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REGULAR SIXTIETH EDITION X SEASON 2016/17 X ROUND 4 VS CENTRAL COAST MARINERS COLUMNS
OPEN LETTER: 5 FROM THE CAPTAIN 6 WARM UP
FIVE THINGS: FIVE 11 CAPTAIN'S KNOCKS
DIMAS THE MAGNIFICENT 8 PLAYERS TO WATCH: 13 SANTALAB VS POWELL PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY Following the departure of a Wanderers legend, a new Captain is in town HEARTBREAK FOR 15 YOUNG WANDERERS Story by Christian Layland 16 TODAY'S MATCH THE WANDERER 20 The views in this publication are FOX FOOTBALL FIX not necessarily the views of the ANTH'S SPOT 22 NRMA Insurance Western Sydney THE DIFFERENCE Wanderers FC. Material in this publication is copyrighted and may CORPORATE NEWS: 23 only be reproduced with the written DOING MY BIT permission from the Club. TAKE FIVE: 25 ADVERTISING STEVEN LUSTICA For all advertising enquiries for GUARDIAN FUNERALS The Wanderer or questions about WANDERCREW MEMBER partnership with the club please OF THE WEEK: 26 contact the Corporate Partnerships GABS DRACOPOLOUS team by sending an email to [email protected] IN THE COMMUNITY: W-LEAGUE SEASONS KICKS-OFF MAMRE AND WESTFIELDS PHOTOGRAPHY 18 WIN WANDERER 27 All photography in The Wanderer NEXT WEEK SCHOOLS CUP 30 is courtesy of Ali Erhan, Football Young Socceroos fall short in Bahrain OUR PARTNERS Federation Australia, Getty Images and Steve Christo.
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would lead the Wanderers, Dimas pens his let alone in just one year of arriving. When you come to a first letter as new place you just concentrate Club Captain on doing your best and enjoying your football. That is what I did last season and it was a great experience: everything was was very happy to be wonderful with both my announced as club captain club and my teammates. I Ilast week. I feel good believe that this year can be HISTORY Mitsubishi Electric proudly supporting with the decision and happy good as well. Dimas was unveiled with the confidence the club While I wasn’t expecting to as Captain on 21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC. has placed in me to lead the be appointed captain, this isn’t October 2016 Wanderers on and off the field. my first time being a leader. I For the coach and my was captain for FC Barcelona I like to help my mates and The Wanderers are a fantastic teammates to believe in me is B and again when I moved I like to achieve big things club and for me it’s a big pleasure very special and I will work to Recreativo Huelva in my together with my mates. to stay here and hopefully we can hard to repay the faith they second season. After three appearances in continue for many years more. have in me. Being a leader is normal the Grand Final I think the When I first came to for me because I like to be club deserves to win one and DIMAS DELGADO Australia I did not think I with my mates on the field, hopefully it will be this year. CLUB CAPTAIN
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WITH HAYDEN FOXE COURTESY OF ANDREW HOWE @ANDYHOWE_STATTO t was very uncharacteristic of us to training so it was very uncharacteristic of I stop playing the way that we know the team to lose focus. how. We played very well against the We all know the team has a very Jets for around 65-70 minutes, totally strong mentality instilled into them dominated the match but once we having all seen them make a fantastic took our foot off the pedal we let the comeback in Round 3 against Adelaide. opposition get back into the game. Starting with the first game against We created plenty of wonderful Sydney, then Adelaide and last Sunday chances, maintained enough possession against Newcastle has seen us get longer and got into great positions in the final periods of the game where we have been third to kill them off. We stopped playing keeping the ball and dominating the play. the way that got us two goals up at half- This week in training we’ve looked at time, and when you leave the door open working on the things that we have been for the opposition to work their way improving on: that’s us with the ball. back into the game, which the Mariners Slowly and steadily the team has been did, it can be difficult to get back to the gelling well together and we’ll continue flowing football we know how to play. creating more good cohesive play. avid Todd, a member of the first In my previous playing experience, I am sure that we can take another step DAustralian team to attempt to qualify the importance of concentration and forward in today’s match and get the result for the FIFA World Cup in 1965, was focus during the entire 95mins of the to match the football we are playing. born on this day in 1940. Todd’s career match is something that is built during profile was typical of Australia’s highest- rated players of the time: a recent arrival from Europe who starred in the VOTE FOR YOUR EARN thriving state competitions in the 1960s +500 as Australia’s most ambitious clubs lured MAN POINTS talented imports from abroad. The Welsh- OF THE born forward joined NSW state league team Corinthians in 1962 from Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd Wales, and assisted MATCH the Glebe-based club to promotion from THE PLAYER WITH THE MOST POINTS AT the second to first tier of NSW football in THE END OF OCTOBER WILL BE CROWNED TH MINUTE MEMBERS’ PLAYER OF THE MONTH VOTING OPENS AT THE 70 1963. After moving to St George in 1965 VOTING CLOSES AT 10:00PM Todd joined the national team on its tour DOWNLOAD THE APP to east Asia late that year where Australia WSW REWARDS lost out to North Korea in the Asian World Cup qualifying zone playoff. He W WREWARDS returned to the UK in early 1966.
