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Everything you need for tonight's match FEATURES REGULAR COLUMNS SEVENTY-FIRST EDITION X SEASON 2016/17 X ROUND 26 VS MELBOURNE VICTORY

OPEN LETTER: 5 FROM THE CHAIRMAN 6 WARM UP

FIVE THINGS: TURNING 11 POINT MOMENTS

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 13 Finishing With A Bang SCOTT VS GERIA 8 15 The Wanderers are coming home 20,000 ISN’T THE LIMIT PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY with a wet sail 16 Story by Joshua Thomas TODAY'S MATCH 20 FOX FOOTBALL FIX THE WANDERER 22 The views in this publication are ANTH'S SPOT THE DIFFERENCE not necessarily the views of the NRMA Insurance Western CORPORATE NEWS: Wanderers FC. Material in this A HOME LOAN ALTERNATIVE publication is copyrighted and may FOR WESTERN SYDNEY 23 only be reproduced with the written BORROWERS permission from the Club.

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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 WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS

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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 WWREWARDS = 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. In 1966, he joined STORE APIA Leichhardt where he made an PLAYER CARDS FROM SEASONS immediate impact – assisting the club DOWNLOAD THE APP WSW REWARDS 2013/14, 2014/15 AND 2015/16 Sydney club to one of the dominant YOURS FOR 20,000 POINTS performances of any state league side as Apia took out the 1966 NSW league, Ampol and Federation Cup, and Australia Cup titles. *Visit parknfly.com.au for full terms and conditions terms full for parknfly.com.au *Visit Take the smart way to the runway! • Book using promo code WANDERERS and Park & Fly for a 4 day weekend for just $79* • Undercover parking • Free on demand shuttles to and from Sydney Airport parknfly.com.au • Onsite guard patrols and 24 hour CCTV

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inally we’ve found some form. got nothing to lose. Dominating, scoring F We’ve started both scoring plenty of goals and changing the game. and winning games. 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 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. There has been some tough periods He’s a fantastic leader on and off the so far this season, so it’s good to see that field. The way in which he conducts they have stuck together, ignored any himself around our players and people criticism and concentrated on themselves. around the Club is just amazing. Hopefully we will make it into the top He walks around like a true people’s six this season but who knows what will champion and he’s been playing like he’s happen from there.

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themselves a great chance to with teams higher up the rectify early stumbles in the ladder in the second Sydney added time that is finals football. Derby of the season as they On the back of a Grand gave as good as they got in a Final appearance last season tense goalless draw with the and another squad reshuffle, league leaders in Round 15. it was always going to be Just five games later and a tough start for Western on the back of a frustrating Sydney as loss to Central Coast attempted to find a winning Mariners, Western Sydney s all footballers will hand once again. showed they weren’t to be tell you, the success A humbling loss in the written off as they broke a A of any game cannot Sydney Derby to usher in the three-year winless streak be judged until the final season certainly got things off to against the Sky Blues. whistle blows and the same a shaky start but future results In a dramatic encounter, a can be said when it comes to against the Sky Blues would super Brendon Santalab strike SPEARHEAD the Wanderers’ fifth season in come to reflect how the Red & handed Sydney FC their one Brendon Santalab the Hyundai A-League. Black have found their feet since. and only loss of the Hyundai has been one of Although a campaign not After a bruising A-League season to date; The the catalysts for the without it’s struggles, the Red beginning to the season, Invincibles a tag the Red & Wanderers' recent run & Black are coming good at the Wanderers showed they Black clearly didn’t want their of form the right time and are giving were capable of cutting it fierce rivals to have.

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Knowing they could beat anyone after that result, ON A HIGH the Wanderers, despite There's been a another minor stutter as they visible change in adjusted to life back in the spirit and energy in Asian Champions League, the last month have now won four games in a row scoring three goals in each of those games. Starting with a crucial 3-2 away win in the Champions League against FC Seoul, the Wanderers have strung some significant momentum together as they tonight aim to cement a spot in the finals and chase what looked to be an unlikely home final. Back-to-back 3-1 wins against Wellington Phoenix Red & Black face a fitting of their last ten matches. corner, the Wanderers will be and Melbourne City laid the test against second-placed Yet despite that history, desperate to prove they can groundwork for last week’s Melbourne Victory who, unlike Western Sydney come into match it with the Victory this 3-0 triumph over an out-of- Sydney FC, have retained this game much higher time around and in turn keep a sorts Newcastle Jets. the upper hand over the on confidence than their home final within their grasp. Sitting fifth heading into Wanderers so far this season. opponents who fell to an As they enter this tonight’s match, Western The Victory have proved unlikely 3-0 home defeat to penultimate round as one of Sydney are within touching too strong in both games Wellington Phoenix last round. the competition’s most in- distance of fourth which running out 3-0 winners That result was Victory’s form teams, the Red & Black would guarantee a home final each time. In general, the second consecutive loss having are proving that a season, in week one. Red & Black have certainly been beaten by Brisbane Roar just like a game of football, But before they can struggled against the 1-0 the week prior. really can’t be defined until entertain that possibility, the Victorians, winning just one With finals just around the the final whistle blows.

