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NSW WOMEN’S KICKOFF

GRAND FINALS VALENTINE SPORTS PARK 5.45PM U14 • 9AM U15 • 10.45AM SUNDAY 2ND U17 • 12.45PM RESERVE GRADE • 2.45PM SEPTEMBER 2018 U14 TEAM LISTS #NPLNSW

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82 BRADLEY Valentina 1 FRANCO Tahlia 83 DAVIES Gemima 2 BREWSTER Emily 85 HENEBERY Ashley 3 ELIADES Pandora 86 HORSLEY India 4 GALIC Daniela 87 JOHNSON Kahli 5 GHABACH Anabelle 88 MORABITO Teresa 6 HOLLMAN Shay 72 NEL Mia 7 LOBO Maya 89 OATES Emily 8 LYSIAK Olivia 90 RAINBIRD Natasha 9 MANITI Chantelle 91 RYAN Ruby 10 MOORE Donnelle 92 SERGI Esme 11 NAEIMI Daniella 93 SIMONS Piper 12 PEAKE Molly 94 STEIN Isabella 13 PRAKASH Avaani 81 SYRON Summer 14 SAVESKA Sienna 95 THOMPSON Alice 15 STANIC-FLOODY Mary 96 VERNON Ruby 16 VALLE Alessandra 17 WELSH Riley 18 HALL Aimee

Coach: Sharon Egger Coach: Linda Khamis Assistant Coach: Maddison Zahra Assistant Coach: Shamiran Khamis Manager: Mel Kypri

Referee: L. Bryant Assistant Referees: S. Gregory and M. Ryan 4th Official: M. Allum

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2 MORGAN Gemma 19 NORTON Anna 3 CRYE Peyton 20 BELL Jini 4 BROC Micheala 21 CICCO Claudia 6 CHESSARI Amy 22 COLLINS Aurelia 7 PECIOUS Amber 23 CONNOLLY Bronte 8 JABOUR Sheriden 24 DANES Keira 9 NADAN Ashna 25 DE LA HARPE Olivia 10 HENRY Bryleeh 26 FERNANDEZ Maya 11 SHEMBRI Oliva 27 FERRIS Gemma 12 BEDANO Kyah 28 HOULIARAS Renee 13 BRUCCINI Breanna 29 KAMBOURIS Paris 14 SEVETTA Amelia 30 MALONE Madeleine 15 BEZZINA Sarah 31 MITCHELL Olivia 16 HOLDER Clair 32 NASH Jessika 43 JACKSON Amity 33 PLUMMER Amalia 34 TROPEA Giorgia

Coach: Brad Attard Coach: Craig Foster Manager: Maryanne Holder Assistant Coach: Youssif Maximos

Referee: M. Allum Assistant Referees: L. Bryant and S. Gregory 4th Official: M. Ryan

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KICK OFF 12.45PM

44 FARRELLY Emma 1 ORPHANIDES Amy 45 GEORGAKLIS Kayla 4 CHRISTIE Torah 46 GILBANE Elizabeth 41 THACKWAY Adrienne 47 GILBANE Phoebe 42 CAROLAN Olivia 48 HALL Summer 43 BOSNICH Lara 49 HIGGINS Chloe 44 MCDONAGH Ailish 50 KEECH Izzy 45 QUADAN Nahla 52 KERR Ellie 46 HOBAN Sophie 70 LITTLEBOY Somerset 48 PHILIP Lauren 43 MELVIN Lucy 50 McEVOY Tulley 53 NEWMAN Holly 51 DI SIPIO Isabella 51 RITCHIE Annabel 52 WILLIAMS Juliet 41 RYAN Lily 53 WHITESIDE Alexandra 54 SCHNITZLER Lily 54 KOWALENKO Madeleine 55 STANBRIDGE Kate 55 GORDON Chloe 56 SWEETNAM Gemma

Coach: Claude De Francesco Coach: David O’keefe Assistant Coach: Chloe O’brien Manager: Denise Hoban Manager: Rachel Sweetnam

