FORTY-SEVENTH EDITION SEASON 2015/16 ROUND 9 VS BRISBANE ROAR PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY CONTENTS THIS MATCH We’VE PACKED THIS ISSUE OF THE WANDERER WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR tonight’s maTCH FEATURES FORTY-SEVENTH EDITION SEASON 2015/16 ROUND 9 VS BRISBANE ROAR PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY PLAYING HAppY 8 DERBY DAY REVENGE 18 THE WANDERER A return to Australia has brought a new lease Our Westfield W-League side aims to The views in this publication are not necessarily the views of of life for Dario Vidosic level the score the NRMA Insurance Western Story by Jacob Windon Story by Domenic Trimboli Sydney Wanderers FC. Material in this publication is copyrighted and may only be reproduced with the written permission from the Club. REGULAR COLUMNS ADVERTISING OPEN LETTER: VOLUNTEER TODAy’s MATCH 16 GUARDIAN FUNERALS For all advertising enquiries TOM DANIELS 5 WANDERCREW MEMBER OF in The Wanderer or questions FOX FOOTBALL FIX 20 THE WEEK: AHMED HABIB about partnership with the club please contact the WARM UP 6 AND MATTHEW WEBBEY 26 Corporate Partnerships team SLAV’S SPOT THE [email protected]. FIVE THINGS 11 DIFFERENCE 22 IN THE COMMUNITY: MACARTHUR HELPING PHOTOGRAPHY PLAYERS TO WATCH: CORPORATE NEWS: FOOTBALL SOAR 27 All photography courtesy of REDMAYNE VS YOUNG 13 RECOGNITION OF WANDERFUL Ali Erhan, Daniel Boud, Getty Images, Parramatta Melita VOLUNTEERING 23 WANDERERS SHOP 29 Eagles and Steve Christo. FOX FOOTBALL FOCUS WITH KATE COHEN 15 TAKE FIVE WITH ANDREU 25 OUR PARTNERS 30 STAY CONNECTED VISIT WANDERLAND.COM.AU 3 BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE OpEN LETTER FROM THE VOLUNTEER LIFE AS A GUARDIAN FUNERALS WANDERCREW MEMBER Y NAME IS Tom Daniels and I are lifelong and they see first-hand the rewards am a PDHPE teacher at that volunteering has without the need Katoomba High School by day of a financial reward in return. A HELPING HAND Mand in my down time I volunteer as part of the Volunteering gives you a sense of self-worth as Tom Daniels Guardian Funerals Wandercrew. you know that you are giving up your free time to is part of our My role within the Wandercrew is Hub Leader help others. Before any home game it is amazing Guardian Funerals of pre-game promotions: I am one of the guys who how many people seek us out for their match day Wandercrew gives you your match day program before the program: it has become an integral part of their game. My crew consists entirely of Western Sydney match day experience and we get to give it to them. residents who love our club and give up their time As well as the programs our role is to assist in any each game day to enhance the enjoyment of all of enquiry about the day, no matter how big or small. you. We are a team made up of labourers, office On behalf of the pre-game promotions workers, tradies and students. volunteer team, especially my students, Being a volunteer is a fantastic way to give back I wish to say a sincere thank you to our to my community. It gives me an opportunity to beloved Western Sydney Wanderers for the combine my loves of football and teaching. On any opportunity to play a small part of the match given home game you will see up to a dozen of my day experience. I would also like to thank the school students in their blue Guardian Funerals Wandercrew sponsors Guardian Funerals. Wandercrew uniform. These kids range from Year 8 The Wanderers give us so much; it is easy to give a to Year 12 and when they finish their schooling they little bit back. Who do we volunteer for? still volunteer for the Wanderers. Guardian Funerals and NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers have shown these kids TOM DANIELS what it is like to be part of something special. The WANDERCREW MEMBER lessons they learn along their volunteering journey WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS FC STAY CONNECTED FOLLOW US @WSWANDERERSFC 5 WARM UP BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE WHAT DOES THE FOXE SAY WITH HAYDEN FOXE HE FEELING IN the squad is obviously have nothing to fear about them as we fear T very positive after some great results. no one. We want to concentrate on what we We have been no different in the way we can do with the ball and focus on what our have approached our previous games and structure is, no matter what the opposition. we have kept the same structure since However, we know that the season the very first round of the season. is long and we need to maintain this The players have been in great form and standard of performance for the this has been shown by their performances remainder of the campaign. If we on the park. Already there have been some can keep playing the football we are comparisons to history in season one and I producing at the moment for the whole ON THIS DAY would love to be able to look into a crystal of the season we know we will be at the COURTESY OF ANDREW HOWE ball and tell you “yes, we will win the title right end of the table come finals time. @ANDYHOWE_STATTO and repeat the efforts of the first season From day one our goal has been to win, and and hopefully do one better.” we have a great attitude and winning mentality ARRAMATTA FC, FORMERLY Melita We are definitely heading on the right within the squad to ensure we keep winning. PEagles, enjoyed the biggest win track that has been set by Tony Popovic They will be a tough team to break of its seven year national league and it’s hopefully a sign of great things down as they have also had a strong existence with a 4-0 hammering of to come for not only the squad but the start to the season and have some great Newcastle Breakers on this day in greater Wanderers community. players. We will approach the game the 1993. Two of Melita’s best known In today’s match we take on Brisbane same way as we have approached the first strikers, Marshall Soper (3 goals) Roar and they also play a possession-based eight of the season with hopes that we can and Joe ‘Spitfire’ Spiteri, scored game of football similar to ourselves. We continue on this successful run tonight. for Parramatta in the match played in front of 3116 at Melita Stadium. MATCH DAY PARTNER FIxtURes & ResULts It had been a good start to the We’d like to thank our match day 1993/94 national league season for Scan the QR code below for all score partner for tonight’s match against Eagles who had won the (pre- updates across our Hyundai A-League, Brisbane Roar. season) national cup final a few Westfield W-League and Foxtel weeks earlier with a 2-0 victory over National Youth League matches. Sydney United, giving the club an impressive W8-D3-L1 start to the season including cup games. The goal feast against Newcastle was the last for a while however as the Rale Rasic-coached Eagles followed with a six-match goalless streak, the club eventually limping to tenth on the NSL final ladder. 6 THE WANDERER ROUND 9 BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE WARM UP #HASHTAG You can earn 20 points in the WSW Rewards app by using the official hashtag +20 +100 FIELD REPORTER #wsw - PLUS you could POINTS POINTS WITH DEAN HEFFERNAN @HEFF35 appear in The Wanderer. 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Roar and they have also been looking good We have been looking really this season. This match will be a real test sharp and I have enjoyed watching for the squad heading into the Christmas the team play some exciting period to see where they stand on the table. and creative attacking football: The Central Coast Mariners last the Spaniards have been really weekend made it difficult for the squad awesome and I have especially to play their normal game but I think @SCUBAINSTRUCTR loved watching Mitch Nichols play that the squad today will be too good for as he’s been on fire for the Red & the Roar and they will be able to make it Black this season. six from six. WSWREWARDS DOWNLOAD THE APP TODAY! Turn to page 28 now to see how you can win the @THE_TRAVEL_CAM Ultimate+20 Members+100 Derby Experience. 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