KICKOFF ROUND 7 SUNDAY WIN STADIUM V 23RD APRIL 2017 FIXTURES TEAM LISTS FIRST GRADE MATCH PREVIEW 3PM TEAM OF THE WEEK #PS4NPLNSW CORPORATE PARTNERS 2 CONTENTSHEADING NPLNSW.COM.AU WOLLONGONG WOLVES COACHING STAFF & MANAGEMENT 1st Team Coach Jacob Timpano 1st Grade Assistant Coach Neil Mann and Alfredo Esteves Senior Managers Robert Positti and Surit Wadhwa Under 20s Coach Julio Miranda Under 18s Coach Richard Lloyd GK Coach John Krajnovic Match Preview 6 Health and Medical Services Figtree Physiotherapy Technical Director Neil Mann Team Lineups 18 CEO Chris Papakosmas 2017 Ladder 19 Admin Manager Susan Gatt Season Draw 30 Program Contributors Malcolm Rowney Photographer - Seniors Pedro Garcia Photographer – Juniors Chris Horn Ground Announcer Kevin Morrissey For advertising opportunities, please contact This program is proudly Susan Gatt on 4225 0999. printed by WOLVES SHOP 105 Crown Street Wollongong Public Notices: • Entry inside the perimeter fence of the playing area is prohibited at all times and offenders will be prosecuted. • All spectators are requested to vacate the ground within 15 minutes of the end of the final game. Police may be requested to remove any unauthorised people who remain after the stipulated time. • The setting alight of, or the lighting or discharging of any type of object, including fireworks, signal or smoke flares is strictly prohibited. Offenders will be arrested and charged. Website: wollongongwolves.com.au Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 2 4225 0999 Phone: 105 Crown St Wollongong NSW 2500 Twitter: @wollgongwolves Facebook: fb.com/wollongongwolves Instagram: @WollongongWolves 3 SPONSORS #PS4NPLNSW 4 WELCOME NPLNSW.COM.AU FROM THE he hunt continues, today, here at WIN Stadium Community Engagement Programs to cover as T– The Wolf Den as our Wolves take on Hakoah much territory as we can and introduce football to in a must win game for both sides. as many people, particularly children, as possible. The season has been a little up and down for us Our coaches and senior players understand, with some strong wins and good performances as part of the Wollongong Wolves, there is an mixed with a few difficult games away. expectation they have to represent our club across all sectors and regions throughout our Today however we are back at home, where we communities and spread the football gospel to all perform at our best, in front of our passionate and sundry. Thankfully, all our coaches and senior fans and supporters, putting on a show for our players have taken this added responsibility very home crowd. seriously and are out and about, assisting schools, local junior clubs and community groups, in giving Local support is crucial for any sporting team and everyone access and instruction to football. we are privileged to have the most dedicated and knowledgeable fan base possible. As a not for profit, community owned club, the Wollongong Wolves Football Club exists to The players lift significantly knowing they are support and grow our region. representing our region at our home ground, in front of family, friends, fans and all our local We are the representative pathway for the juniors, boys and girls, providing pride and Illawarra and South Coast and must continue to inspiration to all those who form a very special ensure, that every single boy and girl within our part of our pack. region can participate, play, enjoy and prosper from the exposure and love of football. Community engagement is something absolutely crucial to the future of football across the Watch very closely the junior players we have Illawarra and South Coast. playing before the main game and at half time of first grade. We need to continue to grow our beautiful game and introduce the wonders of football to as many In the not too distant future, they will be ones people, boys and girls, men and women, as we running out on to WIN Stadium – The Wolf Den, can. representing our region with pride. Through football we have the ability to deliver a They will be the ones, who having learned the wide range of opportunities and enhancements lessons football has given them today, will to not only the people who participate but also to be doing exactly the same thing for the next their families and communities. generation coming through, tomorrow. From sport, many life lessons can be learned. That is one of the greatest strengths and major Experiences enjoyed on the football field can be powers of football. translated into virtually all aspects of life. The love of the game always endures. Health and fitness, teamwork and leadership, goal setting and personal responsibility. These things And through football, anything and everything is all