Referee: M. Ryan Assistant Referees: M. Allum and S. Gregory 4th Official: L. Bryant

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1 PARRAGUIRRE Romina 1 EASTHOPE Sarah 28 CASPERS Heidi 4 HUYNH Samantha 34 FOSTER Antonia 11 CROFT Ashlie 22 GARRETT Jessica 14 McPHERSON Kate 23 HEZLETT Leila 17 SURGEON Lydia 24 KENNEDY Madeleine 18 ABRAMOVIC Stefeni 25 KILBRIDE Teal 19 DOBSON Bianca 29 MACRI Tahlia 20 FRANCIS Danielle 33 PRUSCINO Lauren 21 LI Rachel 31 RYAN Lauren 22 BURNS Rhiannon 35 TIMS Alexandra 24 BLAKEMORE Renee 32 TUCKER Genevieve 25 VLANGOS Georgia 26 YOUNG Hannah 28 JERRAM Lucy 55 MARTIN Victoria 29 FITZHARRIS Courtney 49 BAINSFAIR Kiera 33 DACZKO Annabelle 56 LA HEI Pascale 34 PHELPS Lauren 41 WHITTON Isabella

Coach: Andrew Tucker Coach: David Saliba Manager: Suzy Foster Assist Coach: Scott Daczko Manager: Maryanne Holder

Referee: I. Libri Assistant Referees: E. Phillips and T. Brown 4th Official: N. Peterson

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e are down to the final two in the elite Tori Tumeth has been another standout for WNational Premier Leagues NSW Women’s Uni this season but it was stand in keeper competition as the Macarthur Rams and Sophie Magus that grabbed the headlines last University lock horns on Sunday time out and another performance like that afternoon at Valentine Sports Park. will put Uni closer to the title. It’s been a long and arduous season for both Littered with talent, Uni will also have the Macarthur and Uni and it all comes down to likes of , Bianca Galic, Taren the big dance on Sunday afternoon at Football King and Charlotte Mclean to look towards in NSW headquarters. spearheading their title challenge. The ‘students’ deservedly won the Premiership Last week Uni booked their place in the final in after leading the competition for a significant what was one of the best footballing displays part of it. put on by two teams this season. With head coach Alex Epakis in charge of his The team with a ‘hoodoo’ they can’t shake. The first season at the club, he has had some Macarthur Rams. amazing results and completing the double First it was the Football NSW Institute in 2014, in his debut campaign would be something then Uni in 2015 and Manly United last season. special. Three finals, three losses. Cortnee Vine leads this team from the front Interestingly, all three times they came into and her prowess in front of goal is a key factor the grand final as the premiers, not this time to Uni’s success. Added to that the late forward though. runs of Nikki Flannery and the Rams defence will need to be at their best. The wily eyed Norm Boardman has an

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experienced side at his disposal and will be expecting his team to go all the way. , fresh from signing a W-League deal with the Western Sydney Wanderers, and are arguably the team’s biggest stars with of course well-known goal-poacher who also snapped up a Western Sydney Wanderers contract. Georgia Yeoman-Dale is another the Uni defence will need to watch with the attacker in red hot form this season while the experienced Renee Rollason will look towards commanding the Rams to victory. Caitlin Campbell has also had solid year and will be tough to break come Sunday while the zippy Rosaria Galea will need be watched closely as her speed can turn any game on its head. The two drew01 twice: in the regular season LARGE USE: OVER 150MM WIDE with MacarthurThis logocoming has aaway smaller with ‘ a’ symbolone-goal victory only two weeks ago in the® semi-final. It will be a fine game between the two best teams in the competition.

