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elcome all to our Round 19 match against commitment and belief in our mighty Wolves and WSutherland Sharks Football Club. have confirmed their long term support of our Today we proudly host this game at our new home regions premier representative football team. base, Albert Butler Memorial Oval, Kemblawarra. Additionally sponsors such as Mr Crown, South Thanks to our partnership with the Illawarra Local Coast Graphics, Figtree Physiotherapy, Ultra Aboriginal Land Council, the Wollongong Wolves Football, Puma and Blue Dingo have been very now have a new home base right here at Albert valuable contributors to our team. Butler. For many, many years, the Wolves have Media partners i98fm and the never enjoyed the luxury of having our very own have ensured all the news and results of all our home ground, but all that has now changed and in matches are given good exposure and their conjunction with the Land Council we have some promotion of football is superb. We have enjoyed very exciting plans for this facility. great success with our awareness campaign with In the not too distant future, Albert Butler Melanoma Institute and will continue Memorial Oval will be the sporting/football hub to push their wonderful and important work in of the Illawarra and South Coast with facilities the research and understanding of this terrible and amenities previously not available across affliction. our region. This will provide opportunities for All these organisations have shown their strong everyone, combining sport with education, faith and belief in the Wollongong Wolves. They are culture, leadership, education and employment just as committed as we are in ensuring football opportunities. continues to grow and thrive across our region Over time, a truly world class facility for the entire and to make sure we provide football to as many community to use and benefit from. people as we possibly can, male and female. Our beautiful game is in very secure hands when you Today’s match is crucial. consider the quality and commitment of these Our boys have performed well for 2017. The best is companies and groups to our sport. yet to come. Most importantly, our most valuable and important A win here, sets us up for the remainder of the assets are you. Our fans. season. What we are building here, we are building for all 4 matches remain and our top 5 destiny, remains the football loving people across the Illawarra and strongly in our own hands. South Coast. Keep up the momentum and we’re there. Our region has enjoyed a long, strong history GO YOU WOLVES! of football and we intend to add to that history significantly. 2017 has been a year of major achievements and milestones for the Wollongong Wolves. These are very special and important times in the future of club. We have created very strong, beneficial partnerships with the Illawarra Local Aboriginal We are building to an impressive crescendo. Land Council and UOW College. Some pretty important pieces of a major jigsaw are These partnerships are going to see us having the now starting to come together very nicely. ability to marry sport/football with community and Today however, sit back and enjoy the show our education in a very proactive and positive manner. boys put on for your benefit at our new home We will be in a position to roll out some very ground, Albert Butler Memorial Oval, Kemblawarra. important Community Engagement Programs that Cheer on our team and continue to support our will see opportunities provided for boys and girls, team that supports our community. men and women, on the field and off the field, from Wollongong, the whole of the Illawarra and the GO YOU WOLVES! entire South Coast. Through sport we will open doors for everyone. Major long term sponsors, premier sponsor MCR and major sponsor CDN have reaffirmed their 5 MATCH PREVIEW #PS4NPLNSW THE OPPOSITION:

Our northern neighbours Sutherland Sharks come Hakoah City East, Nathan Elasi from APIA to Albert Butler Reserve, Primbee to play the and Wade Oostendorp from Mounties Wanderers. Round 19 fixture against the Wollongong Wolves. However, a coaching change was effected prior to This will be the 26th league meeting between the Round 8 with Grant Lee taking over. two clubs and the 30th overall including two finals BLAST FROM THE PAST and one cup game. In the Round 22 final round match in 2008 the THE OPPOSITION TODAY – SUTHERLAND two went into this game with the Premiership SHARKS on the line. Sutherland only required a draw The Sutherland Sharks club last won honours in and a superior goal difference and the Wolves 2012 when victorious in the final desperately needed a victory. This match was by defeating Apia Leichardt Tigers 4-1 at Cromer played at , Miranda on Sunday Park, Dee Why. The goals scorers were Chris Price, 3rd August. Matthew Bailey, Blake Powell and Panni Nikas. Sutherland: Phil Zabaks, George Souris, Nick The team was Nathan Denham, George Souris, Stavroulakis, Pedj Bojic, Michael Katz, Michael Yanni Fragogiannis, Paul Cotte, Matthew Gordon, Robinson, Jim Bakis, David Huxley, Brad Price, Hussein Salameh, Bailey, , Boardman, David Reid and Neil Jablonski. Matthew Nick Stavroulakis and Powell. Simon Jaeger, Hall and James Lawrence replaced Souris and Todd Halloran, Nikas and Nick Tsattalios replaced Boardman. The coach was Brian Brown. Denham, Salameh, Bailey and Powell. The coach was Robert Stanton. Wolves: Michael Turnbull, Ben Blake (Capt.), Danial Cummins, Chris Price, Tynan Diaz, Matthew Bailey, In 2016 the Sharks concluded the season in 7th Steve Hayes, Michael Hawrysiuk, Ballamodou position on 27 points from 8 wins and 3 draws, Conde, Ilija Prenzoski and Mitchell Long. Michael sustaining 11 defeats. Thirty-one goals were West and Samet Kaynak replaced Hawrysiuk and scored with forty against with a negative nine- Conde. The coach was John Turner. goal difference with four of the competition clubs having lesser statistics in this regard. Tomohiro Early on in the match Turnbull denied Boardman Kajiyama scored eight goals with twelve others by plucking the ball from his feet. Despite chances making their contributions. There were 3 nil from Stavroulakis, Bojic and Huxley in the first scoring games by the team of which two teams half an hour the Sharks could not take the lead. bettered and 3 teams equalled and there were 8 Prenzoski, Diaz and Hawrysiuk (with an overhead clean sheets, the second best in the competition. kick) also could not take an advantage. However, The quickest goal was a 6th minute goal by Perry in the 39th minute, Huxley’s powerful drive made Moustakas in Round 17. Nick Littler was the an impact when he goaled after good lead up solitary multi scorer in a single match with a brace work by Reid and Robinson and the Sharks took in Round 2. The best result sequence without loss this lead into the sheds at half time. Conversely, was 5 games, Round 17-21, win, win, win, draw The Wolves’ Hayes saved one off the line and a and win. The worst sequence without winning Conde shot had hit the side netting. was 5, Round 6-10, loss, loss, loss, loss and draw. In the second half, Jablonski had only Turnbull The greatest losing sequence was 4, Round 6-9. to beat but shot high and a Stavroulakis effort The biggest winning margin was 3-0 in Round 17 went narrowly wide. Wollongong restored parity and biggest losing margin was 4-0 in Round 3. two minutes after the hour when Long collected New players for 2017 signed by the then coach a clever flick from Prenzoski after he in turn had Carlos Villazon, include are Kevin Lopes from been set up by Conde. Long ran through and beat

