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Welcome back to Win Stadium for the second week the boys showed that we are. They played some in a row. fantastic football and gave APIA a real headache. We are at home every weekend in June and we will To beat the team coming second and only three be working hard to ensure that we take maximum points behind us 4 nil was a great performance points and maintain our lead at the top of the table. and very satisfying. In fact, I enjoyed watching the Please support the boys by being in the crowd at football we played from the sideline. each home game and cheering them on. It would be great if you could encourage others to come But, that is all in the past and we are looking no along to the games. further ahead then today. Last week we had a better crowd and the Wolfden’s We go again today against a dangerous Sydney support with the drums and chants made for an United 58 and we are ready. Their results have been improved atmosphere. Thank you to everyone and a bit up and down of late, but we know that they in particular the Wolfden. Your support is invaluable. can play, and on their day, they are one of the better teams in the competition. Last week’s performance against APIA was very satisfying. The first half was a bit of an arm wrestle, Our boys are ready to perform again and I have the but I could see that they expended a lot of energy utmost confidence that they will. trying to play a high tempo game and unsettle us. I hope you enjoy todays match. Everyone is I was always confident that they would struggle to welcome back to the Fraternity Club after the game. keep up with us in the second half. Come back for a meal and a drink with me, the I believe that we are the fittest and most mobile players and the fans. team in the competition and in the second half

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and Central Coast Mariner, Joshua Macdonald made his debut off the bench to strengthen the squad. V With the return of Tom Huskok after signing from Melbourne club, Melbourne Knights the club have added to strengthen the side. Huskok made his 2019 debut in Round 13.

The team from Edensor Park, Sydney United and The club from Edensor Park has been at the forefront last season’s finalists, come to WIN Stadium for the of the game in NSW and has been successful Round 14 clash with the Wolves. Since over the years on many occasions. One such 2004/05 NSW Premier League season, today’s achievement was the 2006 Championship when match will be the twenty-ninth meeting in the the team defeated Blacktown City by 4-0. The team NSW based competition. The first Mens 1 Premier was Matthew Cox, Milan Bosnar, Joe Vrkic, Ante League match was a 1-0 victory to Sydney United 58 Juric, Todd Brodie, Petar Markovic, Ben Vidaic, with Petar Markovic scoring at WIN Stadium. One Luka Glavas, Lisandro Berbis, Mitchell Thompson hundred and eighty-nine goals have been scored and . Ricky Perinich, Tallan Martin and between the two clubs in league games at a goal per Jim Bakis replaced Bosnar, Vidaic and Thompson game average of 2.8. respectively with Jean Paul De Marigny being the coach. Glavas was the lone goal scorer netting all THE OPPOSITION TODAY - SYDNEY UNITED 58 four. New recruits to the 2019 Miro Vlastica coached The 2018 campaign saw the club finishing with 38 Sydney United 58 include striker Peter Simonoski points from 12 wins and 2 draws with 8 defeats in after his long stint from 2009 with the Wollongong third position. The team won one finals match with a Wolves, Judah Cleur from Marconi Stallions and penalty shoot out win 5-3 after it was 1-1 after ninety former U17 and U20s Uruguayan international minutes and after extra time with Patrick Antelmi Sebastian Gallegos (a player who trialled for the being the scorer. Thirty-six goals were achieved with Wolves against the Central Coast Mariners in twenty-nine against with goal per games averages October, 2018 from Hawkesbury City - NPL3) in of 1.63 and 1.31. Six nil scores eventuated which addition with Liam Rose from Central Coast Mariners. was the second highest equaling three other teams In Round 2 new signing and former Wolves’ player with six clean sheets. In Rounds 1-11 sixteen goals

6 #NPLNSW MATCH PREVIEW were scored with fourteen being conceded with a Sydney United 58’s best and worst results in 2019 plus 2 goal difference. In Rounds 12-22 nineteen are 3-0 and 0-5 as against the Wolves 4-0 and 0-1. and fourteen was the outcome with a five-goal Each team has conceded eleven (WW) and twenty- difference. The upshot is more goals were scored in one (SU58) goals with a plus 22 and minus 3 goal the second half of the season with the same number difference respectively. being conceded but a slightly better goal difference. The top scorer was Christopher Payne with twelve The Wolves hold pole position on the point’s table goals with a season strike rate of 0.54. Eight other on thirty points from nine wins and three draws players contributed in the scoring department. The and are six points ahead of the nearest club, while biggest winning margin was three, 3-0 in Rounds 5 Sydney sit in fourth position gaining six wins and and 15 with the highest losing margin being four, three draws and earning twenty-one points. 2-6 in Round 20. The best sequence without losing The result sequence in the previous five games for was seven, in Rounds 15 -21, win, win, win, win, win, Sydney United 58 is win, draw, loss, win and loss, win and win. Multi-scorers in a single match were while the Wolves have win, loss, win, win and win. Nikas with a treble and Payne with two braces and the quickest goal came in the 9th minute of Round PLAYERS TO WATCH 19 scored by Adrian Vlastelica. Players who were Goalkeeper Tom Manos has been the incumbent selected in the ‘Team Of The Week’ were Panni custodian for four years and has been impressive in Nikas with four, Payne (2), Manos (2), and Adrian his domain. He is extremely effective in tacking high Vlastelica, Petar Markovic and Matthew Sim with one each. In the previous five years, the club has concluded the seasons in 9th, 7th, 1st, and 7th and in 2018 a 3rd position was achieved. These positions do show are a little of a roller coaster ride, however two finals appearances in five years is a plus. THE MATCH -UP The top scorer for each club is Thomas James (WW) and Peter Simonoski (SU58) with fifteen and seven goals respectively with each team scoring thirty- three and twenty goals. Eight Wolves players have contributed to the scoring while the identical number of United personnel has done likewise. The scorer of the team’s previous goal is Thomas James (WW) and Matt Sim (SU58). Sydney United has nineteen wins to the Wolves’ seven in their match-ups since the 2004/05 season while United 58 has kept the Wolves scoreless in ten matches while the converse is five. To date in the 2019 competition, Sydney United have been kept scoreless on three occasions with the Wollongong team with only one nil result. In the previous round Sydney United 58 was defeated 4-2 by Blacktown City FC while the Wolves put four past APIA Leichhardt with nil in reply.

