Frankston Pines finally had some good news, something they hope to have more of, with the council voting to replace the current grandstand, if pulled down, with a new $100,000 one. The club was extremely worried that the council was going to pull the grandstand down without replacing it so at the Casey Cup final last night there was a bit of a buzz regarding it.
New Metro Central club St Kilda again has opened a few eyes when they became the first Metro club to knock out a State League club in the FFV State Knockout Cup. With State Legaue 2 club FC Clifton Hill five divisions higher in the FFV league structure, many would have felt that gap was just too big for the new club to overcome, but it was St Kilda that lead into halftime 2 – 0 and then held of Clifton Hill in the second half to win 2 – 1. Next up for St Kilda is another State League 2 club Malvern City.
The Metro SE division is now down to 12 teams with the withdrawal of Cardinia United. This now means the division has done away with the bye and doing away with the possibility of teams not playing each other twice. Still, how does a big place like Pakenham not yet have a senior team to represent the area amazes me.
Cobram Victory has updated their website with a version using courtesy of SportingPulse . The club is also excited to announce an international sponsor with Dodo Juice joining the club as a player sponsor. Currently Victory is getting ready to take on Cobram SC in the second round of the State Knockout Cup but due to a cricket final on Cobram SC's home venue the match might be delay to an alternative date.
The Bayside FA would like to wish a speedy recovery to committee member Steve Bakker after suffering terrible injuries as a result of an assault. Some of Steve injuries included a smashed eye socket & broken noise. Steve has been a long standing committee member whose voluntary services as head of the tribunal has been invaluable to the league.
State Knockout Cup Round 3 Fixtures
Peninsula Strikers Senior FC v Heatherton United SC
Mooroolbark v Monbulk Rangers
Brandon Park SC v Eastern Lions SC
Altona North SC v Hoppers Crossing SC
Seaford United SC v Berwick City SC
Keilor Park SC v Westvale SC
La Trobe University SC v Watsonia Heights SC
Shepparton SC v Wodonga Diamonds FC
Essendon Royals SC v Sunbury United
Old Camberwell Grammarians SC v Nunawading City SC
Riversdale SC v Doncaster Rovers SC
Moreland City SC v FC Strathmore
Malvern City FC v St Kilda SC
Yarraville FC v Middle Park FC
Caulfield Grammarians SC v Kingston City SC
Twin City Wanderers FC v Kialla United FC
North Caulfield Senior FC v Sandringham SC
Cobram SC v Cobram Victory FC
Heidelberg Stars SC v Diamond Valley United SC
Sebastopol Vikings SC v Geelong Rangers SC
Ballarat Red Devils SC v Ballarat North United SC
Pelada Womens Knockout Cup
Croydon City Arrows v Whitehorse United
Mooroolbark Senior v Old Carey
Keilor Park v Melton Phoenix FC
Brighton SC v Monash University
Monbulk Rangers FC v Boroondara Eagles FC
Yarra Jets FC v Darebin Falcons Womens SC
Melbourne University SC v La Trobe University SC
Albert Park SC v Brunswick Zebras FC
Mitchell Rangers FC v Elwood City SC
Altona City SC v North Geelong Warriors
Breakwater Eagles SC v Melbourne Knights
