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FT: Glenorchy Knights 3 (Letiko 7′, 31′, 68′) drew with Hobart Zebras 3 (Welch 38′, Fagg 75′, Chadderton 82′)

Reserves score: 4-2

Referee: Brenton Kopra

Knights – Zebras

5 Shots On 7

10 Shots Off 7

9 Fouls 6

0 Yellow 0

0 Red 0

2 Offside 1

1 Corners 5

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FT: Clarence United 3 (McIntyre 5′, Cairns 54′, Malcolm 80′) draw with Kingborough Lions 3 (Schuth 31′, 86′, Kang 63′)

Reserves score: 5-2

Referee: Kim Barker

United – Lions

10 Shots On 6

5 Shots Off 2

12 Fouls 16

(Toghill 83′, Ortiz 85′ Malcolm, 90 ) 3 Yellow 1 (Pearce 90′)

(Ortiz 85′) 1 Red 0

1 Offside 0

5 Corners 2

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University 0 lost to South Hobart 9 (Brennan 8′ 18′ 51′ 71′ 83′ 89′, Merkuzic 15′, Williams 59′, Postma 76′)

Reserves score: 0-4

Referee: Craig Phillips

Uni – South

2 Shots On 16

3 Shots Off 13

5 Fouls 5

(Barnard 66′) 1 Yellow 0

0 Red 0

1 Offside 2

2 Corners 10

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Unfortunately for the first time this year The Back Post will not be covering tonight’s game between the Warriors and the Eagles live.

Both of us have prior commitments that have to take precedence and this is in no way a reflection or a statement on the goings on between Olympia and the media over the last few weeks.

We are happy to say that has all been rectified and we are disappointed to be missing the clash (and the char grilled chicken burgers) tonight!

We’d love live updates from anyone at the ground so please feel free to tweet using the hashtag #footballfedtas and update us via our Facebook page and in the comments section below this story!

Looking forward to having everyone back on board for the games for the rest of the weekend!

Cheers,

TBP

Football Federation Tasmania released the following statement today:

Following an inspection of Warrior Park this morning, FFT has confirmed that Warrior Park will continue to host Forestry Tasmania Southern Premier League matches, beginning with the visit of New Town Eagles tomorrow evening.

Olympia FC Warriors have erected matting, mesh fencing and padding on the western sideline and the southeastern scoreboard corner of the ground to address safety concerns.

FFT thanks Olympia for their swift action to improve the ground’s safety features and to all clubs for their sensible approach to this issue.

We now look forward to a good match at Warrior Park tomorrow night, which is this round’s FFT Feature Match.

Olympia Warriors have released the following statement today in regards to the appointment of their new caretaker coach Glen McNeil

Olympia F.C Warriors would like to announce the appointment of Glen McNeil as the caretaker coach of the clubs men’s senior team till the end of the season.

Glen will be coaching the team till the end of the season 2012.

The club and committee, along with Glen, are very happy to have come to this agreement and look forward to supporting Glen and the team for the remaining season.

Glen is an ex-player of the club as well as an ex-captain and he had captained the last team to have won the premiership in 1996.

We hope that he is able to pass his passion and enthusiasm onto the team.

Welcome to the Back Post‘s newest reporter, Damian Gill, and his new section on southern Tasmanian women’s football. We have been seeking some women’s content for some time and we thank Damian’s efforts for extending our website’s coverage to provide some equality between the men’s and the women’s game. 

Meet Damian.

First things first, I feel the need to introduce myself and what I intend to offer. I am Damian Gill and I am honoured to be part of The Back Post. I follow the Hobart football scene with keen interest and I am an aspiring journalist and I intend to help drive further interest in Hobart football with a high standard of reporting on the local game. I will mainly be writing on and following the women’s southern Premier League. I will provide a summary on the matches I attend in an effort for The Back Post to diversify their coverage of local football. I am keen to do as much as I can with my coverage of the women’s game so I do invite assistance and ideas from anyone. I will also be upfront and announce that I have a strong affiliation with Clarence United, but will strive to be balanced in my coverage. I apologise to the other women this weekend but I was only able to report Clarence United vs New Town in depth, but will endeavour to cover more games in the future.

See you round,
Damian Gill

Read Damian’s first column and match report below.

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