NPLNSW.COM.AU 7 MATCH PREVIEW balls into the box, and he is brave on one on ones but could not convert, with Turnbull saving many of should they eventuate. these attempts. Striker Peter Simonoski would like nothing better in On the hour mark, Bailey achieved number three. scoring against his previous club and he scored a hat Giraldi provided a clever back heel and Bailey trick in his first game in 2019 for his new club. He is struck, producing an outside of the right shot that very mobile and knows where the goal is. eluded the diving custodian. Turner stated -‘things Wolves’ holding midfielder, Takeru Okada has taken are falling into place. It is a special group of players to the Mens 1 with panache and ease and has been that work for each other….’ Cummins - ‘We know impressive in providing assists for goals and has what each will (Blake) and it makes it a lot easier been a big part of the engine room of the home when you understand each other. We worked for team. As a measure of his displays, he has been each other and we fight for each other…..’ Bailey included in the ‘Team Of The Week on no less than -‘It came off the boot really nicely. John said at half two occasions. Of late he has added his name to the time to have a go from range and I did….’. Diaz -‘Its score sheets in a couple of matches with well taken going really well. The boys are enjoying it. And it’s goals, four in three subsequent matches. an absolute pleasure to play in this team….’ BLAST FROM THE PAST Round 17 2008 was played at Crehan Park on Saturday, 19th July before an enthusiastic crowd on a cold winter’s night. The John Turner coached Wolves team consisted of Michael Turnbull, Ben Blake (Capt.), Danial Cummings, Chris Price, Tynan Diaz, Steve Hayes, Michael Hawrysiuk, Ballamodou Conde, Ilija Prenzoski, Dez Giraldi, with substitutes Matthew Bailey, Alfredo Estevez and Mitchell Long coming on for Diaz, Conde and Giraldi. Sydney United was Vedran Janjetovic, Josip Moric, Milan Bosnar, Damon Collina, Joe Vrkic, Todd Brodie, Luka Glavas, Mark Robertson, Chris Boyle, Saso Trajcevski and Ivo Bosnar. Dennis Cutura, Mitchell Thompson and Elsid Barkhousir replaced Colina, Boyle and Trajcevski. The coach was Ivan Petkovic. Sydney United came to town intent of consolidating their Top Five position. However, the Wolves closed their opponents especially the dangerous Glavas to keep their attacks at bay. It was in the thirty-seventh minute when the home team ploughed ahead. Prenzoski picked up a long pass out of his team’s defensive line before moving forward at speed before looping the ball over Janjetovic ‘s head into the goal. Seven minutes later, Conde virtually walked the ball into the goal following Bailey’s inroad into United’s territory. His shot across the face of goal was met by Conde to keep winning margin in tact. Hawrysiuk struck the cross from a Price corner kick. Try as they might, M.Bosnar, Collina and Robertson plus Barkhousir produced efforts on goal