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Zabaks. Cummins was given a second yellow (thus win, draw and win. The Wolves best score was 4-0 a red) in time added on. At 1-1 the Premiership in 1987 while the best for the Sharks was 5-1 in went to the Sharks as both teams had concluded 2009 and 4-0 in 2012 and 2013. the season on 44 points but Sutherland had a In 2017, the result sequence for the last five superior goal difference of plus 29 to the Wolves matches Rounds 14-18 is -Sutherland - loss, win, plus 20. loss, loss, and loss, Wollongong - win, loss, loss, Long- ‘I played well and it was tough out there. It is win and win. The Sharks biggest win and loss has disappointing to lose the premiership that way but been 3-1 and 0-4 in Rounds 10 and 5 as against we still equalled them, but that’s soccer for you… the Wolves’ 3-0 and 0-3 in Rounds 8 and 9. Every time I got the ball he (Bojic) was at me. He received a yellow card later for this.’ Sutherland sits in 10th position with twelve points earned from four wins, while the Wolves occupy Turner - ‘It was a great performance. I’m seventh place on twenty-eight points, these disappointed for the supporters that we did not coming from nine victories and one draw. The go home as champions but I’m not disappointed top scorer for each club is Tomohiro Kajiyama with the result. We were the better team in the and Yuzo Tashiro with twelve and eight goals second half and we did not hold back.’ respectively. Nil score games for each team six THE MATCH -UP (SS) and four (WW). Five Sharks players plus an own goal and eight Wolves players and an own From the twenty-five league games, with the goal have contributed to the goal scoring for each Sharks having the most wins 12 to 9 and scoring team. the most goals 44 to 31. The teams share the nil scores total, seven each. The best sequence In the teams’ previous round matches Sutherland without loss has been five matches for the Sharks was defeated 2-0 by Bonnyrigg White Eagles and from 2009 to 2011, win, win, win, win and win. The the Wolves defeated Hakoah Sydney City East 2-1 Wolves’ best is four matches in 1987, 200, win, with Peter Simonoski scoring two goals.

