TAHJ MINNIECON Making It Count HERSI Vs SMELTZ New Australians WESTFIELD W-LEAGUE SYDNEY DERBY SHANE D'cunha: from Bombay to Blacktown
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TWENTY-THIRD EDITIoN • sEasoN 2013/14 VS PERTH GLORY INSIDE THIS ISSUE TAHJ MINNIECON MAKING IT COUNT HERSI VS SMELTZ NEW AUSTRALIANS WESTFIELD W-LEAGUE SYDNEY DERBY SHANE D'CUNHA: FROM Bombay TO BLACKTOWN PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY 03 VISIT WSWANDERERSFC.COM.AU & SIGN UP TO THE WEEKLY WANDERER THIS WEEK ... FOLLOW US @WSWANDERERSFC 05 FROM THE BOARD DIRECTOR... Warren Mundine shares his thoughts on Western sydney 07 NEWS AND VIEWS Tonight’s match at a glance with on this day, score wrap-ups and more 08 MAKING IT COUNT From injury to home-sickness Tahj Minniecon has defeated many personal demons and is ready to make every second count 13 PLAYERS TO waTCH Youssouf Hersi and shane smeltz 15 NEW AUSTRALIANS Labinot Haliti and Kwabena appiah may not have been born australians but today they are citizens and proud of it 16 TODAY'S MATCH Brought to you by amart sports 19 SYDNEY DERBY: W-LEAGUE STYLE The Hyundai a-League is not the only competition with a fierce inter-city rivalry 23 TAKE FIVE WITH ... Jerrad Tyson takes some time out with The Wanderer 25 BOMBAY TO BLACKTOWN Born in Mumbai, shayne D’Chuna has green and gold in his sights 27 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Can you spot the five differences this week? 28 #WanderTweeT Thanks for your tweets! The views in this publication are not necessarily the views of the NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Material in this publication is copyrighted and may only be reproduced with the written permission of the NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC. All photography courtesy of Getty Images, George Suresh, efcso media, Quarrie Sports Photography, Steve Christo, Peter McAlpine, O'Neill & Page Photography and Perth Glory FC. OFFICIAL HYUNDAI A-LEAGUE PARTNERS WSWANDERERSFC.COM.AU A collection of beautiful tiles from around the world Tiles of the highest quality and at the forefront of fashion www.dilorenzo.net.au SEE THE WANDERERS TAKE ON ASIA'S BEST GUIZHOURENHE MOUTAI CHINA FOOTBALFOOTBALL TEAM VS WED 26 FEB WED 19 MAR TUE 22 APR ADIUM TICKETS ON SALE 28 JAN PARRAMATTA ST Visit wswanderersfc.com.au 05 FROM THE BOARD DIRECTOR... When I was seven years old my family moved from Grafton to auburn, Western sydney. There I was introduced to two things - football and the rest of the world. y world in Grafton was black and white, the aboriginal community which I was a part of Mand the anglo community which moved on the fringes of. In auburn my class had around 35 kids from more than 30 ethnic backgrounds. Their parents could hardly speak English. a classmate of mine said I would make a good left half, would I like to play soccer? I asked what's a left half and what's soccer? Before long I was playing for st John's and later auburn District. I have loved the game ever since. Football to me is like life. It has an incredible beauty about it but can also be cruel. It connects the whole world together. Once I became part of football I was no longer just an aboriginal boy from Northern NsW. I was part of a global community. The Western suburbs of sydney is the heartland of football in australia, with such diversity, passion, working ethics and resilience. Western sydney Wanderers football club truly represents those qualities. The faces of the team today could be my auburn classmates. Westies are proud people and the club has made us proud. as a proud Westie and australian on this australia Day 2014 I sing for Wanderers! Warren Mundine Board Director NRMa Insurance Western sydney Wanderers WSWANDERERSFC.COM.AU Who gives junior clubs the chance to win Australia’s Best Small Car† and $10,000*? We Do. From the Socceroos to community clubs around the country – at Hyundai we love football. Now you have the opportunity to share our passion and take your place in Hyundai Goals for Grassroots, giving your football club the chance to win up to $10,000 in cash! Score a goal for your team by completing the Club Registration form online at goalsforgrassroots.com.au, and tell us why your club should be rewarded in the program. Each week throughout the season one lucky club will be selected as the Hyundai Goals for Grassroots recipient. Plus, every eligible club who completes the online registration has the chance to win a sporty Hyundai i30. To enter, go to www.goalsforgrassroots.com.au †Awarded to i30Active Hatch as shown. *To be eligible, your club must be a member of a body affiliated with Football Federation Australia. Terms & Conditions apply. Promotion