2008–09 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2008–09 season was Central Coast Mariners Football Club's 4th season since the inception of the A-League.

Central Coast Mariners
2008–09 season
Executive ChairmanLyall Gorman
ManagerLawrie McKinna
StadiumBluetongue Stadium
A-League4th
A-League finals4th
A-League Pre-Season Challenge CupGroup stage
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Matt Simon (11)
All: Matt Simon (13)
Highest home attendance15,546 vs Perth Glory (31 December 2008, A-League)
Lowest home attendance5,843 vs Tianjin Teda
(19 May 2009, AFC Champions League)
Average home league attendance10,465

Central Coast's A-League season commenced on 15 August 2008. After losing in the Grand Final in the previous season, they again made the finals series after finishing fourth, only to be eliminated by Queensland Roar.

The Mariners also competed in the Pre-Season Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage.

In Asia, the Mariners lost in the Champions League group stage, drawing two games and losing four.

Players

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1Matthew NashGK2008 (1981-04-03) 3 April 1981 APIA Leichhardt Tigers00
20Danny VukovićGK2005 (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 Bonnyrigg White Eagles260
30Andrew RedmayneGK2007 (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 Australian Institute of Sport20
Defenders
4Pedj BojićRB, LB2008 (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984 Sutherland Sharks270
5Brad PorterRB, CM2006 (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 Australian Institute of Sport531
6David D'ApuzzoLB2008 (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 APIA Leichhardt Tigers100
8Dean HeffernanLB2005 (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980 Sutherland Sharks609
13Paul O'GradyCB2005 (1978-11-06) 6 November 1978 Marconi Stallions413
15Andrew ClarkRB2005 (1974-08-24) 24 August 1974 APIA Leichhardt Tigers830
16Nigel BoogaardCB2005 (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 Central Coast Lightning411
17Matthew OsmanRB, RM2005 (1983-07-29) 29 July 1983 Penrith United774
18Alex WilkinsonCB, RB2005 (1984-08-30) 30 August 1984 Manly United1091
25Nathan SherlockCB2009 (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990Central Coast Mariners youth00
Midfielders
2André GumprechtRM, CM2005 (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 Singapore Armed Forces FC835
3Shane HukeDM, CM, RB2009 (1985-10-02) 2 October 1985 Rushden & Diamonds50
7John HutchinsonLM, CM, DM2005 (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 Manly United9512
10Adrian CaceresLW, AM2008 (1982-01-10) 10 January 1982 Melbourne Victory293
12Greg OwensAM, RW2007 (1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 Adelaide United172
21Ahmad ElrichRW2008 (1981-05-30) 30 May 1981 Wellington Phoenix91
22Nick RizzoLW2009 (1979-06-09) 9 June 1979 Perth Glory10
28Matthew LewisLW2009 (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990Central Coast Mariners youth10
Strikers
9Nik MrdjaFW2005 (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978 AIK4411
11Dylan MacallisterFW2008 (1982-05-17) 17 May 1982 Lyn265
19Matt SimonFW2006 (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 Central Coast Lightning4914
23Adam KwasnikFW, RW, LW2009 (1983-05-31) 31 May 1983 Wellington Phoenix7921
25Brady SmithFW2009 (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989Central Coast Mariners youth10

2008–09 A-League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Matthew Nash
2 MF  GER André Gumprecht
4 DF  AUS Predrag Bojić
5 MF  AUS Brad Porter
6 DF  AUS David D'Apuzzo
7 MF  MLT John Hutchinson
8 DF  AUS Dean Heffernan
9 FW  AUS Nik Mrdja
10 MF  AUS Adrian Caceres
11 FW  AUS Dylan Macallister
12 MF  AUS Greg Owens
13 DF  AUS Paul O'Grady
15 DF  AUS Andrew Clark
16 DF  AUS Nigel Boogaard
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  AUS Matthew Osman
18 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson (Captain)
19 FW  AUS Matt Simon
20 GK  AUS Danny Vukovic
21 MF  AUS Ahmad Elrich
22 FW  AUS Sasho Petrovski
23 MF  AUS Mile Jedinak
23 FW  AUS Adam Kwasnik
24 MF  ITA Andrea Merenda (Injury replacement)
26 MF  AUS Chris Tadrosse (Injury replacement)
28 MF  AUS Matthew Lewis
30 GK  AUS Andrew Redmayne
40 GK  AUS Mark Bosnich (Guest player)

