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WOLLONGONG WOLVES COACHING STAFF & MANAGEMENT

1st Team Coach Jacob Timpano

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elcome everyone to our Round 16 match A crunch match for our U18s who at the Wagainst Hakoah City East. moment find themselves one win out of the top 5. Above them, holding equal 5th spot Another Saturday night fixture, under lights currently are Marconi and Hakoah so our boys here at WIN Stadium – The Wolf Den. know this is a season defining match for our Superb stadium – Great atmosphere – Plenty U18s finals aspirations. A win here will see us to play for. rise to really start putting pressure on those above us and snare a possible finals position Both clubs are sitting in remarkably similar at the end of the competition rounds, while positions across all 3 grades and club a loss will leave us with quite a lot of ground championships points. to make up and with not all that many games These are all must win games and will set the remaining. A huge match for our Wolves and winners up for a strong finish to the season. one they will be more than prepared for. In First Grade both the Wolves and Hakoah are Amazingly, in the Club Championship sitting on 19 competition points, agonisingly standings, after 45 qualifying matches across one solitary point outside the top 5. A win the season to date, Hakoah sit in 4th spot on here could see the victor claim outright 5th the Club Championship table with 149 points spot and start to put pressure on 4th and 3rd and the Wolves hold down 5th spot with 148 while a loss will see the vanquished start to slip points. So after a minimum of 4,050 minutes dangerously down the competition ladder at of regular time football across First Grade, the wrong time of the season. So much hinges U20s and U18s only one solitary point separate on this First Grade fixture and both teams will these two clubs. Incredible. be looking for the ascendency to keep their Today will be one of the most competitive and finals aspirations alive and build up some very hard fought rounds of matches across the strong momentum for the final run of matches entire season. All three grades have so much at leading to season’s end. There will be some stake and it will be a win at all costs mentality great football on offer here as each side needs for every single player taking the field for a victory and neither will leave anything in the their respective teams. And played in the best tank looking to claim the full 3 competition stadium in our competition and in front of the points on offer. most passionate and proud football supporters In U20s, again both sides find themselves across our country. in very similar positions on the ladder. Our Sit back and enjoy the drama, tension, action Wolves have been the real surprise packet and excitement right here at WIN Stadium – in this year’s U20s competition, occupying the Wolf Den, under lights, at the best stadium 4th spot on the ladder with 26 competition in our competition and among the most points. Hakoah however is breathing right passionate and proud football fans across down our necks, sitting in 5th spot, one point Australila. behind on 25 competition points. This will be another mouth watering encounter with both GO YOU MIGHTY WOLVES. teams out to put their stamp on proceedings and claim the full 3 points available. The Wolves U20s are playing an attractive brand of football and have surprised many with their strong showings this season and their position on the table. Our boys will be looking to continue this and consolidate their spot in the 5 even further.