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hat an occasion it was last place really will feel like home - until W week with Spotless Stadium of course we return to a brand new hosting professional football for the stadium in Parramatta. first time ever. To get over 13,000 passionate There was a buzz in the air when supporters in Red & Black on I turned up to Sydney Olympic a Sunday night at 7pm was a Park but it was more about noteworthy achievement for the anticipation than excitement: no- club. Our fans continue to go above one was really sure how good our and beyond in supporting this great new home was going to be. club and the turnout for our first Thankfully, once we stepped into match at Spotless Stadium was the venue we realised it was going to testament to that. be a great experience. From seeing It just makes you feel proud to be the perfect pitch for the first time, to from Western Sydney. hearing the RBB echo off the roof all Speaking of pride: I want to across the stadium: there was such a personally congratulate Dimas for being good vibe. named as our new club captain. The fans created a great atmosphere He was the best player on the park for both inside and out, and very quickly us last week and you could see the pride the feelings of anticipation turned to in his celebration as he ran to the RBB feelings of great joy as we realised this after scoring his goal.
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8 THE WANDERER ROUND 4 FEATURE
Following the departure of a Wanderers legend, a new Captain is in town.
STORY BY CHRISTIAN LAYLAND @LAYLES89
Wanderland, celebrating the popular man in Western rise of a new one. Sydney at that moment as he Following the moving celebrated with the RBB. abroad of Foundation player Joining the Red & Black Topor-Stanley, the Red & in August 2015, Spanish Black were in need of a new midfielder Dimas did not take club captain with the fans long to endear himself to the unanimous as to whom their Wanderers’ fans after a series preferred choice was. of dominant performances as Experiencing the type a deep-lying midfielder. ith the departure of popularity amongst Forming a formidable of incumbent Wanderers faithful that midfield unit with Mitch WNikolai Topor- made Whitman’s leader, Nichols and fellow Spaniard, Stanley and the appointment Abraham Lincoln, such a Andrea, Dimas was a linchpin of Dimas, the line Oh figure in his country, Dimas that helped steer the Red & Captain! My Captain! has was announced as the Red Black to their third Grand been bandied around a lot the & Black’s new leader to Final in four seasons: and past two weeks. wide acclaim. qualify for the AFC Champions While Walt Whitman’s In fact, it would not be League in the process. famous poem was inspired unfair to say that following In an off-season of player by the assassination of a his first Hyundai A-League upheaval and replacement, it leader, his catchcry has now goal last Sunday, it is very is perhaps telling that the new taken on a new meaning in unlikely there was a more captain is the only one of five
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on and off the field and of course to be here for the people – representing the Wanderers, not just the team but for the entire club.” Wanderers CEO John Tsatsimas praised the appointment of Dimas after witnessing first- hand the qualities he has as a player and an individual within the Club. “Since arriving at this Club Dimas has earned the respect of his peers, teammates and coaching staff but has also endeared himself to our entire staff and membership”, said Tsatsimas. CAPTAIN'S HUG “He is a standout Mitch Nichols was candidate for this announced as role and I praise Vice-Captain our head coach Tony Popovic and foreign players from the 2015/16 skipper Michael Beauchamp “I think we can achieve his staff for their decision in season to remain at the club. and the recently departed great things this year and make appointing him as the leader, not Deputised by Mitch Nikolai Topor-Stanley. it a great year for everyone. just of the Hyundai A-League Nichols, who is Vice Captain, “I feel very, very good Hopefully we can win the league team but as Club Captain. Dimas become the third and I am so happy with this because the Club, the members “Dimas commands respect