KICKOFF 2021 - ROUND 11

SUNDAY SYDNEY UNITED 9TH MAY SPORTS CENTRE 3PM MEN’S CLUB WELCOME

Welcome to Sydney United Sports Centre for this afternoon’s National Premier League NSW Men’s 2021 match between Northbridge Bulls and Mt Druitt Town Rangers. We would like to especially mention and celebrate all the football mums who have been an ongoing support to the game we love. On behalf of Northbridge Bulls, we wish all the mothers and grandmothers a Happy Mother’s Day! Last week, the Bulls played very well against APIA and deserved more than a loss, but at this level, it is not enough to just play well. We, as a team, need to take more chances throughout the game and be ruthless when playing football. On a positive note, it was good to see some boys back from injury. A special mention to Brodie Good luck to both teams and we hope you all enjoy Clarkson who took the pitch after being out since Sunday afternoon Football at Sydney United Sports Round 1. Centre. We come up against Mt Druitt this round who have GO THE BULLS! had a great start to the season. Our opposition Mile Sterjovski today, has a very good mix of both experienced and Head Coach young players. It is expected to be a difficult match, but the boys love to be tested and are up for the challenge.

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NPLNSW.COM.AU 3 1ST GRADE TEAM LISTS

1 Ryan Wood (GK) 1 Carlos Saliadarre 2 Jack Mcloughlin 2 Solomon-Johnn Monahan-Vaiika 3 Theph Theph 3 Travis Oughtred 4 Nikola Ujdur 4 Mitch Smith 5 Keanu Ismic 5 Bonani Paulo 6 Lachlan Sepping 6 Blake Thompson 7 7 Jack Stewart 8 Sean Eve 8 Jason Perez 9 Bul Juach 9 John Roberts 11 George Tuson-Firth 10 Rory Jordan 12 Peter Nichols 12 Brodie Clarkson 17 Cooper Coskerie 13 Walter Scott 19 Riley Ellem 15 Eddie Caspers 20 Robert Fanella 16 Jake Jovanovski 21 Tarek Elrich 17 Yianni Niccalou 22 Jake Mamone 19 Charles M-Mombwa 24 Sunmola Yinka 20 Luke Cukar (GK) 27 Andre Cavalarro 21 Liam Rose 28 Jared Macerola 22 Nick Suman (GK) 32 Fumoto Kamada 23 Milislav Popovic 33 Takumo Tsujimono 24 Moudi Najjar 33 Marc Warren 25 Lawrence Frederick Coach: Stewart Montgomery Asst. Coach: Stamati Glaros Head Coach: Mile Sterjovski Managers: Kevin Allan/George Mandic Assistant Coach: Kory Babington Physio: Kris Caolia Progressive Physio. Assistant Coach: Tim Aitken Strength & Conditioning: Shannon Codd Goalkeeper Coach: John Stevanja

Referee: M. Riedy Assistant Referees: H. Fenton-White and E. Kocbek Fourth Official: I. Covic

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Northbridge Bulls head to Popondetta Park this opposing sides. Sunday, looking to end a four-game losing streak They will go up against a Mt Druitt side which has when they take on Mt Druitt Town Rangers. found their groove in recent weeks and have moved The Bulls suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat last into the top five. week against APIA after conceding deep into injury The early season inconsistencies seem to have been time. ironed out, with the side undefeated in their past Coach Mile Sterjovski’s side boasts an enviable five matches. goalscoring record this season but has been let Coach Stewart Montgomery has a talented squad down by a leaky defence and lapses in concentration with plenty of veteran experience through former late in matches. A-League players Tarek Elrich and Marc Warren. Midfielder Eddie Caspers has been playing great Blake Thompson has formed a pretty formidable football and offers quality in the middle of the park. defensive partnership with Travis Oughtred. Towering defender Theph Theph is a headache for Combined with young attacking players such as opposition defences, especially on set pieces. Jack Stewart and John Roberts, the Rangers will be a One player that has been registered in the NPL squad tough side for Northbridge to break down. and featured in the loss to APIA last weekend was Mt Druitt will be favourites at home, but anything 24-year-old attacker Milislav Popovic. The former can happy in 90 minutes. Australian Under 23 international is on the hunt for more match time and could provide headaches for

1ST GRADE LADDER

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Blacktown City FC 10 6 1 3 21 9 12 19 2 Rockdale Ilinden FC 10 5 4 1 18 9 9 19 3 Sydney United 58 FC 10 5 3 2 18 10 8 18 4 Sydney Olympic FC 10 5 1 4 11 9 2 16 5 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 10 4 4 2 12 12 0 16 6 Manly United FC 10 4 3 3 12 15 -3 15 7 APIA Leichhardt FC 10 4 2 4 10 12 -2 14 8 Wollongong Wolves FC 10 3 3 4 13 18 -5 12 9 Marconi Stallions FC 10 1 6 3 14 17 -3 9 10 Sutherland Sharks FC 10 2 3 5 12 18 -6 9 11 Northbridge Bulls FC 10 2 2 6 17 19 -2 8 12 Sydney FC 10 2 2 6 15 25 -10 8

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Northbridge Bulls 0 – APIA Leichhardt 1 at Mt Druitt Town Rangers 1 – Rockdale Ilinden 1 at Sydney United Sports Centre Popondetta Park APIA Leichhardt has snatched a thrilling 1-0 win Mt Druitt Town Rangers have fought back to snatch a against Northbridge Bulls in dramatic fashion at 1-1 draw in a hard-fought clash with Rockdale Ilinden Sydney United Sports Centre on Saturday. at Popondetta Park on Saturday night. A Sean Symons goal deep into added time helped A Travis Oughtred headed goal in the 69th minute the visitors secure victory only moments after they ensured the Rangers took home a point, cancelling were reduced to ten men following the send-off of out Rockdale midfielder Tomoki Wada’s earlier defender Josh Symons. strike. It was a third straight win for a resurgent APIA Both sides had their chances to win the match late side who keep themselves in the playoff race with but were unable to find the back of the net. another three competition points.

