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KICKOFF 2021 - ROUND 18
SUNDAY
ALBERT BUTLER 27TH JUNE
MEMORIAL PARK 2.30PM
MEN’S
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CONTENTS
WOLLONGONG WOLVES
COACHING STAFF & MANAGEMENT
1st Team Coach Luke Wilkshire
1st Grade Assistant Coach Stephen O’Connor
Senior Manager Mark Wilkshire
Under 20s Coach Matheus Scapin
Under 20s Assistant Coach Daniell Zeleny
Under 20s Manager Jorge Perez
GK Coach John Krajnovic
Chairman Tory Lavalle
Match Preview 6
Health and Medical Services Figtree Physiotherapy
Technical Director Neil Mann Team Lineups 22
Admin Manager Susan Gatt
Season Draw - Home Games 36
Program Contributors Malcolm Rowney
Photographer - Seniors Pedro Garcia
Photographer – Juniors Chris Horn
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FROM THE COACH
Welcome to our home game against Sydney United Our opponents today Sydney United are always a
58 FC. difficult proposition. They have some dangerous
players and we will need to be at our best to take
We are coming off a disappointing one nil loss the points today. It is important today that we match
against Marconi Stallions FC last week. I thought we their aggression, enthusiasm and physicality. If we
were very good for the majority of the game and had do, I am sure we will create enough chances to take
two goals disallowed and a hand ball penalty appeal the three points.
turned down which shocked everyone. However,
the less I say about those issues the better. Last This is one game I am really looking forward to and I
week our enthusiasm and pressing was excellent, as hope you enjoy it and we come away with the three
was our keeper, Hayden Durose who is performing points.
very well week in, week out. Hayden’s progress this
season has been great to witness. I look forward to seeing you all back at The Fraternity
Club.
Despite that loss, we are still only two points out of
the top five. We have two difficult games coming up,
today and against league leaders Blacktown next
week. We will need two good performances to stay
in touch.
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MATCH PREVIEW
v Sydney United 58
Sydney United 58, runners up in the 2019 Waratah six goals were scored with twenty being conceded
Cup, FFA Cup Round Of 32 achievers and 2020 with a plus six goal difference. The Golden Boot
NSW Mens 1 Champions, are in the Illawarra for the winner was Patrick Antelmi with eight goals and
Round 18 clash with the Wollongong Wolves. This eight other players contributed with goals, together
encounter should be a captivating concern at Albert with one own goal. Only once did the fail to score,
Butler Park. which was the least number tallied and the seasons
best to share with one other club, Wollongong
Since 2013, in the fourteen matches played between Wolves. The best result sequence without loss was
Sydney United 58 and Wollongong Wolves, each four, win, win, win, and win from Rounds 5-8. The
team has attained a tally of thirty and fourteen goals biggest result was 4-1 in Round 11 over APIA with the
in matches against each other for a goal per game least impressive result being 1-5 against Blacktown
ratio of 2.14 and 1.0 respectively. The clubs first met City in Round 9.
in 1984 at Dapto Showground in Round 6. It was a
2-1 victory to the Wolves with the scorers being Ray Sydney United 58 has completed the previous five
Farrell, Peter Kotamanidis (WW) and Ken Boden (SU) seasons in 1st, 7th, 3rd, 4th and 3rd positions.
THE OPPOSITION TODAY - SYDNEY UNITED 58 THE MATCH - UP
Coach Tomi Vidovic has made some astute signings Since the first league meeting between the two
for the 2020 Championship winners including the clubs in 1984, the Wolves have won nineteen times
re-signing of Chris Payne from APIA who was the compared with Sydney United 58’s forty-two with
Edensor Park club some years ago. As well, Andrea only one 0-0 draw. Sydney United 58 lead in the
Agamemnonos who scored a top goal against the number of attained goals leading one hundred and
Wolves when he played for Sydney FC has joined twenty-nine to seventy-seven.
together with Jacob Poscoliero, a former Central
The Wolves and Sydney United occupy seventh and
Coast Mariner and from Sierra Leone, Sallu Kamara. second positions on the standings respectively with
Since being formed in 1957 many honours have The Wolves having six wins to Sydney United’s nine.
