Local Duo Help Australia Become Asian Under-20 Champions
West Australian duo Daniel Bennie and Jaylan Pearman played their part in the Young Socceroos historic victory at the Under-20 Asian Cup. Australia’s Under-20 side overcame Saudi Arabia 5-4 in a nail-biting penalty shootout in yesterday’s decider in Shenzhen, China, where the teams were deadlocked at 1-1 after extra time. Coach Trevor Morgan’s team, made […]
New Socceroo Gethin Jones Readies for Asian Cup
Defender Gethin Jones has thanked coach Graham Arnold after making his international debut for Australia. Four days after joining his first national team camp, the Bolton Wanderers vice-captain became Socceroo #639 when handed a starting spot in the 2-0 friendly win over Bahrain in Abu Dhabi overnight. The last last week has passed in something […]
Alessandro Circati Becomes Socceroo #637
Alessandro Circati put in an assurred performance on his international debut by helping Australia to a 2-0 win over New Zealand in London overnight. The 20-year old centre-back played a role at both ends of the pitch, key in keeping a clean sheet while also contributing to the Socceroos’ first goal. A ball lofted in […]
Cameron Burgess Wins First Socceroos Cap
Ipswich Town centre-back Cameron Burgess made his full international debut as Australia drew 2-2 with Mexico in a friendly in Dallas overnight. The 27-year old played the full 90 minutes against the world’s No.12-ranked side, starting alongside Harry Souttar in front of a 50,000 strong-crowd in Dallas, Texas. “It was a special occasion. I’m really […]
1928: Syd Hinton and Australia’s First Tour of Asia
Sydney ‘Syd’ Hinton is very much an Australian football pioneer. The left-sided defender gained the unique honour of being part of Australia’s first ever foray into Asia when selected for the national teams’ ground-breaking visit to the Dutch East Indies and Singapore in mid-1928. Across eight weeks in July and August of that year Australia […]
Our Socceroos
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Australia’s first game of international football. The venue was Carisbrook Park, Dunedin, and the opposition New Zealand on Saturday June 17, 1922, when the host nation claimed a 3-1 victory over their Trans-Tasman rivals. Western Australia wasn’t represented in that first international outing, however, in the intervening years no […]
Mark Birighitti Named the A-Leagues’ Top Goalkeeper
For the second year in succession, Central Coast Mariners’ Mark Birighitti has been named the A-League Goalkeeper of the Year. The 31-year old shared the award last season with Andrew Redmayne, but this year he stands alone as the best in the competition. Mark was further honoured with a place in the Professional Footballers Australia […]
Trent Sainsbury Brings Up 50 For Australia
Defender Trent Sainsbury has become the sixth West Australian to make 50 appearances for Australia. The 29-year old brought up his half century during the Socceroos’ historic eighth-straight victory as they cruised into the third stage of 2022 World Cup qualifying with a 1-0 win over Jordan. Seven years on from his international debut, an […]
