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VROUND 12 LAMBERT PARK

7.45PM • SATURDAY27TH MAY 2017

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WELCOME

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On behalf of the Club, we would like to welcome to Lambert Park, the Sydney United 58 players,

supporters, sponsors and administration staff, for this huge and vital top of the table clash, hopefully, in front of a bumper crowd.

It is a vital game today for the Club, as we strive to maintain first position in the PS4 NPL NSW Club Championship and, at the same time, qualify for a position in the last 32 clubs on offer, in the high profile, and prestigious, FFA Cup.

The Club has never hidden our obsessive desire to qualify for the last 32 in the FFA Cup, as we are fully aware that a successful run, or a lucrative draw, could bring about a desperately needed financial windfall for the Club.

We are hoping that our supporters come out in force, and in big numbers, this coming Tuesday 30th May 2017, here at our little boutique stadium of Lambert Park, with kick off at 7.30pm.

Our opponents are the Southern Districts Raiders, who just like us, view the FFA Cup, as being of significant importance, and as such the reality is that both clubs are playing the most important match in their recent history.

To this extent, we thank all the Club’s various sections and arms, and their respective coaches and managers, in calling off training for this massive FFA Fixture, to allow

all the club’s players the opportunity to attend what will, undoubtedly, be a nerve racking and spine tingling event.

We would like to remind all our Life Season Pass Holders, and 2017 Season Badge Holders, as previously conveyed in past years, and even in 2017, that Life Season Passes, and Season Badges are not valid for any FFA Cup fixture.

The same applies for parents of registered players, who gain automatic complimentary entry to all of the Club’s First Grade Competition Matches. For the FFA Cup fixtures, all spectators, other than children under 16, must pay admission gate entry fees.

But, now back to today’s critically important fixture, there is no doubt that Sydney United will be firing on all cylinders and are slowly, and surely, storming their way to the top of the table.

I take this opportunity to remind all supporters to support our 43 valued and alliance partners, as without their financial support, common sense will tell one and all, that the Club simply would not be financially viable.

On behalf of the Club, wishing the coaching and the entire playing group, the best of luck and sincere wishes, for this incredibly important four day period, for both the players and the Club.

Tony Raciti Honorary President

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Head Coach: Danial CumminsCoach: Bronislav Jasiczek Von CastelloAssistant Coach: John CallejaManager: Sergio BucciarelliManager: Emanuele ZiinoGear Steward: Ben VivianiHead of Senior Football: Billy McColl

Referee: Assistant Referees:

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S B # NAME 2 VLISMAS Kris 3 WOODCOCK Riley 5 TOMELIC Anthony 6 USKOK Tomislav 7 SHIN Yutaro 8 SIM Mat 9 VRANIC Aidrian 11 TOMIC Ante 14 STAVROULAKIS Nick 16 PARIC Stepjan 17 BILIC Matthew 18 TRIFIRO Glen 20 MARKOVIC Petar 21 MANOS Thomas 22 FRAGOGIANNIS Yanni 23 NIKAS Pani 25 STEWART Jack 30 BABIC Luke 32 OLSEN Nic 35 SHROEDER Andre

Coach: Mark Rudan Assistant Coach: Jerry BilokapicAssistant Coach: Tomi Vidovic GK Coach: Vitas Males Manager: Ray Gerrie

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MATCH

FIRST GRADE

Heritage Round will kick off with a bang as league leaders APIA Leichhardt Tigers host Sydney United 58.

APIA has been playing quality football in recent weeks and will be hoping to make it three wins from as many games on Saturday.

Built around a hard working midfield and stifling defence, APIA will look to break down Sydney United 58’s skilful attack.

United 58 go into the game with seven wins from their past eight games.

Mark Rudan’s outfit have rediscovered their killing instinct after a slow start to the year and, lead by the mercurial Panny Nikas, will hope to continue their incredible resurgence.

This clash has the potential to be one of the matches of the season.