2009 AFC Champions League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Matthew Nash
2 MF  GER André Gumprecht
3 MF  AUS Shane Huke
4 DF  AUS Predrag Bojić
5 MF  AUS Brad Porter
6 DF  AUS David D'Apuzzo
7 MF  MLT John Hutchinson
8 DF  AUS Dean Heffernan
9 FW  AUS Nik Mrdja
10 MF  AUS Adrian Caceres
11 FW  AUS Dylan Macallister
12 MF  AUS Greg Owens
13 DF  AUS Paul O'Grady
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  AUS Andrew Clark
16 DF  AUS Nigel Boogaard
17 MF  AUS Matthew Osman
18 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain)
19 FW  AUS Matt Simon
20 GK  AUS Danny Vukovic
21 MF  AUS Ahmad Elrich
22 MF  AUS Nick Rizzo
23 FW  AUS Adam Kwasnik
25 DF  AUS Nathan Sherlock
26 FW  AUS Brady Smith
27 MF  AUS Matthew Lewis
30 GK  AUS Andrew Redmayne

Youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  AUS Matt Nemes
DF  AUS Nick Kapsis
DF  AUS Nathan Sherlock (Captain)
DF  AUS Steven Tibbetts
DF  AUS Scott Wright
MF  AUS Ashley Balcomb
MF  AUS Laurence Braude
MF  AUS Matthew Lewis
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  AUS Tim McGowan
MF  AUS Sean Mitchell
MF  AUS Glen Trifiro
FW  AUS Ty Owens
FW  AUS Brady Smith
FW  AUS Daniel Taylor
FW  AUS Darko Vidovic

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
7 February 2008MF Adrian Caceres Melbourne VictoryFree[1]
9 March 2008MF Ahmad Elrich Wellington PhoenixFree[2]
28 March 2008FW Dylan Macallister LynFree[3]
16 July 2008DF David D'Apuzzo APIA Leichhardt TigersUndisclosed[4]
28 July 2008DF Pedj Bojić Sutherland SharksUndisclosed[5]
19 August 2008GK Mark BosnichUnattachedFree[6]
20 August 2008GK Matthew Nash APIA Leichhardt TigersUndisclosed[7]
1 October 2008DF Chris TadrosseUnattachedFree[8]
20 October 2008MF Andrea MerendaUnattachedFree[9]
2 February 2009MF Shane Huke Rushden & DiamondsFree[10]
9 February 2009FW Adam Kwasnik Wellington PhoenixFree[11]
10 February 2009MF Nick Rizzo Perth GloryFree[12]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
19 January 2008DF Alvin Ceccoli Adelaide UnitedFree[13]
24 February 2008DF Tony VidmarRetired[14]
27 February 2008MF Tom Pondeljak Melbourne VictoryFree[15]
4 March 2008FW John Aloisi Sydney FCFree[16]
2 June 2008DF Damien BrownRetired[17]
16 June 2008MF Ian McAndrewReleasedFree[4]
25 June 2008FW Adam Kwasnik Wellington PhoenixFree[18]
18 July 2008GK Matthew TrottReleasedFree[19]
19 October 2008GK Mark BosnichReleasedFree[20]
25 December 2008MF Mile Jedinak Gençlerbirliği$821,500[21]
4 February 2009FW Sasho Petrovski Newcastle JetsFree[22]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Lawrie McKinna
Assistant coach
Youth team coach
Development manager
Alex Tobin
Goalkeeping coach John Crawley
Strength and conditioning coach Andrew Clark
Academy manager Tony Walmsley

Other information

Executive chairman Lyall Gorman
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Central Coast Stadium (20,059 / 105x68 metres)

Source:

Kit

Supplier: Reebok

Home
Home alt.
Away
Away alt.
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2

