OLD SCOTCH SOCCER CLUB

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1 APRIL 2016 Review of our 2016 Westfield FFA Cup Campaign 2 We re almost at the end of Preseason and the fixtures have been released for the season. There is excitement growing within the respective squads as each team assesses and sets challenges and benchmarks for the year. We will update you on some behind the scenes changes in our next Newsletter but we are pleased to present to you the Old Scotch Soccer Club coaching staff for the 2016 Season. Seniors Zagame s State League 2 South East Coach: Eamonn Beamish. Assistant Coach: Benjamin Haller Open Day / Legends Game Flyer 3 Outgoing President : Daniel Giesen White 5 Reserves Zagame s State League 2 South East Coach: Jarrod O Connor* 3rds Metropolitan League One. Coach: Pietro Cosenza 2015 Season Summary 6 4ths Metropolitan League 2 South East. Manager: Will Benson 5ths Metropolitan League 4 South East Coach: Shayne Francis 6ths Metropolitan League 6 South East Coach: Marcus Shembrey* * New Appointment

2 2016 Westfield FFA Cup OSSC were looking to replicate our impressive cup run of last year. We started our campaign in Round 2 drawing West Preston SC (State League 4 NW) at home, which due to ground availability became the State Football Centre (Darebin). It was a nightmare start for OSSC losing a player to injury and conceding a goal within the opening minutes. Jonny Beamish pegged a volley back as the teams were locked at 1-1 at half time. Will Mclellan scored for OSSC in the second half and it looked like we would be comfortably through before conceding an injury time equalizer. Extra time belonged to OSSC as we managed to score 2 goals through Daniel Hogben and Awal Adem. OSSC were the fitter of the two teams and ran out the match with West Preston going down to 10 players late in the second half of extra time. We drew Knox City FC (State League 3 SE) away in Round 3. Knox had some chances in the first half but neither team had really troubled the keeper at half time. Knox City scored two goals early in the second half to put pressure on OSSC. Pete Massarany headed home with 15 minutes remaining as we pushed for an equalizer whilst bringing on another forward and going to three at the back. OSSC had chances but unfortunately Knox scored a 3rd goal with only minutes remaining. The final score was 3-1 & the lads were disappointed not to progress to the next round Season Sam Shearer holds off two West Preston players 5ths & 6ths at Willison Park in Camberwell We re continuing with 6 Senior teams this season (2 Saturday and 4 Sunday) whilst we officially launch a Junior Miniroos teams which will play on Sunday Morning. The fixtures have been released and your support is appreciated at all home games especially Round 2 which will be our Open Day/Legends Game.The Senior team has already started the season with an impressive 1-3 away win at Doncaster Rovers who were relegated from State League 1 last year. The aim this year it to push for promotion to State League 1. 2

3 9TH APRIL 2016 HA Smith Reserve 458 Glenferrie Rd Hawthorn An afternoon of Football and fun at HA Smith for our first Senior Home Game of the season Including the annual Legends Game Invitational... Join former Legends such as O Nians, Alford, Mitchell, Giesen-White, Pallis, Polmear, Kennedy, Gaudion, Robinson, Grant, Sioros & more. Great prizes up for grabs for BOG Register interest with Wardy at timward1975@gmail.com $4 drinks including beer, wine & champagne from 1pm to 3pm 1.00PM OSSC Reserves V Noble Park Reserves 2.45PM OSSC Invitational Legends Game 3.15PM OSSC Seniors V Noble Park Seniors

4 Our Zagame s State League 2 South East Home Fixtures 09/04/16 Vs Noble Park United FC 16/04/16 Vs Doveton SC Seniors 01/05/16 (Sunday) Vs North Caulfield Senior FC 14/05/16 Vs St Kilda SC 28/05/16 Vs Caulfield United Cobras SC 11/06/16 Vs Heatheron United SC 18/06/16 Vs Doncaster Rovers SC 16/07/16 Vs Peninsula Strikers Senior FC 30/07/16 Vs Sandringham SC 13/08/16 Vs Beaumaris SC 03/09/16 Vs Seaford United SC All Kick Offs 3pm apart from Noble Park United FC game which will be a 3.15pm kick off. Reserves of each team to play each other at 1pm. 4