been achieved by the club and one such attainment Most number of goals in a single match was nine,
was the 2006 Premier League Championship. with the Wolves winning 6-3 in 2012. Sydney United
The fourth placed team played Blacktown City in ‘s biggest win was 5-1 on three occasions in 1975,
the Grand Final after defeating Marconi 3-0 and 2006 and 2014. Conversely, the Wolves biggest
Bankstown City Lions 6-5 on penalties after 1-1 aet margin win was 4-0 in 2015.
in the Semi-Final and Preliminary Final respectively. The top scorers of each team at this stage of the
In the Grand Final the team won 4-0 with striker Luka competition are Patrick Antelmi on fourteen and
Glavas scoring all four goals in the tenth, twenty- Lachlan Scott and Leroy Jennings each on six.
fifth, fiftieth and seventy-seventh minutes. Coached
by Jean-Paul Marigny, together with Glavas, the The results from the previous round saw the Wolves
team squad included Mathew Cox, Ante Juric, Dean being defeated by Marconi 10-0 and Sydney United
Culina, Mile Jedinak, Joe Vrkic (Capt/) Mitchell drawing 1-1 with Northbridge Bulls
Thompson, Troy Halpin, Marko Filipovic, Jim Bakis,
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Tallan Martin, Pablo Cardozo, Lisandro Berbis, Petar
Markovic, Greg Owens and Robert Napoleane. Sydney United striker Patrick Antelmi has scored a
fair tally of goals in season 2021 as in his many other
Sydney United 58 won the 2020 Grand Final after
seasons. He is a consistent goal achiever and will be
defeating Rockdale Ilinden 4-3 on penalties after the
out to cause damage to one of his former teams in
extra time score was locked up at 3-3. Glen Trifiro,
this fixture. He is fast and produces a deadly shot.
Adrian Vranic and Jackson Khoury scored in the 120
minutes while Anthony Tomelic, Khoury, Jordan The Wolves’ Evan Ball, an eighteen year left sided
Roberts and Trifiro converted their penalties. In the defender, has come into the team in 2021 and has
league the team finished in third position on twenty- impressed as his experience has widened. He is
two points from seven wins and one draw. Twenty- strong in the tackle and his crossing and passing
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attack certainly hit the mark and assist the team. Djordjevic)
BLAST FROM THE PAST 3. 2019 Wollongong Wolves 1 (Thomas James)
defeated by Sydney United 2 (Tariq Maia, Matthew
On 1st March 2001 in Round 25 Sydney United
Sim)
consisted of Brett Hughes, Elvis Orlic, Richard
Plesa, Nahuel Arrarte, Tom Pondeljak, Tom Maric, 4. 2020. Sydney United 58 3 (Josh McDonald,
Ante Deur, Atytec Genc, Commins Menapi, Francis Patrick Antelmi x2) defeated Wollongong Wolves 1
Awaritefe and Shane Webb. Danny Burt, Kain (Bul Juach)
Rastall and Goran Talevski replaced Maric, Genc
and Awaritefe respectively. Wollongong was Dean 5. 2021. Sydney United 58 0 drew with Wollongong
Anastasidis, George Souris, Alvin Ceccoli, Matt Wolves 0
Horsley, Paul Reid, Sasho Petrovski, Stuart Young,
TWO SELECTED TOP SCORERS FOR SYDNEY
David Huxley, Ben Blake, Dino Mennillo and Robbie
UNITED 58 - DAVID ZDRILIC and GRAHAM
Middleby.
ARNOLD
This match was a closely fought encounter with the
Wolves scoring first at Edensor Park. Midfielder In the 1996/97 NSL season striker Zdrilic was on top
Huxley scored in the fiftieth minute and kept their of the scorers’ list with a total of twenty-one goals
advantage for twenty-six minutes until Talevski from thirty games, two ahead of the next in line. He
equalised. Despite opportunities, neither side could scored four goals in a single game on two occasions
add to the score line with a point shared being the versus Canberra Cosmos and Collingwood.
ultimate result. His initial goal of the season was in the Round 1
Wollongong Wolves match when he scored after
SCORES AND SCORERS FROM THE PREVIOUS nine minutes. His goal per game ratio in this season
FIVE LEAGUE MEETINGS was 0.7.
