TJFC welcome Murphy's Coffee Co. as new sponsor

Thirroul JFC is pleased to welcome Murphy’s Coffee Co. as the sponsor of the TJFC Skills Development Program for junior players.

Murphy’s Coffee Co. proprietor Andrew Murphy has been a supporter of Thirroul JFC for a number of years and his mobile coffee van is regularly at Gibson Park on Saturday and Sunday mornings for junior matches.

Murphy’s Coffee Co. vans are available to bring the caffeine convenience to your events and private functions, as well as offering drive through services. A Murphy’s Coffee Co. van can be found most mornings at Latini’s Discount Tyres and Mechanical Repairs, opposite Bulli Public School.

Thirroul JFC is delighted that Andrew will continue to provide excellent coffee - as well as tea, and other goodies - from the black Murphy’s Coffee Company van parked near the club house at Gibson Park this season.

Andrew has also extended his association with the club in 2021 by sponsoring the TJFC Skills Development Program, run by John Cropper, TJFC Mentor: Coaching and Development.

The TJFC Skills Development Program is aimed at improving the skills of junior players registered to play for the club this season.

Sessions for Under 9s-to-U13s age groups are on Mondays and there is a Girls Only session each Wednesday.

The Murphy’s Coffee Company logo appears on the back of the training shirts worn by the players in the TJFC Skills Development Program.

Sponsorship helps the club to cover costs such as playing shirts, balls, training equipment, ground hire, lighting and other items, such as the new portable goal posts on wheels now used for both grounds.

For information about sponsoring Thirroul JFC, a Sponsorship Brochure and details about Junior Sponsorship Packages can be found by clicking the Sponsorship tab at the top of the thirroulfootball.com.au website.

Thirroul JFC 2021 Senior Launch

Thirroul JFC Senior Launch for all Thunder, Thunderbirds and GPR players, family, supporters and sponsors.

Theme: Cocktail Party

When: Good Friday, 2 April, 6.30PM

Where: Club Thirroul

Cost: $20, including finger food

To book your ticket, click here or visit the TJFC Shop on the thirroulfootball.com.au website

TJFC U12s Cono Cup Gallery

Thirroul JFC’s U12As and U12Bs teams took part in the Cono Cup on Saturday, 27 March.

For many of the players it was their first time playing on a full size pitch.

The U12As qualified for the semi-finals, while the U12Bs were in a tough pool with South Coast United, Shellharbour and Balgownie, who won the tournament with a 4-1 defeat of Figtree in the final.

Photos courtesy of Sally Humphrey, with the exception of the U12As team photo, which was taken by Coniston Junior Soccer Club.

2021 key competition dates: Juniors, Thunder, Thunderbirds, GPR

Miniroos Meet Your Team Schedule

Thirroul JFC Minroos (U6-U11) Meet Your Team Schedule

Under 10s: Thursday, 4 March, 6.00pm @Club Thirroul

Under 11s: Thursday, 4 March, 6.00pm @Club Thirroul

Under 9s: Sunday, 7 March, 4.00pm  @Gibson Park Clubhouse

Under 8s: Sunday, 7 March, 5.00pm  @Gibson Park Clubhouse

Under 6s: Monday, 8 March, 5.30pm  @Club Thirroul

Under 7s: Monday, 8 March 6.15pm  @Club Thirroul

2021 Registration Open

Registration to play for Thirroul JFC in the 2021 season will be open from Friday, 8 January.

To register with Thirroul JFC, please click here for the link to the playfootball.com.au website.

Parents, guardians and carers can claim the NSW Government’s Active Kids Voucher in advance by visiting the Services NSW website.

To receive the $100 discount you will need your Active Kids Voucher No. prior to registration.

Please click HERE for the link.

Thirroul JFC has maintained 2021 registration for all Junior players at the same $200 fee as last season.

A $40 Sibling Discount is available when registering three or more players from the same family. Parents must link their children when registering to receive the Sibling Discount.

For senior Thunder and Thunderbirds players, registration this year will be $250 and includes a new club polo shirt and training shirt.

