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Can you spot the five differences this week? 13 PLAYERS TO waTCH 27 WANDER WOMEN ARE BACK Nikolai Topor-Stanley and Jeronimo The Westfield W-League is about to kick Neumann head-to-head. off and check out our new look team ready to challenge for the title. 14 SANTA'S IN TOWN Look back at Santa's super goal. 28 #WanderTweeT What you wore to the Sydney derby last weekend. 16 TODAY'S MATCH Brought to you by amart Sports. The views in this publication are not necessarily the views 19 ROUND REVIEWS of the NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Material in this publication is copyrighted and may only Catch up on our latest results. be reproduced with the written permission of the NRMA 20 BEAUCHAMP’S CENTURY Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC. All photography courtesy of Getty Images, efsco media and Quarrie Sports A REAL CAPTAIN'S KNOCK Photography. our Captain joins the exclusive Hyundai a-League 100 club. Visit wswanderersfc.com.au for all your news and views. 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The building blocks we have put in place in an amazing $14,859 for those most affected and our community are designed to grow the game today they will present that cheque to the Salvation at all levels and enrich the lives of all involved. army to use where most needed. as usual the it is with this in mind that i can confidently say strength of our football family’s commitment to that our Club’s community and fan engagement our community took the incredible work of the programs are second-to-none across any sport RBB to another level, with both our naming rights in australia. in the past 12 months we have partner NRMa insurance and broadcast partner connected with and touched the lives of over Fox Sports matching the RBB dollar for dollar in 200,000 members of the Western Sydney their donations. an incredible contribution! community through our schools program, clinics, Today however is the day we all come together multicultural and fan engagement events. 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However, our most remarkable building block is you, our fans –the 17,000 of you that have Sing Loud! become members, supporters and the soul of our Sing Proud! club. The sea of celebration and colour every time we play is astounding. The pride and passion you We are Wanderers give this football club and our region shows that our future is bright and we continue to grow taller Lyall Gorman and stronger with each step we take together. 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Wellington Phoenix, raising a total of $15,000 which a truly moving example of selflessness. WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS Have REMAINED ON THIS DAY undefeaTED IN Wanderers Assistant Coach Ante Milicic played his 60th National Soccer League match on 1 November 1995. Starting for Sydney United, Milicic played 89 minutes as the Western Sydney club ran out 1-0 winners over Brisbane Strikers thanks to a 77th minute strike by Thursday FC co-host david Zdrilic. a 21-year-old Tony Popovic also featured in the Round 3 match, playing 90 minutes at the Sydney 16 United Sports Centre in front of 2,579 spectators. SUCCESSIVE This was United’s first win of a mini form run of 3 REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE MATCHES wins that would see them defeat powerhouses Marconi, WON 13 | DREW 3 Sydney olympic and Melbourne Knights for top position in the early stages of the 1995/96 NSL season. WSWANDERERSFC.COM.AU 08 "YOU ASK ANY FOOTBALLER GROWING UP AND THEY ALwaYS wanT TO PLAY FOR THEIR LOCAL CLUB." WANDERERS FC VS ADELAIDE UNITED 09 MARK BRIDGE: ONE YEAR ON Story by Stan Uzunov @stanuzunov The NRMa insurance Western Sydney Wanderers opened the season with an undefeated october and last week’s domination of Sydney FC was a fitting way to meet the club’s first anniversary of its maiden Hyundai a-League goal and win. aturday 28th october 2012 will forever be “it was good for me because i’ve been a Western entrenched in the club’s folklore as a lone Mark Sydney boy my whole life.