Saturday September 10th was a big day for our Maleny Rangers U16 girls team as they made the trip to Maroochydore for the Grand Final against Bribie Island.

Having received the Premiership Trophy for finishing the season on top of the ladder, only 1 loss, a lot was expected of our girls. A massive turnout from

Maleny to support them was a much welcomed sight.

In the most blustery windy conditions we have ever played in we knew it was going to be a tough game. The Maleny girls hit the field with intent and the battle began.

The tackling was intense and we knew that speed and passing was to be our natural game. Bribie Island took control of the ball early in the first half and tried very hard to convert this to goals. Molly Erickson and our defence stood up and made sure nothing got through. The first half concluded nil all.

The second half began with Maleny all fired up and as soon as the whistle was blown, we took control of the game. Our strikers, wings and mid field worked magic keeping the ball low and passing. Our first goal! This was put away by Ruby Donohoe but was a testament to team play. Spirits much bolstered, the play got a lot harder as Bribie struggled to even the score. Summer McGladrigan soon put a stop to that with a beautiful goal getting past their goalkeeper. The game wasn’t over, but our girls were on top of the play. With 5 minutes to go, an injured Sarquin Hunt took to the field and almost scored a third goal! The game finished with a 2 – nil win to Maleny.

Special mention must also be made of Mary-Anne Bryce who played the game with a totally bandaged hand due to taking the top off her finger!

We also acknowledge the help of the U14 girls and their parents who have supported us and played for us this season.

At the medal ceremony, Molly Erickson was awarded the Player of the Game, congratulations. None of this would have been possible without our coach Grant Erickson and the support of parents and the Maleny Rangers Football Club. We look forward to a great season again next year!

As was expected, both teams hit the field, intent on a win. With gusty winds and splatterings of rain the girls had to pull out their best play, and they did.

With Summer McGladrigan rejoining us after injury, the team worked some passing magic and Summer scored a wonderful goal before half time. This immediately bolstered their confidence and the second half saw some big kicks, beautiful passing and solid defence. Kawana weren’t about to give up and kept attacking our play with ferocity which saw an answering goal scored. The game continued until a free kick was awarded to us and Mary-Ann Bryce scored a most amazing back of the top net goal.

This cinched it and the game was ours! The Maleny girls played a very hard game and should be very proud of themselves!

They are now to play in the Grand Finals this Saturday, 10th September, 12.30pm at Maroochydore. Please come and support our girls!

The U16 girls played a close, hard fought match against Bribie, at Maroochydore, in torrential rain. There were many near goals by both teams and the goalies are to be commended for doing so well in these conditions. Unfortunately the girls suffered a defeat on this occasion with a 1-0 loss to Bribie but they’ll have a second chance at the finals when they play again next weekend.

The girls have held on to top place on the ladder all season and the highlight of the day was receiving the trophy as U16G/2 Premiers for 2011.

Come and support the girls next weekend when they take on Kawana, at Caloundra, in the preliminary finals.

For details go to www.sunshinecoastfootball.com.au  and click on the 2011 Finals Series link.

Tuesday 2^nd August     Maleny 2 vs. Maroochydore 0

Sunday 7^th August       Maleny 1 vs. Cooroora 0

The U16 girls continue to keep top spot on the ladder with another two wins over the weekend. Go Girls!

The girls continued their unbeaten streak with a 6-0 win over Buderim on the weekend. This sees them remain at the top of their division. Great work girls!

U16G Div.2    Maleny 3 v Woombye 2

Our Maleny U16g remains the team to beat after a hard fought game on Saturday.

With only 10 girls to take the field on a very hot day, we knew they would have to work hard.
One of the best goals of the season was produced early in the first half by Mary-Anne Bryce, with Summer McGladrigan delivering another 2. The second half saw plenty of passing and drawing out of the Woombye girls. The heat began to take it’s toll but Woombye scored 2 goals, which certainly bolstered their confidence.

The end score of 3- 2 in Maleny’s favour, leaves us in a great position but shows we need to train just a little bit harder!

We are still in need of new players if anyone is looking

Maleny vs Maroochydore 15 – 0

 Another top game from our Maleny U16G on Saturday; this was one of the best examples of friendly soccer between rival teams.

Even though Maroochydore didn’t manage to score, that didn’t stop them from trying!

Maleny finished up with a total of 15 goals with Austyn Campbell and Maggie Crandley scoring their first ever goals.

Mary Anne Bryce, Ruby Scott and Summer McGladrigan were a formidable strike force with some fabulous play throughout the whole team. Well done girls!

The Maleny Rangers U16 Girls hosted a relatively unknown Buderim team on Saturday. Due to the inclement weather so far this season, they had only played 2 games.
Our girls once again took to the field as a strong united force, and the Buderim girls seemed to have done their homework and put up some good defense. The end of the first half saw the score at 3 – nil, in our favour. One of the Buderim girls broke her ankle just before first half was called and play was delayed for a considerable time while she was attended to. We all wish her well in her recovery. Our girls again came out strong and even though Buderim had a couple of attempts at goal, we ended the game victorious on 5 – 0. Thank you goes to Sophie and Jess for helping us out! Look forward to next weekend when we have 2 games at Kawana. Go girls!

The Maleny Rangers U16G are continuing their winning streak with a

5 – 1 win against Nambour-Yandina United on Saturday.

A 3.10pm start saw everyone a bit quiet to begin with, but then our girls kicked into gear and started working together with some fabulous ball passing.

Four goals were on the board by half time, with one for each team scored in the second half.

Lilly Moser scored her first goal with the Rangers and a special mention must go to NYU’s goalkeeper who had a massive workout and managed to keep the scoring down. Well done girls!

Maleny Rangers U16 Girls went out to Cooroy on Saturday with all guns blazing. They performed extremely well, as the final score shows; a magnificent 13 – nil win to us.

Mary Anne, Ruby and Summer worked well together up front; with Kiara, Lucy and Luci, in defence, blocking any opportunities that Cooroora may have had. Once again another fantastic team effort!

Thank you again to the U14Girls for lending us some wonderful players including Ruby, who also scored a goal and well done Ken for standing in and doing a great coaching job!