If you are an Everton supporter already living down under or you are about to move here or visit for a holiday and joining up meeting up with other EFC supporters for a chat, drinks and all things Everton is what you’re looking for then this is the section for you.
Social events with fellow blues is a superb way to spend some time and give you that day out on match day that living on the other side of the planet we all crave.
Events, big games, pub comps etc are what ESCA are all about, whether it be for existing members or new members (membership constantly growing) one thing is guaranteed it's going to be a great day out, lots of beers and a brilliant way to make some good mates.
The last 12 months have been a superb for the blues participating in a number of events and winning them all with the icing on the cake coming on the opening day of the season when we not only won we totally demolished Liverpool in our first ‘all day pub comp‘, the day started at 12.00 and went right through to the midnight kick off for some!
As mentioned our numbers are constantly increasing throughout Oz and to date the events we have been involved in have been held in NSW but going forward it is our plan that events will take place throughout each state, it is worth mentioning that on the last event we had one guy fly in from QLD and stacks of blokes driving down from the Central Coast amongst other places, great effort and commitment and a great base to work on for the future.
Should you have a group of blues fans and want to organise an event anywhere in Oz let us know and through our contacts with other clubs we could help set something up and more importantly promote it on the site.
Recent Events
Pub Competition , Cheers Bar, Sydney. Saturday 11th October 2008
   
Unfortunately we couldn't make it three out of three but we had a fantastic day, as usual we out numbered all of the other teams & that was without Steve jensen & the Central Coast lads. It was really good to see so many new faces & we hope they all felt welcome and we'll see you all again soon. This is the article that will be in TNT this week (w/c 20/10/08) so get yourselves a copy or click on the article below to view it full size.
Pub Competition , Cheers Bar, Sydney. Saturday 10th May
   
After the success at the beginning of the season it was decided to end the season defending our Pub Comp trophy and so our red friends again provided the opposition in what was sure to be an eventful afternoon. Spurs Supporters Club couldn't raise a team & Newcastle also struggled & finally bailed on Friday!
After the blues winning back in August I was pretty sure that the Shi*e would be fired up to win this one and also to rock up with good numbers after barely scraping a team together last time out and so I was sat in the bar at 11.50 am on my own surrounded by a gang of them (well 8) with no other blue in site. For a moment I thought this is going to be a disaster, people are going to pull the pin at the last minute, the staff are asking where the team is and I didn’t have a clue but then Mick arrived followed by Tony then the Carews and so it went right up to 3.00 o’clock blues just kept arriving to a total of between 25-30 and the Sh*te, well they still had their 8!
We slightly changed the format for this comp, we ditched the poker and brought in trivia to begin followed by ‘Cricket Darts’ and finally Pool. Each event would have 8 from each club (luckily for them) and so our first team went in to tackle the trivia. It turned out to be a close affair during which we won the singing comp (and we had two girls in our team) but after four rounds the blues edged it to take the victory by 31 points to 30 – phew!
Next up the darts, we lost the toss and went in second but at least we knew what to chase, end of the first innings and we have a lead of over 250, hold our nerve and this’ll be easy. We get the first out pretty quickly now just need to hit the two but we could we hit it, not a chance. 8 blokes three darts it was though the two had a spell on it but eventually it fell and we moved through the rest of the team pretty much with ease but had a score of over 600 to chase.. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, the blue boys go about the job and finish off the darts with three wickets to spare, that’s it 2-0 the trophy is ours again.
It was decided that the Pool would be a one v one and would you believe we won that too. 3-0 to the Everton.
Kenny got the MOM and spent his winnings in about 10 seconds buying in a big round, the celebrations then began, and both teams mingled and enjoyed the beers for many hours.
A great turnout by Everton fans and a superb mix of old faces and plenty of new faces ensured that a good time was had by all.
 
 
Recent Events
ESCA at The Match, Sydney FC, Sunday 20th January
 
 
Report & more photos to follow shortly.......
Recent Events
Queensland Blues Get Together, Brisbane, Saturday 8th Dec
 
Everton v Cardiff City - Trivia Night
Ok so the sound system may not have been perfect and some guys decided to get straight on the beers instead of being in the team but the supporters of both clubs had another great night at the Kauri Hotel, Glebe, Sydney, even Rangers superstar of the 70’s George McLean was in attendance - obviously checking us out for when we have a comp against those boys!
As per script the superior knowledge of the EFC blues proved too much for our Welsh counterparts and as expected Everton bagged another victory under our belts.
The only formal part of the evening was the presentation of the Adrian Alston Australian 1974 World Cup jacket to Steve Jensen from the Everton Supporters Club. At the last Trivial Pursuits evening Steve and his mates bid $800 for the jacket, with all the money going towards the Johnny Warren Cancer Foundation. At the time, the jacket had not been framed, but this has now been organized by Adrian and so this was finally an opportunity to hand over this exciting piece of Australian Football memorabilia.
And so the evening went on, louder and more raucous but the mood was all very blue and very City.
Check out more pictures on the link below.
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August 11th 2007, Everton v The Sh*te, Cheers Bar, George St, Sydney
Pub Comp - Darts, Pool and Poker
A number of clubs where touted for the opposition for this opening day clash but in the end after our pre season optimism we decided that there was only club we wanted to meet to flex our ESCA muscles and that was the RS!
The event was due to kick off at 12.00 prompt and the blue squad of 28 was in full attendance however the start was delayed due to our oppositions failure to have enough numbers (minimum 10). It was decided to press on and the RS resorted to recruiting two West Ham fans to meet the minimum requirement and get the show on the road. (other RS would turn up later but first blood had already been struck with the ‘small club’ totally embarrassing their opposition)
Darts
All blues players put in a great performance but Alex decided he’d completely take the p*** and single handedly scored more than the RS put together, the 2nd innings was more of the same and so the pattern of the day began to develop.
Pool
Everton 7 RS 1
Say no more but we had to have a one off game for a final in which Adie completed the rout, in all honesty it was embarrassing, comp over the trophy was ours and let the celebrations begin.
Poker
Didn’t need to play but we did even though with the ribbons (actually an ‘85 shirt) on the trophy we all just got wrecked, we lost the poker but victory was ours 2-1 and the celebrations began.
Success was gained before 4.00pm which is the quickest ever in a Cheers Bar pub comp and boy oh boy we did we celebrate, the trophy was filled with every drink from around the bar and all took turns in drinking, Lee fell up the stairs after hugging the toilet, Roy was found asleep in Hungry Jacks and Alex was wandering the streets of Sydney at 5.00am!
Our reputation is now out there and many clubs are wanting an event so watch this space for forthcoming events and many more great days out.
Any ideas for future events then just email us.
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