1. 2018. Wolves 1 (Yuzo Tashiro) defeated by Sydney Arnold led the goal scorers’ charge in 1984 with
United 3 (Chris Payne, Patrick Antelmi and Sam
eleven goals from twenty-eight matches with a goal
Perre)
per game ratio of 0.39. His initial goal in this season
2. 2019. Sydney United 2 (Jordan Roberts, Tariq was in Round 1, scored on sixteen minutes against
Maia) drew with Wolves 2 (Thomas James, Nikola Melita Eagles.
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TWO SELECTED TOP SCORERS FOR United for the 1997/98 season making a total of
WOLLONGONG WOLVES - SHANE MCGIRR and thirty-five starts in a two-season stint. He attained
MATTHEW HORSLEY twenty goals in this time frame, with eighteen in his
second season at the club. He went to play to play
McGirr signed for the Wolves from Port Kembla in
for Wollongong United, Parramatta Power, Lille FC,
the Illawarra Premier League and in the 2004/05
season he not only topped the club scoring but the FC Basel, Hacetteppe in Turkey, Derby County, Perth
league top scoring in addition with eighteen goals, Glory, Dalian Aerbin in China and Central Coast
five hit in his final match from sixteen appearances. Mariners.
His goal per game ratio was 1.12. His initial strike The defender Heffernan played one season with
was in the Round 3 Central Coast United game in the each club, in 2002 with the Wolves and at Sydney
fourth minute.
United 58 in 2003/04 with twenty and eighteen
Wing/back or midfielder Horsley earned the top appearances respectively. He one scored at each
scorers’ award when he achieved seven in the club with his Wolves goal coming in the Round 17
1996/97 N.S.L. season. He played twenty-six Football Kingz clash on fifty-one minutes while his
games with a goal per game average of 0.26. His debut Sydney United 58 goal was in Round 25 versus
initial goal of the season was in Round 1 versus Perth Glory, scored in the seventy-eight minute.
Sydney United scored in the seventh minute. Heffernan was a reliable defender, with good aerial
REPRESENTATIVE OF BOTH CLUBS - MILE ability and went to play at Central Coast Mariners
STERJOVSKI and DEAN HEFFERNAN in the A-League, and also Melbourne Heart, Perth
Glory and Western Sydney Wanderers. Overseas
Striker Sterjovski began his career at Wollongong stints with FC Nurnberg, Liaoning Whowin and
Wolves making just two appearances as a Huddersfield Town were interspersed in between A
replacement, for Bill Gjakovski and Lupcho League clubs.
Naumovski in the 1995/96 NSL season in Rounds
31 and 32. Following on, he landed at Sydney By Malcolm Rowney
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CUP
Since a Waratah Cup was played in the previous MOST GOALS SCORED IN SINGLE GAME
week it is pertinent to take a look at the ‘cup.’ In the
this competition the Wolves have played in the New Eleven was the total number of goals scored in a
South Wales run competition in many seasons and solitary match by the one team and it was 11-0 versus
the ones since the 2004/05 season are in the sights Coledale Waves in 2019. Another eleven goals
with a number of facts that have been tabulated. were scored in 2015 with ten by the Wolves and one
The ‘Cup’ has also had a number of different names by Yagoona FC in their match up.
depending on sponsors including the Tiger Turf
MOST INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GOALS SCORED IN A
Cup, McDonalds Cup and Continental Tyres Cup in
SINGLE MATCH
addition with other nomenclature as Waratah Cup
and FFA Cup. Five goals was the highest individual tally in one
match and striker Stefan Dimoski accomplished this
NUMBER OF GAMES PLAYED
feat versus Coledale Waves in 2019. Second was
Up until and including the Mount Druitt Town Ricky Zucco with four against Hurstville Zagreb in
Rangers match in 2019, the team has run onto the 2014.
field on forty-six occasions in cup games.
