KICKOFF 2021 - ROUND 13 SUNDAY SYDNEY UNITED 23RD MAY SPORTS CENTRE 3PM MEN’S CLUB WELCOME Northbridge Bulls welcomes Blacktown City, families, and supporters to this afternoon’s games. We are excited to host Blacktown City for the first time at Sydney United Sports Centre. The Bulls put on a very good performance against Sutherland last week. I felt like we were able to control major parts of the game and we created a lot of chances and limited Sutherland to very few chances, which was pleasing. The boys got a well- deserved win and push to get another win today. Coming up against Blacktown City who are sitting at the top of the table, we are preparing for a difficult game. But these are the games that bring a challenge to the boys, which they are now prepared for and have embraced as a team and look forward Mile Sterjovski to it! Head Coach Good luck to both teams and we hope you enjoy Sunday football here at Sydney United Sports Centre. GO THE BULLS! 2 #NPLNSW PLATINUM SPONSORS GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS NPLNSW.COM.AU 3 1ST GRADE TEAM LISTS 1 Ryan Wood (GK) 1 Tristan Prendergast (GK) 2 Jack Mcloughlin 3 Daniel Collins 3 Theph Theph 4 Lachlan Campbell 4 Nikola Ujdur 5 Grant Lynch 5 Keanu Ismic 6 Matthew Lewis 6 Lachlan Sepping 7 Travis Major 7 Jake Hollman 8 Jak O’Brien 8 Sean Eve 9 Sean Rooney 9 Bul Juach 10 Mario Shabow 10 Rory Jordan 11 Rhett Desilva 12 Brodie Clarkson 14 Caleb Jackson Brown 13 Walter Scott 16 Ben Berry 15 Eddie Caspers 17 Dakota Askew 16 Jake Jovanovski 18 Suleyman Bangura 17 Yianni Niccalou 19 Adam Berry 19 Charles M-Mombwa 20 Dylan Niski (GK) 20 Luke Cukar (GK) 22 Carlos De Oliveira 21 Liam Rose 24 Jackson Bandiera 22 Nick Suman (GK) 23 Milislav Popovic Head Coach: Mark Crittenden 24 Moudi Najjar 25 Lawrence Frederick Head Coach: Mile Sterjovski Assistant Coach: Kory Babington Assistant Coach: Tim Aitken Goalkeeper Coach: John Stevanja Referee: A. Arndt Assistant Referees: J. Park and M. Staples Fourth Official: B. Wright *TEAM LISTINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE MATCH PREVIEW A big victory last round has Northbridge Bulls full at the peak of their powers. of confidence, and they will be determined to A gritty 1-0 win against APIA last week was their fifth claim back-to-back wins when they go up against straight victory as Travis Major converted in the 16th competition leaders Blacktown City at Sydney minute to give his side all three competition points. United Sports Centre this Sunday. Across the board, Blacktown’s team is playing top The young Bulls put five past Sutherland Sharks in a tier football and will be very difficult to break down. 5-1 victory during Round 12, with the Mile Sterjovski coached side breaking through for their first victory Lachlan Campbell has emerged as a rock at the back since they defeated Sydney United 58 by the same alongside veteran stopper Grant Lynch. In contrast, scoreline back in round six. the Return of Travis Major this season has given Blacktown City the firepower it lacked since the Milislav Popovic and Bul Jauch were in fine fettle last departure of Joey Gibbs. round, each scoring a brace. Coach Mark Crittenden has this team eyeing Despite their position on the ladder, the ninth- silverware this season, and they will be driven to placed Northbridge is equal with Blacktown and build their lead at the top of the table with a big win Sydney United for the best attack in the league, on Sunday. scoring an incredible 24 goals. City defeated Northbridge 2-0 when they met in If Sterjovski can stem the flow of goals at the other round two this season and will be favourites for this end, his Bulls side could cause more than just a few clash once again. upsets. Goals could be on the menu in this match. It’s one Their opponent this round is a Blacktown City team you won’t want to miss. 1ST GRADE LADDER POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Blacktown City FC 12 8 1 3 24 10 14 25 2 Sydney United 58 FC 12 7 3 2 24 13 11 24 3 Rockdale Ilinden FC 12 6 5 1 23 11 12 23 4 Manly United FC 12 5 4 3 14 16 -2 19 5 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 12 4 5 3 14 15 -1 17 6 Sydney Olympic FC 12 5 1 6 13 14 -1 16 7 Wollongong Wolves FC 12 4 4 4 17 21 -4 16 8 APIA Leichhardt FC 12 4 2 6 12 16 -4 14 9 Northbridge Bulls FC 12 3 3 6 24 22 2 12 10 Marconi Stallions FC 12 1 8 3 18 21 -3 11 11 Sutherland Sharks FC 12 2 3 7 15 26 -11 9 12 Sydney FC 12 2 3 7 19 32 -13 9 NPLNSW.COM.AU 5 FIRST GRADE REVIEWS Sutherland Sharks 1 – Northbridge Bulls 5 at APIA Leichhardt 0 – Blacktown City 1 at Lambert Seymour Shaw Park Park Northbridge Bulls earned their third win of the Blacktown City has stretched their lead at the top of season with a comprehensive 5-1 victory over the competition ladder with a 1-0 victory over APIA Sutherland Sharks at Seymour Shaw on Saturday Leichardt Tigers at Lambert Park on Sunday evening. afternoon. The only goal from the match came through Travis A Patrick O’Shea own goal and Milislav Popovic Major in the 16th minute, despite both teams strike saw the visitors go into the break two goals in creating a multitude of chances in the hard-fought front, before they wrapped up the win with a free- match. scoring performance in the second half. The win means Blacktown City hold onto top spot Popovic scored his second just after halftime for a third straight week and now have a one point before his replacement Bul Juach netted a brace lead in first place ahead of Sydney United 58 after of his own to complete the rout despite Jonathan Rockdale’s draw in Sunday’s earlier match. Grozdanovski’s consolation goal for the Sharks. OFFICIAL MATCH BALL OF NPL NSW PURCHASE FROM: 6 #NPLNSW TOP GOAL SCORERS Alec Urosevski Rockdale Illinden 10 Patrick Antelmi Sydney United 58 10 James Andrew Sutherland Sharks 8 Kyle Cimenti Rockdale Ilinden 7 Travis Major Blacktown City 7 Marko Jesic Marconi 7 Matt Sim Sydney United 58 5 Jack Stewart Mt Druitt Town Rangers 5 Lachlan Scott Wollongong Wolves 5 Chris Payne Sydney United 58 5 NPLNSW.COM.AU 7 U20 TEAM LISTS 3 Theph Theph 32 Daniel Padoani 11 Stephen De Robillard 33 Peter Phillips 14 Giovanni Pannucio 34 Steven Sohn 18 Diego Bonilla 35 Stefan Visscher 26 Michael Ruhs 36 Gabriel Wood 27 Sebastian Senstius 37 Armani Taffa 28 Zach Fielding 38 Nicholas George 29 Bardia Nayeri 39 Charlie Ragg 30 Ollie Jones 40 Griffin Barry - GK 31 Matin Abroon Head Coach: Joe Haywood Assistant Coach: Damir Prodanovic 26 Tyren Birnie 33 Jacob Maniti 27 Cory Smith 34 Sebastian Hernandez 28 Rocco Fragiale 35 Dylan