Pre-season and friendlies

20 May 2008 Central Coast Challenge Cup Central Coast Lightning 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Gosford
19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
28 May 2008 Spirit FC 2–5 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEST Cunningham  50' (pen.)
Orgad  70'
Macallister  10', 81'
Brown  15'
Brad Porter  20'
Petrovski  80'
Stadium: Christie Park
6 June 2008 Capricorn Cougars 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Rockhampton
19:30 AEST Report Simon  36', 78', 90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Jardine Park
Referee: Chris Beath
21 June 2008 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Newcastle Jets Budgewoi
14:45 AEST Report Song Jin-hyung  31' Stadium: Frank Millington Field
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
25 June 2008 Belconnen United 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Canberra
19:00 AEST Wells  33' Report Beaton  68', 90' Stadium: Belconnen Soccer Centre
Attendance: 850
Referee: Gary Vanderburgt
27 June 2008 ACT Rockets 0–4 Central Coast Mariners Canberra
19:00 AEST Report Bojić  14'
Lagana  38'
Petrovski  45'
Osman  71'
Stadium: Deakin Football Centre
1 July 2008 Northern Tigers 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEST Jedinak  5'
Petrovski  40'
Smith  69'
Stadium: Mills Park
Attendance: 1,000
15 July 2008 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 New Zealand U-23 Sydney
15:00 AEST Macallister  73' Report  20' (o.g.)
Ellensohn  40'
Stadium: Knox Grammar School
Attendance: 750
Referee: Matthew Gillett
22 February 2009 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Sunshine Coast Budgewoi
10:00 AEDT Osman  30'
Mrdja  80'
 85' Stadium: Frank Millington Field
24 February 2009 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Newcastle Jets Budgewoi
11:00 AEDT Petrovski  64' Stadium: Frank Millington Field

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Pre-Season Challenge CupGroup stageGroup stage20 July 20083 August 2008
A-League 4th15 August 200825 January 2008
A-League finalsMinor semi-finalMinor semi-final6 February 200913 February 2009
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stageGroup stage11 March 200919 May 2009

Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Wellington Phoenix 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
Central Coast Mariners 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Sydney FC 3 1 0 2 4 7 3 3
Queensland Roar 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 1
Source:
27 July 2008 2 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Sydney FC Gosford
15:00 AEST D'Apuzzo  32'
Clark  35'
Porter  41'  70'
Petrovski  56'  61'
Mrdja  68' (pen.)
Report Corica  49'
Brosque  63'
Fyfe  68'
Colosimo  74'
Payne  78'
Giraldi  86'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 7,107
Referee: Chris Beath
3 August 2008 3 Queensland Roar 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
15:00 AEST van Dijk  19'
Moore  48'
Zullo  50'
Dodd  70'
Report Hutchinson  19'
Elrich  28'
Macallister  32'
Boogaard  60'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Peter Green

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12 38 Finals Series and 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11 36 Finals Series
4 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 7 7 35 32 +3 28
5 Sydney FC 21 7 5 9 33 32 +1 26
6 Wellington Phoenix 21 7 5 9 23 31 8 26
7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 44 13 22
8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 39 18 18
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 7 7 7 35 32  +3 28 5 2 4 19 14  +5 2 5 3 16 18  −2

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAHAAHHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAH
ResultDLWDDWDLWDWLDDWLWWLLL
Position264444444524454443444
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

