Pig 'N' Whistle Cup & Elaine Watson Cup RD1 Draw

The first round draw of both the Pig 'N' Whistle Canale Cup and Elaine Watson Cup were carried earlier today at Football Brisbane HQ. The Pig 'N' Whistle Canale Cup draw was made up of the 35 Vilic Law Capital League clubs with 5 byes drawn first, followed by 15 ties, to be played in two weeks time. The 5 byes and 15 winners will be joined in RD2 by the 12 Brisbane Men's Premier League clubs for a round of 32 knockout. A couple of intriguing match-ups emerged from today's draw with undoubtedly the pick of the bunch being between both RD5 FFA Cup combatants Logan Metro FC and Brisbane Athletic. Metro stretching NPL side Moreton Bay United all the way with a narrow 1-0 loss on Tuesday night, proving they are a real force this season; whilst Athletic head to Whites Hill Reserve this evening to face FQPL side Holland Park Hawks for a spot in RD6. Both sides meeting in the Pig 'N' Whistle Canale Cup opening round will make for a scintillating clash. Here are the RD1 byes and ties as drawn earlier.

Byes:

Virginia Utd (VLCL1)
Jimboomba Utd (VLCL3)
The Lakes FC (VLCL2)
Bethania Rams (VLCL3)
Teviot Downs (VLCL3)

RD1 Ties:

Clairvaux (VLCL2) vs Westside (VLCL2)
Mt Gravatt (VLCL1) vs KPR (VLCL2)
Ripley Valley (VLCL3) vs Newmarket (VLCL 2) To be played at Logan Football Complex.
Park Ridge (VLCL2) vs St George Willawong (VLCL 1)
Slacks Creek (VLCL2) vs Oxley Utd (VLCL 2)
North Brisbane (VLCL2) vs Pine Hills (VLCL 1)
Annerley (VLCL1) vs Ipswich City (VLCL 1)
Ridge Hills (VLCL3) vs New Farm Utd (VLCL 1)
Moggill (VLCL1) vs Samford Rangers (VLCL 1)
Springfield Utd (VLCL3) vs North Lakes Mustangs (VLCL3)
Bardon Latrobe (VLCL2) vs Western Spirit (VLCL1) To be played at Kippen Park (Reversed due to Bardon Latrobe's lights unable to host night games).
Logan Metro FC (VLCL3) vs Brisbane Athletic (VLCL2)
Redcliffe PCYC (VLCL3) vs Logan Village (VLCL3) To be played at Big River Country Park (Reversed due to Redcliffe PCYC’s lights unable to host night games).
Tarraginidi (VLCL2) vs AC Carina (VLCL1)
Logan Roos (VLCL3) vs North Star (VLCL1)

The Elaine Watson Cup comprised the 22 teams from the Mt Franklin Brisbane Women's Premier League and Women's Capital League 1. Due to the number of teams in the draw, 10 byes were initially drawn to leave 12 teams to contest 6 ties. The winners of those to join the byes through to RD2 for a last 16. The draw produced just two all Mt Franklin Brisbane Women's Premier League affairs with a lengthy road trip for holders Peninsula Power who must head to Southport Warriors (a tie likely to be played at a weekend due to the travel requirements). The other being Annerley at home to Taringa Rovers. Otherwise it was a tough draw for the Women's Capital League sides with four of them all facing higher division opponents. Here is the full RD1 draw. Byes: