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PO Box 142 Port Melbourne 3207 p (03) 9645 1440 e [email protected] www.goalweekly.com Photos by Nome Risteski Goal! Weekly FOOTBALL FEATURE MELBOURNE VICTORY V JUVENTUS 31 Simon Mur Australian Tour Match JUVE SHOWS ITS STRIPES MUR MAKES HIS MARK Despite a superb strike from Costa Rican star Melbourne Victory 1 (Carlos Hernandez 57’) Carlos Hernandez, Melbourne Victory couldn’t Juventus 4 (Nicola Legrottaglie 7’, Raffaele Pal- contain the might of Italian giant Juventus, ladino 65’ pen/90+4’, Marco Marchionni 90’) And Hodgson Alerts Victory Coach which overcame the home side 4-1 in front of Crowd: 43,357 Venue: Telstra Dome rankston Pines teenager Simon Mur the youngster but few clubs had made ap- 43,357 fans at Telstra Dome on Friday. may be on the verge of trialling for proaches. Hernandez fi red a cracking long-dis- Melbourne Victory: 1.Michael THEOKLITOS (gk), 2.Kevin F tance shot that squared the ledger on 57 minutes, MUSCAT (Captain), 4.Steven PACE, 7.Matthew KEMP, a spot in Melbourne Victory’s youth Both father and son decided that it was time 16.Carlos HERNANDEZ (13.Kaz PATAFTA 80’), 18.Leigh before Italian internationals Raffaele Palladino squad after his coach, Doug Hodgson, for a move and when Adam Jamieson, then BROXHAM (6.Steve PANTELIDIS 74’), 21.Sebastian RY- and Marco Marchionni put Juventus in front and ALL, 22.Nick WARD, 23.Nathan ELASI (14.Adrian CAC- contacted Victory assistant coach Steve senior coach at Pines, invited Mur to pre- then sealed the result. ERES 68’), 24.Billy CELESKI (19.Evan BERGER 74’), Mautone and recommended that he look season training the youngster responded Palladino calmly converted a penalty on 25.Tom PONDELJAK (10.Archie THOMPSON 46’) closely at the 19-year-old. enthusiastically. 64 minutes and registered his second with a clean Yellow cards: Michael Theoklitos 64’ If a dream move to Victory’s youth set-up “I started pre-season on November 10 and shot from close range, which came moments after Juventus: 2.Alessandro BIRINDELLI (Captain), came off it would complete a meteoric rise I think I only missed two sessions. It was Marchionni netted a stunning header in the dying 5.Jonathan ZEBINA, 6.Cristiano ZANETTI, 13.Jess VANSTRATTAN (gk) (12.Gianmarco FIORY (gk) 82’), for Mur from the relative obscurity of State the longest pre-season I’d ever had and I stages. Nicola Legrottaglie had the lively crowd 20.Raffaele PALLADINO, 25.Guglielmo STENDARDO, Three South-East ranks to the periphery of had to make quite a few adjustments. I used 27.Michele PAOLUCCI (36.Luca CASTIGLIA 46’), on its feet early when he rose above the Victory 28.Cristian MOLINARO (34.Cristian PASQUATO 66’), A-League glory in less than a year. It would to drink Coke every day but I gave that up defence and delivered a powerful header on six 30.TIAGO Cardoso Mendes, 32.Marco MARCHIONNI, also represent a triumph for hard work and and I changed my diet. I tried to set myself minutes in Juventus’ fi rst match on Australian soil 33.Nicola LEGROTTAGLIE (29.Andrea ROSSI 61’) Juventus’ Raffaele Palladino sends Michael Thekllitos the wrong way from the penalty spot and puts the game persistence as the youngster is regularly up for a good season because I didn’t know in nearly 25 years. Yellow cards: Nicola Legrottaglie 7’, Cristiano Zanetti 60’ beyond Victory’s reach at 3-1. one of the last to leave the training track, a how I’d go against players at that standard. habit he picked up at his boyhood club Ber- “I was on the bench three or four times wick City where he made his senior debut when Adam was in charge. It was hard to Photos by at just 14 years old. break in to the team because he had a win- Daniel Flis For Hodgson the question of whether or ning squad from the previous year. I spoke not Mur can make it is a no-brainer. “He’s to Adam a couple of times just to fi nd out sharp, he’s quick, he’s enthusiastic, he’s a where I was going wrong and what I need- very hard trainer and he wants to learn. He ed to do.” wants to progress in the game and he’s got It didn’t take long for Jamieson to notice the right attitude to make it,” said the Pines that he had under his care a young player senior coach. Coming from a man who had who was prepared to go the extra yards on a successful professional playing career in the track. Mur would stay back regularly England that’s some recommendation. at the end of training sessions and do extra Mur and his Pines teammates were highly doggies, practice his crossing and generally motivated on Saturday night. While it was work on a variety of aspects of his game. a historic occasion with the unveiling of “A couple of guys at Berwick infl uenced the Monterey Reserve fl oodlights, it was me that way and it just became a habit to the memory of the treatment that Pines re- stay back and do extra stuff.” ceived when they went to Canberra to face When Jamieson approached Mur near the the AIS earlier in the season that mattered end of January and told him that he wanted most. him to join Pines the response was immedi- “It was a debacle up there. We were treated ate. “All I said was ‘where do I sign’. I was like a bunch of lab rats. They (AIS) got rapt.” changed after the game and disappeared to There’s no doubt though that Mur’s fortunes wherever they go to and just left us stand- have brightened since the recent appoint- ing there at the gates. The boys were really ment of Hodgson as Jamieson’s replace- keen to get stuck into them last Saturday.” ment. Hodgson now uses Mur in a wide left But it takes much more than motivation role and the teenager has been excelling in to overcome the challenge posed by Aus- that position. tralia’s elite youngsters and although you “It was hard against Oakleigh the other could not question Pines’ commitment, the week getting up and down the park but control, passing and off-the-ball movement that’s what you have to do in that role. was more than Pines could cope with and We’ve been playing a 3-5-2 system and it’s the AIS ran out a deserved 2–0 victor. been working out well so far. The new boy One person who could be excused for in the middle, Sebastian (Booysen) from having mixed feelings about Mur’s de- Frankston Pines’ teenage midfi elder Simon Mur in action against the AIS last Saturday South Africa, is a breath of fresh air. He had velopment is former Hakoah star and ex- night under lights at Monterey Reserve. a great game against Oakleigh.” Victorian state player Billy Jordanou. It Mur now fi nds himself in a position where was Jordanou’s decision to drop Mur from and after playing most of the reserves game always saw us as long-term prospects. He’s he is re-evaluating his aims. He still has to Berwick’s under-15 Super League side fi ve he sat on the bench and came on as a substi- very passionate about the game and he gen- cement his spot in the team but he already The visiting Italian football giants from Turin, Juventus FC, prepares to take the fi eld against Melbourne Victory in the exhibition match on Friday night at the Telstra Dome. years ago that unexpectedly provided the tute in the fi rst team clash, a game Berwick uinely cares about developing players. has achieved his main goal for 2008. launching pad for a leap into senior ranks. won 3–2. “Joe Carroll’s done all the (coaching) “When the season started my aim was The mascots are junior players from the Foxtel Cup’s Whittlesea Zebras FC. Mur had started playing with Berwick as a The following season, 2004, Mur was a badges and his training drills are relevant to just to play senior football in the Premier six-year-old under the guidance of his dad, regular in the reserves and also made a what you do on matchday but I just didn’t League but when people start talking about Perry, for some time now one of Victoria’s couple of senior appearances but in 2005 he think that we had the personnel to do what Victory’s youth team and that sort of stuff leading referees. The other two coaches cemented his place in the fi rst team, scor- he wanted us to do. I think we only won you start thinking differently and maybe that the young Mur had throughout his ju- ing eight goals as the Saunders-led outfi t one game in the second half of the season setting your goals a little bit higher.” nior career were Paul Eaton and Jordanou romped home in the Provisional One cham- and we didn’t really recruit to make up for How high? “Well I’d jump at the chance and while he describes Eaton as “a good pionship race nine points clear of the fi eld. the players we lost. to try out for Victory’s youth team. Who coach and a very hard player who knew Berwick had a great fi rst year in State “There was a lot of political stuff going on. wouldn’t? But let’s not get ahead of our- what he wanted” he is less complimentary League ranks fi nishing the 2006 season in Dad was president but I don’t think he’ll be selves right now.” about Jordanou. fourth place in Division Three South-East president of anything ever again! The one And it’s that down-to-earth approach mixed “Just let’s say that I wasn’t one of his fa- but things went pear-shaped last season and good thing that came out of it from a per- with a strong work ethic that is allowing vourites. He dropped me out of his Super the club had to wait until drawing the last sonal point of view is that I captained the this young man to make his mark on Victo- League side into the B team but back then game to stave off relegation. It was a sea- fi rst team in that last game. I like to think rian football’s premier stage. Berwick’s senior coaches were asking the son that saw a lot of political infi ghting and that I’m a leadership kind of person so I juniors to play in the reserves and Billy one in which Saunders left and Joe Carroll thought that that was great. I really enjoyed Words by Craig MacKenzie didn’t want to release his players.” took over as senior coach. it.” That worked in Mur’s favour. Senior coach “It was a hell of a struggle. When the coach When the dust had settled from last season Photo by Darryl Kennedy Terry Saunders saw to it that Mur and other left half the team left too. For me Terry Mur sat down with his father to discuss the youngsters were used in the reserves, in Saunders was a very good coach from day future. When Phil Stubbins (now assistant fact Mur made both his reserves and senior one. He took a lot of the kids under his to Aurelio Vidmar at A-League club Ad- debuts on the same day against South Caul- wing. We trained with the seniors, which elaide United) was senior coach at Rich- fi eld. It was in Provisional Two South-East was a big part of our development, and he mond he’d shown some interest in signing Support for both sides were out in force. Melbourne’s large Italian Juve’s Nicola Legrottaglie gets the show on the road with a bullet like Victory’s Carlos Hernandez celbrates with Archie Thonpsonafter after community welcomed their Serie A heros to Australian shores. header to open the scoring and hand Juve a 1-0 lead. hitting a show stopper strike to tie the scores at 1-1.

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Can Drogba, Lampard and Ballack write the Blues into the history books? Goal! Weekly SOCCERSOCCER HOTLINESHOTLINES 3 [email protected] REVENGE AT LAST This week’s line-up Soccer Hotlines 3 Schwarzer Saves The Day, Kewell Clinical Gully v Eagles 4 however, the Socceroos were lucky to escape with all three Zebras v Lions 5 AUSTRA- points, despite dominating 62% Knights v Magic 6 of possession. Iraq created enough chances to Blues v Suburbs 7 have bagged a handful of goals, but a rock-solid Mark Schwarzer Bergers v Cannons 8 1 - 0 and the goal-frame prevented Blast From The Past 11 the Iraqis from striking the back IRAQ of the Australian net. WPL Wrap 12 In a high tempo start, Iraq piled Euro Trash 13 the pressure on the Aussie backline and within four minutes Football Focus 15 they were a whisker away from State League 18 opening the scoring. The Socceroos infl icted further pain on the A fi ercely struck corner was intriguing encounter. Boo, Katsa & Tsigan 22 & 23 Iraqi Football Federation on Sunday night, only parried by Schwarzer as far Australia continued their domination of as the 2007 Asian Cup winners slumped to a as Iraqi midfi elder Emad Mohammed, whose Interstate 24 possession in the second half, and within two 1-0 loss in Brisbane. fi rst-time effort struck the underside of the minutes they took the lead through Aussie hero Junior Leagues 27 The defeat left Iraq cemented to the bottom of woodwork. Kewell. Group 1 in the third round of Asian Football Mohammed then produced the best of Tartan Talk 30 A pinpoint Brett Emerton cross from the right Confederation World Cup Qualifi ers, and Schwarzer’s refl ex actions; the No. 7’s close met the well-timed jump of the Socceroo No. allowed Australia to gain revenge for a 3-1 range shot forced the Aussie stalwart into a fi ne Forza Juve! 31 10, who buried clinically into the bottom corner humiliation at the hands of the Iraqis last year. block with his trailing leg on 27 minutes after of the Iraq net with a powerful header. Only seven days prior to the scheduled match poor defending by Michael Beauchamp Goal! 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Issue # 16 Goal! Weekly FOXTEL CUP 5 Round 15 GREEN GULLY CAVALIERS GULLY REGAINS 3 - 2 TOP SPOT RICHMOND EAGLES Nine Man Eagles Give Gully A Scare Green Gully hosted Richmond knowing An Andy Vargas free-kick saw Burton head top place on the Fotxel Cup table was a the ball across from the far post but Webster possibility with a win, but that a loss could leapt high to strongly claim the ball. In the thirty- see the Eagles move into their second spot. fourth minute Tilovski screwed a clearance A week earlier had seen a draw against wide under pressure, but no Richmond player Altona allow the Cavaliers hold second spot, was on hand to capitalise. with the Eagles beating Preston Lions to move The thirty-seventh minute saw Richmond into third. The only defeat for Gully all season reduced to ten men. Latinopoulos made a had come against the Eagles at Kevin Bartlett reckless challenge on Burton along the sideline, Reserve in Round Two back in February. diving in to try and win the ball and catching Campbell Banks had the ball bounce on the him high. A straight red card was produced by top of the crossbar in the third minute with a Guiseffi , with Vargas picking up a yellow card shot from outside the penalty area. Shortly in the arguing and protestations that followed. afterwards Semir Sivic required treatment Three minutes later Vargas volleyed wide when struck in the face by a cross. Green Gully after a corner, but Gully were to take the lead were having the better of the opening stages, before the break. A free-kick wide of the box and when a corner kick was fl icked on Jimmy on the right saw Burton drive the ball hard and Latinopoulos had to clear off the line for low through a crowded area to put the home Richmond with a header. side ahead. After another set-piece the ball was put Facing a diffi cult task to get anything out back into the penalty area where Steve Burton of the game, Richmond opened the second half headed straight at Stuart Webster. In the in promising fashion. A good run from Richie fourteenth minute Burton crossed from the left Cardozo saw him pick up the ball on the left to the far post but Koce Delev volleyed well sideline near the corner, beat several men and over the target. For the Eagles, Noel Bahnsen get into the box before shooting across the face fi red a shot high over goal from twenty-fi ve of goal in the fi ftieth minute. Steve Burton opens the scoring for Gully against his former club in the top six clash on Saturday. yards when latching onto a knock-down after Green Gully soon exploited their weight of a free-kick. numbers, and in a counter attack a minute later Brazilian well clear of any defenders on the left sent Green Gully back to the top of the Foxtel In the twenty-second minute a chase from Vargas found himself in acres of space to the fl ank, Webster came out of the area and tried Cup table, albeit with a scoreline scarily closer Pablo Cardozo saw Kole Delev make a saving left of goal. He brought the ball into the box, to slide tackle the ball away, felling de Olivera than it should have been. tackle just inside the area with Steven Tilovski drew a defender and Webster towards him and receiving a red card. The Eagles withdrew well exposed having come off the line to try before squaring to Koce Delev on his right for Richie Cardozo to bring on Daniel Neesham in Green Gully: S.Tilovski, S.Burton, D.Fak, and intercept the ball. George Goutzioulis, still an easy fi nish. goal for his senior debut. Kole Delev, J.Fleming, C.Banks (P.de Olivera seething at no penalty being awarded, lunged Things didn’t get any better for Richmond At times the game resembled a training 64’), Koce Delev (M.Sanders 71’), E.Muscat, into a tackle and recieved a yellow card from in the seventy-sixth minute when Jeff Fleming session, with the numerical advantage for R.Ollerton, A.Vargas (J.Adam 64’), J.Nikolic. referee Lewis Guiseffi . played in substitute Pedro de Olivera. With the the Cavaliers seeing chances created but wasted with less than clinical fi nishing. Stuart Goals: Burton 45’ Koce Delev 51’ Sanders 91’ McCluskey kept his side together as much as possible, and Neesham made a good save when Yellow Cards: Vargas 39’ de Olivera found in space to the right of goal in the eighty-sixth minute. Red Cards: None An inspirational performance from Goutzoiulis got a reward in the ninetieth Richmond S.Webster, J.Latinopoulos, minute, when a great run deep in the left corner S.McCluskey, J.Krncevic, S.Sivic (S.Rexhepi saw him twist and turn his way into the box and 46’), G.Goutzioulis, R.Cardozo (D.Neesham unleash a powerful fi nish from an acute angle 75’), P.Cardozo, A.Kovacic, Z.Cvetkovski to pull the score back to 2-1. With play fl owing (M.Catalano 69’), N.Bahnsen. from end to end in injury time, Gully then got a third goal. A run by de Olivera down the left Goals: Goutzioulis 90’ P.Cardozo 92’ saw his spot parried by Neesham but the ball spilled to Matthew Sanders in the middle of the Yellow Cards: Goutzioulis 23’ goal for a simple fi nish. There was still life left in the game yet, Red Cards: Latinopoulos 38’ Webster 76’ as a minute later Pablo Cardozo turned in the box and was brought down by Burton to earn Man of the Match: a penalty. Cardozo picked himself off the deck Andy Vargas (Green Gully) to step up to the spot and convert the kick, the ten man Eagles pulling the score back to 3-2. Venue: Green Gully Reserve In the third minute of injury time they had a Crowd: 250 chance to grab a dramatic equaliser. Michael Catalano’s ball to Jesse Krncevic at the top of the box with Tilovski and a defender bearing down on him saw the ball fl y off the Richmond By Mark Boric striker’s foot and sail just over the bar. With the Referee Lewis Guiseffi has no hesitation in showing Richmond’s Jim Latinopoulos a straight red card. fi nal whistle following, the fi nal score of 3-2 Photos by Daniel Flis

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Monday 2 June 2008 6 FOXTEL CUP Goal! Weekly Round 15 WHITTLESEA ZEBRAS ZEBRAS STRIKE 4 - 0 FOR SILVERWARE PRESTON LIONS Whispers Of Lozanovski Leaving The Whittlesea Zebras have claimed the Preston could have got one back to leave Acevski stranded. Line-Ups: Compass Northern Community Cup at shortly after as Mitch Bosevski drilled an Goran Lozanovski introduced Zebras: Gerohristodoulu, Molan, Epping Stadium but more importantly absolute cracker of a free kick from almost 40 two strikers in Bale Micovski and Robert Antoniadis, Piorkowski, Angelovski, Junior, a vital 3 points in the battle to avoid yards. Kenny Gerohristodoulu in the Zebras Dolevski late in the match but to no avail as Sherman (Petrovich 76’), Lombardo, relegation. goal couldn’t hold onto the rocket and the his side couldn’t work back into the game. Talevski, Karpeh (Vazzochi 79’), Lamanda New signing Daniel Piorkowski ball spilled invitingly to Lions captain Tony Speaking to Goal! Weekly after the game, (O’Hare 72’) was rushed straight into the starting 11 as Sterjovski but his strike agonisingly went new Zebras Coach Ivan Jolic was obviously new coach Ivan Jolic made 4 changes to just wide. happy with his chargers “ I’ve inherited a Lions: Acevski, Masalkovski, Anastasiou, the team that was soundly beaten 3-0 by Preston worked their way back into fairly good squad here. They’re just lacking Pittito, Bosevski, Sterjovski, Schwal Oakleigh two weeks ago. the match and Nick Schwal almost found some self belief. I believe in them - I just (Micovski 60’), Gasparis, Catalano Greg Lombardo opened the scoring the back of the net with a strong volley after need them to believe in themselves, I’ve (Dolevski 60’), Sapasovski, Arsovski for the Zebras with the fi rst chance of the he connected from just outside the area but been here for 2 weeks now. We had a game match in a performance that new gaffer Ivan the ball just sailed over the bar, much to the plan we worked on for this game and the YC: Lombardo 22’, Pittito 27’, Masalkovski Jolic described as “absolutely outstanding”. relief of Gerohristodoulu. lads pulled it off. We kept a clean sheet 71’ Lombardo’s goal came through a defensive After a quiet fi rst period, former which was one of our aims. Good for Greg error from the Preston Lions back four as Perth Glory striker Jerry Karpeh sprung to (Lombardo) and Jerry (Karpeh) to get on the Man of Match they failed to deal with a Goran Talevski life just after the break as in the 47th minute scoresheet.” (Peter Ollerton Medal) : corner and Lombardo pounced from the he neatly slotted past Acevski’s far post to all Rumours were rife late into Sunday night Connor Molan (Zebras) edge of the area. but seal the game for the home side. that Goran Lozanovski had handed in his The 20-year-old then doubled his If that wasn’t the sealer then his resignation after the defeat. Numerous tally for the day as he carefully placed a 25 next goal was as only 5 minutes later Junior attempts were made to contact Lozanovski, yard free kick into the top corner after Jerry De Melo played in Karpeh again and from but without success. By Bart Hulley Karpeh was fouled on the edge of the area by a similar angle he made no mistake, again the experienced Les Anastasiou. slotting the ball neatly towards the far post Photos by Peter Kakalias

Only a week into the job and new Zebras coach Ivan Jolic (standing far left) delivers some silverware to the Epping Stadium trophy cabinet.

Issue # 16 Goal! Weekly FOXTEL CUP 7 Round 15 MELBOURNE KNIGHTS MAGIC MAKES 2 - 2 DEFICIT DISAPPEAR ALTONA MAGIC Knights Let League Leadership Slip The fans who braved the cold to watch Knights could only hold their two fi rst half. two in-form teams of the league battle it goal buffer for fi ve minutes, Henry Fa’Arodo The only opportunities to note fell Yellow Cards: Bozinovski 74’ & 76’, out at Paisley Park, witnessed a game of applied the pressure on the Knights defence to Pelikan, midway through the 2nd half a Anthopoulos 85’, Kalmar 87’. two halves. The fi rst gave them more then and the persistence paid off, the defenders shot from outside the box narrowly missed their money’s worth, the second left them coughed up the ball allowing the Solomon the upright, and he also forced Jedjevic into Red Cards: Bozinovski 76’ feeling short changed. Island international to fi nd Curcija unmarked a fi ne save from a late free-kick. It was the Melbourne Knights who at the back post to tap the ball home. The game came to a sour ending, Goals: Curcija 17’, Mladenovic 38’. burst out of the blocks and before the home Barisic had a chance to restore the with the referee producing fi ve yellow cards side could manage a shot on goal the score buffer in the 30th minute, when with time and a red to Slave Bozinovkski for two crude MELBOURNE KNIGHTS LINE UP: was already two-nil. and space in the box he could only manage challenges in the space of two minutes. Ozdemir, Iosifi dis, Grbesa, Elvin, Franjic, In the 11th minute, Ivan Franjic to fl ash his effort over the bar. Minutes later Next week Altona are at home Watson, Timmonds, Pelikan, Kiratzoglou, made it three goals in successive games, a Spiteri back-heel was cleared off the line. against lowly Fawkner Blues, while the Barisic (Zahra 82’), Spiteri. when he rose the highest in a crowded Altona completed the comeback Melbourne Knights will host Richmond box to slam his header into the back of the in just the 38th minute. When Altona won Eagles in arguably the biggest game of the Subs Not Used: Loncaric, Piorkowski, net, courtesy of a pin-point free kick from a free-kick on the edge of the box, Captain round. Matkovic, Cumming. Anthony Pelikan. Doug Mladenovic stepped up and squeezed The Magic defence were still trying the ball home sending the Altona faithful MATCH STATS: Yellow Cards: Grbesa 70’, Iosifi dis 89’. to work out who was supposed to be marking into raptures. SHOTS: AM 5 MK 14 Franjic, when they found themselves two On the stroke of half time, once TARGET: AM 3 MK 9 Red Cards: None goals down. Pelikan dodged and weaved again Barisic wasted golden chance after CORNERS: AM 2 MK 9 past several stagnant defenders and while he Watson had crossed in a delightful ball, Goals: Franjic 11’, Barisic 13’. would only know if he was having a shot or which the Knights top scorer could only ALTONA MAGIC LINE UP: delivering a cross, Andrew Barisic was on direct straight at Jevdjevic. Jevdjevic, Anthopoulos, Laurie, MOM: Anthony Pelikan (MK) hand at the back post to give the away side a After witnessing a pulsating Mladenovic, Fa’Arodo, Recchia, Curcija dream start. opening half, the fans could have been (Sherifovski 86’), Kalmar, Baldacchino Crowd: 800 @ Paisley Park However as the Football saying forgiven if they were expecting similar in (Riccobene 78’), Masi, Bozinovski. goes ‘A two-nil lead is the worst to have, the second stanza. They were to be let down By Andrw Fisher especially early’, Altona were out to prove as both teams struggled to create any free- Subs Not used: Roganovic, McSorley, the old cliché was right. fl owing attacking movement to that of the Cergovski. Photo by Steve Starek

Melbourne Knights’ Ivan Franjic rises to meet a delicious Anthony Pelikan free kick and open the scoring in the Foxtel Cup heavyweight clash against Altona Magic on Saturday night.

Monday 2 June 2008 8 FOXTEL CUP Goal! Weekly Round 15

FAWKNER BLUES CHILLICO 2 - 1 CHOPS IT UP! WESTERN SUBURBS Blues Bury Burbs The game was one that both clubs needed when Joseph Yousef found himself totally to win to keep their hopes of staying up unmarked in the box to then miss a header in the Premier league next year. after another cross from Napoli. Shortly The result went to Fawkner as they after, Fawkner continued to do damage registered their second win for the season. on the wings as Greechan found himself Western Suburbs are now well entrenched unmarked in the penalty area only for in the relegation battle with Fawkner and his low directed header from a perfect Frankston. Fawkner’s new signing for the pin point cross to be brilliantly saved by week Ricky Chillico had great impact as keeper Gal. The last twenty minutes of he scored in his return game for the blues the game, Western Suburbs lifted their after leaving to join Preston in the off ascendances, with general Lorenz Kindter season. creating havoc in the centre of the park as In the opening minutes of the game he had down most of the game. Western Suburbs may have felt they could As Fawkner failed to put there of gone ahead as Tomi Razov was unlucky chances away Western Suburbs made not to score as Fawkner keeper Schwalger there possession count fi nally when made a good refl ex save to keep the scores Serkan Oksuz found himself unmarked even. One minute later Ricky Chillico in the box after Kidtner took a quick free pounced onto a through ball to open the kick to get the ball wide and cross it in score for Fawkner with a well taken fi nish while Fawkner was still trying to organize from a diagonal run and slipped the ball themselves. Western Suburbs then tried pass the Suburbs goalkeeper Gal. to press forward to get something out of Fawkner shortly after went two the game however Fawkners defense held nil up as Joseph Youseff fi nished from a steadily with the help of a bit of luck and Superb run and cross from left back Ralph a clearance of the line by Cogger in the Napoli as Western Suburbs failed to clear dying stages of the game. Fawkner at this the cross and Youseff was there to slot the stage where down to ten men with Vlado ball away with no mistake. Only minutes Juric having to be stretched off with an after Fawkner were lucky not to concede ankle injury and Fawkner having no more a goal as Tuck was on the line to clear the substitutes available however Fawkner ball after a Western shot. were able to hold on for a priceless victory Western Suburbs then started to to keep there hopes of Premier League take the game to Fawkner as they continued survival alive. to have signifi cant amounts of possession A good result for Fawkner as they however never really made Fawkner desperately needed all three points today keeper Schwalger have much to do. Chris however next week will be a big task Greechen and Joseph Yousef worked as they face Altona Magic away. As for tired less all game and looked extremely Western Suburbs they will be scratching dangerous for the Blues, particularly there heads as a great opportunity may linking well with Ricky Chillico as they have just slipped to continue there battle were looking to catch Suburbs on the of survival, now they will have to wait counter attack and bury the game away. to next week to try and pick up points at With only a couple minutes remaining in home to fl ying South Melbourne. the fi rst half Fawkner eventually caught Fawkner’s Ricky Chillico salutes the crowd after putting his team 1-0 ahead in the relegation Suburbs leaky defense napping as the long battle against Western Suburbs yesterday ball was played over the top for Greechen Man of the Match: Chris Greechan to latch on to but only for Gal to make a Goals- Ricky Chillico 5th, and Joseph Kalogeracos, Emmanuel Papastamatis fantastic one on one save. Youseff 9th (Fawkner), Serken Oksuz Fawkner blues The second half saw Fawkner 75th (Western Suburbs) TEAM-Pasi Schwalger, Clifford Tuck, dominate and look extremely dangerous Ralph Napoli, Yannis Galanos, Fikret the fi rst twenty fi ve minutes with the Western suburbs : Husanovic, Chris Greechan, Ben Cogger, By Harry Papadopoulos likes of Chillico, Husanovic, Galanos TEAM- Stjepan Gal, Johnny Cvetanovski, Lukmon Anifaloyin, Vlado Juric, Ricky Photos by Daniel Flis and overlapping full back Ralph Napoli Eddie Cetkin, Arthur Tsonis, Lorenz Chillico, Joseph Youseff providing plenty of penetrating crosses Kindtner, Tomi Razov, Serkan Oksuz, Bench: Jason Principato, Adam Zilic, on the left side. That was worrying the Konstantinos Tsioukis, igor Khrapko, Michael Fiorenza, Boris Masic, Sebastian Suburbs defense from the on set. Fawkner Dimitri Hatzimouratis, Nikola Raoma Petralito should have gone three nil up fi rstly, Bench- Even Karavitis, Ivan Razov, Vasili

Issue # 16 Goal! Weekly FOXTEL CUP 9 Round 15

HEIDELBERG UNITED TIGHT TITLE 0 - 0 AFFAIR OAKLEIGH CANNONS No Bad Blood As Spoils Are Shared

