KICKOFF 2021 - ROUND 12 SATURDAY SEYMOUR 15TH MAY SHAW PARK 1.30PM MEN’S CLUB WELCOME The Sutherland Sharks FC extend a warm welcome up the first half of the newly formatted competition to competition newcomers Northbridge Bulls which should see them playing with the top tiered FC. The Bulls are the feeder club for A-League clubs in the second half of the season. Macarthur Bulls. Our first round match was a most exciting encounter that finished in a 2-2 draw with The junior association has their U9’s on display this both teams scoring in injury time. The Sharks last afternoon. We would like to thank Engadine Eagles, week for the second week in a row went down St John Bosco, Bangor Brumbies and Barden Ridge 3-2 after leading 2-1 at half time. Last week against for coming along this afternoon. These are four Wollongong Wolves the Sharks displayed total of the 26 clubs that make up our huge Sutherland domination in the first half squandering many Association. chances but were still able to bag 2 classy goals I mentioned the value of a home game crowd in the from Peter Simonoski and Christopher Lindsay. The last report. This was never more evident than when chances were still coming in the second half but a local team Menai Hawks took NPL club Sydney Leroy Jennings hat-trick saw the Wolves home. The Olympic right down to the wire going down 3-1 in young Sharks squad are playing some great football extra time in a FFA Cup match. We need to continue and are determined to turn things around in the to get behind our Shark’s team because there is second half of the competition, starting today. no doubting their commitment to do well for the The under 20’s was postponed on the weekend due Sutherland Shire. to the wet pitch at Wollongong. The youth wrap Blue is the colour! 2 #NPLNSW PLATINUM PARTNER PPLLAATTIINNUUMM PPAARRTTNNEERR GGOOLLDDGOLD PPAA PARTNERSRRTTNNEERRSS NPLNSW.COM.AU 3 1ST GRADE TEAM LISTS 1 Anthony Bouzanis (GK) 1 Ryan Wood (GK) 2 Adam Massoud 2 Jack Mcloughlin 3 Gabriel Contigiani 3 Theph Theph 4 Brendan Hooper 4 Nikola Ujdur 5 Nic Petrillo 5 Keanu Ismic 6 Patrick O’Shea 6 Lachlan Sepping 7 Peter Simonovski 7 Jake Hollman 8 Oliver Green 8 Sean Eve 9 Jeremy Cox 9 Bul Juach 10 Lachlan Everett 10 Rory Jordan 12 Harry Sutherland 12 Brodie Clarkson 13 Charlie Jones 13 Walter Scott 14 Christopher Lindsay 15 Eddie Caspers 16 Gerrard Roebuck (GK) 16 Jake Jovanovski 17 James Andrew 17 Yianni Niccalou 21 Luke Sauer 19 Charles M-Mombwa 22 Patrick Scibilio 20 Luke Cukar (GK) 23 Jarad Wiley 21 Liam Rose 25 Alex Masciovecchio 22 Nick Suman (GK) 88 Chris McStay 23 Milislav Popovic 99 Jonathan Grozdanovski 24 Moudi Najjar 25 Lawrence Frederick Head Coach: Nick Dimovski Assistant Coaches: Luis Contigiani & Head Coach: Mile Sterjovski Steve Gordon Assistant Coach: Kory Babington Assistant Coach: Tim Aitken Goalkeeper Coach: John Stevanja Referee: K. Patterson Assistant Referees: L. Webb and M. Price Fourth Official: R. Mackie *TEAM LISTINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE MATCH PREVIEW Sutherland Sharks will be looking to return to While the draw broke a run of defeats for winning ways when they host Northbridge Bulls this Northbridge, the side has not won a game since Saturday at Seymour Shaw Park. round six and coach Mile Sterjovski will be pushing his young squad to take all three points this week. The Sharks have lost their past two matches conceding three goals in each and coach Nick The round one clash between these sides was an Dimovski will be desperate to tighten up their edge of your seat classic, setting the scene for what defence. is sure to be an entertaining tie on Saturday. Wollongong’s Leroy Jennings had his way in a 3-2 victory last round with Sutherland having no answers for the Wolves winger. The pressure will be on Brendan Hooper and Patrick O’Shea at the heart of the Sharks backline for yet another week as they face a prolific Bulls attack while James Andrew will hope he can hit the back of the net once more after firing blanks last weekend. Northbridge snapped a run of defeats last round with a last gasp 2-2 draw against Mt Druitt Town Rangers. Bulls skipper Rory Jordan scored in added time with a clinical finish to cap off yet another brilliant performance from the prodigious talent. 