HAT TRICK
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT GOAL SCORERS
Two players have achieved hat tricks and these
A total of forty-six different players have scored cup players were Bradley Welch and Peter Simonoski.
goals in the previous fourteen seasons. Welch hit three versus Yagoona in 2015 and
12 #NPLNSWSimonoski was to the fore against Spirit FC also in the final result was a victory to the Wolves with the
2015. addition of one more goal. It was 2-2 in 2011 until
the Wolves struck on four minutes before the extra
BRACE thirty minutes were up.
Thomas James scored a brace versus Pittwater RSL MOST CLUBS PLAYED
in 2019.
A number of clubs have featured as the opposition
PLAYERS WHO SCORED MORE THAN ONE CUP on multiple occasions. The highest number is four
GOAL. with Manly United and Parramatta FC being these
The following players have accomplished two clubs, with Spirit FC and Bankstown City Lions being
or more goals in the ‘Cup’, with these being in second on the list with three appearances apiece.
alphabetical order, Daniel Aliffi, Matthew Bailey, CUP FINAL VICTORY
Tayfun Buyyukopru, Stefan Dimoski, Keiran Deane,
Osagie Ederaro, Corey Gameiro, Adam Hughes, Played at Seymour Shaw Park on 8th July 2007, the
Thomas James, Bul Juach, Samet Kaynak, Cameron Wolves defeated Manly United 3-2 with Daniel Aliffi
Littler, Shane McGirr, Darcy Madden, Jordan Murray, (with a brace from the spot) and Osagie Ederaro
Tory Musumeci, Jordan Nikolovski, Stewart Petrie, scoring the goals to send the victorious Wolves team
Mark Picciolini, Michael Prentice Ilija Prenzoski, captained by Ben Blake back to Wollongong.
Chris Price, Peter Simonoski, Bradley Welch and
Ricky Zucco. BIGGEST DEFEAT
LONGEST TIME PERIODS BETWEEN GOALS 4-1 was the worst defeat and Manly United inflicted
that in 2014.
Chris Price attained an eight-year time period
between strikes with a goal in the 2007 Greenisland IPL CLUBS PLAYED
encounter and his succeeding one in 2014 against Three clubs from the Illawarra competition provided
Manly United. Matthew Bailey had a six-year gap the opposition with those being Dandaloo Fury,
with his first goal in the 2008 Granville Rage game Bulli, and Kemblawarra.
and in the 2014 versus Hurstville Zagreb.
NSW PREMIER LEAGUE MENS 1 CLUBS PLAYED
WIN ON PENALTIES
Sydney Olympic, Bonnyrigg White Eagles,
In 2014, a 4-3 penalty shoot win eventuated against Sutherland Sharks, Parramatta FC, Bankstown City
Sutherland and in the year prior a 5-3 win came at Lions and Mt. Druitt Town Rangers have provided
the expense of Manly United after it was 0-0 and 1-1 the NSW Premier League Mens 1 opponents during
after regulation respectively. the years.
DEFEAT BY PENALTIES FFA CUP ROUND OF 32
Following a 2-2 draw in 2008, the Wolves suffered A two time feature in the this FFA Cup brought a
a 4-5-penalty loss to Granville Rage for the team’s huge crowd to the WIN Stadium in 2014 and 2016
solitary appearance in the competition that season. with the opposition being A-League clubs Central
AFTER EXTRA TIME Coast Mariners and Sydney FC with a 0-1 and 0-3
result respectively.
