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Week 20

ESFA Premier League Weekly

From the Editor

It’s semi final time! What a terrific season of football it has been. I would also like to thank every team for their commitment and effort throughout the season and particularly like to congratulate the teams that have made the semi finals this season.

Congratulations to Waverley Old Boys for being crowned League Champions in the Reserve Grade. You can read the thoughts of coach, Savvas Christou, below.

Random fact: In the Premier League First Grade there were 103 different players who scored a goal and 128 in the Reserve Grade this year!

To those of you playing tomorrow; good luck. If you’re not playing please come down and watch some terrific games of football and visit our Junior Grand Finals at Heffron Park. It is sure to be a big weekend in football!

- Gregory Calacouris

Week 20 Fixtures

This weekend's fixtures are scheduled for Saturday, 12 August.

Major Semi: 1v2
Minor Semi: 3v4

SEMI FINAL Rules

If the scores are level at the conclusion of the match the 'Golden Goal' rule shall apply.

Extra time shall be 15 minutes each half with the match ending if one team scores.

If neither team score during extra time Kicks from the Penalty Mark will take place.

PL Dunbar Rovers V PL Waverley Old Boys

Major Semi

Venue: Heffron 53

Kick Off: 2:30 pm

In a clash against rivals the top two teams of the year face each other again to book a spot in the Final. Will Waverley get their revenge or will Dunbar seal a passage straight to Hensley?

PL Glebe Wanderers V PL Phoenix

Minor Semi

Venue: Heffron 54

Kick Off: 2:30 pm

2010 Champions, Phoenix, have struggled all season with injuries but will be looking ahead now to this crucial minor semi. Glebe have been strong all season and won't be wanting to bow out having come this far.

PLR Waverley Old Boys V PLR Dunbar Rovers

Major Semi

Venue: Heffron 53

Kick Off: 12:00 pm

Waverley have been the stand out team all season but will have a difficult task against undefeated Dunbar Rovers. With a must-win game which of these sides will win in their major semi final?

PLR Coogee United V Glebe Wanderers

Minor Semi

Venue: Heffron 54

Time: 12:00 pm

Both teams have been fairly consistent all season, with very little separating the teams on paper. It was a 3 - 0 victory to Glebe last time these two met. Can Coogee get a win against Glebe in this minor semi?

Book a table for the Premier League Awards Night

The inaugural Premier League Awards Night will be held on Saturday, 20 August at the Coogee Diggers RSL club.

The evening will bring together all the clubs and referees to present the Premier League awards.

Date: Saturday, 20 August 2011
Time: 6:30 pm
Dress: Lounge Suit
Cost: $40 per head/ $400 per table (Table of 10)

The Ted Simmons Medal will be presented to the Premier League First Division Player of the Year, as voted by the referees throughout the season.

The Awards are:

Player of the Year: as voted by the ESFA Referees
Fair Play Team of the Year: to the team with the best disciplinary record
Golden Boot
Referee of the Year: voted by the club managers.

All Premier League clubs will be required to purchase a minimum of one table and are more than welcome to purchase more for their team. The event will also be open to the wider ESFA community.

We are aiming to run a slideshow of photos from the 2011 season and ask clubs to send in any photos of their team.

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Spotlight: Savvas Christou (Waverley Old Boys)

This week we speak to Savvas Christou, coach of Reserve Grade League Champions, Waverley Old Boys.

What does it mean to win the Premier League Reserve Grade this year?
Our main objective was to win the league so we're delighted! I'm pleased for all of the coaches, support staff and the players in particular. The boys have worked very hard for this and we rightly earned the league title. Their attitude in training and games has been excellent and was reflected as we won 15 out of 18 games. A fantastic achievement. In addition, it's a significant milestone for the Club as we become the first Waverley Premier League side to win the league, coinciding with the Club's 10-year anniversary.

What have you thought of the competition this season?
Very competitive, as per last season. There are some very good players and teams in the league. There have been no easy games.

Biggest factor to winning the League?
The camaraderie amongst the squad has been first class since day one of pre-season. Even in games when we were performing below our best, the collective desire to win has pulled us through. The boys are all enjoying their football so it's made my job easy.

Looking ahead to the final at Hensley, how do you think the synthetic surface will influence the teams?
Hensley is a great venue for the final. All four finals teams will be highly motivated to play there. The playing surface is excellent - encouraging open, attacking football. However, the finalists need to earn the right to play there and therefore we're solely focusing on this Saturday.

Who would you like to face in the finals?
No preferences. We've had good, tough games against Dunbar, Coogee and Glebe this season.

Golden Boot: Firsts

Urquhart (Glebe) - 18 Goals
Hemmingway (Dunbar) - 17 Goals
Weldrick (Coogee) - 13 Goals
Gallagher (Waverley) - 10 Goals
Glasheen (Dunbar) - 10 Goals

Golden Boot: Reserves

Wayt (Dunbar) - 12 Goals
Eames (Maroubra United) - 11 Goals
Densmore (Maroubra United) - 11 Goals
Morgan (Waverley) - 10 Goals
Finch (Coogee) - 9 Goals
O'Conduin (Lokomotiv) - 9 Goals

Week 17 Results: Firsts

Sydney University 1 - 0 Phoenix
Vieria

Waverley Old Boys 0 - 1 Lokomotiv Cove
Robinson

Pagewood 2 - 1 Glebe Wanderers
Papadatos (2) Urquhart

Coogee United 2 - 1 Maroubra United
Weldrick (2) Xanthis

Pagewood 2 - 1 Sydney University
Papadatos (2) Viera

Mascot Kings 2 - 2 Waverley Old Boys
Hempenstall Nesbitt
Theodore Koutzoumis

Week 17 Results: Reserves

Sydney University 4 - 1 Phoenix
Kelly Wood
Daswhood
Muller (2)

Waverley Old Boys 2 - 0 Lokomotiv Cove
Coleman
Sang

Pagewood 0 - 3 Glebe Wanderers
                            McGreal
                            McCorry
                            Kennedy

Coogee United 1 - 0 Maroubra United
Redfern

Pagewood 2 - 1 Sydney University
Herrera Winterton
Wylie

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