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SCORES AND SCORERS FROM THE PREVIOUS also team captain for three matches in 2014 and FIVE LEAGUE MEETINGS scored 3 goals for that season. 1. 2015. Sharks 2 (Sean O’Connell, Bai Antoniou) Bailey was the top scorer in 2011 with Sutherland drew with Wolves 2 (Jordan Murray, Peter with eight goals to his credit and was in the Simonoski) Waratah Cup winning team in 2012. A total of twenty goals were scored with the Sharks with 2. 2015. Wolves 3 (Brendan Griffin 2, Peter one being scored against the Wolves in 2011 in Simonoski) def Sharks 0 Round 11. He rose high to head home a Nick 3. 2016. Wolves 3 (Nicolas Bernal 2, Darcy Tsattalios cross in the 52nd minute. In the Cup Madden) def Sharks 1 (Josh Da Silva) Final he scored his team’s second goal. He tucked 4. 2016. Sharks 3 (Matthew Gordon, Nick Littler, in a Chris Price pass and this was his last kick of Jack Press) def Wolves 1 (Nicolas Bernal) the game. 5. 2017. Sharks 0 def by Wolves 3 (Yuzo Tashiro 2, Bailey was a good passer of the ball with good own goal) vision and was able to set the strikers up with his probing runs and well-directed passes. SELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF BOTH CLUBS - MATTHEW BAILEY WOLVES’ PAST PLAYER OF NOTE - JIM PRESTON Bailey garnered honours at both the Wolves and Preston was a Scottish goalkeeper who emigrated the Sharks in his N.S.W Premier League career. from Scotland’s Queens Park to Newcastle KB He played two years for each club, the Wolves in United in Australia’s 2008 and 2014 and in 2011-2012 at the Sharks. before coming to the Wolves. Preston was the very first shot stopper for the Wolves and he As well as being in the Wolves 2008 played 13 games in 1981 and 18 in 1982. In his Championship winning team the club qualified debut versus Sydney Olympic in Round 1 at the for the 2014 FFA Cup Round Of 32 which was , two great saves were against the Central Coast Mariners. Following this made by Preston to deny Olympic as they looked match at WIN Stadium on the 20th August, Bailey likely to score. He was the custodian in the 1982 stated ‘It is a little bit disappointing obviously but Finals series (which was the clubs first time in the we have to put it in perspective. Central Coast finals) with two matches being played. A win to was very well prepared and they were sharp right the Wolves over Heidelberg United in the semi- across the park. In the second half, we showed final came before being before the team bowed we could match them in some parts and we had out to St. George in the final. some chances but unfortunately we could not convert. It took us some awhile to adjust to the During his two seasons, he had a selection battle pace of the game but credit to the boys we really with Natch Vardareff with him losing, and then dug deep. It was a good performance but not the regaining his position. result we wanted.’ This match was the swansong He was a safe goalkeeper, good in the air, good for Bailey at the Wolves and he did it with his with the punch and supported his team with his customary style, never letting his team down with exploits. His final game was on 19th September his consummate display on the field. 1982 in the aforementioned Preliminary Final In 2008 he scored 3 goals in 2008 in successive versus St. George. Preston’s final league game matches and three in the three 2008 finals was a 3-1 victory over City in Wollongong matches. In the Grand Final he scored his team’s on 5th September 1982. first of four goals. In the 28th minute, a long By Malcolm Rowney Michael Hawrysiuk throw was headed on with (Comments from coach and/or players were both Chris Price and Ballamodou Conde. Bailey conducted post match by the wrier, then included in got his head to the ball to project it into the goal. his match reports at that time) He played a total of thirty-six league starting appearances with two off the bench. He was

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UNDER 18s - PLAYSTATION 4 NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Sydney FC 18 15 1 2 53 15 38 46 2 Rockdale City Suns FC 18 11 3 4 40 14 26 36 3 Manly United FC 18 10 5 3 30 22 8 35 4 Sydney United 58 FC 18 10 3 5 32 23 9 33 5 Wollongong Wolves FC 18 8 3 7 27 19 8 27 6 Sutherland Sharks FC 18 8 2 8 29 31 -2 26 7 Blacktown City FC 18 7 3 8 30 22 8 24 8 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 18 5 5 8 23 34 -11 20 9 Parramatta FC 18 5 5 8 23 36 -13 20 10 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 18 3 5 10 24 40 -16 14 11 Sydney Olympic FC 18 2 5 11 24 47 -23 11 12 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 18 1 6 11 17 49 -32 9

UNDER 20s - PLAYSTATION 4 NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Sutherland Sharks FC 18 12 2 4 49 21 28 38