ends 11.59am AEST on 3/4/14. Permit no’s VIC: 13/2342, NSW: LTPS/13/07549, ACT: TP 13/03524, SA: T13/1838. For full terms, conditions & details of how to enter visit www.goalsforgrassroots.com.au 07 NEWS & VIEWS ROUND ON THIS DAY... WRAP-UP Courtesy of andrew Howe @AndyHowe_statto HYUNDAI A-LEAGUE anuary 26 1972 marks the birth date of Penrith junior David seal, Round 14 sat 11 Jan, a prolific goal scorer of his time. He was the NsL's leading scorer Pirtek stadium inJ 1989/90 (with sydney Croatia) and 1990/91 (Marconi) and was the Western Sydney Wanderers 1 youngest player of all-time to score 50 NsL career goals, which he did (santalab 87) before turning 21. seal was also part of the golden era of australia's Sydney FC 0 national youth teams which reached the final four at the 1991 Under Round 19 Tue 14 Jan, aaMI Park 20 World Cup and 1992 olympic Games (Under 23). He spent over Melbourne Victory 3 (Thompson ten years playing in England where in 2001/02 he was the leading 52, Barbarouses 62, Finkler 94) goal scorer of the Fa Cup, with 11 goals for Mangotsfield United. Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (Juric 93) Round 15 sun 19 Jan, Hindmarsh stadium WESTERN SYDNEY Adelaide United 1 (Carrusca 4) Western Sydney Wanderers 0 WESTFIELD W-LEAGUE WANDERERS Round 8 sat 11 Jan, Burton Park Adelaide United 1 (Condon 70) Western Sydney Wanderers 1 NEVER LOST (Carney 96) AVE Round 8 Wed 15 Jan, H TO PERTH GLORY WIN Jubilee oval Sydney FC 4 (Kerr 5, allen oG 7, 0 Taylor 47, Bolger 58) GUARDIAN FUNERALS Western Sydney Wanderers 3 WANDERCREW MEMBER OF (Carney 70, Garriock 78, Cannuli 81) THE WEEK: ADAM LUCZAK Round 9 sun 19 Jan, Campbelltown stadium am a Pharmacy Business Manager Western Sydney Wanderers 1 and am a proud father of three (seaman 85) Ichildren who lives in the lower Blue Melbourne Victory 1 Mountains. I started playing football (o’Neill oG 34) in 1979 for the Blaxland Redbacks followed by Blue Mountains FC. I have FOXTEL National been involved with the Wanderers since the start of the 2013-14 season. YOUTH LEAGUE The reason to volunteer was simple; Round 11 sun 12 Jan, Cook Park I wanted to help the team, the club, Western Sydney Wanderers 6 the fans and the next generation (sotirio 16, Cindric 33 pen, 39, 80 of players like my son Cody. I also 86, Perkatis 62) wanted to experience Wanderland and Perth Glory 0 further develop skills with my interest Round 12 sat 18 Jan, in sport, management, marketing Thebarton oval and photography. This is something Adelaide United 3 special, you can feel it at every home- (Costa 48, 62, Mileusnic 74) game and I’m in for the journey! Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Proudly BROUGHT (Barresi 82) TO YOU BY VISIT WSWANDERERSFC.COM.AU & SIGN UP TO THE WEEKLY WANDERER WANT MORE WANDERERS FC? FOLLOW US @WSWANDERERSFC WSWANDERERSFC.COM.AU 08 WANDERERS FC VS PERTH GLORY 09 MAKING IT COUNT story by Matt Marsden @MattKMarsden australia has long been linked with sport, hosting a number of major international sporting events, as such, it only makes sense that most australians spend australia Day participating in or watching sport with families and friends. ith the Hyundai a-League's progression me to trainings, games; she sacrificed a lot and growth, football is quickly becoming of her time for myself and my career. aW large part of australian culture and with "she's definitely my inspiration." it, is celebrated on australia Day. although his mother played a large role in New south Wales will celebrate the beautiful his development Minniecon has also had the game when the NRMa Insurance Western sydney support of a number of other family members. Wanderers and Perth Glory meet today at Pirtek "I have two younger sisters. one is 20; she's stadium. However, instead of enjoying the company hard at times but I'm thankful for her. of those closest to him, the Wanderers Tahj Minniecon "she sacrificed a lot of her time when will continue a football journey that has seen him we were growing up to come along to deal with the struggles of being away from home. training and games - she's a blessing. Born in Cairns and growing up in Brisbane, "I also have a baby sister. she's beautiful." Minniecon spent the first 22 years of his life living and Minniecon's grandfather played a playing football in Queensland surrounded by the major role in another source of inspiration support of family, a very important aspect of his life. in his career and life: religion. "When I grew up, my family was very close "My grandfather is a preacher; he ran his own together - that's going from my grandparents to church in Brisbane for a bit and when I was younger my uncles, aunties and cousins," Minniecon said.