Local football wrap.

Look who's coming to Woden Valley to celebrate 20 years, Local Politicians in action, ACTAS Girls challenge for Matildas future.

Woden Valley have a massive celebration coming up Sunday 18 May. It's the launch of their new Club house and Lawrie McKinna, Ahmad Elrich & Sasho Petrovski are coming to join in the fun. Woden Valley Soccer Club, cnr Beasley Street & Heard Street, Mawson, Sunday 11-3pm Bring your boots!

Pollies in action....or not!!
Federal Government ACT Labor Senator Kate Lundy has her priorities right. Kevin 24/7 may know nothing about work/life balance, but Kate clearly does. Senator Lundy found time to knock one in last weekend in her ACT Women's fooball game. Nice one Kate.

But we're a balanced lot at the Nearpost, left and right. ACT Local Election Liberal Candidate and former Soccer Canberra CEO Steve Doszpot kicked off the new season in the Masters Comp with an...OUCH!

Steve wrote:

I spent most of Sunday in Hospital with a dislocated shoulder, happened at soccer on Sunday morning, doctors at Canberra hospital were debating whether I needed surgery, but decided to see if natural healing will work first &; sent me home in the evening, looks like I will be housebound for a little while

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ACTAS girls Chrissy Walters and Bronwyn Studman were in the "Promising Matildas" camp this weekend at the AIS. They trained alongside Amy Chapman and Kyah Simon both who played in the Matildas/USA games last weekend, also Australian Cricket International Elyse Perry was back in camp; the girls strutted their stuff in front of Tom Sermanni, Alen Stajic and Alistair Edwards