Player: Abigail Ware
Players Player: Inaya Magill
Most Improved Player: Mia McMillan

Dixon Field master plan adopted

This news article appears in the Star Weekly.

Fixtures Announced

2022 Fixtures

Fixtures for the Sunday competitions have been announced, please note they are subject to change so please check your fixtures on a regular basis.

Update on Junior and MiniRoos grading

Having finished grading last weekend and assessed offline during the week, our graders and coaches met this morning to agree the best way to form our Junior and MiniRoos squads and teams this season.

We made great progress and whilst there are a couple of corners left to round off, we decided what we think makes most sense to aim for and we're ready to make offers to all kids that graded. We intend to do this age group by age group over the next week or in a few cases, possibly two, so please be patient. However we believe we can make a sensible offer of a team to join for everyone that graded - which is good news and is always our intention as a community club. With about 2 months until the season starts though, we're keen to get people joining as members and training commenced asap.

Below are the teams we think we can form assuming everyone who graded wants to join:

Girls

U8 potentially 1 team

U10 1 team

U11 1 team

U13 2 teams (including some U12 girls)

U15 1 team

U18 potentially one team

Boys

U8 3 teams

U9 1 team

U10 2 teams

U11 1 team

U12 1 team

U13 3 teams (including some U12 boys)

U14 1 team

U15 1 team

U17 1 team

Most of these have coaches assigned but not all so if you are keen to take on a role, please let us know. You will be welcomed and fully supported by a very enthusiastic and collaborative set of volunteer coaches and of course our Junior and Mini Roos coaching coordinator Paul Bryan.

General questions below most welcome.

Thanks

GSC Committee

Junior & MiniRoos Grading Sessions

We will be holding our final 2 grading sessions on Sunday January 30 & Sunday February 6, times listed below.

These sessions are for everyone who is looking to be part of our Junior & MiniRoos squads in 2022, it enables us to ensure each player is in a team that best enables their individual development, as well as ensuring we enter our teams in to the competitions that bests suit abilities.

Register your interest here to receive email reminders about the upcoming season.

Times are as follows:

MINIROOS

BOYS

U8’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U9’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U10’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U11’s 11:30am - 12:00pm

GIRLS

U8’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U9’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U10’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U11’s 10:30am - 11:30am

JUNIORS

BOYS

U12’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U13’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U14’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U15’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U16’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U17’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm
U18’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm

GIRLS

U12’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U13’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U14’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U15’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U16’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U17’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U18’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Coaching Coordinator Appointed

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Bryan as GSC's Junior and Mini Roos Coaching Coordinator for 2022. A new role for next season, Paul will be seeking to help all of our coaches from U7s up to U18s, both girls and boys, in:
- designing/planning training sessions,
- sharing coaching theory issued by FV and FFA,
- leveraging opportunities available to coaches to improve their coaching capabilities and in turn the quality of coaching our kids get at Gisborne; and
- generally helping us to install a culture that seeks not just to get the kids out there playing but also to educate them in the best way we can about how to play the game.

A Vets player with his own kids at the Club and a lifelong enthusiasm for the game, we are confident his personable nature and keenness to help will be a benefit to all our coaches and in turn, our kids learning to improve and love the game.

Welcome Paul!

Partnership Extended

We are delighted to announce we've extended our partnership with Builders Academy Australia (BAA), who in Season 2022 will be on the front of our Womens shirts.

BAA first partnered with us in 2020 and throughout the past two seasons have been hugely supportive of player development, particularly in our female football program.

Visit https://buildersacademy.com.au/ to find our more about BAA.

We thank BAA again for their ongoing support.

Junior & MiniRoos Grading Sessions - Update

Due to inclement weather which sees our pitches under water, along with a Covid-scare at the club, we are postponing tomorrows grading session.

We will still be holding the session on November 28, please see below for each teams times.

These sessions are for everyone who is looking to be part of our Junior & MiniRoos squads in 2022, it enables us to ensure each player is in a team that best enables their individual development, as well as ensuring we enter our teams in to the competitions that bests suit abilities.

Register your interest here to receive email reminders about the upcoming season.

Times are as follows:

MINIROOS

BOYS

U8’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U9’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U10’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U11’s 11:30am - 12:00pm

GIRLS

U8’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U9’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U10’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U11’s 10:30am - 11:30am

JUNIORS

BOYS

U12’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U13’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U14’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U15’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U16’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U17’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm
U18’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm

GIRLS

U12’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U13’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U14’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U15’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U16’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U17’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U18’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Junior & MiniRoos Grading Sessions

We will be holding 2 grading sessions in November, as well as a 3rd in February (date TBC). The 1st session will be on November 14, the 2nd on November 28. Please see below for each teams times.

These sessions are for everyone who is looking to be part of our Junior & MiniRoos squads in 2022, it enables us to ensure each player is in a team that best enables their individual development, as well as ensuring we enter our teams in to the competitions that bests suit abilities.

Register your interest here to receive email reminders about the upcoming season.

Times are as follows:

MINIROOS

BOYS

U8’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U9’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U10’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U11’s 11:30am - 12:00pm

GIRLS

U8’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U9’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U10’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U11’s 10:30am - 11:30am

JUNIORS

BOYS

U12’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U13’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U14’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U15’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U16’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U17’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm
U18’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm

GIRLS

U12’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U13’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U14’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U15’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U16’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U17’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U18’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Director Movements

We advise that the tireless Mikki Maheras will be relinquishing the role of Secretary at Gisborne Soccer Club to concentrate on the other role she has been performing for the past season - Registrar. Mikki will of course remain as a Club Director with this move.

