by damian » Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:56 pm
Mudlarks nurturing the youngsters
FOOTBALL: There is always
excitement and a deep love for sport,
especially football at the
Myponga/Sellicks Football Club and
2009 is no different with the astute,
vibrant and positive Ben Princi at the
helm once again.
The coach learnt a lot in his first
year and will continue to blood
youngsters to nurture the football
club’s future and so far in 2009 the
club has had 50 players on the track.
“Juniors at the club will get a go if
they are good enough, but we must
learn to finish games off and play four
quarters.
“We are working on moving the ball
quicker and our decision making,”
Princi said.
Shane Magor is president and gives
his coach 100 per cent support for all
on-field matters, while the club
undertakes an exciting project.
The Myponga/Sellicks Sporting
Club is to be redeveloped and relocated
to a more central location around
the oval.
The club has lost key players Shane
Sterzl, Michael Tomlinson and Wade
Hutchinson to Jervois and Randall
Lindsay, but the up-beat Princi is
focusing on the young talent at the
club and the quality ins of Dylan
Marriott from Flagstaff Hill, Tom
Renzi, Dave Jeffries, Chris Little and
Chris Hoppo.
“We are very young and have lost
some experience and class, but that
will be replaced with youth and
enthusiasm.
“Damien Smith and Shaun
Hutchinson will be great leaders
again for the club and good role models
for the juniors at the club on how
to play the game,” Princi said.
Myponga/Sellicks has a camp on
March 14 and trial games against
Plympton on March 21 and Lonsdale
on March 28, both at Myponga.
Major sponsors are the Victory
Hotel and Fleurieu Stock Feed.
Q&A ...........with A Grade coach Ben Princi
Team to beat in 2009? Willunga
will be tough, Creek
have built on last year
and Victor Harbor
moved the ball very well
in the 14s competition
last weekend.
Dark horse in 2009?
ANSWER ... Victor
Harbor if they are
able to play their
game.
Best opposition player?
ANSWER ... Randall
Follett just keeps
getting better winning
two of the last three
Mail Medals.
Youngster to watch?
ANSWER ... Tom
Renzi will be good,
has great skills and
will surprise.
"Start by doing what's necessary; then what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."