WHITE RIBBON CUP NOVEMBER 28

The annual White Ribbon Cup will take place on Sunday November 28 at Grant High School. Kick off will be at 9am and presentations will take place at the completion of the game at 10.30am.

All interested players are urged to take up this opportunity to take part in an 11 a side fixture that will be an excellent warm up for next years Mashup Cup against Warrnambool Wolves.

MASH-UP CUP PICTURE SPECIAL

Michael Gorey leads by example.

Sam Shoemark takes control of the midfield.

Lewis March clears the ball up the wing.

THE ROUND BALL SCORES AGAIN

Tess Andrews hams it up after being named mvp on Sunday.

On Sunday Mount Gambier's soccer community development program The Round Ball continued its success winning the first ever Mash-Up Cup in Warrnambool against the warrnambool wolves. The first leg was held in Mount Gambier and saw the locals win convincingly in the junior u14 competition and draw 2 all in the senior u16 age group. The weekend results pleased Director of Coaching Tom Dickson who was very pleased with the effort show on the track during the week. "The competition was great for our juniors. The Wolves are well coached and well organised, we had to work very hard to get the result."

The highlight for Dickson was the 7 nil rout at home by the junior squad at home in a fortnight ago "We did not know what to expect and they impressed us. the junior game started at a fast pace and was very even for the first half. We scored a good goal through Sam Shoemark and led 2 nil at the break, however the second half was fantastic. Likewise the effort by the senior squad on the road last week was fantastic. they were lucky to get a draw at home and we worked them hard on the track during training last week. they did really we on sunday running out winners 2 nil. We had several injuries and called up a few junior players and they did very well. Will Circelli has been a revelation since coming into the squad and Tess Andrews showed her class."

The competition which sees boys mixed with older girls is the first of its kind in the region and plans are already on the drawing board for it to grow even bigger next year.

Scott Dickson CEO of The Round Ball added "the kids loved it and so did the parents, it is what we are always on about. Having a go, improving yourself and setting new goals. We cant wait until next year"

THE ROUND BALL WINS FIRST MASH-UP CUP

The senior squad after the 2 nil away win at Harris St.

Tess Andrews and Mark Judd with the Wolves banner.

Michael Gorey, Tess Andrews, Mark Judd and Eleni Kourmouzis with the cup.

Final Result

Senior Game

The Round Ball 2 vs Warrnambool Wolves 0

Goal scorers

Jen Smith

Tom Weedon

Best Players

Tess Andrews

Mark Judd

Will Circelli

Today is the Day!

The bus departs at 9.30am this morning with a huge entourage travelling to support the squads on their quest to bring back the Mash-Up Cup. Good luck to all involved.

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Senior Mash-Up Squad Announced

Jay Jay Breuker

Elini Kourmouzis - Matty Pilven - Josh Kourmouzis - Luke Pitson

Jenna McCormick - Mark Judd (c) - Tess Andrews (c) - Max Donaldson

Jen Smith - Alex Sims

Reserves

Keisha Seilor

Michael Gorey

Will Circelli

Tom Weedon

Chantelle Dow (gk)

Junior Mash-Up Squad Announced

Emerson Sakkers

Monique Sims - Will Cercelli - Jake Blackwell - Lewis March

Erin Ireland - Monique Ianella (c) - Michael Gorey (c) - Sam Shoemark

Jasmine White - Tom Weedon

Reserves

Blair Ferguson

Jordy Milligan

Ryen-Kym Pilven

Mash-Up Cup Away Fixture

After the Junior victory and senior draw last week The Round Ball sides are in the box seat going into the away leg in Warrnambool on Sunday.

Ladder

The Round Ball 4 points +7 goal difference

Warrnambool Wolves 1 point - 7 goal difference

Senior ‘mashup’ a draw

After a hard fought game the senior squad recorded a 2 all draw against the Warrnambool Wolves.

Jenna McCormick scored a screamer to start the scoring and Alex Sims gave trb a 2 1 lead.

We could not hand on and in the end the 2 all draw was a fair result.

Round Ball wins first ‘mashup’ encounter

Tom Weedon works hard for the ball.

Sam Shoemark made a huge impression in the first leag of the Mash-up Cup.

The Round Ball Junior Mash-up Cup squad.