There is a tab to select sizes for the polo shirts during the registration process. For more detail about sizes visit the TJFC Shop on the thirroulfootball.com.au website and click on the photo for the Men’s Polo Shirts or Women’s Polo Shirts.

Shorts and socks can also be purchased online at the TJFC Shop.

Thirroul JFC 2020 AGM/Committee Nominations

The Annual General Meeting of Thirroul Junior Football Club will be held on Sunday, 6 December, 2020.

The meeting will commence at 4pm at Club Thirroul, Station Street, Thirroul.

Management Committee Nominations

Nominations are open for positions on the 2021 Club Management Committee:

• President

• Secretary

• Treasurer

• Vice President

• Sponsorship Coordinator

• Media Officer

• Executive Member (2 required)

• Registrar

• District Delegate (2 Required)

• Canteen Co-ordinator

• One only Senior Men’s Player representative

• One only Senior Women’s Player representative

• One only Senior Men’s Amateur Player representative

• Club Coach

• Referee’s Coordinator

• Football Sub-Committee Chairperson

• Maintenance Coordinator

• Gear Coordinator

Nominations must be made in accordance with the Club Rules, nominators and nominees must be full club members or life members.

Nominations close at 5pm Friday, 4 December and should be made using the Club Committee Nomination form, which can be obtained by clicking here.

These can be returned to the club secretary by emailing secretary@thirroulfootball.com.au or posting to the following address:

Thirroul Junior Football Club

PO Box 302

Thirroul NSW 2515

TJFC Supports Club Thirroul amalgamation

Thirroul JFC endorses the proposed amalgamation of Club Thirroul with Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club and urges members of Club Thirroul to vote in favour of the proposal at a General Meeting of Club Thirroul on Sunday, 15 November at 10am.

As part of the amalgamation agreement with Club Thirroul, Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club has guaranteed to:

• provide annual funding for sponsorship of sport, including for rugby league and soccer, up to $50,000, for at least 4 years from the completion of the amalgamation;

• continue to support communities and organisations currently supported by Club Thirroul.

This would ensure the long-standing and important relationship between Club Thirroul and Thirroul JFC is maintained.

The amalgamation with Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club also guarantees the future of Club Thirroul for at least five years and provides an agreement to undertake renovations within the next 12 months, including the establishment of an alfresco food and beverage area.

Full details of how the proposed amalgamation will work and what it means can be found on the Club Thirroul website.

If you are a member of Club Thirroul, Thirroul JFC urges you to attend the meeting on Sunday and support the proposed amalgamation.

Five in a row: Full grand final coverage

Photo: Pedro Garcia - FSC

The Thunder celebrated a fifth consecutive FSC District League second grade grand final win under the coaching of Kevin Lewis and their seventh title in 10 years with a hard fought 2-1 defeat of Oak Flats.

For coverage of the win, please find below:

• Match report - Dominic Criniti

• Photo gallery - Soccer Shots Illawarra

• Video highlights - Peter Harkin: Thirroul FC Youtube

• Extended highlights and presentation - Lin Hampton

• Full match replay with commentary - Jum Media

Match Report

Thirroul Thunder secured their fifth consecutive District League Second Grade title with an eventful 2-1 win over Oak Flats Falcons on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Ian McLennan Park.

It was a tale of two halves as all three goals came in the first period with Thirroul opening the scoring in the 24th minute through Jordan Cox before Oak Flats answered within minutes when Joshua Swinton scored one of the goals of the season to put his side level in the 27th minute.

Thirroul went ahead again in the 38th minute with a goal from eventual player of the match Lachlan Dunn which was enough for them to secure the grand-final victory.

The action began in a rapid pace with both sides looking to gain an early advantage, the Falcons were almost rewarded in the 12th minute when David Kotric found himself open from a corner but his header narrowly missed the back post.

To read the full match report click here

Thirroul opened the scoring in the 24th minute when a deflected shot bounced straight to Cox in the box, he powered his shot into the roof of the net to give his side the lead.

