Mariners v Wellington pre-season cup thread

[marinermick]

I have been told that it is officially Sasho so apologies for leading you guys astray.

[kevrenor]

By FRED WOODCOCK
- The Dominion Post | Wednesday, 11 July 2007

New Zealand under-20 World Cup performers Jacob Spoonley and Greg Draper have the inside running for professional A-League contracts with the Wellington Phoenix after coach Ricki Herbert sent them SOS calls.

East Coast Bays goalkeeper Spoonley, 20, was easily New Zealand's best player in Canada during the past week, particularly impressing with his handling, while Canterbury striker Draper, 17, made an impact in all three matches despite only starting in the 2-1 loss to Mexico on Monday.

Both players, who arrive home today, are set to travel to Gosford for the Phoenix's first Pre-Season Cup match against the Central Coast Mariners on Saturday.

"We need to take a goalkeeper because Mark (Paston) is injured and I think Jacob did all right at the World Cup and certainly hasn't let himself down," Herbert said yesterday.

The pair might be joined by some of their under-20s teammates. Seven Phoenix players are out through niggling injuries, suspension or international duty, and clearances are yet to be received for the four Brazilian players. That would leave Herbert with the bare 11, including Spoonley and Draper.

"Who the others would be, I'm not sure," Herbert said. "Fingers crossed the Brazilians are okay to play but it's a long process and we're not counting on it."

Meanwhile, veteran Wellington striker Vaughan Coveny is likely to be the answer to the future quiz question: Who captained the Phoenix in their first match?

With skipper Ross Aloisi (one- match suspension from last season) and vice-captain Tim Brown (injured) both missing for the Bluetongue Stadium match, Herbert confirmed Coveny was the leading candidate to wear the captain's armband.

"I'm not sure but Vaughan could," he said. "I haven't decided on it 100 per cent but it makes sense to me and he would understand that role."

[kevrenor]

Yellow wannabees ...

www.yellowfever.co.nz/

[brett]

pffft

We're going to embarrass them on Saturday

I can't wait to be back in that bay singing songs about shit

[marinermick]

clarky is out with a hip injury

browny is in doubt with a groin injury and ossie with an ankle injury

heff and tommy did not train because of injury but will play

who will play right back?

[alicia]

marinermick said:

clarky is out with a hip injury

browny is in doubt with a groin injury and ossie with an ankle injury

heff and tommy did not train because of injury but will play

who will play right back?

Honey Soy?

[Bearinator]

Boogs/Stringers Wilko Viddy Heff???

Possible back 4??? Not much else to choose from is there.

[marinermick]

bearinator said:

Boogs/Stringers Wilko Viddy Heff???

Possible back 4??? Not much else to choose from is there.

will be osman if he overcomes injury but perhaps viddy can go out there and boogs in the middle

or porter

if brown doesn't make it then it may be tommy with kwassy on the right, or hutch on the left and tommy on the right

at least lawrie has options

[marinermick]

alicia said:

marinermick said:

clarky is out with a hip injury

browny is in doubt with a groin injury and ossie with an ankle injury

heff and tommy did not train because of injury but will play

who will play right back?

Honey Soy?

well honey soy did have a conversation with clarky about being right back at the break bar last saturday night/early sunday morning

maybe she got some advice

[dru]

Assuming stringers, browny, ossie and owens are out I'd be going something like this.

.......................Danny
........Vidmar...... Wilko...........Heff
Kwassie...Tommy..Mile....Gumps ...Hutch
..............Sasho..............Nik

Trotty
Boogs
smitta
simon

[marinermick]

lawrie won't play 3-5-2

he would rather play players a little out of position and work on the formation as it is pre-season

[Andy]

marinermick said:

clarky is out with a hip injury

browny is in doubt with a groin injury and ossie with an ankle injury

heff and tommy did not train because of injury but will play

who will play right back?

Smitta?

[dru]

marinermick said:

lawrie won't play 3-5-2

he would rather play players a little out of position and work on the formation as it is pre-season

In the Gaffer we trust.

probably why he is the manager and I'm a hack supporter.

[marinermick]

FFA Media Release

Thursday, 12 July 2007



2007 PRE-SEASON CUP - WEEK 1 PREVIEW




Round One (1) of the 2007 Pre-Season Cup gets underway this weekend with the Hyundai A-League's newest club, the Wellington Phoenix, to make their competitive debut against the Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford (Saturday 14th July, Kick-Off 6:00pm AEST). To mark this historic event, the Central Coast Mariners have opened up their gates and allowed free entry to all spectators, with supporters encouraged to provide a gold coin donation to support local charity 2GO’s Give Me 5 For Kids.