2 Blacktown City FC 18 11 3 4 36 17 19 36

3 Sydney FC 18 9 5 4 35 17 18 32

4 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 18 9 2 7 45 28 17 29

5 Rockdale City Suns FC 18 8 3 7 25 29 -4 27

6 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 18 8 2 8 24 23 1 26

7 Sydney United 58 FC 18 8 2 8 26 26 0 26

8 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 18 8 2 8 25 46 -21 26

9 Sydney Olympic FC 18 7 4 7 30 31 -1 25

10 Manly United FC 18 5 3 10 35 43 -8 18

11 Wollongong Wolves FC 18 5 3 10 25 36 -11 18

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CURRENT PLAYERS INITIAL AND LATEST powered the ball down the centre of the empty WOLVES’ PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL. net as the goalkeeper and another defender Which of the Mens 1 League goals came first were converging on him. Price, in a post match for these players of 2017 and which was the interview stated ‘I was pleased with the goal last in line? In some cases, the first Wolves and the way the team played.’ goal has been the only one. Following are the In 2017, Price scored the second of three in circumstances behind each of these judicious the Round 12 match versus Parramatta FC. It strikes and the number of appearances it took came in the 50th minute when Price produced to get on to the score sheet for the first goal a diving low header off a Yuzo Tashiro across scored in date order plus the latest strike of the face of goal pass with Price reacting near these players where applicable. the far post. STEVE HAYES - 2nd April 2006 / 9th August PETER SIMONOSKI - 2nd August 2009 / 15th 2009. July 2017 It was in Round 7 versus Parramatta away At Macedonia Park (Hooka Creek Road), that midfielder Hayes got his first goal, with Berkeley, a fifteen year old Simonoski goaled his team hitting four on that day. It was his after he met a chipped pass from Jamie fifth Wolves appearance as well. He was the McMaster. He pushed the ball into the goal recipient of a poor Parramatta defender’s in the sixty-third minute in this Round 21 clearance with the ball fortuitously falling to Blacktown City match in his second substitute him at the edge of the box. He seized the appearance. This debut strike was the moment, blasting a low trajectory shot into the beginning of many more. goal, leaving the custodian and defenders in In the seventy-ninth minute of the Hakoah its wake. It was in time added on that he duly Sydney City East match at Hensley Athletic goaled to complete the shut out. Centre, Pagewood, Simonoski scored his Hayes’ latest goal for the club was in the thirty-third Wolves league goal. Following final round of the 2009 season away to APIA a succession of passes involving James Leichhardt. With him being adjudged the best O’Rourke, Steven Hayes, Brendan Griffin on the field, he goaled in the twenty-seventh and Darcy Madden, Griffin became involved minute after James Monie had headed the ball again, before gliding the ball back to Michael forward for him to pick it up, before rocketing Robinson, located a few metres inside the his shot past the custodian for his team’s Hakoah territory. He subsequently spied second goal and the fourth for the match. Simonoski and projected a high ball to him CHRIS PRICE - 21st May 2006 / 28th May 2017 across field. Positioned at the far post side, Simonoski chested the ball down and before Price’s goal was the second of the match and it hit the ground he placed his shot under shored up the victory for the home team in his the goalkeeper for the winning goal and the fourteenth appearance consisting of three from achievement of his brace, having earlier scored. the bench and eleven starts stemming from his first and only league appearance in 2005. It MICHAEL ROBINSON - 22nd April 2012 / 20th was Round 14 and Marconi was the opponent. July 2014 In the seventy-sixth minute, a Ballamodou A Round 4 Sydney United game at Edensor Park Conde pass found Price after he had sprinted was the time and place that Robinson hit his down the left. In the ensuing moments, he first Premier League goal for any club. Sasho

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Petrovski had floated the ball into the goal four starts and one from the bench. area but it came back out. It was flicked out by Ten rounds later, Griffin scored again in the a defender to Jacob Timpano and he returned Sydney United 58 match with a third of the the ball back in. Robinson, who had worked day. In the thirty-eight minute, he eluded a his way up the field, was on hand. He struck, defender with ease before powering home in with the ball eluding a host of players, to lodge the 4-0 drubbing. inside the goal in his fourth match. DAVID STOJIC - 21st June 2015 / 18th July It was away to Blacktown Spartans in Round 18 2015. 2014 that Robinson last goaled. In fact he hit two in this match. Unfortunately a ball skewed Stojic received a Brendan Griffin pass. With just off his foot following his attempted clearance the Sydney United 58 goalkeeper to beat, he of a cross before lodging into his own net. propelled the ball directly in front of the goal. However parity was restored by Robinson The ‘keeper got a slight touch but not enough when twenty minutes later in three minutes for the ball to deviate from its trajectory for of added time, he powered home from close the fourth goal of the night and the fourth for vicinity to make amends and seal a draw at his team, scored in the fifty-second minute. This goal was scored in Stojic’s fourteenth Blacktown Football Park. appearance consisting of thirteen starts and DARCY MADDEN - 17th August 2014 / 1st one off the bench. May 2016 It was in Round 18 of the same season that The final game of the season saw the Wolves Stojic scored his latest goal in the forty-ninth win 5-1 with the fifth goal being sunk by minute. At the far post he pushed the ball into Madden. In time added on following the the goal, a couple of minutes after Bonnyrigg regulation ninety minutes, Madden popped up white had brought up the initial goal of the on the left following a corner kick and managed encounter. to finish propitiously to send the team out on NICOLAS BERNAL - 13th March 2016 / 15th a high against APIA Leichhardt to finish the May 2016 competition before an FFA Cup Round of 32 to come. This was in his fourteenth appearance, Bernal scored the second goal of his team’s those consisting of thirteen starts and one from three-goal haul versus Hakoah Sydney City East the substitutes bench. in Round 1 at WIN Stadium in his debut match. Ben Zucco provided a cross that found Bernal. Madden struck in the thirty-ninth minute The Chilean striker headed in from close against Sutherland Sharks at WIN Stadium in quarters in the eighty-first minute. Round 8. He scored with a header from close range under pressure as the custodian came at Peter Simonoski provided a pass for Bernal in the same time but Madden won out. the nineteenth minute and from close range, he managed to power the ball in. (Bernal had BRENDAN GRIFFIN - 11th April 2015 / 21st indeed scored in the Round 1 Parramatta FC June 2015. game in 2017, but it though it recognised at It was versus Blacktown Spartans that Griffin the time, the result of the match was goaled in the 1-1 draw in Round 5 in 2015. It overturned and the goal was was the equaliser on seventy-one minutes. therefore expunged.) From the edge of the area he powered the ball into the net. This game was also his fifth match,