23 August 2008 2 Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Sydney FC Gosford
19:00 AEST Petrovski  13' (pen.), 67'  55'
Clark  48'
Bojić  56'
Boogaard  80'
Report Corica  6', 14'
Middleby  30'
Colosimo  45'
Musialik  68'  68'
Cole  81'  90+1'
Fyfe  90+3'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 10,932
Referee: Ben Williams
31 August 2008 3 Queensland Roar 2–4 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
17:00 AEST Reddy  15'
Tiatto  28'
Miller  69'
van Dijk  73' (pen)
Report Simon  15'  31'
Jedinak  18'  48'
Macallister  64', 71'  78'
Clark  76'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,185
Referee: Peter O'Leary
14 September 2008 4 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
17:00 NZST Hutchinson  51'
Bojić  54'
Report Johnson  6'
Dodd  18'
Hearfield  45'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,928
Referee: Strebre Delovski
20 September 2008 5 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Melbourne Victory Gosford
19:00 AEST Simon  11', 82' Report Thompson  15', 90+4'
Theoklitos  53'
Kemp  71'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9,010
Referee: Peter Green
26 September 2008 6 Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Perth Glory Gosford
20:00 AEST Petrovski  9'  58'
Simon  20'
Jedinak  29'  39'
Caceres  45'
Osman  64'
Bojić  79'
Report Tarka  38'
Rukavytsya  63'
Trinidad  90+2'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 8,016
Referee: Mark Shield
3 October 2008 7 Adelaide United 3–3 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
19:30 ACST Dodd  7' (pen.)
Cornthwaite  19'  85'
Cristiano  32'  50'
Costanzo  66'
Jamieson  74'
Ognenovski  79'
Report Clark  9'
Jedinak  66' (pen.), 76'
Simon  84'
Bojić  88'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,074
Referee: Ben Williams
19 October 2008 8 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
15:00 AEDT Jedinak  18'
Simon  61'
Report Dodd  53'
McKain  62'
Gao Leilei  83'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9,011
Referee: Ben Williams
24 October 2008 9 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Newcastle Jets Gosford
20:00 AEDT Macallister  33'
Wilkinson  56'
O'Grady  86'
Report Håkansson  38'
North  63'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 10,710
Referee: Matthew Breeze
1 November 2008 10 Sydney FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT Bridge  28'
Casey  39'
McFlynn  57'
Report Jedinak  18'
Petrovski  34'
Simon  63', 81'
Mrdja  78'
Hutchinson  90+4'
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 18,251
Referee: Strebre Delovski
15 November 2008 11 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Adelaide United Gosford
19:30 AEDT Simon  18'
Petrovski  44'
Caceres  50'
Wilkinson  90+2'
Report Barbiero  65'
Spagnuolo  72'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 7,865
Referee: Matthew Breeze
21 November 2008 12 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
20:00 AEDT Pondeljak  37'
Thompson  60'
Report Hutchinson  34'
Bojić  84'
Stadium: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Strebre Delovski
29 November 2008 13 Perth Glory 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Perth
18:00 WDT Dadi  29'
Harnwell  30'
Shroj  34'
Rukavytsya  55', 62'
Trinidad  76'
Djulbic  79'
Report Jedinak  31'
Porter  53'
Simon  55'
Boogaard  90'
Petrovski  90+2'
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 6,496
Referee: Peter O'Leary
6 December 2008 14 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Queensland Roar Gosford
18:00 AEDT D'Apuzzo  10'
Bojić  72'
Gumprecht  83'
Report van Dijk  11'
DeVere  90+1'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 8,995
Referee: Ben Williams
13 December 2008 15 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Sydney FC Gosford
19:00 AEDT Macallister  11'
Vuković  63'
Bojić  64'
Jedinak  90' (pen.)
Report Aloisi  65' (pen.)
Cole  90+2'
Fyfe  90+3'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 11,220
Referee: Peter Green
19 December 2008 16 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
19:30 NZDT Smeltz  2'  62'
Durante  90'
Brown  90+2'
Report Caceres  45'
Porter  49'
Macallister  52'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,722
Referee: Chris Beath
26 December 2008 17 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
20:00 AEDT A. Griffiths  7'
J. Griffiths  9' (pen.)
Report Petrovski  43'  67'
Simon  80'  90+4'
Macallister  90+4'
Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 11,413
Referee: Peter O'Leary
31 December 2008 18 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Perth Glory Gosford
18:00 AEDT Heffernan  42'
Hutchinson  80'
Report Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 15,546
Referee: Strebre Delovski
10 January 2009 19 Central Coast Mariners 3–4 Queensland Roar Gosford
19:00 AEDT Mrdja  5'
Simon  55', 81'
Porter  59'
Caceres  73'
Clark  76'
Report Moore  12'
van Dijk  43', 48'
Minniecon  60'
Bojić  69' (o.g.)
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 11,454
Referee: Matthew Breeze
16 January 2009 20 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
20:00 AEDT Allsopp  68'
Hernández  71'
Thompson  75'
Report Clark  44'
Hutchinson  80'
Heffernan  87'
Porter  90+3'
Stadium: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 24,003
Referee: Peter Green
25 January 2009 21 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Adelaide United Gosford
19:00 AEDT Simon  74' Report Barbiero  26'
Cornthwaite  45+2'
Cristiano  82'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 12,351
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Finals series