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SCORES AND SCORERS FROM THE PREVIOUS played in the A-League with Newcastle Jets and FIVE LEAGUE MEETINGS Queensland Roar plus overseas jaunts in Holland, Croatia and Malaysia. He is now a coach, being 1. 2017. Sydney United 58 2 (Riley Woodcock, Panni a former assistant manager of the Socceroos and Nikas) defeated Wolves 0 now coach of the Matildas. His final league goal for 2. 2017. Wolves 1 (Jack Lombo) defeated Sydney the club in his first of four Sydney United stints was United 58 0 in 1995/96 Round 25 Newcastle Breakers match. On forty-nine minutes, an Ante Moric cross flew in. 3. 2018 Sydney United 2 (Chris Payne, Panni Nikas) Milicic’s shot went in off the post. He also got his defeated Wolves 0 name on the scoreboard when his strike sent his club into Grand Final. It was the only goal of the 4. 2018. Wolves 1 (Yuzo Tashiro) defeated by Sydney Preliminary Final. A Kresimir Marusic corner kick United 3 (Chris Payne, Patrick Antelmi and Sam found the head of a diving David Zdrilic at the near Perre) post. Unlucky for him, the ball went across the goal 5. 2019. Sydney United 2 (Jordan Roberts, Tariq instead of in. However, Milicic was in the area and he Maia) drew with Wolves 2 (Thomas James, Nikola blasted the ball home in the sixty-eight minute into Djordjevic) the net. WOLVES’ PLAYER OF NOTE - SAMET KAYNAK Following the 1996/97 season, he went to two Dutch clubs before returning to Sydney United for Kaynak was striker who played for the first grade the 2000/01 season, achieving eight goals from side at the club in 2006, 2008, 2009 2010 and fourteen games. This was a solitary season and he 2011. His most important achievement, and this returned once more for the club in the 2004/05 season’s debut goal, was in the 2008 Grand Final season and again in 2009. He is currently the coach versus Sutherland Sharks. The ball was cleared up of he Matildas now and in the Women’s World Cup field in the ninety-fourth minute and was headed and will coach new A-League club Macarthur FC in on by Ilija Prenzoski. Kaynak had only the custodian the 2020/2021 season. to beat. He feigned then rounded him to push the ball into an empty goal frame for his team’s fourth SELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF BOTH CLUBS - goal. He stated post match -‘I was nervous taking MARIO JERMEN on the ‘keeper but I got around him to score. It was Jermen played one season with the Wolves that was a great feeling.’ In this season, he had one starting sandwiched in between his stints at Sydney United. appearance and three from the bench. In 2009 he It was the 1995/96 season and he shared the made ten starts and 2 subs with one goal. One sub in Golden Boot award with Tony Perinich with a tally of 2010 and the next year had 3 starts and 6 subs plus nine goals. Making eighteen starting appearances three cup appearances with a brace in the quarter and six from the bench he assisted the team in final with Parramatta. For his first goal the influential winning games. His initial strike was in the Round 18 Andres Gomez moved up field before supplying a Marconi Stallions encounter. The ball was belted up pinpoint high pass to Kaynak. He controlled the field with the Marconi custodian knocking it forward ball at the far post and placed out of the custodian’s with a foot. It went to another Wolves’ player who reach. Gomez played an incisive for Mark Picciolini pushed it forward again. This time Jermen got a who played Kaynak in. The custodian came to knock touch to project the ball into the goal through a sea the striker off kilter, but Kaynak recovered and re- of legs five before half time. gathered the ball to dispatch it subsequently into the goal. Kaynak - ‘Finally a lot has gone my way. The striker played for the Sydney United club in the There was a lot of good build up play with Andres 1992/93 and concluded his tenure after his fifth and Pich, which made my job easier.’ season in the 1999/00 one. For Sydney United he scored a total of ten goals with his biggest haul of SYDNEY UNITED PLAYER OF NOTE - three coming in his final season. He made fifty-seven Milicic was a striker who played 119 appearances appearances for United. with 16 as a substitute scoring a total of 38 goals By Malcolm Rowney from season 1992/93 to 1996/97. He also has

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The most ‘common’ score in football question In 2018, the most common score was 1-1 with five would give responders time to think and some occurrences having a 22.7% ratio, with the next different answers would pop up. Some studies have being 2-1 with four and 18.18%, with 1-0 and 0-1 been forthcoming overseas in this regard and these tying with two each at 9.09%. By way of the contrast results will be compared to those of the Wollongong with the prior season, 2017 and the 1981 season, Wolves. 3-0 and 2-1 were the most prevalent score line in 2017 having four occurrences each and 18.18%, In a study on the four tiers of English football from with 1-2 the next in line having 13.6%, while in the 1888 through to the end to 2013/14 season, the 1981, the 1-1 had eight occurrences at 26.6% and three most occurring score lines were 1-1, 1-0 and 0-1 with five and a 16.6% ratio followed by 2-1 with 2-1 in that order with a 11.6%, 9.8% and 8.9% ratio three and a ratio of 13.6%. of scores to games with 0-1 and 1-2 scores being incorporated in these. Which years had the highest ratio of the 1-1, 1-2 and 0-1 score lines? In the 1983 season there were nine The scores of all Wollongong Wolves games have 1-1 draws with a 30% ratio while the 2011 season had been tabulated and the highest most common six 1-2 results which was the highest incidence with score incidence is the 1-1 score with an 11.19% a 27.2% ratio. In two seasons, the 1981 and 1991/92 scores per games ratio with 105 incidences. This has years, both boasted five 0-1 results having the most been calculated up to the conclusion of the 2018 occurrences, with both resulting in a 16.66% ratio. season. The next best was 1-2 with 7.88% with 74 occurrences, followed by 0-1 in third position with In 2019 up until Round 13, the most occurring score line was 4-0 achieved on three occasions with two 7.78% and 73 incidences. Following in fourth was times each with 2-0 and 2-2 and these occurred with 2-1 with a 7.56% ratio and 71 occurrences. The one each of score lines 1-1, 2-1, 0-1, 3-0, 3-1 and 4-3. Wolves have followed suit with the first place 1-1 The 4-3 result was only the second time since 1981 score line with the English football study. that this result occurred. If, however if the 1-0 and 0-1 ratios were added In total, there were only eight score lines that together like in the English study, it would be 14.28% eventuated with one single incidence and there and if the 2-1 and 1-2 were likewise joined, the ratio were forty-four different scores in total that were would be 15.44% and the rating would be changed. posted in all the league games since 1981. However, the results are being kept separate for the purposes of this article. By Malcolm Rowney

