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SIXTY-NINTH EDITION X SEASON 2016/17 X ROUND 23 VS WELLINGTON PHOENIX PrOUDLY BRoUGHT TO YOU BY CONTENTS Everything you need for tonight's match FEATURES SIXTY-NINTH EDITION REGULAR X SEASON 2016/17 X ROUND 23 VS WELLINGTON PHOENIX COLUMNS OPEN LETTER: FROM THE AMBASSADOR 5 WARM UP 6 FIVE THINGS: FIVE INSPIRING LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS RED & BLACK WOMEN 11 This week we’re celebrating PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY 8 PLAYERS TO WATCH: women’s football JANJETOVIC VS MOSS 13 Story by Jessica Csaszar THE WANDERER WANDERERS OFF FIRING IN NPL 15 The views in this publication are not necessarily the views of the TODAY'S MATCH 16 NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Material in this FOX FOOTBALL FIX 20 publication is copyrighted and may only be reproduced with the written ANTH'S SPOT permission from the Club. THE DIFFERENCE 22 ADVERTISING IN THE COMMUNITY: For all advertising enquiries for MAKING THEIR MARK The Wanderer or questions about IN THE COMMUNITY 23 partnership with the club please contact the Corporate Partnerships TAKE FIVE: team by sending an email to CAITLIN COOPER 25 [email protected] WANDERERS LOOKING TO RISE GUARDIAN FUNERALS PHOTOGRAPHY AGAINST THE PHOENIX 18 WANDERCREW MEMBERS All photography in The Wanderer With five games to go there’s plenty OF THE WEEK: is courtesy of Ali Erhan, Capital STRETCHER BEARERS 26 Football, Getty Images and on the line Steve Christo. 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Wanderers and cheer on the It was so important for Reflecting on my own career, Red & Black. us to come together as a I’ve had many mentors along This last week has been community on International the way. From family members, a very joyous time for the Women’s Day but also to colleagues, teachers and friends. 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My Mum set the example new W-League Mentoring like to leave you with one of I grew up in the Western very early on that I should Program designed to help the best lessons I’ve ever been Mitsubishi Electric, proudly supporting suburbs of Sydney and that always think for myself and our Westfield W-League girls taught by a woman in light of was often met with a lot of make my own way. My plan for success, support their Female Football Week. The Western Sydney Wanderers FC. negative assumptions or Grandmother was also a fierce mental health and well-being Never give up, never stereotypes. But, I am proud and wonderful woman. whilst juggling a home, work accept anything less than to have been raised in the I grew up with many stories and football life. what you deserve and most West and it’s so important for of the women in my family It’s such a great initiative importantly be yourself. me to challenge those stigmas. carving a way for themselves, to support our female athletes. For that reason, it’s a challenging set expectations Considering how undervalued NICOLE DA SILVA real passion of mine to be and that tenacity undoubtedly our sportswomen are generally, CLUB AMBASSADOR For more information on the MSZ-GL Series For more information on our products please scan the QR Code. Phone:1300 280 625 please visit www.mitsubishielectric.com.au FOLLOW @WSWANDERERSFC #WSW 5 WARM-UP WITH IAN CROOK @CHIPPYCROOK63 COURTESY OF ANDREW HOWE @ANDYHOWE_STATTO HE ACADEMY SEASON is back underway his grades have gone down then we will need Tand at times it has been difficult to to give him a week or two off to catch up. prepare in the pre-season due to the weather. Thankfully, we haven’t had to resort We had to cancel three pre-season to that option yet. games because of excessive heat and rain. Our Academy teams have had a Apart from some of the challenges with strong start to the season. At the end of the weather, it’s been good to see a lot of the day, results are probably the least of boys re-join the Academy from last year the things we look at. Rather we focus on and welcome some of the fresh new faces. the way in which our players develop. A lot of our Academy boys still go to Don’t get me wrong, winning is very school and at times it is difficult for them important and part of development. If you to manage football and life. look at our U13s and U14s, we are asking With the older age groups, it’s a lot simpler as them to play in a certain way where there is N THE LEAD-UP to the first National they train in the morning. Trevor Morgan and I a higher chance of them making a mistake. ISoccer League (NSL) season brand new contact their schools to ensure that their school We’re asking them to play out from entity Canberra City drew with long- work is up to date and they aren’t falling behind. the back so they may concede a goal at established Marconi 1-1 in a trial game in With the younger group, it’s more difficult times because they’re trying to do what Canberra on this day in 1977. It was an as they train at night. We always say to the we want them to do. exciting yet risky period for Australian parents that they need to be straight up with us. Our teams have started well results soccer as the creation of the country’s first If your son is struggling with school wise but they’ve also started well in the national football competition 40 years because of some of the late nights and maybe way in which they’ve played football. ago (the NSL kicked off 2 April 1977) brought together 13 established state league clubs - Marconi being a favourite WSWREWARDS for the first NSL Champions - plus the Canberra City experiment in an untested national environment. Canberra’s first VOTE FOR THE MEMBERS’ year squad was a fascinating collection originating from countries such as Fiji, PLAYER Argentina, Scotland, South Africa OF THE and Yugoslavia (Croatia), while coach EARN Johnny Warren was the only Australian- YEAR +1,000 born permanent coach in the NSL’s first POINTS ten years. Canberra City’s success was more off the field than on, with strong VOTE BEFORE FRIDAY 31 MARCH AND and diverse backing from the local GO INTO THE RUNNING TO WIN A DOUBLE PASS TO THE WANDERERS MEDAL population and some good home crowds NICO JUMPEI VEDRAN SANTA in its first few years. *Visit parknfly.com.au for full terms and conditions 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 6 THE WANDERER ROUND 23 WARM-UP WITH CATHERINE CANNULI @cANNULI_13 HIS WEEK WE’RE celebrating the There’s now a whole generation of Tcontribution of females to football. young girls working hard to sign for a During the week I ran my own Westfield W-League team or represent Female Football Week with my our country with the Matildas. local association Southern Districts It’s great to see support for females and hosted a ‘Come Try Football’ who have aspirations in football and CELEBRATING clinic where I had over 80 girls not always just focus on the future attend a free two-hour football development of boys. clinic in Moorebank. When growing up, I didn’t have It was a great day and it was any inspirational female footballers I fantastic to see so many young girls looked up to.

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