Aberdare Park, now home to the Cessnock Athletics Club, was the home of the Rangers and sits only 100m away from Turner Park, home of arch rivals Cessnock (1907). Another whom I'm very proud to say welcome aboard sir.
The first of our World Cup keepers is today's nominator. Another from the Hunter assembly line, Socceroo #169, John Roberts, has nominated the Aberdare Rangers as his GrassRoots club. One of 3 on his block to play for Australia, John played in the qualifier against the '66 giant-killers DPR Korea in the unsuccessful tilt in 1965. John broke the local mould by not working down the mine for a living.
Aberdare Park, now home to the Cessnock Athletics Club, was the home of the Rangers and sits only 100m away from Turner Park, home of arch rivals Cessnock (1907). Another whom I'm very proud to say welcome aboard sir.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
the authorGreg Werner began playing in 1965, with the GrassRoots club of Socceroo skipper Murray Barnes, a change of suburb at age 6 and a new club, one that would become the GrassRoots club of Rob Wheatley & after a 27 year hiatus came back to playing with the GrassRoots club of Socceroos Steve Perry, Richie Bell, Chris Iconomidis & Matilda, Justine Fisher, one could say that the links with the NT are ingrained.
At age 55, when his body gave up on playing, he took up the whistle to stay actively involved. In November of 2014 he created the GFP on Facebook to fill the void left by those in control of the game & in January 2016 launched this website. |