Due to field closures at Ballina, Lennox Head and Tumbulgum the following changes have been made:-

Grade 6 to 9 games at Lennox Head and Tumbulgum have been cancelled 

Womens Second Division - Tumbulgum v Goonellabah  Sunday M’bah 2.30pm

Grade 12 Girls - Woodburn Wolves v Thistles Diamonds  Sunday W’burn1 10am

Grade 16 - Lennox Whalers v Italo Stars  Monday SkHd2 6.30pm

Grade 14/1st - Kyogle v Souths Comets Saturday SL1 11.15am

Grade 13/2nd North - Ballina Ospreys v Mullumbimby Hornets Saturday GW3 9am

Gr. 13/2nd South - Ballina Ospreys v Casino Cobras  Saturday S3 11am 

Gr. 12/2nd North - Tintenbar Hawks v Ballina Seahorses  Saturday S3 9am

Gr. 12/2nd South - Kyogle v Richmond Rovers  Saturday Cas2 11.30am

Gr. 11/2nd North - Tumbulgum White v Tumbulgum Red  Saturday M’bah 9.30am

Gr. 11/2nd South - Ballina Seahorses v Dunoon Rockets Saturday S3 10am

Gr. 10/2nd North - Lennox Whalers v Brunswick Breakers  Monday SkHd1 6.30pm

Gr. 10/3rd - Kyogle v Thistles Rangers Saturday E1 11.30am

Due to heavy rain in the last 24 hours, all semi-final matches set down for play tonight, 5th September, have been moved to Monday night, 8th September, same fields, same times.

Premier Division
Lismore Thistles v Italo Stars 6th Sept. T1 3pm
Lennox Head v Ballina 6th Sept. SkHd1 4pm

Premier Reserve
Byron Bay v Ballina 6th Sept. BB 1pm
Lennox Head v Goonellabah 6th Sept. SkHd1 1pm

First Division
Woodburn v Uki  6th Sept.  W’burn1  3pm
South Lismore v Casino  6th Sept.  SL1  4pm

First Reserve
Woodburn v Casino  6th Sept.  W’burn1  1pm
Alstonville v Seawolves  6th Sept.  CP1  1pm

Second Division
Dunoon v Goonellabah  6th Sept.  Dun1  3pm
Byron Bay v Brunswick Valley  6th Sept.  BB  3pm

Third Division
Goonellabah Tornadoes v Goonellabah Hornets  5th Sept.  WP1  7.30pm
Lismore Thistles v Alstonville  6th Sept.  T1  1pm

Fourth Division
Lismore Thistles v Goonellabah  6th Sept.  T2  3pm
Lismore Workers v Nimbin Headers  6th Sept.  Rec12  1pm

Fifth Division
Lennox Head v Lismore Thistles  6th Sept.  SkHd2  1pm
Pottsville Mullets v Dunoon  6th Sept.  P’ville  3pm

Sixth Division
Brunswick Valley v Bangalow  6th Sept.  Mull1  1pm
South Lismore v Lismore Thistles  6th Sept.  SL1  1pm

Womens First Division
Alstonville v Italo Stars  7th Sept.  CP1  2.30pm
Lennox Head v Richmond Rovers  5th Sept.  SkHd1  8pm

Womens Second Division
Tumbulgum v Goonellabah  7th Sept.  T’gum  2.30pm
Woodburn v Ballina  5th Sept.  W’burn1  7.30pm

Womens Third Division
Lismore Thistles v Lennox Head  7th Sept.  T1  10.30
Lismore Workers v Bangalow  5th Sept.  Rec12  7pm

Womens Fourth Division
Tintenbar/East Ballina v Ballina  7th Sept.  Chick1  2.30pm
Bangalow v Nimbin Headers  5th Sept.  Bang1  8.10pm

Gr. 16/1st Girls
South Lismore WMD v Richmond Rovers  7th Sept.  SL  9am
A’ville Red Devils v Lismore Workers  5th Sept.  CP1  6.15pm

Gr. 16/2nd Girls
Italo Stars v Goonellabah Hornets 5th Sept.  Star1  5.45pm
Mullumbimby Seahorses v Bangalow Bluedogs  7th Sept.  Mull1  9am