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JOSHUA MACDONALD - 21st May 2016 / 10th first goal in the match at Lambert Park. He June 2017 produced a left footed shot from outside the In 2016, Macdonald made his initial strike and penalty area that flew into the lower corner of debut appearance for the club in the same the goal beating the APIA Leichhardt custodian. game. This was in the Round 11 Bonnyrigg NICK MONTGOMERY - 28th May 2017 White Eagles clash. Following a break out from Montgomery’s initial goal and as well his latest defence, an attacking foray hit pay dirt in the for the team occurred in the sixth minute. Brett sixty-ninth minute, when Macdonald, from Wilson’s long throw came in from the right and the inside of the penalty area, produced a it hit a Parramatta player as Patrick Antelmi confident and composed finish to earn a draw and two other opponents went for it. The ball for his team. fell away to Montgomery in the air. As the ball It was in the sixty-eight minute at dropped to the ground, Montgomery pounced. versus Manly United that Macdonald scored His subsequent right footed shot from inside his latest goal. With room to spare being the box traversed into the goal to the right of unmarked, he moved the ball with a touch the custodian. This was the former Central before beating the custodian with a confident Coast Mariners third game for the club. finish at the near post. JAMES MARKOVIC - 10th June 2017 YUZO TASHIRO - 19th March 2017 / 4th June 2017 Markovic won the ball in the centre of the field and strode forward making ground, with Eighty-nine minutes had elapsed before defenders standing off to give him space, Tashiro goaled for the initial time in the red which he gladly took in his third start in first and white in his second appearance. Against grade. From a fair distance out in the fifty- Sydney Olympic at Belmore Oval in Round 2, seventh minute, he rocketed the ball into the the Japanese player provided a point blank goal, beating the ‘keeper for the match defining header to restore some respect in the 3-1 loss. goal equaliser. Against Sydney Olympic in Round 13 at WIN JACK LOMBO - 2nd July 2017 Stadium, Tashiro scored in the 24th minute. Chris Price had produced a pass for Tashiro. A Nick Montgomery free kick was floated to Tashiro got the benefit of a good bounce and James O’Rourke who positioned out on the left. from inside the penalty area hit home with a He let the ball bounce before he subsequently strong drive. swept the ball in to hit the cross bar. Substitute Lombo reacted quickly and incisively, heading PATRICK ANTELMI - 9th April 2017 / 25th the ball in for the winner with Sydney United June 2017 58 being the opponent. ThIs was Lombo’s In Round 5, a cross came in from the right first appearance in 2017 and from the bench, side in the ninth minute. Steve Hayes, who with the striker having three and two other positioned wider on the right, played in appearances from the bench in 2015 and 2016 the ball. Antelmi rose to head home under respectively. pressure with the APIA Leichhardt custodian These are the initial strikes of the current also vying for the ball simultaneously. players, and together with the ones in 2006 However, Antelmi’s concentration was not are the ones ‘which came first’ for the current compromised from the task at hand to duly squad, in addition with the ‘last in line’ for score in his fifth outing. (This was in fact some of these players.’ Antelmi’s third goal on the field of play in 2017 but is the first ‘legitimate’ goal due to the By Malcolm Rowney overturned result in Round 1 for his team.) (Players comments were taken from interviews In Round 16, Antelmi achieved his sixth conducted by the writer for the match reports at legitimate goal in the 34th minute, scoring the the time.)

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1ST GRADE - PLAYSTATION 4 NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Blacktown City FC 18 14 3 1 41 16 25 45

2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 18 13 0 5 41 16 25 39

3 Rockdale City Suns FC 18 10 4 4 36 24 12 34

4 Manly United FC 18 10 3 5 41 28 13 33

5 Sydney Olympic FC 18 9 4 5 26 19 7 31

6 Sydney United 58 FC 18 9 3 6 32 20 12 30

7 Wollongong Wolves FC 18 9 1 8 23 24 -1 28

8 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 18 5 5 8 26 29 -3 20

9 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 18 4 4 10 26 43 -17 16

10 Sutherland Sharks FC 18 4 0 14 24 47 -23 12

11 Sydney FC 18 5 1 12 26 40 -14 10

12 Parramatta FC 18 1 2 15 16 52 -36 5

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1 Mitchell Presilski - GK 1 Luke Genua - GK 2 Jarrod Alston 2 Sebastian Black 3 Adrian Avello 3 Tyson Black 4 Blake Burkinshaw 4 Jayden Calver 5 Joshua Correia 5 Adam Chicharo 6 Eddy English 6 Nav Darjani 8 Grimshaw 7 Harrison Dennis 9 Sam Lendrum 8 Anthony Krsteski 10 Brendan Low 9 Rocky Lavalle 11 Fletcher McFarlane 10 Keegan Matias 12 Rhys Mooy 11 Oliver Mitrevski 13 Jayden Nikolovski 12 Will Nattrass 14 Potts 13 Luke Paull 15 Thomas Richmond 14 Joshua Petrovski 16 Smileski 15 Preston Ridley 16 Noah Vidler