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS

1 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 11 8 0 3 25 11 14 24

2 Blacktown City FC 11 7 3 1 21 11 10 24

3 Sydney United 58 FC 11 7 1 3 23 11 12 22

4 Sydney Olympic FC 11 6 3 2 16 10 6 21

5 Rockdale City Suns FC 11 6 2 3 23 18 5 20

6 Manly United FC 11 5 3 3 26 21 5 18

7 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 11 4 4 3 19 15 4 16

8 Wollongong Wolves FC 11 4 1 6 11 16 -5 13

9 Sydney FC 11 3 1 7 17 24 -7 10

10 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 11 2 2 7 20 33 -13 8

11 Sutherland Sharks FC 11 2 0 9 16 29 -13 6

12 Parramatta FC 11 1 2 8 13 31 -18 5

1ST GRADE - PLAYSTATION 4 NPL NSW MEN’S

BALL BOYS NSW YOUTH BOYS UNDER 14s

Zac BegetisTanna Bellear

Rory ScottIsrael Ekundayo

Joshua YeohFenn Hodgson-Yu

Joseph RoddyDylan Chau

Dean EfstathiouJames Oliver Khoury

Cruz LombardiJasper Smith

Jordan Chapman-RaceCharlie Ragg

Clayton RasmussenAri Karjalainen

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Rockdale City Suns 0 - APIA Leichhardt Tigers 2 at Ilinden Sports Centre

APIA Leichhardt Tigers has returned to the top of the PlayStation®4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s ladder after defeating Rockdale City Suns 2-0 at Ilinden Sports Centre on Sunday.

Goals to Sean Symons and Murray condemned Rockdale to their third straight defeat as APIA made it back to back wins.

Murray gave APIA the lead early in the second half and they didn’t look back as Symons wrapped up the result with an 84th minute strike.

Blacktown City FC 0 - Sydney United 58 FC 0 at Lilys Football Stadium

Blacktown City has held out a rampant Sydney United 58 in the PlayStation®4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s Round 11 fixture at Lilys Football Centre.

The Reds came into the game coming off a seven-game winning streak and at times looked like they would topple the competition’s best.

However, City maintained a strong defensive game and were able to keep them out before nearly stealing it on several occasions. It was a fierce PlayStation®4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s Grand Final rematch with both side’s surely happy to take home a point.

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PLAYER

FULL NAME: ADRIAN VLASTELICA

Nickname: Skip

Three people you’d invite to a party: My brother, Roger Federer and Ivan Rakitic

Worst habit: Biting my nails

Coffee order: Don’t drink coffee

Favourite Colour: Orange

Which actor would you choose to be: Bradley Cooper

Most used emoji: Laughing face

Biggest inspiration: My parents

Game day routine: Get up light breakfast, chicken salad for lunch then pack my bag.

Favourite APIA team mate: All the boys

Favourite Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu (Real Madrid)

Film: Home Alone 1

Favourite City: Sydney

Holiday Destination: Split, Croatia

Drink: Vodka solo

Best Football Memory: Playing against Juventus in 2013 and result being 0-0

Season Goal: Win minor premiership and grand final

FULL NAME: SEAN O’CONNELL

Nickname: Soc

Three people you’d invite to a party: Charlie sheen, Andrew mailer and Keith Shevlin.

Worst habit: Eating

Coffee order: Don’t drink it

Favourite Colour: Blue

Which actor would you choose to be: Leonardo DiCaprio

Most used emoji: Wink

Biggest inspiration: Andrew Mailer

Game day routine: A good breakfast

Favourite APIA team mate: All the boys

Fav Stadium: Villa Park

Film: Roadhouse

Favourite City: Vegas

Holiday Destination: Colombia

Drink: Heineken

Best Football Memory: winning the championship in 2012

Season Goal: winning the championship

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MILLGATE Nathan 2 1 3 1 7GALIMI Paul 3 3 1 7SYMONS Joshua 3 2 3 2 10BARTELS Bradley

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O’CONNELL Sean 1 1BICZO Corey 3 1 1 5WEST Matthew 1 1PARISI Franco

MURRAY Jordan 2 2COX Dominic

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MUATA-MARLOW Themba 1 3 4

SYMONS Sean 3 2 5VLASTELICA Adrian 1 1UCCHINO Adrian 2 1 3 2 2 10LUNDY Brandon

SEKIYA Tasuku 1 2 2 3 2 3 13STEPHAN Cameron

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1. The Winner of the APIA Player of the Year Award, will accompany APIA’s Under 20s Youth Squad to the Annual Viareggio World Cup Youth Tournament, held in Viareggio, Italy, departing usually in January or February annually. However, if the Viareggio Tournament is scheduled outside of either January or February in 2018, as was the case in 2017, when it was held in March, then the tour will not go ahead, and the Winner will receive a cash contra prize of $2.5K.

