Photos (Top to Bottom): Metro's Aaron Marney is unlikely to play against Nelson; Northern NSW coaching managing director David Smith as well as FFT CEO John Boulous examine Olympia's novel artificial pitch yesterday; Portable goals are beingness used for preparation as well as a 68m x 6m fighting volition hold upwards built at this destination of the ground; Looking at the goal at the Bligh Street destination of the ground; David Smith (left) as well as John Boulous (right) hash out the novel dry reason amongst Olympia president George Mamacas. The dry reason volition non hold upwards used for the Summer Cup series [PlessPix]
South Hobart get down their defense of the Summer Cup when they accept on Clarence United inwards the opening circular of the contest at KGV Park on Sat at 2pm inwards a Group B match.
At outset glance, this seems an tardily fixture for South Hobart, who won all 5 trophies on offering concluding season.
But, this is 2011 as well as non concluding flavor as well as things receive got changed.
Clarence receive got for sure been weakened past times a set out of departures, but South Hobart volition also hold upwards missing approximately commutation players from concluding season.
And, Clarence receive got had approximately skillful loving cup results against South Hobart inwards the past, thence nix tin hold upwards taken for granted.
In a divergence from concluding season’s format, this season’s Summer Cup matches volition hold upwards ninety minutes inwards duration as well as sides volition demand to hold upwards up to speed from the start of the tournament if they are to create well.
“Saturday’s squad volition hold upwards fairly strong,” said South Hobart coach, Ken Morton, whose squad volition also hold upwards inwards activity on Dominicus inwards Launceston inwards the Steve Hudson Cup series.
“Mostly the senior squad from concluding twelvemonth volition play, as well as I shout out back that’s solely fair, considering the efforts of concluding twelvemonth as well as pre-season thence far.
“On Sunday, we’ll accept a fairly immature side, but virtually of them receive got played Premier League.
“We’ll hold upwards fairly rigid across the board on Saturday. We’re inwards both competitions to win them, but we’re even thence having to juggle to larn people through the weekends. We’re non wanting to set likewise much stress on people.
“The solely ane that is a doubtfulness is Luke Huigsloot [the quondam Clarence player], who is injured.
“It looks something similar Moncur, Pennicott, Brown, Ludford, Loic, as well as if Huigsloot plays, it’ll hold upwards him, Roach as well as Hickey, as well as and then Brennan, Kanakaris as well as Lo. It’s fairly strong. Hugo Bladel volition hold upwards inwards there, too.”
Ben Parker is the novel captain of Clarence as well as he volition Pb the side amongst his park no-nonsense approach.
Chris Tsakiris is probable to play, every bit are ii novel 17-year-olds, including Will Malovnek, spell Trent Cornish volition hold upwards inwards goal.
“The ease receive got all played before,” said Clarence coach, Andrew Brown. “Some reserve players volition hold upwards stepping up.
“I receive got no thought how we’ll become every bit we’ve solely been preparation for iv weeks.
“I await we’ll campaign a few problems as well as I also suspect nosotros may run out of legs.
“But, either way, we’ll become out in that location as well as essay as well as win it. It’s a loving cup game, as well as you’ve got to win loving cup games.
“We’ll become out as well as laid on South Hobart as well as consider what happens. We’re looking forwards to it.”
The noon fit at KGV Park is betwixt Tilford Zebras as well as University inwards Group A.
Zebras receive got recruited at to the lowest degree 8 novel players over the summertime as well as should hold upwards much likewise rigid for University, who receive got lost omnibus Kevan Wright, who has moved to Broome inwards his work for 3 months.
Liam Scott as well as Sam McIntyre are ii of the recruits who should consider activity against University.
In an all-Division One clash at North Chigwell at noon, Nelson Eastern Suburbs from Group B meet Metro from Group D. This is a cross-group pairing because these groups receive got solely 3 teams each.
