S.I. Final at Sunnyvale..... OK, its what we've been waiting for ... Saturday, Sunnyvale 2.30 - a chance to test our Green Island SPL Champs against coach Dean Hutchinson's impressive Chch side Cashmere Tech - who have not lost many matches in the last decade...
All true Otago supporters will be giving the lads in Green a Shout... and lets face it - in a David and Goliath contest, the odds are stacked towards Cashmere's vastly more experienced side which has many players rated at National League level.
The Island's team is younger and 'raw' in comparison, but Shane and Foz have instilled great spirit in their side, and maybe they can take a leaf from John Wilkinson's Otago team that went north as underdogs against the mighty Auckland - and brought the Winfield Shield to Dunedin a few years back - yes.... it can happen..... contact me rabsmith1939@gmail.com Click Pics to ENLARGE
Chairman Graham Marshall presented Shane with the Premier Lg Trophy
at Sunnyvale last Saturday. The Green Island Club was first formed and accepted into the Otago Football Association in 1896 - and looks forward to next years 125 years Celebrations, Originally situated situated at Miller Park until the Abbotsford slip forced the club to move to its present site at Sunnyvale. The Sunnyvale Sports complex contains changing rooms, showers, gymnasium, lounge, and kitchen and bar facilities. Sunnyvale has four playing fields along with associated training areas and substantial off street parking.
Some 'tight' marking....
Mens Sth Premier Lg. on 19 Sept, 2020
Southern Premier
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Green Island
14
11
1
2
41
18
23
34
Mosgiel
14
9
2
3
57
18
39
29
University
14
9
0
5
37
22
15
27
Wanaka
14
6
0
8
27
45
-18
18
Queenstown
12
6
1
5
43
25
18
19
Caversham
12
5
2
5
34
26
8
17
Roslyn Wakari
12
4
1
7
20
24
-4
13
Dn Technical
12
4
1
7
16
34
-18
13
Northern
12
0
0
12
8
71
-63
0
Canterbury
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Cashmere Tech.
20
19
1
0
80
11
69
58
Coastal Spirit
20
10
5
5
48
24
24
35
Nomads United
19
10
3
6
44
35
9
33
Ferrymead Bays
19
8
6
5
28
23
5
30
Nelson Suburbs
19
8
4
7
46
29
17
28
Christchurch United
19
6
6
7
28
31
-3
24
Selwyn United
19
1
2
16
17
60
-43
5
Western
19
1
1
17
14
92
-78
4
The Green Island Premier League winning squad -
Christian Firth, Aaron Allan, Blake Porteous, Matt Brazier, Cam Brewitt,
Genta Kojima, Matt Milton, Tom Milton, Liam Carrington, Josh MacMillan,
Caleb Williams, Eddie Wilkinson, Brynn Sinclair, John Whelan, Jack Kelly,
Kieran Stephenson, Cody Robinson. Coaches Shane Carvell, and Mark Foster.
The Spirit of Sunnyvale
Shane says, ' The GI boys are excited about hosting Cashmere Tech at our home of Sunnyvale come Saturday. We welcome them to Dunedin but realise in Cashmere Tech we are up against a classy outfit who have won the Mainland Premier League for 2020 in such a remarkable fashion. ( see Table above ..)
We know we will have to step up as for many of our team it is probably the biggest game of their lives to date.
I think I count at least 12 of their players who have National League experience and we have no illusions of the enormity of the task, but hope in front of our home supporters and for the Football South region we can put in a strong and creditable performance
Hard to Ignore experience of 600 Cashmere Caps ...
A happy Tech Trio, celebrate their 200 Caps - each...
Dan and Tom Schwarz, plus Dan Knight
Former FSth Patron, Blair Davidson presents the Sth Island Trophy
to Chch Tech's Tom Schwarz at the Caley, circa 2015
Its a big "ASK' against this top Canty side now rated as G O A T S - Greatest Of All Time Statistically - most wins, most goals and most points as well as greatest goal difference also longest winning run and longest unbeaten run in the MPL., according to Canty expert Gavin Searle.
Four Cashmere Tech players have collectively scored 51 goals in this years Mainland Prem League...
Southern League Coaches 2020
Team
Coach
Assist.
Home
Cavvy
Richard
Murray
Tim
Horner
Hancock
Dn. Tech
Malcolm
Fleming
Culling
Gr. Island
Shane
Carvell
Mark
Foster
Sunnyvale
Mosgiel
Cam
McPhail
Memorial
Northern
Arran
Wilkinson
Gardens
Q Rovers
Jamie
Whitmarsh
Qtown
Ros-Wak
Terry
Boylan
Andy
Brook
Ellis Pk.
University
Darren
Hart
James
Cooms
Tago Turf
Wanaka
Ian
Bell
Wanaka
( clubs are welcome to modify, send names to Rab, thanks )
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