The F-League season for 2015 is about to kick off and once again the Boomerangs will be competing in both the Men’s and Women’s divisions.
Boomerangs are one of only three clubs that have competed in all previous seasons of the F-League (four for the men and two for the women). The men’s team have finished in fourth place in the past three seasons and played in semi-finals in the past two (seasons 2011 and 2012 had no finals series). The Boomerangs women have made it all the way to the Grand Final in the only two seasons of the Women’s F-League played so far, going down both times to the Sydney Scorpions.
The Boomerangs men’s team have lost a few players in the off season, with veteran keeper Angelo Konstantinou and Daniel Bennett signing up with the Magic and Daniel Fulton committing to East Coast Heat. Several additional senior players (Cattanach, Flannigan, Ross-Magee) have retired from this level of futsal (focussing on NPL Football) leaving the Boomerangs with one of the youngest teams in the league.
The team consists of (current Futsalroo) Cal Smith, Michael Reeve, the hard working and under-rated Jason O’Dwyer, the ever reliable Kristian Collins and shot-stopper Keiran Stroh forming the core of the senior players. The highly successful Boomerangs Youth team of the past few years contributes a number of players who will be asked to step up to the mark this season – something that is certainly on the cards as they have been given good court time at this level over the past few F-League seasons. The highly talented youth roster includes Jake Wilsener, Jono Ciminelli, Ben Basser, Daniel Giovinazzo and keepers Nick van Aalst and Zac Sorenson. A new signing this season is Brad Sawyer (played 2014 with Capital FC) who will be a welcome addition to the team as will rookie Grant Barlow. Nik Popovich also returns to the team after a year off F-League.
A top four finish is again the target as is the opportunity to play finals futsal for the fourth year in succession, and to grab a Grand Final spot for the first time.
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