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RAW PAIN X2 03 The Wanderers are looking to back up their Round 4 win against the Roar.

S ince You Were 04 Last Here A review of our last 05 two matches against Victory and Phoenix.

Hersi IS BACK 04 Our live wire midfielder will add spark to the attack. 05 Caption Contest 11 Caption the photo of 03 for your Players to Watch Volunteer chance to win. 08 The German connection 12 of the Week - Polenz and Broich. Vanessa Carrett is our ‘wanderful’ Ball Person Today’s Match Coordinator. 07 It’s Wanderers vs Roar, whose playing NYL Match Reviews Advertising Enquiries and who will win? 13 In the last two weeks our For all advertising enquiries please youth team have played AIS The Wanderer contact Jonathan Bannister on and Central Coast Mariners. 02 8602 6407, 0438 429 713, 10 Find-A-Word [email protected] Can you find Wanderers Member or Rebecca Boardman on Westfield W-League 13 of the Week 02 8602 6413, 0432 127 106, players this week. Meet John Tueben, at [email protected]. 89, who loves attending Westfield W-League Wanderers matches. PHOTOGRAPHY 11 Match Reviews Western Sydney All photography courtesy of Brisbane Roar/ The W-League team Wanderers FC Matt Palmer, Beans & Mash Photography versed Newcastle Jets and 14 Partners and Graeme Gillmer Photography. Glory in the lead up to yesterday’s match. Thanking our 2012/13 partners.

02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC VS BRISBANE ROAR FC Raw Pain x2

Courtesy of Brisbane Roar/Matt Palmer RAW PAIN X2 NRMA Insurance day for the competition’s newest club. “They have shown a number of times in Western Sydney He said that although the Roar have recent years that they have got this ability Wanderers coach had their ups and downs this season to get out of trouble with their skill, even says his they were still a very dangerous side. when they might have looked gone as a team can take enormous “They still have outstanding players team, and we will have to be on our game confidence from the and still play some great ,” for the full 90 minutes to counter that. fact they have already Popovic said. “Regardless of how they “We have enormous respect beaten today’s opponent might be playing on the day as a team, for the Brisbane club, and the – Brisbane Roar – on any one of those players can suddenly do the road this season. something that wins them the game. Continued on page 4

And now the Wanderers get the chance to meet the winners of last season’s championship on home soil, at . It was back in round four, on October 27, when Mark Bridge scored off a cross from in the 19th minute to give the Wanderers a 1-0 win at Suncorp Stadium - and a slice of history in the process. It was the first goal by the team in the A-League, providing them with their first win in the process, and Courtesy of Brisbane Roar/Matt Palmer Popovic fondly remembers it as a great

Western Sydney Wanderers FC VS BRISBANE ROAR FC 03 SINCE YOU WERE LAST HERE

Continued from page 3 at home. They were very competitive in those losses, but were left badly football they play, and we expect needing points against the Roar. this to be a very tough game.” Again now, the Wanderers are aiming It isn’t the sort of omen the to get back on track after losing 2-0 to Wanderers would have been looking Melbourne Victory at home and 1-0 to for, but just as they were when Wellington Phoenix away in their last they played Brisbane the first time two games – and there is good reason for they are coming off two straight fans to be optimistic that will happen. losses going into this game. The Wanderers created plenty of The Wanderers began the season with chances in both of those games, but just a 0-0 draw at home against Central couldn’t put them away, and they also Coast Mariners, and followed that up had two very good calls for penalties with a 1-0 loss to United denied in the loss to the Phoenix. If they Courtesy of Brisbane Roar/Matt Palmer away and a 1-0 loss to Sydney FC keep pushing, the goals will surely come.

