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Welcome back to Win Stadium for our clash with Despite their position on the table, Sutherland have Sutherland Sharks FC. been strong and have caused teams problems – especially of late. They have strengthened their At the moment, I am in Russia. I was invited back by squad, particularly with the arrival of Charles FC Dynamo Moscow to be a part of their celebration Lokolingoy up front. to open their new stadium. Although it is not ideal to miss tonight’s game, it is important that I maintain However, we will be focused on our own relationships with Europe. Those relationships may performance. As I have said in the past, winning one day be beneficial to our club. is a habit and we won’t take our foot off the pedal heading into the final rounds and the finals series. My assistant, Yuzo Tashiro has been at my side all We are injury free and healthy. The boys continue season and we won’t lose anything by having Yuzo to work hard in training. Now we must execute on take the team tonight. the pitch and be clinical in defence, attack and in the I hope you all enjoyed our NAIDOC week and the box. commemorative jersey two Sunday’s ago. Although We have some crucial matches on the horizon and I it wasn’t our best performance, it was a good 3 would love for the boys to wrap up the championship points taken against Hakoah, particularly given prior to our last home match against Marconi on APIA and Blacktown had a 1-1 draw. Those results 11 August so we can all celebrate together come increased our lead to 7 points with 4 games to go. 4.45pm that day. We are obviously in a strong position in the league I hope you enjoy todays match. Everyone is however we aren’t over the line yet. I will be looking welcome back to the Fraternity Club after the game. for the boys to improve on our performance against Come back for a meal and a drink with the players Hakoah. and the fans.

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thirty-nine being conceded. In Rounds 1-11 the team scored and conceded 17 goals but in Rounds 12-22 V 13 goals were scored and 22 were conceded. The upshot is that the team scored less and conceded more in the second half of the season. The highest winning margin was three goals, which eventuated From in Miranda, the Sutherland in 3-0 victories in Rounds 4 and 6. The highest losing Sharks venture to WIN Stadium for tonight’s clash margin was four goals in the 2-6 result in Round 18. with the Wolves in Round 19 of NPL The best sequence without loss was three games, NSW Mens 1 competition. This will be the 30th Rounds 2-4, win, draw and win. Seven nil scores league meeting between the sides with ninety goals was the highest in the league and Adrian Vranic was being scored in total since 1987, at an average of 3.1 the top scorer with ten goals with ten other players goals per game ratio. Will this encounter follow this plus an own goal contributing the scoring. The goal trend? With a host of gifted strikers in the midst, this per game average was 1.34 and the conceded goals could be most likely. ratio was 1.77. Vranic’s strike rate was 0.45. Players, who were selected in the ‘Team Of The Week’, were THE OPPOSITION TODAY - SUTHERLAND SHARKS with seven appearances, Vranic (3), Nick For the 2019 season, Terry Palapanis has signed on Olsen (2), with one each for Joshua Da Silva and Nick as coach after previously being at St.George and Littler. Tratt was also named in ‘Team Of The Year’ Mounties. He has brought with two Spanish players Since 2014, the Sharks have finished the seasons in Juan Carlos Heras Romero, a striker with 22 goals in 6th, 10th, 7th, and 10th and in 2018 in 10th position. 2018 together with Raul Beneit Romero with eleven goals in addition, both who also were at the previous THE MATCH –UP clubs mentioned for Palapanis. In addition Mateo The top scorer for each club is Thomas James (WW) Poljak and have signed after departing and Jeremy Cox (SS) with nineteen and eight goals Marconi Stallions with Jeremy Cox returning to respectively with the Wolves scoring forty-five goals the club from FC, plus Anthony Bouzanis with Sharks achieving twenty-five. The scorer of from Hakoah Sydney City East and Tarik Erkan from the team’s previous goal is Jerry Skodatis (SS) and St.George. Caoimin Fowler, a former Wolves’ player Lachlan Scott (WW). with seven matches made his debut for his new club after returning from overseas in Round 2. Midway Sutherland has fourteen wins to the Wolves eleven through the season Sydney FC’s Liam McGing, in their match-ups since the 2006 season while Jerry Skodatis and Charles Lokolingoy, plus Western Sutherland has kept the Wolves scoreless in eight Sydney’s NPL Mens 2 player Alexander Lopez has matches while the converse is four. During this also been added. season, the Sharks have four games with a nil score to the Wolves one. Sutherland’s best winning Sutherland Sharks won one of the club’s honours in sequence versus the Wolves is five from 2009 - 2011, 2012 when the team was victorious in the Waratah 5-1, 3-0, 2-0, 3-0 and 2-1 while the Wolves’ best was Cup final. Against APIA Leichhardt at , two on three occurrences, in 1987 , 2015-2016 and Dee Why on 8th July, the Sharks won 4-1 with the 2017, 4-0, 1-0, 3-0, , 3-1 , 3-0 and 3-0 respectively. club’s goal scorers being Chris Price, Matt Bailey, and Panni Nikas. Also in the team that In the previous round Sutherland was defeated day were Nathan Denham, George Souris, Yianni 3-0 by Marconi and the Wolves defeated Hakoah Fragogiannis, Paul Cotte, Matthew Gordon, Hussein Sydney City East 1-0. Salameh, , and Nick Stavroulakis. The position on the table is first for the Wolves on Simon Jaeger, Todd Halloran, Nikas and Nick forty-two points for an unprecedented eighteen Tsattalios replaced Denham, Salameh, Bailey and weeks, while Sutherland have twenty-one points Powell. and occupy ninth place. In the 2018 season the club finished on twenty-three The result sequence in the previous five games is points attaining seven victories and two draws with Sharks - draw, win, draw, win and loss, Wolves - loss, thirteen losses. Thirty goals were achieved with win, win, win and win.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH Hollifield, Brian Cokely, Robert Giraldi, Jeff Ainsworth (Capt.), Pat Brodnik and Rade Stefanovski, with the The Spanish player Raul Beneit Romero is player who coach being John Fleming. The Sharks team listing has been impressive in his career at the Sharks this was Craig Burchmore, Robert O’Shea, Peter Terry, season. He is skilful player who has scored a total of Brett Nelson, Robbie Seller, John O’Shea, Steve four goals, one of which was against the Wolves in Meades, Wayne Parsons, Darryl Sharpe, Craig Hill Round 8, and will be eager to add more to his tally. and Tony Caban. The Wolves high scoring duo of Thomas James It was a dour Wolves performance with the team and Lachlan Scott, with twenty-nine goal haul holding a slight advantage in the first half with between them so far this campaign, will be out to only Giraldi and Stefanovski making forays with cause consternation for the Sharks’ custodian and Stefanovski’s crosses adding to Sutherland’s backline. Both players are quick off the blocks with consternation. However, Sutherland’s defence, swift acceleration and will take on players with skill the O’Shea brothers, dealt with them adequately and precision and are potent when in range of the to keep the opposition scoreless. Burchmore goal. came out to deny Giraldi with a shout for a penalty BLAST FROM THE PAST kick being ignored by the referee to cause further frustration for the home team. As the minutes ticked The second meeting of the teams eventuated in by it seemed the deadlock would not be broken. In Round 22 in 1987. the final few minutes, a Stefanovski corner this hit The Wolves’ personnel were - Warwick Young, success. Dickson met the ball with a header that was David Skeen, Jock Morlando, Scott Dickson, Mike projected to Morlando six metres out. The central defender struck his shot sweetly to lodge inside the net. The Wolves narrow victory kept them one point ahead on the point’s table in the top position. SCORES AND SCORERS FROM THE PREVIOUS FIVE LEAGUE MEETINGS 1. 2017. Sutherland Sharks 0 defeated by Wolves 3 (Yuzo Tashiro x2, own goal) 2. 2017. Wolves 3 (Peter Simonoski x2, Yuzo Tashiro) defeated Sutherland Sharks 0 3. 2018. Sutherland Sharks 3 (Adrian Vranic 2, Nick Olsen) defeated Wolves 0 4. 2018. Wolves 2 (Jordan Nikolovski, Nick Montgomery) defeated Sutherland Sharks 1 (Adrian Vranic) 5. 2019. Sutherland Sharks 2 (Juan Romero, Raul Romero) drew with Wolves 2 (Nikola Djordjevic, Taylor McDonald) TWO WOLVES’ PAST PLAYERS OF NOTE - BILL GJAKOVSKI and SEAN ROBERTSON. The youngster Bill Gjakovski played in the 1994/95 and 1995/96 seasons and the central defender made two starting appearances in his first season and another fifteen, plus seven off the bench in his later time. He was a very mobile player with ability to hold the ball up with good distribution and aerial

