Award Winners

Award Winners

  To top off what was another great year at the Falcons, we have been lucky to come away with a number of awards at the VWFL league Presentation night.    Well done to Daisy Pearce who was named the Premier Division Best and Fairest. Showing how strong the team...
Soccer Metro Update – Round 18

Soccer Metro Update – Round 18

Fawkner Blues vs Darebin Falcons In the last match of the home and away season, the Falcons Metro team travelled to Fawkner and were hoping to better the 3-3 draw from their last encounter which saw a gallant display from the Falcons with only 10 players. Conditions...
Aussie Rules Grand Final 2011

Aussie Rules Grand Final 2011

  Premier Reserves: VU ST ALBANS v DAREBIN   On a fabulous day at Montello Holden Oval in Coburg, the Falcons reserves took on the Spurs. In a rematch of the semi-final, the Falcons were determined to put the memory of that loss behind them and take home their third...
Soccer Update Div 2 – Round 17

Soccer Update Div 2 – Round 17

Darebin Falcons V LaTrobe University Darebin Falcons made light of their injury woes by strolling to a 4-1 Women’s State League Division Two North West victory over La Trobe at Capp Reserve on Sunday. Missing a few of their regulars, the Falcons were forced to call on...
Soccer Metro Update – Round 17

Soccer Metro Update – Round 17

  It was a determined Falcons Metro Team that took to the field on Sunday against 6th placed Watsonia Heights. After drawing 3-3 at their last encounter, the Falcons had shown significant improvement since then and went into this match feeling that it could be...
Youth Girls make it Back to Back Flags

Youth Girls make it Back to Back Flags

Darebin versus St Damians   The first quarter saw us kicking to the eastern end away from the grand stand against a slight breeze. St Damians came out with a different set up and started girls behind the footy. This clogged up our forward line and we struggled to get...
Soccer Div 2 Update Round 16

Soccer Div 2 Update Round 16

Whittlesea Ranges v Darebin Falcons Darebin Falcons enjoyed a day out at Lalor on Sunday, blasting eight goals past Women’s State League Division Two North West strugglers Whittlesea Ranges. The 8-1 stroll catapulted Darebin back into the top four, and wins in their...
Soccer Update Metro Round 16

Soccer Update Metro Round 16

Altona City V Darebin Falcons When the Falcons Metro Team met Altona in the last round it was a game of two halves. The first half was a tight battle ending 0-0 but this gave way to an Altona goal fest in the second half with the scoreline finishing up 5-1. However...
Premier Reserves – Preliminary Final

Premier Reserves – Preliminary Final

Darebin Falcons vs Berwick Hawks  On a glorious day at Northcote Oval, the Falcons took on the Berwick Hawks, both teams fighting it out for a place in the Grand Final. The Hawks came out of the gates flying, pushing the ball forward and after some few heavily...
Soccer Update Div 2 – Round 15

Soccer Update Div 2 – Round 15

Darebin Falcons vs Western Suburbs A second successive victory has revived Darebin Falcons’ Women’s State League Division Two North West top four hopes. Sunday’s 4-1 triumph over Western Suburbs at Capp Reserve moved them within a point of fourth spot with three...
Emma Kerry 100 Game Milestone

Emma Kerry 100 Game Milestone

  Emma Kerry (Kimmy) started her playing career at St Albans in 2005, before seeing the light and joining the Falcons in 2007. Emma is a four time premiership player with the Darebin Falcons, and is known for her composure, direction and leadership on the field....

Soccer Update Div 2 – Round 14

Yarra Jets Vs Darebin Falcons Darebin Falcons got their Women’s State League Division Two North West season back on track on Sunday with a gutsy 1-0 victory away to Yarra Jets. Coming up against a side that had quietly crept up to fourth on the ladder, matters weren’t...
Aussie Rules Round 17

Aussie Rules Round 17

  Round 17  Premier Reserves – Darebin vs Sunbury    In the final round of the season, the Falcons started the game dominating  possession and locking the footy into their forward half. Gemma was  everywhere, smothering, tackling and...
Round 16: Darebin vs Melbourne University

Round 16: Darebin vs Melbourne University

  Round 16: Darebin vs Melbourne University Premier Reserves   It was a glorious day for football! The sun was shining and the Falcons got off to a fabulous start. Harriet, in her first game back, was everywhere as usual, and took a fantastic mark from a kick-in and...
Soccer Metro Update – Round 13

Soccer Metro Update – Round 13

Round 13 – Darebin Falcons vs Plenty Valley Darebin Falcons began this week’s match up with Plenty Valley brightly when Miranda Malaniuk took advantage of a scramble in the box and popped the ball in the back of the net inside the first 10 minutes.  Having...
Soccer Update Div 2 – Round 13

Soccer Update Div 2 – Round 13

Round 13 Darebin Falcons vs Brunswick Zebras – Falcons Soccer Family Day Darebin Falcons endured a frustrating afternoon against Brunswick Zebras at Capp Reserve on Sunday. Coming off a promising result against Women’s State League Division Two North West...
Falcons Aussie Rules – Round 15

