training game this Sunday...

9 December 2005

Players are advised that a Senior training session has been called for this Sunday at 4.30pm. A training game will commence at 5pm. Any further queries please contact Greg Brown on 0419 009 277

pre-season training...

28 November 2005

The 2006 pre-season will kick off again with training on the Tuesday 6th December at 6.30pm.

Training will be for all senior players wishing to play in the Premier League, Open Youth and Metro teams.

We will continue to train every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (or Sunday) until the week before Xmas. We will then have a two week break and come back in on Tuesday 3rd January.

Training will consist of ball work, games and a little fitness training before we come back in January to start in earnest. We intend to have the Squads close to final selection by the end of January, to give a good lead- in, before the season proper kicks off on the first weekend in March.

After a poor season last season, in terms of results for the First and Reserve teams, we are looking to make big improvements in that area. We have had a couple of seasons in the Premier league now and must look to win things this year. A number of former Mitchie players have returned from overseas and are keen to play for us again and we are looking to strengthen the squad in other areas.

If we are going to make a big push this year it means a big effort by all involved. I will be overseeing the Premier and Reserve teams this season and will be assisted by Enzo Dagostino and Paul Molenda in the coaching department. Peter Bancroft and Dave Turner will be overseeing the Youth Development network which includes the Premier Youth, Open Youth, Under 17’s and Under 15’s.

We will also be entering a team in the Metro 2 competition and are currently searching for a coach or player/coach.

We have once again entered the Queensland Lions (Roar) pre-season Silver Boot competition and will be hosting our own Silver Boot competition at Mitchie for our Premier Reserve team and the two Youth teams. This competition will commence on Friday 27 January and continue up until the start of the season.

We are also working towards a pre-season camp to be held on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 February 2006.

We hope to see you all there next Tuesday!

Greg Brown
Head Coach
annual general meeting...

27 November 2005

Hi Everyone

This message is a reminder that the Annual General Meeting of the Mitchelton Sports Club will be held this Tuesday night, 29 November 2005, at 7pm.

Please feel free to come along.

Regards
Rohan Cassell
President – Mitchelton Sports Club

your feedback would be appreciated...

27 November 2005

Hi everyone,

I'm Rob the Mitchie Football Club webmaster. I am looking at giving our web site a little bit of a revamp. If you have any comments or suggestions in relation to the information on this site I would love to hear from you. If there are special features you think this site should have please let me know & I'd be happy to look into implementing them here. I would also love to put some more photos on the site especially photos taken at Mitchie's home ground, and photos of the clubhouse and the facilities.

E-mail your comments, photos etc to webmaster@mitchiesc.org.au

Kind Regards
Rob

whitsunday coast team take on mitchie...

19 October 2005

The Whitsunday Coast State League team is traveling to Brisbane this weekend and will play two games against Mitchelton FC teams at 2.30pm this Saturday and Sunday.

This season’s Premier League squad is available to play on Saturday and the Premier Reserves and Premier Youth team to be combined together for the game on Sunday.

Players for the Mitchelton Squads include:

Saturday - GK to be confirmed, Aaron Machin, Matt Heath, Shaun Molenda, Jason Roberts, Niall McCarthy, Adrian Masci, Al Pase, Josh Smith, Josh Gastaldin, Paul Mikula, Sam Donaldson, Matt Wilson, Rohan Muller

Sunday - GK to be confirmed, Richard Jaynes, Tristram Hoppe, Alex Case, Shaun Freeman, Robbie Callanan, Warren Clough, Andrew Balzat, Michael Christiansen, Tom Manning, Peter Truss, Adrian Sciaretta, Chris Rozic, Josh Condon

BBQ and drinks will be provided to all players after the games.

Canteen and bar facilities will be available.

Please feel free to bring your kids down for a kick-around…..

2005 presentation winners evening...

5 October 2005

We are proud to present the winners of Awards at Saturday night’s presentation evening. Congratulations to all the winners, hope you had an enjoyable evening and season, and look forward to building on this year’s achievements next season.