NPLNSW.COM.AU 7 MATCH PREVIEW ability. He positioned himself well when facing victory of the season. He combined with Danial opposition attacks and his passing was direct. Cummins on sixteen minutes before producing a powerful drive that eluded the APIA custodian Sean Robertson played two seasons at the club from for his team’s second strike. Milligan showed his 2011 to 2012 with a four-goal tally. He made his added worth to the side when he set up his team’s debut in Round 13 played immediately after Round 16 playing a further five games with one from the third team. Milligan went on to play for Sydney FC, bench in that season with Rounds 13 and 17 being Newcastle Jets, Shanghai Shenghua, Melbourne postponed and played later. He scored three goals Victory, Baniyas Sc, Melbourne Victory return, Al with his initial one being versus Rockdale City Suns Ahli and Hibernians (Scotland) before signing for in Round 18, he met a John Martinoski cross at the Southend United in 2019. He has been part of right side of the far post. His thirty-eighth minute the National team from 2006 with seventy-three header was projected past the custodian. He stated appearances with six goals and has been the at Crehan Park – ‘I was happy and I was hoping captain, as a measure of his standing. Milligan was to get a goal in my first match. The coach said to a good ball winner, being a reliable and consistent get out there and work hard. It was a good win.’ performer with a high work rate being composed Against Marconi, Robertson had collected a weak on the ball. clearance. He subsequently expertly curled his SELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF BOTH CLUBS - shot inside the far post from the edge of the penalty JASON TRIFIRO area in the in the sixty-fifth minute. Robertson was severely injured in the Round 14 away Rockdale The skilful midfield player, Trifiro, turned out for the City Suns match in the fifty-eight minute, going Wolves in 2010, for only a single season. He totalled down following an overlapping run. He was on the twenty-one starts with one further appearance sideline receiving treatment after being stretchered from the bench. The midfielder scored two goals off for the continuation of the match, waiting for the in successive matches in rounds 17 and 18 versus ambulance to arrive. He had a suspected broken Blacktown City and Manly United respectively. leg, which was later confirmed. Unfortunately, this Tynan Diaz had worked his way to the goal line was his final match for the club. He made a total before cutting back for Trifiro, who surged forward of thirteen appearances, seven starts and six as a in the second minute to strike the ball past the replacement in his second season. Robertson had Blacktown custodian Matt Ryan. Diaz had made run quick acceleration, was extremely mobile with good a run down the right before scooping the ball to aerial ability and possessed a strong shot. Andres Gomez. He in turn passed to Trifiro with his TWO SUTHERLAND PAST PLAYERS OF NOTE - shot entering the Manly domain with nary a touch by and the goalkeeper. In this season Trifiro also scored the quickest in tandem with another player by goaling in Griffiths played for the Sharks in 1998 making six the second minute in Round 17. appearances with the achievement of one goal following on from his junior years at Sydney United Earlier, Trifiro had plied his trade at Sutherland and at Sutherland Sharks. He was a defender who Sharks for the 2007 season. Against the Wolves in made his Sharks debut versus St. George and his Round 1, the midfielder nearly got onto the score goal was in the forty-seventh minute in the Round 15 sheet with a shot that was narrowly wide. Canterbury-Marrickville fixture played at Seymour Trifiro went on to play in the A-League with Western Shaw Park, Miranda. He went on to play overseas Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City. He and in the A-League with Newcastle Jets, Adelaide also played at Parramatta FC, Nunawading City, United and Sydney FC. As a central defender, he was Blacktown Spartans, South Melbourne, Northcote strong in the tackle with good heading ability and City, and previously before the Wolves at APIA his passing was exact and he had a long clearance Leichhardt and Marconi Stallions. kick. By Malcolm Rowney Milligan, the midfielder at this stage of his career, played a number of games in 2006 for the Miranda (Players’ comments were from interviews collected for based club scoring in his debut and his team’s first use in the writer’s match reports at the time.)