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he The goal scored per match average was 1.27 Tchampions of 2017, while the converse was 1.59. The top scorer Hakoah Sydney City East was De Jong with six goals and he was one of come to WIN Stadium to eleven goal scoring contributors. In addition, take on the Wollongong De Jong scored his team’s quickest goal, which Wolves in this Round 16 came in the Round 8 Sydney FC clash. Seven nil fixture of the NPL NSW scores were enacted and this was the second Mens 1 competition since highest in the competition. Three multi scorers the first meeting in 1981 when predecessor in a single game were brace achievers De Jong, club Sydney City won 1-0 with Jim Cant scoring. O. Green and Jablonski. The Wolves have been victorious in most of Seven players were selected in the ‘Team the Hakoah meetings of late with one draw to Of The Week’ with De Jong having the most be had. Will the home keep up their winning appearances with three. Others were Frangie average or will the away team take home the (2), Walker (2), Rae (1), Gideon Sweet (1), honours? Lekoski (1) and Draper (1). De Jong was also selected in ‘Team Of The Year.’ THE OPPOSITION TODAY - HAKOAH SYDNEY CITY EAST The best result sequence without loss was four matches, from Rounds 8 to 11, win, win, As a player/coach in 20017, Gavin Rae has draw and draw. retired from playing to concentrate on coaching for the 2018 campaign. For this THE MATCH-UP season, he has recruited Mitchell Stamatellis, Since the first meeting in the NPL NSW Mens a player selected in the 2017 Mens 1 ‘Team 1, the two teams have met on four occasions, Of The Year’ for Sydney Olympic to stiffen his with the Wolves leading by three wins to one defence. In addition, he has added Jordan and also winning the tally of goals scored by Crighton, James Coombes and Dominic Cox (a 8 to 3. The most number of goals scored in a former APIA player). single match was five, a 3-2 score line in 2016. The Hakoah Sydney City East club last won At this stage in 2018 Hakoah and the Wolves honours in 2017 by winning the Waratah Cup sit in 7th and 8th on the point’s table with five Final defeating APIA Leichhardt 3-1, since wins apiece. Hakoah’s has scored twenty- being formed in 1939. The team on this day three goals to the Wolves’ fifteen. The average was - Anthony Bouzanis (Gk), Bradley Walker, percentage of goals scored to matches played Cameron Draper, Andre De Jong, Anthony is 1.0 (WW) and 1.5 (HSCE). The biggest win for Frangie, Dean Bereveskos, Oliver Green, Harry the teams are 3-0 (HCSE) and 2-1 (WW). Jones, Gavin Rae, Lee Jones and Michael Kouta. In the previous match, Hakoah drew 2-2 with Nathan Roberts and Neil Jablonski replaced Sydney Olympic and the Wolves defeated Frangie and Lee Jones respectively, with the Sutherland 2-1. coach being Gavin Rae. H. Jones, L. Jones and The best result sequence for the last five Jablonski were the scorers. games for the Wolves is win, draw, loss, draw In the last two seasons of the Mens 1 NPL and win, while the Hakoah sequence is loss win NSW competition and the club’s only seasons, draw win and draw. Hakoah Sydney City East finished in 9th The scorer of the previous goal coming into and 8th positions, which displays steady this match is Nick Montgomery and Anthony improvement. Frangie, with Frangie, together with Peter In the 2017 campaign, It took until the third Simonoski being the top scorers for their clubs round to bring up the first victory and Hakoah, with five and four goals respectively. Hakoah at the season’s conclusion, had garnered has nine contributors to the scoring with the twenty-four points from six wins and six draws, Wolves having eight. The away club has the scoring twenty-eight goals and conceding least amount of nil score matches with three to thirty-five, with a goal difference of minus 7. the Wolves’ four in 2018. 6 NPLNSW.COM.AU

PLAYERS TO WATCH Watson, Eli Ohana, and Frank Anthony Frangie achieved a brace in his Farina with being the coach. previous match and is the top sharpshooter for Controversy reared later in the match but his club. His confidence will be high and he will before this eventuated, the Wolves went into most probably be a standout in the team. the lead. Kotamanidis scored after curling a Chris Price can either play as a wingback or be free kick into the goal from twenty metres out pushed further into midfield on the left side past the goalkeeper. However, the Wolves being a consummate and experienced player went a man down following Cokely’s dismissal. who is also very adept at attacking. He has The away team scored an equaliser when Lee hit the ball from thirty metres. It rocketed scored at times with one particular goal being into the goal leaving Hughes grasping at air. a highlight against this opposition tonight. He However, moments before, the ball had been is a ten season player with the club and has cleared but three Sydney players were running played over a hundred games while at the back and were offside when Lee subsequently Wolves. He is indeed one to watch. struck. The referee ruled that these three BLAST FROM THE PAST were not hindering the custodian’s vision so In 1986 the Wolves met Sydney City at the goal stood. Coach Fleming was livid about for this Round 9 this decision. Kosmina earlier had a chance to fixture. score before his team ultimately did but his shot went straight at Young. Barnes was the Wolves: Warwick Young, David Green, Jock pick of the away side. A draw was a fair result Morlando, Peter Kotamanidis, Ray Vlietstra, according to reports. Reg Chilby, Leonel Arcosa, Bryan Cokely, Larry Gaffney, Robert Giraldi and Pat Brodnik. David SCORES AND SCORERS FROM THE PREVIOUS Batten replaced Brodnik. The coach was John FIVE LEAGUE MEETINGS Fleming. 1. 2016. Wolves 3 (Chris Price, Nicolas Bernal, Sydney City; Alex McPherson, Alec Robertson, Peter Simonoski) defeated Hakoah Sydney Grant Lee, Jean-Paul De Marigny, Steve City East 2 (Neil Jablonski) O’Connor, Gerry Gomez, , Joe 2. 2016. Hakoah Sydney City East 1 (Lee Jones)

