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MATCH WARM UP
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BACCUS A BRIGHT LIGHT 8
It hasn't been the season the Red & TODAY’S MATCH 16
Black had hoped for, but Keanu Baccus
is taking all the positives. JUNIOR WANDERER ZONE 18
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THE LETTER 05
IAN DICKSON
WANDERERS AMBASSADOR
Good evening and welcome to tonight's match against Melbourne Victory. We've
come along way and that's the best thing about the Wanderers, it's our potential
and where we are going to be. Things will change with the sport and the league, but
the Wanderers will be a Centre of Excellence for years and years to come. I'd like to
think that in a few years time we'll be watching Real Madrid or Manchester United
and we'll be watching some young kids that have came out of the club's Academy
under Crooky (Ian Crook). It's funny because I went over to Blacktown when they
first started developing that Centre and the players were training and getting
into ice baths that were wheely bins. It was laughable. A club that had so many
aspirations, it was a real ram-shackle operations then but everyone was thinking
about the potential. So now to have these start-of-the-art facilities, an Academy
that is second-to-none and the sort of people we are attracting to the club is just
amazing. Then of course, the icing on the cake is Bankwest Stadium. Where it feels
fantastic, the Derby earlier on in the year sounded incredible. Where we used to
sit at Pirtek Stadium, there were so many young families there that brought young
babies. You saw them every year get older and older, they would grow into bigger
jerseys. We are really are big family. Looking now at the appointment of Jean-Paul
de Marigny, it's amazing. I think he's really experienced and knows the game really
well, and learnt a bit of mongrel under Muscat at the Victory. But I really love the
fact that we have Labi (Labinot Haliti) with us. Labi was one of our first players and
he was absolutely gun in that run to the Asian Champions League, obviously then
went elsewhere but then came back. But that's what we need to be as a club, we
need to be a spiritual home for players so that they can satellite out and do what
they do. But they'll always want to come back and be part of our club, to see us
grow the Wanderers family even bigger.
PRIDE. POWER. WEST.
06 WARM UP
Marco Rojas slammed Victory into a
29th-minute lead and, after Andrew Nabbout
earned and scored a penalty on the hour
MATCH
mark, the Kiwi forward netted another
precision finish on 69 minutes to notch his
fourth goal in two games, his sixth strike of
PREVIEW
the season and his 33rd Hyundai A-League
goal for the club.
Elvis Kamsoba came off the bench to mark
his 23rd competition appearance with a
long-awaited first goal, two minutes into
stoppage time, and the Burundi international
celebrated with some much-anticipated
acrobatics to put an exclamation mark on a
The Wanderers return to Bankwest stunning performance and result.
Stadium and are back in action tonight, taking The result showed some promising signs
on Melbourne Victory to wrap up the season. for Melbourne Victory who will be bringing
Both clubs haven't had the season they this momentum with them to their first
were hoping for and will be looking to match at Wanderland.
end on a high when they meet on With Finals now out of the picture, it'll
Wednesday night. now be pride on the line when the Red
The Red & Black head into the match after & Black meet a similarly inconsistent
falling short in a manic 5-3 match against Melbourne Victory side in their final match
Western United which also marked the end of the season.
of the club's Finals Series hopes. The last time these two sides met was in
The Wanderers were down 3-0 in the mid-October with the Wanderers snatching
70th minute before staging a comeback in all three points in what was a massive result
10 minutes thanks to a cheeky back heel for the club.
from Tass Mourdoukoutas and a brace from With the scores locked at 0-0 at half
captain Mitchell Duke. time, Keanu Baccus produced a special
But United hadn't read the script which piece of magic to open the scoring in the
ended in the Wanderers favour. 54th minute, lashing home a first time
A costly mistake at the back from shot from about 25 metres to give the
Mourdoukoutas led to a fourth United goal Wanderers the lead.
scored by Max Burgess, and with the lead Marquee striker Alex Meier, who has only
back in their hands Rudan's side turned to been in the country for a month and was
their inspirational captain Diamanti for one playing just his second game in the Hyundai
more touch of class. A-League, added a second eight minutes
The Italian's second chipped goal with just later as the Red & Black silenced the home
minutes to play wrapped up all three points crowd to go two up.
for United in what was an eight-goal thriller, Victory pulled a goal back via a Ola
ending the Wanderers chances for a Finals Toivonen penalty on 71 minutes, ensuring a
Series appearance. hectic finish to the game.
