Rise and fall of the Olyroos
FOOTBALL – OLYMPICS – The Olympic Men’s Football Tournament has advanced to the finals but the Australian men’s side will have to wait another four years for its next medal…
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Matildas to play USA for bronze
FOOTBALL – OLYMPICS – The Matildas have been eliminated from the pursuit of gold in the Women’s Tournament at the Tokyo Olympics after being defeated for a second time by…
Aussie football gets by with a little help from the Coast
FOOTBALL – OLYMPICS – The Men’s and Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments are well underway, and both the Matildas and Olyroos have had success and failure in the opening two games…
Central Coast has its own Tokyo Olympians
OLYMPICS – The much delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics are now set to go ahead from Friday, July 23, and the Australian camp is to include a number of athletes from…
Montgomery is the new head coach at the Mariners
FOOTBALL – Two weeks after the departure of Alen Stajcic and Nahuel Arrarte from the roles of Head and Assistant Coaches of the Central Coast Mariners, Nick Montgomery has been…
Two locals selected for the Matildas’ Olympic squad
FOOTBALL – Two athletes from the Central Coast have been named in the 18-strong women’s football squad, the Matildas, as the Australian Olympic Team prepares to head to Tokyo this…
Rowles, Tongyik are Tokyo bound
FOOTBALL – The squad for the Australian Olympic football team, the Olyroos, has been announced by the Australian Olympic Committee, with the Mariners two centre backs making the team. Along…
High-quality, ‘no-dickheads’ footy – well done boys
Forum – While walking past the Umina Oval around 5.00 pm last week, my attention was caught by a group of perhaps 20 lads. They were energetically playing what appeared…
Mariners lose a key player after coaches resigns
FOOTBALL – The end of season transfers for the Mariners have begun, spearheaded by the stepping down of Head Coach, Alen Stajcic. On Thursday, June 17, the Central Coast Mariners…
VAR denies Mariners 97th minute equaliser
FOOTBALL – In a season defining match at AAMI Park on Saturday evening, Melbourne City beat the Central Coast Mariners 1 – 0 to clinch the 2020/21 A-League Premiers Plate….
Tongyik to play for Socceroos?
FOOTBALL – The Central Coast Mariners’ game against Macarthur FC on Thursday evening will be the last regular season match for the team’s starting centre back, Ruon Tongyik, who is…
Double Win for Southern and Ettalong
FOOTBALL – Southern & Ettalong United Football Club have enjoyed two wins on Sunday, May 16, in the Battlewin Premier League (BPL) and Unity Bank Women’s League (WPL), both against…
Mariners Tip-Toe Along
FOOTBALL – The Central Coast Mariners maintain their fragile position in second place on the A League table after drawing 0 – 0 with Brisbane Roar at Moreton Daily Stadium…
Mariners walk A-League tight rope
FOOTBALL – A 1-1 draw between the Mariners and Melbourne Victory on Sunday evening, May 2, followed the Central Coast side’s crushing 4-0 defeat at home, maintaining their fragile positioning…
Pre-Season honours go to Gosford and Terrigal
FOOTBALL – The Grand Finals for Central Coast Football’s MATE Association Cup went ahead on Sunday, April 25, in the top women’s and men’s division, with the women’s victory going…
The Manchester United Mariners?
Football – On Tuesday, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that international footballing giants, Manchester United FC, were in talks to purchase Central Coast Mariners in a move that would relocate…
Close northern clash
FOOTBALL – A tight contest at EDSAAC Oval was thrashed out on Sunday, April 11, between two Tuggerah Lakes’ rivals, Killarney District Terriers and the Kanwal Warnervale Rovers, in the…
Can the Mariners bounce back?
FOOTBALL – Mariners CEO, Shaun Mielekamp, is urging all local fans to come out of the woodworks for this weekend’s clash against Melbourne Victory after announcing that Central Coast Stadium’s…
Inaugural Peninsula Pre-Season Cup draws 21 teams
FOOTBALL – Over 500 people attended the inaugural Peninsula Pre-Season Cup at Woy Woy Oval on March 7. Central Coast School of Soccer hosted 21 teams at the event, which…
Mariners win top of the table clash to go seven points clear
FOOTBALL – A 2-0 win for the Mariners over Macarthur at Central Coast Stadium has seen the Central Coast side launch themselves into a seven point lead on the A-League…