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drew with Wolves 1 (Stephan Dimoski) Glory. Hughes also won the club’s ‘Player 3. 2017. Wolves 2 (Yuzo Tashiro, Peter Of The Year’ on two occasions, in seasons Simonoski) defeated Hakoah Sydney City 1993/94 and 1995/96. East 0 At the Wolves, he achieved honours at 4. 2017. Hakoah Sydney City East 0 defeated by Wollongong with the team winning the Wolves 2 (Peter Simonoski x2) Waratah Cup in 1997. As a goalkeeper, he commanded his area with confidence, skill 5. 2018. Hakoah Sydney City East 1 (Harry and aplomb having a good clearance kick and Jones) def by Wolves 2 (Peter Simonoski x2) displayed agility going for high balls. SELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF BOTH CLUBS WOLVES’ PAST PLAYER OF NOTE - DEAN - BRETT HUGHES HEFFERNAN Hughes played for Sydney City in 1986, the Heffernan played for the Wolves in the last year the team played in the National 2002/03 season after first playing with Bulli Soccer League. His debut was in Round 13 in the IPL. He scored one goal in his Wolves at the Sydney Athletic Field versus Marconi stint that coming in the fifty-first minute in on 7th July 1986 and making a further Round 17 in New Zealand playing the Football eight appearances. Later on he played for Kingz. He produced a telling shot that was Marconi and APIA before joining the team in not kept out by the hapless defence. In all, Wollongong where he was mainstay for six he totalled twenty appearances. For his first seasons. The goalkeeper played until 2003/04 appearance he came on as substitute on the when he turned out for Sydney Olympic. At 9th September 2002 at . the Wolves he has the most number of clean sheets, thirty achieved in 141 matches. His first Following on from the Wolves, Heffernan season was in 1992/93 and his final one was in played at Sydney United, Sutherland Sharks, 1997/98 with his initial game being in Round 7 overseas with Huddersfield and Liaoning on the 7th November 1992 against Whowin then to the A-League with the Central Knights at Somers Street Stadium, Melbourne. Coast Mariners for a number of seasons, His first clean sheet emanated a week later at together with Melbourne City and Perth Glory. Bandon Park versus Strikers. His final In the between he played with Dandaloo, Bulli game was in Round 26 in the 2-2 draw with and Bankstown Lions. Sydney United with his final clean sheet for By Malcolm Rowney the club achieved in Round 25 1997/98 versus

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eter ‘Pistol’ Pearce addition to that, the 1st Grade Women’s team Pwas one of the five have been League and Grand Final Double founding members of Winners for 3 years in a row (2015, 2016, & Gerringong Breakers 2017). Football Club. The A life member of Gerringong Breakers Football year was 1985, and Club, Peter ‘Pistol’ Pearce can still remember the club entered just one men’s side into the the late 80s/early 90s, when games were Shoalhaven’s Third Grade Competition. Peter played at Cronin’s Oval before the club moved was the Club’s first President and can still to Gerry Emery Oval. “There would often be remember its inaugural year. The club had to a mix up between the clubs using Cronin’s, borrow nets and equipment from the local and field lines would be incorrectly marked” school, and players would play at an indoor Pearce recalled. “There were plenty of times I’d competition in Kiama, with the intent to use be mowing the field markings in hours before the prize money to purchase the club its own kick off so the boys could play”. His favourite equipment. position was in midfield, but that was not Flash forward 32 years, and Pistol Pete can still always Pistol’s role at school, where he began be found at Gerry Emery Oval cheering on his playing as a Goalkeeper. “For the Breakers, beloved club, the mighty Gerringong Breakers. I was a bit of a utility player, I was happy to He is overcome with pride when he considers have a run where needed, but midfield was my how far the club has come since 1985. The favourite”. Breakers today have over 300 registered When asked for his favourite memory with the players (220 juniors and 85 senior players), Breakers, Pistol Pete chose the 1985 inaugural and the club is arguably in the best period of season, where Gerringong defeated Culburra its history to date. The men’s First Grade were in the Grand Final to be Third Grade minor League Champions in 2016 and 2017 and are Premiers and Grand Final winners in their first on course for a finals spot again this season. In

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season. “I came on as a sub with 15 minutes to go, the boys were 2-0 up at that point. I’ll never forget that day”. His only goal for the club is another memory, not least of all because it was scored from inside his own half! “It was my last game for the Breakers, and the ball rolled to me just inside our half. I had a defender closing me down and made a rushed decision to punt it long. I can remember thinking worst case scenario it’ll be a goal kick or the lads up top will deal with it up there. I caught it pretty sweet off the laces, and it looked like it was heading well over, so I turned my back to get ready for the goal kick. I didn’t see it drop over the top of the keeper and into the net”.