Victory head into the match after recording But, the Wanderers showed great character
an emphatic 4-0 win against an out-of-sorts to hold firm and record their second win from
Perth Glory. the opening two games of the season. (Top to bottom) Wanderers celebrate their Round 2 win over Melbourne Victory
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WARM UP 07
ON THIS
DAY
FIELD
REPORTER IAN CROOK
@CHIPPYCROOK63
up an age group this weekend and secured a
vital 2-1 win against Olympic.
It has been great watching this group
develop and continue to enjoy their football.
Our senior first grade team also earned
their first points of the National Premier
League 1 competition in a tough match
against Manly United.
It was the first time the two sides had
met in the NPL 1 and the first half certainly
matched that uncertainty.
The match finished 0-0 and it was a very
positive performance by the young group
Despite some wild weather over the who were up against some of the most
weekend which proved to be testing at experienced players of the competition.
times, it was great to see so many of our If you ever want to follow along the action
Academy teams get some impressive results of our first grade team please head to the
over the weekend. club's Twitter account or check out NPL.tv
Aside from our under 18s who's game was who will be streaming every match of our
abandoned due to the storm, each of our first grade team's season.
Academy teams went onto the field with As always, I wish all our Academy teams
pride and passion. all the best for the coming weekend On this day in 2018, the Wanderers fell victim to the ultimate
It was once again a solid weekend for and hope they can continue their strong sucker-punch as a counter-attack goal condemned them
our under 13s and under 16s, who both performances. to a 1-0 loss against Adelaide City in the FFA Cup Round of
get a special mention for their 6-0 and 5-0 32. In front of a vocal crowd at Marden Sports Complex, the
victories over Sydney Olympic. Wanderers controlled play for the duration of the match but a
On another positive note, many of the breakaway by Thomas Love was enough to take the win and
players in our under 14s team also played seal a night that will go down in Adelaide City folklore.
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FEATURE 09
BACCUS A
BRIGHT LIGHT
IT HASN'T BEEN THE SEASON THE RED & BLACK HOPED
FOR, BUT KEANU BACCUS IS TAKING ALL THE POSITIVES
It has shaped up to be one of the biggest Perth Glory, where he joined older brother
seasons in his relatively short professional Kearyn on the field.
career, but Wanderer Keanu Baccus has A stellar season in the youth team saw
never been more ready for what lies ahead. Keanu voted by his fellow peers as Foxtel
Born in his native South Africa, Baccus National Youth League Player of the Year at
moved to Australia at a young age and grew Wanderers Medal 2017, capping off a fantastic
up in Kings Park. year of development for the youngster.
The midfielder started his football journey Fast forward two years later to 2019 and
at Parklea, playing for the club up until U9s Baccus had almost featured in every match
before moving to Fairfield Hotspurs. for the Red & Black in the 2019/20 season
Baccus then had spells at Blacktown Spartans becoming a force to be reckoned with since
and Blacktown City before joining the Wanderers. graduating from the Wanderers Academy.
The gifted youngster joined the Wanderers The midfielder was then voted by
during the Foxtel NYL 2014/15 season and made his fellow players as the winner of the
his debut against Melbourne Victory in Round 4. prestigious Wanderers Medal, wrapping up
In 2016/17, Keanu made his Hyundai a fantastic season for Baccus who scored
A-League debut in Round 13's clash against three goals and was called up to the Olyroos.
WE ARE THE WANDERERS.
10 FEATURE
(This page) Keanu celebrating in front of the fans at our Looking now at the present time, Baccus and get a win for the members, fans and
first Hyundai A-League match back at Wanderland. has continued his exponential growth and everyone involved in the club."
development at the Wanderers. The match will also mark the end of a
And for the second season in a row, congested period for the Wanderers who were
Baccus has made the midfield his own on average playing a match every three days.
stage and has been integral in many of the For Baccus, the short-turnaround and
Red & Black's memorable performances tournament style finish to the season was
this season. something to embrace as it gave the opportunity
Ahead of the team's final match of the for more players to play in more matches.
season, Baccus says it's time to take all the "It's been a lot of minutes in the last few
positives from their previous matches and weeks because of COVID-19," explained Baccus.
look towards building for next season. "Tournament style is good. All of us
"We're a massive club and it's unusual players want to play more games in training.
times for us not being part of the Finals this "Everyone enjoys playing games and
season," said Baccus. winning, but unfortunately, we couldn't get
"I'm expecting it to be a really good game the result done to make Finals this year.
against Victory and we really need to take "But we will take the positives and come
the positives from our last couple games back stronger next season."
