A look at results and positioning on the ladder suggested we would find ourselves up against an improved Kariong side from the one we played last year. Before the match Kariong were sitting in 3rd spot, one point above us although with this being the replay of round 4, it was the first time we had come up against them with 3rd position being the prize for whichever team won. Read more
With our opponents surprisingly forfeiting our Round 9 game and round 10 being washed out giving us a two week break, round 11 saw us facing Kanwal for the first time in the season on their patch. Read more
Flags, banners and cheering crowds lined the route to Umina on Saturday as thousands gathered to catch a glimpse of Our Glorious Leader™, thankfully safely returned from an important mission to some foreign land. We were all badly in need of a boost after having our arses handed to us 2 weeks ago on the desolate battlefield of Kariong Hill, and were hoping for revenge against a team that had only narrowly beaten us last time out. Read more
This match started with black armbands and a minute’s silence around the circle in remembrance of Casper Ellis, a Terrigal Under-12s player who lost his fight with leukaemia the previous week. Having all joined this team by dint of being fathers, the Barnstoneworth side wishes to send its condolences to the Ellis family. Read more
Having played a half for the over-45Bs at East Gosford, your correspondent missed the first half of this game, but the score on his arrival was nil-all and the banter on the sideline was all about missed goal opportunities, at least a dozen of them apparently. Fortunately, the second half proved a little more exciting. Read more
| Home | Away | Scorers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFC A | 3 | 1 | Killarney | J. Parelli (2) G. Sheekey 1 |
| State Cup: BUFC A | 1 | 2 | North Sydney | B. Rogers (Extra-time golden goal) |
| BUFC CN | 2 | 1 | Budgewoi | G. Sheekey (2) |
| BUFC CS | 0 | 4 | Woy Woy | - |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | BUFC DN | Adam Ryan |
| East Gosford | 1 | 0 | BUFC DN | - |
| BUFC 45 B1 | 1 | 0 | Killarney | J. Banovich |
| Avoca | 2 | 1 | BUFC 45 B2 | B. Yates |
| Avoca | 0 | 4 | BUFC 45 C | - |
* B North game – Berkeley Vale Forfiet
Back at the fortress against the runaway leaders of our grade who were yet to register a loss, but coming off their first and only draw of the season.
It didn’t start well. The entrance had all the ball and our guys felt like we had sprinted to their home ground and back by the time 15 minutes was up. Read more
Expectations were high as the mighty 35Cs travelled to Kariong on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Although we were all struggling emotionally with the absence of Our Glorious Leader, there was cause for optimism – this was a team we had beaten once before, the back four was strengthened by the welcome return of Jase, and incredibly no-one was injured during the warm-up (which was of course conducted along the usual lines, and didn’t at all degenerate into kicking the ball around a desultory polygon of middle aged men). Read more
Round 8 saw Barnstoneworth playing the return away fixture against Wyong at Baker Park and looking to maintain our hold on top spot.
Heavy traffic in the Wyong area saw many of the team arriving later than planned, resulting in our warm up being more rushed than would have been ideal and that probably contributed to our slower than expected start to the game. Read more
The mighty B south boys headed away to Ourimbah oval for the second time this season. This was somewhat of a danger game for us – one we all probably expected to win after a 4-1, victory in round 1. Games like this have historically proven to be the ones we find hardest to perform in. Read more