BRFC 2010 League Champions – Pictures

BALGOWNIE RANGERS – 2010 FIRST GRADE PEOPLECARE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!!

After a 3-1 win against Kemblawarra yesterday, BRFC first grade were crowned League Champions for the third successive year, a fantastic achievement in anyone’s language. Pictures and podcast to follow!

1943 BRFC Team Picture

This picture is courtesy of the Balgownie Heritage Museum located up at Balgownie Public School, open the first Sunday of every month. It displays the 1943 Balgownie Rangers team in fantastic white jerseys with “Black Vs” and a powerful “B” emblem. Names are listed below:

Back: W Cram, L McCann, R McKinnon, C Coupe, M Barwise and N Barwise;
Front: W Tolson, R Henson, A Miley, K James, & F Dal Santo;
Mascot: Brian Wellington.

If you have any other Balgownie Rangers pictures (or articles/history items) then please contact Travis Faulks on 0421 527 584 or e-mail him at the following address: mesokurtic@yahoo.com.au

Balgownie Soccer working bee circa 1986-1989 at Judy Masters Oval

The below 8 pictures relate to a working bee at Judy Masters Oval in the mid to late eighties, which both the Junior and Senior Clubs attended. Various faces are familiar to myself (Mario Vescio, Torbin Christiansen, Dave Devenney, Ian Drain, Noel Bone, Mr Jenkins, Geoff Burling and Eric Thompson just to name a few) and it is interesting to see how Judy Masters Oval has changed since these pictures were taken (the substitute benches being on the eastern side of the ground, the lack of sponsorship signs, the Clubhouse having no awning off it et cetera). Enjoy and remember if you have any pictures of connection to Balgownie then please send them through to the website on info@balgownierangers.com.au or mesokurtic@yahoo.com.au

On Friday the 30th of October at the Villa Dora function centre the Illawarra Football Association held their presentation night. A great night was had by the Balgownie Rangers table with the Club officially receiving their League Championship trophies (in first grade and division one), Joshua Faulks receiving his top goal scorer trophy for the Peoplecare League and Glen Smede being named Illawarra Mercury player of the year and player of the year in the Peoplecare League. Well done guys, a picture of Joshua, Glen and their stunning partners (Mel & Emma) is displayed below, along with a picture of Stewart Oliver, Glen Smede and Joshua Faulks.

Division One Result sponsored by:

Illawarra Wire Ropes and Industrial Timber Services

Grand Final Qualifier

Wetherall Park Primbee

Balgownie Rangers F.C. 1 (1) – 0 (0) Woonona

Squad – GK: D. Bone, SW: A.Appleby, RB: S Bell, LB:F Timpano, RM: P Cicero, CM: D Lewis, CM: P Lukin, CM: J Winner, LM: M Luskan, ST: B Wilson, ST: J Zakara.

Subs – D DeGori (on For P Lukin), M Perre (on for B Wilson), H Ayoub, R.Trevor (on for D Lewis), C.Dunning.

Goal – P Cicero 38th minute

Picture Below: Jason Zakara enjoying a refreshing ale after a good all round performance up front. Jason set up Paolo’s winning goal with a great cross from the left hand side in the 38th minute of the first half. The concrete man (Paolo) received the ball 10 yards from goal and hammered it in with his left peg. The Rangers now meet Bulli in the Grand Final next week at Crehan Park.

Well Done Boys!