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acarthur Rams and Sydney University FC superstar has been an ever-present force in Mare set to clash in the final of the 2018 female football for several years. NPL NSW women’s top tier competition. Starting football at the age of six with her twin Macarthur Rams’ Teresa Polias and Sydney sister Susy, Polias made her debut at 17 in Uni’s Julie-Ann Russell gave us a run down on the very first season of the W-League. As her what we can expect from the final showdown career progressed she went on win a grand and their thoughts on what is to come for the final with Sydney FC and captain the squad. future of the women’s game. Polias says that playing in the NPL helps Both teams have met three times this season, keep her primed and ready for the W-League with their first two games ending in a draw during off-season. She also believes the league and their most recent, the semi-finals ending and game has grown in leaps and bounds in a nail-biting 2-1 to the Rams over the throughout her time. premiership winners, Sydney Uni. “I love playing in the NPL during the W-League Between the two teams, they boast three of off-season. During this time most players the top five leading goal scorers, the Rams return to work, school or study, however, we with leading goal-scorer Georgia Yeoman- do need to keep ourselves in touch with the Dale at a whopping 31 goals scored so far this game and the legs ticking over”, the 10-capped season, Leena Khamis with 14 and Sydney Matilda said. Uni’s Cortnee Vine at 20. “The NPL has been great in helping me to keep fit and ready to roll into pre-season for Fans of the beautiful game would be no W-League. Just as importantly, it’s also very stranger to the name “Teresa Polias.” The enjoyable. former Matilda and current W-League “When it comes to how the game has changed and grown throughout my time, I think the obvious major factor that everyone can relate to, is the exposure that women’s sport is getting as a whole now. “When I first started playing at an elite level there wasn’t really any promotion of the women’s game. You basically found things out from sources close to the game, so it was really hard to build fan bases and get exposure out there. “Social media has really helped in a global sense as well. If you want to watch games or tournaments taking place in other countries, there is a lot more access than there used to be.” Julie-Ann Russell is one of this season’s most impressive international imports, joining the women’s top tier league from Ireland. With an already impressive resume playing for the Republic of Ireland women’s international football team and an FAI Senior Women’s International Player of the Year award under

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her belt, Russell has also made her mark Polias says the advantage the Rams could have down-under, as Sydney Uni’s second leading over Sydney Uni is experience. goal scorer. “We’ve had 3 tight battles and I’m sure Sunday Russell says moving to Australia last year will be no different! and joining the women’s NPL was one of the “I think that the experience our team holds biggest decisions of her life, but one that has is a factor that could get us over the line. We paid off. have players that have played in big games “Moving to Australia was a huge decision as I throughout their career, so hopefully they can was playing with the senior Irish national team transfer a level of calm into the team to ensure for nine years, so moving over meant I would we play our usual game.” have to take a break from playing with them. Russell says that Sydney Uni is up for the “I wanted to continue to play at a high challenge, standard when I moved over so I decided to “In general, I think the Rams are a strong team join Sydney Uni and it has been an absolute particularly in midfield and up front. They pleasure since day one. Everyone was so are well set up and we will need to watch out welcoming, from the girls, to the coaching for the ball over the top for their runners. staff, to the backroom staff and helpers. I However, I have every confidence we can have gained great friends, great coaching and match them player for player and come out on great experience playing with and against top top and am looking forward to the battle. players,” the 27-year old said. “I think having lost to them in the semi-final Russell also shared that the women’s top tier makes us want to beat them even more. NSW NPL competition and the Australian I also believe having won the league, the women’s game in general has exceeded her drive to do the double will give us that extra expectations. determination and edge over the Rams,” she “To date I have only experienced football in said. the NPL in NSW but so far it has exceeded my expectations. “I think it’s great that the clubs all have underage teams and that they all play on the same day one after each other. The standard is very high with lots of talented top-class players,” she said. “I have also seen lots of young players with huge potential. A huge number of NPL players also play in the W-League which I believe is growing from strength to strength. Finally given the fact the Matildas are doing so well in World Tournaments, competing and beating top nations I really think the future is bright for the women’s game in Australia.” In terms of what she thinks the future has in store for the women’s game in Australia, Polias sees it as glowing. “The future is definitely so bright! I think the most exciting part about it, is that there are endless possibilities. We could even be hosting a world cup in the near future which gives me goose bumps just thinking about.”

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