Heidelberg & Oakleigh have shared the defence as they looked to spread the ball but the striker’s fi rst touch was astray & his Final Score at the Olympic Village: points in tonight’s Round 15 match of the wide to Kozic on the right & Drossos on the subsequent shot was charged down by Felix Heidelberg United 0 drew with Oakleigh 0 Foxtel Cup competition after a scoreless left. Hockless came close with a shot after Rosman. Oakleigh looked threatening on the draw at the Olympic Village. neat interplay with Alilovoic, but Cagalj counter, but their forays were capably dealt Team Line-Ups: Neither side was able to break down in the Oakleigh goals save confi dently. with by Daniel Jones & James Stefanou in the resolute defence of the other as the sides Oakleigh were mainly content to counter the heart of the Heidelberg defence. Tsiorlas Heidelberg United: battled out a second 0-0 draw this season. attack quickly with Damianos looking to for Heidelberg did manage to fi nd the back Gavalas – Ameti, Jones, Stefanou, Whilst the home side had the majority of tuck in behind strikers Lujic & Apostolikas. of the net with a powerful right foot shot, but Vassiliadis – Kozic (Liparoti 85’), Hockless, possession and always looked the more The best chance of the half fell to he was adjudged to be in an offside position Ouliaris, Drossos (Aleksovski 67’) – likely to score, it was a game of few clear- Mark Tsiorlas, whose shot was superbly after being put through by Alilovic. Alilovic, Tsiorlas (Groenwald 78’) cut chances. saved by Cagalj. The ‘Bergers’ forward lost Heidelberg claims for a penalty with Oakleigh would have left tonight his marker, Stelios Drakos, inside the box 10 minutes left to play were waved away by Sub not used: Sutalo (GK) pleased to have grabbed a valuable point after Kozic had got in behind the Cannons’ referee Damir Basic, after the Heidelberg after a shock loss to bottom of the ladder defence and squared the ball up to Tsiorlas. skipper went down after a Rosman challenge Oakleigh: Frankston last week, whilst Heidelberg His shot was blocked by the feet of Cagalj in the only other notable highlight of the Cagalj – Rosman, S.Drakos, Ewin, Foschini would have rued “one that got away” as and away for a corner. A minute later, the second half. The home side continued to – A.Drakos, Damianos, Waterson, Webster coach George Katsakis commented post visitors missed a chance to take the lead when press for a late winner, but were unable to – Apostolikas, Lujic (Munoz 81’) match. a cross from the right by Matthew Foschini fi nd a way through the Oakleigh defence Present at the game were Victorian found Trent Waterson. The midfi elder cut which was ably led by Stelios Drakos & Subs not used: State MP’s Theo Theophanous, Jenny inside and hit a low shot which hit the post Rosman. Agustin (GK), Nasser, Florea, O’Connell Mikakos & Craig Langdon, all on hand & rebounded obligingly into the arms of a Both coaches made late to help Heidelberg celebrate its 50th grateful Peter Gavalas. substitutions with Groenwald replacing Player of the Match: Tony Ouliaris anniversary. The celebratory speeches The only other highlight occurred Kozic for Heidelberg, and Munoz replacing gave way as the game kicked off between just shy of the half-time break, when a Lujic for Oakleigh, as the visitors appeared Crowd: approx 2500 the two sides in fi ne, but cold and slightly sweetly hit volley by Heidelberg’s Graham to be content to play out for a draw. With just misty conditions. The early dew that set in Hockless from 25 metres rattled off the cross fi ve minutes to play, Heidelberg brought on was to make for more diffi cult conditions bar with Cagalj well beaten. substitute Liparoti on to play in the unusual as the game wore on. Oakleigh settled into The second half saw few chances role of centre forward. The tall defender was their rhythm fi rst with Lujic’s movement created, as both defences were on top. making a comeback after several weeks on & aerial nous causing Jones & Stefanou Damianos for Oakleigh tried to exert more the sidelines with a leg injury. However, concerns. His fi rst-time shot after a fl ick-on infl uence on the game, whilst Ouliaris for all their territorial advantage, Heidelberg by Damianos was easily saved by Gavalas. continued to be prominent for the home failed to create enough chances to win the Heidelberg’s fi rst meaningful attack ended team, covering an enormous amount of match and it ended in a scoreless draw. tamely with a Tsiorlas through pass fi nding ground & displaying a great work rate. Next week sees the ‘Bergers take fellow striker Alilovic off-side. Midway through the half, Heidelberg on the AIS in Canberra on Saturday, whilst As the half wore on, the Heidelberg replaced Drossos with Aleksovski, almost Oakleigh host Coburg United on Friday By John Fotinos mid-fi eld began to get on top. Ouliaris & with immediate results. Alkeksovki created night. Hockless looked to stretch the Oakleigh an opening for Tsiorlas to strike on goals, Photo by Daniel Flis

Photographer Daniel Flis captures the moment when Eric Vassiliadis is tripped by Tex Apostolikas in the tight affair between the title chasing Heidelberg and Oakleigh. referee damir Basic shows the yellow card to Apostalikas and the two players display the spirit in which the game should be played.

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Issue # 16 Or-HOW ders not avail- To able fromTO Nike find out direct to public andORDER must go throughyour a nearest registered Nike Stockist.Nike Team Wear Dealer call Goal! Weekly BLASTFOXTEL FROM CUPTHE PAST 11 Teams No LongerRound With 15 Us No.2 - JUST WONDER CLUB J.U.S.T A MEMORY R.I.P “Plavi” 1950 - 1991 JUST, the Jugoslav United Soccer Team, was founded in Melbourne in March 1950 by Ivan Kuketz, a local hotelier and vice- president of the Brighton club where a number of recently-arrived Yugoslav players were playing. Kuketz had come to Australia from Europe in the 1930s and was of Croatian background. He was assisted by John Ivanovic. Harold Holt, then Minister for Immigration in the Menzies government, helped Kuketz to recruit players from Bonegilla and other migrant centres in Victoria, Canberra and New South Wales. JUST had a swift climb to the top level in Victorian football. It won Division Three South in 1950. In 1951 JUST was the only unbeaten team in Victoria as it ran away with Division Two and won the Dockerty Cup for the fi rst time. Inside forward Stevo Zakomarac was one of the stars of the early 1950s, representing Victoria against England in 1951 within a few months of his arrival. He had played with Radnicki in Belgrade before FOOTSCRAY JUST 1987 Back row: Drago Sekularic (coach), Oscar Crino, Gary Van Egmond, Bill Lazopoulos, Zoran Nikitovic, Tyrone James, Tom Karic, Eddie Campbell the war. Though there was always a strong core Front row: Zdravko Lujic, Vlado Bozinoski, Suleiman Curovic, Ernie Tapai, Warren Spink, Ossie Latif. of Yugoslav players, JUST drew on talent from many countries. Spanish inside forward Jose Rale Rasic arrived from Belgrade in 1962, ‘Pepe’ Cubero shared the Argus Medal with thanks to the assistance of Tiko Jelisavcic Bob Wemyss in 1956. Maltese recruits Lolly who was player-coach at Yugal in Sydney. and Tony Vella also starred with JUST in the In his autobiography, Rasic describes the 1950s. move as ‘going from living on the French At the time Juventus was the dominant Riviera to living in the Stone Age’. But JUST team in Victorian football and JUST became was welcoming and had a cadre of top class one of its main challengers. JUST reached the players including Frank Micic, Billy Rice, Jim First Division for the 1952 season, playing at Milisavljevic, Cec Dickson and later Tommy Yarra Park. Then it moved to Orrong Park, Stankovic. In 1963 JUST won the State League Como Park and the Melbourne Showgrounds and the Dockerty Cup. In 1964 Rasic returned before settling in Footscray at Schintler to Jugoslavia to do his national service, but also Reserve in 1961 following amalgamation undertook a university degree, and came back with, or perhaps more accurately, a take-over to Australia when that was done in January of Footscray Capri. JUST won the Victorian 1966. He began his coaching career with JUST Division One championship in 1957 by four and then with the Victorian State team and in points from Moreland, though it had the league 1970 succeeded ‘Uncle’ Joe Vlasits as coach of sewn up much earlier and took its foot off the the Socceroos. pedal in the last few rounds. This was the fi nal In the 1970s the club continued to pile season before the start of the State League in up championships and cups and Footscray JUST 1958. was a founder member of the National Soccer JUST’s record was stunning. It won the State League in 1977 under its dynamic president League in 1963, 1969, 1971 and 1973, the Tony Kovac. In 1985 it fi nished in last place Dockerty Cup in 1951, 1963 and 1976, the in the Southern Conference, when the NSL Ampol Cup in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960 and 1966 had been split in 1984. Saved from relegation, (1965 according to the VSF), the Australian JUST bounced back in 1986 to record its best Ampol Cup in 1960 and the State League Cup JUST after winning fi rst First Division championship in 1957. ever fi nish as runner-up to Brunswick United in 1973, 1974 and 1975. (or 1974,1975 and Soccer News, 28 September 1957, p. 3. Juventus. In the fi nals series, JUST reached 1976 according to the VSF Yearbook 2000). the Southern Division Grand Final going It also won the reserves competition, the down by two goals to one against Adelaide Armstrong Cup in 1968. City at Olympic Park. Jugoslav legend, Drago Sekularac was coach of the year in 1986. Ossie Latif was top scorer for JUST that year with 8 goals. But this proved to be JUST’s swansong. In the next two years it fi nished well down the table and in 1989 it came second last and was relegated. JUST played in the Victorian State League as Melbourne City JUST in 1990. Ken Knight was Secretary. In 1991 it was down to State League Division One following the inception of the Victorian Premier League and it had been colonised by South Americans. Mr J Pacheco took over as Secretary and all connection with the Jugoslav/Serbian community was severed. In 1994 when in Division Three Melbourne City moved to Keilor Park Reserve, so the Footscray connection also disappeared. Over the years JUST had many top class players including Ivan Pikl, Branko Buljevic, Slobodan Zoraja and Mendo Ristovski, while coach Pepe Dugina helped develop Socceroo stars including Oscar Crino and Alan Davidson. My thanks to Milan Ninovic for assistance with this column.

Words by Roy Hay Stefan Zakomarok. Frank Micic (left) and Joe Palinkas of Footscray JUST and the 1976 Dockerty Cup. Laurie Soccer News, 12–14 April 1952, p. 3. Schwab, The Socceroos and their Opponents, Newspress, Melbourne, n.d., p. 73. Photos sourced by Roy Hay

Monday 2 June 2008il 12 WPL REPRESENTATIVE MATCH Goal! Weekly Victorian Select v Beijing WPL FLIES THE VICTORIAN FLAG WPL Select XI Beats Visiting Beijing Team A healthy crowd at Bob Jane Stadium the opening ten minutes. Collecting the ball and then swinging balls in to the middle. Despite the control the Beijing side watched the FFV Victorian Select Team just outside the centre circle, she beat two However, the Victorians were able to defend were able to exert over the game, the match snatch a 2-1 victory over the visiting defenders before slotting the ball past the successfully, and preserve their slender appeared headed for a draw as the sides Beijing combination side with a goal at Beijing ‘keeper to give the Victorians a 1-0 lead. remained locked at one apiece with time the death on Sunday afternoon. After advantage. However, try as they might, the running out. However, in the fi nal moments having had to fi ght hard against a well- The well organised Beijing team, Victorians were unable to prevent the Beijing of the game, a speculative ball over the top structured and patient Beijing team, the however, dominated much of the game, with side fi nding the equaliser. Around the half caught out the Beijing defence, and Victoria’s Victorian team were able to claim the a patient approach to building up the play, hour mark, the visitors won a free kick just Deanna Niceski was on hand to steer the ball win with an opportunist goal in the dying and composure in possession. By contrast, outside the penalty area on the left hand side. home and claim victory for the home side. stages of the game. the Victorians looked somewhat out of sorts, The resulting kick was driven low and hard, The Victorian Select side gained and struggled to close down their opponents. and found its way past the wall and into the the ascendancy early in the match, with The visitors controlled the pace of the game, goal, just inside the near post, much to the By Niki Cook some individual brilliance from Victoria building up the play with confi dence from delight of the large Chinese contingent in the Photos by John Punshon Balomenos giving the home team the lead in the back, making excellent use of the fl anks, crowd.

Victoria’s Brooke Spence tries to outpace Beijing’s at Bob Jane yesterday Chen Yanhong Mao Aihong about to pull the trigger as Brooke Spence (#5) and Maika Ruyter-Hooley move in

VICTORIA SELECT Back Row: Maika Ruyter-Hooley, Megham Archer, Nicole Paul, Stacy Day, Louisa Bisby Front Row: Genia Avram, Sarah Groenewald, Annabelle Gibney, Brooke Spence, Victoria Balomenos, Ursula Hughson

Issue # 16 Goal! Weekly FOXTEL CUP 13 Round 15 COBURG UNITED SOUTH 2 - 3 SIGNINGS SHINE SOUTH MELBOURNE Blue & Whites In A Thriller South Melbourne’s recent signings have Melbourne goal beating him at the far post. late consolidation goal when Thompson starred in a entertaining 3-2 victory South responded though and were rewarded unleashed a rocket from the top of the box Goals: Thompson 24’ 88’ over Coburg United at Knights Stadium for their early pressure when De Nittis which left Jelic with little chance. The goal on Saturday night. Scott MacNicol managed to equalise. A great through ball lead to a few nervous moments for the Yellow Cards: Nastevski, Thompson and Stuart Kelly (both picked up from was played by Stuart Kelly which found De South faithful in the fi nal minutes but soon Oakleigh) shone in an impressive display Nittis, the South stalwart’s shot from close enough the fi nal whistle blew and South had Red Cards: none tonight for the Blue and Whites. range managed to nutmeg Tomas Kovar. the three points. The fi nal score probably This was Scott MacNicol’s fi rst game The goal lifted South and only minutes later fl attered the home team as South dominated back after returning from Oakleigh and post took the lead through Nathan Caldwell. most the match but failed to capitalise on all South Melbourne game he said that he “was glad to be back” South Melbourne continued to dominate the the chances they created. At the end of the Line Up: Jelic, Nunes, Van Dommelle, O’ . MacNicol also believed that South could remainder of the half and went into half time match the travelling South fans honoured Dor, MacNicol (La Verde 66‘), Kelly, De match it with the big teams of this years VPL buoyed by their fi ght back. Tansel Baser for the years of great service he Nittis (Armenian 69’), Zoric, De Moraes, and said that “we’ve (South) always had a In the second half South came gave to the club by chanting his name, Baser Caldwell (Wynne 85’), Poutakidis good team. It just wasn’t working for them”. out with all guns blazing and the next 20 responded by clapping the South fans. The win continues South’s good run of late minutes were probably their best of this The win continues South’s push for Goals: De Nittis 34’, Caldwell 38’ 64’ with 4 wins in the last 5 weeks. Coburg on season so far. Goran Zoric was having a a fi nals birth as now they are only 3 points the other hand continue to struggle and must fantastic game on the wing terrorising the outside the top 6 and are sitting in 8th position Yellow Cards: Jelic 74’ be disappointed after taking the lead early in Coburg defensive with his constant runs in on the ladder. Coburg on the other hand only the match. the box. South scored their third of the night sit in 10th, one spot above relegation only Red Cards: none The game started at a good pace when Zoric made a run into the box, his shot by goal difference. Next week South travel with both teams testing each other out. South from a tight angle was parried right into the to Ralf Reserve to face strugglers Western Man of the Match: Zoric (South should have taken the lead early on when path of Nathan Caldwell who scored his Suburbs while Coburg will face a tough Melbourne) some nice play down the left fl ank lead to second of the night. At 3-1 up South seemed assignment in Oakleigh next Friday at Jack Fernando De Moraes with a clear shot on to drop a gear and Coburg slowly got back Edward’s Reserve. Crowd: 650 goal from only 10 metres out, fortunately into the game. South threw on Hamlet for Coburg the Futsalroo blasted his shot Armenian and the former Whittlesea striker Coburg United By Michal Skrodzki way over the bar. Coburg managed to get did well creating several chances for himself Line Up: Kovar, Kovacevic, Baser, Beni, on the scoresheet fi rst when Ross Thompson but he just couldn’t fi nish his good work. Thompson, Pir, Gurpinar (Mustafa Photos by daniel Flis made the best of a South defensive lapse and As the game wore on both teams dropped 85’), Nastevski, Vlahos (Sumbul 66’), his shot was too good for Jelic in the South their intensity. Coburg managed to score a Magnacca, Ucarli (Lazarevski 86’)

Nathan Caldwell seals victory for South Melbourne over Coburg United back on old familiar turf at Knights Stadium on Saturday night.

Issue # 13 Monday 2 June 2008 Juve’s lethal marksman David Trezeguet 14 FOXTEL CUP Goal! Weekly RoundRound 1515 FRANKSTON PINES AIS SHINE UNDER 0 - 2 AUSTRALIAN PINES’ LIGHTS INSTITUTE OF SPORT Canberra Kids Back In Top Six Frankston Pines couldn’t repeat the end forcing both keepers to make impressive euphoria of winning its fi rst match of the saves. season last week, and succumbed to the Pines did well to contain the versatility of impressive AIS 2-0 in a high standard the AIS’ passages of play although youngster game at Monterey Reserve on Saturday Kofi Danning was lively all night and caused night. headaches for the peninsula side. It was the Pines’ eleventh loss out of fourteen The result was put beyond doubt in the games played in the Foxtel Cup this season, closing minutes of the game when Pines leaving the club fi rmly entrenched at the keeper Zois uncharacteristically spilled bottom of the standings with fi ve points out the ball through his fi ngers after he lost his of a possible forty-two. footing. Goals in each half were enough to see off a The loose ball was pounced on by the AIS’ determined Pines looking to make the most Laurence Braude and the second goal was of home ground advantage. duly converted to give the AIS maximum The game was played at a high tempo, and the points and a return to the Top Six at the sharpness and the crisp one touch passing of expense of Altona Magic, who drew against the AIS proved to be too much for the Pines Melbourne Knights. to handle. Pines did well to keep their shape Pines coach Doug Hodgson was upbeat after at times and had periods during the match the match, “We lacked a bit of quality in the where chances were created in front of fi nal third, but we came up against some very goals, but overall the AIS boys continued to good athletes and they put us under quite a Pines’ Simon Mur gets in front of his AIS opponent to intercept the ball. be a fraction quicker with their distribution bit of pressure. They’re well drilled, well On a positive note for the Pines the match and it’s great for Mornington Peninsula of the ball, seemingly always having a spare structured and well organised, and I suppose was the fi rst to be played under fl oodlights football. There’s something happening now man available and stretching the home side you’d expect that from a group that receives at Monterey Reserve. The intention was to on a Friday night for everyone to see and it’s to its limits. elite coaching every day of the week - that’s conduct night games from the beginning of the very impressive. Hopefully we can attract The fi rst goal was scored just before halftime the way it should really be. Overall 1-0 season, but due to the facilities experiencing some decent crowds to the club and see some from a set piece, after a free-kick was swung probably would have been a fair result and delays, the switch was fi nally fl icked on decent football being played in the VPL.” in to the back post and met with an accurate we probably could have pinched a draw out Saturday and night football made its mark header by Luke Devere that eluded ‘keeper of it. I think the last goal we conceded, Peter on the coast. A crowd of approximately 250 Peter Zois. (Zois) will laugh about it for the rest of his attended the occasion and the club hopes to Deservedly, the visitors took the slender lead life. Peter pulled off about three great saves By James Taylor increase the numbers by the end of the year into the break. in the fi rst-half, and in my opinion Peter is Hodgson said, “The lights looked fantastic Photo by Darryl Kennedy In the second half play swung from end to one of the best keepers in the league”

Issue # 16 18 STATE LEAGUE ONE Goal! Weekly Goal! Weekly ISLAND CHILL FOOTBALL FOCUS 15 ROUND NINE ROUND 19 GEORGIES EXTEND GAP AT TOP LEIGH TEREK CASEY COMETS WFC Keilor Park Surprises Langwarrin FULL NAME: Leigh Terek BIRTHPLACE: Australia The Sunshine Georgies have extended BIRTH DATE: 17/07/79 their lead at the top of the table with a SL1 ROUND RESULTS HEIGHT: 169cm WEIGHT: 63kg 1-0 win over Kingston City at Chap- Langwarrin 1 (SA O’Donnell) Keilor MARRIED: yes lin Reserve on Saturday. The home Park 2 (D Moore C Motsianos), CAR: Lantra side were made to work harder than Southern Stars 0 Dandenong OCCUPATION OUTSIDE OF FOOTBALL: they may have anticipated against the (R Davidson J Di Iorio Podiatrist Thunder 4 NICKNAME: Terek second-last Kingston, with the Geor- MA Alsakran A Opazo), Sunshine gies being made to wait until the dying PREVIOUS CLUBS: Endeavour United, Georgies 1 (V Trpcevski) Kingston Berwick city & Casey Comets stages of the game before Vasko Trp- City 0, Westgate 1 (G Barkho) REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS: cevski fi nally broke the deadlock, with Bulleen Royals 1 (S Becvinovski), St Victorian Squat Representative under 16’s the three points giving Sunshine a six to open age, Australian B Squad member point buffer at the head of the table. Albans Saints 0 Bentleigh Greens 1996-1997, Victorian Futsal Representative The Georgies, though, benefi ted 1 (A Rojas) CHILDHOOD FOOTBALL HERO: Mara- donna greatly from Dandenong Thunder’s 4-0 SL1 STANDINGS FAVOURITE O/S PLAYER: Messi win over the previously second-placed FAVOURITE FOXTEL CUP PLAYER: Southern Stars which was being played P W D L F A PT Fernando De Moraes Sunshine Georgies 9 7 1 1 17 5 22 FAVOURITE WPL PLAYER: concurrently at Ross Reserve. The Thun- Bentleigh Greens 9 5 3 1 15 8 18 der began well from the outset against Southern Stars 9 5 1 3 15 14 16 Debbie Nicoles their local rivals, with a Ryan Davidson Dandenong Thunder 9 4 3 2 19 8 15 FAVOURITE FORMER SOCCEROO: Paul Wade goal giving Dandenong a slender lead at Bulleen Royals 9 4 3 2 20 10 15 St Albans Saints 9 3 2 4 12 13 11 FAVOURITE CURRENT SOCCEROO: Harry half time. After the break, the Thunder Springvale White Eagles 8 3 2 3 11 12 11 Kewell never looked back, with Joseph Di Iorio, FC Clifton Hill 8 3 1 4 13 20 10 FAVOURITE CURRENT MATILDA: Melissa Mohammed Alsakran and Alfonso Opazo Westgate 9 2 3 4 13 16 9 Barbieri Langwarrin 9 2 2 5 10 13 8 FAVOURITE FORMER MATILDA: Jane piling on three goals, securing the win Kingston City 9 2 1 6 7 18 7 SL1 action between Langwarrin and Keilor Park. Oakley which sees Dandenong rise into fourth. Keilor Park 9 1 2 6 7 22 5 MOST MEMORABLE MATCH AS A PLAY- Keilor Park have also pulled off ER: Playing for Australia versus Japan and a major upset in winning their fi rst game adrift of the fi fth-placed Bulleen Royals. NEXT ROUND scoring a goal for the season 2-1 over Langwarrin at The Royals were held to a 1-1 MOST MEMORABLE MATCH AS A FAN: Lawton Park Reserve on Saturday. Keilor draw against Westgate at Ardeer Reserve Goal! Weekly Langwarrin v Kingston City Australia vs Japan – World Cup Lawton Park Reserve controlled the opening half; however on Saturday night. Bulleen took the lead is available from all good MOST MEMORABLE GOAL YOU’VE early through Saso Becvinovski, an ad- newsagents every Monday Sat 7 Jun KO 3PM SCORED: Half volley strike 1 meter outside they could only manage the one goal, the centre circle which came via Daniel Moore. Langwar- vantage which the visitors kept into half To fi nd your nearest agent Dandenong Thunder v Springvale WE FUNNIEST MOMENT IN FOOTBALL: rin’s Simon O’Donnell equalised after time. After the break, though, Westgate’s check our distribution list at George Andrews Reserve Watching Higuita save a gaol with the the break to ensure an exciting fi nish, George Barkho put the sides back on www.goalweekly.com double back kick over his head Sat 7 Jun KO 3PM though the home side could not capitalise level terms, where they were to remain BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: on their momentum with Keilor soon re- until full time, leaving both sides to share Losing WPL grand fi nal the spoils. Keilor Park v Westgate WORST INJURY: Corked thigh gaining the lead through Chris Motsianos Keilor Park Reserve The results for last night’s MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT: QLD to seal his side’s fi rst win for the year. Sat 7 Jun KO 3PM FAVOURITE AWAY GROUND: Meanwhile, Bentleigh have Springvale White Eagles-FC Clifton Hill Bob Jane Stadium match were not available at the time of moved clear into second place with a FC Clifton Hill v St Albans Saints SUPERSTITIONS: Nil 1-0 victory over St Albans at Churchill printing. Kevin Bartlett Reserve TYPICAL MATCH DAY MEAL: Sustain cereal, banana and milk followed by Reserve yesterday. An Alex Rojas fi rst- Sat 7 Jun KO 3PM a glass of orange juice half goal was all that was required for the By Jeremy O’Neill WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS: Height, Greens to land the three points, which Bentleigh Greens v S’shine Georgies competativeness consigns the Saints to sixth, four points Photo by John Punshon Kingston Heath Soccer Complex WHAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESSES: Can’t Sat 8 Jun KO 3PM play in goals FAVOURITE TEAM WHEN GROWING UP: Bulleen Royals v Southern Stars Chelsea FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTS:. Snow- Veneto Social Club boarding Sun 9 Jun KO 8PM FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTSPERSON: Mia Hamm RESERVES RESULTS FAVOURITE FOODS: Oyster Kilpatrick Langwarrin 3 Keilor Park 1 (M Mohamed), Southern FAVOURITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Stars 2 Dandenong Thunder 0, Sunshine Georgies Van Damme 2 Kingston City 2, Westgate 2 Bulleen Royals 3, St HOBBIES: Teaching Pilates Albans Saints 0 Bentleigh Greens 3 FAVOURITE HOLIDAY RESORT: Fiji Shangri-La FAVOURITE NIGHTSPOT: Lygon St RESERVES STANDINGS IDEAL DATE: Anything involving food FAVOURITE TV SHOWS: Boston Legal, P W D L F A PT NCIS Bentleigh Greens 9 7 0 2 30 13 21 FAVOURITE MUSIC: Jack Johnson Langwarrin 9 6 3 0 21 6 21 FAVOURITE FILM: Blades of Glory Keilor Park 9 5 3 1 22 14 18 LAST SOCCER SHIRT YOU BOUGHT: Bulleen Royals 9 5 2 2 20 8 17 Melbourne Victory Southern Stars 9 5 2 2 17 11 17 FC Clifton Hill 8 4 1 3 13 17 13 FUNNIEST RUMOUR YOU’VE HEARD Sunshine Georgies 9 2 6 1 16 14 12 ABOUT YOURSELF: Westgate 9 3 2 4 12 19 11 Too many to mention! St Albans Saints 9 1 3 5 12 18 6 BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Mum Photo by John Punshon Kingston City 9 1 2 6 13 27 5 and dad Dandenong Thunder 9 1 1 7 12 27 4 BIGGEST DRAG IN SOCCER: Springvale White Eagles 8 0 1 7 7 21 1 Sunday games FOOTBALL AMBITION: To win the WPL title WHICH PERSON IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO MEET? Pele YOUR TIP FOR THIS YEAR’S FOXTEL CUP: Green Gully YOUR TIP FOR THIS YEAR’S WPL: Casey Joey Di Iorio, scorer of Dandenong Thunder’s second goal, is opposed by Andy Ross (Left) and Fatih Akdogan. Comets

Issue # 16 Monday 2 june 2008 Monday 2 June 2008

$3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Austria & Switzerland Sunday June 8 - Monday June 30 GROUP A GROUP C

