For the month of December 2018, the Fraser Coast Chronicle is partnering with Football Qld Wide Bay in celebrating football within the Wide Bay. This will include a strong focus on football clubs within the region in their online platform and newspapers.  On top of that, they are offering a very special football deal.

Subscribe to the Fraser Coast Chronicle this month and you will receive:

1. Family Pass to one Brisbane Roar game at Suncorp Stadium; and
2. A Brisbane Roar scarf.

If you would like to take advantage of this offer, fill out the form below.

The Wide Bay Buccaneers is the Wide Bay representative team, participating in the Football Queensland Premier League in the following age groups:

Wide Bay Buccaneers – Queensland Premier League teams

• Men/20s/18s: Squads of 16 players (Fully registered to the Wide Bay Buccaneers)
• U13-U16: Squads of 16 players (Fully registered to the Wide Bay Buccaneers)

Buccs Academy Squad (Skills Acquisition Phase Program)

• Under 9-12: Fraser Coast and Bundaberg squads (can still be registered to a Bundaberg or Fraser Coast club)
• Under 13-16: 4 players only from each age group from Wide Bay to train with QPL squads  (can still be registered to a Bundaberg or Fraser Coast club).

RECRUITMENT

The recruitment process for the 2019 has now begun. Coaches and recruitment staff have commenced engaging with and monitoring community clubs within the Wide Bay catchment. This process includes game day observations and discussions with interested parties. If you have any questions about this process, please email our Technical Director on TD@WideBayBuccaneers.com.au.

Trial Dates and Locations

Ages 9-13 only have to attend either the week one or week two session. Selected teams will then be invited to week three to play games in Childers.

BUCCS Information

RSL Hervey Bay Signs on as Buccaneers Major Sponsor

Wide Bay Buccaneers are proud to announce the Hervey Bay RSL as their major club sponsor for the 2018 Season.  The Buccaneers will be fielding seven teams in the Football Queensland Premier League from Under 13 to Senior Men.

The Hervey Bay RSL has a long history of supporting their community, particularly in building a healthier lifestyle through the funding of sport. This is their most significant contribution to football in the Wide Bay and will ensure that talented players are given the opportunity to grow in their sport.

FQ Wide Bay General Manager, Peter Guest has welcomed the commitment made by the Hervey Bay RSL. “For too many years our footballing community has been cut off from the representative pathway that has been available to areas of higher populations within Australia. The establishment of a Wide Bay team in the Queensland Premier League is the missing steppingstone in the pathway from Community Football to Professional Football”.

General Manager for the RSL, Jason Lynch is excited by their partnership with the Buccaneers. “The Hervey Bay RSL has always invested in the community and been a strong supporter of regional sport. We are excited that our partnership with the Buccaneers could ultimately be the difference for a local footballer achieving their dreams of representing their state or nation”.

With the support of the RSL and other key sponsors, the Buccaneers have strived to keep fees as low as possible. Sponsors include Hervey Bay RSL, McDonalds, SportFirst Hervey Bay and Southern Cross Media. Businesses can support a Buccaneers player through the BUCCS personal sponsorship program. “The personal sponsorship program allows a player to offer a spot on their game shorts to a business that pays a contribution to their fees. We have already had businesses take up this opportunity”. Any business wishing to support a player can email gm@fqwidebay.com.au or visit www.footballwidebay.com.au.

The Wide Bay Buccaneers will be playing in Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Gympie and Bundaberg. Their first home game will be 3 February 2018 in Bundaberg against Holland Park Hawkes.

As a result of the recent rain, Wide Bay Buccaneers trials have been postponed for the following dates.

Under 13, 14, 15 & 16 age groups

SOUTHERN TRIALS 

Date: TUE 24 October

Time: 5:30pm – 8:00pm

Place: Federation Park – Banana Street Granville

Note: If you have completed the trials in Bundaberg, you do not need to attend the Southern trials.

FINAL CALL BACK TRIAL

Date: SUN 29 October

Time u14&16: 1:00pm-3:30pm

Time u13&15: 3:30pm-6pm

Place: Martens Oval Bundaberg

Teams named @5pm on 30 October 2017.

Under 18 & 20

Northern Trials 

Date: WED 25 October

Time: 6:30pm

Place: Martens Oval, Bundaberg

Southern Trials

Date: WED 1 November

Time: 6:30pm

Place: Federation Park – Banana Street Granville