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Round 8 vS Melbourne Ono again came within centimetres down to Wellington Phoenix Victory at Parramatta of scoring the opener with a free-kick FC at Westpac Stadium. Stadium late in the half before disaster struck for A cross by fullback Jerome Polenz in the hosts in the shadows of half-time. the 16th minute clearly struck Phoenix TheVictory were reduced to 10 men Despite spending the rest of the defender low on in just the 16th minute when Sam opening stanza on the back foot the the arm as he turned his back inside Gallagher was given his marching visitors hit the front in the 44th minute the penalty box, sparking a united orders for dragging down striker Dino via an own goal from . appeal from the Wanderers players. Kresinger on the edge of the penalty box. ’s men struck To the amazement of everyone at Midfielders flicked a clever again on the hour when Archie Westpac Stadium referee Matthew ball in behind for Kresinger who won the Thompson scored on the counter Gillett played the resulting corner race to the ball when Gallagher appeared attack to double the advantage. and did call Durante’s obvious foul. to trip over his own feet after some initial The Wanderers peppered the visitors’ The corner was taken by midfielder contact from the Wanderers striker. goal in the final half hour but couldn’t Shinji Ono and eventually defused. A desperate Gallagher made contact breach the Victory defence and suffered After several more raids down the with the Wanderers striker on the edge of their second straight loss at home. left, Brockie sent an innocuous cross in the penalty box and referee Ben Williams Western Sydney Wanderers 0 the 21st minute that drifted into the immediately produced a red card. Melbourne Victory 2 (Beauchamp wind across ’s goal mouth. Ono narrowly missed the ensuing free- 44 OG, Thompson 60) After initially misjudging the flight kick as the NRMA Insurance Western in the wind, Covic slipped when trying Sydney Wanderers started to dominate Round 9 vS to change direction and was left prone the undermanned Melbourne side. Wellington Phoenix and red-faced as the ball floated in slow Shinji Ono’s audacious shot from at Westpac Stadium motion into the net on his near side. halfway in the third minute was as Four minutes after replacing Dino close as either side came to an early A brave NRMA Insurance Western Kresinger in the 58th minute, young goal in an even start to the encounter. Sydney Wanderers FC team went striker was brought down heavily in the box by but the referee was again not interested. Muscat was finally given a yellow card for a professional foul in the 81st minute, the only card given all match. In an opportunity that summed up the Wanderers’ day, Gibbs received the ball 4m out in the 90th minute only for his blistering shot to cannon into the back of a Wellington player point blank in front of goal. Wellington Phoenix 1 (Brockie 21) Courtesy of Beans & Mash Photography Western Sydney Wanderers 0

04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC VS BRISBANE ROAR FC HERSI Is Back

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NRMA Insurance Western was frustrating. And when the team went interacting with the crowd. Sydney Wanderers to Wellington for the game against the “The supporters are there for you all the Youssouf Hersi says he is Phoenix, I couldn’t watch it on TV. time, so I try to give them something a bit determined to make up for “I went outside and kept checking different,” he said. “They like to see some leaving the team short- the score on the internet. It’s too hard skill, and they appreciate it when you handed when he returns to watch when you know you should celebrate with them after the team scores. from suspension against be out there playing, and you want I just try to give them something back.” Brisbane Roar today. to play your part for the team.” Hersi has already had a good Hersi has missed the last two games for experience against the Roar this season. It the Wanderers – both of which were was his cross that set up the goal for Mark losses, against Melbourne Victory and Bridge in their round-four encounter, at Wellington Phoenix – after receiving Suncorp Stadium. It was the first goal for a two-match suspension for retaliation the Wanderers in the Hyundai A-League, in the 1-0 win over Perth Glory. and the only goal of the match. The vastly experienced Dutchman But while that will give Hersi great with the ability to run all day concedes heart going into this game, he is well that while he was angry over being aware of how dangerous Brisbane are. heavily tackled, resulting in his lashing “I’m back available again this week, out, it was the wrong thing to do. but it’s up to the coach to decide where “I wish I hadn’t done it, because to put me,” Hersi said. “I’ll be ready I haven’t been able to help my for Brisbane, because I know they’re a team for the last two weeks,” Hersi very good team, a very strong team. You said. “I could only watch.” have to be well prepared to play them. And being forced to watch, when “This is a league in which every team you’re fit and well and would be out is capable of beating any other team. there under normal circumstances, That’s great for the league, because isn’t easy, as Hersi found out. it makes it a strong competition.” “I was at the home game against the Hersi has quickly become a Victory to support my team,” he said. favourite with Wanderers fans, not “But it was very difficult to watch, and only because of his skill and high not be able to go out there and help. It work rate but also because he loves

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Jerome Polenz Western Sydney WANDERERS FC Defender Brisbane Roar FC Attacking Midfielder

Age 26 Height 183cm Weight 73kg Age 31 Height 182cm Weight 72kg Senior Clubs Werder Bremen, Alemannia Senior Clubs SpVgg Unterhaching, Wacker Burghausen, Aachen, Union Berlin (All Germany) Borussia Moenchengladbach, Koln (All Germany)