player to permanently captain position and I am proud to be and the fans deserve this. and in his first season at the club the Wanderers following in the captain of this fantastic “Being named captain is quickly adopted our values and the footsteps of inaugural club”, said Dimas. more than just putting on the culture as his own, a task that was armband. I think it second nature to him which is a is very important to credit to the man. We look forward BEING NAMED CAPTAIN IS be positive in all I do to him making this captaincy his so I can give 100% own and leading this Club as we MORE THAN JUST PUTTING ON service to the Club. strive for success in the Hyundai “For me the role A-League and Champions League THE ARMBAND is to help my mates this season.”
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Five Captain’s knocks
#1 SEASON ONE VS SYDNEY FC Entering the final 15 minutes with a 1-0 lead against our city rivals, Michael Beauchamp tapped-in an Ono cross at the far post to seal victory in the Storm Roux back pass to give first ever Sydney Derby at #3 SEASON TWO onto Popa’s shoulders! the Red & Black an early lead. Allianz Stadium. VS MELBOURNE HEART With no Beauchamp in #4 SEASON FOUR #5 SEASON FIVE #2 SEASON TWO the squad, Nikolai Topor- VS CENTRAL COAST VS NEWCASTLE JETS VS NEWCASTLE JETS Stanley took the armband MARINERS If In the Wanderers’ first Having fought back from 1-0 and opened the scoring in The Topor-Stanley was match at their new home, down with an equaliser from a must-win game against unavailable so Mark Bridge and in his first match as Aaron Mooy, Beauchamp Melbourne Heart. Hersi’s led the Wanderers out at club captain, Dimas coolly again came to the fore: 86th minute winner saw Gosford Stadium and set the slotted a penalty down the shouldering in a goalmouth Nikolai celebrate by jumping tone early: capitalising on a scramble to give the Red & FIND MORE AT WSWANDERERSFC.COM.AU Black a 2-1 lead.
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Young Socceroos fall short in Bahrain
STORY BY DOM TRIMBOLI @DOM_TRIMBOLI
Wanderers-heavy Young Socceroos Asquad have fallen short in their quest to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup after being knocked out of the AFC U19 Championship on goal difference. Needing a win in the SIX OF ONE last group stage game Six Wanderers were against Tajikistan, the in the squad, the most Young Socceroos lucked from any single club out with a 0-0 draw despite having a number of golden their parts throughout the A missed penalty from AFF U19 Championship title last opportunities to find a winner. tournament and represented the Aussies after just five month in Vietnam. The result means Ufuk the Red & Black with pride. minutes and a controversial It was a tournament in which Talay’s side won’t have the Earlier in the competition, offside call on a Lachlan the Red & Black contingent chance to fight for their the Young Socceroos bid for Scott effort typified what featured heavily; Scott bagging ultimate goal of qualifying qualification got off to the was a frustrating day for the three goals and Shabow for a spot in next year’s U20 best possible start with a 1-0 Green & Gold. finding the net twice during the World Cup in South Korea. win over China in the opening With both sides sitting on campaign while Baccus scored It’s a cruel blow but fixture; former RBB Member four points after three games, the clincher in the final. one that the squad’s six Mario Shabow grabbing the the stalemate ensured that After more than a month Wanderers (the most from winner with a smart finish. Tajikistan’s goal difference away on international duty, any single club) will use as a A tough 3-2 loss to would remain one better than the Wanderers crop will now big learning curve. Uzbekistan followed, with that of the Young Socceroos. re-join the rest of the squad Keanu Baccus, Jackson Liam Youlley converting a It’s a tough pill to swallow for a in the coming weeks and will Bandiera, Tariq Maia, penalty in the defeat, leaving talented crop of Aussie youngsters, no doubt be driven by the Lachlan Scott, Mario Shabow it all to play for in the match particularly after the same side thought of what could’ve been and Liam Youlley all played against Tajikistan. had swept aside all to claim the in Bahrain.