Czech Republic Switzerland France Italy Odds: $19 Odds: $26 Odds: $9 Odds: $6.50 Qualifi ed for the fourth successive time atop their qualifying group, The co-hosts come off a good showing in the 2006 World Cup where EURO 08 Part of the mandatory ‘group of death’, France have the recent The World Cup champions have maintained most of the line-up that the 1976 champions have the potential to progress deep into the they reached the round of 16. The side will be buoyed by the support experience of reaching the World Cup fi nal. They should be capable delivered the 2006 trophy and look capable of adding the European tournament. of home crowds and could sneak through in second place in group PREVIEW of navigating their way out of Group C and late into the tournament. Championship to their collection. Strengths: The defensive unity of goalkeeper Petr Čech and his A. Strengths: The experienced and balanced central midfi eld pairing Strengths: The Italian side is gifted with players that fi t together defensive line of David Rozehnal, Radoslav Kováč and Marek Strengths: Well drilled defensively, opposition sides will have of Patrick Vieira and Claude Makelele is the perfect counter-balance with almost preordained harmony. Playmaker Andrea Pirlo has a Jankulovski are the foundation of the side’s success. diffi culty breaking down Switzerland’s resolute defensive unit. that allows attacking midfi elders Franck Ribery and Florent Malouda passing range that is almost unmatched and he will be central to Weaknesses: The retirement from international football of Pavel Weaknesses: Such defensive intent often hampers Switzerland’s to freely express themselves. Italy’s progression. Nedved and the loss of Tomas Rosicky to injury leaves the Czech ability to score. Much will depend on Alexander Frei’s tournament Weaknesses: Forwards Thierry Henry and Nicholas Anelka are both Weaknesses: The external pressure of expectation as World Cup midfi eld short on creativity. scoring feats. short on fi rst-team football and it may take sometime for their touch champions and a diffi cult draw are obstacles with which Italy must to return. contend. Squad: Petr Čech, Jaromír Blažek, Daniel Zítka, Zdeněk Grygera, Squad: Diego Benaglio, Pascal Zuberbühler, Eldin Jakupovic, Marek Jankulovski, Zdeněk Pospěch, Michal Kadlec, Tomáš Johan Djourou, Ludovic Magnin, Philippe Senderos, Stephan Squad: Steve Mandanda, Sébastien Frey, Grégory Coupet, Jean- Squad: Gianluigi Buffon, Marco Amelia, Morgan De Sanctis, Ujfaluši, David Rozehnal, Jan Polák, Tomáš Galásek, Radoslav Lichtsteiner, Stéphane Grichting, Christoph Spycher, Patrick Alain Boumsong, Eric Abidal, William Gallas, Patrice Evra, Christian Panucci, Fabio Grosso, Giorgio Chiellini, Fabio Kováč , David Jarolím, Marek Matějovský, Tomáš Sivok, Rudolf Müller, Philipp Degen, Benjamin Huggel, Ricardo Cabanas, François Clerc, Lilian Thuram, Sébastien Squillaci, Willy Sagnol, Cannavaro, Andrea Barzagli, Gianluca Zambrotta, Marco Skácel, Jaroslav Plašil, Libor Sionko, Martin Fenin, Jan Koller, Gökhan Inler, Hakan Yakin, Daniel Gygax, Gelson Fernandes, Patrick Vieira, Claude Makelele, Florent Malouda, Samir Nasri, Materazzi, Gennaro Gattuso, Daniele De Rossi, Massimo Václav Svěrkoš, Stanislav Vlček, Milan Baroš. Tranquillo Barnetta, Valon Behrami, Johan Vonlanthen, Alexander Jérémy Toulalan, Lassana Diarra, Franck Ribéry, Nicolas Anelka, Ambrosini, Mauro Camoranesi, Simone Perrotta, Andrea Pirlo, Frei, Marco Streller, Eren Derdiyok. Karim Benzema, Sidney Govou, Thierry Henry, Bafetimbi Gomis. Alberto Aquilani, Alessandro Del Piero, Luca Toni, Antonio Di Natale, Marco Borriello, Fabio Quagliarella, Antonio Cassano. Portugal ifty European nations, 15 months Odds: $8 Holland Turkey of qualifying fi xtures and now 16 Odds: $13 Beaten fi nalist in 2004, Portugal have a squad stacked with attacking F Romania Odds: $51 Always the purveyors of attractive football, the Dutch side will be Odds: $41 prowess capable of once again reaching the fi nal stages of the Have not managed to recapture the form that prompted a third place remain poised to contest the 2008 looking to play football that is equally effective. Romania stand little chance of progressing from Group C but have tournament. fi nish in the 2002 World Cup and the team looks unlikely to progress Strengths: An abundance of attacking midfi elders - Rafael van the chance to infl uence the standings of others. Strengths: With the likes of Christiano Ronaldo, Nani, Simão and European Championship in Switzerland past the group stages. der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie – who Strengths: Fiorentina star Adrian Mutu is given freedom to roam in Ricardo Quaresma, Portugal have an abundance of attacking options Strengths: Manager Fatih Terim has his side well disciplined and are supremely confi dent on the ball and capable of unhinging an the attacking half that allows him to fully articulate his skills. down both sides of the pitch. and Austria. All will harbour dreams – be insists they play with passion. opposition defence. Weaknesses: Lacking an overall quality required to progress from Weaknesses: Luiz Felipe Scolari will deploy Nuno Gomes, Hugo Weaknesses: Prone to inconsistency that is likely to prevent the side they realistic or idealistic – of climbing Weaknesses: Such individual ability and fl air often doesn’t combine the ‘group of death’. Almeida or Hélder Postiga as a lone striker and it is the ability of from progressing far into the tournament. readily with tactical discipline and may see the side unhinged by these players to capitalise on the deliver from the wings that remains the stairs at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion more disciplined sides. Squad: Bogdan Lobonţ, Marius Popa, Eduard Stancioiu, Cosmin somewhat in doubt. Squad: Rüştü Reçber, Tolga Zengin, Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, on the fi nal day of tournament, but to Contra, Răzvan Raţ, Gabriel Tamaş, Cristian Chivu, Mirel Rădoi, Gökhan Zan, Emre Güngör, Emre Aşık, Sabri Sarıoğlu, Hamit Squad: Edwin van der Sar, Henk Timmer, Maarten Stekelenburg, Cristian Sapunaru, Sorin Ghionea, Dorin Goian, Cosmin Moţi, Squad: Ricardo, Quim, Rui Patrício, Paulo Ferreira, Bruno Altıntop, Hakan Balta, Emre Belözoğlu, Mehmet Topal, Mehmet André Ooijer, Johnny Heitinga, Joris Mathijsen, Giovanni van Ştefan Radu, Florentin Petre, Paul Codrea, Răzvan Cociş, Bănel Alves, Bosingwa, Fernando Meira, Miguel, Jorge Ribeiro, Pepe, do so they must fi rst traverse through Aurélio, Karadeniz Gökdeniz, Tümer Metin, Arda Turan, Uğur Bronckhorst, Mario Melchiot, Wilfred Bouma, Tim de Cler, Nicoliţă, Adrian Cristea, Nicolae Dică, Ciprian Marica, Adrian Ricardo Carvalho, Raul Meireles, Petit, João Moutinho, Miguel Boral, Tuncay Şanlı, Ayhan Akman, Nihat Kahveci, Semih Şentürk, Ibrahim Afellay, Demy de Zeeuw, Orlando Engelaar, Wesley Veloso, Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Hugo Almeida, Simão, Ricardo an intense 3 weeks of football. Mutu, Marius Niculae, Daniel Niculae. Kazım Kazım, Mevlüt Erdinç. Sneijder, Arjen Robben, Nigel de Jong, Rafael van der Vaart, Quaresma, Nani, Nuno Gomes, Hélder Postiga. Sebastian Kipman takes a look at what lies ahead in Euro ‘08. Robin van Persie, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dirk Kuyt, Klaas-Jan Sunday June 8 - 2am Sitzerland v Czech Republic / 4.45am Portugal v Turkey Huntelaar, Ryan Babel, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. Thursday 12 June - 2am Czech Republic / 4.45am Switzerland v Turkey Monday 16 June - 4.45am Switzerland v Portugal / 4.45am Turkey v Switzerland Tuesday 10 June - 2am Romania v France / 4.45am Holland v Italy Saturday 14 June - 2am Italy v Romania / 4.45am France v Holland Wednesday 18 June - 4.45am France v italy / 4.45am Holland v Romania

By Sebastian Kipman GROUP B Photos by UEFA Austria Germany GROUP D Odds: $101 Odds: $5 With just one win in the past 14 friendly matches, co-host Austria Tournament favourites and perennial performers in big competitions, Greece Odds: $26 will most likely only have three games in front of their adoring home Germany look set to feature late in the tournament once more. Spain The defending champions were underestimated by most during fans. Strengths: Maintained the settled and experienced side that fi nished Odds: $6.50 their 2004 triumph, they won’t enjoy the same anonymity this time Strengths: May have a slight advantage against group opponents third at the last World Cup. New coach Joachim Löw has also stuck The Spaniards have long had a plethora of individual talent that fails round. from set pieces. with the familiarity of the Klinsmann era 4-4-2. to combine and bring success in big tournaments. Luca Toni will be looking for the Azzuri to add to their Strengths: They are the same well-organised unit under Otto Weaknesses: The Swiss look particularly short of attacking ability Weaknesses: Diffi cult to pin point any, perhaps the indifferent recent Slavan Bilic has an exciting Croatian squad at hand and Strengths: The combination of the scoring talents of Fernando Rehhagel that they were four years ago. Playmaker Giorgos and the use of a conservative 4-5-1 formation makes scoring even form of goalkeeper Jens Lehmann may be of some concern. World Cup triumph in Germany in 2006. could be one of the dark horses. Torres with the passing ability of Spain’s midfi eld will likely prove Karagounis is a world-class creator for the Greeks. more diffi cult for the side. fruitful. Weaknesses: An ageing defence may be found wanting against Weaknesses: The Spaniards’ play can become a little too central Squad: Jens Lehmann, Robert Enke, René Adler, Marcell Jansen, express attacking pace. Squad: Alex Manninger, Jürgen Macho, Ramazan Özcan, Joachim Arne Friedrich, Clemens Fritz, Heiko Westermann, Philipp when manager Luis Aragones deploys Xavi, Cesc Fabregas, Andres Standfest, Martin Stranzl, Emanuel Pogatetz, Ronald Gercaliu, Iniesta and Xabi Alonso in the same midfi eld. Lahm, Per Mertesacker, Christoph Metzelder, Simon Rolfes, Squad: Antonis Nikopolidis, Kostas Chalkias, Alexandros Tzorvas, Markus Katzer, Sebastian Prödl, Jürgen Patocka, Martin Hiden, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Torsten Frings, Michael Ballack, Piotr Giourkas Seitaridis, Christos Patsatzoglou, Nikos Spiropoulos, Christian Fuchs, René Aufhauser, Christoph Leitgeb, Andreas Squad: Iker Casillas, Andrés Palop, Pepe Reina, Raúl Albiol, Trochowski, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Tim Borowski, Mario Gómez, Traianos Dellas, Loukas Vintra, Vassilis Torosidis, Sotiris Ivanschitz, Ümit Korkmaz, György Garics, Jürgen Säumel, Martin Fernando Navarro, Carlos Marchena, Carles Puyol, Joan Oliver Neuville, Miroslav Klose, David Odonkor, Lukas Podolski, Kyrgiakos, Giannis Goumas, Paraskevas Antzas, Angelos Basinas, Harnik, Ivica Vastic, Roland Linz, Roman Kienast, Erwin Hoffer. Kevin Kuranyi. Capdevila, Sergio Ramos, Álvaro Arbeloa, Juanito, Andrés Iniesta, Stelios Giannakopoulos, Giorgos Karagounis, Kostas Katsouranis, Xavi Hernández, Cesc Fàbregas, Santi Cazorla, Xabi Alonso, Alexandros Tziolis, Giorgos Samaras, Angelos Charisteas, Marcos Senna, Rubén de la Red, David Villa, Fernando Torres, Croatia Poland Dimitris Salpingidis, Fanis Gekas, Giannis Amanatidis, Nikos Sergio García, Daniel Güiza, David Silva. Odds: $13 Odds: $61 Liberopoulos. Fervently led by manager Slaven Bilić, Croatia are widely viewed as With the second longest odds, not much is expected of Poland. the dark horse of Euro ’08 – and with good reason. Strengths: Play with a compact and well drilled style that doesn’t Russia Strengths: The central midfi eld combination of Niko Kranjčar and rely on great individual talent. Portugals’ Christiano Ronaldo will hope to make it a Odds: $21 Sweden Luka Modrić possess creative abilities capable of unlocking defences Weaknesses: Winning matches in big tournaments often comes double Euro success after the ECL win with Man United. With a favourable draw and under the adroit management of Guus Odds: $41 of the highest order. Their ability to maintain possession under duress down to a moment exquisite individual talent and this is a trait the Hiddink, Russia has a good chance of progressing from the group Sweden have made a habit of qualifying for major tournaments and is also pivotal to their side’s success. Polish side lacks. stage. generally prove a nuisance for other sides with designs on success if Weaknesses: The aging defensive pairing of Robert Kovač and Strengths: In Guus Hiddink, Russia has one of the game’s most astute not expressly achieving any of their own. Josip Šimunić leaves Croatia susceptible to opponents with speedy Squad: Artur Boruc, Tomasz Kuszczak, Łukasz Fabiański, Mariusz tacticians. His experience in big tournaments will be invaluable. Strengths: Manager Lars Lagerback’s long tenure provides stability attackers. Jop, Jakub Wawrzyniak, Paweł Golański, Dariusz Dudka, Jacek Weaknesses: Any Hiddink side relies on versatility as a defi ning on the pitch and in the coaching make-up. Bąk, Marcin Wasilewski, Michał Żewłakow, Michał Pazdan, factor in its success and whether Russia has the fl exibility Hiddink Weaknesses: Many of the side’s stars are the wrong side of 30 and, Squad: Stipe Pletikosa, Mario Galinović, Vedran Runje, Dario Adam Kokoszka, Euzebiusz Smolarek, Jacek Krzynówek, Łukasz requires remains to be seen. though experienced, could be undone by more effervescent sides. Šimić, Josip Šimunić, Robert Kovač, Vedran Ćorluka, Hrvoje Garguła, Jakub Błaszczykowski, Wojciech Lobodzinski, Mariusz Vejić, Nikola Pokrivač, Dario Knežević, Ivan Rakitić, Ognjen Lewandowski, Rafał Murawski, Roger Guerreiro, Maciej Żurawski, Squad: Igor Akinfeev, Vladimir Gabulov, Vyacheslav Malafeev, Squad: Andreas Isaksson, Rami Shaaban, Johan Wiland,Olof Vukojević, Niko Kovač, Darijo Srna, Luka Modrić, Jerko Leko, Marek Saganowski, Tomasz Zahorski. Vasili Berezutski, Sergei Ignashevich, Aleksei Berezutski, Denis Mellberg, Petter Hansson, Fredrik Stoor, Daniel Majstorovic, Niko Kranjčar, Danijel Pranjić, Nikola Kalinić, Ivan Klasnić, Ivica Kolodin, Roman Shirokov, Aleksandr Anyukov, Renat Yanbaev, Andreas Granqvist, Mikael Dorsin, Mikael Nilsson, Tobias Olić, Igor Budan, Mladen Petrić. Dmitri Torbinski, Sergei Semak, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Konstantin Linderoth, Niclas Alexandersson, Anders Svensson, Fredrik Zyrianov, Yuri Zhirkov, Igor Semshov, Vladimir Bystrov, Roman Ljungberg, Kim Källström, Sebastian Larsson, Daniel Andersson, Adamov, Ivan Saenko, Andrei Arshavin, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Roman Christian Wilhelmsson, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Johan Elmander, Pavlyuchenko, Dmitri Sychev. Henrik Larsson, Marcus Allbäck, Markus Rosenberg. Monday 9 June - 2am Austria v Croatia / 4.45am Germany v Poland Friday 13 June - 2am Croatia v Germany / 4.45am Austria v Poland Can Greece recreate history and lift the Wednesday 11 June - 2am Spain v Russia / 4.45am Greece v Sweden Tuesday 17 June - 4.45am Poland v Croatia / 4.45am Turkey v Switzerland Sunday 15 June - 2am Sweden v Spain / 4.45am Greece v Russia Will Michael Ballack lead Germany to a record fourth Euro trophy once again? Thursday 19 June - 4.45 Greece v Spain / 4.45am Russia v Sweden European Championship?

Issue # 16 Goal! Weekly STATE & PROVISIONAL LEAGUES 19 ROUND NINE

Seniors NORTH WEST 2 Reserves Seniors SOUTH EAST 2 Reserves ROUND TEN FIXTURES

North Geelong Warriors 0 Altona East Phoenix 1 (B Lo- North Geelong Warriors 0 Altona East Phoenix 1, Bruns- Port Melbourne 0 Diamond Valley Utd 3 (DJ Kermanidis 2 Port Melbourne 1 Diamond Valley Utd 0, Knox City 2 janica), Brunswick City 2 (J Vouloumanos C Gonullu) wick City 3 Williamstown 2, Moreland City 3 Thomastown L Minopoulos), Knox City 2 (A Edgar D Veljovic) Eastern Eastern Lions 0, Waverley Wanderers 1 Doncaster Rov- All matches to be played on Saturday 7th Williamstown 2 (M Cantsilieris Y Hailemelekot), More- Devils 3, Altona City 1 Pascoe Vale 3, Werribee City 8 Lions 1 (M Verniers), Waverley Wanderers 1 (S Kramar) ers 0, South Springvale 2 Northcote City 2, Stonnington June with 3pm KO unless otherwise stated. land City 2 (R Dinse) Thomastown Devils 3 (D Garisto Maribyrnong Greens 0, Ballarat Red Devils 3 Cairnlea 2 Doncaster Rovers 1 (RH Dias), South Springvale 1 (I City 0 Casey Comets 5, Chelsea 3 Peninsula Strikers 1 DL Cicivelli L Santilli), Altona City 1 (D Grillo) Pascoe Diniotis) Northcote City 1 (T Papadopoulos), Stonning- STATE NE 2 Vale 3 (M Tolli 2 DA Genovesi), Werribee City 3 Marib- ton City 3 (A Gungordu P Madondo A D’Ortenzio) Casey Thomastown Devils v Altona City Comets 0, Chelsea 1 (K Paterson) Peninsula Strikers 1 yrnong Greens 1, Ballarat Red Devils 1 (S Digirolamo) Epping Soccer Stadium Friday 6 Jun 08 8:15PM Cairnlea 0 (G Kilner) North Geelong Warriors v Cairnlea P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Elcho Park Knox City 9 7 2 0 24 7 23 Pascoe Vale 9 6 3 0 10 2 21 Moreland City 9 7 1 1 26 11 22 Northcote City 9 7 1 1 21 6 22 Maribyrnong Greens v Ballarat Red Devils Peninsula Strikers 9 6 0 3 21 9 18 Altona East Phoenix 9 5 4 0 15 4 19 Altona City 9 6 1 2 25 13 19 Doncaster Rovers 9 5 3 1 20 9 18 Skinner Reserve Chelsea 9 5 2 2 19 11 17 Ballarat Red Devils 9 5 3 1 17 11 18 Thomastown Devils 9 5 3 1 23 20 18 Stonnington City 9 6 0 3 16 11 18 Williamstown v Moreland City Waverley Wanderers 9 4 4 1 20 12 16 Werribee City 9 4 3 2 13 9 15 Williamstown 9 4 3 2 19 18 15 Chelsea 9 5 2 2 15 14 17 JT Gray Reserve South Springvale 9 5 1 3 12 12 16 North Geelong Warriors 9 4 3 2 12 9 15 Werribee City 9 4 1 4 24 14 13 Knox City 9 5 0 4 16 11 15 Altona East Phoenix v Brunswick City Doncaster Rovers 9 4 2 3 15 10 14 Thomastown Devils 9 4 1 4 15 14 13 Brunswick City 9 4 1 4 20 14 13 South Springvale 9 4 2 3 11 11 14 Paisley Park Soccer Complex Port Melbourne 9 3 3 3 16 20 12 Brunswick City 9 3 2 4 11 10 11 Altona East Phoenix 9 4 1 4 12 15 13 Casey Comets 9 4 2 3 11 12 14 Pascoe Vale v Werribee City Casey Comets 9 2 4 3 18 17 10 Williamstown 9 3 1 5 11 12 10 Cairnlea 9 4 0 5 20 21 12 Diamond Valley Utd 9 4 2 3 11 13 14 Hosken Reserve Eastern Lions 8 3 1 4 13 13 10 Altona City 9 3 1 5 9 14 10 Ballarat Red Devils 9 4 0 5 20 22 12 Eastern Lions 9 2 2 5 8 9 8 Northcote City 9 2 3 4 14 19 9 Moreland City 9 1 3 5 10 16 6 North Geelong Warriors 9 3 1 5 19 18 10 Port Melbourne 9 2 1 6 10 23 7 STATE SE 2 Diamond Valley Utd 8 0 1 7 4 20 1 Cairnlea 9 2 0 7 9 18 6 Pascoe Vale 9 2 1 6 11 19 7 Waverley Wanderers 9 1 1 7 8 17 4 Doncaster Rovers v Port Melbourne Stonnington City 9 0 1 8 5 31 1 Maribyrnong Greens 9 1 2 6 5 18 5 Maribyrnong Greens 9 0 1 8 2 36 1 Peninsula Strikers 9 0 2 7 7 18 2 Anderson Park Friday 6 Jun 08 8:30PM Knox City v Peninsula Strikers Egan Lee Reserve Casey Comets v Chelsea Seniors NORTH WEST 3 Reserves Seniors SOUTH EAST 3 Reserves Comets Stadium Diamond Valley Utd v South Springvale Geelong 4 (J Agius J Ikanovic 3) Banyule City 0, Lalor Geelong 4 Banyule City 1, Lalor 0 La Trobe University Boroondara Eagles 0 Brandon Park 0, Croydon City Ar- Boroondara Eagles 1 Brandon Park 1, Croydon City Ar- Partington Flats 1 (T Dimovski) La Trobe University 0, Sunbury Utd 2 (V 0, Sunbury Utd 2 North Sunshine Eagles 1, Lalor Utd 0 rows 1 (MJ Sette) Morwell Pegasus 2 (F Albanese 2), rows 4 Morwell Pegasus 0, Sandringham City 1 Doveton Ierardo 2) North Sunshine Eagles 1 (O Luzaj), Lalor Utd Geelong Rangers 0, Laverton Park 1 Yarraville Glory 2, Sandringham City 1 (T Fitzpatrick) Doveton 1 (VR Toma), 2, Endeavour Utd 1 Southern Suburbs 0, Heatherton Utd Eastern Lions v Waverley Wanderers 1 (Z Tomovski) Geelong Rangers 1 (T Hardy), Laverton Sydenham Park 2 Westvale 1 Endeavour Utd 0 Southern Suburbs 1 (DA Mota), Heath- 2 Springvale City 4 Gardiners Creek Reserve Park 0 Yarraville Glory 1 (N Alevropoulos), Sydenham erton Utd 2 (J Pekmezovic A Karic) Springvale City 1 Northcote City v Stonnington City Park 2 (S Stojanovski B Trpcevski) Westvale 2 (H Timo- John Cain Memorial Park theou 2) STATE NW 3 Geelong v Westvale

P W D L F A PT Stead Park Reserve P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Boroondara Eagles 9 7 1 1 19 6 22 Yarraville Glory v Sydenham Park Geelong 9 6 2 1 26 10 20 Geelong 9 7 1 1 27 6 22 Morwell Pegasus 9 6 1 2 15 9 19 Sandringham City 9 6 1 2 21 10 19 McIvor Reserve Lalor Utd 9 3 4 2 15 12 13 La Trobe University 9 6 2 1 20 7 20 Boroondara Eagles 9 4 2 3 15 11 14 Croydon City Arrows 9 6 1 2 16 7 19 North Sunshine Eagles v Lalor Utd Yarraville Glory 9 3 4 2 11 13 13 Sydenham Park 9 6 1 2 17 13 19 Heatherton Utd 9 4 2 3 14 13 14 Brandon Park 9 5 1 3 19 9 16 Larissa Reserve North Sunshine Eagles 9 3 3 3 20 19 12 Sunbury Utd 9 4 2 3 18 11 14 Southern Suburbs 9 4 1 4 10 14 13 North Caulfield 8 5 0 3 15 8 15 La Trobe University v Sunbury Utd Latrobe Uni Banyule City 9 3 3 3 8 10 12 Yarraville Glory 9 4 2 3 18 28 14 Berwick City 8 3 3 2 15 12 12 Doveton 9 4 3 2 11 5 15 Lower Playing Fld Lalor 9 3 5 1 11 9 11 Lalor 9 4 2 3 23 13 11 Brandon Park 9 3 3 3 13 10 12 Endeavour Utd 9 4 0 5 19 14 12 Banyule City v Lalor Geelong Rangers 9 2 5 2 16 17 11 Westvale 8 3 2 3 14 16 11 Springvale City 9 4 0 5 10 12 12 Berwick City 8 3 3 2 15 12 12 Yallambie Park Reserve Westvale 8 3 2 3 14 15 11 North Sunshine Eagles 9 3 2 4 15 18 11 North Caulfield 8 2 5 1 11 13 11 Southern Suburbs 9 3 2 4 10 16 11 Geelong Rangers v Laverton Park La Trobe University 9 3 2 4 9 11 11 Lalor Utd 9 3 1 5 12 13 10 Doveton 9 3 2 4 14 19 11 Morwell Pegasus 9 2 1 6 9 17 7 Myers Reserve Sunbury Utd 9 3 2 4 14 17 11 Laverton Park 8 2 0 6 9 20 6 Croydon City Arrows 9 2 4 3 10 10 10 Springvale City 9 1 0 8 8 35 3 Sydenham Park 9 2 4 3 14 13 10 Banyule City 9 2 0 7 0 24 6 Sandringham City 9 2 3 4 14 14 9 Heatherton Utd 9 0 1 8 6 29 1 STATE SE 3 Geelong Rangers 9 1 1 7 8 22 4 Laverton Park 8 0 2 6 8 20 2 Endeavour Utd 9 1 4 4 14 18 7 Springvale City v Boroondara Eagles Ross Reserve Berwick City v Heatherton Utd Seniors PROVI 1 NORTH WEST Reserves Seniors PROVI 1 SOUTH EAST Reserves Jack Thomas Reserve Doveton v Endeavour Utd Western Eagles 0 South Yarra 0, Melbourne City 0 Corio Western Eagles 1 South Yarra 3, Melbourne City 6 Corio Noble Park Utd 2 (N Vukosavljevic 2) Old Melburnians 3 Noble Park Utd 0 Old Melburnians 2, Monbulk 2 Fitzroy Waratah Reserve 1 (I Biscan), Avondale Heights 1 (A Nuzzaco) Melbourne 0, Avondale Heights 2 Melbourne Tornado 3, Elwood (M Pember A Carmody O Gomez Salaya), Monbulk 2 (Q City 3, Monash University 2 Ashburton 1, Nunawading Tornado 1 (L Miocic), Elwood City 1 (AS Mohamed) Wells CI Milne) Fitzroy City 1 (BE Harbinson), Monash Uni- Morwell Pegasus v Sandringham City City 1 Whittlesea Utd 3, Melbourne University Rangers 3 City 1 White Star Dandenong 1, Warragul Utd 1 Moorool- Ronald Reserve Whittlesea Utd 1 (T Altanhan), Melbourne University Plenty Valley Lions 0, Glenroy 2 Hume Utd 2 versity 0 Ashburton 2 (C Prountzos), Nunawading City 8 (A bark 1, Scotch Old Boys 5 Rowville Eagles 1 Rangers 4 (A Kotsos 2 D Schepisi J Lysemose) Plenty Gjuni AM Adem 3 CK Stemn Jnr 4) White Star Dandenong Brandon Park v Croydon City Arrows Valley Lions 2 (D Stojanovski P Petrakos), Glenroy 0 1 (J Mbiya), Warragul Utd 1 (P Cooper) Mooroolbark 2 (D Freeway Reserve Hume Utd 0 Shields M Findlay), Scotch Old Boys 3 (N Jewitt 3) Rowville Southern Suburbs v North Caulfield Eagles 1 (M Voinea) Keeley Park Sunday 8 Jun 08 3:00PM

