2019 R21 – Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC V Hakoah Sydney City East FC
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KICKOFF NSW MEN’S ROUND 21 Saturday 3 AUGUST 2019 7pm POPONDETTA PARK PRINCIPLE & MAJOR SPONSORS Support those that support the Rangers in 2019 Principle Sponsor Major Sponsors 2 #NPLNSW CONTENTS MOUNT DRUITT TOWN RANGERS STAFF AND MANAGEMENT PRESIDENT Mark ‘Robbo’ Robertson SECRETARY Scott Payer VICE PRESIDENT Paul O’Shea TREASURER Kevin Allen COMMITTEE Jack Belardo, Ron Gisbourne DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL Stewart Montgomery CANTEEN MANAGER Helen Stevens @Pop Feature 6 BDSFA TOWN RANGERS PRES. Dave Martin Team Lineups 8 HEAD COACH Aidan Desmond Match Preview 9 PHYSIOTHERAPY – NPL Active Body Physiotherapy Shannon Codd, Vanessa Season Draw 22 Sutherland NPL TECH ASSISTANT Matthew Wearne PHYSIOTHERAPY NPLY: Ellie De Lisen Girls: Shota CONDITIONER Brady Seeley GK COACH NPL Senior: Ron Gisbourne Public Notices: NPL Youth: Steve Allen • Entry into ground is subject to the FFA & FNSW Conditions of Entry as published at TECH DIRECTOR: YOUTH/SAP Youth/SAP: Steve Mayer the entry points and online. GCL: Eddie Menendez • Entry into the perimeter fence is prohibited at all times, offenders will CONVENORS NPL: Kelly Halfpenny be prosecuted and removed from the NPLY: Christy Churchill ground. SAP: Jodi Yeo • SMOKING is strictly prohibited within all Blacktown Council Parks. GCL: Sharon Cleasby • The lighting, release, propulsion of any AWD: Helen Stevens & object (including but not limited to flares) Tracey Richards is strictly prohibited and offenders will be TR: Annie Martin arrested and charged. For advertising or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Scott Payer: [email protected] Website: mdtrangers.com.au Like & follow us on Facebook Facebook: facebook.com/MDTRFC /MDTRFC Email: [email protected] NPLNSW.COM.AU 3 CLUB WELCOME Mount Druitt Town Rangers FC host Hakoah Sydney At best our 20s can finish a single point outside the City East FC in the National Premier Leagues NSW Finals Series. Men’s at Popondetta Park. Rangers warmly welcome Tonights Championship points are critical to our final our members, players, supporters and valued standing which could range anywhere between 4th sponsors of Mount Druitt Town Rangers FC and we and 11th - such is the closeness of this Season 2019 extend this welcome to our opponents, to what is our competition. last full Saturday of football for Season 2019! Tonight is proudly brought to you by our fantastic sponsor So lets again pack Popondetta ... KRISPY-KREME DOUGHNUTS - THANK YOU! For all we know there’s gunna be a show… Rangers Way Review Show your true colours by snapping up your LIMITED EDITION 50th ANNIVERSARY SCARF from Words can’t describe the pride and commitment our great supplier and sponsor ASD (All Sports of our FFA CUP Round of 32 performance - an epic Direct). Featuring the retro logo from Rangers last match played out before a very healthy and vocal participation in the Football NSW top league 25 Popondetta crowd dominated by our members. years ago and the special 50th edition logo this will Pictorial and report in @POP Feature. be a treasured addition to your supporters kit. At just With just two rounds of Season 2019 to play and $20 be quick. Our LIMITED EDITION quality cotton both games at Popondetta it is fantastic to report Hoodie is also available as a memento of our FFA CUP that the Senior Program has secured enough Club Round of 32 achievement at just $50 - secure your Championship points to ensure Season 2020 is in NPL piece of Popondetta and Rangers history. - while relegation has not been an imminent threat the Don your scarf and hoodie and roar the lads home. closeness of the competition meant we could never Let’s rock the joint with a healthy, vocal and energetic be too careful. Unfortunately Season 2019 has not crowd in the cauldron that is ‘Royal’ Popondetta been so kind to tonight’s opponents Hakoah who will cheering home our brave Rangers. return to NPL 2 NSW Men’s for next season. We sincerely thank the outstanding support of our While mathematically our 1st team can accumulate Blacktown City Council for the enormous contribution enough points to make the finals - the combination of and efforts they put into preparing the Popondetta results and goal difference is not likely - but how great playing surface and facilities. to be within 6pts of 4th place! No such mathematical concerns for 18s who locked in 2nd place a few weeks Rangers, it’s a grand ol’ team to play for… ago, D’Ermilio and his charges must be diligent as For all we know there’s gunna be a show… Hakoah 18s sit a single point outside the Finals Series. - Scott Payer 4 #NPLNSW GOLD & SILVER SPONSORS Support those that support the Rangers in 2019 Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors NPLNSW.COM.AU 5 @POP FEATURE FFA CUP 2019 ROUND OF 32 REVIEW FFA CUP 2019’s journey commenced with over 730 when all looked lost, an equaliser! At the end of clubs, elimination games since February climaxed 120min a Penalty shootout was going to determine with Rangers making the final 32 clubs for the first who progressed, despite both keepers making time on the back of a ‘snatch & grab’ trip to knock saves