NEWS SENIOR PRESENTATION NIGHT 6.30pm SUNDAY 19th SEPTEMBER
Players eat free WAG'S $15 and children $7.50

--UNDER 13 AND UP PRESENTATION NIGHT 4pm 19th September
Players eat free parents $15 and siblings $7.50

SENIOR TEAMS FOR GRIFFITH UNI
FIRST : 1 Brendan Sparke 2 Richard Hrehoresin 3 Mark Joncheff 4 Cameron Watson
5 Owen Formosa 6 Kurtis Lefeure 7 Jason Maitland 8 Lucas Lefeure 10 Ross Weaver
12 Rob Verni 13 Paul Cracknell 14 Daniel Bodikian Blue Socks

RESERVES : Cameron Farrugia Adrian Benigno Cruze Adis Howe Sean Grady
Mat Conroy Matty Crawford Ansu Tunkara Shane Sumner Joey Benigno Korey Miller
Julien Casasola Tim Appleby Seamus Clarke Blue Socks
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SENIOR GAMES SATURDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER AT MERRIMAC

FIRST DIV : MERRIMAC v GRIFFITH UNI 3pm
RESERVES: MERRIMAC v GRIFFITH UNI 1pm
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JOHN COSTELLO SHINES FOR GOLD COAST REP'S
1.9.2010
Merrimac star John Costello stood out with a fine display for the Gold Coast rep team who took on Gold Coast United youth on Wednesday night. Costello showed Miron Bleiberg his good
qualities in a top display as a left midfielder. Bleiberg was watching his young charges take on the rep's and would of been impressed with Costello's touches and great reading of the game. The
result went United's way, but the exposure for Costello can only be a good thing for himself
and also for the Merrimac Football club.
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NINE MAN MERRIMAC SHOWS TRUE GRIT

With seven regular first team players out, Merrimac who played with nine men showed great fighting spirit to keep United Eagles scoreless for 110 minutes, and the game was decided on
penaltys with the luck favouring the Eagles. Merrimac looked the better of the two sides but
the numerical advantage to the Eagles made it impossible for the Mac's to score.
With the title already in the bag to Merrimac and injuries and send off's against them, Merrimac's fine display of football will be on show next Saturday when both first and reserves take on Griffith Uni at 1pm and 3pm. The winner's of these games will play in the grand final against
Burliegh and Eagles respectively. Merrimac look foward to playing in the 2011 premier league.


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The Adjudicator previews round 5

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory, Bluetongue Stadium, Friday 8pm (EST)
The Adjudicator says: "Melbourne remind me of Headless Chickens. They run around the field aimlessly and look as though they could drop dead at any moment, but I was referring more to the 1990s New Zealand rock band who sang, and I quote, "maybe I should've set my heart for Cruise Control". I knew the day would come when little Robbie would carry a team on his slight shoulders; now he must cart the Big V to Bluetongue Stadium and hope the A-League's master simulators don't pull another swifty over the man in the middle. The revival is on, people, and the Victory will live up to their name."

Melbourne Heart v North Queensland Fury, AAMI Park, Saturday 5.15pm (EST)
The Adjudicator says: "Sticking with the classics, and watching Melbourne's answer to boiled lollies stirs up thoughts of The Boss. Yours truly has fond memories of cruising the streets of Northcote in my 1979 Holden Gemini listening to Bruce Springsteen's Hungry Heart ; and no heart could be hungrier than one that continues to find ways not to chalk up a maiden victory. But my heart these days is scorned after the Fury chose to lose their first match in the week I manned up and actually backed them. It's a tipster's nightmare, especially for one as in-tune with their emotions as I am. So it has to be a draw."

Sydney FC v Adelaide United, Sydney Football Stadium, Saturday 7.30pm (EST)
The Adjudicator says: "With their season barely spluttering, who can blame Sydney FC for looking to the mastery of Brazilian football to get their championship quest back on track? I mean, just look at Juninho, who played 14 games for the Sky Blues in 2007-2008 and then two years later they win it all. Coincidence? I think not. But forget the South American flair. After the Reds started the season playing like a bunch of strangers, Dutch football has finally struck a chord in the City of Churches, and the result is goals! Goals in Adelaide! And goals for Adelaide this week as they add another defeat to Sydney's woes."

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar, EnergyAustralia Stadium, Sunday 3pm (EST)
The Adjudicator says: "The Jets are playing every game as if it's their last, mainly because, at any point, it could literally prove to be their last game. Often you hear players talk about getting back to basics and playing for the fun of it, just like they did in under-12s; the men of gold may be doing just that after it was revealed pay slips didn't arrive in the mail last week. The financial situation at Newcastle is no laughing matter, but the sad thing for Jets fans is that it is going to get a whole lot more serious once the Roar have had their way at EnergyAustralia Stadium - by plenty to zero."

Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix, nib Stadium, Sunday 5pm (EST)
The Adjudicator says: "So it seems that road trips could prove the Phoenix's kryptonite. If they thought it was powerful in South-East Queensland, wait until they take the extended trip past the Nullarbor. The Glory snuck out of AAMI Park with an injury-time penalty, but, with Robbie Fowler's flurry now underway, the goals could come flying in from anywhere on Sunday. The Phoenix have looked better than their points total suggests, but no one is surprised by the Bumble Bees merely competing anymore. A draw is the least they will need to prove their A-League mettle. With that in mind, I'll take a goal or two apiece."
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--MERRIMAC UNDER 14 DIV 1 PREMIERS --2010--
GRAND FINAL SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11 @ 10.00am
Merrimac v Palm Beach / Robina

Under 14 div 1 players : Joshua Dawson : Ben Courage : James Beggs : Jesse Hammersley
Nathan Chrisanthis : Marko Lukac : Mark Majdandzic : Jack Littlejohn : Dante Martin
Josh Walsh : Jacob Thorstensen : Sabardo Mayer : Sam Mainwood
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Holger Osieck Named Qantas Socceroos Coach Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Football Federation Australia (FFA) today named Holger Osieck as the new Head Coach of the Qantas Socceroos.

Osieck joins FFA at a time where the Qantas Socceroos are going through a period of rejuvenation and transition and his blend of working with elite youth teams in Europe, coaching winning teams at Championship level, including being part of a FIFA World Cup™ winning coaching team and his work at the forefront of technical development for FIFA means he is an ideal choice to take the reins at this point in time.

Osieck has demonstrated his ability to win major tournaments. He was assistant coach to Franz Beckenbauer with the German team that won the FIFA World Cup™ in 1990, head coach of the Canadian national team that won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2000 and the head coach of the Urawa Red Diamonds, the largest club in Asian football, when they won the AFC Champions League only three years ago.

Osieck has worked at the coal face of youth development as a youth coach of the German Football Federation (DFB) and has worked at the forefront of technical development as the Director of the FIFA Technical Department.

FFA Chairman, Frank Lowy, AC, said: “Our coaching selection committee set out a number of very clear objectives from the outset to measure the prospective coaches against.

They must :

- have demonstrated the capacity to rebuild teams and to work with young footballers and develop them into internationally competitive players

- be prepared to work with the national technical director and his department to enhance the elite player pathway program

- have proven experience at international level and success in Asia

- commit to be based in Australia and work with Australian staff to develop our own leaders of the future

“Holger clearly meets these criteria and comes highly recommended as he has worked at all levels of the game and will combine his coaching expertise and experience with an ability to contribute to the future development of young players and in particular will act as mentor to Australian coaches as we develop our own national coaches for the future.

“This is a legacy that we believe Holger will leave for football in Australia.To that end we will be appointing a second Australian assistant coach who can work alongside Holger and Aurelio Vidmar.”

Lowy also added that: “Holger has extensive knowledge of Asian Football having won the AFC Champions League with Urawa Red Diamonds. He has experienced what it takes to traverse Asia and win tournaments and this will be invaluable experience as he leads our team into the AFC Asian Cup in January 2011 and as we prepare for another challenging campaign to qualify for the FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil in 2014.

“Holger has also worked in a nation where football is not the number one sport and proved that he can win a major Championship against nations who have football in their veins when he won the CONCACAF Gold Cup with Canada.”

In welcoming Holger to Australia, Lowy said: “Holger has had a lifelong passion for developing football not only as a coach but as an educator and he will impart a winning philosophy to players and coaches alike.”

Osieck said he was looking forward to working with the national team and on the development of football in Australia in general alongside FFA Technical Director Han Berger.
“I am excited about working with the Qantas Socceroos and building on the team's impressive results in Asia and around the world,” Osieck said.
“Taking over at a stage of natural transition as we start our preparations for 2014 is an ideal opportunity to influence the future direction of the young players and coaches from Australia.”

Playing Career:

1965-1970: Eintracht Gelsenkirchen
1970-1972: SSV Hagen
1972-1976: 1. FC Mülheim
1976: 1. FC Bocholt
1977: Vancouver Whitecaps
1978: Rot-Weiss Oberhausen

Coaching Career:

1977: Assistant coach of the Canadian national team
1979-1987: Youth coach at the German Football Federation
1987-1990: Assistant coach of the German national team (and national youth coach) – Winners of the FIFA World Cup™
1990-1991: Assistant coach of Olympique Marseille (French Ligue 1 Winners)
1991-1992: VfL Bochum
1993-1994: Fenerbahçe Istanbul
1995-1996: Urawa Red Diamonds
1997-1998: Kocaelispor (Turkish Cup Winner)
1998-2003: Canada National team Head Coach and Technical Director (2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners)
2004-2006: Director of the FIFA Technical Department
2007-2008: Urawa Red Diamonds (AFC Champions League 2007 Winners)
2008-2010: FIFA Technical Department