THE North West Tamworth U12 boys’ soccer side has taken on a bit of a giant-killer role.

The Howard Brierley-coached side have registered some convincing upsets of late, highlighted by wins earlier this month at Wingham over rivals NIFW (Gunnedah/Narrabri) 4-nil, and Great Lakes 4-3.

“We played a great game against Great Lakes. We were down 1-nil, then it went to 1-all,” Brierely said.

“We then went down 2-1 but got back to be winning 4-2. Then they got a goal in the last couple of minutes.”

Brierely and manager Craig Dunn have been moulding the side into solid unit, and have seen the boys come from their raw beginnings to the well constructed team of today.

“They’ve come on in leaps and bounds since the start of the year, which is fantastic,” Brierley said.

“They’re now playing as a team and playing well for each other. That’s the biggest difference.”

The competition is a development one, and is played on a monthly basis at various venues.

Week in, week out the boys are always at training willing to push ahead and develop their skills, and are backing that up with results including a 2-all draw with Newcastle back in June.

“Newcastle have been the benchmark,” Brierley said.

“We dominated the game and were probably unlucky to draw.”

They play their finals games, and “two tough ones” at Port Macquarie on August 3.

“We’ve got Macquarie and Hunter Valley,” Brierley said.

The Howard Brierley-coached side have registered some convincing upsets of late, highlighted by wins earlier this month at Wingham over rivals NIFW (Gunnedah/Narrabri) 4-nil, and Great Lakes 4-3.

“We played a great game against Great Lakes. We were down 1-nil, then it went to 1-all,” Brierely said.

“We then went down 2-1 but got back to be winning 4-2. Then they got a goal in the last couple of minutes.”

Brierely and manager Craig Dunn have been moulding the side into solid unit, and have seen the boys come from their raw beginnings to the well constructed team of today.

“They’ve come on in leaps and bounds since the start of the year, which is fantastic,” Brierley said.

“They’re now playing as a team and playing well for each other. That’s the biggest difference.”

The competition is a development one, and is played on a monthly basis at various venues.

Week in, week out the boys are always at training willing to push ahead and develop their skills, and are backing that up with results including a 2-all draw with Newcastle back in June.

“Newcastle have been the benchmark,” Brierley said.

“We dominated the game and were probably unlucky to draw.”

They play their finals games, and “two tough ones” at Port Macquarie on August 3.

“We’ve got Macquarie and Hunter Valley,” Brierley said.