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48 — MUDGEE GUARDIAN, Friday, April 11, 2014 WWW.MUDGEEGUARDIAN.COM.AU
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Friday, April 11, 2014 Email: ben.harris@fairfaxmedia.com.auSports desk: BEN HARRIS Phone: 6372 1455 Fax: 6372 4127
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
By DARREN SNYDER
Gulgong-based women’s foot-
ball side North West Falcons will
look to claim their second win in
as many matches at Billy Dunn
Oval on Sunday.
The Falcons began their inau-
gural season in the senior Dubbo
District Football Association on
Sunday with a 3-2 win against
Orana Spurettes at Lady Cutler
Oval.
The hard work of pre-season
training and trials paid off for the
ladies with a relatively convincing
win.
Falcons coach Greg Lillyst said
although the score reflected a
much closer game his side lead
three-nil up to the last 10 minutes
and had control of the game.
“We went into auto pilot at the
end of the game and received a bit
of a scare. It was totally my fault,
as I switched players around to
give more exposure to the new
players and broke the cohesion
and momentum we had built,”
Lillyst said.
He said the Falcons midfield
played in behind the ball and sup-
plied possession to the forwards,
especially in the first half.
Samantha Perring bullied her way
through the Orana Spurs defence
to claim the first goal, whilst
Rachael Byrne blitzed the opposi-
tion with her speed and was
rewarded with two goals. New
players to the game Taylor
“Squirt” Kurtz and Dariea Wood
played well above their experi-
ence and contributed well.
“We have three ladies playing
their first season of soccer and
they all enjoyed themselves. One
of the challenges I face is having
some really experienced players
and trying to get everyone to per-
form at their best with such a
diverse range of skills,” Lillyst
said.
The Falcons will play Dubbo
City Rangers at Billy Dunn Oval
on Sunday from 12pm. The
Rangers were also round one win-
ners against Narromine and will
Lillyst believes they will be a fair
match up.
“We aren’t getting ahead of our-
selves. There are some gun teams
in this open division and I’m sure
they will be keen to let us know we
are the new kids on the block,”
Lillyst said.
“We are happy to be involved
with the Dubbo comp and will be
satisfied to be competitive in
most games and play week to
week, as long as we are enjoying
ourselves.”
The competition will see 11
rounds before teams will be
placed in either first or second
division according to the points
table at the time.
Teams within their own catego-
ry will then play each other once
more for the opportunity to com-
pete for the finals.
“This is a great system. The sys-
tem Jim Auld and the Dubbo asso-
ciation have organised not only
rewards the stronger teams but
also gives the less competitive
sides the chance to be the best of
the rest,” Lillyst said.
Ladies look to win consecutive games at Gulgong tomorrow
Falcons flying home
Catching final bug
SOFTBALL
Mudgee Softball Association finished its
2013/2014 season on Saturday with Grand Finals
being played across all divisions.
Weather threatened play with more than 31
millimetres of rain falling in the days prior and a
brief shower during the day, but overall softball
became the winner.
Several presentations and awards also took
place on Saturday.
Full story on page 47.
STRIKE: Rhyan McNair played a valuable role as
catcher during the Youth Grand Final at Mudgee’s
Westend Sporting Complex on Saturday.
PHOTO: DARREN SNYDER 060414/DS SPORT/1068