The first match of the round will kick-off at the Port Macquarie Regional Stadium where the Newcastle Jets will host Perth Glory (Saturday 14th July, Kick-Off 2:30pm AEST), with Queensland Roar lining up against Sydney FC later that evening at the Maroochydore Soccer Club on the Sunshine Coast (14th July, Kick-Off 7:00pm AEST).



In a re-match of the Hyundai A-League 2007 Grand Final, Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United will go head-to-head at the Aurora Stadium in Launceston (Sunday 15th July, Kick-Off 1:00pm AES) to complete the opening round's matches. With city and state pride at stake, Adelaide United will be looking to overturn the 5-0 defeat they received the last time these two teams met, whilst Melbourne Victory will commence their campaign to defend the Premiership and Championship titles they claimed last season.



In a change from the previous two Pre-Season cup competitions, all group phase matches will be subject to the bonus point rule that will see teams gain one (1) bonus point if they score two (2) goals in a match, two (2) bonus points if they score three (3) goals and three (3) bonus points if they score four (4) or more goals. The rule is applied to both teams irrespective of the result, whilst the traditional allocation of points will still be applied (three (3) points for a win; one (1) point for a draw; zero (0) points for a loss).



With the Hyundai A-League season only forty-one (41) days away, all eight clubs will be eager to get some much needed competitive match practice under their belts in the lead-up to the season opening on the weekend of the 24-26 August 2007.



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2007 PRE-SEASON CUP - Round 1 Squad Previews



Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

Saturday 14 July 2007

Kick-Off 2.30 PM AEST (2.00pm ACST, 12:30pm AWST)

Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie



Newcastle Jets Squad: 1.Ante Covic (GK), 20.Ben Kennedy (GK) 2.Adam Griffiths, 3.Jade North, 4.Steve Eagleton, 5.Stuart Musialik , 6.Andrew Durante, 11.Tarek Elrich, 12.Paul Kohler, 13.Adam D’Apuzzo, 14.Jobe Wheelhouse, 15.Scott Tunbridge, 16.Craig Deans, 17.Troy Hearfield, 18.Noel Spencer, 19.Mark Bridge.


Unavailable: Matt Thompson (injured), Joel Griffiths (suspended)

Newcastle Jets Media Contact Tracy McKelligott ([e-mail] or [phone])



Perth Glory Squad: 3.David TARKA, 4.Simon COLOSIMO, 5.Jamie HARNWELL, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 7.Anthony DANZE, 8. David MICEVSKI, 10.Billy CELESKI, 13.Nikita RUKAVYTSYA, 14.Jamie COYNE, 16.Nick RIZZO, 19.Naum SEKULOVSKI, 30.Tando VELAPHI (gk), 50. Tommi TOMICH (gk).



Unavailable: Jason PETKOVIC (leg - indefinite), Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY (overseas), Mate DRAGICEVIC (overseas), Stan LAZARIDIS, Leo BERTOS (groin – 1 week), Jimmy DOWNEY (stomach – 1 week), Hayden FOXE (awaiting clearance), Aleks VRTESKI (short term loan at ECU Joondalup).



Perth Glory Media Contact Mark White ([e-mail] or [phone])





Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix

Saturday 14 July 2007

Kick-Off 6.00 PM AEST (8:00pm NZST, 5:30pm ACST, 4:00pm AWST)

Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford



Central Coast Mariners Squad: 1.Mathew TROTT (gk), 3.Paul O’GRADY, 5.Bradley PORTER, 6.Andre GUMPRECHT, 7.John HUTCHINSON, 8.Dean HEFFERNAN, 9.Nik MRDJA, 10.Tom PONDELJAK, 12.Tony VIDMAR, 16.Nigel BOOGAARD, 17.Matthew OSMAN, 18.Alex WILKINSON (Captain), 19.Adam KWASNIK, 20.Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 22.Sasho PETROVSKI, 23.Mile JEDINAK.



Unavailable: Andrew Clark (groin injury - 2 weeks), Damien Brown (groin injury - 1 week), Matt Simon (Central Coast Lightening Duty), Andrew Redmayne (AIS Duty, Greg Owens (Back Injury -3 weeks).