Jerome first heard about the Hyundai A-League when He is nicknamed “Mozart”; not only for his interest in classical he watched a documentary on fellow German Thomas music but for the smooth and silky way has he glided around Broich’s exploits since arriving in a few years ago. the field distributing the ball. Considered by some as the The Germany Under 20 representative thought best player to play in the Hyundai A-League - for certain Australia looked like a great place to play football he is the best German to play regular club football here. and he has not regretted his move. He loves the Thomas Broich was largely responsible for the Premier’s culture at the Hyundai A-League’s newest club. success in winning the Championship two years in a row His flashing runs down the right hand side created under coach Ange Postecoglou and he was the conductor mayhem for Wellington Phoenix. When one of his crosses when the Roar set the longest in Australian careered into Andrew Durante’s hand, the Wanderers sport. His influence over his Roar teammates is so strong should have had a penalty and a lead. The Berlin-born that they often struggle to win when he is out. defender is quick and strong and uses his height in the air. This season Broich and the Roar have shown only glimpses Jerome will today be focussing on shutting down of the form of previous years under the management of Rado country-man Broich and live wire striker Besart Vidosic. Broich has a history of falling out with coaches – that Berisha. He knows it will a tough day at the office is how he came to play in Australia after being considered by but he didn’t come all this way to shirk a challenge. many in his homeland as the next great national playmaker. If Brisbane and Broich don’t find their best form soon there could be troubled times ahead. That makes him very dangerous tonight.

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SQUAD S B 01 Ante COVIC (GK) ¨ ¨ 02 ¨ ¨ 03 Adam D’APUZZO ¨ ¨ 04 Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY ¨ ¨ 05 Michael BEAUCHAMP ¨ ¨ 06 Jerome POLENZ ¨ ¨ 07 ¨ ¨ 08 ¨ ¨ 09 dino KRESINGER ¨ ¨ 10 TODAY’S ¨ ¨ 11 ¨ ¨ 12 Tahj MINNIECON ¨ ¨ 13 Joey GIBBS ¨ ¨ 14 -KUBI ¨ ¨ 15 Reece CAIRA MATCH ¨ ¨ 17 youssouf HERSI ¨ ¨ 18 Grab a pen to write down ¨ ¨ 19 Mark BRIDGE ¨ ¨ 20 Jerrad TYSON (GK) your own record of the game ¨ ¨ 21 Shinji ONO Ladder* ¨ ¨ 23 Jason TRIFIRO Club P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Central Coast Mariners FC 9 6 2 1 17 8 9 20 2 Adelaide United FC 9 6 1 2 13 7 6 19 3 Melbourne Victory FC 9 5 1 3 15 16 -1 16 COACH ASSISTANT COACHES 4 Newcastle Jets FC 9 4 1 4 14 17 -3 13 Tony POPOVIC 5 Wellington Phoenix FC 9 3 3 3 12 10 2 12 6 Perth Glory FC 9 3 2 4 9 9 0 11 Ron CORRY 7 Brisbane Roar FC 9 3 1 5 13 12 1 10 SUBSTITUTES 8 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 9 3 1 5 5 8 -3 10 OFF OFF OFF 9 Melbourne Heart FC 9 2 3 4 11 12 -1 9 10 Sydney FC 9 2 1 6 12 22 -10 7 ON ON ON LEGEND LEGEND P Played W Wins D Draws L Losses F Goals For A Goals Against GD Goal difference PTS Points S Starting 11 B Bench

