Soccer

Rosewood United soccer awards complete ‘amazing’ season

HAVING been re-elected Rosewood United Soccer Club president, Tammy Crawford has a chance to reflect on another successful season at Thagoona. “We’ve had a great year. It’s been amazing,” Tammy said. Apart from sharing in the Rosewood...

David Lems

22 Oct 2025

Sport

Ipswich FC newcomer’s youth focus building pathways

STANDING 218cm, or “seven foot two” tall, Sam Gahan could have easily pursued a basketball career. However, the latest Ipswich FC technical director always had football in his blood. After years working with major clubs like Lions and the Roar...

David Lems

15 Oct 2025

Sport

Positive future: Ripley Valley FC’s award-winning season

RIPLEY Valley Football Club players, coaches and officials can look forward to next year buoyed by positive 2025 results and stability at their South Ripley headquarters. Head coach Nick Paterson is among the coaching staff that has re-signed along with club president Paul Milne and vice-president Henry Mooney who will also continue their valuable mentoring roles.

David Lems

15 Oct 2025

Sport

Ipswich talent backed as coach takes break

EVER-supportive Ipswich FC coach Jason Ball will enjoy a break before deciding his future at the club. He’s not interested in taking on the vacant Football Queensland Premier League 1 head coaching role left by Andrew Catton’s departure...

David Lems

24 Sep 2025

Sport

Kim boxing on after sharing in Rosewood soccer success

SHARING in Rosewood United’s latest Over-30 grand final soccer success gave coach Kim Bennett a double boost. She was proud of her premiership-winning team which beat Silkstone 2-0 after losing to the same side in the qualifying final two weeks...

David Lems

24 Sep 2025

Sport

Extra-time Rosewood victory ignites club success

EUPHORIC grand final victory scenes at Thagoona highlighted the Rosewood United Soccer Club’s incredible progress on and off the field this season. Rosewood club officials, parents and supporters swarmed the under-12 Roses’ players after the...

David Lems

17 Sep 2025

Sport

Crusaders teams to play at home in soccer grand finals

AS a number of Rosewood United teams celebrate successful seasons, the best is yet to come. Rosewood club officials are hosting seven female grand finals on Saturday on their main Caledonian Park field at Thagoona.

David Lems

10 Sep 2025

Sport

Ipswich Knights to build on top four progress

BOTH Ipswich Knights senior teams were beaten by reputable opponents in their latest Football Queensland Premier League 2 women’s and FQPL3 Metro finals. However, women’s co-coach and former Australian goalkeeper Belinda Kitching was looking to...

David Lems

03 Sep 2025

Sport

Ipswich Knights in hunt for double finals’ success

THE Ipswich Knights can control their finals’ destiny after holding high-flying competition leaders Virginia United to a draw in their latest Football Queensland Premier League 3 Metro match. Fresh from a determined 2-1 local derby win over...

David Lems

20 Aug 2025

Sport

Ipswich Knights march on to spiritual tune in derby duel

THE Ipswich Knights celebrated like they had won a grand final after surviving a Springfield United assault in a classic local derby showdown. The Knights team didn’t include a majority of Ipswich-bred players as in past seasons. However, the...

David Lems

13 Aug 2025

Sport

Young Rosewood Crusaders share soccer knowledge

AS an educator assisting young people and serving as a disability worker, Judy Muir has experience dealing with different situations. So it didn’t take long for the first-time Rosewood United under-14 boys’ soccer team manager to settle into her new role.

David Lems

13 Aug 2025

Sport

Double hat-trick: Ripley Valley FC’s dedication being rewarded

EVEN on these freezing nights, Ripley Valley FC is still attracting 30 players to training. Add goal scoring aces James Holden and Sam Chesterfield into the dedicated group and this season’s Ripley Valley senior men’s team is building a new...

David Lems

06 Aug 2025

Sport

Rosewood United boys learning higher skills

ROSEWOOD United Soccer Club secretary David Graham enjoys doing what he can to keep the sporting organisation moving ahead. Apart from his secretarial duties, he serves as an official on games days and often lends a hand line marking and maintaining the fields at Thagoona.

David Lems

06 Aug 2025

Sport

Western Spirit bloods new players around washouts

PASSIONATE Western Spirit head coach Joe Fenech shares the frustration of many sporting officials after another weekend of postponed games. The latest match to be rescheduled was the Football Queensland Premier League 4 Metro local derby between...

David Lems

30 Jul 2025

Sport

Hat-trick boost: Ripley Valley FC enhances promotion hopes

RIPLEY Valley FC strengthened their promotion hopes after claiming another big scalp in their latest FQPL4 Metro match at home. Ripley Valley leapfrogged Logan Metro into third spot with their 4-2 victory at Ironbark Park. James Holden achieved...

David Lems

23 Jul 2025

Sport

Ipswich under-23s target Football Queensland finals

IN his third season as Ipswich FC under-23 head coach, Jason Ball knows the biggest challenge is helping his footballers “play for a full 90 (minutes), not just an amazing 45”. While a lot of football is still to be played, Ball is happy how his...

David Lems

16 Jul 2025

Sport

Ipswich FC talent rises in tough season

BEING a coach in the current chilly conditions provides a test of anyone’s sporting commitment. When injuries hit hard and player stocks are depleted, the challenge becomes even greater, especially when the team is close to the relegation zone...

David Lems

09 Jul 2025

Sport

Ipswich Knights in incredible recovery, back in promotion hunt

WALES-bred Ipswich Knights technical director Matthew Harris loves the Australian weather, “phenomenal” people and beaches. However, he didn’t expect to become head coach of the senior men’s team when he arrived in Queensland for the first...

David Lems

02 Jul 2025

Sport

Rosewood soccer girls have winning nicknames

IN a young team with so much personality, it didn’t take long for the players to come up with a range of fun nicknames. That was exactly what has happened with the Rosewood United under-12 girls’ soccer team enjoying a wonderful season. A number...

David Lems

02 Jul 2025