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Baccus is now part of a larger group of Baccus playing a pivotal role in the club's (This page) Baccus scores from 25m out in this season's
players who have broken into the first team inspiring performance and result. Round 2 match against Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park.
setup from the Wanderers Academy. The 21-year-old produced a special piece
Teammates have now become family of magic to open the scoring, lashing home
for the youngster who is now playing a first time shot from about 25-metres out
alongside the likes of Tate Russell, Tass to give the Wanderers the lead.
Mourdoukoutas, Mohamed Adam and Daniel It was a moment for Baccus to remember
Wilmering who have all graduated from the for the rest of his career, but tonight's
Academy set-up. match against Victory is all about the
"It's an honour to play for the Wanderers team having a good performance and
and put the shirt on each week," said Baccus. not the midfielder repeating the same
"I play for the badge, the members and incredible feat.
fans, and everyone involved like the staff. "We need to win today and need to be
"It's a family club and family-culture, and positive and take the result," said Baccus.
we just want to do the best we can for our "Hopefully, if I can hit the back of the net
members and fans. that's great.
"The only way is up for us." "But we'll see what happens. It's all about
The last time the Wanderers faced a good team performance first and a good
Victory was back in mid-October with win for everyone involved at the club."
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GAMES PLAYED
THIS SEASON
771
33
SUCCESSFUL PASSES
670
18
24
GAMES PLAYED
THIS SEASON
SUCCESSFUL DRIBBLES
55 24
INTERCEPTIONS
37 10
TACKLES WON
84.6 84.1
PASSING ACCURACY
KEANU MIGJEN
BACCUS BASHA
#17 MIDFIELDER #18 MIDFIELDER
WE ARE THE WEST.14 FEATURE
WANDERERS
EARN A POINT
THE WANDERERS NPL 1 FIRST GRADE TEAM HAVE EARNED
THEIR FIRST POINT OF THE COMPETITION
STORY BY CAMERON SMITH
@CAMERONSMITH709
Manly United had the better of the chances hitting the left
upright and going close on other occasions, but they were
few and far between as the Wanderers defence stood solid.
The best chance for the Red & Black came just before half
time when a corner was whipped across the face of goal, but it
was tapped over the bar just six yards out by Jamie Percevski.
The Wanderers and Manly United have played out in a nil-all The Wanderers came out of the blocks quickly after the
draw on Friday night at a cold and very damp Cromer Park. break, with Jarrod Carluccio creating a chance just minutes
With neither side wanting to commit too many players into the second half.
forward, the first half was cagey as both sides tried to get a Carluccio again looked likely in the 56th minute after
feel for the match and their opposition in the wild weather. moving into an attacking position from right back. HeFEATURE 15
MANLY UNITED 0
WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS 0
WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS
40. Oliver KALAC (GK), 2. Thomas
AQUILINA, 7. Jarrod CARLUCCIO (c),
9. Duantae MARINER (12. Stefan
NIKOLIC 67’), 11. Lochlan CONSTABLE
(26. Alessandro LOPANE 79’), 17.
Dean PALEKANOS, 19. Rory JORDAN,
21. Ali AUGLAH, 22. Paolo BONANNI,
23. Jamie PERCEVSKI, 24. Peter
GROZOS
Unused substitutes: 50. Jack GIBSON
(GK), 15. Nectarios TRIANTIS, 25.
