Australia’s Favourite Football Fanzine And Even Bigger In Sunshine! www.goalweekly.com FOOTBALL FOCUS ON $4 ? MAGIC’S NICK KALMAR FOOTBALL FEATURE ON SYDNEY FC’S KOFI DANNING Season 5: Issue 19 Monday 20th July 2009 Photo: Daniel Flis ? ? FINAL CHAPTER! END OF AN ERA FOR CHAPLIN RESERVE AS GATES SHUT FOR LAST TIME THIS SUNDAY TEVEZ TRANSFER / IRAN ‘97 DRAMA / VPL RD 18 RIP Chaplin Reserve Thanks For The Memories Dept. SunshineA George CrossFINAL will be play- Harvester employed over 300 workers. FAREWELL the ground with the local Lacrosse club that Years and years of promises have all ing their fi nal home game for the McKay also inroduced electricity to the had a life span between 1932 and 1941. fi zzled into thin air. Around 1995 club season against Preston Lions on suburb and created open parklands and The ground itself had a little shelter type offi cials found out that land owned by the Sunday July 26 2009. recreational areas. The huge Harvester grandstand where the current clubroom is Kennett Government was being sold off. What is also signifi cant about this match worksite was located on the other side of located, before Sunshine City made it their Included in the sell off was the land known is that it is the last football match to be the footbridge from Chaplin Reserve on home ground. as the Railway Reserve in Sunshine. played at this tiny ground in the heart of land that occupied 76 acres. He funded the City leased the ground from the Victo- The club wasted no time and put in a bid Sunshine. Presbyterian Church that stands next door rian Railways who had earlier purchased of $250,000 for the land that was accepted Chaplin Reserve has been used as a to the ground in 1926. the land from Sunshien Harveter Works. by the Government. The deal was signed at football venue since the early 1950’s when Mr. McKay also set up the Sunshine George Cross football club fi rst ventured the club’s 50th Anniversary Ball on Satur- Sunshine City made it their home ground. Bowls Club in 1912 but this club unfor- into the Western Suburbs in 1966 when day June 28 1997. In those days it was called Railway Re- tunately folded a couple of years ago. they used Selwyn Park as their home The land has increased in value over the serve and at a later stage it was re-named MacKay also built the footbridge so his ground. The venture only lasted two sea- past 12 years and Sunshine George Cross is Garden’s Reserve, as it is part of the Sun- workers could walk over to the gardens in sons. currently in the process of selling the land shine Gardens adjacent to the ground. their lunch break and enjoy setting. The Georgies had trouble fi nding a to an investement company. The ground was fi nally named Chaplin All the works picnics were held in these ground after this and playing at Olympic The ground that has been George Cross’ Reserve. At the beginning of 1900 the gardens. Many a supporter has been seen Park was proving to be very expensive. In home ground for 326 Premier League and whole area surrounding Chaplin Reserve watching George Cross matches from the 1981 George Cross began the new season National League for the last 28 years will was owned by leading Western Suburbs bridge. There was suffi cient land near the at Selwyn Park, but after only 3 rounds see its fi nal game this coming Sunday. identity Mr. Hugh Victor McKay. (Better garden for recreation and sports clubs to Sunshine City agreed to sub-let Chaplin Sunshine fans will miss the old place and known as H.V. McKay). use. Reserve to George Cross for the remainder its intimidating surrounds, but as the saying Mr McKay brought his farming business of the 1981 season. goes all good things must come to an end. to Braybrook Junction from Ballarat in The move brought the to clubs closer to When the referee blows the whistle for 1904. At the time he bought 400 acres with Sunshine fans will miss the old place each other and by 1983 George Cross and the last time on Sunday, it will be the end. the intention of building his manufacturing and its intimidating surrounds, but as Sunshine City became one club. The uncer- The club urges all Georgie fans and ev- business close to the railway lines for easy the saying goes all good things must tainty about the future of this piece of land ery other football supporter to come down access of his goods to all parts of the State come to an end. always hung over the club as a result little and farewell a ground that has seen many a and Braybrook Junction was well served by effort