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05 From a wandercrew member 08 06 Warm UP 08 pride and class 13 players to watch: castelen vs Sidnei 14 thank you to our wandercrew 16 today's match 18 guangzhou evergrande ever the rivals 20 Slav's Spot the Difference 21 guardian funerals care about western 23 take five with Jason trifiro 24 sport and its 14 18 contribution to ANZAC day 25 A Dubious Conversation with Alistair Edwards 26 Guardian funerals Wandercrew member of the week: Tracy smith 27 Whitelion 'bail out' 2015 29 the archive 30 our partners

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From a wandercrew member

he Guardian Funerals Wandercrew opportunities being connected to the When you become a volunteer is a great invention; it’s a lovely Wandercrew; from being a stretcher you’re not just giving time, you’re giving Tway to meet people from various bearer or ball person to ticketing and something back to the community, backgrounds who are passionate about VIP, you can learn a lot. giving something back to football and the wonderful game of football and I certainly feel appreciated by the helping others. It’s all about helping Western Sydney Wanderers. club for being part of the Wandercrew. each other out and enjoying the It was my daughter Tahlee who got It’s what I enjoy best; there’s nothing company of others while doing it. me started. She put her hand up to better than game day, throwing on We should be very grateful to all become a ball girl with the W-League my blue shirt and catching up with volunteers. It’s been a difficult year so I headed on down with her and everyone just like we’re family. weather wise and even last week we saw before I knew it I ended up joining up My proudest memory was hearing all the Wandercrew outside in their blue as a volunteer myself! I haven’t looked my name at the 2014 Wanderers shirts and ponchos getting on with the back since, I’ve absolutely loved it for Medal as the recipient of the Rod job with smiles on their face. three years and I look forward Allen Community Award. I met Rod We’re there to do it for the club. to many more. on a couple of occasions, admired Let it rain, let it pour we’ll volunteer Joining the Wandercrew is a fabulous what he did and his passion for the forever more. thing to do. It’s a wonderful way to club so it meant a lot to me to receive make new friends who are all about the award off his parents. It was very WALLY VAN GOOL football and connected to one of the emotional and I was very honoured to GUARDIAN FUNERALS best clubs in Asia. There are so many receive that award. Wandercrew member 05 Stay connected | follow @wswanderersfc Warm up

In the sheds With @chippyCrook63

oday’s clash with Perth Glory The players and coaching staff concludes an up and down year for greatly appreciate the enthusiasm and Tus on the pitch. After a glorious start support from the Wanderers family but with the magnificent AFC Champions in particular the work of the volunteers League win our performances over the rest who give their time to the club. of the Hyundai A-League season have been The Wandercrew represent why our On this day inconsistent. Unfortunately we did not put club is truly great and the passion they Courtesy of Andrew Howe the points on the board. bring week in week out is inspirational. @AndyHowe_statto Our challenge over the off-season, Over the next few months we will one which we are dedicated to, is thoroughly prepare for next season here was a real west versus east Sydney returning this football club to the to ensure we are representing the feel leading into 25/04/1999, the last higher reaches of the table and meet the entire Wanderers family to the best of Tround of the 1998/99 NSL season. expectations that we and our passionate our ability and providing you with a Sydney United needed a win at home to supporters have come to expect. winning team on the park. secure top position on the final ladder while Keep an eye on us in the off-season as we We know that we can expect a world-class Marconi were up against ’s work harder than ever to get ready for a great atmosphere each week at home and I know Northern Spirit. Goals from start to the 2015/16 A-League season. today will be no different. Thank you. and secured a 3-1 win and the Premiership for Sydney United while up the road at a 30th minute We are on the line FIXTURES & RESULTS strike gave the Stallions the lead and proved the difference in the You may have noticed these odd Scan the QR code below for all score east–west . looking barcodes (see below right) updates across our Hyundai A-League, That win enabled Marconi to finish the throughout this edition of The Wanderer. Westfield W-League and Foxtel National season two points clear of Northern Spirit. To get the best experience simply follow Youth League matches. Meanwhile, City overtook these three easy steps: Sydney Olympic for the last final six STEP 1 Download a QR scanner app on spot with a win over Olympic, topping your smart device off an eventful 1999 ANZAC Day that STEP 2 Open the app and scan each saw victories for both western Sydney QR code in The Wanderer NSL clubs and costly defeats for their STEP 3 Enjoy your interactive two eastern Sydney rivals. Wanderers content