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Following on from the ‘Hundred‘ article earlier DAVID SKEEN - 125 in a 2018 program, this is a companion article detailing additional players who are to be The consummate full back played six years recognized for their achievements of playing with the Wolves from 1988 to 1992/93 with a a hundred or more league games for the score of nine goals to his credit. He was right Wollongong Wolves club. sided and in the 1989 season, the last season in winter, he was awarded the club’ Player Of JEFF AINSWORTH - 135 The Year’. He was a member of a Premiership winning side. Skeen was a persistent defender The English defensive midfield player, with boundless energy overlapping, being Ainsworth, began his Wolves career in 1981 stern in the tackle. before departing after the 1983 season. He returned in 1987 and played again in 1988. PETER WILLIS - 118 He was dual Premiership winner and a Championship winner in addition. He was Willis played from 1981 to 1985 for five captain of the 1987 side and in this year was seasons and was a very effective wing back. awarded the club ‘Player Of the Year. He was a finals player. He was a noted taker of penalty kicks and scored quite a few from the GEORGE SOURIS - 131 spot. SASHO DIMOSKI - 116 The striker played ten seasons with club from season 1990/91 to the 1999/00 and was one the youngest players when he played and scored in his initial Wolves appearance versus Heidelberg United at 16 years and 200 days. He was a member of a cup winning side and a Championship winner to boot. He totalled fifteen goals with his best haul, six, being hit in his seventh season. He was a skilful player with speed on the ball and adept at eluding players when in possession and quick to size up an Souris had two stints at the club with the first opening. beginning in the 1997/98 season culminating in MIKE O’SHEA - 113 the 2001/02 season. He was member of a Cup winning side as well as a dual Championship The central defender O’Shea from came from winner. He turned out again for the club after St.George and while at the Wolves he played leaving Sydney Olympic mid season to return for five seasons from 1991/92. He was on the to the Wolves in season 2004/05 in the State score sheet six times and he achieved the League competition. He was the club ‘Player Of ‘Player Of The Year’ for his club in his second The Year’ in his second season. Souris read the season. He was a strong tackler and read the play intuitively, was vigilant with his defending play well and was adept in cutting out crosses and intercepted well. and perceptive with intercepts. In the Round 16 Morwell Falcons match in the 1993/94 season MARTIN BOURKE - 127 he cleared off the line. A six season tenure saw Bourke come to MIKE HOLLIFIELD - 108 the club from the relegated Wollongong Macedonia. from 1991/ 92 to 1996/97 with a Hollifield, a designated ‘Wolves’ Legend ‘ in six season tally. He was an energetic defender 2016, played in the red and white from 1987 with a high work rate, He was an astute tackler to end of the 1991/92 season, a total of five and safe and ever reliable at the back. seasons with a score of three goals to his 14 NPLNSW.COM.AU

credit. He was left side defender with a strong a player he a box to box type who covered a left foot and accurate with his enticing crosses. lot of ground being judicious in his ball playing He was a finalist player, a dual Premiership with a certain amount of speed and was winner and a Championship winning member. indefatigable. Another award he achieved was the club Golden Boot in 1998/99. LARRY GAFFNEY 106 JOHN FLEMING - 105 From Brisbane City where he plied his trade for some years, Gaffney returned to his hometown Fleming, the English holding midfielder, played and turned out the club from 1982 to 1986, five five seasons from 1981 to 1986 with the seasons in all. He was a member in a finalist exclusion of 1985. He was finalist member of playing side. As a player, he had a high work the team and a club ‘Player Of the Year in 1984. rate and was very industrious, possessing a will He was good on the ball and defended stoutly. to win and being a good interceptor. He was able to set up supports with incisive passes and was an organizer. He kept going ANTHONY SURJAN - 106 until the final whistle and bobbed up to score Coming from Marconi, Surjan played a five seven goals with his seasons top score of three season stint with the club from 1993/94 in 1981 and 1983. season to the 1999/00 season. He was a Cup This may not be a defining list and in future, and a Championship winner, plus a finalist. current players could bring up their ‘Hundred’ He scored his fair share of goals from his mid in seasons to come. field position with eight being a season high that actually occurred twice in 1997/98 and in By Malcolm Rowney 1998/99. He amassed nineteen goals all up. As

