Brian Stockwell
Noosa Lions Premier Women, Premier Men and Under 23 Men all had wins in the first round of finals sending both men’s teams straight through to the championship round. Handing the undefeated Under23s their trophy for the Minor Premiership, after a hard fought win over Buderim, Football Queensland Club Development Ambassador, Scott Grimshaw, described them as “The Invincibles”.
Friday night saw the Premier Women enjoy a convincing 2-0 win over Woombye sending them through to the knock-out semi next week against Beewah Glasshouse. The under 23 Women’s side who had built all year to get a spot in the finals were, however, unable to match it with an inform Maroochydore side, going down by a similar margin.
The Lions came out with a point to prove in the first v second clash with Caloundra in the Coasts FQPL3 competition. Dominating possession from the first whistle the home ground advantage wasn’t enough for the Premier’s to overcome the skill and enthusiasm of the Noosa side. Noosa’s Max Adey opened the ledger in the first half after several incisive forward raids. Caloundra was in still in with a chance but a red card to their star striker Eithan Gilbert for a late challenge silenced the parochial crowd. Harry Magee was on hand to knock Noosa’s second goal after a great driving run and cross from Jack Williams. No doubt Caloundra will be hoping to win this week to have another go at the Lions in the Grand Final.
With two teams guaranteed to be on centre stage the Club President, Brian Stockwell is encouraging all Noosa Lions members and supporters to mark Saturday the 16th of September in the diary and make their way to the Sunshine Coast Stadium. “It could be another red-letter day in the Club’s history” he said.
