Scotch College

Soccer

Season 2008

Soccer is one of the most popular winter sports at Scotch with over 350 boys playing in 25 teams from year 7 through to year 12. The season runs from the start of term 2 through to mid-August in term 3. Scotch is a keen participant in the inter-school sporting activities organised by the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS).

Facilities include two soccer ovals – the McKendrick Oval and Melville Lower West. The adjacent off-campus ovals at Smith Reserve are also used to accommodate the large number of games played each week.

The boys train twice a week, with years 7 & 8 generally training on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school until 4.45pm and years 9-12 generally training Mondays and Wednesdays after school. The APS Interschool Competition schedules games on Saturday mornings, and the fixture is published on the preceding Friday.

The coaching team includes both teachers and ‘Old Boys’, all of whom are accredited coaches, not to mention passionate soccer enthusiasts. The coaches provide an engaging summary of each week’s game, which can be found each Wednesday throughout the season under Match Reports. Boys displaying a high potential to represent Scotch at the first XI level, have the opportunity to train with the Development Squad, which endeavours to provide the boys with additional skills training opportunities.

The APS provides results for the inter-school Firsts competition. The APS Ladder is updated each week, generally on a Wednesday. Aside from the APS competition, there are three special events in the soccer calendar, the Rose and Thistle Cup (Scotch vs Melbourne Grammar), The John Roe Shield (Scotch vs St Peters College in Adelaide) and The Pelman Cup (Scotch vs The Peninsula School).

The Rose & Thistle Cup

The Rose and Thistle Cup was introduced in 2008 and is the start of a new tradition between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College. When the two Firsts soccer teams meet during the APS season, they will be playing for the Rose and Thistle Cup. The Rose and Thistle Cup (Rose - of England, MGS and Thistle - of Scotland, Scotch) represents the character of both schools and its intention is to further develop the bond between the two schools and to increase the profile of the sport in line with its increasing popularity within both communities.

The John Roe Shield

The John Roe Shield is played against St Peter’s College in Adelaide. Each year the Firsts from each College meet to play for the John Roe Shield, alternating between Melbourne and Adelaide. Scotch currently hold the Shield, and will be travelling to Adelaide to defend it on 26-28 July.

The Pelman Cup

Scotch also plays The Peninsula School once a year at the conclusion of the APS season for The Pelman Cup. The Cup is named after a Scotch teacher, who introduced soccer as a winter sport to Scotch in the 1970s. He later moved to The Peninsula School where he also introduced the sport. The two schools have since played for The Pelman Cup. Prior to last year, Scotch had held the Cup for seven consecutive years.

Leadership Team

Teacher in Charge: Mr. Mark Zannoni
Director of Coaching: Dr. Mark Johnston
Director of Sport: Mr. Barry Price
Captain of Soccer (2008): Lachlan Cohen
Vice-Captains (2008): Nick Koutmantatakis & Nick Jarman

Parents Auxilliary (PASS)

Soccer is proudly supported by a dedicated parents’ auxiliary PASS, which hosts a number of events during the season and encourages parents to become active in supporting their son’s winter sport.


Coaches & Training Schedule

Legend: OB = Old Boy, IC = In Charge
1st XI Mr G Patouras McKendrick Mon & McKendrick Wednesday
Mr A Abachi(OB)
2nd XI Mr D Latimer(OB) McKendrick Mon & McKendrick Wednesday
3rd XI Mr M Keks(OB) Smith Res 1 Monday & Smith Res 3 Wednesday
4th XI Mr W Riedler (IC) Smith Res 1 Monday & Smith Res 3 Wednesday
5th XI Red Mr J Kafkas (OB) Smith Res 2 Monday& Smith Res 2 Wednesday
5th XI Blue Mr A Vickers(OB) Smith Res 2 Monday& Smith Res 2 Wednesday
5th XIGold Mr P Astruc(OB) Smith Res 3 Monday & Smith Res 2 Wednesday
10A Mr E Broadbent(OB) Melville LW Monday & Smith Res 1 Wednesday
10B Mr A Ouzas (OB) Melville LW Monday & Smith Res 1 Wednesday
10C Red Mr J Jackowski Melville LW Monday & Smith Res 1 Wednesday
10C Blue Mr T Rayner (IC) Melville LW Monday & Smith Res 1 Wednesday
9A Mr N Konstantatos (IC) Smith Res 1, 2, 3 Tuesday & Melville LW Wednesday
9B Mr O Marquet Smith Res 1, 2, 3 Tuesday & Melville LW Wednesday
9C Red Mr D Wolfe (OB) Smith Res 1, 2, 3 Tuesday & Melville LW Wednesday
9C Blue Mr Z Ilahee (OB) Smith Res 1 ,2, 3 Tuesday & Melville LW Wednesday
8A Red Mr J Astruc (IC) McKendrick Tues & Melville LW Thurs
8A Blue Mr T Scott(OB) McKendrick Tues & Melville LW Thurs
8B Red Mr J Jewitt(OB) McKendrick Tues & Melville LW Thurs
8B Blue Mr P Roylance(OB) McKendrick Tues & Melville LW Thurs
8C Red Mr S Ng(OB) McKendrick Tues & Melville LW Thurs
8C Blue Dr Xu McKendrick Tues & Melville LW Thurs
7A Mr S Hodges(OB) Melville LW Tuesday & McKendrick Thursday
7B Red Mr S Liu Melville LW Tuesday & McKendrick Thursday
7B Blue Mr P Lewis (IC) Melville LW Tuesday & McKendrick Thursday
7C Red Mr R Papuga/Mr S Francis(OB) Melville LW Tuesday & McKendrick Thursday
Development Squad McKendrick Oval - Tuesday
Development Squad Coach: Mr B McLachlan(FFV)
Goal Keeping Specialist Coaches: Mr S Dimou(OB) & Mr F Yeo(OB)
Emergencies: Mr J Choi(OB), Mr S Muirhead(OB), Mr T Foenander(OB), Mr D James(OB), Mr B Furey(OB), Mr T Gin (OB), Mr S Wolfe (OB), Mr G Hui (OB), Dr M Johnston, Mr M Zannoni

Soccer

Season 2008

Coaches & Training Schedule

2008 Match reports


2008 APS results (firsts)

Weekly
Fixtures

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Wet
Weather

Phone
Numbers

Parent Auxiliary
Scotch Soccer (PASS)

Old Scotch Soccer
Club (OSSC)
Web site
  • Senior School
  • Tel: 03 9810 4321
  • Fax: 03 9810 4333
  • Abs: 03 9810 4488
  • Junior School
  • Tel: 03 9810 4236
  • Fax: 03 9810 4391
  • Admissions
  • Tel: 03 9810 4203
  • ScotchNET support
  • Tel: 03 9810 4411
  • Mon-Fri: 8am/5pm
  • email:techsupport

Scotch College: ABN 86 852 826 445 ACN 005 650 395 CRIOCS 00624A (Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students)