was made to improve the facilities. grand match. When the referee blows the whistle railway lines at the time. Sunshine George Cross’ time in the Na- Prior to the game the club is having a He also subdivided land so his work- for the last time on Sunday, it will be tional League was also a testing one with PRE-MATCH LUNCHEON at the club- ers can be close to their work. Mr. McKay the end. the League continually telling the club to rooms. A three course meal will be served, re-named Braybrook Junction to Sunshine fi nd another ground as the facilities were including a complimentary glass of wine. in 1907 after the name of the trade name not up the N.S.L. standard. Though the club There is also a door prize to be won. of his new great invention the Sunshine Sunshine Harvester Works Cricket spent two brief seasons at Skinner Reserve Tickets are $20. For booking contact Vic Harvester. Club was one of three cricket teams to use in the late 1990’s, Sunshine George Cross Brincat on 0447 549 771. The company generated great success Anderson Road in 1926. In the late 1930’s offi cials would not move from Chaplin and revolutionised wheat harvesting at the Sunshine Football Club was playing Aus- Reserve until Sunshine Council relocated By Vic Brincat time. At the peak of production Sunshine tralian Rules at Railway Reserve, sharing the club a new home. Photo by John Punshon The chant of “Georgies! Georgies!” will be heard for the fi nal time at Chaplin Reserve this Sunday, when the Sunshine Georgies line up to face Preston Lions. p2 Monday 20th July 2009 Issue 19 [email protected] SOCCER HOTLINES THIS WEEK’S LINE UP CORNTHWAITE REDS’ SECOND Soccer Hotlines 3 CONFIRMED SWINE FLU CASE Errea Scoreboard Page 4 Adelaide United defender Robert stages of recovery and is likely to be back Cornthwaite is the second Reds with the rest of United’s squad next week. Eagles v Cannons 5 player to be diagnosed with swine Ilic expects Cornthwaite will be cleared fl u, the 23 year old joining striker and ready to return to training on Monday, Magic v Georgies 6 Lloyd Owusu as the club’s two con- putting him in the frame to possibly face Lions v Hume 7 fi rmed cases of the infl uenza. Melbourne Victory in a pre-season friendly Cornthwaite has been absent from Reds on Sunday 26 July 2009 at Aurora Stadium Knights v Bergers 8 training for the past 10 days and Club Doc- in Launceston. tor James Ilic said test results confi rmed Young Reds midfi elder Joe Costa has also Zebras v Thunder 9 that Cornthwaite had contracted the latest been missing from action for over a week fl u pandemic. after being laid up with illness, however South v Gully 10 However despite the setback, the positive tests have cleared him of swine fl u. VPL Home Stretch Special 16 news is that Cornthwaite is in the fi nal tractive fi xture for fans and for Sydney FC or The Regulars 12 WIN A FFA GRANT RED DEVILS TO Melbourne,” FFA Director of Communications Bonita Mersiades told AAP. Blast From The Past 23 FOR YOUR CLUB! VISIT OZ? However, their commitments meant the game Front Cover could only be played on Monday (today), which Grassroots we were willing to organise, but there was a lot The entrance to Chaplin Reserve, Manchester United’s decision to cancel football clubs their Indonesian of to-ing and fro-ing on their side so unfortu- Anderson Road, Sunshine, home to will benefi t from nately it wasn’t possible.” the Sunshine Georgies. Super League XI a new scheme match on Monday Since this offi cial statement came to light Photo: Daniel Flis announced by following Friday’s Goal! Weekly has come across some interesting Football Fed- terrorist strike in information that might interest Man United fans around the country. It is rumoured (unoffi cial- eration Australia Jakarta has set ly) that Manchester United might yet make (FFA). rumours of the Red Devils visiting our a lightning visit to Sydney. This might come “Almost 1 million in the form of a quickly organized match people play football shores alight. Football Federation or a mere sight seeing exercise through the Goal! Weekly is available every Monday from in one form or another around Australia Australia (FFA) attempted to get Manchester harbour city. all good newsagents. and there are 150,000 volunteers who work United to play an exhibition match against Mel- Alex Ferguson’s men are staying in Kuala in community clubs,” said FFA CEO, Ben bourne or Sydney in their respective cities but Lumpur so the six hour trip to Australia might Publisher Buckley.