Sport
28 August, 2024
Eagles swoop in as minor premiers
The Narangba Eagles Men and U23s Men teams have both officially secured the minor premierships for the 2024 season.
Eagles president, Darren Magin, said the club hadn’t won a senior minor premiership since 2020, and is unsure of the last time a senior team took out a premiership.
“It’s been a few years in the making, I’m exceptionally proud, there has been a few back bone players and are now being supported with some fresh meat,” he said.
He credited the teams’ success this year to new head coach for the Men and U23s Men teams, and a catalogue of new players.
“John Pipers brings a level of dedication and professionalism I think would be the two outstanding words to describe John,” Darren said.
“He lives and breathes it 24/7, it’s his life.
“The players that may have been firing 80-85 per cent the past few years, are now performing at 110 per cent because they’ve got a natural born leader.”
Darren said he was confident that the two successful squads could make and win their respective grand finals.
“The important one is premiership and promotion, as a club, we would love to see extra silverware in the cabinet,” he said.
“We’d love to see them go all the way, it would be the icing on the cake but I’d like to think we can do it.
“I’d like to see both teams do it and it’s good for the club because the senior teams are generally the flagship of the club.”
Eagles Men player, Ryan Shaughnessy, is in the running to win the Golden Boot award, which will be determined after this weekend’s final catch up matches are played, capping off the regular season.
“He has scored 45 goals in 21 games, he is on fire,” he said.
“There is another guy tied on 45 goals and we have one game to go, so hopefully Ryan can score on Saturday and take it out.”
The Eagles Men will play a catch up match against Willowburn FC on August 31, which was postponed two weeks ago due to wet weather.
Finals for the Men and U23 Men are expected to kick off on September 7.
