Today is the in conclusion solar daytime of 2018 together with then I idea I’d delve into the past times together with revive unopen to Tasmanian football game history.
Perhaps nosotros tin give notice larn something from history together with then that nosotros don’t repeat the mistakes of the past.
I reached into my archives together with pulled out the fit programme from the 1996 Wrest Point State League Grand Final.
Most of my younger readers volition live surprised to run into that this grand in conclusion was played on Saturday, nineteen Oct 1996, at KGV Park, alongside the kick-off at 7.15pm.
How many of yous are shocked that the flavour went for together with then long?
It wasn’t long for fans together with players. That was a normal season.
I experience our flavour is at nowadays every bit good brusk together with I acknowledge that I am a fan of 4 rounds inwards the electrical flow State League, the NPL Tasmania competition.
It comprises ix teams together with I see at that topographic point should live 32 games per squad inwards all.
Now that the summertime loving cup is history, together with at nowadays that nosotros conduct keep artificial pitches together with Daylight Saving Time, 32 rounds should live a slice of cake together with fair to all.
It would for certain form the sheep from the goats together with the nigh consistent squad would win the title, having played every other squad 4 times - twice at domicile together with twice away.
Back inwards 1996, at that topographic point was a Cadbury League inwards the S together with a Boags Premier League inwards the north. Both were the second-tier competitions instantly below the State League.
The solar daytime (19 Oct 1996) began alongside the Cadbury Boags State Premiership Cup fit betwixt University together with Burnie at 2.30pm.
This was the minute leg of the in conclusion together with University won 4-3 together with 8-6 on aggregate.
The teams were:
University: Alistair Bain, Grant Anderson, David Proctor, Paul Enkelaar, Craig Cooper, Shane West, Simon Goninon, Scott Barlow [now Chairman of A-League gild Sydney FC], Matthew Shaw, Michael MacDonald, Graham Crook, Mark Rapley, Chris Green, John McCarthy, John Demir [Andrew Robinson (Coach), Doug Gray (Manager), Ron Coutts (Physio)]
Burnie: Mark Overton, Ian Miller, Russ Troughton, David Mitchell, Scott Parke, Tim Jones, Rodney Smith, Chris Olsen, Rodney Leary, Hugo Luttmer, Simon Jago, Trent Johnson, Allen Parke, Ray Parke, Shane O’Neill [Ray Parke (Coach), John Wheeler (Manager)]
Denis Laing was the referee, assisted past times Graham Vines together with Tom Hutchinson.
That game was followed at 5pm past times the Wrest Point State Youth Grand Final betwixt Launceston Juventus together with South Hobart.
Launceston Juventus won 3-0 alongside 2 goals past times Jon Mereszka together with i from Shaun Miller.
The teams were:
Launceston Juventus: Alastair McGrath-Kerr, Darryl Brownlie, Tomas Pinkewicz, Liam Monagle, William Hernandez, David Newman, David Craig, Peter Savill, Shaun Miller, Thomas Martschinki. Jonathan Mereszka, Adam Clydesdale, Ian McGrath-Kerr [Chris Couch (Coach), Robert Morgan (Manager), David McKay (Physio)]
South Hobart: Kristian Beardwood, Mark Scotney, Bret Anderton, Paul Thomas, Dion Byas, Garth Plunkett, Bernhard Klasen, Luke Rayner, Ashton Maggs, Chris Rayner, Jared Richardson, Luke Barlow, Nathan Robinson, Nigel Binns, Kirk Stanton, Will Russell [Bret Anderton (Coach), John McCormack (Manager), Ian Colhoun (physio), John Harbinson (Trainer)]
Craig Granger was the referee, Troy Smith together with Stuart Day the assistants, together with Tom Hutchinson the quaternary official.
The State League Grand Final kicked off at 7.15pm, every bit previously stated, together with at half-time at that topographic point was the J Boags & Son l metre dash final, a sprint race.
Olympia shell White Eagle 2-1.
The teams were:
White Eagle: Craig Jones, Ricky Turner, Martin Nidorfer, Michael Driessen, Richard Ketchell, Craig Pitt, David Stoddart, Scott Young, Colin Sherpherd, Matthew Holloway, Paul Morrison, Adam Jones, Andrew Savage, Richard Leszczynski [Mark Leszczynski (Coach), Chris White (Manager), Frank Bansel (Trainer)]
Olympia: Neil Connell, Chris Hey, Corey Slade, Geoffrey Vaughan, Michael Berwick, Glen McNeill, Peter Tsakiris, Raymond Benson, Trevor Carson, George Kalis, Craig Nichols, Matthew Sly, Greg Calvert, Rowan Trappes, Alan Rankine, John Ioannou [David Crosson (Coach), Russell Allie (Physio)]
Kim Barker was the referee, assisted past times Rebecca Di Martino together with Leon Ashlin, piece Paul Jones was the quaternary official.
Richard Leszczynski gave White Eagle the Pb inwards the 16th infinitesimal together with that’s how it stayed until half-time.
Referee Kim Barker awarded Olympia a penalization inwards the minute one-half which was converted past times Glen McNeill, piece Trevor Carson headed the winner for Olympia from Alan Rankine's corner.
David Smith, the latterly appointed motorcoach of Hobart Zebras, was the CEO of Soccer Tasmania inwards 1996, piece John Barker was president of Soccer Tasmania.
Devonport won the Ansett Northern Women’s League that year, piece Nelson Blue won the Ansett Southern Women’s League.
May I wishing everyone a happy New Year's Day together with all the best for 2019.
It doesn’t await every bit if my novel website is going to acquire up, together with then this site is the i to acquire to from at nowadays on.
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