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hat a roller coaster season. as has the efforts of our passionate We started with the fantastic volunteers from week to week. Wtriumph in the AFC Giving up their precious time Champions League before experiencing because they want to be there for the The hallowed turf, having the full range of footballing emotions as club means a great deal. Our volunteers a stroll at Wanderland. our Hyundai A-League campaign fell go above and beyond to ensure that #COYW #WSW short of what we expected. the Wanderers is a professional and @RD_WEEKS With your continued support I am sure successfully run club. we will regroup next year and put ourselves The enthusiasm for the club shown back up the table where we belong. by these volunteers as they work on Business is not finished for us match day and behind the scenes however and I cannot wait to see our inspires the staff and players to boys travel to to finish the continue to make this family-friendly Champions League group stage versus club the welcoming entity it is today. powerhouse Guangzhou Evergrande. With everyone’s continued hard work Through thick and thin our support I am sure that next season we will be from the community has been fantastic celebrating another great success again. Home!! #Wanderland The wanderers have #WSW Match Day partner @reinavictoria_ conceded less goals against Perth glory

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09 Stay connected | visit wswanderersfc.com.au You too can be fuelled by Herbalife... For more information visit www.herbalife.com.au TODAY! ride and class were two words regular season this evening. While The onus is on all 22 players to make used by Perth Glory coach Kenny Western Sydney Wanderers’ present today count. Those wearing Red & P Lowe in the post-match press situation is far more favourable to that Black know there is at least one AFC conference which followed his side’s which has engulfed today’s opponents, Champions League assignment to come Round 25 defeat to Sydney FC. the reigning Asian Champions’ present and bottom spot to be avoided. Glory’s A shell-shocked Perth had just state of affairs represents similarly fate however is sealed in seventh. been overrun 3-0 hours after Football uncharted territory. As Lowe explained, players are Federation handed down its The concluding fixture of the past professionals with a job not yet sanctions for breaches of the Hyundai two seasons has on both occasions been complete. There are still supporters to A-League salary . The hosts were hardly bathed in anticipation for Wanderers be rewarded, respect to be reserved and, in the contest. Those punishments – fans. ’s brace secured a plainly, three points to be won. including their removal from this season’s 3-0 win away to Newcastle Jets and High drama and quality was served Finals Series – were confirmed last week, the Premier’s Plate on debut back in up last time these two teams met as Josh bringing Lowe’s words into sharper focus. 2013. Then last year two late goals from Risdon’s late strike undid Wanderers’ “Everybody has got their own and early two-goal effort. personal and professional pride,” the saw off the then Heart to “We really came here with a purpose Englishman said at the time. capture second place. to win, I thought we showed that in the “Let’s not let ourselves down. We are There is of course every confidence way we played and in the manner of our where we are and we have got to deal those times will return in swift fashion performance,” said after the with it with class.” but bowing out at any stage before a Wanderers’ previous meeting with Perth. It’s a message both clubs might well Grand Final is still treading a new and Nothing has changed. Intent and adopt for their final outings of the unwanted path for such a successful club. pride count for everything today.

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Romeo castelen forward Sidnei forward One of the more exciting players in the league, after an injury- The 28 year old has played for a bunch of clubs in Brasil, Portugal disrupted start to the campaign Castelen is finally showing the and Cyprus before moving to Perth. Sidnei has only scored one form which made him a for both Feyenoord and Hamburg. goal this season.

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14 ROUND 27 | Wanderers FC vs Perth glory estern Sydney Wanderers today takes pride in W celebrating the outstanding support of the Wandercrew, the club’s 150-person team of volunteers who help make match day and more tick. Each Wandercrew member works tirelessly to be the oil in the machine on show at Pirtek Stadium and in the community. As another season spent assisting with Hyundai A-League, Westfield W-League and Foxtel National Youth League comes to a close the club is taking the final fixture of the domestic season to thank its volunteers. The plaudits, as Wanderers’ Community Engagement Manager Josh Hunter explains, are well-deserved. “It’s a day to say thank you,” Hunter says. “It’s a chance not just for the administration staff but also the playing group to show their thanks and appreciation. They get to have a really intimate barbeque with the players which the club puts on along with a couple of other activities to interact with the playing group.” As part of repaying the invaluable support of their volunteers the club strives throughout the season to ensure the relationship is mutually beneficial. “The whole idea behind the Wandercrew involves a broad cross section of people. team, while a push for fresh help will is giving people an opportunity to try to Volunteers begin as young as 12 and include begin around August. learn different skills and to give back to students and adults of all experiences. If you spot a Wandercrew member today their football club,” Hunter explains. “A lot of people who are helping us don’t miss your chance to say thanks for “We’ve found some really valuable also run associations or help out very their contribution to the club’s success. members in our community space heavily with their local clubs, so they’re through this program that have gone in football almost 12 months a year and on to other things. Some have gained they’re doing this unpaid,” Hunter says. employment internally with the club “That says a lot about the people but also with FFA and other football who are a part of the Wandercrew.” organisations. It’s a nice way to create a Western Sydney Wanderers want you Story BY matt Dorman system that can constantly feed on itself.” to join, too. Applications are currently @matt11dorman The Wandercrew, just like those that being accepted from anyone looking to Find out more about volunteering pack out the stands at Pirtek Stadium, assist with the Wanderers’ Powerchair for the Wandercrew next season