UNDER 14s UNDER 13s UNDER 12s

1 Tom Butkovic 1 James Riach - GK 1 Morgan Woolnough - GK 2 Jake Almond 2 James Anagnostopoulos 2 Chisholm Brown 3 Sam Alston 3 Lucas Ayala 3 Josh Bussoletti 4 Zander Alston 4 Jack Deale 4 Jay DeGouvia 5 Harrison Anagnostopoulos 5 Julian DeFreitas 5 Aleksander Dulevski 6 Brandan Angelevski 6 Jack Duffy 6 Owen Flanigan 7 Andrew Aston 7 Matthew Jackson 7 Damon Gray 8 Josh Field 8 James Jovanovski 8 Kyron Guevara 9 Ned Glasgow 9 Jacob Krkovski 9 Jyden Harb 10 Gabriel Krsteski 10 Kieran Kuzmanovski 10 Thomas Hastings 11 Tony Krstevski 11 Flynn Madden 11 Cooper Kerridge 12 Dane Mathews 12 Daniel Merola 12 McKenzie King 13 Logan Mathie 13 Joshua Nikolovski 13 Dylan Martos 14 Luke Palermo 14 Anton Radice Jones 14 Noah McNeill 15 Matthew Popovski 15 Luca Seritti 15 William Milinkovic 16 Taylan Skurtevski 16 Samual Starcic 16 Payton Skurtevski 17 Jett Stroemer 18 Ryan Thompson 19 Sebastian Tomasiello 20 Kalani Vella

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1 Harry Taylor - GK 1 Aaron Burns 2 Christian Beleski 1 Josiah Kirchberg - GK 1 Jacob Hastings - GK 3 Billy Beniuk 2 Max Atsas 2 Christian Anagnostopoulos 4 Kiran Dhami 3 Tom Bent-Genge 3 Lenny Atsas 5 Kolby Guevara 4 Alessandro Calmasini 4 Taj Demito 6 Axl Hornby 5 Noah Crapis 5 Kyan Hawke 7 Kahled Houchaymi 6 Lachlan Flood 6 Michael Marijan 8 Milo Hudson 7 Lachlan Groves 7 Noah Mathie 9 Isaac Kostovski 8 Adam Kairis 8 Ordham McDermott 10 Cooper Markovic 9 Josh Keir 9 Christian Mihajlovic 11 Jared Mihajlovic 10 Martin Kolevski 10 Ryan Molnar 12 Elijah Millet 11 Levi Martins 11 Rishay Patel 13 Lucas Moreira 12 Liam Mavridis 12 John Perri 14 Innocent Nwali 13 Adrian Pontone 13 Beau Randle 15 Samuel Palermo 14 Daniel Simone 14 Christian Rodriguez 16 Noah Smart 15 Miles Thompson 15 Lennox Roodenrys 17 Lukas Srbinoski 16 Daniel Tugrul 16 Jimmy Skarvelis 17 Christian Vujic 17 Ashton Stapleton 18 Kieran Wardle 18 Noah Stella 19 Harry Wililo 19 Zane Stroemer

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2 Ricardo BERNARDINO 4 Andrija MANDIC 5 Ethan KAMBISIOS 11 Jake DOUGLAS 7 Jack LOMBO 18 Matias DA SILVA SANTOS 8 James MARKOVIC 22 GK Gerrard ROEBEUCK 10 Harrison TARANTO 23 Deren O'BRIEN 11 Tory MUSUMECI 24 Adam MASSOUD 13 Nikola DJORDEVIC 26 Harry SUTHERLAND 14 Mitchell FERRARO 27 Harrison QUIRK 15 Marcus BIMBILOVSKI 29 Daniel KRKOVSKI Sean EVE 30 Lachlan EVERETT Brodie CLARKSON 31 Robert WATSON Bul JUACH 33 Thomas PAPA Jarred WILEY 34 Jake BORROMEO James CARLI 36 Matthew STEWART 37 Christian TORRELLI Coach: Julio Miranda Assistant Coac: Alfredo Esteves Coach: Nick Dimovski Team Manager: Robert Positti and Surjit Assistant Coach: Steve Gordon Wadhwa Manager: Craig Simmons UNDER 18s

1 Brendon KRCANOSKI 1 GK Max WHITE 2 Andrew BOVA 3 Daniel MARAS 3 Daniel CHICHARO 4 Adam HRISTODOULOU 4 Louis CONNELL 5 Tom WOERNDL 5 Ekoue D’ALMEIDA 6 Noah CHIA 6 Thomas DARJANI 8 Dean KRKOVSKI 7 Luke DAY 9 Jacob GJORSEVSKI 8 Jordyn DELLA VEDOVA 10 Jake LEVY 9 Andre DIAS 12 Peter TURRALL 10 Riley HINDS 13 Charlie JONES 11 Emanuel HONDROUDAKIS 14 GK Angelo PARASHIS 12 Jack HOOPER 15 Jayden CASELLA 13 Brendan MITROVSKI 16 Louis ZABALA 14 Benjamin RIACH 15 Joel STARR