Soon after the Thunder were agonisingly close to doubling their advantage when Dunn’s header from a corner beat the keeper but was just saved off the line by Luke Day at the back post.

Oak Flats desperately needed an answer to Thirroul’s constant pressing and found it through a world-class strike from Swinton. Adam Casey’s cross found Swinton at the end of the box, before he sliced the ball on the half volley and watched it sail into the back of the net to put his side level and gave himself, the club and the fans a grand-final goal they’ll never forget.

The Falcons could have been in the lead in the 31st minute when Alex Bausch made an incredible solo run from his own half and had a powerful shot from 25 metres out which forced Chris Wearing into an outstanding save.

The Thunder regained their lead in the 37th minute when a free-kick was awarded outside the box for a handball, the following cross found Dunn at the back post where he made no mistake slotting his header home to put his side up 2-1

Grand Final Highlights

Photo Gallery

Extended Highlights and Presentation

Full match replaY

Match Day Program

Illawarra Mercury Pre-Match Article

Thunderbirds Indigenous Round, Sunday 4 Oct

Thirroul JFC will celebrate NAIDOC on Sunday, 4 October when our Thunderbirds Division 2 and 3 teams wear specially designed Indigenous shirts in their respective matches against Bulli and Oak Flats Wildcats at Gibson Park.

The celebrations will commence at 11.30am, with the games at 12pm and 2pm.

This is a player-driven initiative that Thirroul JFC hopes will be embraced by other teams within our club and the FSC women’s competition next season and in future years to promote inclusiveness and celebrate Indigenous culture, history and achievement.

NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. This year’s theme is: “Always Was, Always Will Be”.

The Thunderbirds have had a number of players represent Illawarra Bungarras at the National Indigenous Football Championships in recent seasons and last Sunday the Division 1 team took part in NAIDOC celebrations hosted by Albion Park at Terry Reserve.

The design for the shirts was created by Yuin woman, Rheanna Lotter, of Ngandabaa Aboriginal Art.

Thirroul JFC thanks Bando Contracting, a local business with connections to our club, for their sponsorship of the design cost.

Each Thunderbirds player has purchased her own shirt and the club hopes they will have further opportunities to play in them.

Due to the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, it has been difficult to organise Thirroul JFC’s inaugural Indigenous Round and the club views Sunday as a small start to what is hoped will become a bigger event in coming seasons.

2020 Thirroul JFC Club Awards

Each year Thirroul JFC recognises those who have made an outstanding contribution to the club through a series of awards.

Nominations for the 2020 awards close on Friday 9th October. 

Please use the form below to submit your nominations.

Coach of the Year

This award is to recognise significant contributions a coach has made towards the club.  Nominations should detail why the nominee deserves the award and how they have contributed, as a coach, to benefit the club.  You may nominate a coach for any reason that you see fit. This may include such things as developing players, being a good a coach, handling difficult situations, creating a good team environment etc. The nominations should detail the coach's history, performance and role in developing players and football at the club.

Community Award

Each year Thirroul Junior Football Club presents a Community Award to an individual or family who have shown dedication and great commitment to the club. Nominations should outline the positive contribution the nominee has made to Thirroul JFC during the previous 12 months or over a longer period, and the reason you believe they are worthy of the award.

Senior Club Person of the Year

A senior (over 18) member of the club, player, coach or official who has made an outstanding contribution to the operation of the club in the past year.

Junior Club Person of the Year
A junior (under 18) member of the club, in a playing, coaching or supporting role who has made an outstanding contribution to the operation of the club in the past year.

Life Membership

This award is in recognition of a club member who has performed  a continuous (at least five years) outstanding contribution to the operation of Thirroul JFC.

Thirroul JFC supports RUOK? Day

Thirroul JFC is supporting RUOK? Day 2020 to raise awareness for community well being and suicide prevention.

The club is promoting the message: "There's more to say after RUOK?".

Gibson Park Rangers player Jordan Mar is also raising funds for mental health through the Black Dog Institute and will rocking his mental mullet.