Gr. 15 Girls
South Lismore Comets v Ballina Ospreys  7th Sept.  SL1  11.20am
Byron Bay Zebras v Lismore Workers  7th Sept.  BB  10am

Gr. 14/1st Girls
Bangalow Bluedogs v Tintenbar Terrors  5th Sept.  Bang1  6pm
Mullumbimby Seahorses v Alstonville Allstars  7th Sept.  Mull2  9am

Gr. 14/2nd Girls
Kyogle v Byron Bay Stingrays  7th Sept.  KyH  10am
Dunoon Divas v Italo Stars  7th Sept.  Dun  10am

Gr. 13 Girls
Richmond Rovers v Alstonville Strikers  7th Sept.  E2  10am
Lismore Thistles Diamonds v Lennox Head Whalers 5th Sept.  Star1  7.15pm

Gr. 12/1st Girls
Woodburn Wolves v Lismore Thistles Diamonds  5th Sept.  W’burn1  6.30pm
Shores Redbacks v Lennox Head Whalers 7th Sept.  Shores  10am

Gr. 12/2nd Girls
South Lismore Comets v Mullumbimby Seahorses  7th Sept.  SL1  10.20am
Bangalow Bluedogs v Alstonville Angels  5th Sept.  Bang1  7.10pm

Gr. 15/1st Div.
Alstonville  Knights v Lismore Workers  6th Sept.  CP1  9am
Lismore Thistles v Goonellabah Hornets  6th Sept.  T2  9am

Gr. 15/2nd Div.
Casino Cobras v Mullumbimby  6th Sept.  Cas2  10am
Richmond Rovers v Pottsville Beach  6th Sept.  E1  10am

Gr. 14/2nd North
Eureka Rebels v Byron Bay Rams  6th Sept.  Eur  10.20am
Murwillumbah Gold v Lennox Head Whalers  6th Sept.  M’bah  10.30am

Gr. 14/2nd South
Thistles Rangers v Lismore Workers 6th Sept.  T1 11.30am
Dunoon Bears v Ballina Seahorses  6th Sept.  Dun  10am

Gr. 13/1st Div.
Richmond Rovers v Lismore Workers  6th Sept.  E2  9am
Souths Comets v Mullumbimby Seahorses  6th Sept.  SL1  10am

Gr. 13/2nd North
Ballina Ospreys v Mullumbimby Hornets  6th Sept.  S1  9am
Bangalow Bluedogs v Pottsville Beach  6th Sept.  Bang2  11am

Gr. 13/2nd South
Ballina Ospreys v Casino Cobras  6th Sept.  S1  10.30am
Thistles Mustangs v Goonellabah Hornets  6th Sept.  T1  10.20am

Gr. 12/2nd North
Italo Stars v Bangalow  6th Sept.  Star1  9am
Tintenbar Hawks v Ballina Seahorses  6th Sept.  Chick1  9am

Gr. 12/2nd South
Lismore Workers v Thistles Mustangs 6th Sept.  Rec12  9am
Kyogle v Richmond Rovers  6th Sept.  KyH  9am

Gr. 11/1st Div.
Alstonville Warriors v Mullumbimby Seahorses  6th Sept.  CP1  10.30am
Lismore Workers v Lennox Hammerheads  6th Sept.  Rec12  10.15am

Gr. 11/2nd North
Tumbulgum White v Tumbulgum Red  6th Sept.  T’gum  10am
Burringbar Bandits v Uki Pythons  6th Sept.  B’bar  9am
Gr. 11/2nd South
Woodburn Wolves v Bangalow Bluedogs  6th Sept.  W’burn1  11am
Ballina Seahorses v Dunoon Rockets  6th Sept.  S2  10.30am

Gr. 11/3rd Div.
Byron Bay Panthers v Ballina Ospreys  6th Sept.  BB  10.30am
Alstonville Terminators v Tintenbar Stingrays  6th Sept.  CP2  9am

Gr. 10/1st Div.
Lismore Workers v Byron Bay Rams  6th Sept.  Rec12  11.30am
Alstonville Redbacks v Lennox Hammerheads  6th Sept.  CP2  10.30am

Gr. 10/2nd North
Lennox Whalers v Brunswick Breakers  6th Sept.  SkHd1  10.30am
Eureka Dragons v Mullumbimby Seahornets  6th Sept.  Eur  11.30am