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SQUAD S B ¨ ¨ 01 (GK) ¨ ¨ 02 Matt SMITH ¨ ¨ 03 Shane STEFANUTTO ¨ ¨ 04 ¨ ¨ 05 ¨ ¨ 06 Eric PAARTALU ¨ ¨ 07 ¨ ¨ 08 Massimo MURDOCCA TODAY’S ¨ ¨ 10 Henrique ¨ ¨ 11 ¨ ¨ 13 yuji TAKAHASHI ¨ ¨ 14 Rocky VISCONTE ¨ ¨ 15 MATCH ¨ ¨ 16 dung-Hyun DO ¨ ¨ 17 Grab a pen to write down ¨ ¨ 18 Luke BRATTAN ¨ ¨ 19 your own record of the game ¨ ¨ 20 (GK) Ladder* ¨ ¨ 21 Club P W D L F A GD PTS ¨ ¨ 22 Thomas BROICH 1 Central Coast Mariners FC 9 6 2 1 17 8 9 20 ¨ ¨ 23 Anthony PROIA 2 Adelaide United FC 9 6 1 2 13 7 6 19 ¨ ¨ 24 Nicholas FITZGERALD 3 Melbourne Victory FC 9 5 1 3 15 16 -1 16 4 Newcastle Jets FC 9 4 1 4 14 17 -3 13 COACH ASSISTANT COACHES 5 Wellington Phoenix FC 9 3 3 3 12 10 2 12 Rado VIDOSIC Ken STEAD 6 Perth Glory FC 9 3 2 4 9 9 0 11 7 Brisbane Roar FC 9 3 1 5 13 12 1 10 8 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 9 3 1 5 5 8 -3 10 SUBSTITUTES 9 Melbourne Heart FC 9 2 3 4 11 12 -1 9 OFF OFF OFF 10 Sydney FC 9 2 1 6 12 22 -10 7 ON ON ON LEGEND P Played W Wins D Draws L Losses F Goals For A Goals Against GD Goal difference PTS Points LEGEND S Starting 11 B Bench

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Round 6 vS Newcastle Jets striker heading home from close range. Marianna Tabain opened the scoring AT Even when Walsh was substituted in the 18th minute with an attempted out of the game 15 minutes from cross that found the back of the net after NRMA Insurance Western Sydney time the home side didn’t lose their Kate Gill’s efforts to get on the end of it Wanderers increased their unbeaten impetus, with Alisha Bass going hindered Wanderers’ goalkeeper Thora streak in the Westfield W-League to close on a couple of occasions. Helgadottir from reaching the ball. four matches with an impressive 3-0 win Sciberras ensured there would still be The lead was doubled just over the Newcastle Jets in sweltering time for a third goal when she volleyed eight minutes later when Collette conditions at Campbelltown Sports home the rebound after Campbell had McCallum played through Rosie Ground on Sunday November 25. initially saved Trudy Camilleri’s shot. Sutton, whose assist was tapped In a dominant display by the Western Sydney Wanderers 3 in by Gill from three metres. home side, skipper (Walsh 23, 54 Sciberras 90+3) McCallum added some polish led the way - scoring a goal in each Newcastle Jets 0 for Perth in the 60th minute when half before substitute Candace she curled a 25-yard free kick Sciberras put the icing on the cake into the top right-hand corner with a strike right at the death. of the Western Sydney goal. The victory came without Gill, though, was guilty of squandering stars Servat Uzunlar and Teigan a number of opportunities to score and Allen on international duty. put the game to bed before half-time. With the temperature hitting 40 An Aivi Luik strike from the degrees in Sydney’s west, it was a edge of the 18-yard box also grazed scrappy start from both sides as they the outside of the Wanderers goal struggled with the intense heat and just before the break as Perth bumpy surface at Campbelltown. continued to push for a third goal. But the first bit of quality Western Sydney only recorded from the Wanderers captain three shots for the first half with led to the opening goal. just one of those on target. Walsh was given too much time to Louise Thor’s shot from the receive the ball and turn at the Jets edge of the 18-yard box on the defence before unleashing a stinging shot stroke of half-time was the one on past in the visitors’ goal. target, but her strike was straight at The home side doubled the Perth goalkeeper Carly Telford. lead nine minutes after the break Round 7 vS Perth Glory FC Perth appeared to take their via a wonderful team goal. AT Intiga Stadium, Perth foot off the pedal late in the first and Rachael half and early in the second, which Soutar combined brilliantly before Perth Glory moved to the top of the allowed Western Sydney to work the latter released Louise Fors. Westfield W-League standings with their way into their match. The hard-working midfielder took a a clinical 3-0 win over the NRMA Perth Glory 3 (Tabain 18, before picking out Walsh with a Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers at Gill 26, McCallum 60) pin-point cross, with the former Matildas Intiga Stadium on Saturday December 1. Western Sydney Wanderers 0