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18 ROUND 27 | Wanderers FC vs Perth glory f football bridges differences between people like no other it also has an Iunparalleled ability to forge rivalries between teams who share little common ground. Around 7,500 kilometres – or 10 hours in flight – separates Western Sydney Wanderers and Guangzhou Evergrande and that’s far from their greatest dividing factor. Raw data suggests that of these two clubs only one could reasonably be expected to outmanoeuvre 31 other contenders for continental glory. Suffice to say, any analysis is favouring Asia’s richest club. Tuesday’s match at the 58,500 capacity Tianhe Stadium will be Wanderers’ fourth meeting with the Chinese side in their past twelve AFC Champions League outings. Familiarity breeds contempt? Nonsense, it didn’t even take 90 minutes. Tomi Juric’s decisive touch put Wanderers ahead in the first leg of last year’s Quarter Final before two late red cards cued madness. A rivalry between Asia’s richest club and Australia’s youngest was born then and there in Parramatta. Subsequent survival in the second leg only heightened discontent while close proximity to this season’s campaign have strengthened the desire for victory at both ends. After Guangzhou’s 3-2 win in March Selecao striker’s predatory display in the , won a first featuring a huge 17 minutes of extra the reverse fixture paid tribute to the AFC Champions League and encountered time the ledger is now two to one in extraordinary sum required to pry him a worthy competitor in Tony Popovic’s their favour. That alone won’t satisfy the away from Cruzeiro. Fellow attackers Western Sydney Wanderers. reigning four-time champions of China. and have been equally Football eventually finds a way to Their bid for back-to-back titles was dangerous in recent weeks. unite and for these two clubs their desire scuppered by an embryonic, salary-capped The trio all joined as a result of for success is comparable. Without it, Western Sydney and it won’t be forgotten. Evergrande Real Estate’s purchase of a Western Sydney Wanderers would not be Brazilian acquisition team which only achieved promotion in what it is today: giant-killer, disobeyer of netted a hat-trick in the teams’ initial 2010. Recent investment from e-commerce odds, Asian Champion. Those qualities Group H meeting and will again be the group Alibaba boosted resources. Fabio will need to be called upon against their man to stop come Tuesday night. The Cannavaro’s side have since dominated fellow contenders.

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In the movie of your life who would What is your most treasured play you? Jason Statham possession? Diego Maradona jersey

If you were stranded on an island what What is your favourite holiday would be your three essential items? destination? I haven’t been on a holiday A football, coconut oil and some tunes What is your favourite band/musician? What would you buy with your last $50? Drake I’d probably spend it on something that will make me happy What is your favourite film and actors? The Godfather series and Al Pacino When you were growing up who or what did you want to be? What kind of things do you like to do when A footballer you’re not training or playing football? Go for a coffee Your earliest memory of WSW is? When I got asked to sign a contract with Your signature meal is? the club after the Nepean game Chicken schnitzel

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estern Sydney Wanderers Egypt. Sport – and not just by its own don’t exist; even with the warmest of and Perth Glory players insistence – does have a place on ANZAC intentions, that kind of talk is easily W – along with their Day. It was pivotal to nation-building tacky and insensitive. Adelaide United and Melbourne City then and remains so today; upheld as Players hopefully embody the spirit counterparts – today have the privilege essential to our sense of identity. of servicemen and servicewomen just to play on the 100th anniversary of the Sport historian Dr Ian Syson has the same as any of their peers away ANZAC landing at Gallipoli. previously detailed football’s claims from the pitch. Those revered virtues It’s also the first time the Hyundai to a worthy place within the ANZAC of courage and mateship are for all to A-League has fixtures set down on legend. It’s nice to know, but the embrace and celebrate. arguably Australia’s most important Hyundai A-League’s first steps onto Today’s sporting events, whether day. Everyone fortunate enough to the landscape must still be made in here in Parramatta, over in Adelaide, at be involved has a responsibility to be full understanding of the day’s grander the Melbourne Ground or any respectful and graceful. meaning for Australians and New of the five venues hosting The AFL and NRL have already Zealanders. Any arguments about matches this weekend are a chance to bedded down their ANZAC Day which code does it best are unwanted, reinforce those values. traditions and whilst some might as is hyperbole attached to the efforts of That is sport’s opportunity to make reasonably suggest the addition of its competitors. a worthwhile contribution to ANZAC another only further distracts from the It’s a tough task trying to reconcile Day. Not to watch others act in a true meaning of the occasion, any such the ultimate inanity of sport with this manner we think may be representative argument perhaps runs counter to history. day of sombre remembrance. Strained of heroism but to come together and In 1916, as recounted by the comparisons between the competitive reflect on what it truly takes. Australian War Memorial, first actions of athletes and the sacrifices May today’s match serve as a commemorations of 25 April included of soldiers during the conflict of war backdrop for us all to remember and a sports day in the Australian camp in are certainly unhelpful. They just contemplate. Lest we forget.