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Many goals have been scored from the ‘spot’ and these are a selection of the instances that led to these successful conversions (with a couple of misses thrown in for good measure). Penalty takers have the advantage in these one on one battles with the custodians but not all go according to plan. There have been some monumental misses and some exquisite goalkeeper saves. Penalty takers need to concentrate before taking the kick and pick the direction that they want the ball to travel. The most recent time that a ‘spot’ kick was converted was in 2019 Round 6 Mt.Druitt Town Rangers at WIN Stadium. A Takeru Okada cross had flown into the box. Central defender Nick Littler charged in to meet the ball but was inconvenienced unfairly, thereby winning a penalty kick. Striker Thomas James, the designated penalty taker stepped up. He dispatched the spot kick with power and it lodged into the goal at the lower left hand corner. Striker Peter Beggs hit one from the spot in 1984’s Round 16 against Brisbane Lions after Peter Kotamanidis was inconvenienced in the eightieth minute to put his team ahead for the first time in the encounter. In the final round of the 2017 season a penalty kick was signified in the forty-fourth minute. Steve Hayes and Yuzo Tashiro were involved before Patrick being tangled together in the box, a penalty kick Antelmi was brought down in the box by a Sydney FC was forthcoming outcome. Stuart Young, in this defender. He rose to his feet and was near the spot. Round 9 2002/03 fixture, guided the ball into the With a swift kick of the ball Antelmi converted for his back of the net, beating the right-gloved hand of a first goal of a hat trick. His left footed effort angled diving custodian. In the 2003/04 season Osagie into the right side of goal with the goalkeeper diving Nwaogazi had zipped into the Melbourne Knights’ the other way. box and in his attempt to leap a defender he was caught and felled by the defender’s flailing leg. Round 2 1987 saw the Rockdale City play each other The Knights protested the decision, but to no avail. and in this fixture Bryan Cokely was inconvenienced Young, as captain, decided to take the kick. His before central defender Jock Morlando stepped left footed shot zoomed into the goal in the fiftieth up to dispatch the ball home in a consummate fashion. He did likewise two rounds onward versus minute to earn a draw. Blacktown City. Against St George in the 1989/90 season and The top scorer of 2009 Ilija Prenzoski brought up immediately prior to the half time break, the his brace when converting from the spot in the referee detected a Saint’s defender’s handball. Round 2 Bonnyrigg White Eagles match at John Midfield player Zivko Hristovski strode to the spot. Crehan Park, Cringila. Captain Steve Hayes was He dispatched a powerful effort to give his team impeded with a shirt tug and the referee signaled a the lead. Later in this season, he again converted penalty. Prenzoski, the experienced striker, made no another penalty kick by slamming the ball into the mistake, dispatching his effort with confidence and Blacktown City goal after Paul McFadden had been panache to bulge the back of the net. knocked over. Following Zeljko Babic and a Perth Glory defender When the Wolves played Parramatta in the 1992/93

