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Match Report Grand Final Lane Cove Cats U14YG vs Pittwater Tiger U14YG Sunday 27th September
Grand Final day is the day heroes are made. “Hero”, from the latin of course, “her” – meaning she or female child, “o” meaning oh, isn’t she fabulous. The heroism starts early this day. Armo out of hospital between diagnosis and surgery on a buggered ACL – turns up to...
Match Report Grand Final Lane Cove Cats U11 Ablett vs Pennant Hills U11 Red Sunday 27 September
After an undefeated home-and-away season and a resounding victory over Willoughby Wildcats in the semi-final, Team Ablett travelled to Rofe Park Hornsby Heights to meet Pennant Hills on Sunday for the Sydney Harbour U11 Division 2 Grand-Final. The Cats had...
The Week Ahead 23rd – 29th September
And then there were two.... U11 Ablett and U14YG both made it to the Grand Final this weekend. Some Points to note this week. Congratulations to the U12YG and U15s side who narrowly lost their semi-finals, celebrating great seasons.Well done to all teams who completed...
Match Report Semi-Final: Lane Cove Cats U11 Ablett vs Willoughby Wildcats U11 Black Sunday 30th September
Team Ablett hosted The Willoughby Wildcats at Steve Chisholm Sunday for the first Semi-Final in U11 Division 2. The weather had been marginal during the weekend, but the rain gods reserved the worst of it for the period between about 9:30 and 11:30. When it didn't...
Congratulate our two Grand Finalists for 2020
We have two teams into the Grand Final next week.. The Lane Cove Cats U11 side, who are currently undefeated this year and are at their peak after a big win over Willoughby on Sunday AND The Lane Cove Cats U14YG side who are the first side Girls side to reach a grand...
Match Report Semi Final: Lane Cove Cats U14YG vs Forest Lions U14YG Sunday 20th September 2020
Act 1. It’s a dark and stormy morning. The whatsapp whirrs with weather reports, ground status and lifts required. By-laws are reviewed, team sheets prepared, banners arranged and certificates printed. The nerves are evident early. The first final this team has played...
Match Report Round 9 Lane Cove Cats U10 Selwood vs Willoughby Wildcats U10 Sunday 13th September
The final round of the season found Selwood at the excellent facilities at Gore Park Oval. Willoughby is traditionally a strong footy club, and the boys were expecting a tough game from the Wildcats. This coach knew that if our boys were going to compete we needed a...
The Week Ahead 16th – 22nd September
First week of the Finals Series. Its getting exciting. We have 4 teams involved, U12YG, U14YG, U11s and U15s. Some Points to note this week. Auskick are holding a return your Guernsey session On Sunday morning. I am sure Dave will be there early.The U11's are playing...
Lane Cove Cats Auskick Round 9
Hi Auskickers Still hard to believe we got the full season in through the crazy year that is 2020 to date! The amount of growth that I saw in a lot of the kids through the admittedly shortened season has been fantastic, from the kicking improving out of sight, marking...
Match Report Round 9 Lane Cove Cats Ablett vs Leichhardt Cygnets Sunday 13th September
Team Ablett played its final game of the home-and-away season at a packed Steve Chisholm Oval today against an under-strength and bottom-of-the-table Leichhardt Cygnets. It was going to be tough for the boys to remain focussed and competitive, as we rotated four boys...
Pre-orders now open for 2021 Calendars
Recent restriction on social activities at community sporting clubs means our fundraising activities have been severely hampered. To make maters worse, we currently are not allowed to gather in groups outside of training sessions and schedule games. This rules out...
Play Cricket for Lane Cove Registrations Open
Match Report Round 9 Lane Cove Cats U14YG vs East Sydney Bulldogs Sunday 13th September 2020
It is under-reported in the national media that Steve Chisholm Oval is exactly the same length as the MCG playing surface and a good five metres longer than that of the SCG. So with the finals beckoning the decision is made to play full length to get the team...
The Week Ahead 9th – 15th September
Last game this week and I am sure you all agree every team playing has given 100% over the course of the season. Best of luck, Enjoy! Some Points to note this week. We have Auskick and 8 Home Games on the Synthetic and Steve Chisholm Oval, this weekend, lots of...
Pre-orders now open for 2021 Calendars
Recent restriction on social activities at community sporting clubs means our fundraising activities have been severely hampered. To make maters worse, we currently are not allowed to gather in groups outside of training sessions and schedule games. This rules out...
Match Report Round 8 Lane Cove Cats Blicavs U9 vs Manly Bomber Mustangs U9 Sunday 6th September 2020
It was a great sight to see all the dads front for the special father’s day game at Blackman Park on Sunday between Team Blicavs and the previously undefeated Manly Bombers Mustangs. Drew and family did an outstanding job making sure all the dads felt welcome...
Match Report Round 8 Lane Cove Cats Selwood U10 vs Balgowlah Suns Blue U10 Sunday 6th September
It was a perfect day for a game of football, the sun was out, the wind was light, and Steve Chisholm oval was full of happy dads enjoying footy on the second most important day of the year (second of course by a considerable distance to Mother’s day). If there was...
Match Report Round 8 Lane Cove Cats U14YG vs Pittwater Tigers U14YG Sunday 6th September 2020
Father’s Day, Festa del Papa, Dia del Padre, Vatertag … I loved the socks, the homemade pottery showed immense hidden creative talent and the flowers were a little left field, thank you, but what I want, what I really, really want is a cracking game of footy. So bring...
Match Report Round 8 Lane Cove Cats Ablett U11 vs Pennant Hills Demons U11 Sunday 6th September 2020
It was billed as the top-of-the-table clash and it certainly delivered in all the excitement and tension that you would expect from such a game. Father's Day brought out all the family including grandfathers, and the (socially distanced) crowd rivaled a mid-Covid SCG...
A Casual Observer
I ducked out of home Sunday morning before any of the family were out of bed to catch the Lane Cove Cats U11's Ablett play the "Penno" Demons. It was a gorgeous morning, bright sunshine and not a breath of wind in the air. This was a top of the table clash, both sides...
Tim Schmidt Kicking Clinic a Success!
It was great to see so many down at Steve Chisholm Oval on a Friday night, rain beckoning, eager to learn more about one of football's fundamental skills. We had so many kids sign up for the kicking clinic that we had to split the session into two. Everyone absorbed...
Lane Cove Cats Auskick Week 8
Hopefully all the Dad's enjoyed the rest of your Father's Day, and no injuries were picked up in the games in the morning! Some great efforts, although the feedback I received was that the Dad's were a bit lazy in chasing back into defence in the game against the...
Junior AFLX is here
The Junior AFLX competition is returning to the North Shore in 2020. The series will kick off on the 28th October at Gore Hill Oval and be run as an 8-week competition. At this stage It will consist of U10 and U12 divisions for boys, and U12 division for girls. We...
Play Cricket for Lane Cove Cricket Club this season
The football season has been extended this year due to COVID and the cricket season is now fast approaching. The Cricket Club is very inclusive, much like the Cats. The games are a lot of fun with all team members receiving equal game time. Try it out..