Round 8 - 16 June 2024

Hard to believe it’s Round 8 and almost half way through the season!  This week saw sunny weather in Busselton and Dunsborough, but dark clouds looming in Margaret River.  The weather didn’t deter the U12’s who participated in their first FIFA Cup Quarter Finals!  With 2 teams playing in Margs, and the other in Duns, there were mixed results, but everyone gave it their all in a difficult round robin.

U6 Ninja’s

The Ninjas experienced their first defeat of the season, which served as a humbling start to the weekend. Despite the team's focused training, the Vasse side proved to be a formidable opponent. The match created a challenging atmosphere, highlighting the well-honed skills of Evie, who earned the title of player of the day. Vinny also stood out with his consistent effort, showcasing his strength and resilience throughout the game. Although the team felt tired and somewhat disheartened by the defeat, they are eager to address areas needing improvement in their upcoming Wednesday training session. Overall, the team had fun, and we extend our gratitude to our sponsors, Burger Baby and Pies and Ales.

U8 Raptors

The Raptors put on their best display of teamwork so far, with all players putting in a great effort to work together.   The players of the day were Jay and Cooper who stood out for their excellent goal keeping skills. Thanks to our sponsor for the game - Squid Lips.

U8 Legends XI

Legends 11 took on Cornerstone Colts. Great team effort with the players all marking up well and applause skills from training into the game. An awesome goal from Harper in midfield, beating 3 players and scoring in the right hand corner. Sonny and Delasi also displayed some skills beating players and shots on goal. The team swapped around positions and showed a good understanding of the game. POD went to Makai for excellent defence and passing up the sideline.

U9 Strikers

We had sunshine and clear skies for the game between the Strikers and Dunsborough Fire. We witnessed a spirited display of teamwork between the players, good running energy by Josh and an excellent strike by Arlo G.  Our goal keepers provided stunning entertaiment, Sam in the 1st half and Jahla in the 2nd half.  Malakai deserved Player of the day voucher for his rock solid defence.  We would love to thank our generous sponsor: Candy Cow.

U9 Grizzlies

WHAT A GAME from the U/9 Grizzlies!!! These little legends played some of their best football on Saturday and displayed some wonderful teamwork. Every single player was on fire and getting into the game and looking for space to get a pass to a teammate. Their impressive defensive play prevented the opposition from making too many advances towards their goal, whilst the beautiful passing from all the Grizzlie players into the goal square meant we were able to capitalise and score. A massive shout out to our players of the match, Tyler for being formidable in defence and not letting anything get past him and Archer, for scoring not only his first goal for the season, but also his 2nd goal too!! A big thank you to Witchie Pies for the Player of the Day awards. 

U10 River Squad

Saturday mornings home game started off strong for River Squad against GMAS Dynamics. With a few amazing goals by Westie and Luca supported by Flow in the first half.  Westie showing his remarkable foot work and agility skills throughout the whole game. Luca scoring an impressive goal in the top left from a great distance.  Flow dominated the wing and was applying great pressure to the other team.  Abby was giving it her all in the Mid with Summer, both doing some great passes and demonstrating great team work.Declan, Dylan and Heath all keeping the ball clear from the goals with great defence.  A few great saves by goalkeeper Ollie.  It was an action packed first half.

Second half defence was persistent with Health showing confidence and courage stopping many attempts of scoring by GMAS Dynamics with Dylan always there to assist. Some great clearing of the ball by Declan with his strong boot.  Nice work to Demi in the Mid for having a go and getting some good contact with the ball.  Congratulations to the whole team for all your efforts and the win. Well done to the players of the day, Westie and Heath.

U11 Breakers

Some classy passing led to the Breakers leading the scoreboard against the Jettz at half time. The Jettz turned on the after burners in the second half to even the score. Oscar sent several balls into the back of the net to earn POD along with Drake the dynamo goalie. Thanks to Witchie Pies and Squid Lips for prizes.

U11 Stars

The Margaret River U11 Stars produced the best performance of the season so far against a battling GMAS Titans. With just 9 players this week the Stars let the ball do the work,  some great passing moves produced plenty of goal mouth action with goals spread across the whole team. Stand out performances this week from Luke Harvey who showed great energy from start to finish and some nice interplay and passing. Special mention to Kai Field who showed what a great team player he is by stepping up to play in goal. Well done to all the Stars this week, an awesome all round performance, full of skill, endeavour and team spirit. 

