Gunghalin United FC - A Club Heading In the Right Direction - Part 1

This progam was broadcast on 2xxfm (98.3mhz) across the Austrakian Community Radio Network, on Tuesday 16 August 2011 at 7:00PM.

In tonights program we have the first of the NPL Club series. We speak at length to the Pres and VP of Gungahlin United FC. Gungahlin United is a club that services all its football constituency, they are in an area of massive growth in the ACT region and it would be no surprise, therefore to hear that managing growth is their top priority. They don’t get much support beyond their CLub, in their service to football, but they do have to find the money to pay some pretty big bills – how does about $60k for hire of playing fields for training and games grab you? Its all hard work, but they are fortunate to have good club officials, committee, volunteers (never enough of course) and a legion of players who are doing good things.

This is community Football at its best and we have a lot of good community based Clubs in the ACT and so much of it is devoted to junior / youth Football. This is the peak body's strategic target group for technical development and structural development and assistance by Capital Football. Without Clubs healthy and well supported the game is shackled, no matter how many curriculum you produce, coaches you train or promises are made for a brighter future for the Socceross or Matildas - without good playing surfaces for all age groups, you can't play good football. Ask the Clubs!

Gunghalin United FC needs all the help it can get - they sit in a strategically important growth area within the ACT and we want those children and families rusted on to Football, not AFL!

Sit back with a restorative medicinal and listen in on this very informative fire-side chat with      the President and Vice President of GUFC. This is part 1 of the interview, part 2 will be available on the Blogspot in podcast later this week.

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Gunghalin United Womens Premier League Team Play a Dedication Round For Victims of the Norway Attacks!

Sourced from GUFC Facebook page and President GUFC

On Sunday, Gunghalin United FC and Belconnen United FC women's premier League teams played an important game.

A clash between Gunghalin United, the new team in the Premier League this year and Belconnen United the strong, seasoned and hard to beat competition leaders of 2011, would alone  make it a bit special. 

And it was – because Gunghalin United won. It was Beloconnen United's  first loss.

But this isn't the full story! There was a very special and tragic aspect to this game.

President  GUFC advised NPL that this was a dedication game for GUFC – dedicated to the those victims of the Norway attacks.

GUFC had a very important connection to this tragedy. One of their young players was a Norwegian exchange student who left to return home at the end of July. The Club has stayed in contact and to their horror (and relief in one sense), the young player told them that two of her friends were shot and wounded, while another was shot and killed.

So GUFC dedicated the game to the victims of the tragedy. The kindnesses done are the things that we build the future on.

We are all connected in some way through the world game. Well done GUFC.

Gungahlin United FC Womens Premier League Team Make A Spectacular Entrance to Womens Premier League!

The new addition to the Womens Premier League this season is Gungahlin United FC. And what a start it was! A Federation Cup victory!

A resounding victory over Tuggernanong United FC (6:1):

Gungahlin United 6 (Brittany Tully 18’, Marlin Jornhole 41’, 58’, Laure Sofoulis 63’, Gabby Ciardullo 75’, Dianne Wilson 88’) Tuggeranong United 1 (Freyja Jacobsen 20’)


Coach Bruce Green danced a gig, mumbling something about "margaritas" that evening, the players looked as happy as they did relieved they had got past thier first test in Prmier League and the Club delighted. So they should be, it was a terrific start to what promises to be a strong first season effort.

Be in no doubt, this result surprised everyone I have spoken to among theother clubs in the PL competition. If you had been at the game, you would acknowledge that Gungahlin United played in very good style for most of the game. simply overpowering Tuggernanong United in the second half, dominating possession and making the best of nearly every opportunity.

Their performance on debut was a much stronger effort than either the hapless Brindabella Blues FC (now defunct) or Tuggernanong United FC debuts in season 2010. On this first game form, they seem certain to improve and that couldn't be better for the Womens Premier League.

And with a certain style that points to good club admisntration, the following appeared from teh Club on the Capital Football website:

Gungahlin United is pleased to announce the Captains chosen to lead our inaugural Women's Premier League squads for season 2011.
The following players named have displayed to their coaches not only in the trials and training conducted in the WPL process, but also in previous years in the various teams they have represented - the qualities needed to Captain the 3 brand new teams that will be making their mark in Women's Premier League for Gungahlin United.
Co Captains for 18WPL are Brigette Berry and Chelsea Lemon. - Co Captains for WPR are Cristal King and Chloe Gash. - Co Captains for WPL are Kiley Green and Laura Sofoulis.
Congratulations ladies on your appointments, Gungahlin United FC wishes you all the best in the season ahead.


Gungahlin United FC is the ACT Football's "sleeping giant", with a formidable presence now in the Mens PL with PL16 and PL18 teams, and now a full complement of Women's PL teams. They are awake and starting to move!

And this is only the beginning for this club.