LANGWARRIN’S come-from-behind 2-1 win over Eastern Lions at Gardiner’s Creek Reserve on Saturday has secured its status as a VPL1 club for next season. The recent turnaround in the club’s fortunes has been remarkable and a change to its playing style may be the key. “Safety from relegation seemed a long way off when we fell to the bottom of the table eight weeks ago after the 5-0 loss at George Cross,” head coach Jamie Skelly said. “But six wins, a draw and a loss over the past eight weeks has turned our season around and we now look to…
Author: Craig MacKenzie
Soccer PENINSULA Strikers are on course for State 1 status if Scott Morrison’s second-placed side can maintain the momentum gathered in recent weeks. Strikers made it five on the trot with a clinical 3-1 away win over Bentleigh United Cobras last weekend. The win was helped by a first-half red card for Cobras captain Daniel Moirana who received two cautions in four minutes. His first came in the 30th minute after he left the pitch for treatment but re-entered without permission. His second came as Strikers’ keeper Faraz Zenoozi had the ball in both hands preparing to launch it downfield…
Soccer Joe Tweats and Bailey Head are the latest players to arrive on the local scene after joining Langwarrin and Peninsula Strikers respectively. Tweats, 23, was signed from Northcote City and came off the bench in the second half of Langwarrin’s 3-1 home win over Moreland City on Saturday. The midfielder had youth experience in both England and Spain before arriving in Western Australia and playing with Perth Glory then Sorrento. Northcote signed him for the 2024 season. “Joe is a player we have liked since he came across from Western Australia and he compliments the players we have in…
SOCCER MORNINGTON expects ex-Manchester United midfielder Liam Grimshaw to arrive this week. The 30-year-old came through youth ranks at United before signing a professional contract with the English giant in 2013. He signed for Preston North End in 2016 and the following year joined Motherwell where he made 101 appearances before joining Morton for the 2022-23 season. He was on the move again the following season and made 33 appearances for Dundee United.The Seagulls were alerted to his availability through assistant coach Nathan Peel and have been speaking to Grimshaw for the past fortnight. “He’s got some pedigree,” Mornington head…
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…