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his is a look at the average of a season’s season followed by 4.0 in 2013. Only twenty- Ttally of goals to the number of scorers and eight goals were hit in 2013 with only seven to nominate which season is ‘better than all scorers. Ricky Zucco topped the count with the rest’. The top average ratio is 6.3, followed eleven and Joseph Lavalle, Mitchell Del Turco by 6.0 and 5.6, with the lowest being 1.8, this James Baldacchino Chris Nathaniel and Peter cropping up twice in the 1989 and the 1991/92 Simonoski added the other seventeen goals. In seasons. 2004/05 there were only six scorers with Shane McGirr scoring eighteen with five sharing the It is probably not surprising that the two additional sixteen. These players were Michael NSL championship years of 1999/2000 and Clare, Alvin Ceccoli, Adam Hughes, Paul Harries 2000/2001 have the best average as the team and Nick Stavroulakis. scored a whopping high of seventy-two and seventy-six goals in the seasons with twelve The most common average is 2.7 and 3.4 scorers in each year. The latter season had coming in four seasons each, 2.7 in the 1984, the 6.3 average with Stuart Young scoring 1989/90, 1992/93 and 2002/03 seasons and 3.5 nineteen goals, with and Scott in years 1981, 1982, 2008 and 2011. Chipperfield with fourteen goals and eleven goals respectively and with Esala Masi adding Seasons with a single scorer or a number of his eleven total to the mix. , Paul scorers achieving a huge tally of goals have Reid, , Alvin Ceccoli, Paul Harries a big impact on the average. The 1999/2000 Robbie Middleby, Ben Blake and David Huxley and 2000/2001 and the 2004/05 seasons were plus an own goal contributed the extras. ‘better than all the rest’ in the total season goals scored to the season tally of scorers. Three of the same four players, Young, Petrovski and Chipperfield scored the bulk in By Malcolm Rowney the previous season, fifty-one between them and in this 1999/2000 season, the average was a high 6.0 goals per player average with Neil Harlock, Matt Horsley, Paul Reid, David Cervinski, George Souris, Dino Mennillo, Alvin Ceccoli and Ben Blake adding the others. The ‘rest’ is the lowest average of 1.8 that was set both in the 1989 and 1991/92 seasons. In the 1989 season, the number of goals scored amounted to twenty-two with twelve players scoring them. These players were Randall Easthorpe being the top scorer with six with Danny Crainie, Pat Brodnik, David Skeen, Jock Morlando, John Danzo, Brian Cokely, Sean Ingham, Danny Petkovic, Rade Stefanovski, Peter Kotamanidis plus an own goal. In the 1991/92 season, twenty-four goals were tallied with thirteen scorers. Claude Cellini was the top scorer with five with other scorers adding either one or two goals. These players were Mike O’Shea, Frank Bate, Alex Bundalo, Richard Lloyd, Grant Bard, Matt Horsley, Pat Brodnik, Mike Smith, and David Skeen plus an own goal. In the years of the NSW from 2004/05, the best average is 5.6 in the 2004/05

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COACH: JACOB TIMPANO ASSISTANT: LUKE WILKSHIRE ASSISTANT: NICK MONTGOMERY TRAINER: ALFREDO ESTEVES MANAGER: ROBERT POSITTI PHYSIO: MATTHEW WHALAN

1 ANTHONY BOUZANIS 13 ROBBIE EZEKIEL 2 CONNOR SHADDDOCK 14 ANTHONY FRANGIE 3 MICHAEL KOUTA 15 STEVEN KATSIONIS 4 BRADLEY WALKER 16 JOSHUA ORCHARD 5 MITCHELL STAMATELLIS 17 HARRY JONES 6 CAMERON DRAPER 19 DOM COX 7 JACK GREEN 20 JAMES COMBES 8 OLIVER GREEN 21 AMAURY MARIE GAUTHIER 10 ANDRE DE JONG 60 TAKAYUKI NOJI 11 JORDAN CRIGHTON 12 NATHAN ROBERTS

