All competition draws are progressing satisfactorily for release no later than Friday 24th March 2017.

An update of each competition stream follows:

Senior Mixed:

The draw is almost complete. We have released the first 2 rounds (April 1st and 2nd & April 8 th and 9th) today and once the remainder of the draw has been checked for errors the rest of the draw will be released early next week. Changes to the dates or start times in the published draw will only be permitted if the club requesting the change has written agreement from the opposition. The Sunday schedule is available on the NSFA website nsfa.asn.au in the Senior Mixed Football Information link in the Football Information tab on the home page.

Women's:

As the GWFC policy is to look at re-grading if required only the first 7 rounds will be published. Today we are releasing the first 2 rounds (April 2 nd and April 9 th) and the remainder will be released early next week.

Girl's (Under 8 – Under 18):

 As per the Women’s draw re-grading will be considered after 7 rounds. The draw for the first 7 rounds will be released early next week.

Junior Mixed (Under 12 – Under 18):

The draw will be released by no later than Friday 24th March. Re-grading will also be considered by the JMFC so only the first 7 rounds will be released next week. The draw for the Under 12 assessment days will be published as a PDF early next week.

Junior Mixed Miniroos (Under 6 to Under 11):

The draw will be released by the middle of next week. 5 rounds will be released and a regrade will be undertaken after the 5th round of matches. A further 5 rounds will then be released.

Women's Over 30 6-a side:

The full draw will be released next week. All matches on a particular Saturday will be played at a single venue.

Welcome to Football Day:

The draw will be published on Monday. A decision on whether the event will go ahead will be made no later than Wednesday.

Wet Weather Effect on Starting Date:

There is a concern that the recent and predicted wet weather may delay the start of the competition. Councils have been unable to fully carry out the changeover from summer sports to winter sports. Trucks cannot go onto any grass field to cover cricket pitches, erect goal posts, mark lines and even mow them. There will be some matches played on the weekend of April 1st and 2nd but there is a very real possibility than not all grounds will be ready.

Contacting the NSFA Office:

We fully appreciate that people need to know where they are playing as soon as possible but producing a draw of this magnitude is a long and time-consuming process. Our main priority is to ensure that the draw is correct before we release it rather than release it early and find errors which need to be corrected. We would respectfully request that if anybody has any questions with the draw that they are addressed through your club who can then pass them on to us, rather than contacting the office directly. The staff are very busy trying to get the draws ready and this is made more difficult if they are answering a lot of phone calls about when the draw will be ready.

Rest assured we are doing everything possible to provide the draws as quickly as possible and we greatly appreciate your patience and understanding.

Regards

Damian Miles
Adam Cloughton
Competitions Department
NSFA

 

Trials for squad selection to take place on Wednesday, 18 January and Wednesday, 25 January 2017 at Blackman Park. Trials to start at 7pm. 
First training session in 2017 on Wednesday, 11 January at 7.00pm on Blackman Park. 

Note from the President

Hi Everyone,
Firstly, I just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for 2017. Planning for the 2017 season is already underway with trials for the Development Squads now completed and the AGM held.  We are currently finalising the full list of committee names and duties so will be sending further details on this in the New Year. In the meantime we hope to have registrations open on or very close to January 3rd for the new season so don’t forget to get online and secure your place. We are hoping to have a minimum change in playing rates for 2017 as we are conscious of the investment that you all make. If you have any queries or concerns please don’t forget to let us know.
For your information the Club made the decision recently to make a donation to West Pymble Football Club to assist them with the development of their ground at Norman Griffiths to an artificial surface. The committee felt we should be providing support for initiatives of this type which can only benefit all players in the NSFA region. The plus side of this is that West Pymble has agreed that for five (5) years its teams will not sing their victory song should they by chance have a victory over a Lane Cove team! The penalty for any failure on this rule is severe!
For 2017 we have once again entered the FFA Cup and hope to get a little bit further than we managed in 2016! 
We are continually seeking help with coaching from within our ranks, with the Women’s All Age teams in particular looking for help in 2017. If you can assist please let us know. The Club is happy to support our players get the necessary coaching licences at our cost.
Here’s to another fantastic season for the Blue and Gold in 2017!

Kind regards,
Francis Child – LCFC President