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Michael Robinson, the experienced and In 2013, after demolishing Marconi 4-1, sterling central defender and at times midfield the second victory of the season, Robinson player, re-joined the club in 2017 for his stated at the time that ‘we have been having second stint and fourth season after first some troubles lately with the defence but playing senior football with the club in 2012, the backline has been solid tonight. Jakey following on from his earlier Wolves’ junior was in the middle. It was great. Except for representative days. the controversial decision I reckon we could have got our first clean sheet of the season. To date in the 2017 season, Robinson has I don’t think it was a penalty. But at 4-1 you played in seventeen matches (up to Round can’t really complain. Every goal was great. 18) and has been a consummate player and Clinical finishing. It was a great performance - reliable defender. massive. The boys are buzzing now and this is In his first stint of three seasons for the club in the turning point in the season.’ 2012, 2013 and 2014, he amassed 55 league For his final season of his first stint, games and 3 cup games scoring a total of 3 Robinson again scored. This was in Round goals. In fact, he made his Wolves debut in Round 1 against a former club (Bonnyrigg 18 away Blacktown Spartans fixture. He White Eagles) but was on the receiving end had unfortunately conceded an own goal in of 3-2 score line. He stated post match that the seventy-third minute and as the match ‘a very disappointing result especially with wound into injury time, his team was down a bit of a lapse in concentration to concede 3-2. However, twenty minutes after this glitch, the third goal. We will learn from that. I was Robinson made amends by powering home pleased with my performance and hope to get the ball in the third minute of stoppage time better every week like everyone else.’ His initial from close vicinity to the goal for his team Premier League goal was scored in Round 4, take a share of the spoils. He played the most hit in the 35th minute. Sasho Petrovski curled games in this season, missing only one. In the ball in from the corner and it came back the first meeting with the Spartans and a 3-0 out. Jacob Timpano was there to steer it back loss in Round 7 and a team that was on top in. Robinson was subsequently perfectly of the table at the time, he stated –‘I think we placed in the vicinity to slot home through matched them for a majority of the time. And the goalmouth throng. In his second match except for the goals we would have been a lot against Manly United, he blocked a striker’s closer. Zucco hit the bar and we had a couple shot as he motored through, displaying one of penalty shouts as well but I disagreed with aspect of his defensive qualities. Later on in the decision but it goes that way. The boys put the season he brought up his second goal. in a massive effort and I thought we played With a 6-3 score line versus Sydney United 58 pretty good… It was physical encounter ..There in Round 15, Robinson goaled in the thirty- was not a big gap between us and them.’ seventh minute and it was the fourth for his team. The defence did not adequately deal The defender was in the selected team for the with a Sasho Petrovski corner. Scant time first time that the Wolves had qualified for the later, the ball ran out to where Robinson was FFA Cup Round Of 32 when the club played positioned, twenty metres from the goal. He the A-League club, Central Coast Mariners powered the ball into the goal, eluding all and in 2014. He cleared off the line to deny a sundry. probable goal and intervened by heading out

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crosses, and also blocked an attempted shot again, this time in Round 10 versus Hakoah from an Australian international to be one of Sydney City East in the 38th minute. A right his highlights. cross was flighted in allowing Robinson to get his head to the ball. A slight deflection After junior football, Robinson in 2007 plied eventuated but it had enough power to land his trade with Port Kembla in the Illawarra inside the post for his team’s second goal and Premier League before joining the Sutherland Robinson’s first for the club. Sharks in 2008, staying at the Seymour Shaw club for a further two years. He was in the Following from his 2014 stint with the Wolves, Sharks Grand Final team in 2008 Grand Final he made his way to America in 2015. that was defeated 4-2 against the Wolves after the Sharks earlier had annexed the Individual honours were achieved as a Premiership from the runners-up (the Wolves). measure of his ability when he was selected in However his club made grand final amends the Premier League ‘Team Of The Year’ in both by winning in 2009 to become Champions, 2009 and 2010 while at the Sharks. In 2012, at winning 4-1. the Wolves he made the ‘Team Of The Week’ on four occasions In addition in 2014, he was He subsequently played for Bonnyrigg in 2011 included in the 2014 ‘Team Of The Year’ as a and 2016. In 2016, he got on the scoresheet substitute. He made the ‘Team Of Week on no

23 STORY #PS4NPLNSW less than four occasions. He was the Wolves’ a beat and leading by example with the team ‘Man Of The Match’ versus APIA Leichhardt all the better for his presence. One such game at Lambert Park in the 0-0 draw In Round when he captained the team was Round 22 11. Speaking post match, that one of the versus APIA Leichhardt on the 17th August opposition players was ‘one of the quickest 2015 at WIN Stadium in the 5-1 rout. players that I’ve ever seen in the Premier League’. However, despite this particular Michael Robinson is ‘back for good’, indeed, in player’s speed, Robinson was not undaunted the back line for the good of the team. and certainly held his own, outsprinting a prolific striker to intercept. He added ‘I think By Malcolm Rowney we had a bit of a slow start. In the first twenty minutes we were a bit lost then we made (Quotes from players and coach stemmed some structural changes and we came into the originally from the writer’s post match interviews game. We had a few chances and hit the post that were published in the match reports at that a couple of times. Getting a clean sheet is a time.) really nice feeling for a defender. ‘

In the 2017 season, Robinson has only missed one match due to injury (Round 12) and kept his position with consistent performances. In the Round 13 Sydney Olympic encounter, he closed down a threatening quick explosive opponent, intervened with headers and clearances. He stated ‘It’s a good win, especially against Olympic, a top five club. We were under a bit of pressure in the second half but we defended well enough, except for the first ten minutes. I did a bit of a sloppy back pass but I got away with it, but sometimes that happens in football. Hopefully we can make a run at the top Five.’ He was to the fore again in the Round 17 Sydney United 58 match with his coach Jacob Timpano saying that ‘Robbo (and a team mate) were massive at the back’.

