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SEVENTY-FIRST EDITION X SEASON 2016/17 X ROUND 26 VS MELBOURNE VICTORY PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY CONTENTS Everything you need for tonight's match FEATURES SEVENTY-FIRST EDITION REGULAR X SEASON 2016/17 X ROUND 26 VS MELBOURNE VICTORY COLUMNS OPEN LETTER: FROM THE CHAIRMAN 5 WARM UP 6 FIVE THINGS: TURNING POINT MOMENTS 11 FiniShiNg WiTh A BaNg The Wanderers are coming home PLAYERS TO WATCH: PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY SCOTT VS GERIA 13 with a wet sail 8 Story by Joshua Thomas 20,000 ISN’T THE LIMIT 15 THE WANDERER TODAY'S MATCH 16 The views in this publication are not necessarily the views of the FOX FOOTBALL FIX 20 NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Material in this ANTH'S SPOT publication is copyrighted and may THE DIFFERENCE 22 only be reproduced with the written permission from the Club. CORPORATE NEWS: A HOME LOAN ALTERNATIVE ADVERTISING FOR WESTERN SYDNEY For all advertising enquiries for BORROWERS 23 The Wanderer or questions about partnership with the club please TAKE FIVE: contact the Corporate Partnerships MITCH NICHOLS 25 team by sending an email to [email protected] GUARDIAN FUNERALS WANDERERS AFTER A SEOUL REPEAT WANDERCREW MEMBERS PHOTOGRAPHY Champions League football returns to 18 OF THE WEEK: All photography in The Wanderer Campbelltown on Tuesday OUR BALL KIDS AND BALL is courtesy of Ali Erhan, Getty KID COORDINATOR 26 Images, Megan Dunn and Steve Story by Domenic Trimboli Christo. IN THE COMMUNITY: GET YOUR #RAINBOWLACES OUT 27 OUR PARTNERS 30 2014/15 CORPORA TE PARTNER VISIT WANDERLAND.COM.AU 3 OPEN LETTER A MOMENTOUS YEAR Chairman Paul Lederer says it's been a watershed season ChaIrmAn for the Club facilities and youth academy – one that is globally Wanderers Chairman Paul Lederer in Blacktown, making recognised and respected. reflects on the season so far achievements on and off We are the pride of the field across our men’s, Western Sydney, and our women’s, youth, powerchair work in the community is and Academy teams. clear to see. Over the past Again we returned to the 12 months we have hosted AFC Champions League and been involved in over attendance and unwavering tournament, a competition 1,000 hours of community support of this football club. we are proud to represent engagement activity at close This season a membership on behalf of our region and to 250 events. This includes milestone was reached and country, for the third time. In 684 player appearances - I thank each and every one just five seasons of existence more than any other Club in of our 20,000 Members who this is a notable achievement - the league - an outstanding have joined our Club. I am an unmistakable honour. achievement and testament to incredibly proud as we are only We are a Club with our club’s guiding principles. the second Club in A-League an unstoppable growth I am immensely proud of history to accomplish this. trajectory and as we work this Club and as Chairman n behalf of the The 2016/17 season has towards our return to a pledge my support to its Board of Directors, been one of great change purpose built stadium in continued growth and success. O I welcome you all – this season we have Parramatta for the 2019/20 to this evening’s final home moved to a new stadium, season, we will continue PAUL LEDERER match of the regular season whilst finalising plans for every day to make this Club CHAIRMAN and thank you for your the Wanderers training the strongest in Australia WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS FOLLOW @WSWANDERERSFC #WSW 5 WARM-UP WITH HAYDEN FOXE COURTESY OF ANDREW HOWE @anDYhOWE_STATTO OOTBALL IS VERY different to Tonight we play our final regular home F many other sports where the match of season against Melbourne Victory. dominating team can be left without Victory will get the respect they the result it deserved. It can be very deserve, they are second on the ladder frustrating at times for everyone and have a strong squad, something involved. It’s important that during you cannot deny. these times that you don’t lose Two big Clubs with very passionate focus on the job ahead and that supporters wanting to better their you continue to keep working hard opponent on the field. We always have a as the players have done, and the good battle with Victory, something you results will come your way. expect when both Clubs are coached by Early on in the season the two of the most respected players ever to foundation was set, so it’s no surprise play for Australia in Popa and Muscy. that we are starting to get the results With the season drawing to a close, that we warrant and deserve. Credit I haven’t yet had a chance to look at to the players that the confidence to what my favourite memories of the play and the belief they all have in each season have been. other hasn’t changed. I’m hoping to wait until the end The feeling in the team heading of the season to reflect as I’m sure KEY MEMBER OF Australia’s first ever towards the end of the season is good - there’s going to be a lot of fond AWorld Cup campaign, Archie Blue the same feeling it’s been all season. memories still to come! was born on this day in 1940. Born in Scotland, he played for English league clubs Exeter City and Carlisle United WSWREWARDS = before moving to Australia as a 22-year 20,000 old, initially to Footscray in Melbourne. VISIT THE POINTS In 1965, his last year in Melbourne, he was recruited to the national team for the PRIZE 1966 World Cup qualification campaign where Australia went down to North Korea over two legs. 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Once you start winning We are very lucky to have someone you always end up going on a good run. like him to lead the boys around. I think all the boys have now seen the Tonight Santa is back in the extended squad light at the end of the tunnel and everything and it’s our final regular home match of the season. is coming together at the right now. The biggest highlight so far of this season It was always going to be fairly was celebrating a Sydney Derby victory. difficult when you have a team that’s new. It was good to snatch the bragging Apart from some fantastic result rights and be known for the only Club to results, it has been just as exciting to take points away from them this season. watch Brendon Santalab’s development. But also seeing the boys work really Santa is now our highest goal scorer of all time, hard and make their way into the top six cracking Mark Bridge’s record, and I couldn’t has been very memorable. think of anyone better to break that record. 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