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As many supporters coming to the Wollongong Members of the Wolf Den instigated a tribute Wolves matches at WIN Stadium will attest, the banner, with great artwork by Hugo Vasquez, to the support of the active Wolf Den, consisting of a late Wolves great defender, David Cervinski, prior number of die hard supporters positioned at the to kick-off in the Round 13 APIA Leichhardt home northern end of the western grandstand, are present match and this gesture was much appreciated by in full voice to enhance the atmosphere and support supporters at the ground. the team enthusiastically. Their volume increases when a goal is scored and that is pretty often during If anyone wants to join this active support group, this 2019 season’s exceptional run. see one of the persons mentioned. You should know where to find them. The Wolf Den harks back to the days and was reformed as it were to coincide By Malcolm Rowney with the Wollongong Wolves prospective A-League (Much appreciation to Joel McAlear for his time in bid during 2018, being in force later at the Wolves supplying information) v Central Coast Mariners friendly match late in the season in October 2018. The Wolf Den ranges from fifteen to twenty members at any given match and was re-instituted by Matt Dawson, Joel McAlear, Cameron De Jong and Tris Carey, not necessarily in that order.

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Following on from the first two parts of the to bed. At eighty-eight minutes or so we were in the ‘Congratulations’ article, previously published lead. Very disappointing…they threw everything in 2018 and in an earlier 2019 program, these at us and did not have any clear chances. We had additional following players fully deserved the more than them and they had a lot of possession but accolade that was bestowed upon them following did nothing with it… We kept him (Jordan Murray) their tremendous performances during the particular pretty quiet today…. We will going, it is a bunch seasons. The statistics for each player concerns only of awesome lads to be on the park with.’ Against the season in which they achieved the Wollongong Bonnyrigg White Eagles in Round 7, a long pass Wolves ‘Player Of The Year’. However, no one found his striker but this attacker could not make it player gives entirely flawless performances at each count. Robinson post match comments were - ‘we appearance and that is indeed the human condition, could have won that, had enough chances to win but the consistency of higher performances stood three games, they would not go in and the ‘keeper out in every player. made some good saves. They got a wonder goal that we could do much about. I tried something at A striker from 1986 scored seven goals and made the end to try and create something… We’ve been twenty-one appearances. The player concerned creating chances and things haven’t fallen for us. We was Robert Giraldi. Being the club’s top scorer in have been good defensively and the boys have been this season, Giraldi scored his first goal in the season clicking. I thought we played really well’. Robinson against Inter-Monaro at Seiffert Oval in Queanbeyan was selected in the Mens 1 ‘Team Of The Week’ for in Round 4. His goal in the 57th minute was the his performances against Rockdale City Suns and second of his team’s three in the 3-1 victory and in APIA Leichhardt in Rounds 2 and 11 respectively. the Round 15 return match, Giraldi achieved a brace He was a reliable and consummate defender with in the 2-0 winning result. He was a quick striker who pinpoint long passes, timely interventions, headed was potent in the six yard area but could score from interceptions and composure in tight situations. He further out as well as good strikers do. He had quick was the consummate defender. footwork and possessed a good touch and was able to hold off defenders. In the 1989/90 season, central defender Ray Vlietstra shone in the first season of summer football A central defender who played in all but of every making a total of twenty-one appearances in a league game of the 2018 twenty-two round season twenty-six game season. His first game in this season was Michael Robinson. This was Robinson’s final was at Brandon Park for the Round 1 fixture versus season as a player at this Mens 1 level and his Adelaide City with his final match of the season performances in defence during the season set the being in Round 22. He was solid in the tackle, adept standard. His first game was in the Blacktown Round in the air made timely interceptions and positioned 1 game and against the much-vaunted attacking himself defensively with good anticipation. line-up, Robinson kept the defence in check to keep them scoreless. His final game was away to Marconi It was in the 1982 season that a second central on the 12th August. In this match he showed defender won the honour in successive seasons. resilience going neck and neck for some time with It was Arno Bertogna who amassed twenty-nine an attacker to ultimately to win out and come away appearances with one goal to his credit. This was in possession. In the Round 19 draw with APIA, the scored in the thirteenth minute in the 2-2 draw in leagues top striker was kept in check by Robinson Round 10 with St.George. Bertogna ‘s season game and his co-defenders with the central defender on was in Round 30 with his initial start being in Round his mettle to be the last man to tackle an offensive 1. He was strong in defence being as adept in the air opponent and immediately got the better of another as on the ground. He read the play well and was a one. Robinson stated post match – ‘we defended good shielder of the ball, was difficult to dispossess very well land even had a chance to put the game and passed effectively.

