Gresford Vacy Football Club

It’s been a record start to season 2023 for Gresford Vacy Football Club.

An incredible 307 players are registered to play for the Scorpions and it seems they’re a hungry bunch, with the canteen in the new clubhouse facility consistently reaching new sales levels at each home game.

The players are registered across 26 teams from under-5s to over-35s and the next generation of Scorpions is having its first taste of soccer in the Miniroos Kick Off program for preschoolers. There are also countless volunteers performing roles as coaches, managers, committee members and canteen helpers.

The canteen has a long-respected reputation throughout the Hunter Valley for its healthy and delicious game-day options but canteen managers Rebecca Cowled and Alyce Williams have stepped it up even further this season.

From the infamous Mongrel Burgers to the newly-listed beef and gravy rolls and freshly-brewed coffee, the canteen is in hot demand at home games on Friday nights and Saturdays.

“We’ve actually heard that people who aren’t even interested in soccer are popping in to grab a feed from the canteen,” GVFC president Jim Doyle said. “And who can blame them? What’s on offer is genuinely worth the visit." “And we’re secretly hoping the canteen might help them change their minds and fall in love with the round-ball game.”

The club is enjoying success in the early half of the season with all teams putting in solid performances on the field. There will be special opportunities for the community to join the Scorpions throughout the season, including Grandparents Day on June 17 and a fundraising round for mental health on July 1.

The community can also get involved by sponsoring new spectator seating at the ground. The seats, designed and manufactured by the club’s major sponsor Doyle Ag & Fabrication, can be sponsored by a family or business or even dedicated to a loved one.

Anyone keen to sponsor some new seating at Gresford Sporting Complex can contact club president Jim Doyle on 0407 307 800.