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Meet Vanessa Carrett, our Ball Person Coordinator. Vanessa’s role of every match involves finding the Ball Person volunteers and organising their schedule for the season. Before each match Vanessa will email and text every volunteer to ensure they are still available for the upcoming home match. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is not the only community volunteer work Vanessa does. Vanessa (aka Pendo Princess) is a Vice President of Pendle Hill Football Club. Recently at the 2012 AGM she became a Life Member for her contribution as a coach, manager and committee member. She has held various positions over her 8 years of service, including Canteen Manager and Social Organiser. In 2012 Pendle Hill FC was involved in a big fundraiser for Pink Ribbon. Vanessa was heavily involved in organising a fundraising weekend, which was very successful, the club raised over $10,000. Vanessa also helped out Pink Ribbon raising $1,500 by cooking four dozen cupcakes each week. There was no set price just a donation of anything the person was prepared to pay for a cupcake. Not only is Vanessa a volunteer, she works in claims for the NRMA (Naming Rights and Major Partner for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC), plays football twice a weekend for the o35L and AAL squads and is happily married with seven kids, two daughters-in-law and four beautiful granddaughters.

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Round 6 vS Australian on 26 minutes through Barresi. However, the game may have ended Institute of Sport Disappointed at his side’s first differently had former Newcastle Jets at CAMPBELLTOWN Stadium half showing, Wanderers coach man Tarek Elrich converted his one- Trevor Morgan made a triple change on-one opportunity against Mariners An injury time goal to Daniel at the break and they immediately custodian David Bradasevic early on. Barac broke AIS hearts and gave looked more threatening. Only seven minutes later Central the NRMA Insurance Western One of those substitutes Nicholas Coast took the lead. After Nikola Sydney Wanderers a come-from- Olsen should have done better Stanojevic’s shot was blocked away behind 2-1 win at Campbelltown with his chance seven minutes for a corner, Pellegrino swung Stadium on Sunday November 25. after the resumption but he fired in an accurate set piece where The AIS looked on course for their his volley high and wide. Kwasnik leapt highest, guiding his first points of the campaign when Joshua Western Sydney Wanderers 2 header into the back of the net. Barresi’s blistering volley gave them a (Appiah-Kubi 78, Barac 90+1) Having made the assist for well-deserved 1-0 lead at the break. AIS 1 (Barresi 26) the opening goal, Pellegrino was But the Wanderers refused to in the thick of the action again go away and equalised through Round 7 vS Central Coast just eight minutes later. Kwabena Appiah-Kubi with just 12 Mariners at Centre of This time, he received the ball minutes left before Paric prodded Excellence, Tuggerah outside the box before unleashing home the winner at the death. a powerful right foot drive, with Barac, who was a second half Central Coast Mariners Youth Wanderers custodian Thomas Manos substitute, was on hand to finish off after recorded a comfortable 3-0 victory over unable to get enough contact on good lead-up work from Zakeriya Elrich. Western Sydney Wanderers Youth in the ball to prevent McLafferty’s It was a cruel blow for ’s Tuggerah on Sunday December 2 to boys from extending their lead. young AIS side who were more than regain top spot on the NYL table. With just four minutes of regular competitive for long periods of the match. First-half goals from Central Coast’s time remaining, Dixon unleashed a But it was a vital three points Hyundai A-League squad members left-foot drive from the edge of the area for the Wanderers who have kept Adam Kwasnik and Adriano Pellegrino, that left Western Sydney’s substitute themselves in touch with the combined with Patrick Dixon’s late left- stopper Aaron Lidell with no chance. leading sides after grounding out foot stunner, earned John McLafferty’s Kwabena Appiah-Kubi had an their second win of the season. team their sixth win of the campaign. opportunity to reduce the deficit Wanderers striker Mark Cindric went A tight defensive display by the late but failed to guide the ball past close to opening the scoring midway junior yellow and navy ensured the baby the big frame of Bradasevic. through the half with a stinging shot Wanderers were restricted to only a Central Coast Mariners Youth 3 that went narrowly wide, it was no few decent goal-scoring opportunities (Kwasnik 23, Pellegrino 30, Dixon 86) surprise when the AIS went in front throughout the Round 7 contest. Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 0 Member of the Week

At 89, John Teuben member number 5,187, is one of the oldest Members of Western Sydney Wanderers FC. After his son, Eric, took him to the Sydney Derby on 20 October, John was interested in going to more of the home matches. Although never being a member of a football club before and because of how close he lives to Parramatta Stadium, John decided to become a member. He loves his hat and season pass, and has so far attended three home matches. John was very excited when the Wanderers defeated Perth 1-0 at nib Stadium calling his son to let him know his team had won. If you’re a member and would like to appear in The Wanderer email your story and a photo to [email protected].

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