Craus 29 Nicholas O’brien 37 Jacob Casha 30 Thomas Bienasz 38 Kai Denton 31 Kai Mcloughlin 39 Jed Drew 32 Ryan Attard Coach: Daniel Bragg Manager: Steve Crawhall Asst Coach: Luke Lambourne U20 LADDER POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Manly United FC 12 10 0 2 28 10 18 30 2 Sydney Olympic FC 12 8 1 3 28 12 16 25 3 Sydney FC 12 6 4 2 16 8 8 22 4 Blacktown City FC 12 5 3 4 23 12 11 18 5 Wollongong Wolves FC 11 5 2 4 19 18 1 17 6 Marconi Stallions FC 12 5 2 5 15 16 -1 17 7 Sydney United 58 FC 12 4 2 6 22 25 -3 14 8 Northbridge Bulls FC 12 4 2 6 19 22 -3 14 9 APIA Leichhardt FC 12 3 4 5 16 23 -7 13 10 Sutherland Sharks FC 11 3 3 5 11 20 -9 12 11 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 12 3 3 6 18 31 -13 12 12 Rockdale Ilinden FC 12 0 4 8 10 28 -18 4 8 #NPLNSW PHOTO GALLERY 10 #NPLNSW CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB PLAYED U20’s 1st TOTAL Blacktown City FC 24 36 100 136 Manly United FC 24 60 76 136 Sydney United 58 FC 24 28 96 124 Sydney Olympic FC 24 50 64 114 Rockdale Ilinden FC 24 8 92 100 Wollongong Wolves FC 23 34 64 98 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 24 24 68 92 APIA Leichhardt FC 24 26 56 82 Sydney FC 24 44 36 80 Marconi Stallions FC 24 34 44 78 Northbridge Bulls FC 24 28 48 76 Sutherland Sharks FC 23 24 36 60 Club championships for all NPL Men’s and Women’s are available online: Men’s: https://mens.nplnsw.com.au/club-championship/ Women’s: https://womens.nplnsw.com.au/club-championship-nsw-womens/ NEXT ROUND FIXTURES MT DRUITT TOWN RANGERS FC VS BLACKTOWN CITY FC VS WOLLONGONG WOLVES FC MANLY UNITED FC 7:00 PM / SAT 29 MAY 3:00 PM / SUN 30 MAY POPONDETTA PARK LILY HOMES STADIUM NORTHBRIDGE BULLS FC VS ROCKDALE ILINDEN FC VS SYDNEY FC MARCONI STALLIONS FC 7:00 PM / SAT 29 MAY 3:00 PM / SUN 30 MAY SYDNEY UNITED SPORTS CENTRE ROCKDALE ILINDEN SPORTS CENTRE APIA LEICHHARDT FC VS SYDNEY UNITED 58 FC VS SYDNEY OLYMPIC FC SUTHERLAND SHARKS FC 3:00 PM / SUN 30 MAY 3:00 PM / SUN 30 MAY LAMBERT PARK SYDNEY UNITED SPORTS CENTRE NPLNSW.COM.AU 11 2021 HOME FIXTURES HOME GROUNDS - Fairfield Showground - 443 Smithfield Rd, Prairiewood Campbelltown Sports Stadium - Pembroke Rd & Rose Payten Dr, Leumeah northbridgefc.com.au ROUND 1 27/02/21 (Sat) 15:00 Sydney United Sports Centre Sutherland Sharks FC ROUND 4 20/03/21 (Sat) 13:30 Campbelltown Sports Stadium Marconi Stallions FC ROUND 7 10/04/21 (Sat) 15:00 Fairfield Showground Rockdale Ilinden FC ROUND 8 17/04/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sydney United Sports Centre Manly United FC ROUND 10 02/05/21 (Sun) 12:30 Campbelltown Sports Stadium APIA Leichhardt FC ROUND 11 09/05/21 (Sun) 12:30 Campbelltown Sports Stadium Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC ROUND 13 22/05/21 (Sat) 15:00 Fairfield Showground Blacktown City FC ROUND 14 29/05/21 (Sat) 15:30 Campbelltown Sports Stadium Sydney FC ROUND 16 12/06/21 (Sat) 15:00 Fairfield Showground Wollongong Wolves FC ROUND 17 20/06/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sydney United Sports Centre Sydney United 58 FC ROUND 20 10/07/21 (Sat) 15:00 Fairfield Showground Sydney Olympic FC FOR MORE INFO VISIT NPLNSW.COM.AU FACEBOOK.COM/NPLNSW #NPLNSW F /Northbridgebullsfc T @NB_Bulls I @northbridgebullsfc W northbridgefc.com.au.