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ur reporter was a bit peckish AE: Of course not. To be honest Tony is a do with my sons. I just didn’t want him the other day and wandered good operator. He conducted a worldwide to break my friend ’s world Odown to his local trendy fusion search for a manager and came up with record for yellow and red cards. cuisine restaurant. After being denied me. He clearly can identify talent when entry twice for wearing ragged jeans he sees it. Just like I can! I also conducted TW: Are you worried about Perth’s and a legionnaires cap our reporter a worldwide search for talent and found current situation? recognized a figure who was just trying two talented midfielders named Cameron to quietly leave into the night air with a and Ryan. AE: What did they expect after the world bit of take-away comfort food… class midfielders I signed for them? TW: They even have the same surname as Talent doesn’t come for free you know! The Wanderer: Former Perth Glory you! How coincidental! How are they going I think it might have been an honest manager Alistair Edwards, is that you? with their football nowadays? mistake though. When I said “I don’t What have you got there? think Danny Vukovic can fit into such AE: It is really strange that they aren’t a small cap” they must have given him Alistair Edwards: It is and I’ve got getting as much game time now that they more money instead of a bigger hat for Singapore noodles. It makes me feel a aren’t playing under me. the afternoon Perth sun. Only mad dogs bit sentimental, reminding me of my and Englishmen go out in the midday time playing in Singapore. It also is a TW: Jacob Burns wasn’t really a fan of sun you know. If only we had some night product that has no sage in it and as I your selection policy was he? games scheduled by the FFA. have always said, anything that has no sage in it is a good thing. AE: Mr Burns should spend more time As Alistair’s face started to go red with dealing with his power plant than my fury our reporter decided to turn and run TW: Still a bit sore about your team selection. Jokes aside, the real to avoid a face full of Singapore noodles dismissal from the top job at Glory? reason I didn’t pick him had nothing to and its delicious accompanying sauce.

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Name: Tracy Smith Your earliest memory of WSW is? Favourite things? My two daughters Wandercrew Hub: My family going to the first game at and my husband Foxtel National Youth League Cook Park and coming home excited You can see the Guardian Funerals In the movie of your life, who would about the game and the atmosphere Wandercrew at all our matches and play you? Cameron Diaz Who was your favourite player to around the training ground in their blue If you were stranded on an island, what watch when you were growing up and shirts and jackets. would be your three essential items? why? I grew up in Scotland and was a If you’d like to help the Club and Wanderers hat, mobile phone and earphones huge Glasgow Rangers fan, It would have join the Wandercrew, please email Favourite film? Dirty Dancing or Bodyguard to be Ally McCoist (Super Ally) [email protected]. Whitelion Bail out 2015

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hitelion is a non-profit truly unique experience. Be locked up at the matching each individual to the right work organisation established Yasmar Facility, a former Juvenile Detention environment. This slow building of skills W over 15 years ago to fill a Centre, on Friday 15th May and immerse and confidence is vital to allow the young desperate need in the community. The yourself in the theatrics of a simulated gaol person to find their feet and fully realise their charity opens doors to opportunities, experience and courtroom appearance. potential in the work place. positive relationships and community Participants must raise a minimum of $1,000 For further information on how you connections for youth at risk with to be released at 8am the following morning can join the Whitelion employment practical support such as mentoring where they will enjoy a well-deserved program call 1300 669 600. programs and employment. champagne breakfast. Alternatively, inmates Thank you for helping Whitelion to ‘Bail Out’ is Whitelion’s national can choose to ‘bail out’ at 11pm to avoid the really make a difference in the lives of fundraising and awareness campaign and sleepover www.whitelionbailout.org.au disadvantaged young people. provides a unique opportunity to step into Whitelion is also seeking employment the shoes of a young person that has become opportunities for our young people. disconnected from our community due to Since its inception in 2000, the Whitelion abuse and neglect, drug addiction, alcohol Employment Program has trained and found issues, homelessness and poverty. Whitelion employment for over 200 young people from helps young people find the courage to seek disadvantaged backgrounds. Often the young a better future. By nominating to become an people have had few positive role models inmate and raising bail money, you will join and extremely limited work experience so hundreds of people across four states in a a great deal of effort is put into training and

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