make up a very important part of every player possible. and every football team. GO THE WOLVES The lessons and examples we show our kids through football give them a solid foundation for any and all paths they may end up taking in the future. The Wollongong Wolves have extended our 5 MATCH PREVIEW #PS4NPLNSW THE OPPOSITION: For today’s match, we welcome Hakoah Sydney Mullen, John Spanos, Steve O’Connor, Ian Bruce, City East to WIN Stadium for the Round 7 clash Alex Robertson, Joe Watson, John Kosmina, of the NPL NSW Mens 1 competition. This will Nelio Borges, Willie Murray and David Mitchell. be the 15th league meeting between the two Murray Barnes came on for Borges. The coach sides after the initial one in 1981. This will be was Eddie Thomson. also be the third encounter in the NPL NSW Wolves: Jim Preston, Peter Willis, Arno Mens 1 competition. Bertogna, Chris Dunleavy, Jeff Ainsworth, Larry THE OPPOSITION TODAY - HAKOAH SYDNEY Gaffney, Lee Adam, Peter Tredinnick, John CITY EAST Fleming, Roy Cotton and Phil O’Connor. The Hakoah, as a club last won honours by winning coach was Ken Morton. the NSW Club Championship in 2015. The away team got off to a good start scoring In 2016, the club finished in 10th position on after 12 minutes with Murray goaling. Hakoah 20 points four points higher than the Wolves, then skipped out to a two-goal lead when achieving six wins and two draws, scoring 38 Borges scored ten minutes later. However, the goals and conceding 56 with a goal difference Wolves pegged one back by Adam and this 1-2 of minus 18, one of seven teams to have a score line remained when the half time whistle negative goal difference. The top scorer was blew. Kevin Lopes with seven goals and ten other Following the interval, Willis restored parity players got on the score sheet as well. The team two minutes after his teammate Fleming was had three nil scores which equalled three other sent off. Mitchell restored his team’s lead on teams. The best result sequence without loss 74 minutes and with a one-man advantage was three games - draw, win and win in Rounds looked to have the game in the bag. However, 12, 14 and 15 with Round 13 being postponed. the Wolves’ top scorer goal had something left The worst losing sequence was seven, losses in the tank and with nine minutes to go and the in Rounds 16 to 22 with one clean sheet being match finished 3-3. achieved. THE MATCH-UP A new coach is at the helm this season after The two teams have three draws between them Mark Robertson left the club in 2016. The new with Hakoah having the more victories, five to coach is Scotsman Gavin Rae, a former player the Wolves two. of the club. As many as 13 of the previous seasons squad have left and new recruits have The highest scoring margins are Hakoah 5-0 in been added to take their place. New additions 1981 and 6-1 in 1984 and Wolves 2-0 in 1986. to the squad include Oliver and Jack Green Each teams best result sequence is - Hakoah from Sydney Olympic plus goalkeeper Anthony with eleven games, win, win, win, draw, win, Bouzanis from Sydney FC. Gideon Sweet, Alek win, win win, win, draw and draw. (1981-1986), Lekoski, Cameron Draper, Harry Jones, Anthony and the Wolves with five - draw, draw, win, win Frangie, and Robert Ezekiel. and draw. (1985-2016) BLAST FROM THE PAST In 2017, the results for the last five matches for Hakoah and the Wolves met at the Sydney Hakoah is loss, win, loss, win, and win, while the Athletic Field on 30th May 1982. Wolves’ sequence is loss, draw, loss, win and loss. Hakoah: Todd Clarke, Kevin Hakoah sit in 6th position with 8 points from 2 wins and 2 draws while the Wolves have scored 6 goals, 6 MATCH PREVIEW NPLNSW.COM.AU achieved 7 points from 2 wins and one draw 3. 1986. Sydney City 0 defeated by Wolves 2 and are in 7th position. (Jock Morlando, Pat Brodnik) The top scorers for the clubs are Alexander 4. 2016. Wolves 3 (Chris Price, Nicolas Bernal, Lekoski (Hakoah), Andre De Jong (Hakoah) Peter Simonoski) defeated Hakoah Sydney and Patrick Antelmi (Wollongong) with three City East 2 (Neil Jablonski, Kevin Lopes) goals apiece. The best result for each club 5. 2016. Hakoah Sydney City East 1 (Lee Jones) in 2017 has been Hakoah versus Sutherland drew with Wolves 1 (Stephan Dimoski) Sharks in Round 4-0 and the Wolves defeating Parramatta 3-1 in Round 1. SELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH CLUBS – PAUL KAY In each team’s previous matches, Hakoah drew 3-3 with Bonnyrigg White Eagles with Paul Kay played six games for the Wolves in 1981 and played at Hakoah Sydney City from goals scored by Andre De Jong a brace and 1983-1986, tallying 64 games and scoring five Jack Green, while the Wolves were defeated by goals.