In his latest outing, versus Hakoah Sydney City East at Hensley Athletic Centre Pagewood in Round 18, Robinson provided the assist for the winning goal by floating a pass to Peter Simonoski on the left side. He showed his usual strong display in defence, in one instance heading out a dangerous cross.

Robinson is a tremendously adept and safe defender, effective in tackles, possessing very good vision and ability to bring the ball out of defence and sets up his supports. He has also been the captain of the team on occasions for the Wolves in various matches, never missing

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wo enthralling Member Federation v Hyundai and ’s MetroStars respectively, TA-League club matchups, on back-to-back with last season’s semi finalists Olympic nights, both of which will be broadcast LIVE on FOX heading west to face the Jamie Harnwell coached SPORTS, headline the schedule for the 16 fixtures Sorrento at Percy Doyle Reserve. of this year’s Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32. Night two features the David and Goliath contest Victorian club Heidelberg United will welcome between side Peninsula Glory to Olympic Village on Tuesday 1 Power and reigning Westfield FFA Cup winners August before current PlayStation 4 NPL NSW City FC at Dolphin Stadium, Tasmania’s league leaders Blacktown City host the Central entrant Olympia Warriors FC host APIA Leichhardt Coast Mariners the following night at Lily’s Football Tigers, while for the second year in a row Western Centre. Sydney Wanderers FC will meet Wellington Phoenix at . The last time a Westfield FFA Cup Final Round match was held at Olympic Village a crowd of Queensland’s Wolter Park and Mallawa Sporting 11,372 packed in to watch Heidelberg United, who Complex will both host matches on night three had Greece international Kostas Katsouranis in (2 August) as the home venues of Moreton Bay their line-up, take on Melbourne City FC back in United and Gold Coast City, while Sydney FC will 2015. head to the Top End to face Northern Territory entrant Darwin Rovers FC at Darwin Football The Central Coast Mariners will be looking to Stadium. avoid a repeat of their shock Round of 32 loss to Green Gully last year, while for Blacktown City it is Rounding off the Round of 32 on Wednesday 9 another opportunity to try and topple a Hyundai August is an all-Victorian PS4 NPL blockbuster A-League opponent after coming up short against between former Westfield FFA Cup semi finalists Sydney FC in last year’s Quarter Finals. Hume City and Bentleigh Greens at ABD Stadium, with Sydney United 58 FC and FNQ Heat to do South Melbourne’s Cup tie against Northern NSW battle in the Westfield FFA Cup Final Rounds for outfit Edgeworth Eagles at Lakeside Stadium the second time at Sydney United Sports Centre. will be the broadcast match on the traditional all-Member Federation opening night. The final two matches are all Hyundai A-League affairs as Brisbane Roar FC host 2015 Westfield FFA The other three matches scheduled to kick Cup winners Melbourne Victory in the boutique start the Round of 32 on Wednesday 26 July will surroundings of Perry Park, and inaugural Cup see Round of 32 debutantes Hills United and holders United take on the Newcastle Jets Bankstown Berries host Hakoah Sydney City East at . As well as broadcasting one match LIVE and exclusive in full on each match night, FOX SPORTS will also LIVE stream and provide updates and crosses of all other matches. Broadcast and LIVE streaming details will be released closer to the opening match night. Ticketing information for each of the Westfield FFA Cup 2017 Round of 32 matches will be released in due course by each home club. Please visit www.theffacup.com.au for further details and fixtures. 28 SPONSORS NPLNSW.COM.AU

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HOMESUBHEAD GROUND - WIN STADIUM Harbour St, Wollongong

ROUND 03 SUN 26TH MARCH 1 - 1 VS Manly United FC

ROUND 05 SUN 9TH APRIL 1 - 0 VS APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC

ROUND 07 SUN 23RD APRIL 2 - 0 VS Hakoah Sydney City East FC

ROUND 09 SUN 7TH MAY 0 - 3 VS Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC

ROUND 10 SUN 14TH MAY 2 - 0 VS Rockdale City Suns FC

ROUND 12 SUN 28TH MAY 3 - 0 VS Parramatta FC

ROUND 13 SUN 4TH JUNE 2 - 1 VS Sydney Olympic FC

ROUND 15 SUN 18TH JUNE 1 - 3 VS Blacktown City FC

ROUND 17 SUN 2ND JULY 1 - 0 VS Sydney United 58 FC

ROUND 19 SUN 23RD JULY 15:00 VS Sutherland Sharks FC

ROUND 22 SUN 13TH AUGUST 15:00 VS Sydney FC

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