Central Coast Mariners Media Contact Miles Allen-Scott ([e-mail] or [phone])




Wellington Phoenix squad: 2.Jeremy CHRISTIE, 3.Tony LOCHHEAD, 4.Cleberson GOIS, 8.Vaughan COVENY (Captain), 9.Shane SMELTZ, 10.Michael FERRANTE, 11.Daniel CORTES, 13.Steven OLD, 14.Steven O’DOR, 15.George PALADINI, 20.Glen MOSS (gk), 21.Felipe CAMPOS, 22.Royce BROWNLIE, 26.Greg DRAPER, 30.Jacob SPOONLEY (gk)



Unavailable: Ross Aloisi (suspension – 1 week), Mark Paston (foot – 4 weeks), Karl Dodd (hamstring – 2 weeks) , Tim Brown (hamstring – 2 weeks), Richard Johnson (achilles – 2 weeks), Vince Lia (knee – 7 weeks), Costa Barbarouses (national duty – 2 weeks)




Wellington Phoenix FC Media Contact John Mitchell ([e-mail] or [phone])





Queensland Roar v Sydney FC
Saturday 14 July 2007
Kick-Off 7.00 PM AEST (6:30pm ACST, 5:00pm AWST)
Maroochydore Soccer Club, Sunshine Coast



Queensland Roar Squad: 1.Liam REDDY (gk), 5.Josh McCLOUGHAN,7.Michael ZULLO, 8.Massimo MURDOCCA, 9.Simon LYNCH, 10.Ante MILICIC, 11.REINALDO da costa, 12.Tahj MINNIECON, 14.BenGRIFFIN, 15.Matt McKAY, 16.Hyuk-Su SEO, 17.Mitch NICHOLS, 18.Danny TIATTO, 1.9Sasa Ognenovski, 21.Chris GROSSMAN, 22.Robbie KRUSE, 23.MARCINHO, 24.Jake HALING(gk).



Unavailable:Stuart McLaren (ankle– 1 week), Andrew Packer (hamstring – 4 weeks),Matt Ham (shoulder injury – out for season).



Queensland Roar Media Contact -Neil Favager ([e-mail] or [phone])



Sydney FC Squad: 1Clint BOLTON (gk), 2Iain FYFE, 3Nikolas TSATTALIOS, 4Mark RUDAN, 6Ufuk TALAY, 7Robbie MIDDLEBY, 9David ZDRILIC, 10Steve CORICA, 11Brendon SANTALAB, 14Alex BROSQUE, 15Terry McFLYNN, 17Jacob TIMPANO, 18Adam CASEY, 19Michael ENFIELD.



Unavailable: Ruben ZADKOVICH (ingrown toenail - three weeks), David CARNEY (Qantas Socceroos duty), Mark MILLIGAN (Qantas Socceroos duty), Tony Popovic (awaiting clearance).



Sydney FC Media Contact - Mark Worwood ([e-mail] or [phone])





Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

Kick-Off 1.00 PM AEST (12:30pm ACST, 11:00am AWST)

Sunday 15 July 2007

Aurora Stadium, Launceston


Melbourne Victory Squad: 1.Michael THEOKLITOS (gk), 2.Kevin MUSCAT (Captain), 3.Daniel PIORKOWSKI, 4.Adrian LEIJER, 5.Ljubo MILICEVIC, 6.Steve PANTELIDIS, 7.Matthew KEMP, 9.Daniel ALLSOPP, 11.Joseph KEENAN, 12.Rodrigo VARGAS, 13.Kaz PATAFTA, 14.Adrian CACERES, 18.Leigh BROXHAM.


Unavailable: Grant Brebner (groin - 2 weeks), Archie Thompson (National Team Duty), Carlos Hernandez



Melbourne Victory FC Media Contact – Tony Ising ([e-mail] or [phone])



Adelaide United Squad: 20.Robert BAJIC, 2.Richie ALAGICH, 6.Cassio, 10.Nathan BURNS, 11.Bruce DJITE, 13.Travis DODD (Captain), 15.Jonas SALLEY, 16.Bobby PETTA, 17.Isyan ERDOGAN, 18.Robert CORNTHWAITE, 21.Jason SPAGNUOLO, 22.Diego, 24.Les ANASTASIOU, 25.Milan SUSAK, 30.Lucas ANDRUCCI.



Unavailable: Paul Agostino (foot - 6 weeks), Shaun Ontong (groin – 3 weeks), Kristian Sarkies (knee – 3 weeks), Daniel Beltrame (calf – 3 weeks), Dez Giraldi (ankle – 4 weeks), Lucas Pantelis (quadriceps – 4 weeks), Michael Valkanis Capt. (suspended – 3 weeks), Angelo Costanzo (suspended – 1 week).