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#1 SYDNEY DERBY XIV Vedran Janjetovic’s first game for the Club saw the Red & Black keep their first clean sheet of the season—against AT-TRICK the league’s top scorers, no less. #5 SANTALAB H #4 FC SEOUL VICTORY Brendon Santalab’s first

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testament to the strength of well documented, the effect in Western Sydney, we want support the Wanderers has in our Members have had in to improve every year and Western Sydney and around the growing this Club is even more having a strong and committed country, with Members in all impressive,” said Tsatsimas. Membership is critical to our states and territories of Australia. “Our Members have ongoing success.” Internationally the consistently supported us With the hotly anticipated Wanderers’ Membership and ensured we always try to Western Sydney Stadium arlier this week, the extends from Europe to the US, improve and grow as a Club – being built in the not Wanderers celebrated Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia. we thank and celebrate them for too distant future, it’s an Ebecoming only the Wanderers CEO John their support whether they have exciting time to be part of second Club in Hyundai Tsatsimas praised the passion been with us since day one or a Wanderers family that is A-League history to welcome a and pride that Wanderers fans are new Members this season. only going to get bigger as membership figure over 20,000. continually produce. “We are a Club committed the years progress. It’s a remarkable feat “While the positive impact to our Members and football achieved in such a short our fans have had on the league WANDERLAND.COM.AU  amount of time and is a since our inception in 2012 is YOU CAN STILL JOIN US! VISIT

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2 MELBOURNE VICTORY 25 14 3 8 48 31 17 45 ¨ ¨ 22 Stefan NIGRO Midfielder 3 BRISBANE ROAR FC 25 10 9 6 38 31 7 39 ¨ ¨ 23 Jai INGHAM Forward OFF 4 MELBOURNE CITY FC 25 10 6 9 44 39 5 36 ¨ ¨ 27 alastair BRAY Goalkeeper 5 WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS FC 25 8 10 7 33 33 0 34 ¨ ¨ 30 Lucas SPINELLA Goalkeeper 6 PERTH GLORY 25 8 9 8 45 48 -3 33 ON ¨ ¨ 31 Christian THEOHAROUS Forward 7 WELLINGTON PHOENIX 25 8 5 12 37 41 -4 29

8 ADELAIDE UNITED 25 5 7 13 23 43 -20 22 ¨ ¨ 40 Goalkeeper OFF 9 NEWCASTLE JETS 25 5 7 13 28 49 -21 22 COACH ASSISTANT COACHES 10 CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 25 5 5 15 29 51 -22 20 Jean-Paul de MARIGNY Darren DAVIES ON LEGEND P PLAYED W WINS D DRAW L LOSS F FOR A AGAINST GD GOAL DIFFERENCE PTS POINTS Dean ANASTASIADIS

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The Red & Black host FC Seoul on Tuesday night with the Asian Champions League knockout stage in sight

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The Red & Black’s gutsy with Urawa, who play runaway looking much further than first 3-2 win in South Korea against group leaders Shanghai SIPG doing the business over Seoul. FC Seoul on Match Day 3 put the same night. Despite coming home them to within three points Results pending, the from South Korea last of Japanese side Urawa Red Wanderers could be set for month with an invaluable fter a less than ideal Diamonds, who occupy the a massive trip to Urawa three points, the start, the Wanderers’ coveted second place spot. for Match Day 5, where a Wanderers will be wary of Aquest to progress The Wanderers will head qualifying spot could well the way Seoul clawed their from the group stage the 2017 into Tuesday’s match in be on the line. way back and threatened Asian Champions League Campbelltown knowing that While fans will be mulling to steal a point. suddenly looks a whole lot another win against the South over the potential scenarios, After taking a 3-0 lead with more promising. Koreans could bring them level Tony Popovic and co won’t be goals from Lachlan Scott,

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18 THE WANDERER ROUND 26 AFTER THE DOUBLE The Wanderers will be hopeful of claiming another three points against Seoul

Terry Antonis and Jaushua a team of undoubted quality Damajanovic was kept yet once the full time Sotirio, Seoul’s Yun Il-lok and will be spurned on by fairly quiet in the last whistle blows, preparations bagged a quick-fire double to the knowledge that anything meeting by an improved for Tuesday night will put the Wanderers on notice. but a win in Campbelltown Wanderers defence who immediately kick in. Although the Red & Black will extinguish their hopes of will need to put a similarly With so much on were able to ride out the progressing out of the group. astute performance if they the line and both sides pressure, Tony Popovic will They will no doubt look their are keep to the powerful desperate for the three be keen to not loosen the star striker Dejan Damajanovic forward at bay once again. points, the stage is yet grip this time around. to lead the charge—the Make no mistake, the for another pulsating In spite of the fact that they Montenegrin boasts more Wanderers’ full attention chapter of the Wanderers’ are yet to register a point in this than 120 goals in over 200 will be fixed on tonight’s colourful Asian Champions year’s competition, Seoul are appearances for the Club. fixture against Victory League story.

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DOWN WITH LANYARDS A fashion piece the Hyundai A-League can do without

away in the rear-vision intent on anarchy. Down with • Can coaches please stop mirror and jumpers hauled the FFA! Down with football! having to wear passes. A from the back of cupboards, This, rather, is a gentle lot of style goes into Tony let us dream. wish list. Please, it would be Popovic’s black on black Not of what may or may ever so nice if we could have look. A lanyard is not an not happen in the finals series. the following: accessory that works. Not of what the Easter • Punish the side that • Bring back Big Wednesday! Bunny may bring. finishes last. Promotion/ Five games in one day, s you settle in Nor of whether My relegation is a while off, during the Christmas to your seat for the Kitchen Rules will ever end. but please let’s not ignore New Years period. Did it A Wanderers’ last No, we’re talking a wish mediocrity. Maybe banish a few years ago. It was a home game of the season; as list. Not a series of demands; the 10th team from the blast, it was fun. Then it daylight savings gets further some football types seem following FFA Cup? hasn’t been done since.

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1. The ‘B’ in Clisby is now a ‘3’ 2. The letters on the Captain’s armband are missing 3. Jumpei Kusukami’s wristband is red 4. Nicolás Martínez is missing his eyebrows 5. Vedran Janjetovic’s face appears on Terry Antonis’ elbow

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