Falcons Aussie Rules – Round 15

Round 15 – Darebin vs St Albans   Premier Reserves               The Falcons got off to a fabulous start with the wind in their third meeting with the Spurs this year, controlling the play and keeping possession. The Spurs continually tried to clear their...
Youth Girls Round 14

Youth Girls Round 14

R14 Versus St Damien’s   On a cold but sunny morning we lined up at home against arch rivals St Damien’s again at our home ground.   We lost the toss again and kicked into the breeze. With Rechelle back from Vic duties and starting on the bench it gave us the...
Youth Girls Round 13

Youth Girls Round 13

R13 Versus Lalor Stars   On a cold but sunny day we ventured to Barling Reserve to play Lalor Stars who were playing for a finals spot. For only the second time this year we had a bench of ONE! The girls were asked to concentrate on their field kicking and placement....
Soccer Update Div 2

Soccer Update Div 2

Round 12 Darebin Falcons vs Bulleen Darebin Falcons produced one of their best performances of the Women’s State League Division Two North West season in pushing leaders Bulleen all the way on Sunday. Having conceded seven goals at Bulleen a few months ago, the...
Falcons play off for Catherine Wotton Cup

Falcons play off for Catherine Wotton Cup

Round 14 – Darebin vs East Burwood   Premier Reserves   It was a great day for football at AH Capp Reserve. In a rematch of the 2010 grand final, the Falcons faced a hard slog for three quarters. The Devils were desperate, tackling hard and applying enormous...
Youth Girls Wrap Up

Youth Girls Wrap Up

R12 was a big game against arch rivals St Damiens at our home ground in front of what turned out to be a large crowd on Sunday. With Gunners, Whitty, Sarge away and Issy and  Elise  Injured we had our backs to the wall again!       We lost the toss and kicked against...
Falcons Milestones

Falcons Milestones

  The Darebin Womens’ Sports Club would like to congratulate the following people who are celebrating milestone games this weekend against VU St Albans.   Natalie Wood & Sarah Hammond – 150 games Daisy Pearce & Aliesha Habib – 100 games  ...
Soccer Update Metro

Soccer Update Metro

Round 11 Kyneton Rangers vs Darebin Falcons The Falcons Metro team travelled to Kyneton last weekend to take on the Rangers in wet, cold and muddy conditions. Having been beaten 6-2 by Kyneton in their last meeting in the second round of the season, the Falcons Metro...
Soccer Update Div 2

Soccer Update Div 2

Round 11  Western Eagles vs Darebin Falcons Darebin Falcons went down to Western Eagles on Sunday despite producing a fighting display against one of the Women’s State League Division Two North West’s premier teams. The second-placed Eagles, who had defeated Darebin...
Falcons Milestones

Round 13 Aussie Rules

Round 13 – Premier Division: Darebin vs Scoresby   On a miserable day, with arctic winds, thumping rain and an aggressive opposition, the Falcons managed to pull off a convincing win at AH Capp Reserve. The Falcons set up the game immediately, with Habs kicking...
Round 12 – Darebin v Diamond Creek

Round 12 – Darebin v Diamond Creek

Round 12 – Darebin Falcons vs Diamond Creek Premier Reserves From the first bounce the Falcons had control of the ball and the game. Kicking into the wind, they unfortunately opened their scoring with five behinds. But with Til applying great pressure, smothering and...
Youth Girls Round 11

Youth Girls Round 11

We travelled out to Plenty park on a windy day to play 3rd placed Diamond Creek who have had some big wins. The Creekers won the toss and kicked to the scoring end. The first 10 minutes was a struggle as we adapted to the windy conditions and held them scoreless with...
Premier Reserves Aussie Rules – Round11

Premier Reserves Aussie Rules – Round11

Premier Reserves On another windy day, Darebin took on Sunbury at the massive ground at Clarke Oval. The Falcons lost the toss but had the wind for the first quarter and dominated possession. A quick handball from Bec gave Taryn the first major but the goals were hard...
Youth Girls Round 11

Youth Girls – Round 10

R10 Versus South Morang.   We started today with the news that Elise has injured her knee running for the bus of all things. We seem to find new ways to get injured this year. With Elise and Sarge out indefinitely we welcomed new girl Ruby Mc Dermott. Sarah (smiley)...
Soccer Update

Soccer Update

Darebin Falcons vs Whittlesea Rangers   Darebin Falcons were given an almighty fright by the Women’s State League Division Two North West’s bottom side Whittlesea Ranges on Sunday. There was hushed talk before the game of a percentage boost but, in the end, the...
Soccer Update

Soccer State League Div 2

Darebin Falcons’ grip on a top-four spot in Women’s State League Division Two North West lasted just a week after they went down 3-1 to La Trobe University on Sunday. The students leapfrogged Falcons into fourth place, with Darebin’s negative goal difference counting...
Soccer Update

Falcons Metro Soccer Update

Watsonia Heights vs Darebin Falcons   The Falcons Metro Team travelled to Watsonia Heights hoping to build on some recent good results. With none of the three usual goal keepers available, captain Staci stepped up to take on this the key role.  Alicia, Brenda, Carmen...