2. The Runner Up will receive a Complimentary Dinner for Two at Dolcissimo at Haberfield.

3. The 3rd Place Winner will receive the club’s full playing and training kit.

4. The Winner will be announced at the Club’s Joint Annual Awards Presentation and 40th Anniversary Gala Fundraising Dinner, celebrating Anthony Raciti’s 40th consecutive year, as both the Junior and Senior Clubs Honorary President. This Gala event will be held on Friday 29th September, 2017, at Le Montage, situated at 38 Frazer St, Lilyfield NSW 2040

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FEATURE STORY

Before I moved from Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney many moons ago, my impression of

Australian sporting culture was rather one dimensional and naive.

My viewpoint was purely based on what I’d seen of Australian national teams in sports such as rugby union, rugby league and netball, codes that enjoy a popular following in my homeland.

Back then, whenever New Zealand lined up against Australia in each of these sports, those who wore the green and gold were predominantly white Australians of British heritage. Players with names like Shaw, O’Connor, Lynagh and Hawker. Rogers, Cronin and Reddy. To me, that was normal.

Australian football (soccer) meanwhile, was completely different.

As a youngster, my first sporting love was football (soccer). I played for Mt Wellington, one of the most successful clubs in the country, and represented Auckland at the Under 16 nationals.

I remember watching my senior team, the national league champions of New Zealand, play a Trans-Tasman challenge match against Australian NSL champions Marconi. I also remember looking through the match program and noting that while every Mt Wellington player was of Anglo-Celtic heritage (plenty of Poms and Scots in that lineup), the Stallions’ team was very different. European names such as Prskalo, Jankovics, Krncevic and Vieri jumped off the page and hit me squarely between the eyes.

Being a curious fellow, I wondered where these players with the exotic names had come from and wondered why they were playing for an Australian team.

Little did I know that my interest in that Marconi Stallions side was the beginning of a love affair with Australian football and a journey that would lead me to write a bit about a game that I’d come to adore.

Not long after watching the Trans-Tasman stoush, I moved to Sydney and realised that not only was multiculturalism alive and well in Australia’s largest city, the sporting landscape here was vastly different to the one I’d left behind.

Unlike New Zealand, rugby in Australia was dominated by private school old boys and university-educated chaps who earned a crust in the professions. Doctors, lawyers and stock brokers were a dime a dozen within the Wallaby ranks.

League and Aussie rules were the most popular winter games, the games for the masses. And finally, there

was football - working class to the core but often regarded as the black sheep on the local sporting landscape.

Why? Because unlike the others, football was the one and only sport that truly represented the multicultural melting pot that is modern day Australia.

I even turned out for a South American side in an Ethnic Cup tournament (apparently my Maori genes gave me the look required to qualify for the team) and couldn’t believe the popularity of the event and the technical brilliance showed by the Latinos and continental Europeans. The Brits weren’t too bad either and part-timers or not, the talent on display was astounding.

Fast forward to 1996 and I’m a rookie photojournalist earning a crust contributing words and pictures to a weekly rag called Inside Soccer. As part of my beat, I don’t miss a home game involving NSL giants Sydney United, Sydney Olympic and Marconi Stallions.

I also cover various games in the NSW state leagues, visiting clubs such as Blacktown City, Bonnyrigg White Eagles, APIA Leichhardt Tigers, Manly, Melita, Rockdale and Sutherland.

I gradually learn the storied histories of clubs that were established by ethnic communities as long ago as the 1950s, when an avalanche of European immigrants flooded into the urban capitals of Sydney and Melbourne, changing the demographic of a nation.

Italians, Greeks, Croatians, Serbians, Macedonians, Maltese and the Jewish community formed their own football clubs across Sydney and those clubs played a huge role in the assimilation process. These communities identified with their football clubs as outlets for social interaction and a sense of belonging. The clubs also attracted to their games large and boisterous crowds that were both the envy and the bane of the locals.

My football journey continues as I attend matches and training sessions and press conferences. I read about the history of the local game and like every self-respecting “football addict” get my TV fix on SBS. I speak to people involved at all levels, from grass roots to the top end, enhancing my football education and enjoyment of the game. I can’t get enough.