To view the winners of the 2005 Mitchelton Football Club Presentation Evening click the download link following.

[ Download 2005 Mitchelton Football Club Presentation Evening Winners -pdf format ]

last call for tickets to presentation night...

26 September 2005

Hi All

Today is the last day to book tickets for Presentation Evening this Saturday night. Please let me know by the end of the day whether you would like tickets or not (only those who haven’t already done so).

The night kicks off at 6pm sharp with pre-dinner drinks, that’s two kegs of beer, white and red wine, soft drinks and nibblies.

At 7pm we will draw the lucky door prize of a Hyundai Colour TV, followed by the first round of presentations then the main meal.

Our live entertainment for the evening is the Savage Beer Gardeners who will play from 8pm.

The last round of presentations and dessert will occur from 8.45pm.

Regards

Rohan

a-league curtain raiser...

16 September 2005

BMS is fielding an Invitational Youth Team to play the curtain raiser for Queensland Roar this Sunday.

BMS INVITATIONAL YOUTH TEAM v North Coast Suns 18 September 2005

Brisbane Men's Football has selected a BMS Invitational Youth team that will play prior to this Sunday's Queensland Roar A League match at Suncorp Stadium against the North Coast Suns Under 21 side for the inaugural Todd Gava Challenge Trophy. The team has three Mitchelton players and is as follows:

The BMS side will be coached by Garry Johnson and Peter Tokesi.

BMS SQUAD DETAILS: Michael Pike (Toowoomba Raiders) Rick Kruger (Brisbane Olympic) Dominic LaSpina (Eastern Suburbs) Ryan Love (Taringa Rovers) Josh Condon (Mitchelton) Stephen Harriot (The Gap) Matt Hynes (Brisbane Wolves) Kieran Kerr (Ipswich City) Willie Tumusiime (Taringa Rovers) Daley Kemel (Redlands United) Ben Evans (Souths United) Matt Suleau (Mitchelton) Chris Newman (Brisbane City) Reece Veenhooven (Souths United) Jason Roberts (Mitchelton) Matt Christiansen (Western Spirit) Chris Disipio (Brisbane City) Benn Schofield (Brisbane City) Aaron Noble (Taringa Rovers)

MATCH DETAILS: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Sunday 18 September 2005 12.15pm

mitchelton fc presentation evening...

13 September 2005

Please find attached an invitation to the 2005 Mitchelton FC Presentation Evening. Let me know if you wish to purchase tickets and method of payment.

Download End of Season Bash 2005 flyer 

2005 MFC trip to the world cup qualifier in sydney...

12 September 2005

Well, everything other than the opponent (and a victory over them) is in place for Australia’s tilt at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

The date for the 2nd leg of the qualifier between Australia and the 5th placed South American qualifier is Wednesday 16 November 2005 in Sydney.

As with the previous three World Cup campaigns a delegation of the Mitchie faithful will be trekking along to cheer our boys along.

Mitchelton FC has registered with Football Federation Australia to acquire tickets for the game, so you can register your interest with me and I will compile a list of interested parties. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

All airline and accommodation bookings can be made through the following websites.

www.flightcentre.com.au

I have booked to fly Qantas on Wednesday 16 Nov, flight no. QF 517 departing Brisbane at 9.10am arriving Sydney 11.45am. On the Thursday I have booked to leave Sydney on QF 534 at 1.35pm arriving Brisbane 2pm. Total cost was about $200.

www.quickbeds.com.au

I haven’t yet booked accommodation but there are plenty of available places. If you wanted to coordinate a booking just let me know.

For any further queries please call me on 0434 077 380.

Regards
Rohan Cassell
President
Mitchelton Sports Club

exciting times this weekend...

24 August 2005

This weekend promises to be an exciting time for the Club with the Men’s teams playing their last game for the season against the Brisbane Strikers at home on Saturday night. The Premier Reserves kick-off at 4pm and Premier League at 6pm.

