FOOTBALL FOCUS ON www.goalweekly.com $4 MAGIC’S STEVE LAURIE VPL TOP SIX SERIES WEEK 2 ALL THE VIC CHAMPS Season 4: Issue 29 Monday 8th September 2008 KISS MY GRASS ISSUE Supporting all colours and reporting in black and white THERE’S MAGICPhoto by Daniel Flis IN THE AIR! BOJO’S MOJO PENALTY SHOOTS ALTONA INTO GRAND FINAL PLUS► ALL THE WEEKEND FOOTBALL RESULTS, BOO, KATSA, TSIGAN, TARTAN TALK, SOCCER HOTLINES & HEAPS MORE! Photos by Nome Risteski Goal! Weekly ISLAND CHILL FOOTBALL FOCUS STEVEROUND 19 LAURIE ALTONA MAGIC FC FULL NAME: Steven Alexander Laurie Photo: Daniel Flis BIRTHPLACE: Melbourne BIRTH DATE: 30/10/1982 HEIGHT: 6’2 “ WEIGHT: 85kg MARRIED: No CAR: Ute OCCUPATION OUTSIDE OF FOOTBALL: Property development NICKNAME: Big man PREVIOUS CLUBS: V.I.S, West Ham United, Peterborough United, South Melbourne, Sydney F.C. REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS: State team, U17 and U20 National team CHILDHOOD FOOTBALL HERO: Paul Gascoigne FAVOURITE O/S PLAYER: Fabio Cannevarro FAVOURITE FOXTEL CUP PLAYER: Take your pick from our fi rst XI FAVOURITE FORMER SOCCEROO: Mehmet Durakovic FAVOURITE CURRENT SOCCEROO: Lucas Neill MOST MEMORABLE MATCH AS A PLAYER:Captianing U17 National Team against Japan MOST MEMORABLE MATCH AS A FAN: My fi rst Rangers and Celtic game in 1990 MOST MEMORABLE GOAL YOU’VE SCORED: 1st NSL goal BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Breaking a bone in my foot two days before U20 World Cup WORST INJURY: Knee op - fractured foot MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT: Ricky Diaco FAVOURITE AWAY GROUND: Bob Jane SUPERSTITIONS: Coffee and toast every game day at Couple Cinos TYPICAL MATCH DAY MEAL: Pasta or beans on toast WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS: Communication WHAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESSES: Too many to mention FAVOURITE TEAM WHEN GROWING UP: Altona City FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTS: Motorcross, wake bording, surfi ng FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTSPERSON: Chad Reed FAVOURITE FOODS: Coutaleti FAVOURITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Sean Penn David Calleja, Colin Azzopardi , Wayne Wallace, Thomas Johnston, Ilia Tsoumerkas Thomas Johnston, Ilia Wallace, Azzopardi , Wayne David Calleja, Colin HOBBIES: My motor bike FAVOURITE HOLIDAY RESORT: Vareggio FAVOURITE NIGHTSPOT: Haven’t been out in years - too busy thinking about the next game! IDEAL DATE: F. Cumani Back Row: Steven Underwood, Paul Wilson, Kevin Malia (Committee Member), Steve Wardle (Committee Member) Steven Underwood, Paul Wilson, Kevin Malia (Committee Member), Steve Wardle FAVOURITE TV SHOWS: Footy Show, Wipeout Photo by John Punshon Coach), Lewis Cassar (Treasurer), Paul Calleja (Team Manager ), Aldo Loriente (Property Stewart) Manager ), Paul Calleja (Team Coach), Lewis Cassar (Treasurer), FAVOURITE MUSIC: Xavier Rudd FAVOURITE FILM: I Am Sam, Note book LAST SOCCER SHIRT YOU BOUGHT: LA Galaxy Absent: FUNNIEST RUMOUR YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT Steven Manceski , Peter Kousoupias, Nikola Kosutic, Martin John, Johnny Black, Nicholas Harrhy, Mark Grech (Committee Member) Steven Manceski , Peter Kousoupias, Nikola Kosutic, Martin John, Johnny Black, Nicholas Harrhy, YOURSELF: Too many to mention BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Mother AND Father 100% Alfred Caruana (Committee Member), Jason Burke (Vice President), Charlie Borg ( President), Andy O’Dell (Coach), James Baskerville (Assistant President), Charlie Borg ( Alfred Caruana (Committee Member), Jason Burke (Vice BIGGEST DRAG IN SOCCER: Pre-season running FOOTBALL AMBITION: To repay the faith David McLean (Physio), Matthew Cini, George Papadopolous, Vasko Trpcevski, Alex Arregin, Jose Portillo, Anthony Bowsley, Carl Hessey, Adiel Bonett (Secretary) Carl Hessey, Anthony Bowsley, Arregin, Jose Portillo, Alex Trpcevski, David McLean (Physio), Matthew Cini, George Papadopolous, Vasko shown by Melissa Fischer-Massa, Vlado and Middle Row: Franz and win the championship WHICH PERSON IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO MEET? : Sir Alan Sugar Front Row: STATE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE CHAMPIONS 2008 LEAGUE STATE YOUR TIP FOR THIS YEAR’S FOXTEL CUP: SUNSHINE GEORGIES Standing: Altona Magic all the way! Issue # 29 Monday 8 Sep 2008 Goal! Weekly CHAMPIONSSOCCER - STATE HOTLINES LEAGUE ONE 3 Kiss My Grass Dept. GEORGIES REJOICE! This week’s line-up Soccer Hotlines 3 O’Dell Navigates Another Promotion Knights v Magic 5 Gully v Bergers 7 State League Wrap 8 A-league Preview 9 Blast From The Past 11 WPL Wrap 12 Euro Wrap 13 Kiss My Grass Special 16 Greek Football 21 Boo, Katsa & Tsigan 22 & 23 Interstate 24 A Pom’s Frog View 27 Football Focus 31 Goal! Weekly is published every Monday by Alimental Enterprises Pty Ltd PO Box 142 Port Melbourne, VIC, 3207 Phone: 9645-1440 Printed by Let The Good Times Roll: Champagne moment for Sunshine Georgies players and supporters. Leigh Tsoumerkas does the honours. Streamline Press There’s certain symmetry to contrast the