While I await photos for our next Matilda, Socceroo #370 has given us his GrassRoots club. Robbie Hooker has nominated the Mt. Colah Colts from Sydney's deep north in the KDSA. This was one of the clubs I grew up playing against but Robbie was a little after my time, as was his home ground, Berry Park. Welcome aboard Rob.
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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. |