Both our Women’s teams have made the semi-finals. The Division 8 team finished in third position and play at 6.30pm against Annerley on Friday night in the knock-out semi final at Tingalpa (Brisbane Wolves home ground). The Division 3 team came in second place and play at Tingalpa against Bardon on Sunday at 3.15pm with the winner advancing straight to the Grand Final.

Two of our Junior teams have made it through to their respective Grand Finals this Sunday. The Under 13 Division 4 team play Pine Hills at 9.30am and the Under 13 Division 2 team play North Star at 12.30pm. Both games are being played at Pine Rivers home ground, Wendy Allison Park, Samsonvale Rd, Strathpine.

Please make it along to any of these games over the weekend and help cheer on the Mitchie teams.

Our Junior Presentation day is Sunday 4 September, Roo-Ball teams from 10am to 12pm and Divisional aged teams from 1pm to 3pm.

final game for premier youth tonight...

16 August 2005

The Mitchie Premier Youth team plays their final game for the season at home to Queensland Lions tonight at 7.30pm.

A win for Queensland Lions will secure the League Championship for them, anything less and Brisbane City will win the title.

Also, a reminder to let me know how many want to come along on the bus on Saturday to Toowoomba. The bus will depart the Mitchie Clubhouse at approx. 12.30pm. It is important we know the numbers in advance……

this weekend at mitchie...

12 August 2005

This Saturday the Premier League teams play three home games for the first time in a long while.

The Premier Youth take on Pine Rivers at 2pm and a win may keep them in with a slim chance of a semi-final place.

At 4pm the Premier Reserves play Souths United.

At 6pm our Premier League team take on Souths United for the Carson Laird Cup. Carson Laird was a Life Member of the Mitchelton Sports Club and his family have been members of both the Mitchelton and Souths United Football Clubs.

Mitchie have held the Cup for the past two seasons and will be keen to make it the second trophy of the season after winning the Michael Faraj Memorial Trophy against Uni of Qld two weeks ago.

Saturday kicks-off early with a BBQ Breakfast for our Roo-Ball teams from 8am to 10.30am. On sale are Bacon & Egg Burgers for $4 and a Sausage Sizzle for $1.50.

Bar and Canteen facilities will be open from 1.30pm. Canteen specials this week are Gourmet Spuds $5 and Chicken Satay Skewers with Rice for $5.

Next Saturday 20 August Mitchie travel to Toowoomba and we will be providing a free bus courtesy of Brisbane Bus Lines for any players or supporters wishing to make the trip. The bus will leave the Mitchie Clubhouse at 12.30pm and then leave Toowoomba around 8pm, arriving back at Mitchie around 9.45pm.

We are happy to make some pick ups at Ashgrove and along the Western Freeway. If you are interested in coming along please respond with your names as soon as possible…

mitchie football club 2005 art union winners...

11 August 2005

Winners of the Mitchelton Football Club 2005 Art Union are as follows: -

The Under 13 Div. 4 team sold the most books of tickets, and have won themselves a Mitchie Cap each and a training session with MFC Head Coach Greg Brown.

Matt Wilson from the Premier Youth/Reserves sold the most books of tickets and wins himself a sports bag donated by Buffalo Sports.

Congratulations to all the winners, a big thank you to all our sponsors and to those families who participated in this year’s Art Union.

this weekend...

3 August 2005

This Saturday 6 August promises to be a big day out at Teralba Park and one lucky family will walk away with $3,000.00.

Saturday kicks-off early with a BBQ Breakfast for our Roo-Ball teams from 8am to 10.30am. On sale are Bacon & Egg Burgers for $4 and a Sausage Sizzle for $1.50.

In the afternoon Mitchie take on Palm Beach in the Premier League game, we have our Annual Coaches/Managers vs. Parents Challenge and the draw for our Art Union.

The Premier Reserves game has been bought forward from 4pm to 3pm to allow for our Annual Coaches/Managers vs. Parents Challenge at 5pm. Anyone interested in playing in that game should contact Pedr Kilpatrick on 3851 0435.