Nicholas Kalmar, Alfonzo Opazo, Eduardo Andy O’Dell and his troops rallied and proved 155 Johstone St Soares, Ralph Napoli, Michael Fiorenza , Peco that they were made of sterner stuff. Through Fitzroy, VIC, 3065 way 2008 ended for the Sunshine George Cross Football Club when you compare it Dimovski, Goran Talevski, Adam Gauchi- to Round 12 the club had another unbeaten run Distributed by to the end of 2007. Seddon, Miguel Barrigos and Craig Sweeney - and were in a very strong position to be able to All Day Distribution Pty Ltd Both seasons ended with a fi nal all left the club in search of greener pastures and challenge for a promotion spot. PO Box 42 game of the season at Kevin Bartlett Reserve in this would inevitable cause changes in the style Round 12 saw a blockbuster as the North Carlton, VIC, 3054 Richmond. In 2007 Sunshine had come off home and the way the club played. other promotion chasing team, the Dandenong loss in round 25 against the Heidelberg side but It was necessary to recruit players for Thunder, came to Chaplin Reserve and all looked (03) 9645-1440 News Room: other results meant they only needed a result of the club to be competitive in a division which to be rosy for the Georgies as the game entered Advertising: (03) 9645-1440 any kind to survive the drop. They left Richmond looked to be a very challenging and diffi cult the fi nal fi ve minutes. [email protected] battered, beaten and on the wrong side of an eight league to escape from. The other major change Leading one nil and seemly looking [email protected] goals to nil mauling condemning them to Division was the release of senior coach John Markovski to be heading towards victory Dandenong found www.goalweekly.com One football in 2008. who coached the club for about half the season something and not only stole an equalizer but stole Fast forward a year and they stepped after replacing Joe Montemourro. all three points to put themselves right into the Editor: Costa Koutropoulos out onto Kevin Bartlett Reserve to take on FC For 2009 the club searched for a coach chase for the promotion spots. The club only lost Art Director: Carlos Ibarra Clifton Hill, promotion secured and knowing that who could bring players to the club, bring a one more game for the season which saw them Production: MJ Ali. any kind of result would secure the Division One new philosophy to the club and bring a winning clinch promotion in the penultimate Round 21. Contributors: Championship. The supporters left jubilant as a mentality back to the club and the players who Sunshine and Dandenong both had wins whilst Nat Adamopoulos, Mark Boric, Richard Bartolo, two goals to nil victory delivered promotion and remained. Southern Stars succumb to Bulleen meaning that Adrian Ceddia, Bruce Darnell, George Egonidis, the championship. Enter Andy O’Dell a coach who was they were gone and the last round would be to Andrew Fisher, Jason Gillick, Steven Gray, The club had a good look at itself after well credentialed as a player and a coach. Andy determine the champion. Both teams recoded Roy Hay, Markian Jaworsky, Paul Jefferies, the debacle that was the eight goals to nil which enthusiastically took on the task of taking this victories by the same score of two goals to nil and George Katsamboukas, Eddie Krncevic, sealed relegation, President Charles Borg and his sleeping giant and turn it into a competitive thus the status quo was maintained and fi lling the Bart Hulley, John Kyrou, Sebastian Kipman, outfi t. O’Dell practically built a new squad two promotion spots - Sunshine fi nished fi rst on George Kouroumalis, Michael Lilikakis, committee decided not to look back and to pick Josip Loncaric, Craig MacKenzie, the bones of what had happened, but opted to from scratch and recruited James Baskerville, 51 points and Dandenong Thunder on 48 points. Joe Novella,Jeremy O’Neil, Teo Pellizzeri, look instead towards the challenge that lay ahead. George Papadopoulos, Peter Kotsoupias, Kile The challenge for Sunshine now is to Chris Priftis, Walter Pless, Julius Ross, Charlie is a man dedicated to seeing Sunshine Kennedy, Steven Manceski, Anthony Bowsley, be competitive and stay in the Premier League. Roger Sleeman, Mike Salter, George Stogiannou, George Cross move forward as a football club. Thomas Johnston, Wayne Wallace, Julian Zach, Players will come and players will go, but the Reuben Schembri, Richard Sucksmith, He is a tireless worker and in his Jacob Quickendon, Paul Wilson and Steven club needs to recruit wisely and recruit players Lachlan Taylor, Nick Townsend, Elias Simopoulos, tenure as president, the club has gone from being Underwood. A number of these players signed who play for the club and not the dollar. With all Michal Skrodsky, Addy Wetzler, Bruno Zovko, on the brink of extinction and as low as State from England. What these boys bought to the due respect, Sunshine must avoid becoming a yo- Photographers: League Division Two, to playing Premier League table was skill, determination, enthusiasm and a yo club battling relegation and promotion from Daniel Flis, Peter Kakalias, Dean Grant, football once again.