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James Andrew Sutherland Sharks 8 Patrick Antelmi Sydney United 58 8 Alec Urosevski Rockdale Illinden 7 ® Kyle Cimenti Rockdale Ilinden 7 Marko Jesic Marconi 5 Travis Major Blacktown City 5 Chris Payne Sydney United 58 4 Dejan Pandurevic Manly United 4 Jack Stewart Mt Druitt Town Rangers 4 Mario Shabow Blacktown City 4 Matt Sim Sydney United 58 4 Lachlan Scott Wollongong Wolves 4

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3 Theph Theph 31 Matin Abroon 11 Stephen De Robillard 32 Daniel Padoani 14 Giovanni Pannucio 33 Peter Phillips 18 Diego Bonilla 34 Steven Sohn 20 Luke Cukar - GK 35 Stefan Visscher 26 36 Gabriel Wood 27 Sebastian Senstius 37 Armani Taffa 28 Zach Fielding 38 Nicholas George 29 Bardia Nayeri 39 Charlie Ragg 30 Ollie Jones 40 Griffin Barry - GK

Head Coach: Joe Haywood Assistant Coach: Damir Prodanovic

18 Braiden Burr 30 Nate dunShea 21 Brendan Allen 31 Ngor Deng 23 Leo Abdo 35 Sunday Yona 24 Raj Singh 36 Joshua Armandi 25 Mo Sabbough 38 Anthony Louis 28 Callum Garrett 40 Andre Takami 29 Jacob Debian 41 Ivan Sunjic

Coach: Steve Mayer Asst. Coach: Can Ozemir

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Manly United FC 10 8 0 2 21 9 12 24 2 Sydney Olympic FC 10 7 0 3 22 10 12 21 3 Sydney FC 10 6 2 2 14 6 8 20 4 Blacktown City FC 9 5 1 3 21 9 12 16 5 Marconi Stallions FC 10 5 1 4 14 12 2 16 6 Wollongong Wolves FC 9 4 1 4 15 15 0 13 7 APIA Leichhardt FC 10 3 3 4 16 21 -5 12 8 Sutherland Sharks FC 10 3 3 4 10 17 -7 12 9 Sydney United 58 FC 10 3 2 5 19 20 -1 11 10 Northbridge Bulls FC 10 3 2 5 13 16 -3 11 11 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 10 2 3 5 12 24 -12 9 12 Rockdale Ilinden FC 10 0 2 8 7 25 -18 2

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CLUB PLAYED U20’s 1st TOTAL Blacktown City FC 19 32 76 108 Manly United FC 20 48 60 108 Sydney Olympic FC 20 42 64 106 Sydney United 58 FC 20 22 72 94 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 20 18 64 82 APIA Leichhardt FC 20 24 56 80 Rockdale Ilinden FC 20 4 76 80 Wollongong Wolves FC 19 26 48 74 Sydney FC 20 40 32 72 Marconi Stallions FC 20 32 36 68 Sutherland Sharks FC 20 24 36 60 Northbridge Bulls FC 20 22 32 54

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NEXT ROUND FIXTURES MT DRUITT TOWN RANGERS FC VS SYDNEY UNITED 58 FC VS MANLY UNITED FC SYDNEY OLYMPIC FC 7:00 PM / FRI 14 MAY 3:00 PM / SUN 16 MAY POPONDETTA PARK SYDNEY UNITED SPORTS CENTRE

SUTHERLAND SHARKS FC VS APIA LEICHHARDT FC VS NORTHBRIDGE BULLS FC BLACKTOWN CITY FC 3:30 PM / SAT 15 MAY 4:00 PM / SUN 16 MAY SEYMOUR SHAW LAMBERT PARK

WOLLONGONG WOLVES FC VS SYDNEY FC VS ROCKDALE ILINDEN FC MARCONI STALLIONS FC 2:30 PM / SUN 16 MAY 6:30 PM / SUN 16 MAY ALBERT BUTLER MEMORIAL PARK ROCKDALE ILINDEN SPORTS CENTRE

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ROUND 1 27/02/21 (Sat) 15:00 Sydney United Sports Centre Sutherland Sharks FC ROUND 4 20/03/21 (Sat) 13:30 Campbelltown Sports Stadium Marconi Stallions FC ROUND 7 10/04/21 (Sat) 15:00 Fairfield Showground Rockdale Ilinden FC ROUND 8 17/04/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sydney United Sports Centre Manly United FC ROUND 10 02/05/21 (Sun) 12:30 Campbelltown Sports Stadium APIA Leichhardt FC ROUND 11 09/05/21 (Sun) 12:30 Campbelltown Sports Stadium Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC ROUND 13 22/05/21 (Sat) 15:00 Fairfield Showground Blacktown City FC ROUND 14 29/05/21 (Sat) 15:30 Campbelltown Sports Stadium Sydney FC ROUND 16 12/06/21 (Sat) 15:00 Fairfield Showground Wollongong Wolves FC ROUND 17 20/06/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sydney United Sports Centre Sydney United 58 FC ROUND 20 10/07/21 (Sat) 15:00 Fairfield Showground Sydney Olympic FC

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