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Sydney Olympic FC 15 10 3 2 27 13 14 33 2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 15 9 2 4 33 16 17 29 3 Blacktown City FC 14 7 3 4 21 13 8 24 4 Sydney United 58 FC 15 7 2 6 22 18 4 23 5 Rockdale City Suns FC 15 6 2 7 28 31 -3 20 6 Marconi Stallions FC 15 5 5 5 19 23 -4 20 7 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 15 5 4 6 23 22 1 19 8 Wollongong Wolves FC 15 5 4 6 15 25 -10 19 9 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 14 5 3 6 21 30 -9 18 10 Sutherland Sharks FC 15 5 2 8 20 22 -2 17 11 Manly United FC 15 4 5 6 21 24 -3 17 12 Sydney FC 15 2 3 10 18 31 -13 9

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Sutherland Sharks FC 15 10 1 4 36 19 17 31 2 Sydney FC 15 8 5 2 45 30 15 29 3 Blacktown City FC 14 9 1 4 30 19 11 28 4 Wollongong Wolves FC 15 8 2 5 25 17 8 26 5 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 15 8 1 6 23 26 -3 25 6 Manly United FC 15 5 4 6 21 17 4 19 7 Sydney United 58 FC 15 6 1 8 22 23 -1 19 8 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 14 5 4 5 18 19 -1 19 9 Marconi Stallions FC 15 5 2 8 18 30 -12 17 10 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 15 5 1 9 20 24 -4 16 11 Rockdale City Suns FC 15 3 4 8 16 35 -19 13 12 Sydney Olympic FC 15 2 4 9 13 28 -15 10

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Sydney FC 15 12 1 2 37 19 18 37 2 Blacktown City FC 14 12 0 2 36 13 23 36 3 Rockdale City Suns FC 15 10 1 4 31 18 13 31 4 Manly United FC 15 8 3 4 29 18 11 27 5 Marconi Stallions FC 15 6 5 4 20 15 5 23 6 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 15 7 2 6 18 20 -2 23 7 Wollongong Wolves FC 15 6 2 7 16 20 -4 20 8 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 15 5 0 10 18 25 -7 15 9 Sydney United 58 FC 15 4 2 9 14 26 -12 14 10 Sutherland Sharks FC 15 3 4 8 16 19 -3 13 11 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 14 2 2 10 17 37 -20 8 12 Sydney Olympic FC 15 2 2 11 12 34 -22 8

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wo of the premiership outsiders will whose brace against Sutherland raised his tally Tcome head to head on the South Coast for the season to 11. this Saturday when Wollongong Wolves host Hakoah Sydney City East. Although the Wolves will be considered narrow favourites before kick off, they won’t want to With both teams six and nine points off top spot overlook at Hakoah side who have flown under respectively, a win is essential for either side to the radar all season. A 1-0 win over Sydney keep their faint hopes reeling in Sutherland Olympic last weekend brought a return to Sharks alive. winning form for Hakoah, who have a six-point buffer over Manly United in sixth. The Wolves appear to greater chance to make that a possibility than their fifth-placed opponents. Wollongong edged Sutherland 3-2 last Sunday and have won four of their last five matches, keeping three clean sheets in the process. Not only are Wollongong the league’s best defensive unit but boast one of the campaign’s outstanding performers in Tory Musumeci,

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CLUB PLAYED U18'S U20'S 1ST TOTAL Blacktown City FC 42 36 56 96 188 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 45 15 32 116 163 Sydney Olympic FC 45 8 20 132 160 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 45 23 50 76 149 Wollongong Wolves FC 45 20 52 76 148 Sydney United 58 FC 45 14 38 92 144 Sutherland Sharks FC 45 13 62 68 143 Marconi Stallions FC 45 23 34 80 137 Rockdale City Suns FC 45 31 26 80 137 Manly United FC 45 27 38 68 133 Sydney FC 45 37 58 36 131 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 42 8 38 72 118

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GRADE POINTS MULTIPLIER 1st Grade Premiership Points X 4 U20 Premiership Points X 2 U18 Premiership Points X 1