Three matches went into extra time and in the
one hundred and twenty minutes total time a final The ‘Cup’ has certainly been an interesting and
score resulted. It was 2-2 between the Wolves compelling competition since the 2004/05 season
and Parramatta FC in 2014 after ninety minutes and has thrown up interesting statistical information.
concluded with a 5-3 end result. Dandaloo Fury in
By Malcolm Rowney
2006 worked a 2-2 draw with the home team and
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SO YOUNG
It does not matter how old a player is but the initial forward and subsequently spied the opposition
goal scored for any such member of a team is indeed custodian off his line. When he was about thirty
a special occasion. The following seven players metres out from goal, he expertly produced a high
were ‘so young’ when they scored their first goal lob that went over the head of the custodian to
for the Wollongong Wolves in the National Soccer bounce into the goal. ‘It was unbelievable… I wasn’t
League or in the NSW Premier League with the sure what I would do…. I thought I would go for it.’
youngest of these players and the circumstances of
the attainments will be looked at. A number of these In 2021 a player making his third appearance In
players went on to carve out a long standing playing First Grade was aged nineteen years and twenty-six
career with definite achievements and one in the days when he goaled against Marconi in Round 10
coaching realms in addition. at Ilinden Sports Centre, Rockdale. An opposition
turnover allowed Lachlan Scott to take control of
This striker was nineteen years and thirty-one days the ball before enacting a pass to Nav Darjani. He
of age when he achieved his debut goal. Jordan subsequently dragged the ball and turned before
Nikolovski achieved this in the Round 15 Sutherland powering the ball into the goal.
Sharks at J.J. Kelly Park Coniston on 17th June 2018.
Round the hour mark, a defensive Shark’s clearance At eighteen years and one hundred and eighty days,
fell fortuitously to Nikolovski. He progressed Danny Petkovic played two seasons with three starts
16 #NPLNSWand three replacement roles in his first season in the At sixteen years and two hundred days, a ten year
1989/90 season and two and one appearances in veteran of the club with one hundred and fifteen
the subsequent season. His goal was his one and league appearances with fifty as a replacement, this
only his NSL career coming in the Round 26 Sunshine particular striker attained fifteen goals throughout
George Cross in 1990. He came on as a substitute in his time from the 1990/91 season to the 1999/2000
this final game of the season played at Brandon Park season. It was against Heidelberg United in Round
on Wednesday 26th April 1990. Petkovic score the 17 on the 7th January 1991at Brandon Park, Sasho
final goal of four for his team. Dimoski scored in the ninetieth minute. A Mladin
Kuc bolter had crashed against cross bar. The ball
This striker was eighteen years and one hundred and reached Dimoski and from ten metres out he let fly
fifty-four days old when he scored versus Sydney with a first timed shot. The ball rocketed into the
City. In Round 3 1985 played at Wentworth Park, goal for his team’s third of the match.
Pat Brodnik attained in the thirty-first minute. Pat
Brodnik had seven seasons at the club amassing It was Round 21 in 2009 that the two youngest
one hundred and thirty four appearances including players and strikers at that rattled up the initial goals
one hundred and two starts with thirty-six goals in versus Blacktown City at Macedonia Park, Berkeley
total. His first goal was scored a minute after the on the 2nd August 2009. At sixteen years and one
half hour. The opposition, which stated that the hundred and sixty two days in the sixty-ninth minute
ball was out of play earlier, hotly disputed it but the a through ball set Corey Gameiro on his way. With
referee’s decision stood. He went on to score six the goalkeeper advancing, Gameiro managed to
goals in a single match for a record equalling feat elude him comfortably and calmly push the ball
and was a member of the 1987 Premiership and into the empty goal. Gameiro signed for a couple
Championship winning side and in 1988 with the of A-League clubs but injuries hampered his career.
Premiership winners.
At sixteen years and forty-four days, the next goal
Seventeen years and two hundred days was the age came four minutes later in this Blacktown City fixture.
of this midfielder who had two stints at the Wolves Following a corner kick, which was subsequently
in 1984 to 1985 and again in the 1991/92 season chipped on to Peter Simonoski by Jamie McMaster,
with six seasons at APIA Leichhardt in between. the striker projected the ball over the goal line.
