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Melbourne Victory 3 Wellington Phoenix 1 Melbourne Victory finally got the result its coach and players had been…
(This article appeared as 'Shootin' it Stateside,' in Goal Weekly, ( December 2011, p.19). Bruce Arena, David Beckham’s…
Micky Petersen Micky Petersen was one of the best all-round talents in Australian football. He was top class Socceroo…
Melbourne Victory 1 Adelaide United 1 Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United played out a one-all draw at Etihad Stadium…
This article appeared in Goal Weekly, 9 December 2011, p. 2, and the Geelong Advertiser, 10 December 2011, p. 42 as…
Melbourne Victory 2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 (Galaxy 4-3 on penalties) Friendly tour matches, even with a sponsor’s trophy…
(This appeared in the Geelong Advertiser, on 5 December 2011, p. 20 as 'Book it now, Winnie. Diversions, plagiarism and…
(A shorter version of this article appeared in the Geelong Advertiser, 2 December 2011, p. 34, under the title 'Kicking…
(This article appeared in my Blast from the Past column in Goal Weekly, 25 November 2011, p. 19.) John Gardiner was…
Melbourne Victory 2 Perth Glory 2 Melbourne Victory got the advantage of some curious refereeing decisions but gave…
Stanley Matthews English author Jon Henderson is writing a new biography of (Sir) Stanley Matthews. He is seeking…
This article appeared in Goal Weekly on Friday,11 November 2011, p. 19. It was inspired by Vin Maskell whose website…
Melbourne Heart 3 Newcastle Jets 0 Heart went seeking its first win of the season at home to Newcastle Jets on Saturday…
Melbourne Victory 2 Brisbane Roar 2 The highly awaited clash between the runaway league leader Brisbane Roar and…
Melbourne Heart 1 Sydney FC 1 It was heartbreak of the Heart at AAMI Park on Saturday night when the home team thought…
The Tom Wills saga Published in the Geelong Advertiser, 20 October 2011, p. 40. The campaign for the recognition of Tom…
Melbourne Victory 0 Melbourne Heart 0 The first Melbourne derby of the 2011-12 season ended in a scoreless draw. For…
Melbourne Heart 1 Perth Glory 2 Melbourne Heart’s first home game against Perth Glory ended in a disappointing two-one…
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Australia 3 Oman 0 Australia took on Oman in the first leg of back-to-back matches in qualification for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 at ANZ…
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Melbourne Victory 0 Sydney FC 0 The long awaited clash between Victory and Sydney with the Kewell and Emerton show as the main event kicked off at…
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Leslie James Shorrock, 15 April 1921-28 September 2011: Prince of photographers was one of kind. I knew him through the game of football with which…
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Published in the Geelong Advertiser, 23 September 2011, p. 30, as 'Harry's tail has a flick.' It did not take Harry Kewell and his manager Bernie…
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Sjel (Mike) de Bruyckere. After a stellar career as player and coach at senior level de Bruyckere continued his involvement with the game, coaching…
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(Published on the Goal Weekly website, 19 August 2011. www.goalweekly.com) Last week I wrote about bending the rules in sport in general terms, but…
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Victorian members of the Young Socceroos with their medals. Left to right: Mark Silic, Robert Spasevski, Robert Stojcevski, Kevin Muscat, Kris…
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Photo: Geelong Advertiser. Tanks for the memories and the role of cheating in sports This article was published as 'Purity in sport elusive,' Geelong…
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Ray Baartz heads goalwards against Uruguay in Sydney in 1974. Source: Sid Grant, Jack Pollard’s Soccer Records. Punching above its weight: No wonder…
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Skippers in opposition. Victory's Adrian Leijer closes down Georgios Samaras of Celtic. Melbourne Victory 0 Celtic 1 Melbourne Victory lost by a…
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Georgios Samaras, Neil Lennon, Mehmet Durakovic and Grant Brebner face the media. Celtic expects tough match Celtic expects its toughest match of its…
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Tommy Burns of Celtic shields the ball against Red Star Belgrade during the World of Soccer tournament at Olympic Park, Melbourne. The referee is…
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Ben Buckley, John Brumby, Lucas Neil and James Merlino at the launch of another big game in Melbourne. Good governors of the game or dictators? The…