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here are a selection of players who have DEZ GIRALDI Tmade appearances for A-League clubs after they had played at the Wollongong Wolves Giraldi made seven starting appearances for such as Matt Horsley, Stuart Young, Naum United in the 2007/08 season and Sekuloski, , Sasho Petrovski, tallied eight on field substitute roles across his Jacob Timpano, Alvin Ceccoli, , three seasons. Jason Trifiro, Corey Gameiro, Josh Bingham, He came to the Wolves in 2008 and played and Justin Pasfield, but this article four league games with one goal scored with is concerned with players who had a ‘welcome the opposition being West Sydney Berries. to the club’ either directly or by a roundabout It emanated in the fifty-sixth minute. Chris way following their A-League experience. Three Price had whisked in a corner kick and Giraldi of the hitherto mentioned players had done was in the vicinity to head home.’ It was good just that, with one of these, in addition with to get onto the score sheet today and it was two others, are in the current (2018) team. important for us to get the win…We had to be STEWART PETRIE patient being one man up. We did and it came off.’ He left the Wolves and signed with Sydney Scottish import and striker for the Central F C. In later years he became an assistant with Coast Mariners in two seasons, 2005/06- coach Jacob Timpano in 2016. 2006/07, Petrie tallied ten goals, with eight in his first season and two in the other. He JUSTIN PASFIELD played forty-one times including two substitute entries. The striker came to the Wolves in 2007 and played four league games and three cup games and scored two cup goals in his stint. These came against Fraser Park F.C., and Dandaloo Lions F.C. in the semi-final. With the introductory work by Tynan Diaz and Ballamodou Conde, For his first strike, Petrie with the ball at his feet, moved into a shooting position on the left side before letting loose on the ball with a powerful left footed shot that raced into the goal, dodging the goalkeeper. For his semifinal effort at , Miranda, Steve Hayes had produced a powerfully driven shot. The custodian managed to keep it out but the ball ran to Petrie and he subsequently slotted it home. He also assisted in what should have been a The goalkeeper made fourteen appearances certain goal but after having the ball squared for the Central Coast Mariners from 2011-2014 to him, the recipient missed the unoccupied and prior was at North Queensland Fury with goal. However, his team won 3-1 to qualify for thirty-nine starts. He was also with Sydney FC the final. Petrie made an impressive display as a back-up goalkeeper in 2005/06 but could with the team and his sterling contribution not budge the incumbent . assisted the team. Petrie played his final game in on 24th June 2007 at Crehan Pasfield was at the Wolves for the 2008 season Park versus APIA Leichhardt, thereby being and played in the 2008 Grand Final victory. unavailable for the Cup Final. ‘I have enjoyed In this season he made seventeen league my time here and hope the boys can keep it games with two finals games plus one cup. going.’ They did exactly this by winning the Cup He returned again to the Wolves for the 2016, Final. 2017 and now 2018 campaigns. He had a 26 NPLNSW.COM.AU

tremendous season in 2017 winning three used to watch him on television and here I was awards at the Presentation Night including playing in the same team as him’. Best Player. In the Round 17 Sydney United 58 game he was his usual impressive custodian It took until 2011 for Timpano to return via earning a clean sheet with his splendid display. another NSW Premier League club to the ‘Yeah it was good for the self-esteem. ..We did Wolves and he played from 2011-2013 making well today and the boys stuck in. A bit of luck fifty-four league appearances, two Cup starts went our way but you have make your own and one finals match. While at the Wolves, he luck and a clean sheet at home is what we try mostly was positioned in his customary central to achieve.’ He has amassed forty-one league defender role but on occasions played in the games from 2016-2017 with one cup start in midfield. On one other occasion he played each of these seasons. In 2018 he has thirteen up front in the striker’s role versus Sydney appearances (up until Round 13 2018). On Olympic. In addition, he was the captain of the occasions he has captained the team. team and lead by example. At present he is the coach of the team since being signed as coach SASHO PETROVSKI in 2016. The prolific goal scorer played for Sydney F.C. (2005-2007), Central Coast Mariners (2007- 2009) and Newcastle Jets (2009-2011) with forty-three appearances with fourteen goals being scored, forty-four with fourteen goals and thirty-five and eight goals, at each club respectively. He played in the 2006 winning Grand Final team with Sydney F.C. Petrovski came back to the Wolves for the 2011 and 2012 seasons and in the first of these years he made twenty appearances with nine goals with one cup start. He played 21 league matches and one finals game scored five goals and had one cup appearance in 2012 tallying. For a number of games he was elevated to team captain. His final goal was in Round 22 versus Sutherland Sharks and his last game was in the Elimination Final against Blacktown City. On twenty minutes, Petrovski took on Sharks defender and eluded him. He looked up JOSHUA MACDONALD to see where the custodian was position. He subsequently curled the ball inside the post. Macdonald was with Western Sydney ‘It was quite pleasing (to score).. A good result Wanderers in the 2015/2016 A-League season and a good way to finish at home.’ making two appearances from the bench. He also played in the 2015 FFA Cup, winning a JACOB TIMPANO penalty for his team versus Brisbane Roar. The current coach of the club played for The tricky up front wide player began playing at Sydney F.C. in the inaugural A-League season, the Wolves in 2016 and is currently in his third 2005/06 to the 2007/08 making a total of season in the red and whites. He attained 14 twenty-six league appearances with the starting appearances and two from the bench season breakdown of twenty-one, two and with one goal in 2017. He has scored a total of three. While at Sydney he played in the 2005 three league goals with his most recent being A-League Grand Final versus Central Coast in 2017. In the sixty-eighth minute and being Mariners and achieved a winner’s medal. ‘I got left to his own devices by the Manly United to play with players such as . I markers, he took a touch before hammering 27 #NPLNSW