He achieved fifty-eight appearances over all with Simonoski is still playing in Mens 1 competition
a total of nine goals. Alex Bundalo’s initial one was for Sydney United 58 after concluding his Wolves
in Round 2 versus Sydney City coming two minutes career at the conclusion of the 2018 season totalling
from the opening whistle. one hundred and twenty-two league appearances
with forty-eight league goals. ‘It was a good cross
This defender played a total of three stints for the that came in. I had a shot that went in and I was
club, in 2002, 2004/05 and 2012-2013 with a total pleased with by debut’.
of seventy three appearances in league cup and
finals matches and being aged seventeen years and These players, Jordan Nikolovski, Nav Darjani,
seventy days when he first goaled. He played in the Danny Petkovic, Pat Brodnik, Alex Bundalo, Jacob
A-League with Sydney FC and North Queensland Timpano, Sasho Dimoski, Corey Gameiro and Peter
Fury and Sydney United between his Wolves’ Simonoski were the ‘so young’ players to have put
career. Jacob Timpano’s first goal eventuated in the the ball into the net, to click the scoreboard over.
Melbourne Knights encounter on the 14th March
2003. From a Shane Lyons cross, Timpano projected By Malcolm Rowney
the ball with his head to beat the custodian in the (Players comments were taken from the writer’s
nineteenth minute. ‘It was great to score this first interviews and published in his match reports and
goal’. He became coach of the team with his team’s program articles.)
highlights being qualification for the finals in 2015
and a FFA Cup Round Of 32 appearance in 2016
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FAST
There have been quite a number of Wolves players ALVIN CECCOLI
who have gone down in the scoring record history
as having scored a ‘fast’ goal in the very first minute In Round 6, in the 1997/98 season, the left footed
of play, sometimes before many of the crowd wingback Ceccoli gained the ball from an Anthony
had even taken their seats. Two of these players, Surjan corner kick that caused consternation in
both strikers and season top scorers to boot, have the Marconi Stallions’ defence. With the ball in his
accomplished this feat on two occasions in the possession, he let fly with his effort zooming into the
same season - Sasho Petrovski in 1999/2000 and goal.
Randall Easthorpe in 1987. Of the all these scorers, SONNY SEVIN
not all played as strikers and these initial feats are
presented in reverse date order. A one two pass with Lupcho Naumovski came
following Sevin’s exhilarating run leaving Marconi’s
CHRIS PRICE defenders in his wake. After being set up by
The captain of the side at the time, Price led by Naumovski, Sevin ‘s ensuing shot whizzed in to the
example when he struck home with his left foot. The goal beating the custodian with ease. This occurred
ball had zoomed past the surprised Hakoah Sydney in the 1996/97 season in Round 7.
City East custodian in this home Round 1 match-up
RICHARD LLOYD
and the away team’s first appearance in the Mens 1
NSW NPL. It was a pearl of a shot from Price from his A total of six goals were scored in this Round 24 fixture
position about twenty-five metres out from goal. in the 1995/96 season. Lloyd got the scoreboard to
tick over initially against the opposition of Adelaide
ILIJA PRENZOSKI
City with the match concluding in a draw.
It was a Round 4 match with Sydney Olympic that
VAUGHAN COVENY
Prenzoski, the ace goal getter, was presented with
a scoring opportunity by the Olympic defence. He A Golden Boot winner with the Wolves, Coveny was
made no mistake with his effort in 2009. thirty metres out from the Heidelberg goal to take a
free kick. His effort careered straight into the goal,
SHANE McGIRR
leaving the custodian in its wake. Unfortunately
The top striker of 2004/05 season in both the Heidelberg recovered to win the Round 22 1994/95
Premier League and for the Wolves, McGirr was season match.
quick off the blocks to goal in the final match of
the this particular season. He struck before Sydney RANDALL EASTHORPE
Crescent Star could compose themselves and from Versus Kuringai in Round 11 in 1987, a hurried break
there, McGirr compounded Crescent Star’s misery out was on and Easthorpe controlled a Robert Giraldi
by scoring a further four goals. cross that was curled in. He seized this opportunity
SASHO PETROVSKI to hit home at the Wollongong Showground for
this first minute strike. In Round 26 and the final
Petrovski achieved two first minute goals in the round of the season, he duplicated the timing with
1999/00 NSL season with the first one emanating involvement again by Giraldi. The fellow striker
in Round 6. Scott Chipperfield had released provided a pass to Rade Stefanovski, who in turn
a pass to him threading past Northern Spirit moved the ball to Easthorpe. With Manly-Warringah
defenders. Petrovski with his close skills managed reeling, Easthorpe powered his shot in, the first of
to dispatch the ball past the advancing custodian. six for his team and the first of his hat trick.