U12 Legends - Cup Round Robin

The Legends had our first taste of the knockout cup, unfortunately for us we have not proceeded to the next round.  However, two games means twice the number of player of the week! Congratulations to Bella, Ryder, Denzel and Ashley for their consistent efforts through the morning.  Guys, enjoy those vouchers to our supporter SquidLips, Pies & Ale and Scoops Farm.

We really felt our groove in the second game against the Wyverns, the sea of green and yellow on the field gave us great support with familiar faces and encouragement on both sides of the field.  Busselton Bullets played well and scored early in the first game to set themselves up with great momentum. It’s about having fun, helping each other out and putting a hand out when a player needs it.

U12 Wyverns - Cup Round Robin

The Wyverns development was on display in their first ever cup games. Starting off as underdogs having lost 6-0 earlier in the season the team worked well together to win their first cup game 2-1. They hustled to get the ball into the attacking half and were strong in defence. The euphoria of the win was deserved, yet distracting in the second game immediately after, against the Margaret River Legends.  However their tenacity and grit paid off with 2 goals from Banjo and Milo.

Michael in Goals was POD all day. His strong hands on the ball kept the team in the cup especially with his late leaping save against Busso. Other POD were Alby for playing for his team, being understanding of the need to move around, be on and off, and for persisting throughout the day, and Milo for implementing what he had been taught in training which resulted in the teams final goal of the day, a 2-0 win and passage through to the quarter finals.

U13 Rockets - Cup Round Robin

Rockets versus Cornerstone

It was quarter final day for the Rockets, and it was two games for the price of one.  First up, Rockets versus Cornerstone.  You could feel their commitment and their concentration, pressing forward and creating good opportunities. The action was real in the midfield, and Cornerstone demanded agility from the Rockets who kept possession of the ball throughout the first half of the game.  Cornerstone found some holes and made the most of wrong passes, but Rocket’s defence was a solid wall. Alby was with the head in the game running up and down the field creating fantastic opportunities. The boys demonstrated great footwork, but the Cornerstone goalkeeper was always ready to block any attempts at a goal. Still, Rockets pressed on, but the angles weren’t quite right.  The second half saw Cornerstone scoring after a bit of a battle for the ball. Still, Rockets never gave up, with the ball finding the pole a few times.  They played their best until the final whistle, but sadly it wasn’t meant to be. A game that tested the player’s skills and the parent’s hearts.

Rockets versus Vasse

With one game behind them, Rockets came in to win and they started the game with energy to show it. After a fast pass from Kalani, Darcy opened the score, setting the pace for the rest of the match.  Rockets dominated the first half, pushing Vasse’s defence to work overtime to avoid our players from scoring right, left and centre.  It was an intense game, with many players out with injuries. Oli got slammed stopping a goal and had to be subbed and Charlie came in ready to stop Vasse’s dream of scoring. The second half, the team had all but one sub. Rockets attack was formidable, and Vasse’s goalkepper was the star of the show blocking much of the kicks coming his way avoiding a higher score. With the final whistle Rockets took the victory home. Well done team on another fantastic game. Riley and Alby picked up the Player’s of the Day for great all round performances. Thanks to our sponsors, Witchy Pies & Cakery and Burger Baby!

U14 Tigers - Cup Round Robin

The first half started off with the first and second goal being kicked by Sharks with Tigers attacking strongly making it a very hard goal to score. During the second half the first goal was scored by Tigers followed closely by Sharks scoring another. Sharks won by 1 goal with the final score tigers 2 and Sharks 3. Player of the match was Buster (Daniel Woods) 

YL Wanderers

Margaret River travelled to Busselton on a perfect winters day to take on ladder leaders Geographe, hoping for a little redemption after going down six goals to one the last time the two teams met. Unfortunately for The Wanderers, redemption will have to wait. Instead The Seasiders handed Margaret River a lesson on what good hard football with constant pressure can achieve, in this case an eight to nil score line at the final siren.

After a rough first half Margaret River went into the break six to nil down and did well in the second half to limit Geographe to only two goals. Fynn was the player of the day for Margaret River, trying his heart out all day, as he always does. Honourable mention must go to Henry, who must surely be the hardest working goal keeper in the whole competition at the moment. Remi and Malik both worked hard all day and can hold their heads high.