In 1996, Branko Culina’s Sydney United are the aristocrats of the Australian game and with the likes of Zeljko Kalac, Tony Popovic, Ante Milicic, David Zdrilic and Kresimir Marusic, it’s no surprise that they play a sublime brand of football that takes them all the way to the NSL Grand Final. Unfortunately, Culina’s men suffer

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an upset away loss to Brisbane Strikers in front of a record crowd of 44,000.

At Olympic, I admire the goal-scoring nous of Kris Trajanovski and Abbas Saad, the skill and majesty of Milan Blagojevic, and the industry of Peter Tsekenis. There’s also a 17-year-old kid by the name of Brett Emerton who will go on to play almost 100 games for the club before forging a career at Dutch giants Feyenoord, and Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League.

Meanwhile, over the coming years I also grow to admire the Wollongong Wolves, who claim consecutive NSL Premierships in 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 with a talented roster that includes Scott Chipperfield, Matt Horsley and Paul Reid. The Wolves capture the imagination of the local football community and prove that even a club from regional NSW can foot it with the best.

Olympic win their second NSL title in 2001-2002, with Ante Milicic grabbing the winner in the Grand Final against Perth Glory before 42,000 fans in the far west.

But despite the big grand final crowds, the NSL is struggling and by early 2004, the competition is shut down and replaced by the new A-League.

The collapse of the NSL sees the likes of Sydney United, Sydney Olympic, Wollongong Wolves and Marconi reacquaint themselves with other former national league clubs APIA Leichhardt, Blacktown City, Parramatta Eagles and St George in the NSW Premier League, the elite state competition that kicked off way back in 1957.

Today, Marconi and Saints no longer play at the state’s elite level, having been relegated to the second tier; but another former NSL club, and the most successful of them all, Hakoah Sydney City East, has re-emerged from the wilderness to again take their place in the sun.

Established by Jewish migrants in 1939, Hakoah Sydney City East won five state Premierships and four grand finals before emerging as the most successful club in National Soccer League history, winning four Championships under the name of Sydney City in 1977, 1980, 1981 and 1982.

The club boasted some of this nation’s finest footballers, including Ray Baartz, Jim Patikas, John Kosmina, Jimmy Mackay and Joe Watson. But unfortunately, despite the incredible success of the team, City just couldn’t draw a crowd and due to financial considerations, the club made the decision to withdraw from the national competition.

After some years in the wilderness, Hakoah Sydney City East two years ago won promotion to the PlayStation4 NPL NSW Men’s competition and have since managed to hold their own against the best of the best in NSW.

Meanwhile, I discover that Blacktown City is by far the most successful club in NSW state league history, winning more Premierships and more Championships (i.e. grand finals) than anyone else.

Sydney United 58 are a close second on the leaderboard, while other clubs such as Parramatta FC, Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Hakoah Sydney City East, APIA Leichhardt Tigers, Sutherland, South Coast Wolves, Sydney Olympic, Manly United, and Rockdale City Suns also have their names proudly engraved on the honours boards out at Football NSW.

Meanwhile, it needs to be said that while the ethnic clubs established by European migrants all those years ago provided the foundation stones for football in NSW, (indeed, in Australia), district/association clubs such as Manly United and Sutherland Sharks have been just as important to the local game, providing opportunities for players and fans alike and boasting rich histories dating as far back as 1930 (Sutherland).

There’s also a misconception that the Brits, the Irish and the Aussies haven’t had too much of an influence on local football, but nothing could be further from the truth, as players, coaches and administrators from those backgrounds have been at the forefront of the local game for decades.

This weekend Heritage Round will be celebrated at various grounds around Sydney. It’s a round that holds special significance for NSW clubs and celebrates their history and the contribution they’ve made to the football landscape since the start of the 20th century.

So to the players and fans who are involved this weekend, enjoy the football and regardless of the history of your club, take a moment to remember the significance of the occasion. Not just in a footballing sense, but also in an historical sense.

After all, football history is Australian history and for me, it’s a rich one that I’ve been blessed to enjoy ever since that Marconi side with the exotic names rolled into Auckland all those years ago.