Please donate here

RUOK? Day and World Suicide Prevention Day is Thursday, September 10.

A conversation could change a life:

• Ask R U OK?

• Listen

• Encourage action

• Check in

Show your support by wearing something yellow to a game this weekend.

Click this link for an RUOK? conversation guide

Click this link for an RUOK? youth activity sheet

Click this link for an RUOK? coach guide

FSC 2020 Women's Charity Round

FSC 2020 Women's Charity Round is Sunday, August 30.

Please support Illawarra Women's Health Centre as their services are in greater demand than ever, with calls to the centre from women experiencing domestic and family violence cases more than doubling during recent months.

Due to COVID restrictions, Illawarra Women's Health Centre is currently unable to accept goods but they welcome donations of cash or vouchers - ie: fuel, groceries etc - to enable women to buy what they need for themselves and their children.

Cash donations can be made through the link on the womenshealthcentre.com.au website, or direct debit to:

BSB: 633000
Account: 140 857 764

Note: Please provide your club name in description and send an email so the service knows who to send the tax deductible receipt to (info@womenshealthcentre.com.au).

TJFC welcomes Favcote as new sponsor

Thirroul Junior Football Club is pleased to welcome Favcote Pty Ltd to the club as a new sponsor.

Favcote has taken up a sponsorship package for the Thirroul JFC Under 11s Navy team, coached by Paul Favretti.

The company’s name and logo will appear on the team’s playing shirts from this weekend.

Located in Ingleburn, Favcote offer a diverse range of services in three sectors of the architectural & protective coatings industry for defence, commercial, marine and industrial projects.

Further details about Favcote can be found by clicking here or on their logo, which is located on the home page of the thirroulfootball.com.au website, or by visiting favcote.com

Please support Favcote and those businesses who support Thirroul JFC.

Sponsorship helps the club to cover costs such as playing shirts, balls, training equipment, ground hire, lighting and other items, such as the new portable goal posts on wheels for Field 2.

For information about sponsoring Thirroul JFC, a Sponsorship Brochure and details about Junior Sponsorship Packages can be found by clicking the Sponsorship tab at the top of the thirroulfootball.com.au website.

Get behind Thirroul JFC in 2020-21

With the District League competition kicking off today, Thirroul JFC invites the local community to get behind the Club's 650 players in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

Supporters and Sponsors are the lifeblood of any sporting club and Thirroul JFC needs your backing more than ever to ensure the Club remains strong now and into the future.

Sponsorship helps to cover the cost of playing kits, balls, training equipment, ground hire and items such as the new portable goals for Ground 2.

Funding is also needed for an away dug-out on Ground 1 and to enable the club to purchase another set of portable goals.

Thirroul JFC has recently completed the construction of a weather shelter at Gibson Park but we want to do much more.

If you are interested in supporting Thirroul JFC, the club has a range of sponsorship packages covering the 2020 and 2021 seasons on the thirroulfootball.com.au website.

Sponsorship Brochure

Junior Sponsorship Packages

All packages can be tailored to suit individual sponsors so please don't hesitate to ask. For more information, please email brad.f.walter@gmail.com

Remembering Emma Joubert

Thirroul JFC, and especially the club’s ThirdsBirds team, would like to say Thank You, to the players, former players and supporters, including the Gibson Park Rangers and the University players, who helped remember and pay tribute to Emma Joubert.

At the end of the Division 3 game there was a presentation to the Joubert family of the shirt Emma had worn so proudly for so many years for Thirroul JFC and as a ThirdsBird. She will never be forgotten because she will always be in our hearts.

COVID-19 Update For Spectators, Players & Officials

NSW chief medical officer Dr Kerry Chant has asked all community sporting organisations to help decrease the number of people gathering at sporting events in response to rising case numbers in NSW and the ongoing risk of COVID-19 transmission in the community. 

Apart from the usual COVID-19 requirements for participants, officials and spectators to stay away from training sessions and games if they are unwell or experiencing flu-like symptoms, the NSW Ministry of Health has also requested the following to be excluded:

• Participants (including spectators and officials) if they have visited Victoria in the 14 days prior

• Participants (including spectators and officials) if they have attended any of the reported case locations on the dates and times listed on the NSW Health website.

