Courtesy: Canberra Times


Wolves keep talent coming

by Merryn Sherwood

5/01/2009

The Timberwolves proved last year they didn't need to be affiliated with a Capital Football outdoor premier league club to successfully blood young talent.

The futsal club, the only one to start last season without an affiliation, continued to do what it had done so well in recent years provide a place for youngsters to gain experience.

This week, three 17-year-olds Al Davis, Luke Davoren and Hayden O'Kelly from its futsal men's premier league side will play in the under-19 men's Cobras team under coach Jamie Richardson.

Richardson, who is also a Timberwolves player, said it was the kind of results the club hoped to achieve.

Richardson coached an ACT under-14 boys team at last year's nationals but this year has taken on the Cobras team, the reigning champion in its division.

While Richardson has a team that is almost completely different to the one that took out the under-19s national title in Canberra last year, it's still one he thinks can win.

Last year the Cobras beat the other ACT team, the Colts, in the semi-final before beating NSW in the final.

The new Cobras team is more of a development side. But Richardson has no doubt it's still talented enough to win back-to-back titles.

''We think we are a really good chance of winning,'' Richardson said.

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