5 Outgoing President Daniel Giesen - White 5 Building on the successes of past years, we have seen an influx of new (and some even exciting) players, 3 teams marginally missed out on promotion and most exciting of all, we have seen the first ever OSSC juniors take the field! As President, but also as someone who has had the club as part of their life for over a decade I can honestly say we are in great shape and the future looks bright. This is as a result of folk like yourselves: our supporters, players, coaches, wives, girlfriends, Mums, Dads and Kids. We also could not do this without our fantastic our sponsors, K2 Asset Management, Software Paradigms International (SPI), Interleasing, Hawthorn Brewing Company, Malvern Physiotherapy AB Countrywide and Cable Beach Club. On behalf of the Club, The Committee would like to thank Daniel Giesen-White for the great year we have had and for all his efforts in his role in the 2015 Season. Daniel is remaining on the Committee and assisting in our Juniors Program. The new Committee will be featured in our next edition. Social Membership To all our valued supporters who are no longer playing members we invite you to become Social Members of Old Scotch Soccer Club. The cost is $50 per person per season and you get some little goodies and a drink voucher for our canteen worth $25 Please contact social@committee.com.au Raffle In 2015 we ran a raffle which raised some money for the club. We are running a similar raffle this year. If you or your company are willing to donate prizes please contact committee@oscc.com.au

6 SOCIAL EVENTS We are in the process of finalizing our social calendar and will be able to update you of key dates/events in the near future. Our Open Day/Legends Game is 9 April 2016 but we have many other exciting events this year including Ladies Day, Trivia Night, Reverse Draw and the big end of Season Presentation Night. JUNIORS YOUNG OLD SCOTCH? As you may know, we started on our journey to establishing a junior club late last season. With the support of great folk like juniors coordinator Scott Williams and our amazing coaches, Sam Shearer and Jonny Beamish we are in for another cracking year with us registering our first team in the Sunday East 7 Joeys. To make it even more interesting, our first match against the old foe St Kevins to be held at Howard Dawson reserve on Sunday at 9am. In addition to this, we have begun to organise sessions at the local schools to promote junior soccer and OSSC in partnership with our friends at Football Star Academy. This starts on Monday the 11th when we will spend an afternoon at St Catherines Junior School running sessions and advertising the opportunity to play at the club. Juniors are a key plank in the development of OSSC and over the coming years we will look to increase the size of the junior club. We need your ongoing support for this. If you would like to be part of this exciting new chapter, know children who would like to play soccer or have contacts at local schools who may welcome the opportunity to run sessions, please contact either Dan Giesen -White (Giesh) on or Scott Williams on

7 2015 Season Review - Old Scotch Soccer Club Seniors (Zagame s State League 2 South East) Coach Eamonn Beamish Assistant Coach Benjamin Haller Captain Sam Shearer Team Manager Caitie Beamish Physiotherapist Keith de Souza 7

8 Old Scotch Soccer Club Reserves Coach Benjamin Haller Assistant Coach Jimmy Sneddon Captain: James Polmear 8

9 Old Scotch Soccer Club Reds (Metropolitan League 1) Coach Jarrod O Connor & Pietro Cosenza Captain Gary Fox 9

10 Old Scotch Soccer Club Cardinals (Metropolitan League 2 South East) Coach Will Benson Captain Adam Greaves 10

11 Old Scotch Soccer Club Blues (Metropolitan League 4 South East) Coach Shayne Francis Captain Richard French 11

12 Old Scotch Soccer Club Golds (Metropolitan League 6 South East) Coach: Bob Gillies Captain: Graham Rawson 12

13 2015 Presentation Night Team Best & Fairest Golden Boot Seniors Will McLellan Lee Stevens / Jonny Beamish / Kevin Duffy Reserves Sam Murray Awal Adem 3rds (Reds) Gary Fox Mike Warren 4ths (Cardinals) Thijs de Backer Thijs de Backer 5ths (Blues) Nick Snopkowski Nick Snopkowski / Catalin Ursachi 6ths (Golds) Cam Powell Luke Katic / Graham Rawson / Sam Cook 2016 Clubman Award - Ben Spicer 13

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