Soccer MOUNT Eliza and Seaford United are in an intriguing race for a top-two finish that would secure their State 5 status for next season. Football Victoria’s State Leagues restructuring plan has a major impact at State 5 level as the governing body’s overhaul will introduce State 6 and State 7 levels of competition while making every tier of the State Leagues structure regionalised into North-West and South-East divisions. There’s no promotion from State 5 this year and the top two in the league will remain in the new State 5 South-East in 2026. Mount Eliza currently has the whip…
Author: Craig MacKenzie
Soccer LANGWARRIN made it three wins in a row with Saturday’s 2-1 home success over Manningham United Blues. The result cemented the local side’s grip of the all-important 11th position in VPL1 with the three bottom sides in the 14-team competition relegated at season’s end. But over the closing eight rounds of the season pitfalls remain with the Lawton Park lads facing three top-six sides and 10th-placed Eastern Lions who closed to within two points of Langy with Sunday’s 6-2 mauling of fellow struggler Moreland City. The outcome of the 26 July Gardiner’s Creek Reserve shootout with Lions could turn…
Soccer KYLE Eichenberger’s signing could be Baxter’s saviour as it heads into the second half of the season with renewed hope that it can maintain its State 4 South status. To do so would mean a top six finish for Billy Armour’s side given the effects of the upcoming league restructure which severely impacts State 4 and State 5 levels and creates new State 6 and State 7 divisions. Enticing Eichenberger to Baxter Park is one of the marquee moves of the season and hopes are high that he will provide the finishing touch so desperately needed. Eichenberger joined Peninsula…
Soccer SEAFORD United is on target for a top six finish in State 5 South with Saturday’s 2-1 win over Aspendale. This game was broken open by three second-half goals in contrast to the sometimes scrappy first-half that preceded it.Despite losing top scorer Dylan Waugh to injury at half-time Seaford struck just four minutes after the break. A deep free-kick from Conor Mcfall found Tristen Stass heading back across goal and Zain Ahmad’s deft touch made it 1-0. A defensive error cost Aspendale dearly in the 58th minute allowing Ahmad to square the ball from the right to Blake Hicks…
SOCCER FRANKSTON Pines’ senior men’s program is in disarray after reports emerged last week that Jason Grieve had resigned for the second time in five months. Neither Grieve nor Pines president Liz Diaz would respond to multiple attempts to make contact and director of football Ross Evans would only offer a terse “no comment” when asked who was the senior coach of the beleaguered club.At Saturday’s 7-0 thumping from Baxter the match started with Evans and reserves coach Cal Peacock in the Pines dugout and the official teamsheet listed Evans as coach and Peacock as his assistant. Baxter recorded its…