By Derek Royal, Football NSW Reporter

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Sutherland Sharks FC 11 8 2 1 35 11 24 26

2 Sydney United 58 FC 11 6 2 3 17 11 6 20

3 Blacktown City FC 11 6 2 3 17 12 5 20

4 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 11 6 1 4 28 16 12 19

5 Sydney Olympic FC 11 5 2 4 19 20 -1 17

6 Sydney FC 10 4 4 2 18 8 10 16

7 Manly United FC 11 4 2 5 24 23 1 14

8 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 11 4 2 5 14 15 -1 14

9 Rockdale City Suns FC 11 3 3 5 10 21 -11 12

10 Wollongong Wolves FC 10 3 1 6 16 23 -7 10

11 Parramatta FC 10 2 1 7 10 20 -10 7

12 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 10 1 2 7 9 37 -28 5

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24 Shaho ISMAEEL HASAN25 Aedon KYRA26 Christian THEUMA27 Antonio TASSONE28 Benjamin MCCARRON29 Mathew BARKHO30 Rainer SMAHEL31 Jordan MORFITIS32 Stephan ADATTINI33 Abdul Khaliq MOHSENI34 Nicholas POGONOWSKI35 Jackson VOLARICH36 Jack ARMSON37 Dominion NASRABADI38 Samuel GULISANO39 Samuel PASLIS56 Hayden MACEROLA

Coach: Michael UrukaloAssistant Coach: James BottalicoManager: Mario Guerrera

26 Alex ABBULLAH27 Josh BRISKOSKI28 Ante VRLIC29 Matthew ZANON31 Emilio MANOS34 Liam IVANCIC36 Ante MARKOVIC37 Kyle DOMENICI38 Anthony TRIMBOLI39 Daniel SESTAN40 Lucas PERVAN 41 Anthony POLJACK42 Daniel DIAZ43 Tony YANG44 Luke VLASTELICA

Coach: Antoni Zmire

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MATCH

A fascinating top of the table clash between fourth-placed APIA Leichhardt and second-placed Sydney

United will take place at Lambert Park on Saturday evening with both sides looking to keep pace with competition leaders Sutherland Sharks.

APIA Leichhardt assumed top spot in first grade last week and the U20s will have serious designs on maintaining their place at the right end of the table having won five of their last seven. The Tigers haven’t been as consistently sound defensively as their United 58 opponents so far this campaign but only Sutherland (36) have scored more than Michael Urulako’s men (28) who have also kept two consecutive clean sheets, a record that will boost their confidence ahead of the weekend’s fixture.

The second-placed Reds come into the affair in similarly impressive form and already hold one victory over APIA this campaign following their comfortable 2-0 win in round one. United 58 have shown great balance across the pitch and boast the equal best defensive record in the competition with only eleven goals conceded: they will have every chance at making a statement by holding off their free-scoring opponents and coming away with an upset victory at Lambert Park.

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40 Tristan MICHELMANN41 Zander REGAN42 Nicholas AZZONE43 Ethan BLUMENTHAL44 Peter NICHOLS45 Fabian KAPROT46 Adam KHALAF47 Vinko GACIC48 Bradley DOLLIN49 Nathan MELLINO50 Zane HICKMAN51 Oscar BERNAUER52 Riccardo LO RUSSO53 James CAKOVSKI54 Alexander LASOVSKI55 Jarrad WILEY

Coach: Claudio KappAssistant Coach: Alexander KappManager: Suzanne Hickman

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Sydney FC 10 8 1 1 27 8 19 25

2 Rockdale City Suns FC 11 7 2 2 26 9 17 23

3 Manly United FC 11 6 4 1 18 12 6 22

4 Sutherland Sharks FC 11 5 1 5 17 18 -1 16

5 Wollongong Wolves FC 10 4 3 3 20 12 8 15

6 Sydney United 58 FC 11 4 3 4 16 17 -1 15

7 Parramatta FC 10 3 5 2 12 11 1 14

8 Blacktown City FC 11 4 1 6 14 11 3 13

9 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 11 3 3 5 16 24 -8 12

10 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 11 2 2 7 15 26 -11 8

11 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 10 1 5 4 11 24 -13 8

12 Sydney Olympic FC 11 0 4 7 11 31 -20 4

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1 Aiden KENNY2 Adam GASPAROVIC3 Christian ZEBEC4 Jack GATALLARI5 Cole MUTTON6 Todd BENNISON7 Junghee CHO8 Ryan FAHEY9 Hamish LAMBERTON10 Nikolas LAI11 Joshua DE ROSSI12 Aiden TOBIN13 Ali KARIMI14 Athony PEDAVOLI15 Rijad MAHINOVIC16 Joshua JOHNSON