It is important that the football family supports the NSW Government and the broader community, by continuing to promote the limiting of spectators, and encouraging participants to check if they have attended any of the affected venues. This is effective immediately and is vital for the successful continuation of our competitions throughout the state.

Community sporting organisations have also been reminded to:

• Take all reasonable steps to minimise the number of spectators attending games.

• Ensure the number of people in a facility does not exceed one person per 4 square metres of space (excluding staff) to a maximum of 500 people. This includes only essential parents and carers, particularly at junior games.

Acting NSW Sports Minister Geoff Lee said the government wanted to “minimise community sport spectators where practical”.

“We’d prefer no aunties and uncles, grandparents or siblings crowding the sidelines if they don’t need to be there,” he said.

To help ensure that football can continue to operate and the appropriate safeguards are in place to the reduce the risk of transmission, all players, parents, officials and spectators are required to comply with the following:

• Wash and/or sanitize hands before and after attending all training and games.

• Players arrive dressed and ready to train or play

• Limit the use of changerooms

• Players must comply with the 1.5m social distancing rule (except during games)

• Do not shake hands, high five or hug other players, officials, team officials or spectators

• Do not share drink bottles

• Limit the number of spectators that accompany you to training and games

• Avoid bringing anyone who is elderly or may be at high or increased risk of illness

• Do not attend if you have flu like symptoms or are feeling unwell

• Spectators must comply with the 1.5m social distancing rule at all times unless from the same household

• All participants and spectators must cover their coughs and sneezes

• Players and spectators must not socialize or assemble in groups before, during or after training or games

• Once training and games are finished depart the venue as soon as possible

• Get tested for COVID-19 if you develop flu like symptoms

Further information

Football NSW COVID-19 Resources

NSW Health COVID-19 Information

Cough and sneeze etiquette

COVID-19 Testing & Clinic Locations

We're Back: Return To Play Guidelines

Thirroul JFC is excited about the resumption of playing for our 650 men’s, women’s and junior players from this weekend.

The season will commence for Thirroul JFC teams on Friday night with the Gibson Park Rangers Super Rs playing at home.

Miniroos and Graded Junior teams play their first games of the season on the weekend, while the Thunder play the second round of the Bert Bampton Cup on Saturday and the Thunderbirds are in the finals of the Bonnie Lassie Cup on Sunday.

The Thunder and GPR Community League teams play on Saturday, and the Women’s Youth League and Division 3 Thunderbirds have round one fixtures on Sunday.

However, there are some changes to game day protocols that need to be observed by players, coaches, parents and other spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

These are intended to assist with hygiene, social distancing and contact tracing.

The key points are:

• Use hand sanitiser - Thirroul JFC has installed hand sanitiser stations at Gibson Park

• Maintain 1.5m distance from other spectators or on the bench

• Limited or no dressing room access for teams (toilets will be open)

• No sharing of drink bottles

• Avoid swapping playing shirts or bibs during matches or at training

• Keep an attendance register for matches and training

More detailed information can be found by clicking the links below:

Coaches and Managers

Parents and Spectators

Players

Return to Football Update: Training and Draw Information

As we get closer to a return to competition, the NSW Government has advised that training can be expanded to groups of 20 from Saturday, 13 June.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Thirroul JFC had already allocated each team with 10 or more players in their squad (Under 10s and older) half of a pitch for training so that groups of 10 within the same team could train side by side on a quarter of a pitch each.

Those groups can now be combined to up to 20 players training together in an area equal to 80 square metres (4 square metres per player).

However, all of the same protocols and requirements remain in place as for training in groups of 10, including:

• All training at Gibson Park to be in the assigned area for each team and at the assigned start and finish times. Click here for a link to the Training Map.

• Players are to come already prepared to train – changing rooms will not be in use.

• Players are to bring their own drink bottles and they are to be labelled. No sharing of drink bottles is permitted.