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In the 2008 season, the performances of central the custodian. The wing/back goaled again in the defender Danial Cummins took the attention return match. Anthony Surjan’s corner of all. He achieved twenty-one starting league kick found his unattended feet, with his ensuing appearances, one replacement role in the Cup strong shot zooming into the goal on twenty-six and two finals appearances. He was captain for the minutes. Ceccoli added another against Marconi Round 3 APIA Leichhardt clash. In the Grand Final with a powerful drive from twelve metres out from Cummins closed down a Sutherland Sharks attacker goal. Ceccoli was able to loft the ball into space in the early stages to keep him from scoring. In the and provided enticing crosses for the strikers. He Sydney United re-scheduled Round 17 encounter, was quick on the break and his close ball skills were an opposition striker went down when Cummins sound. He defended with discipline and attacked was near him and immediately called for a penalty, with conviction. He had a strong left foot scoring his which was ignored. Following this victory, he stated fair share of goals. in a post match interview - ‘We’ve played (with Ben Blake) together long enough and it makes it a lot An Englishman played for the team in the 1984 easier when you understand each other.. We know season at the back and John Fleming deserved the what each will do and we cover for each other… It plaudits. He made twenty-one appearances in all. was another clean sheet for us’…on the penalty Fleming’s initial appearance was in Round 6 versus appeal- ‘His first touch was not good and I did not Sydney United at Dapto Showground on 10th April, touch him.’ Cummins possessed good positioning with his season final game in Round 26 against and strength on the ball and in the tackle. He Newcastle Rosebud United. In the return Sydney made effective long passes and worked well in his United match Fleming was named in reports for defensive pairings. He was able to delay the ball his sterling defence. He also set up a goal when playing attackers and ready to pounce to thwart and Ray Vlietstra headed in his well-intentioned cross block shots on goal. against St. George away. In the Newcastle match, Fleming saved two likely goals by clearing off the Four custodians in the history of the Wolves have line at Adamstown Oval in Round 28. Fleming was garnered the accolade and Warwick Young was an accomplished tackler being strong on the ball one of the first to achieve the top honour. It was and able to shield the ball efficiently. He possessed in the 1988 season when he made twenty-eight good heading ability and could pass with conviction appearances, playing all league matches to assist into space and at the feet of his teammates. the team on their way to success. In Round 1 he kept St. George to one goal in the 3-1 victory and By Malcolm Rowney he achieved eight clean sheets later in the season against Preston Makedonia, Footscray JUST, (Players comments were originally collected by the Sydney Olympic, Sunshine George Cross, South writer in his post match interviews for use in match Melbourne, Adelaide City, Melbourne Knights, and reports at the time.) APIA Leichhardt. Young’s final season game was in the Preliminary Final loss to Marconi. Young had safe hands and moved in quick time and positioned himself to good effect. His kicking was strong and his reactions benefitted the team.

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It is always an achievement for a player to score his In the 1984 season, a striker scored his two goals with initial league goal for the club and many go on to the winner being his first in the Round 9 Newcastle score many more, while others may only hit a few or United game at . It was a indeed stay on the solitary one. ‘It takes two’ goals Peter Begg’s glancing header from an Alex Bundalo for players to move on from their initial league goal pinpoint cross that helped earned the points. Round obviously and following are the players who have 16 was his next goal achievement at Towradgi Park scored a total of two goals in their time at the Wolves versus Lions, when he converted a penalty to be championed and brought to mind. kick after Kotamanidis was held back with ten minutes to go. The most famous of all players to score two was an Englishman who had a guest stint in 1988. The This player’s first goal emanated from the penalty former Birmingham City, Nottingham Forrest, spot against Bonnyrigg White Eagles in his first Manchester City, Sampdoria, Atalanta, Glasgow match first the club in Round 1, 2010. The player Rangers player achieved his first in Round 16 concerned was brought down by a defender’s Adelaide City match at Brandon Park. On the 23rd desperate lunge. He got to his feet and sent the May, Trevor Francis scored in the seventh minute goalkeeper the opposite way to convert his spot and a week later he scored the winner on eighty- kick in the twenty-second minute. It was in Round nine minutes versus Melbourne Knights at Olympic 6 that Andrew Paine entered the score sheet for the Park Melbourne. second time. Two minutes short of the hour, Andrew Keep was brought down as he burst into the box In 2010, a midfielder had charged into the Sydney chasing a down a defender’s header that did not United half in Round 4, eluding a defender in transit. go where he had intended it go. Paine seemingly He produced a scintillating shot that zoomed into being the designated penalty taker took the spot the goal in the ninety-second minute earning a kick. The custodian initially kept out Paine’s attempt. share of the points for his team. It was in round 18 However, the ball was coolly played with power, before Tayfun Buyyukopru’s second was achieved. into the top of the net by Paine in the follow through. From twenty metres out from the Manly United goal, his effort was placed inside the far post eluding In the final season of the National Football League the diving custodian after eighteen minutes had (2003/04), three players scored a two-goal tally elapsed. each. One player was an attacking midfielder who went on to coach the team and he scored in Round A striker from South Australia in the 1998/99 season 9 against Parramatta Power and in the Round 16 scored his two goals at Brandon Park. The first was South Melbourne match. He came to the Wolves in the Round 14 Sydney Olympic game and again from Sydney United. A Stuart Young feign confused two rounds later versus Carlton. The goals occurred the Power defenders allowing Nahuel Arrarte in the seventy-third minute and eighty-first minutes to scamper through and rocket his shot past the of the games respectively. Substitute Michael custodian a minute short of the half hour. Twelve Brooks, on for Paul Reid, connected with a David minutes in at Bob Jane Stadium, Arrarte skilfully bent Huxley cross to hammer home for his initial goal and his free kick past the defensive wall into the goal. with Esala Masi provided an audacious back heel A late season addition to the team who came from to Brooks, who coolly slotted the ball wide of the Melbourne Knights scored his two goals from five custodian into the goal. appearances, (a not too bad a return) in the Round In 2015, a midfielder scored his first goal and the last 22 Parramatta Power encounter and in Round 26 of four with the opposition being Sydney United. Newcastle United final round. Stuart Young had He scored in the fifty-second minute. Brendan eluded two Power defenders before crossing to Griffin provided a pass for David Stojic who was Nick Sabljak, who then projected the ball into the one on one with the custodian. He directed the ball goal in the forty-second minute. Versus Newcastle, towards the goal. The custodian got a slight touch, Sabljak goaled on eighty-three minutes after but not enough to deviate the ball from its successful providing corner kicks that lead for the first two outcome. Against Bonnyrigg White Eagles in Round goals. He took advantage of an easy chance when 18, Stojic turned the ball in on forty-nine minutes for he connected with a Tanju Balabanel ball following a consolation. Adam Hughes winning the ball to start off the

