Saturday, March 20, 2010

First Club Function - Saturday 3rd April - Polish Club

Kickoff 7pm Nibbles and Entertainment provided.
Just a get together at the Club after our first
home game. Free entry for all.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Social Summer Cup Final - Saturday 20th

Olinda Grove
NTE V Metro 12noon
Result NTE 4 v Metro 0

Come and support Marty's side in the Social Cup final. The club will be having a BBQ after the game at the Polish Club, followed by a trip to the Waggon and Horses for the A League Grand final - 7pm.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Junior Registration Day - Sunday 28th March

Junior Registration day is to be held on Sunday the 28th March at the Polish Club. Check our website for more information.

www.newtowneagles.com

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Games this Weekend

Summer Cup Semi-Finals
Saturday 13th March at Olinda Grove
2pm - Mens Social - NTE White (Marty's team) v KLUSC Black
NTE 2 v KLUSC 0 (Daggy x 2)

Forestry Tasmania Premier League
Sunday 14th March at Lightwood Park

Kingborough Lions v New Town Eagles
Seniors 02.30
- Lost 2-3 after leading 2-0 (Simon Strang, Ben Whitehall) - Frosty said we missed a bucket load of chances. Winner came in the last few minutes, from I quote "another poor referees decision".

Reserves 12.30
- won 5-2 - (Matt Fennell 2, Barry Pope, Lyndon Fenton, Patrick Shackcloth)

Under 19's 10.30
- lost 1-5

Monday, March 1, 2010

Summer Cup - Social - Sat 6th March

NTE White (Dorf's team) v DOSA - Olinda Grove 1 1.00pm
(NTE 4 v DOSA 0 - Ketchell, Shackcloth, Nidorfer, Holliday)

NTE Red v Nelson Eastern Suburbs - Olinda Grove 2 - 4.00pm
(NTE 3 v Nelson 2 - Pasalic, Blizzard, Cox)

After winning their first two games Dorf's team should qualify for the semi-finals if they already haven't. They have been playing pretty well so it will be worth going along and watching.

For any early birds the real Div3 team are playing at 10.00am and then backing up at 4.00pm.This will be interesting given that most of them struggle through one game let alone two. Me thinks we need to recruit some extra players for this weekend.

The Club will be putting on a BBQ at the Polish Club, so it will be good to see a few of you back there after the games.

Zlatko Belanic

Whilst in Adelaide on business last month, I finally caught up with Eagle old boy Zlatko Belanic. Zlatko played in goal for Eagles in the early nineties and was not only a fantastic goalkeeper but a great guy as well. Since returning to Adelaide in 1997, Zlatko has been very busy developing his coaching career including running his own Goalkeeping School at one stage and also writing for the Australian Soccer Times Magazine. He has also held coaching positions with Adelaide clubs, Metro Stars (GK Coach - Juniors and Seniors) , Metro United (Head Coach) and Croydon Kings (Senior Assistant and GK Coach).

A highlight for Zlatko in his time in Adelaide was looking after a Hajduk Split side (working as liaison officer)that won an U20 International Challenge tournament in 2003. Along the way Hajduk defeated the AIS, Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool.

From 2002-2005 Zlatko was a Senior Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach for the South Australian Institute of Sport (SASI) Women's team. Here he worked with current and ex Matilda players Leanne Trimboli, Colette McCallum, Lisa De Vanna and Di Alagich players, very familiar to those of us who watched the last Women's World Cup.

He has also worked with numerous youngsters that have trialled overseas and have received scholarships particularly in the US. The good news for the Club (and Tassie goalkeepers) is that I'm working with Zlatko to get him back to Hobart to do some coaching. At this stage it will be in the April school Easter break and will cater for junior and senior goalkeepers and coaches as well.

Zlatko holds an FFA/AFC 'B' Licence and has taken sessions for the benefit of numerous Directors of Coaching in Australia as well as providing programs to assist in the measurement of keeper performance. His knowledge and experience in keeping and other qualifications including "Fitness for Soccer" is of the highest quality and will be beneficial to anyone who attends his sessions, goalkeepers and coaches alike.

It was great to catch up with Zlatko and look forward to his visit in early April.