P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT PROVI NW 1 Fitzroy City 9 6 3 0 27 12 21 Hume Utd 9 5 3 1 15 4 18 Melbourne Uni Rangers 9 8 1 0 29 2 25 Monbulk 9 7 0 2 23 9 21 Western Eagles v Hume Utd Monbulk 9 5 3 1 15 9 18 Polish Sports & Rec. Centre Melbourne Uni Rangers 9 6 0 3 15 10 18 Plenty Valley Lions 8 6 0 2 15 9 18 Old Melburnians 9 6 2 1 26 12 20 Nunawading City 9 5 2 2 22 9 17 Western Eagles 9 5 2 2 15 8 17 South Yarra 9 5 2 2 20 11 17 Noble Park Utd 9 6 1 2 34 14 19 Plenty Valley Lions v Glenroy Monash University 8 5 1 2 22 11 16 Bundoora Park Pavilion Glenroy 9 5 1 3 18 11 13 Avondale Heights 8 5 1 2 20 14 16 Nunawading City 9 6 1 2 30 12 19 Ashburton 9 4 2 3 14 10 14 Whittlesea Utd 9 3 4 2 11 9 13 Whittlesea Utd 9 4 2 3 15 14 14 Fitzroy City 9 5 2 2 31 17 17 Melbourne Tornado v Elwood City Scotch Old Boys 9 4 2 3 19 16 14 Newmarket Reserve Avondale Heights 8 3 3 2 13 11 12 Hume Utd 9 1 6 2 14 17 9 Scotch Old Boys 9 4 1 4 14 17 13 Old Melburnians 9 3 2 4 13 15 11 Corio v Avondale Heights Elwood City 9 3 3 3 16 16 12 Western Eagles 9 3 0 6 13 19 9 Mooroolbark 9 3 3 3 16 20 12 Warragul Utd 9 3 2 4 13 20 11 Hume Reserve Corio 9 3 3 3 6 9 12 Melbourne Tornado 9 3 0 6 12 21 9 Ashburton 9 3 0 6 12 22 9 Mooroolbark 9 3 1 5 12 16 10 South Yarra v Melbourne City South Yarra 9 2 4 3 5 8 10 Melbourne City 9 2 2 5 10 15 8 Monash University 8 2 2 4 12 19 8 Noble Park Utd 9 3 0 6 18 19 9 Fawkner Park Melbourne City 9 2 2 5 11 15 8 Elwood City 9 2 2 5 14 20 8 Warragul Utd 9 1 3 5 12 16 6 White Star Dandenong 9 1 1 7 5 22 4 Whittlesea Utd v Melbourne University Rangers Plenty Valley Lions 8 2 2 4 10 15 8 Glenroy 9 3 1 5 17 18 7 Rowville Eagles 8 2 0 6 9 27 6 Rowville Eagles 8 1 1 6 4 25 4 Thomas Street Recreation Res. Melbourne Tornado 9 0 1 8 7 26 1 Corio 9 2 1 6 8 27 7 White Star Dandenong 9 0 1 8 7 41 1 PROVI SE 1 Noble Park Utd v Rowville Eagles Seniors PROVI 2 NORTH WEST Reserves Seniors PROVI 2 SOUTH EAST Reserves WJ Turner Reserve Dandenong Sparrows 1 Mornington 2, Old Brighton Mooroolbark v Scotch Old Boys Brimbank City 1 (H Ikanovic) Darebin Utd 3 (N Assaad Brimbank City 4 Darebin Utd 0, Melton 1 Moreland Utd 4, Dandenong Sparrows 1 Mornington 3 (N Waite 2 N Yole), Grammarians 3 Carrum Utd 2, Keysborough 3 Old Cam- Esther Park Reserve 2 J Nikolarakos), Melton 0 Moreland Utd 1 (D Salatino), Collingwood City 4 Northern Falcons 0, Keon Park 1 Bell Old Brighton Grammarians 1 (M Hunt) Carrum Utd 1 (CA Pirozzi), Keysborough 1 (M Smith) Old Camberwell berwell Grammar 1, Caulfield Utd 4 Berwick Kings 1, Ashburton v Nunawading City Collingwood City 0 Northern Falcons 3 (D Dinucci M Mo- Park 2, West Preston 1 Essendon Utd 3, North City Lions Ashburton Park naci A Le Page), Keon Park 0 Bell Park 0, West Preston Grammar 1 (P Spyropoulos), Caulfield Utd 2 (P Alissa- Lyndale Utd 3 Old Trinity Grammarians 2, Riversdale 3 3 Hoppers Crossing 0 Fitzroy City v Monash University 2 (A Freeman S Savvas) Essendon Utd 2 (P Koukoulis phos R Pititto) Berwick Kings 1 (J Melendez-Valdez), Whitehorse Utd 2 D Meddis), North City Lions 4 (M Hana C Barrientos 2 J Lyndale Utd 2 (R Roslan G Murray) Old Trinity Grammar- Fairfield Park Sweeney) Hoppers Crossing 1 (CA Muscat) ians 3 (A Milicia J Del Rio 2), Riversdale 2 (A Christakakis Old Melburnians v Monbulk D Robertson) Whitehorse Utd 0 Robert Menzies Reserve White Star Dandenong v Warragul Utd Greaves Reserve P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT STATE NW 2 North City Lions 9 7 2 0 25 10 23 Essendon Utd 9 6 3 0 26 7 21 Riversdale 8 6 0 2 23 7 18 Riversdale 9 8 0 1 26 13 24 Brimbank City v Hoppers Crossing Essendon Utd 9 6 2 1 18 6 20 North City Lions 9 6 1 2 20 8 19 Old Brighton Gram 9 5 3 1 21 15 18 Old Camberwell Gram 9 6 1 2 21 10 19 Darebin International Soccer Complex Moreland Utd 9 5 3 1 21 11 18 Collingwood City 9 4 3 2 19 13 15 Old Camberwell Gram 9 5 3 1 13 7 18 Caulfield Utd 9 6 0 3 22 10 18 Essendon Utd v North City Lions West Preston 9 5 2 2 21 16 17 Northern Falcons 8 4 2 2 17 14 14 Mornington 9 5 2 2 20 11 17 Old Brighton Gram 9 6 0 3 19 11 18 Aberfeldie Park Northern Falcons 8 5 0 3 17 5 15 Keon Park 9 3 4 2 16 10 13 Lyndale Utd 9 4 1 4 17 18 13 Old Trinity Gram 9 4 2 3 20 18 14 Northern Falcons v Keon Park Keon Park 9 4 2 3 9 6 14 West Preston 8 4 1 3 17 12 13 Caulfield Utd 9 4 0 5 16 20 12 Lyndale Utd 9 4 2 3 14 16 14 Hayes Park Hoppers Crossing 9 4 1 4 9 14 13 Moreland Utd 9 4 1 4 16 25 13 Berwick Kings 9 4 0 5 8 15 12 Mornington 9 3 3 3 20 17 12 Moreland Utd v Collingwood City Collingwood City 9 3 2 4 13 14 11 Carrum Utd 8 3 1 4 8 6 10 Carrum Utd 9 4 0 5 21 24 12 Melton 9 3 2 4 12 17 11 Moomba Park Reserve Darebin Utd 9 2 1 6 9 20 7 Bell Park 9 3 0 6 22 18 9 Whitehorse Utd 9 2 3 4 9 11 9 Whitehorse Utd 9 3 0 6 10 13 9 Darebin Utd v Melton Bell Park 9 2 1 6 4 18 7 Keysborough 9 2 3 4 10 13 9 Keysborough 9 2 2 5 12 20 8 Hoppers Crossing 8 2 2 4 8 14 8 Mayer Park Melton 9 2 0 7 14 20 6 Brimbank City 8 2 1 5 12 27 7 Old Trinity Grammarians 9 2 2 5 12 20 8 Dandenong Sparrows 9 2 0 7 14 22 6 Bell Park v West Preston Brimbank City 8 0 0 8 5 25 0 Dandenong Sparrows 9 1 2 6 4 18 5 Berwick Kings 9 1 0 8 12 37 3 Darebin Utd 9 1 0 8 9 29 3 Bell Park Sports Club

STATE SE 2 Seniors PROVI 3 NORTH WEST Reserves Seniors PROVI 3 SOUTH EAST Reserves Dandenong Sparrows v Whitehorse Utd Fotheringham Reserve Dallas Eagles 0 Brunswick Zebras 2 (D Romagnano S Dallas Eagles 0 Brunswick Zebras 1, Watsonia Old Carey 0 Keilor Wolves 1 (I Filipovski), Bayside Old Carey 6 Keilor Wolves 0, Bayside Argonauts 4 En- Old Trinity Grammarians v Riversdale Franzo), Watsonia Heights 1 (H Abullahi) Bundoora Utd Heights 0 Bundoora Utd 1, Northern Utd 5 Surf Coast Argonauts 4 (B Whiting C Papageorgiou 2 BV Mitroulas) deavour Hills 1, Noble Park 2 Eltham North 0, Beau- Trinity Sports Ground 1 (D Fadini), Northern Utd 0 Surf Coast 2 (R Manning), Endeavour Hills 1 (N Robinson), Noble Park 5 (A maris 6 Dandenong Warriors 2, Seaford Utd 3 Uni. of 4, Mill Park 3 Moreland Wolves 1, Brimbank 0 Epping Old Camberwell Grammar v Caulfield Utd Mill Park 3 (A Nichola P Lazari 2) Moreland Wolves 1 (D Buhac 3 PA Placko 2) Eltham North 2 (BW Mulcahy LA Melbourne 3, Dandenong City 2 Brighton 1 City 1 Deepdene Park Bonavia), Brimbank 1 (D Stankovski) Epping City 0 Robertson), Beaumaris 3 (E Mehmet J Bratt A Kuljuh) Dandenong Warriors 4 (D Douce GE Quaremba D Mas- Carrum Utd v Keysborough son 2), Seaford Utd 2 (N Allen 2) Uni. of Melbourne 0, Italo-Australian Club Dandenong City 4 (H Andrews 3 JM Botha) Brighton 2 (N Mornington v Old Brighton Grammarians Sweeney P McCaig) Dallas Brooks Park Berwick Kings v Lyndale Utd P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Betula Park Watsonia Heights 9 6 2 1 26 10 20 Epping City 9 8 1 0 33 5 25 Old Carey 9 7 0 2 21 12 21 Old Carey 9 8 0 1 33 10 24 Bundoora Utd 9 5 3 1 15 9 18 Watsonia Heights 9 7 1 1 29 8 22 Dandenong City 9 6 0 3 26 16 18 Bayside Argonauts 9 7 1 1 25 11 22 STATE NW 3 Epping City 9 5 1 3 22 9 16 Brunswick Zebras 9 6 1 2 22 14 19 Bayside Argonauts 9 5 2 2 19 13 17 Beaumaris 8 6 1 1 36 15 19 Dallas Eagles v Epping City Brimbank 9 4 3 2 26 14 15 Brimbank 9 6 0 3 19 12 18 Beaumaris 9 5 1 3 23 18 16 Dandenong Warriors 8 6 0 2 25 8 18 Tullamarine Reserve Brunswick Zebras 9 4 3 2 18 13 15 Youth Utd 8 5 0 3 17 12 15 Seaford Utd 9 5 0 4 16 13 15 Seaford Utd 9 3 4 2 31 21 13 Moreland Wolves v Brimbank Youth Utd 8 4 1 3 20 16 13 Northern Utd 9 4 0 5 16 28 12 Keilor Wolves 9 5 0 4 17 17 15 Brighton 9 4 0 5 15 14 12 Rayner Reserve Mill Park 9 3 3 3 12 21 12 Moreland Wolves 9 3 1 5 22 20 10 Noble Park 9 5 0 4 17 15 12 Dandenong City 9 4 0 5 20 22 12 Bundoora Utd v Northern Utd Hills Surf Coast 9 2 3 4 8 12 9 Bundoora Utd 9 3 1 5 19 20 10 Endeavour Hills 9 4 0 5 21 22 12 Keilor Wolves 9 3 2 4 16 23 11 Recreation Reserve Ascot Vale 8 2 3 3 7 12 9 Ascot Vale 8 2 3 3 15 17 9 Dandenong Warriors 9 3 1 5 19 22 10 Uni. of Melbourne 9 3 1 5 19 20 10 Ascot Vale v Watsonia Heights Moreland Wolves 9 2 2 5 18 25 8 Surf Coast 9 2 1 6 20 31 7 Uni. of Melbourne 9 3 0 6 12 17 9 Eltham North 9 2 0 7 10 28 6 Fairbairn Park Northern Utd 9 1 3 5 6 23 6 Mill Park 9 1 1 7 6 24 4 Brighton 9 2 0 7 17 30 6 Endeavour Hills 9 1 0 8 13 40 3 Brunswick Zebras v Youth Utd Dallas Eagles 9 0 3 6 6 20 0 Dallas Eagles 9 1 0 8 14 41 0 Eltham North 9 1 2 6 13 26 5 Noble Park 9 1 1 7 12 43 1 Balfe Park Surf Coast v Mill Park Quay Reserve

STATE SE 3 Old Carey v Brighton Carey Sports Complex Wilcox Field Uni. of Melbourne v Dandenong City Princes Park Oval #2 Eltham North v Beaumaris Eltham North Reserve Endeavour Hills v Noble Park Power Reserve Keilor Wolves v Bayside Argonauts Green Gully Reserve No.4 Dandenong Warriors v Seaford Utd Lois Twohig Reserve

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AGSV WEEKEND RESULTS KNIGHTS WANT NOVAK

Round 5 started with top 4 Friday! But Teenage Star Forced Back to England Pegs playing Camberwell and Melbourne Knights were on the verge of the hope that the club could hold onto the Park Stadium outfit. Marcellin taking on Trinity. Results trumping a number of English League teenager with League clubs sniffing around. “(Blue Star) Manager Tommy Cassidy has would determine top spot on the clubs by claiming the prized signature of “Lee is only nineteen but was recently on been great with me, he has really encouraged table and Marcellin got the points 19-year-old striker Lee Novak (pictured) trail at Chesterfield,” he said. “Preston and me, and being the youngest in the squad, he against Trinity to be outright leaders. when news of a family illness forced the a club in Australia are also interested in is always giving me lots of confidence to Cambwerwell bounched back after teenage star to fly back to England last having a look at him, and although we want express myself, which has helped me score last week’s loss recording a 2-1 win Friday night. him to stay with us, we would not stand in my goals this season.” over Pegs. Novak had trained just once with Knights but his way.” Novak may be the missing part of the jigsaw senior coach Chris Taylor was immediately Maybe a week’s a long time in football after for the title-challenging Knights and if he On Saturday morning, Ivanhoe impressed and remains hopeful that the all, for our information is that Newcastle returns could play a pivotal role in the club’s Grammar travelled out to Yarra Valley youngster can return. Novak’s plans of a Blue Star is now standing firmly in Novak’s push for Foxtel Cup glory in 2008. in Ringwood. The game finishing successful trial with Knights were thrown way and is reported to be asking for a transfer — CRAIG MACKENZIE in a 1-1 draw, a great result for the into disarray with news that his father had fee of up to £7000. The teenager believes Yarra Valley team. Peninsula took on suddenly become seriously ill. that he is out of contract but the club thinks Mentone in Keysborough but were “It came as a real shock to the lad so things otherwise and the matter may go before the unable to score in an exciting game. are very much up in the air at the moment. He Professional Footballers’ Association in the Mentone took the points and won 2-0. looks a good player and we were happy with UK. what we saw in that one training session.” Novak has had a fine football upbringing Novak is a former striker with Scottish playing for Wallsend Boys Club for club Gretna and was signed by Newcastle eight years as well as enjoying a year at CAMBERWELL 2 defeated PEGS 1 Blue Star at the start of the 2007/08 season. Monkseaton Football Academy. He didn’t take long to make his mark and “I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Gretna, MARCELLIN 6 defeated TRINITY 1 rattled in 20 league and two cup goals easily playing for the youth team and reserves earning club top scorer honours as Blue Star where I scored over 25 goals. With Gretna IVANHOE 1 drew with YARRA finished eighth in First Division North of the moving into the Scottish Premier League VALLEY 1 Unibond League. it was very difficult to break into the first Just a fortnight ago Newcastle Blue Star’s team. When Bob Morton rang me it did MENTONE 2 defeated PENINSULA 0 website carried a story about Director not take them long to persuade me to join of Football, Bob Morton, being highly this progressive club,” he told the Blue Star impressed with Novak and expressing website not long after joining the Kingston

UP THE GULLY WITHOUT A TRANSFER? one team at the same time in the VPL, but DANIEL STAYS PUT Green Gully’s newest recruit Brazilian Pedro now only the one (Len Catalano) is left at Melbourne Victory player Daniel Piorkowski Henrique Coelho De Oliveira was supposed the Royals who are currently playing in the has turned down an offer to trial in England to have debuted against Altona Magic, but first division. Frank joined Preston, younger after taking advice from his friend, Whittlesea unfortunately a slight snag held up the much brother Michael Junior is at Richmond and ‘s new coach Ivan Jolic. Jolic reportedly told awaited appearance of the Samba Soccer scoring goals and now Ricky has joined Piorkowski that it would be a better move Player. Pedro brought with him paper work Pascoe Vale in the second division. for him to join his struggling club rather for his release and transfer but red faced Gully than a move to the motherland. Piorkowski officials did not realise that to complete the GIVE IT A REST! had been training with Green Gully which is move an official communication needed to Rumours of re-surfacing works being under surprising considering his brother Stefan is THE be sent directly from the Brazilian Federation taken at Fawkner’s Jukes RD Ground are at his original club the Knights. Maybe Jolic to the FFV. false. Council has ordered that the ground be was correct in advising against a move to given a rest from it’s heavy work load for England if he is right that Piorkowski’s level AND THEN THERE WAS ONE? a month, which has resulted in this weeks is in the VPL and no higher? The Catalano brothers created history by fixture being transferred to B.T Conner SLEUTH being the only four brothers to play in the Reserve.

for Knox in his first full game back after Knox made a vital change in the 73rd), O’Hare, Bouios, Orlando (Hughes – LATE WINNER spells at Richmond and Frankston Pines. His 65th minute when the Reserves top scorer, 34th), McEvoy, Williams, Swaine. Sub not SEALS VICTORY directness and pace caused the Lions defence Daniel Veljovic was thrown into the fray. He used – Lightfoot. plenty of headaches. had an immediate impact as he headed into FOR KNOX Abougelis in the Lions goal had to Jones’ path only for the shot to go narrowly parry a fierce free kick from Kerr, whilst at wide. Then he fired across the goal after a Knox City 2 the other end, McEvoy volleyed over from a strong run. Eastern Lions 1 half chance. Knox was now on top as Lions were (Half-time 1-0) The opening goal came after 33 forced onto the defensive. The winner came minutes. Saunders switched play from one four minutes from time when Jones chased An 87th minute winner from substitute wing to the other and Hingert’s cross was down a ball and squared it past the far post Daniel Veljovic earned Knox City its first deflected for a corner. The resultant kick where Hoogendyk did brilliantly to head it win in four weeks. With other results going found Edgar who rose above everyone to back across goal for Veljovic to head home. its way, Knox was able to get its season power home an unstoppable header. There was no way back for the visitors after back on track as it overcame a resilient A few minutes later and Hingert this as Knox played out time in their forward Eastern Lions. appeared to have been brought down in the third. With seven of the Lions squad penalty area but the referee was unmoved. Knox City Reserves continued having played at Knox at some stage, this Soon after the restart, Saunders went their unbeaten run when they beat Eastern was always going to be a hard fought game very close when he drifted across the face Lions 2-0 with a second half to former Lions and it lived up to expectations. of goal to meet a free kick with a glancing player, Donkin. They have now won seven Lions started brightly enough but header that just evaded the far post. and drawn two of nine games. Knox had the better of the first half and should have made more of their chances After this scare, Lions pressed forward Knox City: M. Jorgensen, A. Edgar, C. Kerr, and taken more than a 1 goal lead into the and earned an equaliser on the hour mark. P. Veljovic (L. Grubic – 11th -G. Moon -76th break. O’Hare’s corner to the back post was met ), Z. Martinez, J. Hingert, Z. Buljabasic, M. Knox City’s Cameron Jones heads Both sides had to make early convincingly by Verniers with a firm header Hoogendyk, P. Nedza (D. Veljovic – 65th), the ball against Eastern Lions. substitutions as Peter Veljovic in the 11th that never looked like missing. A. Saunders, C. Jones. Sub not used – K. minute for Knox and Orlando in the 34th Two minutes later and Jorgensen McEvoy. minute both limped off with hamstring was quick off his line to dive at Nash’s feet State League Div 2 SE injuries. as the visitors looked to grab an unlikely Eastern Lions: Abougelis, Markley, Nasser By Bruce Darnell Cam Jones was a focal spearhead win. (Spina – 80th), Verniers, Nash (Willcocks –

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put the result beyond doubt. Two minutes DI IORIO DANCES later, DiIorio capped off his man of the match WITH THE STARS performance by earning a penalty which Ryan Davidson converted for a 4-0 victory. Southern Stars 0 Dandenong Thunder 4 When asked what he thought made the difference between both sides, Thunder coach Dandenong Thunder swept aside on Zoran Trajceski commented after the game, undermanned Southern Stars 4-0 at Ross “ Our quality, hunger and determination. reserve on Saturday, to climb within We can score goals, no matter who we play a point of the top two in State League against and we showed that today. I’m happy Division One. that it’s the fourth consecutive game we The Thunder were in command didn’t concede a goal. Defi nitely we’re much virtually from the start against an injury hit better with Joe DiIorio up front. He is more Stars missing a number of players including positive. Hopefully he’s recovered from defenders Murat Caliskan and Joe Damiano. injury. That was the difference today. But the The Stars relied on a make-shift back whole team played excellently.” four with Andy Ross partnering skipper Stars coach Dean Hennessy said Fatih Akdogan at the centre of defence. after the game, “ I don’t want to make any Unfortunately for them, they came up against excuses because the whole thing about Dandenong’s mercurial Joe DiIorio at the top football is about the squad, not just eleven. of his game, who gave his opponents a torrid Realistically there were fi ve players who time all afternoon. weren’t available. You take fi ve quality Thunder’s experienced midfi eld duo players out of a team. It’s going to hurt. But Alfonzo Opazo and Marcus Stergiopoulos at the same time, I don’t want to make any controlled the middle of the park and it was excuses. The better team won today. I’ve Stergiopoulos’s diagonal ball that set up got no complaints about the result. But it’s Mohammed Alsakran for the visitor’s fi rst a long way to go. As long as we stay two or goal in the 28th minute. Soon after the break, three points from the top, we’ll be there or DiIorio pounced on a defensive error from thereabouts.” Andy Ross to set up Opazo for a 2-0 lead. Hennessy is hoping British import, defender The Stars then enjoyed their best spell of Michael Leslie can get clearance in time to the game when Koray Suat hit the crossbar bolster the defence for what is shaping as with a long range effort and striker Sercan another tough test against Bulleen Royals Doganay missed an excellent one on one next week. chance with the keeper. State League One A DiIorio solo effort in which he Mohammed Alsakran, scorer of Dandenong Thunder’s fi rst goal uses his pace to rounded several opponents before netting, By George Stogiannou advantage against Derek Chisholm STONNINGTON fi eld with Thomas Vulivuli playing wide on After the break it was more of the same season with a 5-0 blitzing of a hapless the left. with the Comets having more of the play Stonnington reserves.Goals from Rudzki, UPSETS COMETS But it was the home side who opened the and Stonnington with a two goal lead sitting Bichok,Bucello and 2 from Carl Morgan scoring after 15 min when Stonnington back and catching them on the break. wrapped up a fi ne display. Stonnington 3 forward Paul Madondo was put clean through Despite numerous chances the Comets Senior players Stefan Rudzki and Okan Casey Comets 0 and beat the offside trap and knocked it past forwards could not fi nd the target. Semsik added good experience and steadied Robbie Acs in the Comets goal. Stonnington wrapped it up when with 15 min the Colts who have not had the best of luck Casey Comets aspirations of a league This goal livened the game up but the Comets to go midfi elder Adrian D’ortenzo combined over the past few games. championship were dealt a severe blow could not play their normal game on such a well with his forwards to get into the box last Saturday with a poor display away to bumpy pitch. But after a lot of pressure on and knock it past Acs. Next week sees the Comets with a tough Stonnington. their own box it was Stonnington against the Stonnington Coach John Kennedy remarked encounter at home to Chelsea who are in 4th It has never been a venue that the Comets run of play scored again when from a lucky after the fi nal whistle that his team had only spot. like to play at as it is an open public park rebound Ayhan Gongorou found space inside four chances and took three whilst the Comets with no fencing or security and very open to the box and slipped it past Acs. had a lot more but failed to capitalize. the elements. The Comets missed a few half chances This loss sees the Comets drop to 7TH spot State League SE 2 It was a full strength Comets who took to the towards the half-time whistle but the score and 8 points behind the top team. remained the same. The Casey Colts had their best win of the By Jim Wilson

was keeping the home side in the game with bring out a great save just on half time. move saw Kermanidis outpace his marker VALLEY some fi ne saves. At the start of the second half Port brought to hammer home the ball into the goals and PRODUCES ITS Valley’s midfi eld of M.DiGrazie, Laing, on Paraskevas and Spano to give the home give valley a well deserved 3-0 lead. Valley Veddan, Murat, Begovic, and O.Simsek side a better balance in midfi eld. replaced a tiring Minopoulos with another BEST SO FAR were playing some fi ne one touch football This move upset the Valley’s one touch 18yo, Oliver Gordon. with the home side fi nding diffi cult to win game with Port’s midfi eld closing down With time running out the Valley went into Port Melbourne 0 the ball. quickly. It was Valley’s turn to defend in attack through Di Grazia to set up Gordon, Diamond Valley 3 Port was awarded a free kick near the 18 yard depth, but the back three for the away team but his shot was defl ected out for a corner to box, with the number 3 Kost taking the kick. of A.Raynes, I.Montagnese and E.Awad save Port from going further behind. His well placed ball was saved by Gountaras were not allowing the Port forwards to get a This was valleys best performance this Port Melbourne were hosts to Diamond at the near post. clear shot on goals. year with coach Frank Binyar introducing Valley at SS Anderson Reserve. The At the 30min mark E.Awad won the ball for At the 60min mark 18yo Di Grazia split the three young players in the squad, and all ground was in mint condition which would Valley, passing to Laing then one touch to home team’s defence to put Minopoulos three players having a signifi cant role in the allow both sides to play on the deck. Di Grazia to put the Minopoulos through. through, but instead of shooting played the Valley’s 3-0 win. Port won the toss and went into attack, but The young number 9 rounded his defender ball to Kermanidis to drive the ball into the Port always tried to play the ball out of the move was broken up by the away team’s to coolly put the ball in the net giving the net to give valley a 2-0 lead. their defence and with their squad of young defence. Simsek for Valley was using his away side a well deserved lead. The away side brought on Glenn Davie for players should give most teams in the league speed to get past the Port defenders, crossing Port attempted to play the ball on the ground Raynes in the 65min to add fresh legs to a diffi cult time. the ball into the danger area. and not rely on long balls out of defence, valley’s team. It was all Valley with the home side under but lacked the fi nishing touch to trouble the Valley started to get back into their crisp the pump. Valley’s two strikers, Jamie valley defence. passing game with Port locked in their own State League SE 2 Manidis and 18yo Leigh Minopoulos, were Another fi ne move from valley’s midfi eld set half. combining well, but Port’s keeper Laskaris By Neilson Love up Kermanidis, only to have the Port keeper At the 80th min mark another fi ne passing

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Melbourne Victory were well beaten by what July 30, with the reverse fi xture only a couple by one of the invaders, but perhaps mindful coould have been a second or even third of weeks later. Perhaps they could play both of Terry Alderman breaking a collarbone string Juventus side on Friday night. With so games behind closed doors at a neutral venue tackling a hooligan during an Ashes test, many “Victory” fans turning into Juventus one after the other? or fearing a suicide bomber, did nothing in supporters for the game, old Brunswick Why is it that you can read so much debate retaliation. Juventus offi cials would be wondering where on the internet regarding which country they went so wrong. Matthew Spiranovic and Dean Bouzanis The Big Brother of offi cialdom is once should play for, yet little was made of again clamping down on fans. The FFA Santiago Munez choosing Mexico instead of are looking at implementing Home End the USA? Memberships to control “active supporters”. Avram Grant vs Jose Mourinho is a fued The FFV are also rumoured to be forcing that can only be settled in the wrestling ring. supporters to register their fl ags and banners WWE, Pay-per-view, cage match, Roman with them. Which means I’ve stopped putting Abramovich the special guest referee. together my “FFV are Muppets” banner after I have never scored an A-League goal. drawing an outline of Kermit the Frog on a Neither has Matt Simon. I’ve never played bedshseet. It was going to feature images an A-League game, big Matt’s had fourteen Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy etc with names of to try getting his goal. What I’m trying to FFV offi cials past and present written on say here is that if he is getting called up each character. I do not think it would meet for Socceroo squads, I’ve been unfairly with their approval. overlooked. Oakleigh v Preston from round seven has yet Australia defeated Iraq, with a bit of luck, Perhaps future neutral venues for to be played. Maybe the FFV are waiting for 1-0 in Brisbane in Sunday’s World Cup “high risk” VPL games will soon look my Film Finance Corporation funding grant Qualifi er. A goal from Harry Kewell, the like this. to come through so I can buy a camera and ball hitting Brett Holman’s back as he went shoot scenes for my long awaited Australian on a run in the box and two pitch invaders hooligan movie? The game is scheduled for were the highlights. Jason Culina got pushed

With George Katsamboukas

so he was shown the door. buffer from second. KATSA’S KORNER A request was then put out to a Club Speaking of Bridesmaids, J Walker has State 2 North West and Pascoe vale are 4-15 Powerbroker for the use of an Umbrella, to paved the way many times for Bridesmaids numero uno however, a pack is developing which the Man in Black received the answer and punters to get to know each other a behind them are looking to knock them off MID SEASON ASPIRATIONS of “I Can’t help you” “touch” easier over the years, and I’m sure their perch The Foxtel Cup is past the half way mark, Effi ciency is one thing, wrecking a 3 piece that he will continue to do so. Enough of the analysis, I tried for 2 minutes and some interesting stats to come out so far suit is another so the Man in Black decided Back to Soccer we go. to write articles as a normal sports reporter are…. against the pitch report. would, however I have a problem with That the Scorer has been unemployed for a LOWER LEAGUE LOWDOWNS anything that is “normal”, so I will leave the few weeks and so as to support his J Walker ITALIAN JOB Grant is a big Wicket and the scorer did analysis to the experts. and W N Field expenses, he is standing at Ernie’s boys entertained European giant apply to go over to the UK to post this And there are plenty of them around! major intersections washing windscreens for Juventus last Friday night and what a funny wicket, however, he is required here as the gold coin donations from the punters passing game Football is as it makes you happy one wickets are about to tumble not only in the Until next week through. moment and sad the next. Foxtel Cup, but in the lower divisions also, Fawkner and Frankston Pines have already Just ask Ernie who had a smile on his dial where…. This is Katsa – Just as you’ve known him. programmed the Westgate Bridge as a bigger that the waiting list at Melbourne’s Club Powerbrokers are getting a touch And remember, where logic ends, Katsa favourite on their GPS, as they have about as fi nest Public Hospitals, after Hernandez concerned at the one third mark of the season, begins. much chance of avoiding the drop as I have equalised with a quality goal. that either their team are not contenders for of swapping J Walker for B Douglas. Problem was though that the Black and the championship, or, the Westgate Bridge is The Top 6 looks like it will be contested by White Boys soon slotted in another three to looking an odds on bet at season’s end. 8 teams so far, with changes at the top being win the match 4-1. A quick glance through the ladders and some more frequent than the Red Cards being interesting observations. dished out at by the Men in Black this year. TAKEN FOR GRANTED After a reasonably successful season Over to the UK we head, home of $12 Pies last year, Langwarrin seem to be now in WETSUITS WIN covered with Green Peas at Soccer Matches, unchartered waters and sitting at the wrong Speaking of the Men in Black, one of their where Chelsea and Grant are no longer. end of the ladder. fi nest rocked up to a game dressed as if he Seems that Chelsea El Supremo Abramovich At the Top, George Cross look like the team was attending the Logies. was not a happy camper with his team to catch as their run or results so far this Only problem is that it was bucketing with fi nishing up as the Brides Maid, in both the season have been quite impressive. rain and the Man in Black being the effi cient EPL and Champions Leagues (By the way, State 2 South East where Northcote (Out we person that he was, wanted to do a pitch there is nothing wrong with Bridesmaids, come, out we come, out we come to play) Juventus takes to the fi eld on inspection before the match. City are sitting pretty on top with a 4 point I’ve seen a few quality ones over the years!), Friday night.