NPLNSW.COM.AU 23 IT TAKES TWO enterprising movement. Paine then squared it to Andres Gomez, who hit The Marconi Round 2 was the occasion when this the ball into the unoccupied goal for his team’s first young player came from Newcastle United, scored victory of the season. In Round 18 at Crehan Park, his initial goal in the followed by his next in Round 21 Gomez achieved his team’s third of four goals. On Sydney Olympic fixture. In the Newcastle game he the right side of the goal, Gomez, after receiving scored in the seventy-third minute. John Majuroski’s a pass, He shot, with his powerful effort taking an other goal occurred at Jubilee Stadium in Kogarah. acute deviation off a defender into the net past the Majuroski pushed the ball home from a Steven unfortunate Rockdale City Suns custodian. DeGiovianniello pass. This former Marconi striker came to the Wolves after A Trinidad and Tobago striker turned out for one a stint in Belgium with Sint-Tridense VV. His second season in 2015 and garnered his second goal in the Wolves’ goal was in the 2002/03 home Round 8 Round 12 Sydney Olympic game. It was the quickest Northern Spirit scoring in the thirty-fifth minute. goal of the season coming in the third minute. David The striker netted the opening goal after Naum Stojic had created a chance when his shot bounced Sekulovski had his shot fly off the cross bar and then off the custodian. The ball fell to where Bradley rebounding to Liam Austin’s feet. He proceeded to Welch was standing and he whacked the ball in from move the ball on to Zeljko Babic, who, from three close vicinity. For his first goal, a short Stojic corner metres out, slotted the ball into the unoccupied goal kick went directly to Peter Simonoski to catch the for an easy second goal. opposition oblivious to the ploy. Simonoski crossed A player’s brace produced his goals in the 2012 in and Welch managed to jump in, to side glance the with each goal emanating within two minute of each ball home. other. Against Rockdale City Suns in Round 3, the From Western Australia ventured a striker who initial goal was achieved when he dashed in to slot played for the Wolves in the 2001/02 season. It was the ball home on eighty-eight minutes. His brace in Round 20 when he goaled for the first time at the was achieved when Fabian Iacovelli, set up by Mark club. Playing at the Sydney United Sports Centre, a Picciolini propelled the ball into Rockdale’s domain. cleared Sydney United ball found Alvin Ceccoli and A former Sydney Olympic defender played for the his angled shot found Greg Sharland instead of the Wolves for a single season and returned to Olympic goal. He succeeded in converting his opportunity for the subsequent season. It is in the 1995/96 by slotting the ball home in the thirty-third minute. It that the defender hit two goals. His second goal was in Round 24 for his next and final goal. Against came in the Round 14 Canberra Cosmos fixture at Melbourne Knights, substitute Sharland seized Brandon Park. Matt Horsley and Martin Bourke were upon an errant corner kick clearance to produce an instrumental in the lead-up before with his touch of easy attempt on goal that brought up the equaliser on eighty-three minutes. Another player with only a solitary season at the Wolves was a midfielder who was on the books in 2007. With Penrith-Nepean United being the opposition in Round 6, he goaled in the 2-1 victory. In the Round 10 Bankstown City, Ivan Vojdovic achieved his second when Dustin Wells provided a pass from the opposite side of the field after he in turn had received the ball from Daniel Aliffi. Vojdovic arrived to slot the ball home. A very skilful midfielder turned out in the red and white for two seasons and he scored a goal in each. In Round 18 of the 2011 season, an eighty- first minute goal was the team’s third and winner. Lisandro Berbis had pushed an incisive pass through to Andrew Paine. Following receipt of the ball,

24 #NPLNSW IT TAKES TWO the player placed the ball beyond the custodian’s the home ground. He scored the team’s fourth goal reach from close vicinity. With his earlier effort on sixty-five minutes, connected with a Mitchell versus Brisbane Strikers in Round 9 Angelo Petratos Del Turco cross, sweeping the ball into the APIA came on as a substitute to head a George Jolevski Leichhardt goal in the final league match of the cross into the goal after Martin Bourke had started season. With ten minutes remaining versus Rockdale the ball rolling. City Suns at WIN Stadium, Lachlan Reus scored after Ricky Zucco had provided a penetrating pass. Reus A left footed midfield player back in Australia stormed in from the right to rifle the ball home. He following a brief stint with Millwall in England came stated following proceedings – ‘I’m very excited to the Wolvers for the 2008 season. He scored in (about his goal) and very happy with the whole the Round 19 Bankstown City away match. From team performance. I appreciate everyone’s support the left side of the box he produced powerfully hit in the end I’ve scored my first goal. Our victory effort that zoomed into goal with seven minutes left was awesome and we knew we had to work our on the clock. Ilija Prenzoski had provided the assist. backsides off. They have been at the top all season Ten minutes following the start of the 2009 Round and we have been fighting 12 Bankstown City encounter, Lachlan Cahill added his second strike. Englishman James Vaughan curled A New Zealand international striker came to the a cross in, with Cahill’s diving header at the far post Wolves for the 1992/93 season and scored his bringing up the desired outcome in wet and muddy goals against South Melbourne in Round 13 and in conditions. Round 15 versus Newcastle Breakers. With good preliminary play from Matt Horsley and Mike Smith. Coming to the Wolves from West Adelaide a Smith had sent two Breakers defenders the wrong midfielder landed for the 1993/94 season to score way, allowing Horsley to go the goal line, before his two goals in the first of his three seasons. Two sending the ball back and the Kiwi scored with a games in succession in Rounds 20 and 21 versus well-taken effort in the forty-seventh minute. At Heidelberg United and Melbourne Knights were Brandon Park on the 1st December, Tony Laus scored the order of his achievements. Vaughan Coveny was for the Wolves again in the 2-1 South Melbourne fouled in his position narrowly outside the penalty loss. area. Scott Ollerenshaw and Mineo Bonetig stood over the ball with the former Westad player. Both the A midfielder scored his couple of goals in two first two players touched before the midfielder fired different seasons with the initial one in 2011 and home a rocket into the right corner of the Knights again in 2012. Against APIA Leichhardt at Lambert goal. Earlier at Olympic Village, a through ball Park in Round 2, he goaled with a long range shot from Mineo Bonetig spreadeagled the Heidelberg on eighty-six minutes to reinstate his team’s two- defence allowing Pedro Ricoy to short circuit the goal buffer. In the next season, it was in Round 5 versus Blacktown Spartans that the second of this offside trap to, with composure, shoot successfully player’s duo of league goals. Right defender Jack beyond the custodian’s reach. Keating had made a ground breaking run down the A midfield player with a high work rate was on the opposite wing, before moving the ball on to Chris books in the 2002/03 season. Nathaniel. He, in turn passed to Cameron Littler, In Round 16 against Brisbane Strikers, he goaled who was in a position with a clear view on goal. nine minutes into the game. The Strikers custodian Littler shot, with his effort zooming into the goal for had cleared a header from the midfielder only for his second league strike. Littler made twenty-nine the ball to rebound off a defender for a corner kick, league appearances consisting of twelves starts and which was consequently taken by Dino Mennillo. seventeen from the bench with a three cup starts However, at his second attempt, Shane Lyons duly and two as a replacement. He had scored a further brought up the goal to have the final say. His next two cup goals, this time a brace versus Hawkesbury goal occurred when Alex Castro had chested the ball in 2011. down outside the box to Lyons. He, in succession These twenty-two players have all scored their powered the ball home in the twenty-sixth minute. second Wolves’ goal and it is certainly is a case of ‘it takes two’. A Queenslander was signed during the 2014 season and his goals occurred in Rounds 15 and 22, both at By Malcolm Rowney

