Over the long weekend, Tanisha Vella, Milla Cooper, Chloe Farrugia from Grade 6 and Indie Aldridge from Grade 5 traveled to Bathurst for the 2022 Country Cup to represent Southern NSW after winning The Branch Titles in May.
The Country Cup is conducted annually to find the best NSW Country team.
With limited preparation the team was able to make the finals, playing 6 games in 2 days of intense football action.

Shoalhaven’s Pool games were against: Southern Tablelands Winning 4-0 Griffith Losing 1-3 Orange Winning 8-1 Bathurst Winning 4-0 Eurobodalla Winning 4-0

These amazing team results allowed the girls to play the finals against Griffith the only undefeated team in the competition. It was a physical game with the Shoalhaven girls matching Griffith in every aspect of the game and creating some amazing opportunities on goal, unfortunately they were unable to hit the back of the net in normal and extra time, meaning we had to go to the dreaded penalty shoot-out. Unfortunately, the girls lost 2-4, resulting in them being runners up.

Indie Aldridge gave the opposition teams no rest with her attacking skills. Indie was a consistent attacking threat scoring 4 goals across 2 competitions including a goal to secure the Southern NSW Branch Titles. Indie has a unique scoring ability that can capitalise on her team’s hard work and she continues to develop into an outstanding young footballer.

Milla Cooper was the team’s dynamo always working hard for her team in defence and attack and even successfully trying her hand at goalkeeper. Milla is truly an unselfish player who enjoys playing in a team environment. Milla's ability to read the play and make the most important tackles allowed her team to create dominant attacking play from defensive situations and was an important member of the team.

Tanisha Vella has developed over the course of the two competitions into a strong defensive player that creates a positive environment for her team mates to succeed in. Tanisha has developed a love of tackling challenging situations with a resilient mindset.

Chloe Farrugia joined our team for the country cup and quickly became an important member of the squad. Chloe reads the game above her years and she has the ability to be in the right place at the right time.

Well done to the girls on such an impressive effort.

Regards,

Mr Allmark
Sports Coordinator