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Unfortunately, but not surprisingly in the circumstances, Football Victoria has officially cancelled the season for NPL senior football.  You can read the statement from Football Victoria here.   I would like to thank the senior footballers, coaches, physios and support staff for their enormous effort since pre-season training last year. Even in the last few…

Hi everyone! I hope you are all keeping well. This has been, and remains, a very challenging time for all of us. All activity at the club was stopped in March by government directive, suddenly and without any ability to plan properly for it. This was a huge financial, social and psychological blow to employees,…

Words from our Football Technical Director, Aaron Symons. We have worked with our NPL Juniors, Junior Girls, Miniroos and Cubs Program Coaches to set out Stay At Home Programs for all our footballers during this trying time. People know we have serious coaches all throughout our Football Program at Gully.  Speaking with them, we all...

Report by Assistant Coach Steve Laurie. Photos by Mark Avellino Photography. An in-depth week of planning preceded our Friday clash with the Oakleigh Cannons, leaving us well prepared for the difficult match-up. Oakleigh had a strong squad – all the way to the 20th man – hence why they were undefeated before last week’s game….

Report by Brandon Hutchinson. Images by Mark Avellino Photography. It wasn’t the result our Under 20’s had hoped for last Friday – going down 3-0 to Oakleigh on the road after a loss the week before. Though from the beginning we were determined to make amends. We opened with intent and control – mostly playing…

Report by Brandon Hutchinson.  This Friday our Senior Men travel to Jack Edwards Reserve to face a top-end competitor in Oakleigh Cannons. Last week our boys defied the odds with a big second-half to take out Heidelberg United. Matthew Fletcher was pivotal in front, kicking our first to set the scores at 1-1, allowing Kristian…

Report by Brandon Hutchinson. This Friday our Under 20’s take the pitch against the Oakleigh Cannons at Jack Edwards Reserve. It was a hard fought 0-2 result against Heidelberg which ultimately ended our clean sheet last week. Despite a valiant second half – controlling the pace and possession – our efforts weren’t enough to break…

Report by Assistant Coach Steve Laurie. Photos by Mark Avellino Photography. After a tough week on the track prior to our game against Heidelberg, we sensed the boys were adamant that the losing streak needed to end. The older boys kept super positive during the week, driving training to give us every possible chance of…

Report by Coach Ted Latomski. Images by Mark Avellino Photography. On Saturday we faced Heidelberg United at home and landed our first loss of 2020. We set ourselves a tough task early after allowing Heidelberg possession in the opening minutes, leading them to  score from outside the box. It took us 10 minutes to regroup…

Report by Brandon Hutchinson.  Round 4 kicks off for our Under 20’s on Saturday when they take on Heidelberg United at home. Our boys took out number one spot last week following their 5-2 victory over Avondale. Waleed Flifel was pivotal with his three goal haul, supported well on the other end by keeper, Sebastian…

Report by Brandon Hutchinson. Our Senior Men cap off their third consecutive home game this week when they face Heidelberg United on Friday. Last week Avondale FC proved better, scoring two goals in the first half to effectively shut down the remainder of the game. Despite the two goal concession, Jerrad Tyson stood tall against…

Report by Coach Ted Latomanski. Photos by Cherie Medway. With back to back home games under our belt, we picked up our second win in a fortnight after beating Avondale FC 5-2. Adisu Bayew opened the scoring with a well placed goal, soon accompanied by a hattrick from Waleed Flifel leading us to 4-1 at the…

Report by Assistant Coach Steve Laurie Photos by Mark Avellino Photography   Mixed emotions saw us go down to a quality team in Avondale on Friday night. In the first half, we showed too much respect for our opponents, falling short in front of goals due to lapses in concentration.  Avondale certainly had the upper…

The action continues this Saturday when our Under 20’s take on Avondale FC at home. Last week, we took the 3-2 result over Hume City for our first of 2020. Waleed Flifel led the side with two goals – opening both halves at the 12 and 46 minute mark. Avondale’s last round had them on…

Round 3 kicks off at Green Gully Reserve this Friday when our Senior Men take on 2019 runner-ups, Avondale FC. Despite an impressive showing from our Senior Men last season, our opening games have highlighted some weak spots in our list. Without five of our starters, we have resorted to a younger outfit – which…

Report by Coach Ted Latomanski   Our first win of the season. Our Under 20’s performance was exceptional against a well organised Hume City, who tested us from the outset.  Two goals from Waleed Flifel and a single from Daniel Radenkiovic led us to our 3-2 victory. It was pleasing to see how we created…

Report by Assistant Coach Steve Laurie. Photos by Mark Avellino Photography. Last Friday our Senior Men fell 0-2 at home against Hume City. Despite showing some promising periods throughout, we were majorly disadvantaged without five of our integral starters. However,  there were positives to take from the game. Hume usually outplay their opponents with the…

On Saturday our Under 20’s will play their first home game for 2020 when they face Hume City FC. In last week’s match-up Green Gully were put to the test. St Albans pushed the line with their pressure, as a result receiving five yellow cards. Despite the conditions, our Under 20’s played well to secure…

Bouncing back. On Friday the work continues at Green Gully Reserve when we take on Hume City in our first home game of 2020. Being the first of three consecutive home games, our Senior Men will look to build momentum early; lifting through next fortnight with games against Avondale and Heidelberg to follow. In 2019,…

Report by Assistant Coach Steve Laurie Photos by Mark Avellino Photography  It certainly wasn’t the start we had hoped for against the St Albans Saints, dropping to 10 men in the first.  St Albans opened well and deserved their early score, but we still felt well in the contest as we exercised control for the…

Report by Coach Ted LatomskiImages by Mark Avellino Photography Round one was a tough away game against St Albans Saints SC as we tackled the heat in front of the home crowd. The opening 10 minutes proved a testing period for both teams.   At the 16th minute, Goran Sljivic went hard at the keeper before…

In 2020, the Green Machine returns.   Image by Mark Avellino Photography. Story by Brandon Hutchinson This Sunday our Green Gully Senior Men kick off their NPL campaign for 2020 away against the newly promoted St Albans Saints SC. Our 2019 Tony Vella Medallist, Jeremy Walker, will lead the Seniors into another season, accompanied by...

On Thursday 6th February, 2020 the Green Gully Soccer Club held it's annual Jumper Presentation for the NPL VIC Mens team. We were joined by sponsors Findex and Motto Group Builders who are returning as jumper naming sponsors for 2020.  The Green Gully SC thanks them for their continued support. We would also like to...

Green Gully Soccer Club is saddened to learn the passing of the first championship winning coach, player. (Tony Vella with Jeremy Walker, the first recipient of the Tony Vella Medal 16 September 2017) The former Maltese international passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday 26 January 2020. Tony Vella arrived in Australia from Malta…

As our 2019 NPL Season came to a close both our NPL Senior & U20 teams gathered at Green Gully SC for the Annual Awards night, check out which players took home awards for their 2019 performances.

We are pleased to announce that Green Gully SC has been awarded a 5 STAR RATING for our Football Program by Football Victoria! This is the first time our club has achieved a 5 Star Rating and we join a select group of clubs in Victoria. Only 8 other clubs at NPL Victoria level have...

We commenced the season with a new team, new players, new combinations, new coaches, a group coming together for the first time off the back of season 2018 when the club narrowly avoided relegation. There was no guarantee of success. Things were quite capable of going pear shaped! However, what we observed was that the...