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Against the current Men’s clubs there have been 2. BLACKTOWN CITY games with a ‘high’ incidence of goals scored from eleven to two, and these have the been the highest Seven goals were the order of the day in 2006 when in meetings since the 2004/05 NSW Premier Blacktown played at home at Fairfax Community League. Three of these such scores emanated in Stadium scoring six goals to the Wolves one, on 8th 2009, which was probably the least successful April. The match was in progress for thirty minutes season in the club’s history and two came in 2006, before a goal emanated and in the final thirty a year in which there many young players with a minutes the floodgates opened. Blacktown hit the smattering of experienced older heads. Some of lead through Milorad Simonovic and Daniel Watkins the goal scorers feature a couple of times, some added the second just on half time. Paul Karbon with different clubs. In addition, some matches have scored on the hour before Luke Roodenburg joined boasted the same number of goals in more than one the scorers twenty minutes later. Ten minutes before occasion. Roodenburg’s goal, the Wolves’ Kurt Saterdag pulled one back before Michael Brown put in the The NSW Mens clubs are listed in club alphabetical sixth. order, not in the number of score tally classification. 3. HAKOAH SYDNEY CITY EAST 1. APIA It was 2016, the first meeting between the sides It was in 2009 when eleven goals were scored in a and five goals came about on 13th March at WIN 6-5 score line, one that is certainly very unique. APIA, Stadium. It was a 3-2 positive result for the Wolves. in the end won the match after the score see- sawed Chris Price, the Wolves captain, scored a fine goal in many times throughout the match. In the Round the first minute. However, the home could not rest 22 encounter on the 9th August, at Leichhardt on their laurels as Neil Jablonski restored parity two Oval, APIA scored after three minutes had elapsed minutes later. His teammate Kevin Lopes followed with Robert Younis goaling. He doubled the score suit in the 72nd minute, before Nicolas Bernal a quarter of an hour later before Wollongong’s equalized, then Peter Simonoski got the winner with James Monie reduced the arrears. His teammate seven minutes remaining. Steve Hayes got the equalizer before Ilija Prenzoski put his team ahead. Apia’s Michael Hawrysiuk and 4. MANLY UNITED Younis again added to APIA’s tally for 4-3. Hawrysiuk In two distinct games there were seven goals brought up his brace and Younis scored his fourth to conjured up with different score lines, 5-2 in 2010 round out the six. Jamie McMaster scored his only and 6-1 in 2014. The 2010 Round 18 encounter Wolves’ club goal and Prenzoski achieved his brace began with The Wolves’ Tayfun Buyyukopru scoring to conclude the scoring. in the 18th minute. However, Manly replied a minute later through Scott Balderson. Adam Foti added to Manly’s tally but Jason Trifiro goaled straight after for the Wolves. Luke Casserly hit a Manly goal in quick succession before Robbie Cattanach and Andrew Mailer nailed the 5-2 victory. In 2014, the tables were reversed with the Wolves winning with six being scored and Manly adding one. It was in Round 8. The Wolves’ Sam Matthews started the ball rolling, followed Ricky Zucco who chimed in. Manly replied with Brendan Cholakian’s spot kick before Jordan Murray scored two in a row, which was followed up by Peter Simonoski and Matthew Bailey. 5. MARCONI Eight goals were scored in this match in 2006. It was in Round 5 at on 18th March and a 5-3 result with Marconi the victors. Daniel Aliffi

26 #NPLNSW HIGH and Adam Casey with a brace were Wollongong’s the spot. More goals followed as Steve Hayes struck scorers while Marconi’s five were hit by Tony Faria pay dirt, and Griffin and Antelmi brought up their with a hat trick, with one each to John Buonavoglia braces. The 2019 Round 4 match at Lambert Park and Vuko Tomasevic. saw a further seven goals with Sydney FC hitting 6. MT DRUITT TOWN RANGERS three and the Wolves responding with four. Lachlan Scott got the ball rolling with the first goal in the The tally of goals in this 2019 encounter was five, eighteenth minute, before Nick Littler got into the with the Wolves achieving four through Lachlan act, eight minutes later. Thomas James goaled on Scott with two, and Thomas James and Darcy the half hour before ten minutes later to push his Madden. Mirjan Pavlovic for the Mt Druitt Town team three in front. Jordan Swibel pulled one back Rangers. The Rangers took the early lead scoring in for Sydney before half time. James achieved his the eighteenth minute. The Wolves restored parity brace fifteen minutes after the resumption of play when Madden headed home in the fifty-second before Marco Tilio and Jerry Skodatis attained two minute and five minutes later James slotted the ball further Sydney goals. into the goal. Scott added a brace with his goals emanating in the seventy-second and eighty-fifth. 10. SYDNEY UNITED 58