Adelaide United Media Contact - Dom Rinaldo ([e-mail] or [phone])





Note:

- Squads subject to change

- Accredited Media wishing to attend any 2007 Pre-Season cup match should contact the respective home club media contact prior to match day to reserve their seat in the media seating area.

- To receive more information regarding Media Accreditation for the






2007 Pre-Season Cup – Fixtures

Group A: Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets.

Group B: Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix, Queensland Roar, Sydney FC.

ROUND 2

Fri 20 July 07 - Adelaide United vs Perth Glory @ Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide - Kick-Off 7:30pm ACST (8.00.pm AEST, 6:00pm AWST)
Sat 21 July 07 - Central Coast Mariners vs Queensland Roar @ Wade Park, Orange - Kick-Off 3:00pm AEST (2.30pm ACST, 1:00pm AWST)
Sun 22 July 07 - Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets @ Skilled Stadium, Geelong - Kick-Off 2:00pm AEST (1.30pm ACST, 12:00pm AWST)
Sun 22 July 07 - Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC @ The Basin Reserve, Wellington - Kick-Off 2:00pm NZST (12.00pm AEST, 11:30am ACST, 10:00am AWST)

ROUND 3

Fri 27 July 07 - Wellington Phoenix vs Queensland Roar @ QE2 Stadium, Christchurch - Kick-Off 7:00pm NZST (5.00pm AEST, 4:30pm ACST, 3:00pm AWST)
Fri 27 July 07 - Adelaide United vs Newcastle Jets @ Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide - Kick-Off 7:30pm ACST (8.00pm AEST, 6:00pm AWST)
Sat 28 July 07 - Perth Glory vs Melbourne Victory @ Darwin Football Stadium, Darwin - Kick-Off 6:30pm ACST (7.00pm AEST, 5:00pm AWST)
Sun 29 July 07 - Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners @ Canberra Stadium, Canberra - Kick-Off 3:00pm AEST (2:30pm ACST, 1:00pm AWST)

PLAYOFFS - Fri 3 Aug 07 Through to Sun 5 Aug 07

a: Winner Group A vs Runner Up Group B @ Winner Group A Home determined venue
b: Winner Group B vs Runner Up Group A @ Winner Group B Home determined venue
c: 3rd Place Group A vs 4th Place Group B @ 3rd Place Group A Home determined venue
d: 3rd Place Group B vs 4th Place Group A @ 3rd Place Group B Home determined venue

FINALS - Fri 10 Aug 07 Through to Sun 12 Aug 07

7th/8th:Loser Match (c) vs Loser Match (d) @ Highest Placed Loser Match (c) / (d) determined venue
5th/6th: Winner Match (c) vs Winner Match (d) @ Highest Placed Winner Match (c) / (d) determined venue
3rd/4th: Loser Match (a) vs Loser Match (b) @ Highest Placed Loser Match (a) / (b) determined venue
Final: Winner Match (a) vs Winner Match (b) @ Highest Placed Winner Match (a) / (b) determined venue

For more information regarding the 2007 Pre-Season Cup rules, go to www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=hal_rules

*NOTE: Match date and kick-off times are subject to change without notice.



Time Key:

AEDT = Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11)

AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

ACDT = Australian Central Daylight Time (UTC+10:30)

AWDT = Australian Western Daylight Time (UTC+9)

NZDT = New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC + 13)

UTC = Coordinated Universal Time

[marinermick]

browny is out so i am guessing this starting lineup

danny
ossie wilko viddy heff
kwas mile gumps tommy
sasho nik

trott
boogs
hutch
simon

[Trogdor]

looks like a great lineup to me

[marinermick]

geez, most of the clubs have some significant absentees

perth, adelaide and wellington look to be hit pretty hard

i wonder if adelaide's lucky run injury wise for the past two seasons has run out

[jocwa08]

We are gunna kick ass...
No matter how many injuries...
We could play Danny up front and still win...
They think they got a chance cos they got brazilians...
Prediction mariners win 3-1

[dru]

I'm hoping for all 6 points this weekend. ;D

marinermick said:

Unavailable: Ruben ZADKOVICH (ingrown toenail - three weeks)

Wouldn't you just put foot injury down?

[DJ]

dru said:

I'm hoping for all 6 points this weekend. ;D

marinermick said:

Unavailable: Ruben ZADKOVICH (ingrown toenail - three weeks)

Wouldn't you just put foot injury down?

That injury bloody hurts - I had to have mine cut out, I certainly wouldn't win a best looking toe nail competition!