At 6pm the Premier League game commences with Mitchelton taking on Palm Beach.

At 6.45pm we will draw our Art Union. Remember 1st Prize is $3,000 kindly supported by The Professionals Keith Brady Real Estate Everton Park, 2nd Prize is a box trailer kindly supported by Aspinall Trailers and 3rd Prize is a wheelbarrow full of gardening products kindly supported by Bunnings Warehouse.

Tickets can be purchased for the Art Union right up until the draw at 6.45pm.

Printed below is taken from the BMS site, it’s the match report from last weekend’s exciting Premier League win over University of Qld and a preview of this weekend’s game vs. Palm Beach.

mitchelton too strong for university...

3 August 2005

UNI OF QLD 1 (Hughes)
MITCHELTON 2 (Iwai, Pase)
Half time 0-1

A strengthened Mitchelton side returned to winning ways this weekend at the expense of the Uni of Queensland with a 2-1 win at St Lucia on Sunday afternoon. The win gave Mitchelton the Mick Faraj memorial trophy for this season with the winner decided from results every season in memory of the ex Uni and Mitchie player.

It also ensured that Uni will have to fight back again to avoid being dragged into the relegation battle after some recent results lifted them away from the danger zone. They are now only three points ahead of Brisbane City and Toowoomba Raiders, the two bottom sides and still have a number of difficult games ahead in August.

The return of Damian Pilat and Josh Condon added some experience and strength into the backline for Greg Brown's side who adopted a physical approach in the first half. "We played much better than we had in previous weeks, we were a lot more stable in the back and were able to push Jason Roberts into the middle which gave us some added depth in midfield," Brown said.

Mitchelton were the better of the two sides in the first half and on the half hour mark Mitchelton's Richard Iwai broke the deadlock following some great control as Uni keeper Boyd Kildey charged him. Iwai delicately chipped his effort into the net to give his side a 1-0 half time lead.

A fired up University side levelled the scores just minutes into the second half after Will Sommerville played a ball across to Matt Hughes who controlled and turned on the 18-yard box netting his effort and pulling the Barracudas back into contention. Matt Hughes and Will Sommerville continued to cause headaches for Greg Brown along with Steve Unsworth up front while Alistair Pase was working overtime for Mitchelton and it soon paid off.

The University side were dominating the opening stanza of the second half but soon found themselves behind again on the hour after Pase snuck in behind the University defence to collect the ball, slotting his effort past Kildey, giving his side a 2-1 win.

"To University's credit they were playing the ball around quite well, they got men into the box and they had some chances. But we deserved the win I thought, we outplayed them," Brown said.

University’s Matt Hughes looked forward to an interesting season right till the last match, "We were keen to get the points today to give us a buffer from the lower teams but it doesn't seem to be our style. We like to keep it interesting right till the end of the season. Mitchelton hold the Mick Faraj trophy now, so hopefully we can go over to Mitchelton next season and win it back," Hughes said

Preview

Leaders Palm Beach will head to Mitchelton determined to keep their lead at the top of the table. Mitchelton returned to the winning circle last weekend to ease some pressure on Greg Brown’s young side and will be keen to establish a good mid table finish and a platform for improvement again next season. Along with Andrew Balzat and Jason Roberts, Alistair Pase is settling into the Premier League and got his name on the score sheet last weekend and his coach will be looking for a continuation of his good form. Palm Beach are well known for their quick ball movement and their wide attacking style and always play to score goals. John Costello has been one of their best with his aggressive running down the left and will need to be watched carefully, as will the hard working Daniel Fung. Their defence is still one of the best and always win plenty of ball to get their midfield and strikers moving forward and the Mitchie defence may well have their hands full.