7. ROCKDALE CITY SUNS Nine goals was the highest tally. It was a 6-3 score Five was the highest number of goals scored that occurred in 2012 with the Wolves winning the between these two clubs. It was 4-1 result in 2011. match. These goals occurred in Round 15 at Crehan The Wolves’ Sean Robertson began the scoring Park on 14th July. The Wolves went to the lead in with John Martinoski following suit. Andres Gomes the eighth minute through Ricky Zucco and was netted the team’s third before Shay Spitz pulled one followed by Samuel Jacob, Peter Simonoski and back for the Suns. Sasho Petrovski scored the fifth Michael Robinson. This put the team in a favorable goal of the match for his team to come out as the position, out to a four-goal advantage. Sydney victors. United restored some respect when Elsid Barkhousir got onto the score sheet near half time. This was 8. SYDNEY OLYMPIC followed by teammate Mirjan Pavlovic ‘s strike Another 2009 match, with a score line with seven before Zucco added another. United’s Daniel Barac goals hit this time, five by Olympic and two by the replied three minutes later. However, Zucco was not Wolves in the Round 4 match at Belmore Sports to be silenced and he brought up his hat trick for the Ground. Wollongong went to an early lead, courtesy last say in the scoring department. of Ilija Prenzoski in the first minute followed by teammate James Lawrence with his only club goal. 11. SUTHERLAND SHARKS Nine minutes later, Olympic got one back through Another game with six goals being hit was the 5-1 Tolgay Ozbey and he added another to bring up his result in 2009. This game was played at Slacky Flat brace. Matthew Mayora goaled the equalizer and Oval, Bulli Showground on 29th March. It took until then added his second strike. Adam Biddle got the sixteen minutes in, before a goal was struck and fifth for his team to take home the spoils. Sutherland’s Panni Nikas did the deed. Ben Spruce, 9. SYDNEY FC Jim Bakis and Matthew Hall followed suit to reinforce the Sharks handy position at 3-0. Matthew Hall and So far there have been are only six Mens 1 Chris Price added two more before Steve Hayes confrontations between the two clubs and two scored a consolation goal for the Wolves. matches tallied seven goals in the mix, with the Wolves chalking up six, initially to Sydney FC’s one in The Wolves versus all the current National Premier the second meeting in 2017. Brendan Griffin began League NSW Mens 1 have thrown up games with the the scoring proceedings at WIN Stadium on the 13th ‘high’ preponderance of goals and have produced a August and Sydney’s Andrea Agamemnonos bulged high and low depending on which team won. the back of the net in reply. Later, Patrick Antelmi continued the onslaught when he converted from By Malcolm Rowney TODAY’S PROUD MATCH DAY SPONSOR

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UNDER UNDER 16s 15s

1 - GK Luke Morgan 1 - GK Jake Charlston 2 Harrison Anagnostopoulos 2 Jake Almond 3 Brandon Angelevski 3 James Anagnostopoulos 4 Antoni Anic 4 Edward Bowling 5 Andrew Aston 5 Julian De Freitas 6 Andrew Balaskas 6 Jack Duffy 7 Nathan dedis 7 joshua galevski 8 Thomas Dunn 8 Ashton Kouzan 9 Owen Fitzpatrick 9 Josiah Lewis-Dunkley 10 Dax Kelly 10 Noah McNeill 11 Lochlan Kennedy 11 Luke Palermo 12 Noah Lehn 12 Luca Papalia 13 Logan Mathie 13 William Provino 14 Nathan Paull 14 Anton Radice-Jones 15 Daniel Payne 16 Antonio Sansone 16 Riley Smithson

UNDER UNDER UNDER 14s 13s 12s

1 - GK Spyro Kyriazidis 1 - GK Max Cunial Jacob Hastings 2 William Aston 2 Jacob Bye Christian Anagnostopoulos 3 Jayden Branovski 3 Noah Crapis Lenny Atsas 4 Chisholm Brown 4 Zachary De Jesus Taj Demito 5 Harry Churchill 5 Lachlan Groves Ben Harman 6 Jay De Gouveia 6 Adam Kairis Kyan Hawke 7 Callum Donnelly 7 Roman Kalmanidis Noah Hewett 8 Justin Dukleski 8 Martin Kolevski Oscar Kiely 9 Damon Gray 9 Oliver Kuk Michael Marijan 10 Kyron Guevara 10 Brodie Masters Noah Mathie 11 Jyden Harb 11 Liam Mavridis Ryan Molnar 12 Aiden Miranda 12 Tristan Nikolovski Callum O’Donnell 13 Joel Palermo 13 Adrian Pontone Rishay Patel 14 Jett Stroemer 14 Miles Thompson John Perri 15 Sebas-tian Tomasiello 15 Jayden Trajcevski Beau Randle 16 Kalani Vella 16 Thomas Tugrul Lennox Roodenrys Ashton Stapleton Brayden Steel Noah Stella Zane Stroemer TEAM LISTS

UNDER UNDER UNDER 11s 10s 9s

Christian Beleski Noah Petrolo Nate Russell James Benedetti Mattias Banovic Stefen Anagnostopoulos Billy Beniuk Samuel Burke Andre Arbolino Lucas Dubowski Myke Caldrmoski Harley Bermudez Kolby Guevara Kahuitara Te Ra Chase Austin Craig Axl Hornby Finley Cole Leron Elmazi Khaled Houchaymi Lukas Galic Jude Kiley Isaac Kostovski Fabian Gaudiosi Wil Leddy Gabriel Lombardi Harvey Gottlieb Bailey Mitchell Cooper Markovic Kristian Graovac Samuel Perez Jared Mihajlovic Leo Halios-Lewis Cash Sanders Elijah Millet Travis Kosevic Haydon Sharman Lucas Moreira Jarrah Longbottom Dean Srbinoski Innocent Nwali Zachary McNeill Christian Ugonotti Samuel Palermo novak novakovic Samuel Ugonotti Jet Sanders Kye O’Donnell Jordan Sirijovski Declan Pearce Noah Smart Diego Sansone Luca Spaseski Lewis Tomlinson Lukas Srbinoski Byron Morris Lachlan Taylor

