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thiRty-sixth edition • season 2014/15 ROUND 16 VS WELLINGTON phOENIX pROUDLY bRought to you by DOUBLE ASIAN CHAMpiONS INSIDE THIS editiON Rukavytsya vs buRns • meet ouR new signings nepean and wandeReRs • ian CRook is baCk foR in the sheds PLUS a dubious ConveRSATION with Russell CRowe This MATCH THIShis MATCH 05 fRom ouR Club viCe- Captain maRk bRidge 08 06 waRm up 08 wandeReRs aRe double 08 wandeReRs aRe double asian Champions 13 playeRs to watCh: 13 playeRs to watCh: RUKAVYTSYA VS BURNS RUKAVYTSYA VS BURNS 14 get to know the new 14 signings get to know the new signings 16 today's matCh 16 today's matCh 18 tomi wants you 2018 stomilav' sw santspot the you 20 sdlaviffe'Rsen spotCe the 21 nepeandiffeRen andCe WANDEReRs woRking togetheR 21 woRld Class in 23 thetake west five with niCk kalmaR 23 take five with 24 n footballiCk kalma RetuR Rns to penRith afteR 30 yeaRs 14 18 24 football RetuRns to 26 guaRdian funeRals p enRith afteR 30 yeaRs wandeRCRew membeR 26 of gua theRdian week: fune Rals mwollyande sRCRkinneewR membeR of the week: 25 a dubious molly skinneR ConveRsation with 27 aRussel dubiousl CR owe 27 wConveoRldR Csationlass in with theRussel westl CRowe 29 the aRChive 30 ouR paRtneRs The views in this publication are not necessarily the views of the NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Material in this publication is copyrighted and may only be reproduced with the written permission of the NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC. All photography courtesy of Getty Images, George Suresh, Steve Christo, Jarred Stedman, Ali ErhanErhan, and Sebastian Sebastian Giunta Giunta. and Football NSW. stay ConneCted VISIT wswandeReRsfC.Com.au FOLLOW US @wswandeReRsfC WATCH wswWSWandeReRstvTV 2014/15 CORPORATE PARTNER Available after 10.30am for a limited time. 03 stay ConneCted | visit wswandeReRsfC.Com.au FROM OUR VICE-CAptAIN o have a Community Round match match in Penrith for 30 years, since the to turn around our results and get some every two years is a great thing for last round of the 1985 National Soccer wins for them. Tthe region of Western Sydney. With League season so to be a part of the I’ve got a lot of mates that follow the fans’ help we’ve turned Pirtek Stadium Hyundai A-League’s first match here is a both Wanderers and the Panthers into a fortress and it’s nice to spread the real highlight in my career. because they’ve grown up around here love around Western Sydney to attract I’m happy being back in Penrith, and we used to come watch them when new supporters and also to reward our Sportingbet Stadium is a great venue and I was growing up until one of the lads fans from different parts of the region. we’ve got a lot of fans out here – the second got banned for stealing a corner post! In Season One we played a match at largest amount of Foundation Members Enjoy the match. Campbelltown Stadium where we had a than any other region – and I’m looking great win and got to thank the fans out forward to playing in front of them. MARK BRIDGE there. Now it’s my home town’s turn to It’s no secret we have the best fans in viCe-Captain host a match and I couldn’t be prouder. the league, they’re very good, very vocal nRma insuRanCe westeRn There hasn’t been a top-tier men’s and they’re a big reason why we want sydney wandeReRs fC 05 stay ConneCted | follow @wswandeReRsfC WARM UP IN the SHEDS with ian CRook @CROOK63 ’ve heard player registrations are football because it will keep you healthy, you opening up around Western Sydney just play for the love of it but it’s great it will Ithis week so I want to take the time to keep you healthy throughout your life. encourage everyone to get involved. Back to the team and our new signings have When I was growing up I loved playing as fitted in brilliantly, they’re all good lads and a youngster – even in England’s freezing cold! the playing group has made it easy for them to The great thing with our game is that you make transition in. Having Santa back from injury friends for life; boys I kicked around with at too is like having a new signing, he’s got such a ON this DAY ten years of age back in England I still speak to good attitude, a great desire and we’ve got Spira CouRtesy of andRew howe now. You also get the bonus of healthy living! and Tomi coming back from national duty as @ANDYHOWE_stAttO You don’t set out as an eight year old to play well. Better results are just around the corner. orn on 8 February 1953, Terry Butler was one of Apia Leichhardt’s REGisteR TO Btrue legends. He joined the club as a junior and by age 17 was a regular with plAY FOOTBALL Apia’s first grade team. He made four Socceroo appearances, debuting against TODAY! Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1972 aged 19. With Apia he won NSW Premiership We ARE ON the LINE FIXTURES & RESULTS honours (1975), a state league Grand Final victory (1976), state league Player of the You may have noticed these odd Scan the QR code below for all score Year (1978), an NSL National Cup title in looking barcodes (see below right) updates across our Hyundai A-League, 1982 (where he scored an 85th-minute throughout this edition of The Wanderer. Westfield W-League and Foxtel National winner in a 2-1 win over Heidelberg) and To get the best experience simply follow Youth League matches. an NSL Championship medal in 1987 when these three easy steps: Apia romped in to first position on the STEP 1 Download a QR scanner app on national league ladder with several weeks your smart device remaining, Butler missing just two matches STEP 2 Open the app and scan each over the season. He capped off his extensive QR code in The Wanderer term at Apia with a win over Brunswick in STEP 3 Enjoy your interactive the 1988 National Cup final. Wanderers content BURLINGTON — Stone inspired porcelain tile DI LORENZO TILES Pty Ltd Tile Merchants | www.dilorenzo.com.au Bella Vista 02 8818 2999 | Redfern 02 9698 8737 | Newcastle 02 4962 5775 | Willoughby 02 8602 1470 1855-28 06 Round 16 | wandeReRs fC vs wellington phoenix WARM UP #HASHTAG Every edition we’ll publish the best tweets and instagram pics you guys tag us in. FIELD REPORteR with dean heffeRnan @Heff35 still remember the season I first signed confidence, especially for those who are up to play football with a group of introverted, quiet and are known to sit I mates from my primary school. back in social environments; in a game of It was great to play on the weekend football, they are going to have to kick the my @wswandeReRsfC Cap with my friends in a team environment, ball at some point. It’s a great way to get kids keeping me dRy on the way along with getting the benefits of going out of their shell and develop mateship. to woRk! almost game day. outdoors and getting active. I used to love Regardless of age, I encourage all #exCited #wsw #football playing in the rain and mud. Wanderers fans to sign up and join their MONZA15 I waited until I joined U8s to score local football club whether it’s for a social my first goal. It took a while but it’s kick around or something more serious. something all footballers look forward It is a chance for families to come to. Without question there is no greater together during the weekend, get feeling amongst your teammates than that outdoors and meet new people. Kids moment when you score a goal. can play on the side while their dad or My experience of playing football mum play on the opposite field. A team as a child is something all kids should environment and a team sport in the experience. 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ASIAN CUP 2015 gRoup stage Australia 4 (Cahill 33’, Luongo 45’ Jedinak 62’ Troisi 92’) Kuwait 1 (Fadhel 8’) Australia 4 (McKay 27’, Kruse 30’, Milligan 45’+2, Juric 70’) Oman 0 Australia 0 Korea Republic 1 (Lee Jung-hyup 33’) QuaRteR final Australia 2 (Cahill 48’ 65’) China 0 semi-final aving been part of the Wanderers Looking dead on their feet, Korea Australia 2 (Sainsbury 3’, Davidson 14’) squad which became the first Republic looked to have had the edge in United Arab Emirates 0 HAustralian team to win the AFC extra time until Juric, seemingly fouled twice Champions League, Spiranovic and Juric in the box, showed incredible resilience and final are now double Asian Champions following skill to get past two defenders and lay the Australia 2 (Luongo 45’ Troisi 105’) the Socceroos’ extra-time win over Korea ball for James Troisi to tap-in.