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With Mike Lilikakis

BORED BOARD fridge and said, “Help yoorselff may boy.” Komitat. I grabbed a six pack, apologized for Komitadji. “disturbing them”, and sallied back to my Komitias. seat. Three fi ne words you’ll never fi nd in a thick wunder book, written and printed in the How do they do it? quaint county of Oxfordshire. Well, if the How do they get away with it? Third Reich had their way, perhaps they Etsi bravo, its oraite. would’ve made those necessary changes, but thanks to the fat and often incompetent SYNDESMOS FILATHLON Herman Goering it never eventuated. PEIRAIOS About 6 hours from Greece, and with all the I digress. wogs snoring and farting I fathomed that Mein point und kampf Herr Reader apart from the lack of sleep, I had developed is that without the abovementioned K.K.K, a case of “can’t feel my face”. To my football clubs would cease to exist. I am sore surprise, the gruff steward approached me at pressed when asked if I would be interested the back of the plane and asked me if I was in coaching a team. Veritas be known the a goalkeeper. Stupidly I asked how he knew, notion of developing players is a most and he pointed to my tracksuit top which had wonderful aspect of the game we breathe. my name, number and the initials GK. Unfortunately because the K.K.K is running the bureaucracy it sacrifi ces development for Dur said Fred. results. We struck up a cool conversation, Far too many young ‘uns are being and he inquired as to which Greek football discarded because of a lust for winning the club I followed. Immediately the bells went It made you want to go and play football. cheered. title race. ringing, and scenes of chairs being ripped and Sure the Pommie League was cool, but AS SOON AS the plane leveled Junior Coaches are more prepared to rid thrown were pouring through my medulla watching Platini, Boniek, Cabrini, Tacconi, out in the air after takeoff, the light went off, themselves of players, who love to play oblongata. You’re damned if you do, and Rossi and co…..man oh man, it was better and 359 wogs unclipped their seat belts as and play for love, rather than make and you’re damned if you don’t. I mustered up than WWF on Thursday nights. if the plane was on fi re and there was only mold the players into an oolite refl ection of the courage to follow the convictions of my I know that’s a big, nay huge call. one parachute. They made their way out of themselves, their teacher and mentor. heart and said, “OLYMPIAKOS”. However in my defense, since I never took the seats, had a stretch, a snort, a fart and a Like refuse washed ashore in Port He smiled and told me to follow on wrestling professionally I can only draw scratch and lit up. The plane was a haystack Philip Bay, the young saplings are slowly him. upon experience playing on a sometimes on steroids within minutes. being hung out and left rotting until some I obliged my precarious old school munga lush park between the sticks, rather than in true believer gets them back on the track, and was led to the front of the plane, the squared circle and going off the top rope After 10 or so hours had past, I felt a tad and tearing up on the comeback trail against completely paranoid and freaking out that he onto some hapless piece of bait for a three thirsty. Since I wasn’t inclined to drink like the team that threw them away. might be the person I was told not to accept count. a fi sh, I patiently waited 15 minutes after I’d Who’s to blame? lollies off outside the primary school. He King Kong Bundy would’ve made buzzed for service and raised an eyebrow. Who isn’t? went up a fl ight of stairs, and said, “Come a top ‘keeper. No need complaining. The stewards are up quietly”. I shuddered. Mario Mancini and “Leaping” Lenny Poffo probably fl at out serving others. The lights To my surprise and joy, he presented THE FORZA rule. went out, and I fi gured it was siesta. Wogs Arthur Fonzarelli perfected it in “Happy to me the glorious 1st Class Section, and no Poffo and Randy Savage are brothers. love their siesta. Every Mexican lives by that Days”. one was up there. Even rich wogs hang out How’s that for love making. creed, and the Greeks are the Mexicans of Both Jedi and Sith have it, and use it albeit with the kelp. the Mediterranean. for vastly different motives and results. “Enjoy the fl ight my friend.” Turin giants, the Mighty Juventus have had For six glorious hours, I was the king. I buzzed again. and used both sides of the Forza to acquire And again. Scudeto at the expense of the other bloody Go with your heart. And again. Romans. I mean, what have the Romans ever Fix that sink. And again. done for us? Funk that funk. To my disgust and dismay, there was no Enter John Cleese into the room service. Now, I know it may seem like and slaps me with a very big fi sh. SPQR a mega oxymoron, but since the Greeks I had it coming. EL PEE CUE invented Maths, Astronomy, Philosophy and The PFJ and their bloodthirsty GST Democracy, I fi gured Service would fi gure opponents, the JPF also would’ve done well TSIGAN FC into that equation. However, I realized as a Semitic Football team, and would’ve after (its called hindsight apparently) that easily had a title shot if they could’ve laid that only applies to six months of the year, their petty factions and politics aside, for the FLY BUY DEEP FRY and the rest is dedicated to cheering for, or greater good of Hebrew glory. Olympic Airways were by far the funniest abusing Panathinaikos. Kaka, I digress again. mob to fl y with. In 1990 I was visiting In anger, I got up and marched down Four give Ness all round Danka. the Motherland, and was booked on to fl y the aisle making a beeline to the midsection What a boom boom shaka laka “Zeus”. First good laugh of the day. They which was drawn by curtains. I ripped them laka boom by the wise Old Tart of the North named the plane after the Mythological asunder and to my brew ha ha, there were against the Melbourne Snappers. Greek god. As we taxied down the runway, the stewardesses sitting on the laps of the 4-1, and my word they were ooh la la. Yeah the pilot reminded us in fantastic broken stewards, playing cards. it’s French, but Juve loves the Francaise “Ingliss” that no one was allowed to light One of the stewards looks at me and barks in Malaise. up a smoke until the light for smoking came Greek, “WADDYA WANT?” I’ve always loved watching Juve play. Best on. I sheepishly croaked out, “Just a drink.” viewing on SBS, Sunday mornings at 10am. “SKASE VRE VLAKA!!” was the sharp retort, and 360+ wogs all laughed and One of the stewardesses smiled, opened the

Monday 2 June 2008 Goal! Weekly BLASTFOXTEL FROM CUPTHE PAST 11 Teams No LongerRound With 15 Us No.2 - JUST WONDER CLUB J.U.S.T A MEMORY R.I.P “Plavi” 1950 - 1991 JUST, the Jugoslav United Soccer Team, was founded in Melbourne in March 1950 by Ivan Kuketz, a local hotelier and vice- president of the Brighton club where a number of recently-arrived Yugoslav players were playing. Kuketz had come to Australia from Europe in the 1930s and was of Croatian background. He was assisted by John Ivanovic. Harold Holt, then Minister for Immigration in the Menzies government, helped Kuketz to recruit players from Bonegilla and other migrant centres in Victoria, Canberra and New South Wales. JUST had a swift climb to the top level in Victorian football. It won Division Three South in 1950. In 1951 JUST was the only unbeaten team in Victoria as it ran away with Division Two and won the Dockerty Cup for the fi rst time. Inside forward Stevo Zakomarac was one of the stars of the early 1950s, representing Victoria against England in 1951 within a few months of his arrival. He had played with Radnicki in Belgrade before FOOTSCRAY JUST 1987 Back row: Drago Sekularic (coach), Oscar Crino, Gary Van Egmond, Bill Lazopoulos, Zoran Nikitovic, Tyrone James, Tom Karic, Eddie Campbell the war. Though there was always a strong core Front row: Zdravko Lujic, Vlado Bozinoski, Suleiman Curovic, Ernie Tapai, Warren Spink, Ossie Latif. of Yugoslav players, JUST drew on talent from many countries. Spanish inside forward Jose Rale Rasic arrived from Belgrade in 1962, ‘Pepe’ Cubero shared the Argus Medal with thanks to the assistance of Tiko Jelisavcic Bob Wemyss in 1956. Maltese recruits Lolly who was player-coach at Yugal in Sydney. and Tony Vella also starred with JUST in the In his autobiography, Rasic describes the 1950s. move as ‘going from living on the French At the time Juventus was the dominant Riviera to living in the Stone Age’. But JUST team in Victorian football and JUST became was welcoming and had a cadre of top class one of its main challengers. JUST reached the players including Frank Micic, Billy Rice, Jim First Division for the 1952 season, playing at Milisavljevic, Cec Dickson and later Tommy Yarra Park. Then it moved to Orrong Park, Stankovic. In 1963 JUST won the State League Como Park and the Melbourne Showgrounds and the Dockerty Cup. In 1964 Rasic returned before settling in Footscray at Schintler to Jugoslavia to do his national service, but also Reserve in 1961 following amalgamation undertook a university degree, and came back with, or perhaps more accurately, a take-over to Australia when that was done in January of Footscray Capri. JUST won the Victorian 1966. He began his coaching career with JUST Division One championship in 1957 by four and then with the Victorian State team and in points from Moreland, though it had the league 1970 succeeded ‘Uncle’ Joe Vlasits as coach of sewn up much earlier and took its foot off the the Socceroos. pedal in the last few rounds. This was the fi nal In the 1970s the club continued to pile season before the start of the State League in up championships and cups and Footscray JUST 1958. was a founder member of the National Soccer JUST’s record was stunning. It won the State League in 1977 under its dynamic president League in 1963, 1969, 1971 and 1973, the Tony Kovac. In 1985 it fi nished in last place Dockerty Cup in 1951, 1963 and 1976, the in the Southern Conference, when the NSL Ampol Cup in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960 and 1966 had been split in 1984. Saved from relegation, (1965 according to the VSF), the Australian JUST bounced back in 1986 to record its best Ampol Cup in 1960 and the State League Cup JUST after winning fi rst First Division championship in 1957. ever fi nish as runner-up to Brunswick United in 1973, 1974 and 1975. (or 1974,1975 and Soccer News, 28 September 1957, p. 3. Juventus. In the fi nals series, JUST reached 1976 according to the VSF Yearbook 2000). the Southern Division Grand Final going It also won the reserves competition, the down by two goals to one against Adelaide Armstrong Cup in 1968. City at Olympic Park. Jugoslav legend, Drago Sekularac was coach of the year in 1986. Ossie Latif was top scorer for JUST that year with 8 goals. But this proved to be JUST’s swansong. In the next two years it fi nished well down the table and in 1989 it came second last and was relegated. JUST played in the Victorian State League as Melbourne City JUST in 1990. Ken Knight was Secretary. In 1991 it was down to State League Division One following the inception of the Victorian Premier League and it had been colonised by South Americans. Mr J Pacheco took over as Secretary and all connection with the Jugoslav/Serbian community was severed. In 1994 when in Division Three Melbourne City moved to Keilor Park Reserve, so the Footscray connection also disappeared. Over the years JUST had many top class players including Ivan Pikl, Branko Buljevic, Slobodan Zoraja and Mendo Ristovski, while coach Pepe Dugina helped develop Socceroo stars including Oscar Crino and Alan Davidson. My thanks to Milan Ninovic for assistance with this column.

Words by Roy Hay Stefan Zakomarok. Frank Micic (left) and Joe Palinkas of Footscray JUST and the 1976 Dockerty Cup. Laurie Soccer News, 12–14 April 1952, p. 3. Schwab, The Socceroos and their Opponents, Newspress, Melbourne, n.d., p. 73. Photos sourced by Roy Hay

Monday 2 June 2008il 24 INTERSTATE Goal! Weekly SOUTH AUSTRALIA SA CLUBS CEMENT PLACES IN BEST LEAGUE

Round 10 heralded in the start of the punished by our opposition. Out lack of a second half of the FFSA Super League quality finisher is now proving costly.” season with opportunities for clubs to cement places on the Table up for grabs. The Paddocks hosted the only night game where a determined seventh placed Para The Marden Sports Complex saw a scoreless Hills Knights were defeated by second draw being played out in the Eastern placed Adelaide City 1-0. Both teams were suburbs derby between 5th placed Adelaide in high spirits with City winning their past Blue Eagles and 4th placed Campbelltown four league matches and Knights striker City Red Devils. Leading into the match Mark Mulady coming off a hat trick in their the Blue Eagles had the wood over the last weeks 3-0 win against Galaxy. City Red Devils, winning five of the last twelve were quick off the blocks, creating a forward meetings and drawing six, but their round 1 attack almost immediately, Damian Mori match seeing the Red Devils winning 1-0. with a classic run down the left of field first It was the Red Devils who were effectively and moments later down the right trying in the box seat, their winning form of late to snatch the early goal. It was all City for giving them the opportunity to change the first ten to fifeteen minutes charging those figures and consolidate third place on forward, with Nick Budin involved in the ladder. It was a game that was played absolutely everything. But the few times very defensively by both teams, not many the Knights did get the ball within this chances for scoring being presented. Blue period, they provided great opportunities Eagles battled all day, with midfielders for Stephen Stam upfront with nothing Lachlan Campbell and Ricardo da Silva to show. At the 25 minute mark, Knights working hard as they have in past weeks, keeper was put under pressure as passes getting the ball up to their forward line ricocheted in front of him just outside the but with no rewards forthcoming, sides box, Mori picking up the loose ball inside went into the halftime break at nil all. In the box to snatch the first and only goal of the second half, Eagles player Lino Sattin the match, his tenth for the season which was sent off with about half hour to go takes him to the top of the leading goal but still the Red Devils were unable to scorers list. Stam had the chance to equalize take advantage of having the extra man. five minutes later but adrenalin getting the Both sides really only had the one chance better of him, blasted the ball way over to score in the second half, Campbelltown the top of goal. In the 40th minute Mulady City defender Michael D’Alosio clearing too was presented with a chance to put the a Lachlan Campbell shot off the line. In Knights on level terms, but City keeper the final minutes of the match, Red Devil Ben Moore parried the shot down to deny Simon Catanzaro was denied a goal as his the goal. The Knights were in all out attack shot too was cleared off the goal line by the mode, dominating the last ten minutes of Blue Eagles defence with the draw seeing the first half, Moore called to action time the Red Devils take third spot on the ladder and time again to prevent that equalizer on goal difference. from coming which gave the Knights something positive to go into the break Bottom of the table dwellers Croydon with. The Knights took up from where they Kings and Raiders fought out a 1-1 draw at Blue Eagles Steven Kidd checked by Kings players. left off, into attack at the start of the second Croydon’s Polonia Park. A most important half with chances by Michael Marrone and clash between the two sides that have only with the departure of Evan Matanomski but against the run of play, a rebound header Joel Allwright, both being taken safely by been able to muster up the single win over despite this, the side was still able to put in a off a Jets Nathan Day clearance presented Moore. A golden opportunity was missed a combined 18 matches this season, that good comeback performance having plenty White City’s Djakovic with the opportunity by Mulady in front of an open goal in the coming from Raiders. Croydon now at the of possession and troubling the league to execute a cracking volley, beating the 57th minute, his shot going wayward. City stage of high anticipation, still waiting for leaders. Greg Hagias eventually scoring to keeper Ball. Modbury seemed to play regained control of the match for the middle their first taste of that elusive victory and bring the score back to 2-1, with still more too many longs balls from deep in the part of the half, Kristian Rees playing a working hard through each match they chances that went unrewarded. The win field that couldn’t find their men up front, great role in that control but the Knights play. No different in this match, Croydon’s enabled MetroStars to retain their top spot White City’s defence and keeper Dimitri defence were holding up well to prevent any midfield working hard to get the ball on the ladder over Adelaide City albeit on Brinias handling them easily. The start of further scoring chances. An unbelievable forward but up against a very different goal difference only. Galaxy’s Coach Carl the second half saw Jets coach Duane Gray moment coming towards the end of the Raiders that last week had almost held off Maynard stated, “All in all, I was proud of make two substitutions to bring fresh legs match when a free kick by Knights Nicky a tough Adelaide City with their 3-4 result. the nine players who stayed on the pitch but on, also moving Day up front to increase Orr, saw Marrone getting on the end of But it was this season’s recent signings unfortunately no points to show for it.” A their scoring ability and bringing David it, his kick sending the ball bouncing in from both teams that earned their worth, relieved MetroStars coach Mike Barnett Crowl to the back to counteract that move. front of goal and hitting the x-bar. Then as with Kings Michael Brooks and Raiders said, “It was quite a scrappy match and But an early goal at the start of the second keeper Moore was found out of position Aaron Westervelt scoring in the 71st and we were just happy to come away with the half by White City’s Robert Macdonald that the ball came bulleting back towards goal 76th minute respectively. Back in Round three points.” comprehensively beat the Modbury defence with a City player lunging into a prostrate 1 the match also ended in a draw, neither and keeper put the Jets further behind position on the goal line stopping the shot. sides scoring on that occasion. White City Warriors took all three points the eight ball, added unwanted pressure Para Hills spectators were mortified with against Modbury Jets when they played at on the side. Some good lead up work by what they thought was going to be a certain After their Round 1 clash which saw Frank Mitchell Park despite being without Warriors Liam Chandler and Keens gave penalty but not awarded by the referee. It MetroStars snatching a late winner for a both Parissos brothers and captain Chad Arambatzis another chance to score, but a was a case of what was it going to take 3-2 victory, the league leaders once again Bugeja. Modbury down on strength with perfectly timed tackle by Modbury’s Nick for the Knights to score, after the tidal overcame a highly competitive Adelaide their own exclusion of Scott Weidenbach “The Whiz” Simpson stopped what could wave after wave of attack came but being Galaxy with a 2-1 win at TK Shutter Reserve. out serving suspension did however start have been White City’s third goal. Young unable to finish. As brilliant as we have In the first half MetroStars goal keeper the game strongly, immediately having an Chandler’s luck changing soon after, when seen City play in previous weeks, it would Daniel Godley pulled off a great save to impact on the game. The Jets had plenty of he received his second yellow only moments be difficult to argue that they walked away prevent Galaxy’s Greg Hagias from scoring the ball early on, Chris Dean menacing in later to finish his days play. Another with a very lucky win this time. At games with Galaxy’s luck again running out when front of goals but unable to convert, missing inspirational performance by Jet’s Captain end, the officials and Mori were jeered off their Captain Paul Karittevlis was sent off. a couple of chances created by his midfield. Nathan Day, working tirelessly to peg back the pitch, Knights fans voicing their disgust The two regular goal scorers for Metros; White City however, were more effective a goal and playing out the game with an loudly and strongly. Knights striker Mark Scott Tunbridge and Michael Matricciani with their possession, working smartly to injury but it was a White City playing with Mulady said, “Tonight’s result was really once again did the damage, Tunbridge get the ball up front through some good more intencity and football savvy that saw disappointing but we have to look to the racking up his 9th goal for the season and passages of play. A super run by Warrior them take out the victory and give Coach next game and hope we do better.” Matricciani his 6th, putting them in second Angelo Arambatzis in the 20th minute saw Adrian Santrac something to smile about. A and third place on the leading goal scorers him break through the Jets defence, his disappointed Jets Coach Duane Gray said, By Nat Adamopoulos list. In the second half, Galaxy again were shot at goal saved strongly by Jets keeper “We are letting ourselves down making down on their luck, going down to nine men Michael Ball. But seventeen minutes later basic errors in bad areas which sees us being Photos by George Manos

Issue # 16 Goal! Weekly INTERSTATE 25 NSW & TASMANIA SHARKS PREVAIL IN SUMMIT BATTLE The Sutherland Sharks secured a three- opponents forward, and they received Andre Gumprecht surprisingly ineffective point lead at the top of the TeleChoice plenty of chances on the break as a result. in midfield and the United defence dealing Premier League table, downing rivals The first of these arrived on 23 minutes, adequately with any aerial balls. Robbie Manly United 1-0 at Cromer Park. when Vidaic was set free on the left; taking Mileski, having a very quiet night, finally Elsewhere, draws were the order of the one touch too many, he allowed Joseski to managed one of his typical surging runs day, with Sydney Olympic and Marconi, smother his eventual shot. Then, thirteen into the box on 76 minutes; he went to APIA-Leichhardt and Wollongong, and minutes later, Vidaic turned provider, when ground under a challenge from Joe Vrkic, the West Sydney Berries and Penrith- his neat touch set Luka Glavas racing for but the referee waved the play on. Nepean all sharing the points. In the battle goal in acres of space. Glavas, too, hesitated United had yet another chance to extend of the basement, the Macarthur Rams at the crucial moment, and the chance was their lead on 84 minutes, when Markovic, inflicted yet more misery on last year’s gone. now playing on the left, darted past his champions Blacktown, defeating them 1-0 On 41 minutes it was Glavas again, and man and thumped a shot at goal, only for at Campbelltown. another moment of indecision saw his Joseski to punch clear. Bankstown nearly eventual shot rebound to Petar Markovic, punished United for their many missed Sydney United 1 – Bankstown City 0 who blazed over the bar with his weaker chances three minutes later, when some TELECHOICE RESULTS Sydney United kept up the pressure on the left foot. 1-0 at the half, but United should crisp interpassing around the United area Sydney United 1 (Benjamin Vidaic 3m) Bankstown top two with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the really have killed the game off in the ended with a fierce shot at goal by Shane City 0, Macarthur Rams 1 (Kosta Barbarouses 47m) Bankstown City Lions at King Tomislav opening period. Webb. Vedran Janjetovic dived to his left Blacktown City Demons 0, Sydney Olympic 2 (Ian Oval. Glavas, who had been involved in a nasty and pushed the ball just wide. Ramsey 30m Own goal 43m) Marconi Stallions 2 (Luke Casserly 68m pen Ante Deur 90m), West It only took United two minutes to open the clash of heads towards the end of the half, The last few minutes were frantic at both Sydney Berries 1 (Ryan Jones 67m) Penrith scoring; following a melee on the left-hand was replaced by Elsid Barkhousir at the ends. Barkhousir, breaking upfield on the Nepean United 1 (Panagiotis Nikas 78m), APIA side of the Bankstown penalty area, the ball break. On 49 minutes, the United substitute right, managed to round his marker but Leichhardt Tigers 1 (Franco Parisi 69m) Wollongong broke to Ben Vidaic, completely unmarked had an excellent chance when he was Joseski came off his line in time, and was FC 1 (Matthew Bailey 83m), Manly United FC 0 Sutherland Sharks 1 (David Reid 62m) in the centre. With ample time to pick his played in on goal by Vidaic; emulating clumsily fouled by the United sub. At the shot, he slotted the ball coolly past Zlatko the injured Glavas, Barkhousir took other end, two Bankstown substitutes Joseski in the Bankstown goal. several unnecessary touches and allowed combined for the visitors’ last chance: The rest of the half was fairly uninspiring. the Bankstown defence to regroup just in Ibrahim Haydar planted a fine cross on the TELECHOICE STANDINGS Luka Glavas had a good chance to double time. head of Paul Harries, but the latter headed P W D L F A D Pts his side’s lead when a right-wing cross from Just before the hour, the roles were over. 1 Sutherland Sharks 14 9 5 0 31 8 23 32 2 Manly United FC 14 9 1 4 31 12 19 28 Ivo Bosnar reached him on 14 minutes, but reversed, with Barkhousir flicking a high There was time for an audacious (and very 3 Sydney United 14 7 4 3 21 13 8 25 he could only head the ball into Joseski’s ball on to Vidaic, who turned his marker nearly successful) attempt by Ivo Bosnar to 4 Sydney Olympic 13 7 3 3 21 11 10 24 waiting arms. Soon afterwards, Glavas did well but could not get his shot on target. lob Joseski from sixty yards, and then the 5 Wollongong FC 14 6 4 4 17 15 2 22 6 A.P.I.A Leichhardt Tigers 14 4 5 5 24 23 1 17 get the ball past the Bankstown ’keeper with A minute later, Vidaic was at the heart of whistle blew. United remain well-placed 7 West Sydney Berries 14 4 3 7 17 21 -4 15 a deft lob after nipping past his marker, but things again, cutting the ball back sharply for the season’s home stretch. 8 Bankstown City 13 4 3 6 11 16 -5 15 the Bankstown defence managed to clear to Markovic on the right, who sent an 9 Penrith Nepean Utd 14 3 5 6 14 30 -16 14 the ball off the line. angled shot just wide of goal. By Mike Salter 10 Marconi Stallions 14 2 7 5 13 21 -8 13 11 Macarthur Rams 14 3 4 7 9 17 -8 13 United began to sit back and entice their Bankstown offered pitifully little, with in Sydney 12 Blacktown City 14 1 4 9 7 29 -22 7 TIGHT AT THE TOP IN TASSIE Only Goal Difference Seperates Olympic and South Hobart South Hobart continue to lead the injured brother, Peter, had a fine game, southern Tasmanian Premier League on while Grillas was a constant threat and gave goal-difference from Hobart Olympic. Savage a real bath. Both sides have 19 points from South Hobart captain Jonathon Lo eight matches after their latest victories on also has the scoring touch. He netted twice Saturday, 31 May. against Taroona to follow up on his hat-trick South Hobart easily accounted for the previous weekend. bottom-side Taroona 4-0 at home at South Lo gave South Hobart a 1-0 lead at Hobart, while Hobart Olympic beat seventh- the break against Taroona before adding a ranked New Town Eagles 3-0 away at Clare second after the resumption. Hugh Ludford Street. netted a penalty and David Cooper hit the Third-placed Glenorchy Knights fourth. surprisingly lost 2-1 at home at KGV Park In the northern Tasmanian Premier on Friday evening to sixth-placed Clarence League, leaders Prospect Knights had the United, a result that keeps the Knights third, bye and the next four teams took the chance but four points adrift of the leading pair. to close the gap on the leaders when they all The previous Sunday, Eagles had won. been desperately unlucky to go down Devonport City thrashed 2-1 away to University at Olinda Grove, Launceston City 7-1 to move to within a while Olympic came back from a 2-0 half- Peter Kapoulias...started the move Kosta Grillas...had an excellent point of Prospect, as did Burnie United, who time deficit to beat Taroona 4-2 away at that lead to Olympic’s goal. performance for Olympic. accounted for Ulverstone 2-0. Kelvedon Park. Northern Rangers are 4 points A terrible error by Eagles A goal in the 2nd minute by Paul cutting inside and playing a low ball across off the pace after overcoming Riverside goalkeeper Nathan Pitchford, from Mark Bremner, making his comeback after a the goalmouth to the unmarked Lebski at the Olympic, while Somerset won 4-1 away Page’s back-pass, gifted University the lead serious ankle injury, put Clarence ahead far post, who was untroubled in scoring. against Launceston United to move to within after just 58 seconds. against the Knights, whose Brazilian, Igor, In the 61st minute, an Olympic 6 points of the leaders. Adam McKeown equalised for equalised two minutes later with a penalty, attack down the left resulted in Savage firing Eagles in the 56th minute and, although awarded for Mnyonge Kamba’s foul on Tom past his own goalkeeper as he tried to cut out Alex Leszczynski hit the bar with a free- Huigsloot. a cross. kick for Eagles, it was University who took In the 6th minute, Dwayne Walsh Lebksi added Olympic’s third 11 the three points when a quick counter-attack took advantage of a terrible defensive minutes from the end. Eagles failed to clear two minutes from the end led to a goal by blunder by the Knights to hit the winner. a corner and Lebski fired high into the roof substitute Peter Gilham. Former Eagles player Robert of the net for his third goal in the past two Taroona led Olympic through goals Lebski scored two of Olympic’s goals games. He has often been a substitute this by Marcus Atkinson and Hamish Macgregor, against Eagles, while the other came from an season, but his goalscoring feats may now but two goals by Michael Bulis and one own-goal by defender Wade Savage. have cemented his place in the starting line- each by Kosta Grillas and Robert Lebski in Lebski’s first came on the stroke of up. the second half gave the visitors the three half-time. Paul Kaproulias released Grillas Chris Tsakiris, who has been By Walter Pless points. down the left and he out-paced Savage before captaining Olympic in the absence of his Photos by Walter Pless

Monday 2 June 2008 26 ASIANFOXTEL NATIONALCHAMPIONS CUP INTERVIEW NEWS LEAGUE Goal! Weekly AndADELAIDEKnights a little Chairman,bit UTD of this, MAKES that Matt & HISTORY the Tomas other... KNIGHTS FIGHT TO STAY ELITE Tomas Calls Arms To Fellow Premier League Clubs “We’re on a mission. We’re aiming to go unbeaten for the course of the season and hold the Foxtel Cup at the end of it.” Matt Tomas is a man who doesn’t mince his words and usually gets what he wants, declaring the intention when I met him at his Brooklyn office during the week. Tomas is a former Knights goalkeeper who made his NSL debut as a 16 year old. These days he’s the Melbourne Knights chairman and the managing director of Elite Cranes - one of Somers Street’s major sponsors. A Knights team picture and a Knights shirt take pride of place on the boardroom wall amongst a collection of other sporting memorabilia. One is of a huge picture of a Surf Life Savers Club boat (complete with Elite Cranes banner down the side of the boat) crashing through the waves. The Knights, it could be said, are riding their own crest of a wave at the moment. They’re top of the league at the halfway point of the season, still undefeated and showing elements of a fighting spirit usually reserved for genuine championship contenders – last minute winners and late equalisers being a noticeable reoccurring theme this year. It’s no secret the proud club based in Melbourne’s western suburbs and founded by Croatian immigrants in 1953 has experienced its fair share of adversity in Making a stand: Melbourne Knights chairman Matt Tomas defends the interests of Foxtel Cup sides against the Summer League. recent times. Ironically, on the brink of possible extinction and somewhat shunned Socceroos Mark Viduka and Eddie Krncevic should be working together with what we’ve of the biggest and most successful clubs that by the witch doctors of the modern football make a similar move before they went on to got and looking to help the clubs that already exist and compete around the world today movement, the club could still boast no distinguished playing careers abroad. exist. We need to integrate closer with our were founded along the same lines as to less than three of its former players (Mark Does he reckon the Knights can go all the local communities and try and help improve how a lot of clubs here in Australia were Viduka for the Australia, Josip Simunic and way? “If we stay focused and committed to the league.” originally established. Some thrived, some Joey Didulica for Croatia) participating at each other and on the job, then there’s no Just like when he defended the Knights goal died, some are happy being where they are, the World Cup Finals of 2006. reason we can’t go all the way. Chris Taylor line as a goalkeeper, Tomas is not afraid to and some aren’t. The fact of the matter is we Since then the club has managed to is a one of the best coaches going around and defend his club as chairman. don’t have a proper promotion/ relegation consolidate its presence in Victorian football he’s definitely given us the stability we’ve “At the moment, it’s as if they’re deliberately system that incorporate all the divisions in once again and last season was only one needed. Of course, there’s a few other clubs trying to undermine anything we do, who we Australia - which in my view is a restriction game away from a grand final berth. A far that will be sharing the ambition, but it will are and what we stand for. They make it very of trade. I wonder if they brought it up at cry from the year before when the club faced certainly be an interesting second half of the difficult for anyone to run a successful club, the FIFA congress in Sydney what everyone relegation to the State League square in the season. Don’t forget, a couple of years back and continue to try and force us down the would have to say about it. I reckon there’d face, and were saved the indignity by virtue the club nearly dropped a division, but for pecking order. You just have to look at the be an outrage! What they’ve done and what of goal difference in the final standings. a penalty kick on the last day of the season, lack of promotion done for the league to see they’re trying to do is bordering on the verge The appointment of Chris Taylor as coach so we’re very happy to get the club back up what I mean. If people want a war, then I’m of sporting discrimination and genocide. ” has brought a sense of stability to the usually where it belongs and competing at the top ready for it. I’ve got no hesitation sticking up Tomas went on to add, “Some of the biggest volatile position at Somers Street. Taylor end of the table.” for what I believe in. The Summer League is migrant clubs in other parts of the world have of course, worked wonders previously at just another slap in the face for the clubs that been able to hold on to their roots and still the Sunshine Georgies with a permanent Although the Knights look like they’ve finally are currently trying to ply their trade.” play football at the elite level of competition shoestring budget and is now relishing the got their “mojo” back, Tomas is determine It appears obvious that Tomas holds high in their country, but for some reason we seem role at the Knights, thanks to the resurrection to look to the future and holds some strong ambitions for the Knights and is frustrated to be facing issues here when we’ve only that is taking place at Knights Stadium. thoughts on the state of the Foxtel Cup and at the apparent obstacles the powers that be had 200 years of history. It just goes to show Over the last 18 months the club has been the FFV’s proposed Summer League. are placing in the way of progress for clubs how immature we really are. This country is working tirelessly off the field in a bid to Not one to shy away from tackling the issues outside the A-league. meant to be a democracy, but there appears restore some lost pride back into the flagship and speaking his mind, Tomas was pretty Tomas stresses that with no proper “carrot” to be hidden agendas.” Victorian club. The ground has been given candid when prompted by Goal! Weekly to for the Premier League clubs of Australia to “Football is like a religion, and people just a long overdue facelift, with much time and share his thoughts regarding the Summer strive for it makes it very difficult for clubs can’t go and change their religions on a almost $300,000 spent improving facilities, League. to attract spectators and sponsorship, while whim just because some marketing guy says and ties with Croatian giant, Dynamo Zagreb, “They need to understand that clubs are the purpose and the incentive of the Premier so. I ask all the Foxtel Cup clubs to wake up have also been forged. Although the door being suffocated and it’s an ethnic cleansing Leagues is unsatisfactory. Is it frustrating and open their eyes and join together to fight is well and truly shut to play and compete agenda that I’m totally disgusted with it. If being sentenced to a second tier competition for their future and the whole ethos of what in Australia’s national competition, the this is meant to be a fix for the game then I’m when the club has reached the pinnacle of makes us what we are”. association with Zagreb does open a window absolutely dumfounded.” Australian football and crowned national to Europe for its better players to pursue. So “I honestly don’t understand the reasoning champions on two occasions? By James Taylor far, Daniel Visevic and Mate Dugandzic why we want to go and create more clubs, “The whole sport of football was spread have reignited the link that previously saw when there’s enough to go round already. We throughout the world by migrants. And some Photo by Steve Starek