(This page) Jarrod Carluccio controls received the ball on the edge of the box and cut inside only Yousef SAWALHA, 28. Isaac HOVER,
the ball to drag his shot just wide of the post. 30. Mason FERNANDEZ
Manly United forced their way back into the match and
went close on a couple of occasions in the 58th and 62nd OTHER NPL RESULTS
minutes as they looked to gain control of the match. U20: Manly United 4-0 WSW
The youthful Wanderers side showed a lot of fight and U18: Match abandoned due to storm
spirit and the game turned back in favour of the Red & Black U16: WSW 5-0 Sydney Olympic
who had the better chances late in the second half through U15: WSW 2-1 Sydney Olympic
Stefan Nikolic and Ali Auglah. U14: WSW 1-2 Sydney Olympic
A dramatic late finish in favour of Arthur Diles’s team looked on U13: WSW 6-0 Sydney Olympic
the cards, but ultimately it wasn’t enough to steal all three points.16 TONIGHT'S MATCH
TONIGHT'
SQUAD
S B # NAME POSITION SPONSOR
¨ ¨ 1 DANIEL LOPAR GOALKEEPER McDONALD'S
¨ ¨ 4 DYLAN McGOWAN DEFENDER ACCESS FIRE
¨ ¨ 5 DANIEL GEORGIEVSKI DEFENDER VACCARO GROUP
¨ ¨ 6 MATTHEW JURMAN DEFENDER MATE
¨ ¨ 7 MITCHELL DUKE FORWARD PEPPER MONEY
¨ ¨ 8 JORDAN O'DOHERTY MIDFIELDER JD SPORTS
LADDER
¨ ¨ 9 NICOLAI MÜLLER FORWARD STULZ
¨ ¨ 10 SIMON COX MIDFIELDER TURNER FREEMAN LAWYERS # CLUB P W
¨ ¨ 11 BRUCE KAMAU FORWARD CASTLE HILL HYUNDAI
¨ ¨ 13 TASS MOURDOUKOUTAS DEFENDER TRINITAS GROUP 1 SYDNEY FC 25 16
¨ ¨ 16 MATHIEU CORDIER DEFENDER BELLROCK BROKING
¨ ¨ 17 KEANU BACCUS MIDFIELDER BEST SIGNS 2 MELBOURNE CITY FC 25 13
¨ ¨ 19 PIRMIN SCHWEGLER MIDFIELDER CENTURIA
3 WELLINGTON PHOENIX 25 12
¨ ¨ 20 VEDRAN JANJETOVIC GOALKEEPER JOE BLACK
¨ ¨ 22 NICHOLAS SULLIVAN MIDFIELDER A.S.S. FENCING
4 BRISBANE ROAR 26 11
¨ ¨ 23 KOSTA GROZOS MIDFIELDER GPP EXCAVATIONS
¨ ¨ 27 KWAME YEBOAH FORWARD REES ELECTRICAL 5 PERTH GLORY 25 10
¨ ¨ 28 FABIAN MONGE MIDFIELDER CHOICE PHARMACY
¨ ¨ 29 DANIEL WILMERING MIDFIELDER WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY 6 ADELAIDE UNITED 26 11
¨ ¨ 31 NOAH PAGDEN DEFENDER BELLROCK BROKING
¨ ¨ 33 TATE RUSSELL DEFENDER INDUSTRIAL HARVEST 7 WESTERN UNITED 23 10
¨ ¨ 34 PATRICK ZIEGLER DEFENDER MULTIQUIP
8 NEWCASTLE JETS 25 8
¨ ¨ 35 MOHAMED ADAM FORWARD LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS
¨ ¨ 40 NICHOLAS SUMAN GOALKEEPER HERTZ 9 WANDERERS FC 25 8
¨ ¨ 50 TRISTAN PRENDERGAST GOALKEEPER McDONALD'S
COACH ASSISTANT COACHES 10 MELBOURNE VICTORY 25 6
JEAN-PAUL DE MARIGNY LABINOT HALITI
DAVIDE DEL GIOVINE 11 CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 26 5
SUBSTITUTES
P PLAYED W WINS D DRAW L LOSS PTS POINTS
OFF ON'S MATCH TONIGHT'S MATCH 17
SQUAD
# NAME POSITION S B
1 Matthew ACTON Goalkeeper ¨ ¨
2 Storm ROUX Defender ¨ ¨
4 James DONACHIE Defender ¨ ¨
6 Leigh BROXHAM Midfielder ¨ ¨
7 Kenny ATHIU Forward ¨ ¨
9 Andrew NABBOUT Forward ¨ ¨
CORRECT AS OF WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST
10 Robbie CRUSE Forward ¨ ¨
D L GF GA GD PTS 13 Birkan KIRDAR Midfielder ¨ ¨