1ST GRADE LADDER POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Blacktown City FC 11 7 1 3 23 10 13 22 2 Rockdale Ilinden FC 11 6 4 1 22 10 12 22 3 Sydney United 58 FC 11 6 3 2 21 12 9 21 4 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 11 4 5 2 14 14 0 17 5 Sydney Olympic FC 11 5 1 5 12 11 1 16 6 Manly United FC 11 4 4 3 13 16 -3 16 7 APIA Leichhardt FC 11 4 2 5 12 15 -3 14 8 Wollongong Wolves FC 11 3 4 4 15 20 -5 13 9 Marconi Stallions FC 11 1 7 3 15 18 -3 10 10 Sutherland Sharks FC 11 2 4 5 14 20 -6 10 11 Northbridge Bulls FC 11 2 3 6 19 21 -2 9 12 Sydney FC 11 2 2 7 16 29 -13 8 NPLNSW.COM.AU 5 PLAYER PROFILES 6 #NPLNSW PLAYER PROFILES NPLNSW.COM.AU 7 Train Bare @trainbare 8 TRAINBARE.COM.AU #NPLNSW FIRST GRADE REVIEWS Wollongong Wolves 3 – Sutherland Sharks 2 at Northbridge Bulls 2 – Mt Druitt Town Rangers 2 Albert Butler Memorial Park at Sydney United Sports Centre A Leroy Jennings hattrick has inspired Wollongong Northbridge Bulls and Mt Druitt Town Rangers have Wolves to their second victory in a row in a come- played out a thrilling 2-2 draw at Sydney United from-behind 3-2 win at Albert Butler Memorial Park Sports Centre after a goal from Bulls skipper Rory against Sutherland Sharks. Jordan in the dying stages of the game forced the sides to share the points. It was a breakout performance from Jennings who opened his account in the 27th minute before Jordan’s 90th-minute strike completed a sensational scoring twice in 60 seconds late in the second half comeback for the Bulls to end the side’s four-game to secure a brilliant win for the Wolves. losing streak. First-half goals to Chris Lindsay and Peter Simonoski Goals to Jack Stewart and Takumu Tsujimura had the Sharks in the box seat but they couldn’t cancelled out Lachlan Sepping’s first-half strike to maintain their momentum as Wollongong snatched give Mt Druitt a 2-1 lead at the interval. the three points late in the contest. With the Rangers eyeing victory, Northbridge It was a frustrating afternoon for the visitors with refused to quit as Walter Scott sent a perfect ball the side going down to the Wolves despite creating into Jordan who fired past the keeper to secure a numerous goal-scoring opportunities throughout last-gasp draw. the match. OFFICIAL MATCH BALL OF NPL NSW PURCHASE FROM: 10 #NPLNSW TOP GOAL SCORERS Alec Urosevski Rockdale Illinden 10 Patrick Antelmi Sydney United 58 9 James Andrew Sutherland Sharks 8 Kyle Cimenti Rockdale Ilinden 7 Marko Jesic Marconi 6 Travis Major Blacktown City 6 Matt Sim Sydney United 58 5 Jack Stewart Mt Druitt Town Rangers 5 NPLNSW.COM.AU 11 U20 TEAM LISTS 27 Jay Mcgowan 34 Julian Trovato 28 Kristopher Jovanovski 35 Mitchell Heapy 26 Matthew Marrum 36 Alexander Mangion 30 Tristan Maher 37 Nathan Tohme 31 Jordan Wang 38 Samuel Amey 32 Nelson Lam 39 Jonny Ress 33 Evan Souris 40 Tommy Ruperto Coach: Nick Porecca Asst. Coach: Halil Boz Managers: Matthew Smith, Jason Joaquim 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 U20 LADDER POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Manly United FC 11 9 0 2 24 9 15 27 2 Sydney Olympic FC 11 7 1 3 23 11 12 22 3 Sydney FC 11 6 3 2 15 7 8 21 4 Blacktown City FC 11 5 2 4 23 12 11 17 5 Wollongong Wolves FC 10 5 1 4 17 16 1 16 6 Marconi Stallions FC 11 5 1 5 14 15 -1 16 7 Sydney United 58 FC 11 4 2 5 21 20 1 14 8 APIA Leichhardt FC 11 3 3 5 16 23 -7 12 9 Sutherland Sharks FC 10 3 3 4 10 17 -7 12 10 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 11 3 3 5 17 27 -10 12 11 Northbridge Bulls FC 11 3 2 6 16 21 -5 11 12 Rockdale Ilinden FC 11 0 3 8 8 26 -18 3 12 #NPLNSW TIME TO SHOP THE BEST OF THE BEST! UPDATE YOUR KIT? 140 BOURKE ROAD, ULTRAFOOTBALL.COM ALEXANDRIA, NSW 2015 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ROCKDALE 14 #NPLNSW CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB PLAYED U20’s 1st TOTAL Blacktown City FC 22 34 88 122 Manly United FC 22 54 64 118 Sydney United 58 FC 22 28 84 112 Sydney Olympic FC 22 44 64 108 Rockdale Ilinden FC 22 6 88 94 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 22 24 68 92 Wollongong Wolves FC 21 32 52 84 APIA Leichhardt FC 22 24 56 80 Sydney FC 22 42 32 74 Marconi Stallions FC 22 32 40 72 Sutherland Sharks FC 21 24 40 64 Northbridge Bulls FC 22 22 36 58 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 SYDNEY UNITED 58 FC VS MANLY UNITED FC SYDNEY OLYMPIC FC 7:00 PM / FRI 14 MAY 3:00 PM / SUN 16 MAY POPONDETTA PARK SYDNEY UNITED SPORTS CENTRE SUTHERLAND SHARKS FC VS APIA LEICHHARDT FC VS NORTHBRIDGE BULLS FC BLACKTOWN CITY FC 3:30 PM / SAT 15 MAY 4:00 PM / SUN 16 MAY SEYMOUR SHAW LAMBERT PARK WOLLONGONG WOLVES FC VS SYDNEY FC VS ROCKDALE ILINDEN FC MARCONI STALLIONS FC 2:30 PM / SUN 16 MAY 6:30 PM / SUN 16 MAY ALBERT BUTLER MEMORIAL PARK ROCKDALE ILINDEN SPORTS CENTRE NPLNSW.COM.AU 15 SAP TEAM LISTS UNDER 9’S UNDER 10’S Riley Banovic Sebastian Ilovski Justin Chi Levi Kosta Shayhil Daya Flynn Chatterton Jayden Geronimi Nate Heffernan Lewis Gordon