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Issue # 16 Goal! Weekly JUNIORS 27 Results & Ladders MENS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE: Meadow Meadow Park 9 4 3 2 15 11 15 Old Trinity Grammarian5 1 0 4 9 25 3 Utd Preston Lions , Melbourne Knights 4 (Western Port) 3, Brighton 2 Sandringham Park 6 (D Magro A Andronaco Z Pasoski Ringwood City 8 4 2 2 14 11 11 Scotch Old Boys 5 1 0 4 4 20 3 Keilor Park 1, Fawkner 3 Hume Utd 2 City 0, Casey Panthers 1 Harrisfi eld Hur- RP Plochino A Salvucci B Nguyen) Glen Reservoir Strikers 9 3 2 4 14 17 11 Nova FC 5 0 0 5 3 28 0 ricanes 0, Beaumaris 4 Rosebud 1 Waverley 1 (M Theos), Broadmeadows Utd Broadmeadows Utd 8 2 2 4 10 18 8 Boys N/W 15 Super League: Bye Green 2 (G Aksakal 2) St. Kevins 2 (D La Fauci WB Glen Waverley 9 1 3 5 9 20 6 Mens Thirds Central Gully , Altona Magic 1 Sunshine Heights 0, Boys South 11 Kangaroos Green: Dande- Blaquiere), Upfi eld 3 (J Xerri T Topal A Al St. Kevins 9 1 3 5 10 22 6 P W D L F A PT Preston Lions 2 Ballarat Academy Of Soc- nong City Bye , Mornington 5 Endeavour Mugoter) Darebin Legends 2 (H Al-Dayny H Caulfi eld Grammarians 9 0 3 6 8 18 3 Juventus Old Boys 6 5 1 0 19 8 16 cer 0, Melbourne Knights 0 Keilor Park 1, Utd 0, Beaumaris 1 South Eastern Piranhas Fakheruldin), Caulfi eld Grammarians 0 Ring- La Trobe University 6 4 2 0 23 5 14 Fawkner 2 Essendon Royals 1 1, Bentleigh Greens 4 Peninsula Strikers wood City 3 (S Harrison 3), East Bentleigh Womens State League Div 1 South Yarra 6 4 1 1 24 5 13 JFC 0, Brighton 9 Kingston City 0 2 (PK Fiek SN Jamieson) Reservoir Strikers P W D L F A PT Boroondara Eagles 6 4 0 2 20 15 12 Boys N/W 14 Super League: Coburg Utd 2 3 (K Al Jabery H Shekari 2), Res: Meadow Uni. of Melbourne 5 3 2 0 14 5 11 Nunawading City 5 3 0 2 8 8 9 Green Gully 0, Cairnlea 0 Melbourne Knights Boys South 11 Kangaroos Yellow: Aspen- Park 1 Glen Waverley 0, Broadmeadows Utd GRFA 6 3 2 1 10 8 11 Central Park Rangers 5 2 0 3 7 10 6 2, Whittlesea Zebras 1 Brunswick City 3, dale 0 Springvale White Eagles 6, Brandon 1 St. Kevins 1, Upfi eld 0 Darebin Legends 3, Ballarat Strikers 5 3 1 1 12 4 10 Monash University 6 2 0 4 6 14 6 Hume Utd 1 Keilor Park 2, Essendon Royals Park 1 Berwick City 4, Langwarrin 4 Hamp- Caulfi eld Grammarians 2 Ringwood City 3, Bayswater Strikers 5 2 3 0 8 5 9 North Caulfi eld 4 1 0 3 9 9 3 1 Brimbank 1 ton 0, GSL 2 Sandringham City 0, Southern East Bentleigh 4 Reservoir Strikers 6 Monbulk 5 2 1 2 10 12 7 Ashburton 6 1 0 5 6 32 3 Stars 1 Chelsea 0 Whitehorse Utd 6 2 0 4 8 9 6 Waverley Wanderers 6 0 0 6 4 20 0 Boys N/W 13 Super League: Altona City 0 WOMENS STATE LEAGUE: Div 1: White- South Yarra 6 2 0 4 12 18 6 Green Gully 1, Light Utd 0 Brunswick Zebras Boys South 11 Kangaroos/Joeys Red: horse Utd 1 (VJ Castro) Ballarat Strikers Whittlesea Zebras 5 1 1 3 5 12 4 Mens Thirds North 3, Essendon Royals 3 GRFA 2, Melbourne Brighton 1 4 Keysborough 0, Sandringham 0, South Yarra 3 (E Padovan 2 S O’Grady) Brighton 5 0 2 3 5 11 2 P W D L F A PT Knights 1 Keilor Park 1, Bundoora Utd 2 City 1 Hampton 0, Beaumaris 0 Mornington Whittlesea Zebras 0, Monbulk 0 Uni. of Mel- La Trobe University 6 6 0 0 27 3 18 North City Lions 1 1, Brighton 2 9 Aspendale 0 bourne 2 (E Fenwick 2), GRFA 3 (B Elsen M Womens State League Div 1 Reserves DOC United FC 6 2 4 0 19 9 10 Messer) Brighton 1, Res: Whitehorse Utd 3 P W D L F A PT Watsonia Heights 6 3 1 2 23 17 10 Boys Metro 18 Blue: Manningham 1 Eastern Boys South 11 Joeys Blue: Brighton Penin- Ballarat Strikers 3, South Yarra 1 Whittlesea Whitehorse Utd 6 3 3 0 14 6 12 Plenty Valley Lions 5 3 0 2 11 10 9 Lions 0, Cairnlea 1 Frankston Pines 1, sula Strikers JFC , Sandringham City 0 Bax- Zebras 5, Monbulk 0 Uni. of Melbourne 5, Whittlesea Zebras 5 3 1 1 13 7 10 Brunswick City 5 3 0 2 10 13 9 Altona City 2 Knox City 1, Richmond 4 Don- ter 0, Carrum Utd 0 Beaumaris 2, Berwick GRFA 1 Brighton 3 Uni. of Melbourne 5 3 1 1 12 6 10 Uni. of Melbourne 6 2 2 2 7 11 8 caster Rovers 2 City 0 Hampton Park Utd 4 Bayswater Strikers 5 3 0 2 7 7 9 Moreland City 5 1 1 3 4 6 4 Div 2 North-West: Bundoora Utd 1 Altona GRFA 6 2 2 2 10 10 8 Melton 6 1 1 4 8 22 4 Boys Metro 18 Orange: Beaumaris 3 Boys South 11 Joeys Orange: Brighton 0 City 3, Melbourne Bears 0 Port Melbourne 3, Brighton 5 2 1 2 12 9 7 Melbourne Lions 5 1 2 2 11 9 2 Sandringham City 3, Mornington 2 Berwick Berwick City 4, Doveton 6 Bentleigh Greens La Trobe University 7 (J Bachiochi CJ Water- Ballarat Strikers 5 1 1 3 8 12 4 Fawkner Blues 6 0 1 5 3 23 1 City 3, Brighton 2 Keysborough 0, Baxter 3 0, Seaford Utd 0 Beaumaris 1, Casey Comets son C Stighammer 5) Brunswick Zebras 0, Monbulk 5 1 1 3 7 14 4 Doveton 2, Langwarrin 11 Endeavour Utd 0 2 Mornington 1 North Geelong 1 (I Sarcevic) Fawkner Blues South Yarra 6 0 2 4 5 17 2 Mens Thirds North-West 1 (MI Dos Santos), Darebin Falcons 0 Melton P W D L F A PT Boys Metro 18 Purple: Westgate 4 Bentleigh Boys East 16 A: Doncaster Rovers Clayton , 1 (S Cook), Womens State League Div 2 North-West Cairnlea 6 4 1 1 21 11 13 Greens 2, Altona Magic 1 Richmond 4, Pres- Riversdale 2 Oakleigh 2, Richmond 2 White- P W D L F A PT La Trobe University 5 3 2 0 10 7 11 ton Lions 0 Whittlesea Zebras 2, Sunshine horse 1, Sherbrooke Rangers 2 Manningham Div 2 South-East: South Springvale 6 (N La Trobe University 6 6 0 0 20 0 18 Melbourne University 6 3 2 1 8 5 11 Georgies 1 Heidelberg Utd 1, Oakleigh 4 2, Nunawading City 1 FC Bulleen Lions 0 Weragoda M Capelja M Tartaglia 3 T Grkinjic) Bundoora Utd 6 5 0 1 32 6 15 Brimbank 6 1 5 0 11 7 8 DOC United FC 1 Ashburton 1 (C Drinoczky), Mooroolbark 0 Altona City 5 5 0 0 29 4 15 Mitchell Rangers 5 2 2 1 9 7 8 Boys East 16 B: Boronia 4 Caulfi eld Utd 2, Beaumaris 2 (S Dillon T Kiddle), Berwick Port Melbourne 5 3 0 2 10 9 9 Keilor Park 6 2 2 2 11 11 8 Boys Metro 18 Red: Ballarat & District Hampton Park Utd 3 Casey Comets 4, Knox City 2 Monash University 4, Sandringham Melton 6 3 0 3 4 7 9 Upfi eld 6 2 1 3 10 13 7 SA Westvale , Lalor Utd 4 Northcote City City 1 Glen Waverley 4, North Caulfi eld Man- 4 Bentleigh Greens 0, Southern Suburbs 1 North Geelong 6 2 1 3 7 10 7 Essendon Utd 6 2 1 3 8 12 7 2, Light Utd 2 Bundoora Utd 0, Melbourne ningham (T Moutafi s) Knox Utd 3 (AE Mckillen 2 KR Fawkner Blues 6 2 1 3 10 22 7 Hoppers Crossing 5 0 1 4 5 12 1 Phoenix JFC 5 Western Eagles 1, Essendon Allen) Melbourne Bears 5 1 0 4 5 17 3 Greenvale United SC 5 0 1 4 5 13 1 Royals Brunswick Zebras Boys East 16 C: Glen Eira 2 Clayton 1, Darebin Falcons 5 0 0 5 4 13 0 Croydon City Arrows 1 South Springvale 4, Div 3 North-West: Western Suburbs 0 West Brunswick Zebras 6 0 0 6 1 34 0 Mens Thirds South Boys Metro 18 Yellow: Brandon Park 2 Mooroolbark 1 Whitehorse 0, Ashburton 8 Preston 2, Sunshine Georgies 1 Western P W D L F A PT Boroondara Lions 1, Ashburton 2 Sher- Mooroolbark 1, Eastern Lions 4 Hampton 1 Eagles 6 (M Maltaric 3 C Grech 2 M Kyri- Womens State League Div 2 South-East Doveton 6 4 2 0 24 2 14 brooke Rangers 5, Manningham 10 Darebin akou), Melbourne Tornado 2 Maribyrnong P W D L F A PT Dandenong Thunder 6 3 1 2 26 21 10 Legends 0, Doncaster Rovers 8 Mooroolbark Boys East 15 A: Doncaster Rovers 9 Clayton Utd 1, Westvale 0 Epping City 5 (L Cocks N South Springvale 6 6 0 0 22 3 18 Boroondara Eagles 6 2 4 0 14 10 10 0, North Caulfi eld East Bentleigh 0, FC Bulleen Lions 2 Eastern Lions 0, Rich- Chea 2 S Di Natalie 2), Diamond Valley Utd 0 Monash University 6 4 2 0 16 6 14 Berwick City 6 3 0 3 11 6 9 mond 1 Brandon Park 2, South Melbourne 2 Maribyrnong Greens 0 Berwick City 6 4 0 2 14 11 12 Sandringham City 6 2 3 1 7 8 9 Boys South 16 A: Dandenong City 1 Lang- Boronia 0, Glen Waverley 1 Manningham 1 Knox Utd 6 3 1 2 14 11 10 Southern Suburbs 5 2 2 1 6 4 8 warrin 2, Brighton 2 Berwick City 0, Chelsea Div 3 South-East: Ashburton 1 Sandringham Sandringham 6 2 3 1 14 9 9 Monash University 5 1 2 2 8 17 5 1 Sandringham City 4, Southern Stars 1 Boys East 15 B: Boronia 3 Doncaster Rovers 1, Noble Park 1 (J Pedic) Mornington Flames Beaumaris 6 2 2 2 5 5 8 Bayside Argonauts 4 1 1 2 5 13 4 Mornington 2 0, Riversdale 2 Oakleigh 2, Caulfi eld Utd 1 1, South Melbourne 0 Albert Park WSC 2, Ashburton 6 2 1 3 11 17 7 Waverley Wanderers 6 0 3 3 2 15 3 Manningham 0, Sherbrooke Rangers 1 Rich- Richmond 1 Knox City 0, Bentleigh Greens 6 1 1 4 4 14 4 Beaumaris 6 0 2 4 7 14 2 Boys South 16 B: Bentleigh Greens 1 Beau- mond 2, North Caulfi eld FC Bulleen Lions Mooroolbark 6 1 0 5 2 13 3 maris 3, Bye Langwarrin , Baxter 1 Doveton WOMENS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE: North- Southern Suburbs 6 0 0 6 3 16 0 Mens Thirds South-East 1, Casey Comets 2 Brighton 3 Boys East 15 C: North Caulfi eld Bye , Ring- West: Cairnlea WSC 5 DOC United WFC 0, P W D L F A PT wood City 3 Glen Waverley 1, Mooroolbark Old Carey 10 Uni. of Melbourne 1, Brunswick Womens State League Div 3 North-West Boroondara Eagles 6 4 1 1 19 9 13 Boys South 15 A: Bye Springvale White 2 Boroondara Lions 1, Ashburton 1 3 White- Zebras 8 (A Lithgow-Crofts 2 C Michal L P W D L F A PT Cleeland Utd 5 4 0 1 21 5 12 Eagles , Chelsea East Bentleigh , Langwar- horse 0, Brandon Park 2 Ashburton 2 0 Spyrou R McMahon Y Mojica-Perez 2 S Western Eagles 6 6 0 0 37 5 18 Scotch Old Boys 5 3 1 1 26 7 10 rin 6 Berwick City 0, Brighton 2 Doveton 1, Alexopoulos) Mitchell Rangers 0, Kyneton West Preston 6 4 1 1 26 8 13 Marcellin Eagles SC 6 3 1 2 17 10 10 Beaumaris 6 Casey Comets 1 Boys East 14 A: Doncaster Rovers 4 Waver- District 1 (A Phillips) Brunswick City 0, FC Melbourne Tornado 5 3 0 2 9 4 9 Old Trinity Grammaria 6 3 1 2 15 17 10 ley Wanderers 0, FC Bulleen Lions 3 Casey Bulleen Lions 5 Fitzroy City 0 Diamond Valley Utd 5 2 2 1 10 6 8 Mooroolbark 5 3 0 2 17 9 9 Boys South 15 B: Brighton 5 Hampton Park Comets 2, Glen Waverley 0 Whitehorse 2, Epping City 6 2 2 2 8 7 8 Eltham North 6 2 0 4 9 28 6 Utd 0, Carrum Utd 1 Sandringham City 5, Knox City 8 Brandon Park 0, North Caulfi eld South-East: Monash University 2 Albert Sunshine Georgies 5 2 2 1 8 8 8 Old Carey 5 1 1 3 7 16 4 Seaford Utd 0 Langwarrin 6, Peninsula Strik- Manningham Park WSC 0, Ringwood City 5 Sandringham Western Suburbs 4 2 0 2 9 4 6 Brighton 5 1 0 4 3 25 3 ers JFC 2 Berwick City 2 0, Swinburne University WSC 0 Endeavour Maribyrnong Greens 6 1 1 4 3 18 4 Caulfi eld Grammarians 5 0 1 4 4 12 1 Boys East 14 B: Ringwood City 2 Eastern Hills 7, North Caulfi eld 2 Croydon City Ar- Maribyrnong Utd 5 1 0 4 6 16 3 Boys South 15 C: Sandringham City Bye Lions 0, Croydon City Arrows 0 Riversdale rows 0, Westvale 6 0 0 6 4 44 0 Mens Masters Metro , Endeavour Utd 1 Doveton 1, Baxter 2 3 4, Doncaster Rovers 0 Stonnington City 2, P W D L F A PT Phillip Island 3, Brighton 7 East Bentleigh 2, Knox City 1 Glen Waverley 1, North Caulfi eld MENS THIRDS: Metro North-West: Reservoir Womens State League Div 3 South-East Bundoora Utd 5 5 0 0 29 7 15 Beaumaris 0 Baxter 1 6 Noble Park Stars 4 Fawkner Blues 1, Werribee City 4 P W D L F A PT Moreland City 5 4 1 0 33 6 13 Clifton Hill 1 Albert Park WSC 5 5 0 0 10 2 15 Whittlesea Utd 6 4 0 2 26 15 12 Boys South 14 A: Hampton 0 Bentleigh Boys East 14 C: Mooroolbark 2 Heidelberg Noble Park 5 4 1 0 16 2 13 Sunshine Blues 5 3 1 1 23 14 10 Greens 7, Chelsea Berwick City , Brighton Utd 0, Boronia 1 Richmond 2, Melbourne Metro South-East: Old Trinity Grammarians Mornington Flames 6 4 1 1 18 5 13 Heidelberg Utd 5 3 0 2 21 11 9 Keysborough , Hampton Park Utd 4 Harris- Phoenix JFC 4 Whitehorse 1 5 Sandringham City 4, Old Melburnians 4 Endeavour Utd 4 4 0 0 18 4 12 Watsonia Heights 6 1 0 5 12 24 3 fi eld Hurricanes 3, Beaumaris 2 Mornington South Yarra 0, Sandringham 6 2 1 3 8 14 7 Avondale Heights 5 0 0 5 8 32 0 2 Boys East 14 D: Ringwood City 2 Boroond- Doncaster Rovers 4 2 0 2 11 3 6 Mill Park 5 0 0 5 5 48 0 ara Lions 1, Nunawading City 3 Riversdale Central: Boroondara Eagles 5 Central Park Ashburton 5 1 1 3 6 12 4 Boys South 14 B: Hampton 0 Endeavour 2, Richmond 4 Stonnington City 1, Glen Eira Rangers 0, Waverley Wanderers 1 Ashburton Richmond 5 1 0 4 1 16 3 Mens Masters South-East Utd 9, Mornington Berwick City , Brighton 10 Mooroolbark 1, East Bentleigh Croydon 2, Juventus Old Boys 2 Monash University 1, South Melbourne 6 1 0 5 5 21 3 P W D L F A PT 1 Chelsea 5, Sandringham City 0 Baxter 0, City Arrows La Trobe University 1 South Yarra 1, Knox City 6 0 0 6 2 16 0 Southern Suburbs 4 4 0 0 14 1 12 Langwarrin 1 Bentleigh Greens 3 Juventus Old Boys 5 4 0 1 13 4 12 Boys East 13 A: Riversdale 3 Nunawading North: Brunswick City 2 La Trobe University Womens Metropolitan League North-West Mooroolbark 5 4 0 1 1 9 12 Boys South 14 C: Bye East Bentleigh City 1, South Melbourne 1 Oakleigh 4, Boro- 3, DOC United FC 3 Fawkner Blues 0, Wat- P W D L F A PT Endeavour Hills 6 3 1 2 19 11 10 , Hampton Park Utd 3 Seaford Utd 0, nia 1 Doncaster Rovers 3, Glen Waverley 1 sonia Heights 3 Plenty Valley Lions 4, Mel- FC Bulleen Lions 6 6 0 0 41 5 18 Beaumaris Masters 5 3 1 1 14 8 10 Peninsula Strikers JFC 2 Casey Comets 2, Richmond 1, North Caulfi eld Mooroolbark bourne Lions 5 Melton 0, Uni. of Melbourne Kyneton District 6 5 0 1 16 5 15 Glen Waverley 6 1 1 4 10 18 4 Brighton 1 Rosebud 2, Sandringham City 1 1 Moreland City 0 Old Carey 5 4 0 1 21 10 12 Doncaster Rovers 5 1 1 3 7 15 4 Langwarrin 3 Boys East 13 B: Richmond Bye , Ashburton Cairnlea WSC 5 3 1 1 33 13 10 Doveton 5 0 2 3 3 16 2 2 Clayton 0, Avondale Heights 1 FC Bulleen North-West: Cairnlea 7 Upfi eld 1, Melbourne Brunswick Zebras 6 3 0 3 19 15 9 Brighton 5 0 0 5 9 22 0 Boys South 13 A: Hampton Park Utd 0 Dan- Lions 2, Knox City 9 Glen Eira 0 University Rangers 1 Essendon Utd 0, Brim- DOC United WFC 5 2 1 2 16 12 7 denong Thunder 3, Dandenong City 1 Morn- bank 2 Keilor Park 2, Brunswick City 5 1 1 3 12 10 4 Mens Masters Central ington 3, Berwick City Bye , Endeavour Utd Boys East 13 C: Ringwood City 3 Boroond- Fitzroy City 5 1 0 4 8 18 3 P W D L F A PT 1 Keysborough 0, Hampton 2 Langwarrin 0 ara Lions 0, FC Bulleen Lions 6 Springvale South: Beaumaris 1 Waverley Wander- Uni. of Melbourne 5 0 1 4 8 32 1 Eastern Lions 4 4 0 0 25 6 12 City 1, Caulfi eld Utd 5 Brunswick City 0, ers 1, Southern Suburbs 3 Sandringham Mitchell Rangers 6 0 0 6 2 56 0 South Yarra 4 4 0 0 17 2 12 Boys South 13 B: Brighton 0 Bentleigh Sherbrooke Rangers 1 Boronia 0, North City 0, Doveton 13 Dandenong Thunder 0, Whitehorse Utd 5 3 0 2 13 14 9 Greens 6, Sandringham City 0 East Bentle- Caulfi eld 0 Manningham 1 Boroondara Eagles 3 Berwick City 1 Womens Metropolitan League South-East DOC United FC 3 2 0 1 10 6 6 igh 7, Baxter 0 Doveton 2, Mornington 1 P W D L F A PT North Caulfi eld 4 1 0 3 5 12 3 Beaumaris 2 Boys East 13 D: Clifton Hill 1 Eastern Lions South-East: Boroondara Eagles 5 Eltham Endeavour Hills 6 5 1 0 27 3 16 Collingwood City 0 0 0 0 0, Monash City Ashburton , Knox Utd 6 Glen North 1, Old Trinity Grammarians 3 Marcellin North Caulfi eld 5 4 1 0 13 3 13 Ashburton 3 0 0 3 5 18 0 Boys South 13 C: Beaumaris 0 Rosebud 5, Waverley 0, Riversdale 0 Richmond 1, Glen Eagles SC 2, Ringwood City 6 3 2 1 19 6 11 Uni. of Melbourne 5 0 0 5 8 25 0 Carrum Utd 3 Casey Comets 2, Mornington Eira 0 Brandon Park 0 East Bentleigh 5 2 2 1 12 9 8 Brighton , Springvale White Eagles 0 Penin- MENS MASTERS: Metro: Heidelberg Utd 1 Croydon City Arrows 6 2 2 2 5 6 8 Boys 18 Super League: South Melbourne sula Strikers JFC 4 Boys East 13 E: Knox Utd 2 Ringwood City Whittlesea Utd 2, Watsonia Heights 1 More- Brighton 5 2 1 2 11 9 7 3 Brunswick City 1, South Springvale 0 2, Chelsea 1 Waverley Wanderers 1, Oak- land City 8, Sunshine Blues 13 Mill Park 1, Monash University 5 2 1 2 8 9 7 Fawkner 4, Brimbank City Keilor Park , Boys South 13 D: Langwarrin 2 Berwick City leigh 2 Croydon City Arrows 3, Manningham Bundoora Utd 9 Avondale Heights 1 Sandringham 6 1 2 3 9 13 5 Springvale White Eagles 0 Essendon Royals 1, Brighton 0 Endeavour Utd 1, Lyndale Utd 7 Mooroolbark 0 Swinburne University 6 0 2 4 3 19 2 0, Kingston City 2 Green Gully 2 3 Frankston Pines 1, Peninsula Strikers JFC South-East: Endeavour Hills 7 Brighton 1, Albert Park WSC 6 0 0 6 2 32 0 2 East Bentleigh 0 Boys East 13 F: Richmond 2 Whitehorse 3, Juventus Old Boys 2 Beaumaris Masters 1, Boys S/E 16 Super League: South Mel- Heidelberg Stars 3 Stonnington City 0, North Southern Suburbs 3 Doncaster Rovers 0, Mens Thirds Metro North-West bourne 2 Endeavour Utd 2, Springvale White Boys South 12 A: Hampton 0 GSL 4, Caulfi eld Eastern Lions , South Springvale 4 Doveton 3 Glen Waverley 3 P W D L F A PT Eagles 3 Berwick City 1, Chelsea 4 Eastern Bentleigh Greens 2 Berwick City 2, Brighton Rowville Eagles 2 Werribee City 5 3 2 0 15 9 11 Lions 0, Box Hill Inter Doncaster Rovers , 0 South Eastern Piranhas 1, Langwarrin 0 Central: Eastern Lions 9 Uni. of Melbourne Altona East Phoenix 4 3 1 0 17 5 10 Oakleigh 0 FC Bulleen Lions 4 Sandringham City 4, Peninsula Strikers JFC Boys East 12 A: South Melbourne 2 Monash 1, DOC United FC 3 Whitehorse Utd 0 Uni. of Melbourne 5 2 2 1 10 13 8 0 Mornington 4 City 0, Ashburton 1 Oakleigh 0, Knox City 2 St. Kevins 4 2 1 1 8 7 7 Boys S/E 15 Super League: Oakleigh 0 Riversdale 1, Box Hill Inter 1 Richmond 0, Mens Metropolitan League Clifton Hill 6 2 1 3 12 15 7 Nunawading City 4, Knox City Berwick City , Boys South 12 B: Bentleigh Greens 0 Casey North Caulfi eld FC Bulleen Lions P W D L F A PT Old Melburnians 4 2 0 2 8 7 6 Dandenong City 1 Mornington 1, Dandenong Comets 4, Beaumaris 3 Berwick City 2, Upfi eld 9 7 2 0 26 9 23 Reservoir Stars 5 1 2 2 10 11 5 Thunder 1 Monash City 9, North Caulfi eld Seaford Utd 1 Hampton Park Utd 4, San- Boys East 12 B: Bye Manningham , Oak- Reservoir Strikers 9 6 2 1 28 11 20 Fawkner Blues 6 0 3 3 8 16 3 FC Bulleen Lions dringham City 7 Langwarrin 0, Melbourne leigh 1 Clayton 1, FC Bulleen Lions 3 Glen Meadow Park 9 5 3 1 26 12 18 Collingwood City 5 0 2 3 9 14 2 Phoenix JFC 3 Southern Stars 0 Waverley 1, Richmond 1 Box Hill Inter 3, East Bentleigh 9 4 1 4 15 12 13 Melbourne Lions 0 0 0 -3 Boys S/E 14 Super League: Peninsula Springvale City 2 Doncaster Rovers 4 Glen Waverley 9 3 1 5 15 27 10 Strikers JFC 1 GSL 1, South Melbourne 2 Boys South 12 C: Langwarrin Bye , Hamp- Darebin Legends 9 2 3 4 20 21 9 Mens Thirds Metro South-East Oakleigh 0, Richmond 3 Monash City 1, ton Doveton , Mornington 1 Hampton Park Boys East 12 C: Glen Eira 4 Mooroolbark 2, Broadmeadows Utd 8 2 3 3 11 17 9 P W D L F A PT Beaumaris Sandringham City , Box Hill Inter Utd 5, Brighton 5 Beaumaris 1, Sandringham Doncaster Rovers 7 Glen Waverley 0, South Ringwood City 8 3 2 3 11 10 8 Bayside Argonauts 5 4 1 0 27 4 13 FC Bulleen Lions City 0 East Bentleigh 0 Springvale 7 Lalor 0, Sherbrooke Rangers St. Kevins 9 1 5 3 16 25 8 South Yarra 6 4 1 1 17 9 13 1 Richmond 0, North Caulfi eld FC Bulleen Caulfi eld Grammarians 9 0 0 9 3 27 0 Old Melburnians 6 3 2 1 16 10 11 Boys S/E 13 Super League: Brighton 1 GSL Boys South 12 D: Berwick City 1 Beaumaris Lions Riversdale 5 3 1 1 14 6 10 1, Monash City 1 Berwick City 0, Croydon 1, Baxter 0 East Bentleigh 2, Brighton 2 Mens Metropolitan League Reserves Melbourne University 5 3 1 1 11 5 10 City Arrows 3 N.T.C 0, Box Hill Inter 0 FC Keysborough 5, Lyndale Utd 4 Doveton 2, Boys East 12 D: Boronia Boroondara Lions P W D L F A PT Central Park AC Malver 5 2 2 1 11 8 8 Bulleen Lions 5 Carrum Utd 0 Dandenong Thunder 6 , Ashburton 1 Riversdale 0, Eastern Lions Darebin Legends 9 6 2 1 21 7 20 Sandringham City 5 2 0 3 12 12 6 Nunawading City , Croydon City Arrows 4 Upfi eld 8 6 1 1 24 9 19 Old Camberwell Gram 4 1 1 2 12 9 4 Boys N/W 16 Super League: Sunshine Geor- Boys South 12 E: Seaford Utd 2 Peninsula Avondale Heights 2 East Bentleigh 8 5 1 2 23 15 16 Monash University 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 gies 1 Green Gully 4, Cairnlea Bye , Coburg Strikers JFC 1, Casey Comets 0 Baxter