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WSW-MatchdayProgram-Ad_A4_Final.indd 1 16/09/2016 3:01 PM TONIGHT'S MATCH WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS FC SQUAD S B # NAME POSITION ¨ ¨ 1 Jerrad TYSON Goalkeeper ¨ ¨ 2 Shannon COLE Defender ¨ ¨ 3 Jack CLISBY Defender ¨ ¨ 5 Brendan HAMILL Defender ¨ ¨ 6 Mitch NICHOLS Midfielder ¨ ¨ 7 Steven LUSTICA Midfielder ¨ ¨ 8 Dimas DELGADO Midfielder ¨ ¨ 9 Kerem BULUT Forward ¨ ¨ 10 Nicolás MARTÍNEZ Midfielder Grab a pen and write down OFF ¨ ¨ 11 Brendon SANTALAB Forward ¨ ¨ 12 Scott NEVILLE Defender your own record of the game ¨ ¨ 13 Bruno PIÑATARES Midfielder ON ¨ ¨ 14 Jumpei KUSUKAMI Forward ¨ ¨ 15 Kearyn BACCUS Midfielder PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY ¨ ¨ 16 Jaushua SOTIRIO Forward OFF ¨ ¨ 17 Aritz BORDA Defender ¨ ¨ 18 Robert CORNTHWAITE Defender # CLUB P W D L F A GD PTS ON ¨ ¨ 19 Jacob MELLING Midfielder 1 SYDNEY FC 3 3 0 0 9 0 9 9 ¨ ¨ 20 Andrew REDMAYNE Goalkeeper 2 PERTH GLORY 3 2 1 0 8 5 3 7 ¨ ¨ 21 Mario SHABOW Forward 3 MELBOURNE CITY FC 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 6 OFF ¨ ¨ 22 Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS Defender 4 NEWCASTLE JETS 3 1 2 0 7 3 4 5 ¨ ¨ 23 Lachlan SCOTT Forward 5 MELBOURNE VICTORY 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 4 ON ¨ ¨ 26 Liam YOULLEY Midfielder 6 WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS FC 3 1 1 1 4 7 -3 4 ¨ ¨ 26 Jackson BANDIERA Defender 7 BRISBANE ROAR 3 1 1 1 2 5 -3 4
¨ ¨ 27 Emilio MARTINEZ Midfielder 8 ADELAIDE UNITED 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 1 OFF COACH ASSISTANT COACHES 9 CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1 Tony POPOVIC Hayden FOXE 10 WELLINGTON PHOENIX 3 0 0 3 0 4 -4 0 Andrés CARRASCO ON Zeljko KALAC
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16 THE WANDERER ROUND 4 TONIGHT'S MATCH CENTRAL COAST MARINERS SQUAD S B # NAME POSITION ¨ ¨ 1 Ivan NECEVSKI Goalkeeper
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¨ ¨ 4 Jacob POSCOLIERO Defender
¨ ¨ 5 Harry ASCROFT Defender
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¨ ¨ 7 Fabio FERREIRA Forward
¨ ¨ 8 Nick MONTGOMERY Midfielder Grab a pen and write down ¨ ¨ 9 Roy O’DONOVAN Forward your own record of the game ¨ ¨ 10 Mickael TAVARES Midfielder OFF ¨ ¨ 11 Conor PAIN Forward
¨ ¨ 12 Trent BUHAGIAR Forward ON ¨ ¨ 13 Kwabena APPIAH Forward
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¨ ¨ 15 Brad MCDONALD Defender OFF LADDER CORRECT AT COMPLETION OF ROUND 3 ¨ ¨ 16 Liam ROSE Midfielder # CLUB P W D L F A GD PTS ¨ ¨ 17 Josh BINGHAM Forward 1 SYDNEY FC 3 3 0 0 9 0 9 9 ON ¨ ¨ 18 Matthew FLETCHER Forward 2 PERTH GLORY 3 2 1 0 8 5 3 7 ¨ ¨ 19 Jacques FATY Defender 3 MELBOURNE CITY FC 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 6 OFF 4 NEWCASTLE JETS 3 1 2 0 7 3 4 5 ¨ ¨ 20 Paul IZZO Goalkeeper
5 MELBOURNE VICTORY 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 4 ¨ ¨ 21 Michael NEILL Defender