The Round Ball defeated Warrnambool Wolves 7 – 0 in the inaugural under 14 Mashup Cup at Grant High School today.
The success of women’s football and an idea suggested on local radio was the inspiration behind the mixed soccer tournament.

The Round Ball chief executive Scott Dickson credits South East radio personality Gordon Milosevic as the inspiration for the concept.

“Milo has spoken about the future of soccer many times on the Saturday Morning Sports Show on 5SE,” Dickson said.

“He has suggested mixed soccer as a natural progression of the social game and we were keen to give it a go.

“For many years female players have played in local soccer matches and the Round Ball and many others have mixed girls and boys to create good outcomes and to extend individual players.

“This is different though; this is a competitive fixture against a talented opposition who places a high degree of importance on co-educational football.”

A return match will be played in Warrnambool next Sunday.

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TODAY IS THE DAY!

The first Mash-Up Cup game is today at Grant High School.

Come along and support our squads.

MASH-UP CUP CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED

The Round Ball captains have been announced with Mark Judd and Tess Andrews named as senior captains and Michael Gorey and Monique Ianella named as junior captains.

Good luck to all!

Interstate tournament kick-starts Wolves' season

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THERE'S a buzz about football in Warrnambool and it has nothing to do with the AFL or even Australian rules.
An interstate tournament is set to mark what could be the biggest start to the city's soccer season.
Warrnambool Wolves head coach John McMillan said the city would play Mount Gambier in South Australia for the first time.
"It's going to be big," he said.
"We are sending a mixed team to Mount Gambier and then next week they'll come to Warrnambool to play us."

The 2010 Wolves season starts tomorrow with under 10s and under 15s set to take to the Harris Street Reserve turf.

Meanwhile, the club will send mixed under 16 and under 25 teams to play at Mount Gambier.
"It's something that's a little bit different and we hope to host some more towns in March," McMillan said.

The Round Ball mixes it up

Junior team captains Michael Gorey and Monique Ianella

The success of women’s football and an idea suggested on local radio was the inspiration behind Sundays Mash-Up Cup mixed soccer tournament.
CEO of Mount Gambier based community soccer program The Round Ball, Scott Dickson credits local radio personality Gordon Milosevic as the inspiration for the concept. “Milo has spoken about the future of soccer many times on the Saturday Morning Sports Show on 5SE. He has suggested mixed soccer as a natural progression of the social game and we were keen to give it a go”, Dickson who is the only soccer coach to coached back to back premierships in both local WBSA and SEWFA competitions has been heavily involved in junior development programs for both boys and girls and is keen to put Milosevic’s idea to the test. “For many years female players have played in local soccer matches and the Round Ball and many others have mixed girls and boys to create good outcomes and to extend individual players. This is different though, this is a competitive fixture against a talented opposition who places a high degree of importance on co-educational football.”
The Round Ball will be competing against the Warrnambool Wolves who are no strangers to the region. “The Wolves have a very strong junior development program and in recent years have had successes at the South West Games and other tournaments in regional Victoria. The under 16 girls Captain was a product of the Wolves junior development program and she is currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the W-League. That in itself is an indication of the quality of their coaching and development programs.”
The Round Ball will field two sides this weekend a junior side comprising under 14 boys and under 16 girls and a senior side comprising under 16 boys and under 21 girls. “The concept is pretty simple” explained Dickson, “Each side will have 16 players in each squad, 8 boys and 8 girls and 5 girls will play on the pitch at all times, the focus is on development and fun, letting the kids mix and play the game” added Dickson.
Local SEWFA stars Tess Andrews and Monique Ianella have been named female captains while Mark Judd and Michael Gorey will captain the boys.
The junior game will kick off at 2.00pm and the senior game 3.30pm at Grant High School and will travel to Warrnambool for the away leg next weekend.

MASH-UP CUP TIMES

Grant High School will host the first leg of the Mash-Up Cup this Sunday when Warrnambool Wolves visit The Round Ball.

Game 1 - TRB Junior vs WW 2.00pm ko SA time

Game 2 - TRB Senior vs WW 3.30pm ko SA time

Stay tuned as we will release the full squad details and captains this week.

MASH-UP CUP SQUADS TAKE SHAPE

With less than a week to go before the Mash-Up Cup the senior and under 14 squads are starting to take shape. Sundays training session saw members of the senior squad test out the new kits.