MUFC progressed. The ~750 in attendance out the NPL leaders Wollogong Wolves on their own had witnessed a ripper - FOX SPORTS cut to turf! Drawing Manly United FC for the Round of 32 at Popondetta Park, the Fibros v. the Silvertails in Adam Peacock’s coverage for much of ET as it all a Battle of the ‘burbs was nothing short of an epic unfolded. The live KAYO streaming stats were way contest! Dropping a goal in the 3rd min & drawing up and Rangers has suddenly gained the reputation 1-1 inside 6min settled the nerves. Neither could net Nationally - proving the Wolves match was no fluke. another within normal time despite a high quality Rangers, it’s a grand ol’ team to play for… contest and individual performances. Extra Time was frantic with MUFC again jumping ahead and For all we know there’s gunna be a show… 6 #NPLNSW YOUNG SOCCEROOS CALL UP FOR RANGER ROBERTS It is with great pride we report that popular and honoured to welcome John ‘HOME’ to Popondetta talented local first grader John Roberts has again to regain his match time, love of Football and help been shortlisted by new Head Coach Gary van Egmond’s 30-man Australian u20s training squad secure our Season 2020 NPL status. John has clearly at the Australian Institute of Sport. Van Egmond said enjoyed the added responsibility and linking with the next month represented an opportunity for his the likes of the experienced Pav, Fab to entertain his chosen players to impress ahead of the FIFA u20s many NPL fans. World Cup in 2021. For those that don’t know John joined us at We are very pleased to confirm that John has Popondetta in 2012 and was an instant success, agreed to terms for Season 2020 and will return to a period at the AIS and countless callups to Popondetta - International football in 15s and 17s before HAL Melbourne City and WSWanderers we were Rangers, it’s a grand ol’ team to play for… NPLNSW.COM.AU 7 1ST GRADE TEAM LISTS 1 Carlos Saliadarre 1 Ryan Norval 2 Aaron Avery 2 Connor Shaddock 3 Jacob Esposito 3 James Combes 4 Solomon-John Monahan-Vaika 4 Bradley Walker 5 Jake Mammone 5 Steven Katsionis 6 Blake Thompson 6 Dominic Cox 7 Luke Clifford 8 Oliver Green 9 Alex Boyadjan 9 Shohei Okuno 10 Fabrico Fernandez 10 Nathan Roberts 11 Toufic Alameddine 11 Jack Green 12 Nicholas Trimble 12 Josh Swadling 13 Lord Dakoh 13 Robert Ezekiel 14 Mirjan Pavlovic 14 Jordan Koton 15 Cooper Coskerie 15 Predrag Bojic 16 Joshua Gould 16 Brad Paikin 17 Jordan Gomez 17 Harry Jones 19 John Roberts 23 Adrian Vranic 30 Emmanuel Peters 24 Amaury Gauthier 37 Salou Kamara 25 Max Ephraim 60 Taka Noji Coach: Aidan Desmond Assistant Coach: Franco Constantino Head Coach: Gavin (Guv) Rae S&C: Shannon Codd Assistant Coach: Zlatco Arambasic TD: Stewart Montgomery Goal Keeping Coach: Trinity Allen Physio: Active Body Physiotherapy Head Physio: Andrew Hughes Braydy Seeley Manager: Brian Ree Manager: Alex Robertson Referee: J. Mcfarlane Assistant Referees: J. Adabjou, R. Osborne Fourth Official: J. Ewin *TEAM LISTINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE MATCH PREVIEW Mt Druitt Town Rangers will be hoping to cap off a brilliant first season in the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s competition with a finals berth and the must beat Hakoah Sydney City East to make it reality. The Rangers are five points out of the top five and will need to win both of their last two games while also hope results go their way. The pressure will be on their experienced stars Toufic Alameddine and Fabricio Fernandes to fire. Last week’s win ended a run of three games without victory for the Rangers. They take on a Hakoah team who are destined to finish with the wooden spoon and will be without a coach after Gavin Rae’s departure from the club after their defeat to Sydney United 58 on Sunday. The Eastern Suburbs based side has little to play for in the final two games so it will be interesting to see their intensity on Saturday. Goalkeeper Ryan Norval has been one of few standouts in what has been a horror season for Hakoah and expect him to be busy against a dangerous Mt Druitt attack. Mt Druitt will be expected to cruise to victory in this game but can Hakoah shake things up and end the Rangers finals dream? 1ST GRADE - NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Wollongong Wolves FC 20 14 3 3 49 16 33 45 2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 20 11 6 3 40 26 14 39 3 Blacktown City FC 20 11 4 5 30 21 9 37 4 Sydney United 58 FC 20 8 6 6 27 29 -2 30 5 Marconi Stallions FC 20 9 2 9 40 29 11 29 6 Sydney Olympic FC 20 7 5 8 30 31 -1 26 7 Manly United FC 20 7 5 8 24 30 -6 26 8 Rockdale City Suns FC 20 8 2 10 25 37 -12 26 9 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 20 6 6 8 37 45 -8 24 10 Sutherland Sharks FC 20 5 7 8 27 31 -4 22 11 Sydney FC 20 6 3 11 32 45 -13 21 12 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 20 3 1 16 11 32 -21 10 NPLNSW.COM.AU 9 1ST GRADE REVIEWS Sutherland Sharks 2 – Mt Druitt Town Rangers 4 at Hakoah Sydney City East 0 – Sydney Seymour Shaw Park United 58 FC 3 at Hensley Athletic Field Three second half goals have helped Mt Druitt Town A dominant Sydney United 58 has cruised Rangers end the finals hopes of Sutherland Sharks with a to a 3-0 win against bottom side Hakoah 4-2 win at Seymour Shaw Park on Saturday.