Monday 2 June 2008 28 JUNIORS Goal! Weekly Results & Ladders Boys East 12 E: North Caulfield Bye , Ring- Saints 5 Clifton Hill 1, Whittlesea Zebras 4 City 3, Whittlesea Zebras 4 Glen Waverley FC Bulleen Lions 5 4 1 0 12 2 13 Sherbrooke Rangers 5 1 2 2 13 17 5 wood City 1 Boroondara Lions 3, Croydon Hume Utd 0, Watsonia Heights 0 Brunswick 0, Croydon City Arrows 1 Brighton 3, Dan- South Melbourne 6 4 1 1 12 5 13 Darebin Legends 5 1 1 3 7 22 4 City Arrows 1 Doncaster Rovers 1, Richmond Zebras 1, Upfield 0 North City Lions 7 denong City 3 Eastern Lions 0, Beaumaris 1 Richmond 6 2 2 2 13 7 8 Ashburton 6 1 0 5 11 20 3 0 Whitehorse 2, Eastern Lions Ashburton Watsonia Heights 0 Peninsula Strikers JFC 6 2 2 2 7 8 8 Mooroolbark 6 0 0 6 3 33 0 Boys West 16 A: Keilor Park Bye , Gisborne Beaumaris 5 2 2 1 4 6 8 Boys East 12 F: Ashburton Bye , Knox City 1 Green Gully 4, Hoppers Crossing 11 Girls N/W 15 D: Bye Brunswick Zebras , Oakleigh 5 2 1 2 9 14 7 Boys South 16 A 2 Doncaster Rovers 0, Clifton Hill Boronia , Sunbury Utd 0, Ballarat Academy Of Soccer Altona East 1 Epping City 0, Brimbank 2 GSL 5 1 3 1 4 4 6 P W D L F A PT Croydon City Arrows 2 Glen Waverley 10 2 South Yarra 3, Williamstown 3 Laverton Bundoora Utd 0, Keilor Park 5 Cairnlea 3 Sandringham City 5 1 2 2 6 7 5 Southern Stars 6 5 0 1 17 7 15 Park 1 Monash City 6 0 3 3 5 11 3 Brighton 6 4 0 2 17 8 12 Boys East 11 Kangaroos Green: Ashburton Girls S/E 15 D: Bye Knox City , Springvale Box Hill Inter 5 0 1 4 3 11 1 Sandringham City 4 3 0 1 10 5 9 0 Doncaster Rovers 2, Box Hill Inter 0 Rich- Boys West 16 B: Reservoir Strikers Wer- White Eagles 5 Carrum Utd 1, Richmond 0 Mornington 5 3 0 2 8 9 9 mond 1, Caulfield Utd 0 FC Bulleen Lions 1, ribee City , Altona East 7 Melbourne Lions Glen Eira 1, Boroondara Lions 1 Noble Park Boys S/E 13 Super League Langwarrin 6 3 0 3 9 13 9 Oakleigh 2 Croydon City Arrows 4 2, Melton 4 South Yarra 2, Western Eagles 2 2, North Caulfield Heatherton Utd P W D L F A PT Dandenong City 6 2 0 4 17 13 6 Brimbank 1, Altona City 3 Sydenham Park 0 South Melbourne 5 5 0 0 20 0 15 Chelsea 5 2 0 3 10 17 6 Boys East 11 Kangaroos Orange: Hamp- Girls Metro 14 A: Sandringham City Alphin- Monash City 6 5 0 1 9 3 15 Berwick City 6 0 0 6 7 23 0 ton Bye , Oakleigh 1 South Melbourne 4, Boys West 15 A: Altona East Bye , Werribee gton , Croydon City Arrows 0 North Caulfield Berwick City 6 4 0 2 10 5 12 Richmond 0 Whitehorse 2, Mooroolbark 1 City 0 Green Gully 1, Sydenham Park 0 1, Essendon Royals 0 Boroondara Lions FC Bulleen Lions 6 3 2 1 14 7 11 Boys South 16 B Riversdale 2, North Caulfield Knox Utd Sunshine Georgies 8, Keilor Park 1 GRFA 5, 3, Bye Brighton , Sherbrooke Rangers 1 Croydon City Arrows 6 2 1 3 9 13 7 P W D L F A PT Geelong 1 Brimbank City 0 Ashburton 3 Sandringham City 5 1 3 1 7 8 6 Doveton 4 3 1 0 26 6 10 Boys East 11 Kangaroos Yellow: Stonnington Brighton 6 1 2 3 8 13 5 Baxter 4 2 1 1 9 6 7 City 0 Boroondara Lions 1, FC Bulleen Lions Boys West 15 B North/West: Altona City 6 Girls Metro 14 B: Berwick City 5 South GSL 6 0 4 2 8 12 4 Brighton 3 2 0 1 6 5 6 3 South Yarra 0, Doncaster Rovers 0 Box Hill Lalor Utd 0, Williamstown 2 Keilor Wolves 1, Melbourne 1, Glen Eira 1 Box Hill Inter 0, N.T.C 6 0 4 2 6 10 4 Langwarrin 3 2 0 1 6 8 6 Inter 4, Eastern Lions 2 Ashburton 0, Monash Bacchus Marsh JSC 0 Carlton Youth 11, Port Boroondara Lions 1 Diamond Valley Utd 3, Box Hill Inter 6 0 0 6 2 22 0 Bentleigh Greens 3 1 0 2 7 7 3 City 4 Manningham 0 Melbourne 2 Hoppers Crossing 4 Pascoe Vale 5 Glen Waverley 0, Brunswick Beaumaris 3 1 0 2 10 18 3 Zebras 0 Port Melbourne 0 Boys N/W 16 Super League Casey Comets 4 0 0 4 4 18 0 Boys East 11 Joeys Blue: East Bentleigh Boys West 14 A: Werribee City 4 Sunshine P W D L F A PT Doncaster Rovers , Knox Utd 1 Croydon City Georgies 0, Sydenham Park 1 Sunshine Girls N/W 14 C: Doncaster Rovers 1 Kensing- Coburg Utd 4 4 0 0 14 5 12 Boys South 15 A Arrows 1, Richmond 3 Whitehorse 0, Sher- Heights 2, Altona East 3 GRFA 0, Hoppers ton JGSC 4, FC Bulleen Lions 5 Whittlesea Fawkner 5 4 0 1 15 11 12 P W D L F A PT brooke Rangers 2 Glen Waverley 0, Boronia Crossing 6 St. Albans 0, North Geelong War- Zebras 0, Keilor Park 5 Watsonia Heights 1, Green Gully 5 3 1 1 11 10 10 Langwarrin 5 5 0 0 17 0 15 FC Bulleen Lions riors 2 South Yarra 0 South Yarra 0 Sunbury Utd 0, DOC United FC Keilor Park 6 3 0 3 15 10 9 Brighton 5 5 0 0 17 4 15 6 Eltham North 4 Preston Lions 4 2 0 2 6 3 6 Doveton 6 3 1 2 10 5 10 Boys East 11 Joeys Orange: Ringwood Boys West 14 B: Keilor Park 1 Green Gully 1, Melbourne Knights 5 2 0 3 8 8 6 Chelsea 5 3 0 2 11 13 9 City 2 Waverley Wanderers 1, Riversdale 2 Western Eagles 1 Melton 2, North Sunshine Girls S/E 14 C: Brandon Park 0 Sherbrooke Hume Utd 5 1 1 3 9 12 4 Beaumaris 5 2 1 2 14 7 7 Mooroolbark 1, Knox City 0 Whitehorse 0, Eagles 2 Ballarat Academy Of Soccer 3, Rangers 3, Baxter 1 Brighton 0, Eastern Cairnlea 5 1 0 4 4 8 3 East Bentleigh 5 1 2 2 4 11 5 Sherbrooke Rangers 11 Richmond 0, North Brimbank Altona City Lions 1 North Caulfield 0, Peninsula Strikers Sunshine Georgies 5 1 0 4 5 20 3 Berwick City 5 1 1 3 10 14 4 Caulfield Bye JFC 0 Boronia 0 Casey Comets 5 0 1 4 6 17 1 Boys West 14 C North/West: Yarraville 3 Boys N/W 15 Super League Springvale White Eagl 5 0 0 5 2 20 0 Boys East 11 Joeys Red: Doncaster Rovers Wyndham Olympic 3, Avondale Heights 5 Girls Metro 13 A: Bye Sherbrooke Rangers P W D L F A PT 1 Ashburton 0, Glen Waverley 0 Whitehorse Sunbury Utd 0, Melton 2 DOC United FC 1, , Ashburton 1 Carrum Utd 1, Richmond 0 Green Gully 5 5 0 0 23 2 15 Boys South 15 B 0, Knox City 4 Richmond 0, North Caulfield Gisborne 4 Preston Lions 0, Williamstown 5 Croydon City Arrows 0, Boroondara Lions Preston Lions 5 3 1 1 11 8 10 P W D L F A PT East Bentleigh , Oakleigh 3 Boroondara Hoppers Crossing 0 2 Brunswick Zebras 0, Keilor Park 0 Knox Essendon Royals 5 3 0 2 16 7 9 Sandringham City 6 6 0 0 23 7 18 Lions 0 City 0 Keilor Park 5 3 0 2 9 13 9 Brighton 6 5 0 1 29 5 15 Boys West 13 A: Williamstown 0 Green Gully Fawkner 5 2 2 1 7 5 8 Langwarrin 6 4 0 2 21 11 12 Boys North 16 A: Bye Essendon Royals , 1, Cairnlea 0 Altona City 1, Keilor Park 0 Sun- Girls Metro 13 B: Boronia 5 Hoppers Cross- Altona Magic 6 2 0 4 7 14 6 Peninsula Strikers JFC 6 2 2 2 23 27 8 Coburg Utd Heidelberg Stars , Whittlesea shine Georgies 0, Geelong 4 Laverton Park 0, ing 2, Eltham North Glen Waverley , Nu- Sunshine Heights 5 1 2 2 5 6 5 Berwick City 6 1 2 3 9 11 5 Zebras 2 Northcote City 2, Brunswick Zebras Gisborne 3 BASL 1 nawading City 0 North Caulfield 1, Beaumaris Ballarat Academy Of S 5 1 0 4 2 19 3 Hampton Park Utd 6 1 1 4 15 22 4 Moreland Utd , Bundoora Utd 1 Epping City 0 1 Brighton 5, Monash City 0 Whitehorse 0 Melbourne Knights 5 0 1 4 4 10 1 Carrum Utd 6 1 1 4 8 21 4 Boys West 13 B: Werribee City 3 William- Seaford Utd 6 1 0 5 7 31 3 Boys North 16 B: Essendon Utd DOC stown 0, Hoppers Crossing 5 Sydenham Park Girls Metro 13 C: Glen Eira 1 Banyule City Boys N/W 14 Super League United FC , Brunswick Zebras Bundoora 3, Ballarat Academy Of Soccer 2 Brimbank 0, Sandringham City 0 Oakleigh 3, Baxter 1 P W D L F A PT Boys South 15 C Utd , Mitchell Rangers Light Utd , Watsonia City 1, Melton 7 Spring Hills 1, Brimbank 3 Peninsula Strikers JFC 0, Casey Panthers 1 Brimbank 5 4 1 0 21 1 13 P W D L F A PT Heights 0 Hume Utd 0, Moreland Wolves 2 Maribyrnong Greens 1 Brighton 0 Green Gully 6 3 1 2 11 11 10 Endeavour Utd 5 4 1 0 12 3 13 Sunbury Utd 0 Brunswick City 5 3 0 2 11 7 9 Baxter 1 6 3 2 1 22 6 11 Boys West 13 C: Port Melbourne Marib- Girls Metro 13 D: Bundoora Utd 5 Boronia 1, Melbourne Knights 6 1 5 0 4 2 8 Phillip Island 6 3 1 2 23 10 10 Boys North 15 A: Light Utd 3 Lalor Utd yrnong United , Upfield 0 Wyndham Olympic Mornington 4 Carrum Utd 1, Heidelberg Utd 4 Coburg Utd 6 2 2 2 9 9 8 Beaumaris 6 3 1 2 7 12 10 0, Whittlesea Zebras 2 Moreland City 1, 5, Melbourne Lions 0 Bundoora Utd 1, AVA Glen Waverley 4, Keilor Wolves 0 Sydenham Whittlesea Zebras 6 2 2 2 5 10 8 Doveton 5 2 2 1 9 7 8 Brunswick Zebras Heidelberg Utd , Epping Seagulls 4 Flemington Eagles 0, Bacchus Park 8 Keilor Park 6 2 1 3 8 12 7 Brighton 5 2 0 3 11 18 6 City 1 Essendon Royals 4, Bundoora Utd 2 Marsh JSC 1 Mitchell Rangers 3, Brunswick Cairnlea 6 2 1 3 9 14 7 Baxter 2 5 1 1 3 6 11 4 Fawkner 0 Zebras FC Birarrung JFC Girls Metro 12 A: Richmond 2 Dandenong Essendon Royals 6 1 3 2 13 11 6 Sandringham City 5 1 1 3 7 18 4 Thunder 0, Berwick City 2 Ashburton 3, Hume Utd 6 0 2 4 4 18 2 East Bentleigh 5 0 1 4 3 15 1 Boys North 15 B: Moreland City 3 Heidelberg Boys West 12 A: Altona City 0 Green Gully 4, Keilor Park 2 Carrum Utd 0, Beaumaris 0 Stars 0, Plenty Valley Lions 0 Moreland Utd 2, Hoppers Crossing 0 Williamstown 1, South Brighton 4, Boroondara Lions 1 Hampton 0 Boys South 14 A Northcote City 4 Bundoora Utd 3, Watsonia Yarra 0 GRFA 1, Melbourne Knights 0 Keilor Boys N/W 13 Super League P W D L F A PT Heights 0 Diamond Valley Utd 2, Epping City Park 0, Sunshine Georgies 2 Gisborne 1 Girls Metro 12 B: Richmond 1 Sandringham P W D L F A PT Bentleigh Greens 6 4 1 1 29 4 13 Brunswick City City 8, Glen Eira 2 Sherbrooke Rangers 1, Essendon Royals 6 6 0 0 15 6 18 Berwick City 5 4 1 0 21 2 13 Boys West 12 B: Sydenham Park 0 Green Oakleigh 0 North Caulfield 1, Eltham North Green Gully 6 5 1 0 16 5 16 Hampton 6 4 0 2 13 13 12 Boys North 14 A: Clifton Hill 1 Epping City 6, Gully 4, Cairnlea 5 Brimbank 0, Keilor Park Brighton , Ashburton 0 St. Albans 0 Bundoora Utd 6 3 2 1 13 8 11 Brighton 5 3 1 1 21 6 10 Eltham North Preston Lions , Greenvale Utd 5 St. Albans 1, Melbourne Knights 5 South Altona City 6 3 0 3 8 10 9 Harrisfield Hurricanes 6 3 1 2 14 13 10 Essendon Royals , Light Utd 1 Sunbury Utd Yarra 0, Melton 1 Altona Magic 3 Girls N/W 12 C: Bye Watsonia Heights , Melbourne Knights 6 2 2 2 9 6 8 Hampton Park Utd 6 2 2 2 11 16 8 1, Bundoora Utd 0 Fawkner 1 Brunswick Zebras 2 Sunbury Utd , Banyule GRFA 6 2 2 2 11 11 8 Chelsea 5 2 1 2 7 6 7 Boys West 12 C: Cairnlea 3 Spring Hills 0, City 3 Brunswick Zebras 1 4, Green Gully Light Utd 6 1 2 3 4 12 5 Mornington 6 1 1 4 7 24 4 Boys North 14 B: Northcote City 0 Bundoora Laverton Park 4 Wyndham Olympic 0, Wil- 1 Kensington JGSC 0, Essendon Royals Brunswick Zebras 6 1 1 4 6 9 4 Beaumaris 6 0 2 4 5 22 2 Utd 0, Brunswick Zebras 4 Meadow Park 1, liamstown 1 Keilor Wolves 2, Altona City 3 Diamond Valley Utd Keilor Park 6 1 1 4 6 13 4 Keysborough 5 0 0 5 6 28 0 Moreland City 10 Epping City 0, Watsonia Flemington Eagles 1, Ballarat Academy Of North City Lions 6 0 1 5 8 16 1 Heights 3 Fawkner 0, Whittlesea Zebras 4 Soccer 9 Gisborne 0, Brimbank 6 Hoppers Girls S/E 12 C: Bye Clifton Hill , Croydon Boys South 14 B Banyule City 0 Crossing 0 City Arrows 2 Glen Waverley 1, FC Bulleen Boys Metro 18 Blue P W D L F A PT Lions 2 Box Hill Inter 0 P W D L F A PT Endeavour Utd 6 6 0 0 44 1 18 Boys North 14 C: Coburg Utd Banyule City Boys West 11 Kangaroos Green: Werribee Manningham 6 5 0 1 15 6 15 Sandringham City 6 5 1 0 8 2 16 , North City Lions 0 FC City Central 4, Bye City 0 Green Gully 3, Hoppers Crossing 0 Girls Metro 11 A: Stonnington City 0 South Frankston Pines 6 4 2 0 17 5 14 Bentleigh Greens 6 4 0 2 15 10 12 Alphington , Brunswick Zebras Essendon Williamstown 2, South Yarra 2 Altona City 0, Yarra 1, Ringwood City 0 Croydon City Ar- Cairnlea 5 4 1 0 11 6 13 Chelsea 6 4 0 2 17 13 12 Royals , Moreland Wolves 11 Eltham North 1 Melbourne Knights 2 Keilor Park 0, Sunshine rows 5, Boroondara Lions Bye , Ashburton 2 Altona City 5 4 1 0 8 3 13 Langwarrin 6 3 0 3 12 7 9 Georgies 4 Altona East 0 North Caulfield 0, East Bentleigh Sher- Richmond 6 3 1 2 16 9 10 Baxter 6 1 1 4 5 23 4 Boys North 13 A: Whittlesea Zebras Bye , brooke Rangers , Pascoe Vale 0 Brighton 2 Altona East 5 2 0 3 6 14 6 Mornington 5 1 0 4 3 7 3 Preston Lions Moreland City , Diamond Val- Boys West 11 Joeys Red: Werribee City 0 Stonnington City 5 1 0 4 7 10 3 Brighton 5 1 0 4 3 11 3 ley Utd 11 Reservoir Strikers 0, Epping City 1 Gisborne 5, Cairnlea 0 Port Melbourne 3, Girls Metro 11 B: Sandringham City 2 Bye , Doncaster Rovers 4 1 0 3 6 9 3 Berwick City 4 1 0 3 6 20 3 Brunswick City 1, Essendon Royals 3 North Laverton Park 3 Altona City 0, Spring Hills 1 Sandringham City 1 0 Rosebud 1, Peninsula Knox City 6 0 1 5 6 20 1 Hampton 6 1 0 5 7 26 3 City Lions 1 Bacchus Marsh JSC 4, Green Gully 6 Hop- Strikers JFC 3 Berwick City 2, Casey Pan- Eastern Lions 6 0 0 6 4 14 0 pers Crossing 1 thers 0 Brighton 1, Carrum Utd 3 Hampton 0, Boys South 14 C Boys North 13 B: Brunswick Zebras Eltham Ashburton 1 North Caulfield 0 Boys Metro 18 Orange P W D L F A PT North , Alphington 1 Clifton Hill 1, Lalor Utd 0 Boys West 11 Joeys/Kangaroos Blue: P W D L F A PT East Bentleigh 5 5 0 0 33 6 15 Epping City 3, Watsonia Heights 0 Essendon Westvale 0 Green Gully 4, Williamstown 0 Langwarrin 6 5 1 0 38 11 16 Langwarrin 6 4 1 1 19 8 13 Utd 2, Hume Utd 0 Fawkner 0 Sunshine Heights 6, Keilor Park 2 Brimbank ------Berwick City 6 4 1 1 19 7 13 Casey Comets 5 3 2 0 27 8 11 2, Western Eagles 2 Brimbank City 5, Syden- Boys 18 Super League Brighton 5 3 2 0 15 8 11 Rosebud 6 2 2 2 21 12 8 Boys North 12 A: Meadow Park 2 Light ham Park 0 Maribyrnong Greens 4 P W D L F A PT Baxter 6 3 0 3 23 16 9 Peninsula Strikers JFC 5 2 2 1 11 10 8 Utd 4, Whittlesea Zebras 5 Eltham North 1, South Melbourne 9 8 0 1 41 13 24 Doveton 6 3 0 3 23 20 9 Seaford Utd 6 2 1 3 10 11 7 Brunswick City 3 Hume Utd 1, Coburg Utd Girls Metro 18 A: Bye Whitehorse , Ashbur- FC Bulleen Lions 8 7 0 1 31 6 21 Mornington 6 3 0 3 22 22 9 Hampton Park Utd 5 1 0 4 4 33 3 Essendon Royals , Bundoora Utd 0 Epping ton 2 Westgate 1, Gisborne 0 Berwick City 3, Green Gully 9 5 2 2 21 15 17 Keysborough 6 3 0 3 17 18 9 Brighton 5 0 1 4 7 21 1 City 3 Mooroolbark Boroondara Eagles JFC , Brim- Fawkner 8 5 1 2 20 9 16 Endeavour Utd 5 2 0 3 10 25 6 Sandringham City 5 0 1 4 7 30 1 bank 6 Croydon City Arrows 0, Beaumaris 6 Springvale White Eagle 9 5 1 3 16 7 16 Sandringham City 6 0 1 5 7 19 1 Boys North 12 B: Northcote City 2 Moreland Langwarrin 1 South Springvale 9 3 1 5 9 25 10 Beaumaris 6 0 1 5 9 37 1 Boys South 13 A Wolves 4, Preston Lions 2 Coburg Utd 0, Essendon Royals 9 2 3 4 12 12 9 P W D L F A PT Greenvale Utd Moreland City , Fawkner 2 Girls Metro 16 A: GRFA 1 Richmond 3, Kingston City 9 2 3 4 13 19 9 Boys Metro 18 Purple Dandenong Thunder 5 4 1 0 19 6 13 Light Utd 5, Eltham North Brunswick Zebras Berwick City 1 Brunswick Zebras 2, Meadow Keilor Park 8 2 2 4 7 10 8 P W D L F A PT Berwick City 5 4 0 1 15 4 12 Park Langwarrin , Brandon Park 1 White- Brimbank City 8 2 1 5 12 24 7 Whittlesea Zebras 6 6 0 0 16 9 18 Hampton Park Utd 5 3 0 2 12 9 9 Boys North 12 C: Heidelberg Utd Diamond horse 3, Keilor Park 1 Brighton 3 Brunswick City 8 2 1 5 10 24 7 Richmond 6 5 1 0 25 7 16 Dandenong City 6 2 1 3 12 11 7 Valley Utd , Alphington 1 Moreland Utd 3, Casey Comets 8 0 1 7 8 36 1 Oakleigh 5 3 1 1 18 8 10 Mornington 5 2 1 2 8 7 7 Sunbury Utd 0 Epping City 5, Watsonia Girls Metro 16 B: Brunswick City 0 Sandring- Heidelberg Utd 6 3 1 2 22 15 10 Keysborough 5 2 1 2 7 6 7 Heights 0 Essendon Royals 4, Hume Utd 0 ham City 3, Doncaster Rovers 0 Diamond Boys S/E 16 Super League Preston Lions 5 3 0 2 9 9 9 Endeavour Utd 5 2 0 3 7 7 6 Banyule City 3 Valley Utd 2, Boroondara Lions 3 Keilor P W D L F A PT Altona Magic 6 2 0 4 10 14 6 Langwarrin 5 1 0 4 5 14 3 Wolves 3, Glen Waverley 5 Ringwood City 3, South Melbourne 5 4 1 0 22 8 13 DOC United FC 6 2 0 4 13 19 6 Hampton 5 1 0 4 6 27 3 Boys North 12 D: Broadmeadows Utd Bun- Baxter 0 Glen Eira 1 Endeavour Utd 6 4 1 1 19 9 13 Sunshine Georgies 6 1 1 4 9 15 4 doora Utd , Brunswick Zebras North Lions Chelsea 6 4 1 1 14 5 13 Bentleigh Greens 5 1 0 4 10 18 3 Boys South 13 B , Eltham North Plenty Valley Lions , Pascoe Girls N/W 16 C: Greenvale Utd Watsonia Springvale White Eagle 5 4 0 1 18 4 12 Westgate 7 1 0 6 10 28 3 P W D L F A PT Vale 2 Mitchell Rangers 3, DOC United FC 5 Heights , Gisborne 4 Sydenham Park 1, Sun- FC Bulleen Lions 6 3 2 1 17 10 11 East Bentleigh 6 4 1 1 17 5 13 North City Lions 0 bury Utd 2 North City Lions 0, Pascoe Vale Oakleigh 5 2 0 3 10 8 6 Boys Metro 18 Red Bentleigh Greens 6 4 0 2 25 7 12 1 Altona City 6, Ballarat Academy Of Soccer Doncaster Rovers 4 2 0 2 8 6 6 P W D L F A PT Beaumaris 6 4 0 2 14 11 12 Boys North 11 Kangaroos Yellow: Sunbury Nunawading City Berwick City 6 1 0 5 8 16 3 Melbourne Phoenix JF 6 5 1 0 34 5 16 Mornington 6 3 1 2 9 4 10 Utd 0 Bundoora Utd 0, Heidelberg Stars 2 Eastern Lions 6 0 1 5 2 27 1 Bundoora Utd 6 4 1 1 25 13 13 Doveton 6 3 1 2 10 7 10 Fawkner 1, Brunswick Zebras Meadow Park Girls S/E 16 C: Seaford Utd 2 Mornington 8, Box Hill Inter 5 0 0 5 0 25 0 Light Utd 5 4 0 1 16 6 12 Brighton 6 3 1 2 8 9 10 , Diamond Valley Utd 0 Brunswick City 1, Endeavour Utd 5 Mooroolbark 2, East Bentle- Western Eagles 5 3 0 2 17 12 9 Sandringham City 6 1 0 5 3 23 3 Epping City Lalor Utd igh Sherbrooke Rangers 1 , Hampton Park Boys S/E 15 Super League Lalor Utd 6 3 0 3 16 17 9 Baxter 6 0 0 6 1 21 0 Utd 7 Sherbrooke Rangers 2 0, FC Bulleen P W D L F A PT Northcote City 6 2 1 3 19 15 7 Boys North 11 Joeys Blue: Bye Mitchell Lions 1 Boronia 2 Nunawading City 6 6 0 0 19 4 18 Essendon Royals 5 2 1 2 9 15 7 Boys South 13 C Rangers , Northcote City 3 Moreland City 1, Monash City 6 4 1 1 22 7 13 Ballarat & District SA 5 2 0 3 10 15 6 P W D L F A PT Avondale Heights 0 Moreland Utd 5, Fawkner Girls Metro 15 A: Doncaster Rovers 4 Brigh- FC Bulleen Lions 5 3 1 1 15 5 10 Westvale 5 0 0 5 5 26 0 Brighton 5 5 0 0 16 2 15 0 Light Utd 4, Bundoora Utd 1 Banyule City 0 ton 2, Brunswick Zebras Hoppers Crossing , North Caulfield 4 3 1 0 11 3 10 Brunswick Zebras 5 0 0 5 1 28 0 Springvale White Eagle 6 5 0 1 22 10 15 Sandringham City 6 Bundoora Utd 1, Dande- Mornington 6 2 2 2 10 6 8 Peninsula Strikers JFC 6 4 0 2 18 5 12 Boys North 11 Joeys/Kangaroos Orange: nong Thunder 3 Croydon City Arrows 1 Dandenong City 6 2 2 2 10 8 8 Boys Metro 18 Yellow Rosebud 6 3 0 3 18 18 9 Eltham North 1 Essendon Royals 1 , Green- Knox City 5 1 1 3 3 6 4 P W D L F A PT Carrum Utd 6 3 0 3 12 13 9 vale Utd Alphington 1 , Yarraville 7 Watsonia Girls Metro 15 B: Casey Comets 3 Carrum Oakleigh 5 1 0 4 3 21 3 Brandon Park 6 5 0 1 16 5 15 Casey Comets 6 2 0 4 12 19 6 Heights 1, Alphington 2 7 Eltham North 2 2, Utd 0, Altona City 1 Caulfield Utd 6, Rich- Dandenong Thunder 6 1 0 5 3 25 3 Manningham 6 4 2 0 37 8 14 Beaumaris 6 1 0 5 6 18 3 Essendon Royals 2 3 Heidelberg Utd 0 mond 2 Baxter 2, East Bentleigh Eltham Berwick City 5 0 0 5 4 15 0 Doncaster Rovers 5 4 1 0 19 6 13 Mornington 5 0 0 5 7 26 0 North , Peninsula Strikers JFC Langwarrin North Caulfield 4 3 0 1 20 9 9 Boys North 11 Joeys/Kangaroos Red: Plenty Boys S/E 14 Super League Boroondara Lions 6 3 0 3 16 15 9 Boys South 13 D Valley Lions 2 Moreland Wolves 1, St. Albans Girls Metro 15 C: Chelsea 2 Sandringham P W D L F A PT East Bentleigh 5 2 0 3 8 15 6 P W D L F A PT