Metro volition plain German linguistic communication commutation student, 17-year-old Lars Engisch, as well as NSW newcomer Lee Yuell, every bit good every bit Adam Woodward as well as Nathan Daniels.
Jayden Wiggins as well as Aaron Marney are injured as well as are unlikely to play, which way Kye McQueen as well as Geoff Wicks volition in all likelihood larn a run.
Nelson volition hold upwards without midfielders Bill Hanley, Andrew Gaskell as well as Pat Lenck, all of whom are unavailable.
Under-19s from concluding year, Henry French, Max Caulfield, Rhys Endall as well as Joel Dredge volition come upwards into the starting eleven.
Ollie Burdon has taken over inwards goal afterwards impressing inwards the pre-season work, spell Adam Mills volition skipper the side, which includes his younger brother, Ryan, 18, who was concluding year’s transcend scorer.
Another brother, 23-year-old Nathan Mills, is also inwards the side. He is a quondam State youth thespian who switched to AFL as well as played for the Mariners.
Nelson promise to include 14-year-old Troy Westbury inwards their squad, providing he is cleared to play past times Football Federation Tasmania.
The 2pm game at North Chigwell pits Premier League opponents Glenorchy Knights as well as New Town Eagles against each other inwards a Group D match.
Knights volition hold upwards without Corey Smith, who even thence has a 2-game suspension to serve, spell Jade Clay as well as James Hope receive got cricket commitments.
Jason Dawes, signed from Metro, is injured as well as may demand a articulatio genus reconstruction.
Callen Griffin also has a articulatio genus injury as well as volition hold upwards absent.
The Knights squad is probable to be: Ben Peter, Will Roberts, Jacob Huigsloot, Alex Holmes, Lindsay Millington, Brendon Garth, Andrew Robb, Jackson Marsh, Matthew Nowicki, Matthew Russell, Tom Sherman, Brad Grainger, Trent Delaney, Peter Frank, Daniel Langdale.
Eagles are without 7 players as well as volition hold upwards hard-pressed to win.
Shane Kent, Alex Leszczynski, Michael Anderson, Nick Ferrall, Mark Page, Chris Wass as well as Alex Gordon are all unavailable due to holidays, run or injury.
“We volition hold upwards real competitive as well as it volition hold upwards bully to consider approximately of the immature players stepping up,” said an optimistic Eagles coach, George Krambousanos.
The Group Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 clash betwixt Beachside as well as Taroona at Olinda Grove No. 1 Ground at 2pm should hold upwards interesting. Beachside were promoted to Premier League at the destination of concluding flavor as well as Taroona were relegated to Division One, thence in that location is a lot to bear witness for both sides.
Beachside omnibus Brett Pullen said: “I volition hold upwards able to plain a rigid side as well as volition hold upwards closely looking at approximately of the new, immature players over this Summer Cup period.
“The Cup volition hold upwards a bully chance for me to facial expression at how I volition blend our experienced players amongst the novel youth available.
“It volition also hand me the chance to innovate our novel signings.
“The regulars at preparation receive got included Michael Soszynski, Nathan Robinson, Ben Davis, Patrick Dunne as well as Jamie Pennicott, but Bernhard Klasen, Luke Atkin as well as Colin Shepherd volition missy this pre-season series.
“That volition hand approximately of the new, immature players the chance to bear witness themselves.
“I also congratulate FFT on the format for this year. The interchange, the flexibility betwixt seniors as well as reserves, as well as the 90-minute games volition brand the loving cup a bully pre-season competition.”
Olympia Warriors come upwards up against Hobart United inwards a Group C encounter at Olinda Grove No. 2 Ground at noon.
Olympia’s morale volition receive got improved afterwards their 1-0 win over Ulverstone inwards the Steve Hudson Cup inwards Launceston concluding Dominicus as well as they should but scamper over the job against Hobart United.
Kingborough Lions United should hold upwards much likewise rigid for DOSA inwards their Group C fit at Olinda Grove No. 2 Ground at 2pm.
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