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The Village Pump 13/10/23

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NEXT DEADLINE THURSDAY19/10/2023

MATILDA WALTZES TO PREMIERSHIP

Samford Rangers Women FQPL3 team, captained by former Matilda Pam Bignold (nee Grant), completed a rare double this year. In only his first year with Rangers, Head Coach Fiore Bartilomo assembled a team with a balance of experience and youth, including several players who have come through the junior ranks at Samford such as Club Captain Ella Bennett. This great group of players not only won the FQPL3 Premiership, losing only one game all season, but were also crowned Champions after a nail-biting victory against close rivals Springfield FC in the Grand Final. Consequently, the team has been promoted to FQPL2 for next season, which is the 4th highest level of football in

Australia and has been awarded Football Queensland’s Metro Community Team of the Year. Captain Pam Bignold and star striker Emma Woods have both been nominated for FQPL3 Metro Women Player of the Year, and Emma has won the Golden Boot award thanks to her haul of 39 goals! Fiore has also earned a nomination for Coach of the Year. Amazing achievements and massive congratulations to all involved! Our club’s commitment to female football is an important pillar in our strategy for success and growth and there are now welldefined pathways into advanced football available to our younger female players at Rangers. We have an established girl’s and women’s program and are excited to

announce that Pam will be overseeing the girl’s program in 2024. As well as playing with the Matilda’s, Pam has played and coached at Brisbane Roar and coached the Matilda’s U17 team. She is a talented and passionate footballer and coach, and a great mentor and role model for all our female players. Rangers is planning to enter teams into the advanced ‘Girls Academy’ competition in coming seasons, as well as continuing to offer community football for all ages and abilities. COME AND TRY On 1st and 2nd November, Rangers is hosting ‘Come and Try’ days for girls aged 11-17 years and all levels of experience at our home ground, Samford Parklands. Girls aged 11-13 years are invited along from 5pm, and 14-17 years from 6.15pm. We would love to see all the local young, aspiring Matilda’s come down and have a friendly kick in a safe and welcoming environment, meet our coaches and players and hear about opportunities to play football at Samford Rangers in 2024. For more information on our Come and Try days or any other aspects of female football at Samford Rangers FC, please contact Danny, our Director of Women’s Football, at dofw@samfordrangers.org.au Graham Young Club President


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