6 WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS FC 3 1 1 1 4 7 -3 4 ¨ ¨ 22 Jake MCGING Defender ON
7 BRISBANE ROAR 3 1 1 1 2 5 -3 4 ¨ ¨ 23 Jake ADELSON Defender
8 ADELAIDE UNITED 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 1 ¨ ¨ 40 Thomas HEWARD-BELLE Goalkeeper OFF 9 CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1 COACH ASSISTANT COACHES 10 WELLINGTON PHOENIX 3 0 0 3 0 4 -4 0 Paul OKON Ivan JOLIC
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FOLLOW @WSWANDERERSFC #WSW 17 It’s a Red & Black double header at nib Stadium with the women and men playing back- to-back on Sunday 6 November. A new coaching team and a host of fresh signings has ensured a feeling of positivity around the squad as the club looks to qualify The countdown is on for the Wander for the Westfield W-League Women to walk onto the pitch he Westfield finals for the first time. W-League begins next Players with a winning Tweek as the new-look mentality such as Matildas Wanderers outfit heads to Casey Dumont and Joey STORY BY CHRISTIAN LAYLAND Western Australia to take on Burgess as well as the four @LAYLES89 Perth Glory in Round 1. American signings means the
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ROUND 1 VS PERTH GLORY NIB STADIUM ROUND 2 VS SYDNEY FC ALLIANZ STADIUM ROUND 3 VS ADELAIDE UNITED MARCONI STADIUM ROUND 4 VS BRISBANE ROAR MARCONI STADIUM ROUND 6 VS MELBOURNE VICTORY LAKESIDE STADIUM ROUND 7 VS MELBOURNE CITY ANOTHER ONE POPONDETTA PARK Matildas youngster ROUND 8 Ellie Carpenter will VS NEWCASTLE JETS be turning out for her MCDONALD JONES STADIUM second season in ROUND 9 Red & Black VS SYDNEY FC POPONDETTA PARK Red & Black have the potential team face Newcastle Jets. “There is a family and ROUND 11 to achieve this season. Perth and Campbelltown community vibe here so we’ll VS BRISBANE ROAR Matches will be split won’t be the only double make sure that continues in SUNCORP STADIUM between three venues: Marconi headers that the team gets to the Westfield W-League team. ROUND 12 Stadium host our first two home experience with the team also “Ideally we’ll be playing VS ADELAIDE UNITED matches with Popondetta Park playing at Allianz Stadium, the same style of football as ELITE SYSTEM FOOTBALL CENTRE taking three games including the McDonald Jones Stadium the Hyundai A-League team. ROUND 13 Sydney Derby and Melbourne in Newcastle and Suncorp The club’s vision is that we VS CANBERRA UNITED City. Stadium in Brisbane. want to see a style of play that CAMPBELLTOWN STADIUM The club has one home Head coach Rich Byrne is the club can be proud of. Our ROUND 14 double header this season excited to be leading the team. aspiration is to have the best VS PERTH GLORY at Campbelltown Stadium “The Wanderers have a Westfield W-League team in POPONDETTA PARK when the Wander Women great model where every team the country.” take on Canberra United is important, from the U13s to and the Hyundai A-League the first team”, said Byrne. MEMBERS GO FREE AT EVERY HOME MATCH