15 Giancarlo GALLIFUOCO Midfielder ¨ ¨
5 4 48 23 25 53
16 Joshua HOPE Midfielder ¨ ¨
17 Elvis KAMSOBA Midfielder ¨ ¨
5 7 46 36 10 44
18 Migjen BASHA Midfielder ¨ ¨
5 8 38 30 8 41 19 Benjamin CARRIGAN Defender ¨ ¨
21 Adam TRAORE Defender ¨ ¨
7 8 29 28 1 40 23 Marco ROJAS Forward ¨ ¨
24 Anthony LESIOTIS Midfielder ¨ ¨
7 8 43 34 9 37
25 Brandon LAUTON Midfielder ¨ ¨
3 12 44 49 -5 36 26 Jay BARNETT Midfielder ¨ ¨
30 Matthew SUTTON Goalkeeper ¨ ¨
3 10 41 33 8 33
32 So NISHIKAWA Defender ¨ ¨
7 10 29 40 -11 31 33 Luis LAWRIE-LATTANZIO Forward ¨ ¨
34 Lleyton BROOKS Forward ¨ ¨
6 11 33 39 -6 30 35 Joshua VARGA Midfielder ¨ ¨
COACH ASSISTANT COACHES
5 14 32 42 -10 23
Grant BREBNER Jeff HOPKINS
Tom FAWDRY
3 18 26 55 -29 18
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We can't believe it's already the
last match of the regular season!
They say time flies when
you're having fun and we've
had plenty of fun being back at
Wanderland this season.
From our first match back
against Central Coast to staying
undefeated against Sydney.
We've had plenty of great
memories at Wanderland this
season and even our Westfield
W-League team got to play
some games here - who could
forget that Sydney Derby! The most important thing
With the season slowly coming here is that we all got through it
to end, it's a great time to reflect together and we have no doubt
on the good and challenging that the Red & Black will be back
times from the season. bigger and better next season.
2. Which Wanderer has played
for both the Red & Black and
Melbourne Victory in the
Hyundai A-League?
3. Is this first time the Wanderers
will play Melbourne Victory at
Bankwest Stadium?
1. Who was the Wanderers 4. Who scored in the Wanderers
Westfield W-League Golden previous home match?
Boot winner this season?20 FEATURE
ACADEMY
CONTINUES
CLINICAL
PERFORMANCES
THE WANDERERS ACADEMY YOUTH TEAMS HAVE
CONTINUED THEIR FANTASTIC PERFORMANCES IN THE
NATIONAL PREMIER LEAGUE
U14S COACHED BY ROB BRADSHAW U15S COACHED BY GEOFF ABRAHAMS
2-1 LOSS AGAINST SYDNEY OLYMPIC 2-1 WIN AGAINST SYDNEY OLYMPIC
The stage was set for a Grand Final replay The U15s showed plenty of character in the
from last year with the Red & Black match, coming back from 1-0 down deep in
expecting a tough encounter. It was 0-0 the second half to win 2-1. The Wanderers
at half time knowing that we needed to be didn't lose their composure and played
better in some parts of our play to unlock a some brilliant football against a difficult
tough defence. An error at the back lead to opponent. The Red & Black got a well
the first goal for Olympic. This was impacted deserved two goals late in the game thanks
by a decision that did not favour our side. to Dean Bosnjak. All the players stood up
The Wanderers Academy youth teams faced Not long after, we conceded a 2nd from a in this one and were helped by a number of
Sydney Olympic over the weekend and cross and headed finish by an unmarked under 14s who backed up after their game.
