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Sunshine George Cross Reserves
After a dissapointing Victorian Premier League season in 2007, the "Georgies" were back in motion and started to prepare for there season in State League Division One for 2008. The seniors led by new manager Andy O'Dell have a strong side but is there any young new players coming through at the georgies?

On this page features some new recruits from the Reserves and some stars coming through in the Under 18's squad. Trials for the Reserves went for just over a month with the club having over 100 players trialing. Reserves coach Victor Cristaldo was pleased what he saw and was gutted to cut players but in the end that was what he had to do. Under 18's coach Mark Parnis also had a tough time cutting players but thats football.

Starting with some Reserve players:

Sean Grech nicknamed "Seany" is one of the many Maltese players in the squad but the only difference is he is a keeper. Having played most of his Junior career with Brimbank A and Super League teams the young athletic keeper had a glorious oppotunity that only few could dream of. Seany had a trial with the Liverpool FC Youth which he was successful and landed a one year deal! Coming back to Australia and Melbourne Seany decided to try his luck at Georgies Reserves and it was great to have him on board. A very athletic and commanding keeper, Seany has a bright future and we are glad that he is apart of the team this season. Seany wears the number 1 shirt for the Georgies this year and we wish him all the best!

Sach Pisani nicknamed "Sachi" moved to the Georgies in his Junior career. He started playing with the Under 14 team and eventually became a well known defender throughout the years. Sachi's grandfather has been on the Georgie commitee for some years and going a while back his dad played for the Georgies aswell. The big maltese sweeper became the captain of the Georgies Under 16 Super League squad after showing heroic performances throughout the Under 15 season. Victor rely's a lot on Sachi but the way he is excelling he has a great future ahead of him, Sachi has chosen to wear number 5 this year and we all wish him the best of luck throughout the season.

Dion Portelli nicknamed "Di" is another maltese defender, Di played at Georgies for a few years when he was 8 years old but having moved from the Georgies he played most of his Junior career with Keilor Park Soccer Club. Known for having funky and weird hairstyles Dion proved to be a key player for Keilor and played in his beloved Right back position. Dions coach in his Junior career at Keilor was Pat Sabatino and in Under 13 Dion was given the captaincy to lead the Parkers out for that year in which doing so they won Under 13 Super league which was a great achievement, Dion wears number 2 for the Geogies this year and Victor has already said that Dion is a great defender and with the right guidance he can go places! We also wish him the very best for the season.

Isreal Carter nicknamed "Izzy" or "Carts" was originally born in Canberra but when he was 9 years old made the move to Melbourne. He played his first few years at Brimbank under the management of Aki Motsianos but again like Dion Portelli played most of his Junior career with Keilor Park under the management of Pat Sabatino. Izzy played Left Wing for a number of years but now has made a permanent move to play Left back. Before trialing with the Georgies Reserves the big Pom defender had a trial with Victorian Premier League outfit Altona Magic but was unsuccessful. Carts wears number 4 for the Georgies this season and we wish him the very best!

Nathan Burnes nicknamed "Nath" has been at the Georgies for a few years now and has shown that he is a quality player. Playing mostly as a midfielder he featured in the Georgies Under 16 super league squad and was a consistent performer. A short and fast player Nath is also good in the air and quite skillfull. He plays as a defender of anchorman in the Midfield. Nath wears number 3 for the georgies this season and we hope him the best for the year and in the future!