Coach: Tony Sekulic

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1 Country Halpin2 Stepanie Fyfe3 Dana Buttigieg4 Sammy Scarlato5 Olivia Cicco6 Lucy Gilfredder7 Erin Clout8 Carla Canini9 Christy Ferreyra10 Filiz Urkanci11 Rachelle Wang12 Maddie Lathan13 Beatrice Sim Sing14 Beatky Watts15 Kylie Manias16 Jennifer Bennett17 Gill Raymond

Coach: Matteo MaioranaManager: Roberto Maiorana

21 Bojana Poletanovic22 Nicole Carmichael23 Tania Black24 Maddison Gray25 Emily Smith26 Emma Mason27 Ana Jandagi28 Annalise Limnios29 Dione King30 Jocelyn Nasr31 Jenna Stergess32 Lucy Friend 33 Victoria Kakoliris34 Kim Cozen35 Claire Kartambis36 Elizabeth De Nobrega37 Adelaide Qassis 38 Ashleigh Travers99 Juliana Nikolovski

Coach: Glenn Errington

20 Thea Draganova81 Annabel Femia82 Anna Lucas83 Gabrielle McAinsh84 Amy Redden85 Aleisha Camporeale86 Eva Ragg87 Ashley Warr88 Alicia Nigro89 Kira Hodgson-Yu90 Lauren Sibbald91 Gemma Furlan92 Emilia Ligato93 Alice Kevans94 Zoe Belfanti

Coach: Craig FletcherManager: Faye Draganova

UNDER 1340 Olivia Femia41 Moya Denford42 Beth Sanderson43 Tiarne Schuman44 Amelia Griffin45 Claire Eaton46 Lili Masterton47 Carley Dimitropoulos48 Abbey Harrison49 Taylor Bosilkovski50 Alina Stojcevski51 Hazel Duwenbeck52 Ella Burgess53 Alyssa McDonald54 maya Urquhart55 Stephanie Marsh56 Stephanie Volos

Manager: Roberto MaioranaManager: Lisa Wallaston

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60 Sofie Bamonte61 Sofia Issa62 Mia Rea63 Abbey Fletcher64 Lilly Dummett65 Talisa Gray66 Natalie Marchese67 Nikki Murray68 Bethany Phillips70 Vanessa Vlach71 Natalie Bartolotto72 Ashley Limnios73 Grace Qassis74 ally beaufils75 Jaimie Kappas76 Alannah Galan

Coach: Ernesto BivonaManager: Sharon Fletcher

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2 Joshua Alcorn9 Jaeden Andreazza3 Nicholas Andrews13 Jayden Azzopardi5 Jeremy Carboni7 Sean Comer6 Angus Craig11 Shawn Dong12 Joshua Keenan8 Giovanni Lombardi4 Chris Maguire1 Nathan Rapley14 Dean Sozeridis15 Riley Tran-Huynh Coaches: Sam Solidakis and Gino LombardiManager: Sharon Rapley

1 Zac Begetis2 Tanna Bellear3 Rory Scott4 Israel Ekundayo5 Joshua Yeoh6 Fenn Hodgson-Yu7 Joseph Roddy8 Dylan Chau9 Dean Efstathiou10 James Oliver Khoury11 Cruz Lombardi12 Jasper Smith13 Jordan Chapman-Race14 Charlie Ragg15 Clayton Rasmussen16 Ari Karjalainen Coach: Gino LombardiManager: Nick Begetis

2 Marcus Apostolakis16 Carlos Barriga4 Luke Dimeo5 Vincent Fedele6 Dimitri Gremos1 Jett Griffiths7 Oliver Hughes8 Will Johnson10 Aidan Sheils11 Kristian Slunjski12 Yianni Solidakis13 Paul Soravia14 Sebastian Vardavas15 Alexander Zinnato18 Dylan Chau Coaches: Gino Lombardi and Sam SolidakisManager: Nick Begetis

1 Sammy Salcedo Rose2 Alexander Bardas3 Joshua Lazzaro4 Liam Zafiris5 Marcus Mallard8 Roy Pachon9 Matthew Brewster10 Samuel Jackson11 Benjamin Georgievski12 Jonathan Jones13 Alessandro Lacalandra14 Nathanael Blair15 Sebastian Portas16 Manu Van Ogtrop19 Salvatore Ciolino Daniel Bosnich Coach: Giustino SilvestroManager: Michael Bosnich