NPLNSW.COM.AU 15 SPOT season, Matthew Horsley had made a marauding narrowly inside the penalty area caught Peter run through the middle before off loading a pass Kotamanidis foot. Willis moved to the spot, and to Mike Smith. A defender subsequently held this his sweetly placed his effort lodged into the APIA midfielder back and a penalty kick ensued. The Leichhardt goal immediately after the teams came vastly experienced Charlie Yankos took the kick on the field for the second half. and made an easy conversion. Against Heidelberg It was fifteen minutes when the midfielder Anthony United, Dale White was dragged off the ball in the Surjan hit one in from the to spot to beat the twenty-ninth minute, Yankos duly hit home once Adelaide City custodian for the game’s second again to assist the team with his customary strong goal after the opposition had got onto the score shot. A minute following the hour mark, sheet two minutes prior in Round 21 in the 1998/99 In the 2007 season striker Daniel Aliffi hit a penalty season. had been brought down into the Sutherland Sharks goal of the Round 10 unceremoniously before Surjan stepped forward to fixture at Seymour Shaw Park. He doubled this plough his low shot into the right corner of the net. effort later in this season by hitting two from the In Round 13 in the 1997/98 season, Chipperfield penalty mark in the Tiger Turf Cup Final. At the was fouled once more. Surjan scored his fourth minute past the hour, Aliffi burst into to the box to penalty of the season when he dispatched the ball be unceremoniously dumped. He regained his feet past the Carlton ‘keeper to bring up his team’s and struck home with his ensuing spot kick. The ball second goal. Earlier in the season in the Round 6 traversed to the right of the Manly United custodian Marconi encounter, after seventy minutes, a Jason at Seymour Shaw Park, Miranda. Sixteen minutes he Connolly strike was handled in the box. Surjan, who repeated the effort. With a forward thrust by Steve was to the fore in general play, was on hand to drive Hayes ending with an inconvenience that halted his spot kick into the goal. his momentum, another penalty decision was Midfield player Steve Karavatakis in the same forthcoming. Aliffi directed this time to the left of the 1998/99 Round 21 Adelaide City match as Surjan, custodian. converting his penalty twenty-eight minutes later. In the first season of 1981 in Round 4 the opposition Michael Brooks had zoomed his shot in only for a was Brisbane Lions at Richland Stadium in Brisbane. defender to stop his effort with a hand. A penalty It was in the twenty-seventh minute that midfielder and a red card ensued. With two minutes left on the John Lathan was tackled unfairly on the edge of the clock, Karavatakis added the icing on the cake with box. Lee Adam’s ensuing penalty kick was achieved the team’s fourth goal. to earn a draw. At Schintler Reserve in Melbourne, A twenty-two minute penalty kick was given when in Round 17, with three minutes of the match Andrew Paine gained possession of a through ball in remaining, a Clive Campbell shot hit the hand of a the opening round in 2010. Being one on one with defender, whether deliberate or not was open to Bonnyrigg White Eagles’ custodian, Paine eluded question. Never the less, a penalty was awarded. him before he could pull the trigger. A desperate Adam duly banged the ball in. In 1982, in Round defender arrived on the scene to close things down. 21, a handball was detected and Adam powered Unfortunately for him, he stopped Paine’s progress past the Canberra City goalkeeper in the fifty-sixth with a despairing lunge and received a red card for minute. his troubles. Paine took the spot kick, slotting in as In the relegation battle of 2013, striker Ricky Zucco the custodian dived the wrong way. claimed the penalty after a Central Coast Mariners The Marconi custodian inconvenienced a marauding Academy player had handled the ball in the fifty- Mark Picciolini in this 2012 Round 6 match. He had seven minute. Zucco had the confidence to take the come off his line to bring the striker to the ground. kick. His strongly hit shot flew to the left of centre Mark Picciolini subsequently rose to convert from into the goal as the custodian dived in the opposite the spot to exact revenge. He repeated the effort in direction. Round 9 after a Blacktown defender brought down Peter Willis in 1985 Round 3 Sydney City match Peter Simonoski. He powered the ball home with struck his penalty home following Zivko Hristovski nary a touch from the custodian. The striker also hit a being bundled over. In the 1984 season, a defender spot kick home in the Cup Match versus Parramatta

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Eagles in 2011. Peter Simonoski had been pole axed to his left and managed to prevent the ball from in by the custodian with the following play, Picciolini from entering his realm. The referee said he moved, dispatched the ball high into the goal on sixty-nine ordering the penalty to be re-taken. Adam had a minutes. second bite of the cherry. However, the identical In the 1988 season, striker Randall Easthorpe had thing happened but this time play was waved on. been fouled when he raced into the penalty area. Jeff Ainsworth, the English midfielder and team captain As can be seen, even the very best can somehow was the one to take the resultant penalty kick and he sent his effort strongly into goalkeeper’s domain. miss, as even the Wolves’ own Matthew Horsley, who stuck his spot kick wide of the post in the In extra time in the 2014 Round 5 Waratah Cup match with Sutherland Sharks at Hooka Creek (Macedonia) 1999/2000 season NSL Grand Final can attest. Park, Darcy Madden was severely impeded when Besides this example and Adam’s, there have been he charged into the penalty area. Substitute the spot kicks that the Wolves have failed to convert Matthew Bailey stepped forward to take the penalty, over the years but the majority of aforementioned dispatching the ball with skill into the goal on one hundred and twenty-minutes, thus forcing the game ones have been the success stories. into a penalty shoot out. Madden stated – ‘I got a By Malcolm Rowney favourable decision and that’s football’. A ‘spot’ kick was converted was in 2018 Round14 (Players comments were taken from the writer’s interview Sydney FC match at WIN Stadium. Peter Simonoski originally published in his match reports at the time.) had threaded a pass for Joshua Macdonald to burst into the box. The Sydney FC central defender tangled with the quick Joshua Macdonald to impede his progress and going to ground as a consequence. The penalty kick was duly awarded. Peter Simonoski stepped up to the mark, hitting the ball to the right of centre, beating the custodian as he dived the opposite way. The striker hit two further spot kicks to convert in the one match, this being the Round 5 Cup match in 2015. He breached the Kellyville Kolts domain twice in a row. With Bradley Welch being inconvenienced, Simonoski projected the ball high into the net. His second after a handball decision went in the same direction as his first effort. Kicks from the ‘spot’ can go awry, witness France’s consummate player, Michel Platini’s penalty kick in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico versus Brazil, Roberto Baggio’s in the 1994 World Cup Final versus Brazil and David Beckham’s Euro 2004 Qualifier v Turkey in October 2003. Platini pushed the ball to his left, high over the left hand corner of the goal. Baggio lifted the ball down the centre to fly over the cross bar by some considerable margin. Beckham’s kick soared high into the stratosphere. Closer to home, in the 1982 Round Footscray J.U.S.T. match a penalty was given against the home team, Roy Cotton was taken from behind. Lee Adam, who scored more from the spot than he missed, stepped up to the mark. He powered the ball in. The custodian lunged

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Only three players in the history of the club have won the club’s top accolade, the ‘Player Of The Year’ award on more than one occasion. The seasons of these award winners have been 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 2014, 2015 and 2016 with the players concerned being a goalkeeper, a midfielder and a midfielder/defender. ‘Here’s to you’, Matthew Horsley, Zac Mackenzie and Brett Hughes. Two of these players have been granted a treble of this award while the other has two.