His additional ‘fast‘ score emanated versus
Adelaide City as he took advantage of an Adelaide
City defensive mistake to poke the ball home.
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A defensive mix-up aided Brodnik and he wasn’t Midfielder player Larry Gaffney had provided a deft
going to stand on ceremony before taking pass to Cotton. The prolific scorer propelled the ball
possession of an errant Sydney City pass in Round
into the Preston net in Round 14 1982 to assist his
22, 1986. He proceeded to notch up another goal
that assisted his team to an ultimate 2-0 victory at team on its way for a victory.
season’s end. These have been the ‘fast’ scoring goals, conjured
PHIL O’CONNOR up in the first minute of play and ones to shake up
the opposition at a very early stage of an encounter.
Straight from the kick off, O’Connor robbed an
opposition Sydney City player in this Round 7 1983 By Malcolm Rowney
fixture. He moved forward quickly before powering
the ball into the back of the net.
NPLNSW.COM.AU 211ST GRADE TEAM LISTS
1 Aidan Munford (GK) 1 Danijel Nizic
2 Taylor McDonald 2 Cristian Gonzalez
3 Darcy Madden 3 Jordan Roberts
4 Nikola Djordjevic 4 Adrian Vlastelica
5 Joshua Alcorn 5 Anthony Tomelic
6 Ethan Kambisios 6 Christopher Payne
7 Marcus Beattie 7 Jackson Khoury
8 Brendan Griffin 8 Matthew Sim
11 Leroy Jennings 9 Patrick Antelmi
12 Harrison Taranto 10 Devante Clut
13 Stefan Dimoski 11 Yianni Perkatis
15 Daniel Loe 13 Jordan Ivancic
16 Fletcher McFarlane 14 Andrea Agamemnonos
17 James Stojcevski 15 Tariq Maia
19 Bilal Belkadi 16 Jacob Poscoliero
20 Liam Wille 17 Matthew Bilic
23 Hayden Durose (GK) 18 Glen Trifiro
24 Lachlan Scott 19 Liam Ivancic
22 Yianni Fragogiannis
Head Coach: Luke Wilkshire
Assistant Coach: Stephen O’Connor Head Coach: Tomi Vidovic
Team Manager: Mark Wilkshire Assistant Coach: Jason Trifiro
Asst Team Manager: EgorDolgopolov Goalkeeper Coach: Vitas Males
GK Coach: John Krajnovic Physiotherapist: Denana Kadric
Video Analysis: Anthony Tugrul Team Manager: Ray Gerrie
S&C Coach: Todd Brodie
Referee: N. Shakespear
Assistant Referees: H. Fenton-White and L. Webb
Fourth Official: E. Saba
*TEAM LISTINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE1ST GRADE LADDER POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Blacktown City FC 17 11 3 3 36 17 19 36 2 Sydney United 58 FC 17 9 5 3 31 17 14 32 3 Rockdale Ilinden FC 17 7 6 4 28 22 6 27 4 Manly United FC 17 7 6 4 24 23 1 27 5 Sydney Olympic FC 17 7 3 7 22 19 3 24 6 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 17 6 5 6 21 25 -4 23 7 Wollongong Wolves FC 17 6 4 7 23 33 -10 22 8 APIA Leichhardt FC 17 6 3 8 20 21 -1 21 9 Marconi Stallions FC 17 3 10 4 24 25 -1 19 10 Northbridge Bulls FC 17 3 7 7 32 31 1 16 11 Sutherland Sharks FC 17 3 5 9 19 32 -13 14 12 Sydney FC 17 3 5 9 29 44 -15 14 NPLNSW.COM.AU 23
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ccess includes flexibility and mobility from mobile devices as
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