Michael Jnr played his fourth game today for Adelaide Comets Under 15 in the South Australian Junior Premier League. He plays at right full-back.
Soccer success
Moving to Adelaide has been beneficial at least for son Michael’s sporting endeavors. After a good season with Blue Lake in the Western Border under 14 competition he was facing a big jump next year to under 17 if we had stayed in Mount Gambier. Michael came runner-up in the Blue Lake under 14 best and fairest, which was a good effort considering he missed two games. He was also the team’s leading goal scorer (12, including five in one game) and he was named vice-captain in the Blue Lake club team of the year (all grades).
Hindmarsh Stadium
Young Michael and I walked to Hindmarsh Stadium last night to see the Adelaide Reds defeat Wellington Phoenix 3-0 in the A League. It’s only the third time I’ve been to a national league soccer match. The first was between Morwell Falcons and South Melbourne at Crinigan Road in the mid 90s; the second between Perth and Newcastle in Perth a few years ago. Google Maps told me it was 3.4km from our house in Mile End to the stadium in Hindmarsh. We walked through light rain via back streets, crossing the Torrens River at the Holland Street Bridge.
Country kids show them how
Michael participates in the Round Ball community football development program in Mount Gambier. It’s basically a not-for-profit academy program that caters for children at different levels. The main objectives are to promote fun, fitness and teamwork. Over the past few days Michael has played in the program’s under 14 team against elite academy squads from [...]
‘Mashup’ soccer success
Michael (pictured left) was joint captain of the Mount Gambier team that defeated a Warrnambool side in the under 14 “Mashup Cup“. The competition rules required at least five girls to be on the field for each side at any given time.