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14 Bassam Aoun17 Antony Barbic10 Kian Caleta5 Victor Cipolla2 Jordan Dias Dimitri Elias Diniotis6 Antonio Glavan8 Gabriel Gotting11 Joseph Hatem1 Aayan Jagavkar15 Avele Jaucian-Alaalatoa20 Kristijan Kero12 Julian Perugini3 Justin Poon Antonio Rizzo16 Luka Samardzic19 Levi Sciuriaga18 Nicholas Stojkovic4 Christian Tanti13 Thomas Wilson Coach: Joe CaletaManager: Fred Hatem

3 Lachlan Anderson4 Damian Barbic1 Dov Baron18 Gary Basmajian2 Ben Becker5 Marco Capuano6 Michael Conti9 Lachlan Excell8 Joe Foster20 Alessio Genova Lachlan Iacono16 Nickolas Migras19 Massimo Papallo10 Oliver Sacks Shannon Selby7 Ryan Seligsohn13 David Sitnikoski14 Noah Slunjski15 Danilo Treffiletti

Coach: Bart BarbicManager: Howard Seligsohn

12 Nicholas Aoun17 Tristan Boutros5 Gabriel Carboni11 Mikah Chilas8 Arran Connelly4 Dominic Cruz15 Taliesin Dorigo7 Joseph El-Azzi9 Lucas George1 Lachlan Hind16 Thomas Hynes8 Benjamin Leet13 Patrick Lucraft3 Cale Mallard6 Hamish Muir14 Rocco Murden20 Lucas Terpos19 Bellino Testafredda10 Matteo Vaccaro18 Zac Zarrino

Coach: Joe CaletaManager: Patty Zarrino

3 Josef Amado2 Dion Bedroosi17 Lucas Colubriale16 Levi Frangieh15 Zac Jurukov14 Troy Megerditchian13 Julian Moores10 Antonio Raciti12 Ethan Sacks11 Eizar Tanjung9 Amos Taouil8 Gianni Testafredda5 Luca Tropiano4 Pierson Tsaridis6 Richard Wilson7 Marco ZarrinoCoach: Andrew CasaliManager: Patty Zarrino

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ROUND 02 VS Hakoah Sydney City East FC

SUN 19TH MARCH 2 - 0

ROUND 04 VS Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC

SUN 2ND APRIL 4 - 0

ROUND 06 VS Sydney FC

FRI 14TH APRIL 3 - 0

ROUND 08 VS Sydney Olympic FC

SUN 30TH APRIL 1 - 2

ROUND 10 VS Blacktown City FC

SUN 14TH MAY 1 - 0

ROUND 12 VS Sydney United 58 FC

SAT 27TH MAY 19:45

ROUND 14 VS Sutherland Sharks FC

SAT 10TH JUNE 19:45

ROUND 16 VS Wollongong Wolves FC

SUN 25TH JUNE 16:45

ROUND 18 VS Parramatta FC

SUN 16TH JULY 16:45

ROUND 20 VS Manly United FC

SUN 3OTH JULY 16:45

ROUND 22 VS Rockdale City Suns FC

SUN 13TH AUGUST 15:00

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Dignitaries present at the Official Grand Opening Ceremony of the Upgraded Lambert Park Sports Facility on 22nd March 2014.From left to right: Mark Reading (FNSW Director), Cr Darcy Byrne (Former Mayor of Leichhardt), Cr. Vera-Ann Hannaford (Leichhardt Councillor), Jamie Parker (Member for Balmain), John Sidoti (Member for Drummoyne), Tony Raciti (Honorary President of APIA Leichhardt Tigers), Barry O’Farrell (Former Premier of NSW), Joe Fuda (in the background) APIA Leichhardt Board Director, Gabrielle Upton (former Minister for Sport and Recreation), Charles Casuscelli (former Mayor of Strathfield), Greg O’Rourke (FNSW Chairman), Anthony Albanese (former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia), Don Harwin (President of the Legislative Council of NSW), Jim Apostolovski (former APIA Leichhardt Tigers Board Director), James Chetcuti (FNSW Board Director), Eddie Moore (FNSW CEO), Tony Andreacchio (Wests Ashfield Leagues Board Director).

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