Mikki has been balancing both Secretary and Registrar roles for the majority of Season 2021 to cover for a paucity of volunteers to fill them. However as we move into Season 2022 with Victoria seemingly on the verge of getting back to some form of normal, it makes sense to open up these roles and invite new people keen to support and direct the Club going forward.

Season 2022 should be a great time to be involved as we look forward to a more normal, and hopefully uninterrupted season next year.

Alongside the General Committee members, your volunteer run club operates on the basis that whatever you can commit is more than sufficient and we all muck in to help each other out and keep the show on the road.

If you care about the prosperity of the Club please consider seriously this opportunity to be part of a fun, supportive and accommodating team, keen to see as many footballing opportunities provided to both adults and children in Gisborne and the Macedon Ranges.

If this is something you think you can contribute to, please email volunteering@gisbornesc.com or call Richard Smart on 0430424597.

Annual General Meeting 2020/2021

Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Gisborne Soccer Club for the 2020/2021 Year will be held as follows:

Date: Monday 8th November 2021
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Dixon Field* and Online
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/exr-jqni-hrd
Or dial: ‪(AU) +61 2 9051 7975‬ PIN: ‪478 197 657‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/exr-jqni-hrd?pin=2901923938188

Currently there are no planned elections for Director roles nor other roles the Club needs. However we have lots of vacancies and will be looking for volunteers as usual.

Current Club help/administrative roles

Current Club office bearers alongside vacant roles are published here:

www.gisbornesc.com.au/committee

Coaching Roles:

As you may have spotted on social media, the Club is in the process of reappointing season 2021 coaches and hope to try to get as many as we can in place early on. This will help a lot with getting grading and recruitment done, players allocated to teams, sponsors secured and then suitably sized kits ordered and received in time for the season start.

If you are interested in taking a more active role in the running of the Club in 2022 please email us at volunteering@gisbornesc.com or speak to any committee member about what you could do to help.

Any questions please contact the club at enquiries@gisbornesc.com

GSC Committee

* Decision to hold an in person meeting at Dixon Field alongside the online option is pending COVID restrictions at that date.

Season 2022

Expressions of Interest are now open for Season 2022.

Registering your interest ensures you’re on the mailing list so that you don’t miss any of the important information.

For Juniors & MiniRoos please register your interest here.

Seniors TBA.

We are also seeking a Technical Director for Season 2022, register your interest here.

Vale Ray Cakebread

It is with great sadness we hear of the passing of Ray Cakebread.

Ray was the most fair and caring coach for our Under 14-15s boys in 2017-2018, along with some assistant work with our Senior squad in 2011.

Gisborne Soccer Club extends its deepest condolences to his sons Marty and Alex, and wife Judy.

Rest in peace “Cakey”, you will always be remembered by our club as a gentle giant. May you shine bright in the night sky always as we look up.

Thank You to our Sponsors

Now that the unfortunate end to the season is confirmed and we keep our fingers crossed that our end of season presentation events might be possible in ways other than online, it remains to say a GIGANTIC thank you to all of our sponsors for 2021 (including those rolled over from the similarly impacted 2020).

Without your generous investments in our sponsorship offerings so much less would be possible at our club and for that we all thank you.

Whether its the 5 year olds charging about on a Saturday morning, the 11 year olds learning the ropes, the young adults strutting their stuff in the Gisborne sky blue or the 55 year olds hobbling home on a Wednesday evening after training. The people that mark the pitches, that buy the kits and equipment, that ref the games, that coach and manage the teams, that put out flags and cones and put them away again and the committee that make the decisions and keep the plates spinning.

THANK YOU for making soccer in this community the best it can be!

Update from the President

SEASON CANCELLED BY FV

Confirming what everyone was expecting but today FV formally cancelled all leagues our teams play in for the rest of the season. Directors will meet next week with a full committee meeting on Monday 13th Sept (online of course) to work out where we go from here. Needless to say all GSC activities remain cancelled until further notice.

https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/news/metropolitan-melbourne-2021-season-status?fbclid=IwAR1UiDaacf51VOHl91JOOjLsY39c7rf0zQsru_8JhX2xDMDHxiXbhnL6Ozg

Update from the President

WEEKENDS GAMES CANCELLED BY FV

FV have cancelled all matches for the foreseeable future, due to the latest Covid-19 lockdown orders from the State Government. Accordingly all GSC activities remain cancelled until further notice.

https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/news/immediate-cancellation-regional-football-activities?fbclid=IwAR1JFFPkWNpERWHkj71T4zuV43FpTrcHyM0mwfFvOJAOqHYHwLY8a1ASvdI

Plea for pitch upgrade

This news article appears in the Star Weekly.

Resignation of Director

It is with great regret that must inform you that John Turner has resigned from his position as a Director of Gisborne Soccer Club and his role as Sponsorship Director.

With a significant amount raised from sponsorships this year following a very difficult period with COVID, the Club's financial position seems significantly less at risk than it was at the heart of the pandemic and John's contribution to that has been significant. However he has now found it necessary to take the decision to resign in the face of increasing business responsibilities of his own that require his time.

John is a long standing member of the Club having coached previously and with kids having played here. Despite this resignation, he remains one of our generous sponsors, a commitment he has made to the Club over a number of years via the Black Forest Motel. Additionally he will continue to strut his stuff in the vets team (hamstrings permitting) and advocate for the Club he has devoted so much of his time to down the years.

Thank you John for stepping into the breach at what was a tricky time for the Club and we look forward to your unmistakable presence around the grounds over the remainder of this season and for seasons to come.

President, Richard Smart