showed plenty of character in what was player in the penalty area. The boys heads
almost a clean sweep. dropped momentarily and they showed great U16S COACHED BY SHAF SAGOL
character to keep pushing. This lead to a 5-0 WIN AGAINST SYDNEY OLYMPIC
U13S COACHED BY PETER KOFINAS goal for the Wanderers with 12 minutes to It was another dominant performance by the
6-0 WIN AGAINST SYDNEY OLYMPIC play. The Red & Black pushed for a 2nd but U15s which saw them take a confident 5-0
It was a brilliant football performance by could not find an equaliser. Although it was win over Sydney Olympic. Every single player
the U13s as they faced a strong team at the not the result the Academy wanted, It was a put in a great shift and their consistent
top end of the table. The players approached good performance and also pleasing to have work on passing patterns really showed in
the match with great maturity and displayed a couple of players return to the squad after their combination play to break down the
creative football throughout the match. The being unavailable and also considering the opposition. It was a pleasure to watch the
challenge now is to find consistency in these significant amount of 14s players playing up team dictate the tempo throughout the whole
performances and continue their development. an age group. game and dominate possession.FEATURE 21 (Top and right) Players and coaches preparing for the Wanderers Academy youth fixtures this season U18S COACHED BY TOM VIDOVIC WASHED OUT U20S COACHED BY YIANNI TSATTALIOS 4-0 LOSS AGAINST MANLY UNITED The Wanderers U20s side played their first match of the NPL 1 season against a very well-organised and clinical Manly side. Early goals in both halves for Manly proved pivotal as the Wanderers tried to regain control and assert themselves in the match. In the first half after conceding, the Wanderers dominated possession and controlled most of the half creating a number of good chances to level the scores. Stefan Nikolic had a goal disallowed for offside after some great skill on the edge of the box from Yosi Sawalha. Alessandro Lopane also had a great opportunity to level the score, only to see his shot parried by the keeper after some great build up work and quick combinations on the edge of the Manly penalty area. The Wanderers had some chances in the second half with Bilal Chahine’s strike hitting the crossbar, however, Manly capitalised on their chances, putting the result beyond doubt. The result wasn’t the ideal start for the Wanderers however, there were enough positive signs within the performance to indicate that with more application and hard work they can bounce back this weekend against APIA.
22 FEATURE
WANDERERS
LAUNCH PODCAST
LISTEN NOW TO SOME OF THE NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD STORIES
FROM THE WANDERERS FAMILY
The Western Sydney Wanderers have officially launched a with a series called The Wanderers of Western Sydney led by
club podcast. broadcasting legend Tim Gilbert.
The new podcast will see a number of behind-the-scenes One of Australia’s most recognised, celebrated and
and long-form interviews with the Wanderers family experienced TV and radio journalists, Gilbert has reported
including players, management, ambassadors as well as on some of the greatest local and international sporting
legends in the community. moments from the last 30 years.
The podcast will be another way for the Red & Black An iconic sports presenter, commentator and producer, Tim brings
to engage with their growing digital audience – already a great story to life with flare and charisma and will be uncovering
having a presence on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, some of the best untold stories from the Wanderers family.
Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. Western Sydney Wanderers CEO John Tsatsimas said he
The Wanderers FC Official Podcast Channel with kick-off was looking forward to Wanderers members and fans gettingFEATURE 23
(Top, left, right) Hear stories from to hear some of the untold and never-before-heard stories Series presenter Tim Gilbert said he was excited to work
Wanderers Ambassador Ian 'Dicko' from the wider Wanderers family. with the Wanderers on this project.
Dickson, Academy Technical Director “Our Wanderers family is a diverse and unique group, from our “I’m so proud to be joining the Wanderers team to produce
Ian Crook and Striker Simon Cox players and staff to our wider network, Western Sydney and our this series of podcasts and tell some of the great stories
people have a rich history and great stories to tell,” said Tsatsimas. about the people that make this club tick,” said Gilbert.
“In Tim Gilbert we have an authentic Western Sydney “The Wanderers of Western Sydney will share the stories
boy who understands not only what it means to be from of our people, give fans some insight into who they are and
the west, but how to tell our stories thanks to his long and what it means to be from the area.
distinguished career in sports media. “We’ve lined up a great list of guests that will be released
“Personally, I am a huge fan of podcasts and look forward over the next few months, some great conversations and
to enjoying these stories with our members and fans.” genuine passion for this fantastic football club.”
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members and fans.
The only way is up for us.
We're a massive club and it's unusual We need to win today and need to be
times for us not being part of the Finals positive and take the result.
this season. Hopefully, if I can hit the back of the net
I'm expecting it to be a really good that's great.
game against Victory and we really need But we'll see what happens. It's all about
to take the positives from our last couple a good team performance first and a good
of games and get a win for the members, win for everyone involved at the club.
fans, and everyone involved in the club.
It's been a lot of minutes in the last few
weeks because of COVID-19.
Everyone enjoys playing games and
winning, but unfortunately, we couldn't get
the result to make Finals this year.
But we will take the positives and come
back stronger next season.
It's an honour to play for the Wanderers
and put the shirt on each week.
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