Round 19 has the following matches scheduled. Sat 6 Aug 6.00pm Stadium Toowoomba, ToowoombaToowoomba Raiders v Brisbane Strikers Sat 6 Aug 6.00pm Teralba Park, Mitchelton Mitchelton v Palm Beach Sat 6 Aug 6.00pm Heath Park, East Brisbane Eastern Suburbs v Brisbane Wolves Sat 6 Aug 7.00pm Wakerly Park, Runcorn Souths United v Taringa Rovers Sun 7 Aug 3.00pm Spencer Park, Newmarket Brisbane City v Pine Rivers Sun 7 Aug 3.00pm Oval 3, Uni of Qld, St Lucia Uni of Qld v Rochedale Rovers

latest mitchie bounce...

31 July 2005

Check out the latest Mitchie Bounce the official newsletter of the Mitchelton Football Club. The Mitchie Bounce is in pdf format so you will need Adobe Acrobat reader to view. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat reader you can download a free version here.

[ Click Here to Download The Mitchie Bounce ] File size approx 1.87 mb

mitchelton football club art union 2005...

25 July 2005

As you are aware the Mitchelton Football Club is currently conducting its annual Art Union.

We again have some great prizes on offer.

1. First Prize is $3,000.00 cash donated by The Professionals Keith Brady Real Estate at Everton Park.
2. Second Prize is a fully registered Box Trailer (on view inside the Clubhouse) donated by Aspinall Trailers.
3. Third Prize is a Wheelbarrow (on view inside the Clubhouse) full of gardening products donated by Bunnings Warehouse.
4. For the team who sells the most tickets we have a Mitchelton Football Club Cap for every player and also a Coaching session for the team with the Club’s Head Coach Greg Brown. Greg is an ex-Socceroo and has coached the Australian Women’s team, the Matilda’s, to the World Cup.
5. For the individual player who sells the most tickets we have a Sports Bag full of goodies to win.

Our Art Union is the only dedicated fundraising activity we undertake each season and we use the funds raised to directly improve our facilities. Late last year we decided to extend the underground watering system from the No.1 and No.2 fields to include the additional 6 junior fields. We thought the outlay in doing so was well worth it, with the benefits being spread across all our playing members. This year we plan to make our final payment on this significant investment.

Each family in the Club has been issued with a book of 20 x $2 tickets. Tickets are due back to the Club by the end of this week, however if you need more time to sell all your tickets, we are happy to receive them anytime up until the Art Union is drawn on Saturday 6 August at 6.45pm.

If you would like a book of tickets or would like to support our Art Union please let me know and I will organise to get in contact with you as soon as possible.

Thank you again for your support.

Rohan Cassell
President – Mitchelton Sports Club

this weekend...

29 July 2005

Mitchie take on Uni of Qld at St Lucia this Sunday at 3pm and 5pm in the Premier Reserves and Premier League. The Premier Youth game scheduled for Friday night (tonight) has been postponed to next Tuesday night 2 August (either 7pm or 7.30pm). Training has been called for all Premier League teams for tonight from 6.30pm.

qld roar v bms invitational squad...

19 July 2005

Click here for details of the promotional match between Qld Roar and the BMS Invitational Squad to be played on Wednesday night.

fixture alterations...

19 July 2005

Fixture Alterations from Premier Youth, Premier Reserves and Premier League

Please be advised that the following changes have been made to the advertised fixtures:

This Friday night’s home game for the Premier Youth vs. Souths Utd has been moved from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. This is to allow for a catch up game for the Under 17 Div.2’s at 6.30pm. Full bar and Canteen facilities will be open from 6pm.

The Premier Reserves and Premier League will now play Uni of Qld on Sunday 31 July at 3pm and 5pm respectively. The games were originally rescheduled for Saturday 30 July.

teams and tee off times for this sunday's keith green golf classic

15 July 2005

There are still a couple of vacancies in two or three teams for anyone wishing to book a late place. Note your teams tee off time and be sure to arrive at Ashgrove Golf Course approx 30 minutes before your start time.

Please feel free to ring me on 0434 077 380 to book a place or if you have any further questions.

Regards
Rohan