Gr. 10/2nd South
Woodburn Wolves v Richmond Rovers  6th Sept.  W’burn1  9am
Pottsville Beach v Dunoon Dynamites  6th Sept.  Potts  11am

Gr. 10/3rd Div.
Nimbin Headers v Goonellabah Tornadoes  6th Sept.  NH  10am
Kyogle v Thistles Rangers  6th Sept.  KyH  10am

Mens Fourth Division - (Game A) Ballina 2 v Goonellabah 4  

(Game B) Nimbin Headers 5 v Lismore Thistles 2 

Mens Fifth Division - (Game A) Tintenbar 1 v Lismore Thistles 3  

(Game B) Lennox Head 1 v Dunoon 4

Mens Sixth Division - (Game A) Bangalow 6 v Tintenbar 1  

(Game B) Lismore Thistles 2 v Brunswick Valley 1

Womens First Division - (Game A) Italo Stars 1 v Lismore Thistles 0

(Game B) Alstonville 1 v Richmond Rovers 3

Womens Second Division - (Game A) Goonellabah 4 v Italo Stars 2

Game B) Ballina 4 v Tumbulgum  0

Womens Third Division - (Game A) Lennox Head 4 v Mullumbimby 1 

(Game B) Bangalow 1 v Lismore Thistles 0

Womens Fourth Division - (Game A) Ballina 5 v South Lismore 1

(Game B) Tintenbar 1 v Nimbin Headers 4

Football Far North Coast’s planned Summer Youth League will provide local clubs an outstanding opportunity to recruit young players and develop them into seniors capable of playing at the top end of the FFNC senior men’s and women’s competitions.

FFNC General Manager Matt Kelso believes the concept is an opportunity the clubs must respond too, “for the last two to three years we have seen a decline in the numbers at under 16 & 15 level and that obviously filters through to the senior teams. Clubs playing in FFNC’ Premier League and Newton Denny Chapelle First Division as well as the Southern Cross Credit Union Women’s Premier League need to keep recruiting to maintain strong player rosters. The Summer Youth League provides the opportunity to build up their clubs with a strong youth platform. The same opportunity is also there for clubs not presently represented in the top two leagues. If they have aspirations to move up a division and build their senior club this is an opportunity not to be missed.”

Competitions for both males and females aged 15 to19 will be operating with the league commencing on Friday 17^th October and concluding on Friday 19^th December. With fixtures scheduled for Friday nights the players can still be involved in the traditional summer sports.

Opportunities for talented players don’t stop with the league either as the A-League is expanding to include a youth league and the commencement of the W-League further extends our local players chances at moving into professional football. “We deliberately followed the trend for youth football as we see the moves at the professional level enhance our own leagues and for a young player aged 15 or 16 they respond tremendously well to this type of developmental league. All coaching staff must be FFA Licensed further enhancing the development process for players, Kelso said.”

Time is running out though with applications closing on August 15.grab your application now!!!

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.

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 

FFNC advise that draws for the Grade 6, 7 & 8 age groups partcipating in SSG have only been completed until the 28th June.

Fixtures that were scheduled on the 31st May and washed out have been rescheduled to 5th July…..check draw here.

New draws will be available from after 5th July and commence after the end of the school holidays.

For further information contact FFNC on 66 25 1444.

South Lismore have surged up the Newton Denny Chapelle Championship ladder on the back of some recent good form moving into second place behind comfortable leaders Alstonville.

Last weeks 5 - 1 demolition of Uki helped the Celtics move ahead of close rivals Casino and Woodburn on goal difference and get them back in the frame for a top five finish.

Granted all three of the top four teams have a game in hand on Souths but this season is already proving that 3 points in the bag is a big advantage. Woodburn and Uki are testament to that with the Wolves struggling to draw with third from bottom Seawolves and Uki going down to a previously winless Banora Point.

Alstonville lead the Championship with 21 points eight clear of souths with a game in hand and at this stage are the beneficiaries of the inconsistent form of the remaining teams.

Round 9 fixtures throw up some mouthwatering fixtures with League leaders Alstonville up against Casino at Colley Park, Uki taking on Seawolves in a local tweed derby, Burringbar host South Lismore and Banora Point host Woodburn Wolves in what could be a tense affair.