Of course, everyone makes mistakes at some time and even the best players are not exempt from this. However, the overriding issue is the consistently high performances that have been displayed.

It was in the 1991/92 season that Matthew Horsley achieved his first award of three. He made a total of twenty-six appearances with one as a replacement with a one-goal tally. His first starting match was in Round 3 versus West Adelaide and his final match of the season was on the 7th march against Newcastle in the league and against Adelaide City in the finals play-offs. His goal came Round 14 win over APIA Leichhardt. He produced a first time volley from the edge of the penalty area after the opposition custodian had punched the ball out from a Mike Smith corner kick. In the Marconi Round 4 fixture, Horsley broke out in the seventy-ninth minute to subsequently to pass inward to Richard Lloyd who calmly slotted home. In the narrow loss to Adelaide City Horsley carved open the defence with a cross from the right but the opportunity was spurned Dihm shot. It was a powerful effort that zoomed into when a teammate’s header traversed wide. the goal.

Horsley’s second season award was in the 1994/95 His third such season that he earned the honour was season with twenty-three starting appearances in 1996/97 with a seven goal haul from twenty-six and a three-goal achievement. His first match appearances. He was still the captain of the side was in Round 1 Marconi match and his final one of and in his initial start in Round 1, he scored a brace the season was in Round 26. His first goal of the in a high scoring draw with Sydney United away. season was in Round 13 versus Sydney Olympic at Following good lead-up work by Neil Harlock Brandon Park. Horsley earned the plaudits with his and a Nick Josevski cross, an unattended Horsley performances in the Parramatta Eagles and Sydney managed to drive his low shot into the goal. For United Round 6 and 7 games and again in the win his brace, Michael Reda had broken out from the over South Melbourne. He showed his tremendous centre and produced a pass for Horsley to run ability and high work ethic and he led by his example onto. He did so and made a shot that flew into the as the captain of the team from the outset of the far corner of the goal. In Round 2 Alvin Ceccoli had season. In the Adelaide City loss, Horsley headed pumped the ball forward from the back to the goal the ball into the box for Vaughn Coveny to score. In with the custodian mishandling the ball as Sasho Round 13, Horsley scored from a rebound when the Dimoski challenged. Horsley was in the vicinity to Sydney Olympic custodian palmed out a Mathew slam it home. The captain provided the impetus for

24 #NPLNSW TEN his team’s comeback versus Brisbane Strikers but and by that stage the game was a bit over.’ In this the loss was still the end result. Against Canberra match the midfielder determinedly backtracked Cosmos in Round 25, he scored with a header. He to win the ball with an effective tackle and in an led the team to success in this season by winning the earlier instant showed his versatility by projecting Waratah Cup. In his final league game of the season his header towards the opponent’s goal. Two in Round 26, Horsley goaled with header of an rounds earlier, Mackenzie headed out to see off a Anthony Surjan cross. Horsley also led the team in Sydney United threat and set up Peter Simonoski to the finals winning the two-legged Adelaide City to his attempt with an audacious chip. Against APIA Elimination Final before bowing out to Marconi. Leichhardt, Mackenzie displayed his defensive In these award-winning seasons Horsley played mettle. In Round 12 with Sydney Olympic being the in a midfield role. He was an energetic player with opposition, Mackenzie was in the forefront of the a high work ethic, being a good crosser of the ball battles with Olympics’ men. He screened the ball and he set up his supports with precision passes and well and held his own in the tackle. In his final match had composure in difficult situations. He had good of the season in the Elimination Semi-Final against acceleration and speed on his runs. In many matches Sydney Olympic, he met a Joseph Lavalle corner during the season, he gained many points in the kick and got his head to meet it projecting the ball ‘Player of the Year’ as a testament to his consistency. downwards but ultimately it went wide but the Midfielder Zac Mackenzie’s first of three awards intent was there. He gained selection in the Men’s came in the 2014 season when he made twenty- 1 ‘Team Of The Week’ in Rounds 12 and 17 versus one appearances with one from the bench, with an Sydney Olympic and Parramatta FC. additional three starts and one replacement role in the Cup. Three selections were gained the ‘Team Of The Week’ in Rounds 2, 15 and 17 versus Sutherland Sharks, Rockdale City Suns and Sydney United respectively. Against the Sharks, he made a lot of the running, producing incisive passes to his supports with Chris Price and Darcy being the recipients and harassed the opponents by moving in their direction quickly. Against Marconi in Round 21, he headed out in succession to keep his team on the front foot and was an influential presence in the midfield. Post Match he stated, - We started a bit shakily and we were all over the place for the first twenty-five minutes. We sort of came together better and were more compact.’ In the FFA Cup Round Of 32 against the Central Coast Mariners, Mackenzie imposed himself in the play and assisted his team superbly.

