Following the completion of round 11 the Men’s 4th, 5th & 6th Divisions have now been split into two pools, based on odds and evens.

Draws for the remainder of the season are now available……..MORE

The Finals Series qualification will be determined on a combined pointscore covering results from the whole season.

Pottsville Panthers and Lismore Thistles ensured round 13 of the FFNC Premiership was one to remember with huge upset wins over the league leaders.

Pottsville will take the bragging rights as the first team to defeat reigning champions Richmond Rovers this year and to do so away from home makes the result even more remarkable.

Rovers struggled for consistency throughout the match and the send off of midfielder Aaron Heffernan compounded the frustration of this first up loss. The surprise though is that Rovers struggled against the Panthers in round 3 only scraping a 2-2 draw, and most pundits expected them to go into the game full of determination to dominate the visitors.

However it was not to be with goals to Josh Boag and Simon Everingham and a huge dying minutes penalty save from keeper Nathan Wilson securing the points for Pottsville. Rovers only goal came from midfielder Ben Casagrande.

Lismore Thistles continue to defy the form guide as well with a solid 1 - 0 win over second placed Lennox Head. Lennox approached the game with a defensive attitude and suffered from the lack of adventure, creating little going forward.

Thistles always looked dangerous and following the dismissal of Lennox keeper Tye McDonald for a foul on striker Tom Boland raised their intensity, bombarding stand in keeper Pete O’Neill in the later stages of the match.

They were made to wait some time though to grab the decisive strike with Jacob Arthur scoring from the edge of the box, giving the home side the 3 points.

In other fixtures Italo Stars extended their winning streak to nine games with a 1-0 win over Byron Bay, Ballina secured third spot on the table with a 3-0 win over Bangalow and Workers gave their survival hopes a boost with a 2-2 draw against Goonellabah.

FFNC’s own Laahni Winkler-Harding has been selected in the NSW PSSA State Girls Team for 2008 following a successful spell in the North Coast PSSA team competing in the state titles.

A player of great potential Laahni has been rewarded for her hard work and committment to football.

All at FFNC congratulate Laahni on this fine achievement and wish her the best of luck at the national titles.

Football Far North Coast are calling for interested clubs to nominate teams for the forthcoming Summer Youth League season.

Competitions for both males and females will operate from October to December - with the emphasis on player development. The competition will be open to players aged 15 to 19 and will asist in the transition from junior to senior competitions.

Applications close on Friday 15th August 2008 so don’t delay get your club to nominate a side soon download application forms here 2008-expression-of-interest.pdf