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1 Brendon Krcanoski 24 Dominic Brischetto 2 Luke Day 26 Mario Aleksic 3 Joshua Alcorn 27 Matthew Taverniti 4 Jack Hooper 28 Richard Stewart 5 Tim Chapman 29 Jarrad Wiley 6 Jason Pappas 30 Thomas Aquilina 7 Joel Starr 31 James Carli 8 Jake Levy 32 Alexander Lopez 10 Liam Wille 34 Charlie Jones 12 Jordyn Della Vedova 35 Jacob McDonald 13 Brendan Mitrovski 37 Andrew Bova 14 Bul Juach 38 James Temelevski 15 Adrian Avello 45 Luke Sauer 16 Tatsuki Nagatsuka 17 Brendan Low Coach: Nick Dimovski Coach: Manny Mavridis Assistant Coach: Steve Gordon Manager: Craig Simmons

U20’S - NPL NSW MEN’S

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Blacktown City FC 18 11 5 2 38 15 23 38 2 Sutherland Sharks FC 19 10 4 5 28 21 7 34 3 Sydney FC 20 9 6 5 31 19 12 33 4 Rockdale City Suns FC 18 9 4 5 37 28 9 31 5 Sydney Olympic FC 19 8 4 7 22 25 -3 28 6 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 17 7 5 5 22 15 7 26 7 Marconi Stallions FC 18 6 5 7 23 29 -6 23 8 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 18 6 4 8 33 38 -5 22 9 Wollongong Wolves FC 18 7 1 10 22 30 -8 22 10 Manly United FC 18 6 3 9 27 32 -5 21 11 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 18 4 4 10 26 40 -14 16 12 Sydney United 58 FC 17 2 3 12 20 37 -17 9

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Wollongong Wolves will be looking to finish their game again against a determined Sutherland side. season on a high when they welcome Sutherland Sharks to Win Stadium on Saturday afternoon, while The Sharks travel south in second, four points behind their visitors will have their eyes on the finals – and Blacktown City and three in front of Rockdale City second place in particular. Suns, having played one game more than their fellow top-five challengers. Wollongong head into this match on the back of a 3-1 win over Hakoah Sydney City East, with goals from A goal from Thomas Aquilina helped Sutherland to Jason Pappas, Stefan Dimoski and Tatsuki Nagatsuka. a 1-0 win over Sydney FC last Friday, a result that stretched the Sharks’ winning streak out to four Still, the Wolves sit seven points off the top five with matches in a row. three rounds remaining, and will need to lift their

NPLNSW.COM.AU 33 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

CLUB PLAYED U18'S U20'S 1ST TOTAL Blacktown City FC 54 47 76 124 247 Wollongong Wolves FC 54 18 44 168 230 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 52 10 52 140 202 Rockdale City Suns FC 54 27 62 92 181 Sutherland Sharks FC 55 23 68 88 179 Sydney Olympic FC 54 9 56 104 169 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 54 38 44 84 166 Sydney FC 55 33 60 68 161 Manly United FC 54 23 42 92 157 Marconi Stallions FC 54 18 46 92 156 Sydney United 58 FC 52 30 18 108 156 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 54 26 32 40 98

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1ST GRADE - NPL NSW MEN’S

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Wollongong Wolves FC 18 13 3 2 45 14 31 42 2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 18 10 5 3 35 23 12 35 3 Blacktown City FC 18 9 4 5 24 19 5 31 4 Sydney United 58 FC 18 7 6 5 24 27 -3 27 5 Sydney Olympic FC 18 7 5 6 29 27 2 26 6 Marconi Stallions FC 18 7 2 9 35 27 8 23 7 Manly United FC 18 6 5 7 22 27 -5 23 8 Rockdale City Suns FC 18 7 2 9 21 33 -12 23 9 Sutherland Sharks FC 18 5 7 6 25 23 2 22 10 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 18 5 6 7 31 39 -8 21 11 Sydney FC 18 5 2 11 28 43 -15 17 12 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 18 3 1 14 10 27 -17 10

34 #NPLNSW U18’S TEAM LISTS

Luke Genua 38 Thomas Sutton Lachlan Bryce 39 Jordan Paull Petar Jurisic 40 Bailey Pimentel Jayden Calver 41 Peter Philips Mason Mavridis 42 Ben Raatz Cody Ashburner 43 Jordan Wang Jarrod Alston 44 Jay McGowan Keegan Matias 45 Luke Sauer Lewis Grimshaw 46 Jaden Nikolovski Navarone Darjani 47 Nathan Adam Joel Dowling 48 James Tenoski Rocky Lavalle 49 Tristan Maher Harry Lloyd 50 Jackson Mortimer Jordan Prentovski 51 Jonny Ress Josh Correia 52 Mitch Heapy 54 Emmanuel Tzanakes Coach: Richard Lloyd Managers: Scott Nicols & Robbie Day Coach: Allan Edmondson Assistant Coach: Alex Anagnostiadis Manager : Steve Heapy

U18’S - NPL NSW MEN’S

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Blacktown City FC 18 15 2 1 49 13 36 47 2 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 18 11 5 2 45 29 16 38 3 Sydney FC 18 10 3 5 39 25 14 33 4 Sydney United 58 FC 17 9 3 5 41 28 13 30 5 Rockdale City Suns FC 18 8 3 7 30 26 4 27 6 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 18 8 2 8 34 29 5 26 7 Manly United FC 18 6 5 7 27 30 -3 23 8 Sutherland Sharks FC 18 7 2 9 29 34 -5 23 9 Wollongong Wolves FC 17 5 3 9 23 34 -11 18 10 Marconi Stallions FC 18 5 3 10 18 32 -14 18 11 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 17 2 4 11 19 45 -26 10 12 Sydney Olympic FC 18 2 3 13 12 38 -26 9

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36 #NPLNSW TOP GOAL SCORERS

NAME & CLUB GOALS SCORED Thomas James (Wollongong Wolves) 19 (APIA Leichhardt Tigers) 16 Alejandro Sanchez (Sydney Olympic) 11 Lachlan Scott (Wollongong Wolves) 11 Fabricio Fernandez (Mt Druitt Town Rangers) 10 Mirjan Pavlovic (Mt Druitt Town Rangers) 10 Marko Jesic (Marconi Stallions) 10 Jeremy Cox (Sutherland Sharks) 9 Mitchell Mallia (Marconi Stallions) 8 Peter Simonoski (Sydney United 58) 8 LACHLAN SCOTT WOLLONGONG WOLVES Brendan Cholakian (Manly United) 8

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