In 2015, fourteen appearances were achieved and to attain the top prize from this number of games was special. Mackenzie’s initial start was in Round 1 Sydney Olympic match with his final season match in Round 22. In Round 16 after the loss to Blacktown Spartans, he stated post match-‘ It was disappointing, but we switched off at the outset and they got the jump on us and we really did not turn up in the first half. The second half was better. We played into their hands a bit by pushing a lot of players forward and they sneaked one at the end

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In his third award-winning year of 2016, he made strike from a goal scorer round the post to thwart twenty appearances plus three starts and one his brace. In the scoreless draw with Parramatta replacement entry in the Cup. He gained selection Eagles, the custodian made three match saving in Men’s 1 ‘Team Of The Week’ on two occasions interventions to salvage a point for his team in a in Rounds 5 and 18 as a measure of his standing. ‘Man Of The Match’ performance with his team a In the APIA match his tackling was sound to keep man down following a send off immediately after the out APIA’s attempts to get back into the match, hour mark. In the loss to Sydney Olympic in Round and made timely interventions and providing 23 three reflex saves by Hughes kept the score was perceptive passes out of defence. In the Blacktown blowing out. In Round 21 another quick refined City encounter, was a tower of strength with his Hughes save denied the Melbourne Knights from defensive duties and attacked when the opportunity achieving an equalizer. presented itself. Proving to be a thorn to Blacktown, he was brought down on the edge of the box as In the 1995/96 season, the custodian attained burst through. He stated post match-’we gave away thirty-two appearances with four clean sheets to his three soft goals and then we were chasing the game credit. Hughes in the Marconi Round 29 denied a but we easily could have got something at the end. striker who was causing problems with a fine save I thought Stefan was going to get one (a penalty) to keep his domain intact and he kept it this for the towards the end…I’ve been playing a bit more duration of the match. Against Olympic in Round 6, forward in the last couple of games and it has been he blocked drives by two attackers and against the a bit of a change for me. It has been good, but we same team in the first leg of the Cup match Hughes can’t get the results.’ Prior to the 2016 Round Of 32 was faced with a one on one with Sydney FC match, Mackenzie stated - ‘we are pretty and managed to pull a fantastic save to deny what excited and looking forward to it for a long time. We looked like a certain goal. His clean sheets were give it our best shot, we will give it a red hot go.’ In achieved against South Melbourne, Marconi x2 and the game towards the end he stood his ground after Newcastle Breakers. He was an agile goalkeeper being tackled by . In a specific incident, with quick reflexes, safe hands and a strong Mackenzie blocked an attempted cross to see off punch out with a presence of mind on crosses and the danger and kept the team ticking over with his distributed the ball capably. passing and ball winning efforts. Post match-‘we did The aforementioned players have certainly quite well and then we had a ten to fifteen minute impressed significantly through their performances period where we sort of lost our shape and they to win the ‘Player Of The Year’ award a number of scored two goals and put us to bed. We had a few times. These players have definitely deserved these chances, which could have gone in, but we did not accolades. Again, ‘here’s to you - Matthew Horsley, hold it together. .. It was big relief with the pressure Zac Mackenzie and Brett Hughes. (relegation) off everyone’s shoulders. We enjoyed the game a whole more without that hanging over By Malcolm Rowney our heads.’ (Players’ comments are extracts from interviews For a tall player, his close ball skill was paramount conducted by the writer and published in his match and his interventions were timely and acute. He was reports at the time.) a robust tackler and had a high work rate. He was adept at holding off markers with his distribution being highly effective.

The custodian Brett Hughes’ first season as an award winner was in 1993/94 season making twenty-six appearances. Seven clean sheets were attained versus Parramatta Eagles, Adelaide City x2, South Melbourne x2, Sydney United and West Adelaide. His initial start was in Round 1 versus Newcastle and final season game was in Round 26. In the Morwell Falcons Round 3 encounter Hughes deflected a

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1 - GK Luke Morgan 1 - GK Jake Charlston 2 Harrison Anagnostopoulos 2 Jake Almond 3 Brandon Angelevski 3 James Anagnostopoulos 4 Antoni Anic 4 Edward Bowling 5 Andrew Aston 5 Julian De Freitas 6 Andrew Balaskas 6 Jack Duffy 7 Nathan dedis 7 joshua galevski 8 Thomas Dunn 8 Ashton Kouzan 9 Owen Fitzpatrick 9 Josiah Lewis-Dunkley 10 Dax Kelly 10 Noah McNeill 11 Lochlan Kennedy 11 Luke Palermo 12 Noah Lehn 12 Luca Papalia 13 Logan Mathie 13 William Provino 14 Nathan Paull 14 Anton Radice-Jones 15 Daniel Payne 16 Antonio Sansone 16 Riley Smithson