the ball in at the near post for the winner. ‘I see the coaching rank. He played ten matches in myself as an attacking and creative player.’ 2017 and nine to date in 2018. In this seasons opening round, he was most effective with NICK MONTGOMERY a strong display in his midfield role, greatly assisting the team against a very strong adversary in Blacktown City. He has added another goal to his tally with a good strike versus Sydney Olympic in Round 10 and a blockbuster in the Round 15 Sutherland Sharks match at J. J. Kelly Park, coniston LUKE WILKSHIRE The right sided wing back/defender Wilkshire came to the Wolves’ club after leaving Sydney F.C. after playing in their record breaking season, with his final game for Sydney being in the A-League Semi-Final versus Melbourne Victory. Wilkshire was signed from Russia as an injury replacement for . ‘Yes it was a fantastic group of players, staff and everyone at the club. I made some close friends and close bonds which will last forever.’ After departing Sydney FC he signed on 11th February 2019 playing his initial game with his new club in Round 10 versus Sydney Olympic. He achieved his first Wolves’ goal, an equalizer, against Blacktown City when his free kick at first hit the defensive wall. With luck, the ball rebounded straight back. He subsequently Montgomery retired from the A-League produced a first time shot that rocketed following the 2016/17 season and signed here into the goal at the near post, eluding the and began playing in Wollongong Wolves custodian. colours in 2017 Round 12, scoring a debut goal against Parramatta Eagles to boot. Six These players have had a warm ‘welcome minutes in just inside the penalty area, he was to the club’ and supporters would say the positioned. A Brett Wilson long throw bounced same given the performances. The players off the heads of two defenders before falling have thrilled the crowds while the younger fortuitously at Montgomery’s feet. A pile driver crowd members look up to these players to of a shot zoomed into the goal. ‘ Today was set the example and this has certainly been a fantastic performance for the boys and we displayed in the sanctioned pitch invasion on thoroughly deserved the 3-0 win. It was nice the last home ground match of the season. to be on the score sheet.’ He was on the books The A-League experience of these players has at the Central Coast Mariners for five seasons certainly added to our club. 2012 – 2017. With one hundred and sixteen By Malcolm Rowney appearances including five off the bench Montgomery also got on the scorers list with Players comments were originally from interviews three goals in his first, third and fifth seasons. conducted by the writer for inclusion in match reports and program articles at the time.) In 2018, he is the match captain on the field and in addition, is assistant to Timpano in

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Adrian Vranic (Sutherland Sharks) 8

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Jordan Figon (Rockdale City Suns) 6

Tasuku Sekiya (APIA Leichhardt Tigers) 6

Panny Nikas (Sydney United 58) 6

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ROUND 7 ROUND 9 ROUND 11 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Manly United FC Marconi Stallions FC 0-1 1-1 1-0

ROUND 14 ROUND 15 ROUND 16 Sydney FC Sutherland Sharks FC Saturday 23rd June @ 19:00 1-1 2-1 Hakoah Sydney City East FC

ROUND 17 ROUND 19 ROUND 21 Sunday 1st July @ 15:00 Saturday 21st July @ 19:00 Sunday 5th August @ 15:00 Sydney United 58 FC APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC Venue TBA Sydney Olympic FC 2018 FIXTURES