Issue # 16 Goal! Weekly JUNIORS 29 Results & Ladders Berwick City 6 5 0 1 17 8 15 Manningham 6 3 1 2 15 11 10 P W D L F A PT FC Bulleen Lions 6 1 1 4 4 13 4 Whittlesea Zebras 6 3 0 3 17 16 9 Langwarrin 6 4 2 0 13 3 14 Sherbrooke Rangers 6 3 1 2 13 15 10 FC Bulleen Lions 5 4 1 0 8 3 13 Caulfield Utd 5 0 1 4 1 9 1 Fawkner 5 3 0 2 12 13 9 Endeavour Utd 6 4 1 1 15 6 13 Doncaster Rovers 4 3 0 1 9 8 9 Richmond 5 4 0 1 17 3 12 Meadow Park 6 2 2 2 10 9 8 Lyndale Utd 6 3 1 2 18 10 10 Riversdale 6 2 2 2 10 8 8 Knox City 6 3 0 3 13 7 9 Boys East 11 Kangaroos Orange Watsonia Heights 6 2 2 2 9 9 8 Brighton 6 3 1 2 11 6 10 FC Bulleen Lions 6 2 0 4 13 13 6 Ashburton 4 2 1 1 7 7 7 P W D L F A PT Bundoora Utd 6 1 2 3 5 8 5 Peninsula Strikers JFC 6 1 1 4 3 12 4 Oakleigh 5 1 1 3 11 15 4 Avondale Heights 5 2 0 3 11 9 6 South Melbourne 5 4 1 0 22 4 13 Northcote City 6 1 1 4 11 21 4 Frankston Pines 6 1 0 5 7 17 3 Clayton 4 1 1 2 5 9 4 Clayton 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 Hampton 5 4 1 0 15 2 13 Epping City 6 0 0 6 0 43 0 East Bentleigh 6 0 0 6 2 24 0 Richmond 6 1 0 5 13 21 3 Glen Eira 5 0 0 5 3 28 0 Whitehorse 5 3 1 1 10 5 10 Richmond 6 2 1 3 9 14 7 Boys North 14 C Boys South 12 A Boys East 16 B Boys East 13 C Riversdale 5 2 0 3 5 19 6 P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Oakleigh 5 1 2 2 8 11 5 FC City Central 5 5 0 0 36 0 15 South Eastern Piranha 6 6 0 0 31 2 18 Boronia 5 5 0 0 24 5 15 Manningham 5 5 0 0 12 2 15 Knox Utd 5 1 1 3 6 8 4 Moreland Wolves 5 5 0 0 34 10 15 Sandringham City 6 5 0 1 22 6 15 Casey Comets 6 5 0 1 30 14 15 FC Bulleen Lions 6 4 0 2 19 6 12 North Caulfield 3 1 0 2 6 6 3 Brunswick Zebras 5 2 2 1 17 13 8 Brighton 6 4 0 2 16 11 12 North Caulfield 4 4 0 0 28 6 12 Ringwood City 5 4 0 1 15 3 12 Mooroolbark 5 0 1 4 3 15 1 Coburg Utd 5 2 1 2 18 13 7 Mornington 6 3 1 2 12 10 10 Caulfield Utd 6 3 0 3 30 14 9 Boroondara Lions 6 4 0 2 13 7 12 Alphington 5 1 2 2 12 13 5 GSL 6 3 0 3 11 16 9 Glen Waverley 5 2 0 3 13 21 6 North Caulfield 5 3 0 2 11 6 9 Boys East 11 Kangaroos Yellow Essendon Royals 5 1 2 2 11 14 5 Berwick City 6 2 1 3 16 14 7 Hampton Park Utd 6 1 0 5 17 28 3 Sherbrooke Rangers 6 3 0 3 9 8 9 P W D L F A PT North City Lions 3 1 1 1 10 5 4 Hampton 6 1 2 3 4 16 5 Manningham 4 1 0 3 2 23 3 Boronia 6 2 0 4 6 10 6 Box Hill Inter 6 5 1 0 30 2 16 Banyule City 5 1 0 4 5 26 3 Peninsula Strikers JFC 6 0 3 3 2 12 3 Knox City 6 0 0 6 4 37 0 Caulfield Utd 6 1 0 5 7 14 3 Monash City 6 5 1 0 28 1 16 Eltham North 6 0 0 6 1 50 0 Bentleigh Greens 6 0 3 3 4 21 3 Brunswick City 5 1 0 4 3 19 3 FC Bulleen Lions 6 4 2 0 19 2 14 Langwarrin 6 0 2 4 4 14 2 Boys East 16 C Springvale City 6 1 0 5 8 28 3 Eastern Lions 5 3 0 2 15 8 9 Boys North 13 A P W D L F A PT Manningham 6 2 1 3 8 12 7 P W D L F A PT Boys South 12 B Eastern Lions 6 6 0 0 25 10 18 Boys East 13 D Ashburton 6 2 0 4 7 12 6 Brunswick City 5 4 1 0 14 2 13 P W D L F A PT Whitehorse 6 4 1 1 25 7 13 P W D L F A PT South Yarra 6 2 0 4 7 21 6 Whittlesea Zebras 4 3 0 1 19 2 9 Casey Comets 6 6 0 0 24 4 18 Mooroolbark 6 4 1 1 10 5 13 Knox Utd 6 6 0 0 31 4 18 Boroondara Lions 6 2 0 4 6 21 6 Essendon Royals 4 2 2 0 6 3 8 Melbourne Phoenix JF 6 5 1 0 26 1 16 Ashburton 6 4 0 2 20 11 12 Clifton Hill 6 5 0 1 15 5 15 Doncaster Rovers 5 1 1 3 3 10 4 Epping City 5 2 2 1 5 5 8 Beaumaris 6 4 0 2 22 7 12 South Springvale 6 3 0 3 21 8 9 Eastern Lions 6 5 0 1 9 3 15 Stonnington City 6 0 0 6 0 34 0 North City Lions 6 2 1 3 13 8 7 Sandringham City 6 3 2 1 18 4 11 Hampton 6 2 1 3 19 10 7 Brandon Park 6 3 1 2 14 4 10 Preston Lions 3 2 0 1 6 1 6 Hampton Park Utd 6 3 0 3 18 13 9 Croydon City Arrows 6 1 2 3 13 20 5 Glen Eira 6 2 2 2 7 7 8 Boys East 11 Joeys Blue Diamond Valley Utd 5 1 1 3 15 8 4 Southern Stars 6 3 0 3 12 14 9 Mooroolbark 6 1 2 3 9 23 5 Richmond 6 2 0 4 6 19 6 P W D L F A PT Moreland City 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 Berwick City 6 2 1 3 9 12 7 Glen Eira 6 1 0 5 5 34 3 Monash City 5 1 1 3 5 11 4 Richmond 6 6 0 0 26 2 18 Reservoir Strikers 6 0 0 6 0 48 0 Langwarrin 6 2 0 4 8 29 6 Clayton 6 0 1 5 2 21 1 Ashburton 5 1 0 4 2 13 3 East Bentleigh 5 5 0 0 30 0 15 Seaford Utd 6 0 0 6 4 23 0 Glen Waverley 6 1 0 5 5 19 3 Doncaster Rovers 4 4 0 0 7 1 12 Boys North 13 B Bentleigh Greens 6 0 0 6 3 37 0 Boys East 15 A Riversdale 6 0 2 4 1 10 2 Knox Utd 6 2 3 1 10 5 9 P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Croydon City Arrows 5 2 1 2 15 12 7 Fawkner 6 5 1 0 32 0 16 Boys South 12 C South Melbourne 6 6 0 0 13 0 18 Boys East 13 E Sherbrooke Rangers 6 2 1 3 6 10 7 Hume Utd 6 4 2 0 17 1 14 P W D L F A PT Boronia 6 4 1 1 15 5 13 P W D L F A PT Whitehorse 6 1 2 3 5 13 5 Alphington 6 3 2 1 13 9 11 Brighton 5 5 0 0 22 1 15 FC Bulleen Lions 6 3 2 1 13 5 11 Chelsea 6 4 1 1 19 5 13 FC Bulleen Lions 5 1 1 3 5 16 4 Clifton Hill 6 3 1 2 17 8 10 Doveton 4 4 0 0 30 0 12 Brandon Park 6 3 1 2 19 10 10 Croydon City Arrows 6 4 1 1 10 4 13 Glen Waverley 6 0 0 6 1 15 0 Brunswick Zebras 5 3 1 1 6 3 10 Hampton Park Utd 6 4 0 2 16 14 12 Doncaster Rovers 5 2 1 2 16 9 7 Waverley Wanderers 6 3 2 1 19 5 11 Boronia 5 0 0 5 1 32 0 Essendon Utd 6 3 1 2 13 12 10 Beaumaris 5 2 1 2 12 11 7 Eastern Lions 6 2 1 3 10 9 7 Ringwood City 5 2 2 1 7 9 8 Epping City 6 2 0 4 11 11 6 Mornington 6 1 3 2 10 19 6 Manningham 6 2 1 3 5 11 7 Oakleigh 5 2 1 2 12 11 7 Boys East 11 Joeys Orange Lalor Utd 6 1 0 5 5 28 3 East Bentleigh 6 1 2 3 5 21 5 Richmond 6 2 0 4 7 8 6 Knox Utd 6 2 1 3 9 15 7 P W D L F A PT Eltham North 5 0 2 3 7 21 2 Langwarrin 5 0 3 2 4 13 3 Glen Waverley 5 0 3 2 3 6 3 Manningham 6 1 2 3 13 12 5 Sherbrooke Rangers 5 5 0 0 26 0 15 Watsonia Heights 6 0 0 6 2 30 0 Sandringham City 5 0 2 3 2 13 2 Clayton 6 0 0 6 0 38 0 Mooroolbark 6 0 0 6 2 30 0 Ringwood City 4 4 0 0 20 1 12 Hampton 4 0 1 3 2 11 1 Knox City 5 3 1 1 18 2 10 Boys North 12 A Boys East 13 F Whitehorse 5 3 1 1 12 4 10 P W D L F A PT Boys South 12 D Boys East 15 B P W D L F A PT Waverley Wanderers 5 3 0 2 25 5 9 Epping City 6 5 0 1 17 2 15 P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Heidelberg Stars 6 6 0 0 31 1 18 North Caulfield 4 2 0 2 7 5 6 Light Utd 6 5 0 1 17 7 15 Dandenong Thunder 6 6 0 0 44 2 18 FC Bulleen Lions 5 4 1 0 22 4 13 Whitehorse 5 5 0 0 25 4 15 Riversdale 6 2 0 4 10 23 6 Whittlesea Zebras 6 5 0 1 15 6 15 Keysborough 6 4 1 1 20 12 13 Oakleigh 5 4 1 0 21 5 13 Richmond 6 3 1 2 16 10 10 Richmond 6 0 0 6 3 42 0 Brunswick City 5 3 1 1 8 7 10 East Bentleigh 6 3 3 0 12 5 12 Richmond 5 4 0 1 19 7 12 Stonnington City 6 2 0 4 12 15 6 Mooroolbark 6 0 0 6 1 40 0 Coburg Utd 4 3 0 1 20 5 9 Lyndale Utd 6 3 2 1 15 14 11 Riversdale 6 2 2 2 15 11 8 South Springvale 6 2 0 4 11 20 6 Bundoora Utd 6 2 1 3 10 15 7 Doveton 6 3 1 2 16 12 10 Sherbrooke Rangers 6 2 1 3 6 16 7 Rowville Eagles 6 1 2 3 10 21 5 Boys East 11 Joeys Red Hume Utd 6 2 0 4 8 16 6 Carrum Utd 6 3 1 2 10 12 10 North Caulfield 4 1 2 1 7 8 5 North Caulfield 4 0 2 2 4 14 2 P W D L F A PT Essendon Royals 5 1 0 4 8 11 3 Beaumaris 6 2 1 3 7 11 7 Caulfield Utd 6 1 2 3 6 15 5 Eastern Lions 5 0 1 4 2 26 1 Knox City 6 6 0 0 28 3 18 Eltham North 6 1 0 5 5 24 3 Berwick City 6 0 2 4 7 28 2 Doncaster Rovers 5 1 1 3 5 7 4 Whitehorse 6 4 2 0 8 1 14 Meadow Park 6 0 0 6 11 26 0 Brighton 6 0 1 5 4 19 1 Boronia 5 1 1 3 5 22 4 Boys East 12 A Glen Waverley 6 3 2 1 6 7 11 Baxter 6 0 0 6 1 21 0 Manningham 5 0 1 4 3 14 1 P W D L F A PT Ashburton 6 3 1 2 7 7 10 Boys North 12 B Box Hill Inter 6 5 0 1 21 2 15 Boroondara Lions 6 2 1 3 10 12 7 P W D L F A PT Boys South 12 E Boys East 15 C South Melbourne 5 5 0 0 15 0 15 Doncaster Rovers 5 2 1 2 6 8 7 Brunswick Zebras 5 5 0 0 29 3 15 P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Richmond 6 3 1 2 25 9 10 Oakleigh 5 2 1 2 6 8 7 Preston Lions 5 4 0 1 16 3 12 Baxter (Western Port) 6 5 0 1 34 9 15 Mooroolbark 6 4 1 1 8 7 13 Knox City 6 3 1 2 7 5 10 East Bentleigh 5 1 0 4 9 15 3 Greenvale Utd 5 3 1 1 13 10 10 Casey Panthers 6 5 0 1 21 5 15 Ashburton 1 5 4 0 1 26 3 12 FC Bulleen Lions 5 3 0 2 5 3 9 North Caulfield 4 0 0 4 1 10 0 Light Utd 5 2 3 0 13 8 9 Harrisfield Hurricanes 6 5 0 1 14 1 15 Whitehorse 5 4 0 1 15 3 12 North Caulfield 4 2 1 1 6 3 7 Richmond 5 0 0 5 2 12 0 Moreland City 5 2 1 2 8 11 7 Beaumaris 6 4 0 2 19 10 12 Brandon Park 5 3 2 0 8 0 11 Monash City 5 2 0 3 5 12 6 Northcote City 6 2 1 3 13 17 7 Sandringham City 5 3 0 2 12 5 9 Ringwood City 4 3 0 1 11 6 9 Riversdale 6 1 0 5 6 13 3 Boys North 16 A Moreland Wolves 6 2 0 4 10 15 6 Casey Comets 6 2 0 4 8 14 6 Glen Waverley 5 1 1 3 6 10 4 Ashburton 6 1 0 5 1 27 3 P W D L F A PT Coburg Utd 6 2 0 4 7 16 6 Brighton 6 1 1 4 5 21 4 North Caulfield 4 0 2 2 2 10 2 Oakleigh 5 0 1 4 0 17 1 Bundoora Utd 5 4 1 0 14 7 13 Eltham North 5 1 0 4 6 14 3 Seaford Utd 6 1 1 4 4 25 4 Boroondara Lions 6 0 2 4 5 22 2 Essendon Royals 5 4 0 1 11 5 12 Fawkner 6 1 0 5 8 26 3 Rosebud 4 0 2 2 4 13 2 Ashburton 2 6 0 0 6 6 26 0 Boys East 12 B Heidelberg Stars 5 3 1 1 20 7 10 Peninsula Strikers JFC 5 0 0 5 4 22 0 P W D L F A PT Northcote City 6 3 1 2 15 16 10 Boys North 12 C Boys East 14 A Doncaster Rovers 5 4 1 0 19 4 13 Whittlesea Zebras 6 1 4 1 9 8 7 P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Box Hill Inter 6 4 1 1 20 7 13 Epping City 5 1 1 3 6 11 4 Moreland Utd 6 6 0 0 22 3 18 Boys South 11 Kangaroos Green Knox City 6 6 0 0 45 0 18 Richmond 5 3 0 2 12 6 9 Brunswick Zebras 4 1 0 3 7 14 3 Essendon Ro 6 5 1 0 19 6 16 P W D L F A PT Whitehorse 6 4 2 0 20 1 14 FC Bulleen Lions 4 3 0 1 11 6 9 Moreland Utd 4 0 1 3 7 14 1 Banyule City 5 3 0 2 11 8 9 Brighton 6 5 1 0 36 5 16 Doncaster Rovers 5 3 2 0 12 2 11 Springvale City 5 2 0 3 5 12 6 Coburg Utd 4 0 1 3 5 12 1 Epping City 6 3 0 3 12 11 9 Beaumaris 6 3 2 1 29 5 11 North Caulfield 4 3 0 1 9 10 9 Oakleigh 5 1 2 2 5 12 5 Hume Utd 6 2 2 2 16 8 8 South Eastern Piranha 5 3 2 0 19 1 11 FC Bulleen Lions 6 2 2 2 7 9 8 Clayton 6 1 2 3 2 9 5 Boys North 16 B Diamond Valley Utd 4 2 1 1 10 5 7 Mornington 5 3 2 0 19 3 11 Casey Comets 6 1 2 3 9 13 5 Glen Waverley 5 1 0 4 5 11 3 P W D L F A PT Watsonia Heights 6 2 0 4 7 14 6 Bentleigh Greens 6 3 1 2 20 9 10 Glen Waverley 6 1 1 4 4 21 4 Manningham 5 0 2 3 2 14 2 Light Utd 5 5 0 0 38 5 15 Heidelberg Utd 5 1 1 3 6 9 4 Dandenong City 5 3 0 2 18 17 9 Manningham 5 1 1 3 3 22 4 Hume Utd 6 4 1 1 30 9 13 Alphington 6 1 1 4 9 16 4 Endeavour Utd 5 0 0 5 1 29 0 Brandon Park 6 1 0 5 3 17 3 Boys East 12 C Moreland Wolves 6 4 1 1 18 10 13 Sunbury Utd 6 0 0 6 2 34 0 Peninsula Strikers JFC 5 0 0 5 1 33 0 Waverley Wanderers 6 0 2 4 0 17 2 P W D L F A PT Watsonia Heights 6 3 3 0 17 6 12 Kingston City 5 0 0 5 0 41 0 Doncaster Rovers 5 5 0 0 27 3 15 DOC United FC 5 3 0 2 28 14 9 Boys East 14 B South Springvale 6 4 2 0 16 3 14 Essendon Utd 5 3 0 2 22 8 9 Boys North 12 D Boys South 11 Kangaroos Yellow P W D L F A PT Sherbrooke Rangers 6 4 1 1 13 6 13 Bundoora Utd 5 1 1 3 9 13 4 P W D L F A PT Stonnington City 6 6 0 0 19 3 18 FC Bulleen Lions 5 3 0 2 14 8 9 Mitchell Rangers 5 1 0 4 7 26 3 Springvale White Eag 6 6 0 0 39 3 18 Riversdale 6 5 1 0 18 4 16 Richmond 5 2 2 1 17 5 8 Sunbury Utd 6 0 0 6 2 33 0 P W D L F A PT GSL 6 5 0 1 17 3 15 Eastern Lions 6 3 0 3 10 11 9 Glen Eira 5 1 2 2 7 11 5 Brunswick Zebras 5 0 0 5 6 53 0 North Lions 5 5 0 0 31 4 15 Berwick City 6 5 0 1 16 6 15 Ringwood City 5 3 0 2 9 12 9 Lalor 6 1 2 3 11 19 5 DOC United FC 6 5 0 1 28 10 15 Sandringham City 6 4 0 2 18 11 12 Knox City 5 1 4 0 11 9 7 Glen Waverley 6 1 1 4 5 17 4 Boys North 15 A Plenty Valley Lions 5 4 1 0 20 3 13 Southern Stars 6 3 0 3 8 7 9 Doncaster Rovers 5 2 0 3 8 6 6 North Caulfield 4 1 0 3 3 5 3 P W D L F A PT Brunswick Zebras 5 3 0 2 16 10 9 Langwarrin 6 2 0 4 11 16 6 Noble Park 5 1 1 3 8 9 4 Mooroolbark 6 0 0 6 3 39 0 Essendon Royals 6 6 0 0 32 4 18 Mitchell Rangers 6 3 0 3 15 16 9 Brandon Park 6 2 0 4 11 19 6 Glen Waverley 6 1 1 4 5 10 4 Fawkner 6 4 0 2 23 12 12 Bundoora Utd 5 2 1 2 9 12 7 Hampton 6 2 0 4 6 17 6 North Caulfield 4 1 1 2 5 10 4 Boys East 12 D Whittlesea Zebras 6 3 1 2 17 11 10 Pascoe Vale 6 2 0 4 20 21 6 Chelsea 6 1 0 5 4 31 3 Croydon City Arrows 6 0 0 6 3 22 0 P W D L F A PT Bundoora Utd 6 3 1 2 9 8 10 North City Lions 6 1 0 5 6 20 3 Aspendale 6 0 0 6 3 20 0 Nunawading City 5 5 0 0 9 1 15 Moreland City 6 2 2 2 11 8 8 Broadmeadows Utd 5 1 0 4 3 19 3 Boys East 14 C Croydon City Arrows 6 4 1 1 16 8 13 Lalor Utd 6 2 2 2 8 13 8 Eltham North 5 0 0 5 3 36 0 Boys South 11 Kangaroos/Joeys Red P W D L F A PT Avondale Heights 6 4 0 2 17 11 12 Epping City 6 2 1 3 14 14 7 P W D L F A PT Melbourne Phoenix J 6 6 0 0 58 2 18 Boronia 5 2 1 2 8 10 7 Brunswick Zebras 5 1 1 3 7 10 4 Mornington 6 6 0 0 25 1 18 Whitehorse 6 5 0 1 26 5 15 Boroondara Lions 5 1 2 2 4 7 5 Light Utd 5 1 0 4 7 21 3 Boys North 11 Kangaroos Yellow Beaumaris 6 4 1 1 27 3 13 Boronia 6 4 0 2 20 14 12 Eastern Lions 5 1 1 3 9 14 4 Heidelberg Utd 4 0 0 4 2 29 0 Brighton 1 6 4 1 1 12 2 13 Richmond 5 3 0 2 15 8 9 Riversdale 6 0 3 3 3 7 3 Brighton 2 6 4 0 2 15 5 12 Mooroolbark 6 2 0 4 7 18 6 Ashburton 6 1 0 5 4 12 3 P W D L F A PT Hampton 6 2 0 4 4 13 6 Heidelberg Utd 6 2 0 4 8 22 6 Boys North 15 B Sunbury Utd 6 3 3 0 8 4 12 Sandringham City 6 1 0 5 2 12 3 Doncaster Rovers 4 0 0 4 2 30 0 Boys East 12 E P W D L F A PT Lalor Utd 5 3 1 1 20 7 10 Keysborough 6 1 0 5 7 20 3 Caulfield Utd 5 0 0 5 2 39 0 P W D L F A PT Moreland Utd 6 6 0 0 29 0 18 Fawkner 6 3 1 2 12 5 10 Aspendale 6 1 0 5 1 37 3 Whitehorse 5 4 0 1 12 5 12 Northcote City 6 5 0 1 26 8 15 Bundoora Utd 6 2 3 1 14 8 9 Boys East 14 D Croydon City Arrows 6 3 2 1 10 8 11 Plenty Valley Lions 6 4 0 2 28 10 12 Brunswick Zebras 4 3 0 1 11 6 9 Boys South 11 Joeys Blue P W D L F A PT Boroondara Lions 4 3 0 1 15 3 9 Diamond Valley Utd 6 4 0 2 12 11 12 Brunswick City 5 2 1 2 9 6 7 P W D L F A PT Nunawading City 6 5 1 0 33 7 16 Eastern Lions 4 2 2 0 6 3 8 Bundoora Utd 5 3 0 2 19 11 9 Heidelberg Stars 5 2 1 2 8 12 7 Hampton Park Utd 6 5 0 1 23 5 15 Glen Eira 6 4 1 1 30 11 13 Doncaster Rovers 5 2 1 2 8 9 7 Brunswick City 4 1 2 1 10 15 5 Epping City 5 1 2 2 10 10 5 Beaumaris 6 5 0 1 13 3 15 Richmond 6 4 0 2 29 7 12 North Caulfield 4 2 0 2 7 5 6 Epping City 5 1 1 3 9 25 4 Diamond Valley Utd 5 1 0 4 2 15 3 Brighton 5 4 1 0 11 3 13 Stonnington City 6 3 1 2 22 11 10 Richmond 5 1 1 3 2 6 4 Moreland City 6 1 0 5 6 26 3 Meadow Park 5 0 0 5 5 26 0 Berwick City 6 4 1 1 11 7 13 Riversdale 6 3 1 2 17 11 10 Ashburton 5 1 0 4 1 13 3 Watsonia Heights 6 0 2 4 10 21 2 Sandringham City 6 1 1 4 4 11 4 Ringwood City 6 3 1 2 14 8 10 Ringwood City 4 0 0 4 3 12 0 Heidelberg Stars 6 0 1 5 6 28 1 Peninsula Strikers JFC 5 1 1 3 2 11 4 Boroondara Lions 6 2 2 2 21 9 8 Boys North 11 Joeys Blue Baxter 6 0 2 4 0 5 2 East Bentleigh 5 1 0 4 5 21 3 Boys East 12 F Boys North 14 A Carrum Utd 6 0 0 6 1 20 0 Croydon City Arrows 5 0 1 4 3 34 1 P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Mooroolbark 6 0 0 6 1 56 0 Knox City 6 5 0 1 26 9 15 Bundoora Utd 6 4 1 1 15 6 13 P W D L F A PT Boys South 11 Joeys Orange Clifton Hill 4 4 0 0 33 0 12 Fawkner 6 4 1 1 12 3 13 Light Utd 6 5 0 1 29 4 15 P W D L F A PT Boys East 13 A Doncaster Rovers 4 3 0 1 9 6 9 Epping City 5 4 0 1 19 6 12 Northcote City 6 5 0 1 19 3 15 Doveton 6 5 0 1 29 3 15 P W D L F A PT Glen Waverley 5 2 0 3 18 17 6 Light Utd 6 3 2 1 11 9 11 Bundoora Utd 5 3 2 0 10 2 11 Berwick City 6 4 2 0 19 4 14 Richmond 6 5 1 0 29 3 16 Ashburton 4 1 1 2 7 25 4 Preston Lions 4 3 0 1 13 2 9 Moreland Utd 5 3 1 1 12 4 10 Casey Comets 6 4 2 0 19 6 14 Oakleigh 5 4 1 0 16 6 13 Croydon City Arrows 5 0 1 4 6 30 1 Sunbury Utd 6 2 2 2 9 7 8 Fawkner 5 2 1 2 7 8 7 Mornington 6 2 2 2 10 8 8 Riversdale 5 3 1 1 10 15 10 Boronia 4 0 0 4 2 14 0 Essendon Royals 5 2 1 2 11 16 7 Moreland City 6 2 1 3 8 11 7 Beaumaris 6 2 2 2 7 11 8 Glen Waverley 6 2 2 2 9 10 8 Eltham North 5 1 0 4 4 9 3 Avondale Heights 5 1 0 4 3 19 3 Seaford Utd 6 1 0 5 7 16 3 North Caulfield 4 2 1 1 8 5 7 Boys East 11 Kangaroos Green Greenvale Utd 5 0 1 4 2 11 1 Mitchell Rangers 5 0 1 4 3 22 1 Bentleigh Greens 6 1 0 5 1 27 3 Doncaster Rovers 5 2 1 2 10 12 7 P W D L F A PT Clifton Hill 6 0 0 6 3 30 0 Banyule City 5 0 0 5 1 19 0 Brighton 6 0 2 4 2 19 2 Mooroolbark 4 1 1 2 7 8 4 Doncaster Rovers 5 4 1 0 13 4 13 South Melbourne 6 1 1 4 5 12 4 Richmond 5 4 1 0 9 2 13 Boys North 14 B Boys East 16 A Nunawading City 5 1 0 4 4 16 3 Croydon City Arrows 6 4 0 2 8 6 12 P W D L F A PT Boys North 11 Joeys/Kangaroos Orange P W D L F A PT Boronia 6 0 1 5 8 19 1 Box Hill Inter 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 Moreland City 6 5 1 0 30 4 16 Whitehorse 6 4 0 2 14 8 12 Oakleigh 5 2 1 2 10 8 7 Brunswick Zebras 5 5 0 0 25 3 15 Nunawading City 5 4 0 1 11 6 12 Boys East 13 B Ashburton 6 1 1 4 4 8 4 Banyule City 6 3 0 3 19 12 9 P W D L F A PT

Monday 2 June 2008