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A win for 'the worst team in Britain'. Jim Cassels, the birder of Arran and a good friend sent me this piece of news which I have been sending on to…
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Deakin University Originally published as: , ‘A new look at soccer violence’, in Denis Hemphill, All part of the game: Violence and Australian Sport…
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Ben le Cornu (left) of Surfcoast tries to wrong foot Liam Nelson of Corio, watched by Steve Luczo (5). Surf Coast stuns Corio in local derby In a…
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Adam Federici watches a Dejan Stankovic Free kick fly past his post. Australia 0 Serbia 0 Australia played Serbia at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night…
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(This was published in Goal Weekly on 23 May 2011, before United were beaten by Barcelona in the Champions League final.) It has been a good year for…
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Australia’s 1969 squad before the World Cup qualification matches. Back row, left to right: Les Bordacs, manager, Alan Marnoch, John Watkiss, Stan…
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The item below appeared in the Sunday Age Sport, 1 May 2011, p. 28. Caption for photograph Celtic Football Club, 1908, with Charity, Scottish and…
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Zoran Matic, coach for the ages Over the years Australian football has been graced by some first class players, coaches and teachers drawn from the…
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This year in Scotland the ‘Old Firm’, Celtic and Rangers, will meet seven times in the 2010–11 season. Somewhere along the line the notion has arisen…
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Matthew Foschin takes the ball on his chest, surrounded by team-mates and opponents. Melbourne Victory 2 Tianjin Teda 1 Melbourne Victory gained its…
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Cheryl Salisbury (right) in action for the Matildas in the third-place match of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s Asian Cup in Vietnam on 8…
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Crowd scene at Olympic Park with Fabio Cudicini in the Roma goal: Source: Laurie Schwab, The Socceroos and their Opponents. A S Roma visit to…
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Kids at play. Photo: Sydney Low / asteriskimages.com FFA’s new structure: window dressing or worse Football Federation Australia has just announced…
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Midfield action with Tom Pondeljak of Victory and Park Hyun Bem of Jeju United Melbourne Victory 1 Jeju United 2 Melbourne Victory lost its first…
City of Greater Geelong Cup 2011 Day Date Time Team G Team G Fri 4-Feb-11 8.00 Corio 3 Surfcoast 3 (Andrew Palmieri…
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Gary Burton of Bell Park and Corio's Mijo Marinovic vie for possession Corio and Surfcoast secure play-off spots in City of Greater Geelong Cup There…
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Action from the Geelong Rangers versus North Geelong game North Geelong and Geelong win City of Greater Geelong Cup matches North Geelong had a…
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Eren Enes of Corio tries to break away from David Valys (5) of Geelong Rangers North Geelong secure grand final spot, while Corio and Rangers share…
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A flare at the Melbourne Victory versus Melbourne Heart derby in January 2011 Football fans and violence: what is really going on? The blogosphere…
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Jasko Ikanovic (9) tries to force his way through the Rangers defence Geelong crush Rangers in CoGG Cup Geelong ran up four goals without reply…
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Gary Burton, Sam Ryan (8) and Justin Cortorillo of Bell Park combine to thwart North Geelong’s Nathan Cook (32) North Geelong struggle to subdue Bell…
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Melbourne Heart fans and their banners Melbourne Heart 2 Sydney FC 2 Melbourne Heart and Sydney FC rounded off their participation in the 2010–11…
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North Geelong on the attack against Corio North Geelong defeat Corio, Rangers and Surfcoast draw In the third round of matches in the City of greater…
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CoGG Cup matches settled by late goals Action from the Geelong Rangers versus Bell Park match in the CoGG Cup In the round robin matches in the 2011…