• No person-to-person contact training drills to be conducted (eg: 1 v1 tackling drills).

• Social distancing to be implemented – 1.5m between players.

• Records of attendance to be maintained. Click here for a template document or take a photo on your phone.

• Handling of equipment to be kept to a minimum. Throw-ins are discouraged (pass-in as in Futsal). Practising of heading by picking up the ball and throwing should be discouraged.

• If training bibs are used, each player is to be allocated a bib and required to take their bib home to wash and return.

For further details click on this LINK or go to the Return To Training Requirements page in the Return To Training Hub at the top of the thirroulfootball.com.au home page.

COMPETITION DRAWS

 These will be published via the Match Centre on the Football South Coast website over the coming week. In summary:

• Juniors, Community League and Women’s Competitions will proceed with a minimum of 14 rounds.

• The Junior Football Council will further liaise with clubs around a final series. 

• The current preference is for the Women’s Competitions and Community League All Age to have a final series.

• Men’s premiership will commence with the Bert Bampton Cup and organised trial games, followed by eleven rounds where all teams play each other once and a final series.

Please note that competition formatting and scheduled games are subject to requirements of the relevant Public Health Order in existence at that time.

FSC is also working on some guides to assist clubs with operational areas around canteens, change rooms, toilets, id checks, team sheet processes, points of entry guidelines for match days.

"It's game on": Senior teams to resume playing from July 1

Thirroul JFC is pleased by the announcement that senior football had been given the green light to resume playing from July 1.

Acting NSW Sports Minister Geoff Lee confirmed on Wednesday that all competitions for junior and senior players could commence from July 1 .

"From July 1, everybody can play - it's game on for the whole community," he told 2GB.

The return of Junior competitions on July 1 had been announced last week, and all Thirroul JFC teams have been training in groups of 10 since May 25.

It is not yet clear when teams can move to training in groups of 20, in line with other states, but Mr Lee confirmed that full contact training would be permitted from July 1, along with competition games for all ages.

The first round of Miniroos and Junior matches are set to be played on the weekend of July 3-5.

It is now expected that competitions for Womens (Thunderbirds) and Community League (Gibson Park Rangers and Thunder amateurs) teams will also commence at the same time.

Football South Coast has proposed that Junior, Womens and Community League teams would play a 14-round season before finals.

This is likely to include some or all of the following measures:

• An extension of competition dates to October, pending discussion with cricket and relevant Local Government Authorities.

• Junior teams to play during July School holidays with the potential for mid-week or double headers.

• Community League playing the last few rounds on a Sunday to allow games on grounds shared by cricket.

• Bonnie Lassie Cup to be resumed for women’s teams, pending any requirements in relation to social gathering rules.

The Thunder is expected to play an 11-round District League competition and finals series, with a pre-season competition or games before Round 1.

Mr Lee "thanked the community for their patience during the pause on local sports".

"Sport is the lifeblood of our community and it gives me great pleasure to say adult sports can return to their competitions at the same time as 18-years-and-under," he said.

"We have reduced the spread of COVID-19 to the point where further restrictions can be lifted. It is only because communities have followed the strict social distancing guidelines that this announcement is possible."

Details about the number of people allowed to attend matches and requirements for canteens to operate are being finalised.

Football NSW CEO Stuart Hodge welcomed the announcement and thanked the Government for providing the news that will be welcomed by tens of thousands of senior players across the state.

“The Government has done a fantastic job of flattening the curve,” he said.

“That has presented them the opportunity to deliver the fantastic news that football players of all ages will be permitted to play matches from 1 July.

“Football provides enormous mental and physical health, wellbeing and social benefits to the community and this news was much needed at this point in time.”

Football is well placed to return with Football NSW having already developed return to play guidelines.

These will be checked for alignment when the government releases a COVID-19 Safety Plan for sport.

Participants are reminded that until 1 July 2020 the current restrictions remain in effect.

For the avoidance of doubt, no competition matches are permitted to be played (including ‘friendly’ matches) as part of a training session.