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Results

Teams, and their coaches, strive for the ultimate prize of a premiership at the end of the season. In 1981 there were 21 clubs affiliated with the Sutherland Shire Junior Soccer Football Association, with their teams aiming for that goal. In the year 2001 twenty-five clubs were part of this competition.

Winning minor premierships and premierships became more difficult and players more competitive. The reality that a team would win a State Cup or Champion of Champion trophy in a broader competition seemed out of reach.

Como West-Jannali had experienced the most successful statewide results during the 1970's.

In 1971 the 18A team came from 4th position to take out the competition by doing it the hard way. After being down 0-3 into the second half they drew at full time taking them into extra time which they won 4-3. The team then entered, and won, Champion of Champions, defeating Granville 7-2; the only Sutherland Shire team in any age group in two years to become Champion of Champions. As an under 16A team in 1970, they had been runners-up in Champion of Champions.

* 1971 the 18A team: Coach, Cleve Page
Players: John Dyson, Stephen Baillie, Paul Rendell, Graham Bridgeland, Andrew Page, Michael Prince, Chris Hanley, Gary Quinnel, Herman Unsworth, Jimmy Goodwin, Ian Shirlaw, Dave Millington, Geoff Turrell. Des Leighton and John Robinson reserves.

* In 1974, the U21 team won the State Robertson Cup.
Team details are: Coach, Doug Nisbet.
Players: John Williams, Gary Turner, Ian Whiteman, Andrew Page, Graham Bridgeland, Geoff Turrell, Ian Hillen, Grant Tillett, Ken Reid, Ian Shirlaw, Jimmy Goodwin and Ron Lombo.

In 1976 a team was entered in the Robertson Cup and was runners-up; as was the 1977 Amateur Cup team.

* Details of the 1976 Robertson Cup team are -
Coach: John Phillis, Manager: Frank Hall
Players: Bruce Freeman, Rohan Goodwin, Graham Dawson, Ian Whiteman, Tony Maidment, Greg Deeth, Mark
Longman, Robert Henderson, Kim Bennett, Peter Tyldsley, Ross Stubbs, Ross Tillett, Graham Urquhart
Colin Lincoln, Geoff Hall and Lee Hagman.

Details of players in the Amateur Cup runners-up are not available.

It took many years for any of the teams to achieve anything akin to the success of the seventies.

That is until 2000 when the U14A team won the relative State Cup.

Team details are:
* The 2000 Team, Coached by Gary Cole, and managed by Irene Lumb.
Players Troy Clifford, Mitchell Cole, Jay Davis, Nathaniel Edwards, Ryan Garvan, Nicholas Johansen, Andrew Keep, Graeme Kestle, William Knight, Trent Lumb, Ryan Mitchell, Lee Rayner, Liam Rossenrode and Sam Walker.

The results of 2001 however will be a very hard record to improve upon, as is illusrated below.

* The 2001, U14A team won the State Cup. Coached by Craig Witherington and managed by Cathy Leary-Smith.
The team players were: Brendon Arthur, James Bruce, Daniel Dewhurst, Mark Fitzsimmons, Chris Fraser, Nathan Hollett, Tim Johansen, Dane Kearns, Nick Kondonis, Scott Leary-Smith, Denisz Uzaniar, Chad Williams, Jack Witherington, Joshua Zywitz.

Also in 2001, the U15A team (the previous year (2000) 14A State Cup winners) won the treble; Minor Premiers and Premiers of the 15A competition, and backed up against older boys in the U16 State Cup. As Premiers of the U15A competition, the team also went on to challenge for and win the title of Champion of Champions.

Team details are
* U15A (2001) Coach Gary Cole, Manager Irene Lumb.
Players were: Troy Clifford, Mitchell Cle, Stuart Clarkson, Daniel Gordon, Nick Johnsen, Andrew Keep, Graeme Kestle, William Knight, Trent Lumb, Lee Rayner, Liam Rossenrode, Aaron Wells, Ryal Wells, Mitchell Wick.

Each week during 2001, the local newspaper, St George and Sutherland Shire Leader conducted a Leader Sportstar of the Week from nominations for both individual and team sporting achievements. On Friday 8th March 2002, a special Presentation Dinner was held at Sutherland Entertainment Centre to announce Leader 2001 Sportstar of the Year. The accomplishments of the U15A team, and coach, received further acknowledgement of their outstanding achievements when announced Junior Team Sportstar of the Year. All in all an outstanding result after such a wonderful season for the players, and a proud contribution to the history of Como West - Jannali Club and to the Sutherland Shire.

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