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1 Brendon Krcanoski 25 Christian Zebec 2 Luke Day 26 Adrian Vastag 3 Joshua Alcorn 27 Larsson Miletic 4 Jack Hooper 28 Daniel Sekulic 5 Tim Chapman 29 Todd Bennison 6 Jason Pappas 30 Anthony Vastag 7 Joel Starr 32 James Papoutsis 8 Jake Levy 33 Ivan Bratjanscak 10 Liam Wille 35 Jordan Ivancic 11 Jackson Mortimer 36 Joshua DeRossi 12 Jordyn Della Vedova 37 Karlo Borovic 13 Brendan Mitrovski 38 Gian Sacco 14 Bul Juach 39 15 Adrian Avello 40 Marcus Bimbilovski 16 Tatsuki Nagatsuka 41 Anthony Pedavoli 17 Brendan Low Coach: Tony Sekulic Coach: Manny Mavridis Manager: Michael Irga

U20’S - NPL NSW MEN’S

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Blacktown City FC 13 10 2 1 33 10 23 32 2 Rockdale City Suns FC 13 6 3 4 24 18 6 21 3 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 13 6 3 4 16 10 6 21 4 Sutherland Sharks FC 13 6 3 4 17 14 3 21 5 Sydney FC 13 5 5 3 21 14 7 20 6 Sydney Olympic FC 13 6 2 5 17 19 -2 20 7 Manly United FC 13 5 2 6 20 24 -4 17 8 Marconi Stallions FC 13 4 4 5 19 24 -5 16 9 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 13 4 3 6 21 24 -3 15 10 Wollongong Wolves FC 13 5 0 8 14 24 -10 15 11 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 13 2 4 7 19 31 -12 10 12 Sydney United 58 FC 13 2 3 8 16 25 -9 9

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Wollongong Wolves went ahead after against APIA performing better against the competition’s bottom Leichhardt Tigers after just four minutes in their side in Sydney United 58. Round 13 clash at Win Stadium last weekend, with Liam Willie finishing at the end of a terrific run from Sydney United lost for the first time in three matches Bul Juach to give his side the lead. when they fell 2-1 to Blacktown City in Round 13, a respectable result given the two sides’ respective It was a lead that lasted just two minutes, and was positions. They have picked up three draws on the overturned completely when APIA scored a penalty road this season, and have improved in recent weeks in the second half; the match ending 2-1 to the with a win over Sydney Olympic followed by draws visitors. away to Rockdale and Manly United. In spite of a particularly disappointing result last weekend, Wollongong should be hopeful of

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CLUB PLAYED U18'S U20'S 1ST TOTAL Blacktown City FC 39 32 64 92 188 Wollongong Wolves FC 39 9 30 120 159 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 39 10 42 96 148 Rockdale City Suns FC 39 18 42 80 140 Manly United FC 39 19 34 80 133 Sydney FC 39 29 40 56 125 Sydney United 58 FC 39 20 18 84 122 Marconi Stallions FC 39 17 32 64 113 Sutherland Sharks FC 39 14 42 56 112 Sydney Olympic FC 39 6 40 64 110 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 39 27 30 44 101 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 39 17 20 28 65

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RANKING GRADE POINTS MULTIPLIER Football NSW will use the following process when ranking the Clubs within each Competition: 1st Grade Premiership Points X 4 NPL NSW Men’s, NPL 2 NSW Men’s, NPL 3 NSW Men’s and Men’s State U20 Premiership Points X 2 League – senior club championship with points calculated from all Premiership Matches in all grades using the following system; U18 Premiership Points X 1

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Wollongong Wolves FC 13 9 3 1 33 11 22 30 2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 13 7 3 3 23 19 4 24 3 Blacktown City FC 13 7 2 4 17 14 3 23 4 Sydney United 58 FC 13 6 3 4 21 24 -3 21 5 Manly United FC 13 5 5 3 19 17 2 20 6 Rockdale City Suns FC 13 6 2 5 15 22 -7 20 7 Marconi Stallions FC 13 5 1 7 27 23 4 16 8 Sydney Olympic FC 13 4 4 5 24 23 1 16 9 Sutherland Sharks FC 13 3 5 5 15 16 -1 14 10 Sydney FC 13 4 2 7 19 25 -6 14 11 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 13 2 5 6 21 31 -10 11 12 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 13 2 1 10 9 18 -9 7

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Blacktown City FC 13 10 2 1 35 10 25 32 2 Sydney FC 13 9 2 2 35 18 17 29 3 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 13 8 3 2 34 26 8 27 4 Sydney United 58 FC 13 6 2 5 29 23 6 20 5 Manly United FC 13 5 4 4 24 20 4 19 6 Rockdale City Suns FC 13 5 3 5 20 23 -3 18 7 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 13 5 2 6 24 22 2 17 8 Marconi Stallions FC 13 5 2 6 15 22 -7 17 9 Sutherland Sharks FC 13 4 2 7 18 24 -6 14 10 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 13 2 4 7 16 29 -13 10 11 Wollongong Wolves FC 13 2 3 8 17 27 -10 9 12 Sydney Olympic FC 13 1 3 9 10 33 -23 6

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Thomas James (Wollongong Wolves) 15

Chris Payne (APIA Leichhardt Tigers) 12

Alejandro Sanchez (Sydney Olympic) 11

Marko Jesic (Marconi Stallions) 9

Mirjan Pavlovic (Marconi) 8

Brendan Cholakian (Manly United) 7

Jeremy Cox (Sutherland Sharks) 7 THOMAS JAMES WOLLONGONG WOLVES Peter Simonoski (Sydney United 58) 7

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