South West Queensland Thunder FC

South West Queensland Thunder is a semi-professional soccer club based Toowoomba, and represents the South West Queensland Region in the National Premier Leagues Queensland and Football Queensland Premier League. The club was established in 2012, and play their home fixtures at Clive Berghofer Stadium.

South West Queensland Thunder
Full nameSouth West Queensland Thunder Football Club
Nickname(s)Thunder
Founded2012
GroundClive Berghofer Stadium
Capacity9000
ChairmanMichael Clarkson
CoachSam Gahan
LeagueFQPL
20237th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season

The club fields teams in National Premier Leagues Queensland, Football Queensland Premier League (FQPL) and NPLW age groups, as well as Skills Acquisition Program Academies for boys and girls.

Home ground edit

Clive Berghofer Stadium is a rectangular football stadium in Toowoomba, Queensland. Situated on Mary Street on the eastern fringes of Toowoomba CBD adjacent to Queens Park and Toowoomba East State School.Formerly known as Athletic Oval, the stadium was renamed to reflect the home club's major sponsor, philanthropist property developer and former local Mayor Clive Berghofer. The ground plays host to rugby league, rugby union and football fixtures[1] and is lit to A-League standard. The recently upgraded grandstand includes undercover seating for 2,300.[1] The stadium has hosted international and national rugby league matches as well pre-season A-League fixtures.

Current Senior Men's Squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  AUSBen Wood
2DF  AUSBrendan Roche
3DF  ITAMirko Crociati
4DF  AUSJordan Howard
5DF  AUSWade Hall
6MF  AUSJacob Bigby
7FW  AUSLuke Beutel
8DF  AUSHarry Black
9FW  AUSAngus McKenzie
10MF  AUSJackson Franke
11FW  AUSWilfred Phillip
12DF  AUSAkok Deng
13DF  AUSKurt Kohlbach
14MF  AUSSerugo Veco
15DF  AUSJase Sampson
16MF  AUSRiley Willmot
17DF  AUSAlex Munster
18MF  AUSJack De Bortoli
19MF  AUSTom Fowler
20GK  AUSMonte Radburn
21FW  AUSAlick Gaske
22FW  AUSJake Stoner
23FW  AUSJosue Kalenga

Current Senior Women's Squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  AUSElizabeth Hollitt
2DF  AUSEbonney Kidd
3DF  AUSLauren Spreadborough
4MF  AUSLucy Major
5DF  AUSBreanna McCarthy
6DF  AUSAshlee Parravicini
7FW  AUSLana Harch
8MF  AUSJordie Franke
9FW  AUSJessica Fry
10DF  AUSSienna Williams
11FW  AUSBridget Fraser
12MF  AUSCasey Evans
13FW  AUSAbbey Lloyd
14DF  AUSSarah Hall
15MF  AUSMelanie Lloyd
16DF  AUSMacey Eiser
17DF  AUSHayley Victor
18  AUSTBA
19MF  AUSTalitha Doro
20GK  AUSTBA

Football Staff edit

  • Manager of Football Operations: Janelle Sothmann
  • Technical Director: Ivor Prasad
  • Senior Men's Head Coach: Sam Gahan
  • Senior Women's Head Coach: Tim Taylor
  • Senior Men's Assistant Coach: Ivor Prasad
  • Senior Women's Assistant Coach: Austin Williams

Board of Directors edit

  • Michael Clarkson (Chairman)
  • Jason Hall (Vice Chairman)
  • Genevieve Duncan (Secretary)
  • David Scutt
  • Jessica Fry
  • Trent Knack
  • Melanie Lloyd
  • Tarnya McBurney
  • Kasey Cockburn

References edit

External links edit