Minor semi-final
6 February 2009 First leg Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Queensland Roar Gosford
20:00 AEDT Report Nichols  30'
Tiatto  34'  75'
van Dijk  54' (pen.)
Packer  56'
Zullo  58'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9,514
Referee: Ben Williams
13 February 2009 Second leg Queensland Roar 2–1
(4–1 agg.)
Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
19:30 AEST Nichols  21'
McKay  49'
Report Boogaard  38'
O'Grady  45'
Mrdja  64'
Heffernan  80'
Hutchinson  85'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 23,705
Referee: Peter Green

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Kawasaki Frontale 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
3 Tianjin Teda 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
4 Central Coast Mariners 6 0 2 4 5 13 8 2
18 March 2009 2 Tianjin Teda 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Tianjin, China
20:00 CST Éber  37'
Tan Wangsong  41'
Wu Weian  66'
Cao Yang  84'
Report Simon  6'  61'
Boogaard  30'
Bojić  40'
Caceres  48'
Stadium: TEDA Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,005
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
5 May 2009 5 Pohang Steelers 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Pohang, South Korea
13:00 (KST Denílson  8' (pen.), 71' (88) Report Bojić  7'
Simon  27'
Kwasnik  54', 57'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 11,539
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-LeagueA-League finalsPre-Season CupAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Matthew Nash 0000000000
2 MF Andre Gumprecht 1715 + 6110202 + 10
3 MF Shane Huke 500000004 + 10
4 DF Pedj Bojić 270200101050
5 DF Brad Porter 32120 + 1020313 + 30
6 DF David D'Apuzzo 1002 + 60001 + 1000
7 MF John Hutchinson 312202203060
8 DF Dean Heffernan 1405 + 10101060
9 FW Nik Mrdja 2243 + 1120 + 210 + 3130
10 MF Adrian Caceres 29317 + 321 + 10302 + 21
11 FW Dylan Macallister 26512 + 5420312 + 20
12 MF Greg Owens 100 + 10000000
13 DF Paul O'Grady 903 + 40200000
15 DF Andrew Clark 1807 + 401 + 102030
16 DF Nigel Boogaard 180110101050
17 MF Matthew Osman 27113 + 41202 + 1050
18 DF Alex Wilkinson 320210203060
19 FW Matt Simon 251316 + 311200042
20 GK Danny Vuković 270160202 + 1060
21 MF Ahmad Elrich 913000211 + 30
22 MF Nick Rizzo 100000000 + 10
23 MF Adam Kwasnik 420000003 + 12
25 FW Brady Smith 1000001000
25 DF Nathan Sherlock 0000000000
28 MF Matthew Lewis 100 + 10000000
30 GK Andrew Redmayne 201 + 10000000
Players who made appearances but left the club during the season:
22 FW Sasho Petrovski 25716 + 460 + 203100
23 MF Mile Jedinak 156156000000
24 MF Andrea Merenda 0000000000
26 MF Chris Tadrosse 1010000000
40 GK Mark Bosnich 6040001 + 1000

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rank Pos. No. Player A-League Finals Pre-Season
Challenge Cup
AFC Champions
League
Total
1 FW 19 Matt Simon 11 0 0 2 13
2 FW 22 Sasho Petrovski 6 0 1 0 7
3 MF 23 Mile Jedinak 6 0 0 0 6
4 FW 11 Dylan Macallister 4 0 1 0 5
5 FW 9 Nik Mrdja 2 1 1 0 4
6 MF 10 Adrian Caceres 2 0 0 1 3
7 MF 7 John Hutchinson 2 0 0 0 2
FW 23 Adam Kwasnik 0 0 0 2 2
9 MF 2 André Gumprecht 1 0 0 0 1
DF 17 Matthew Osman 1 0 0 0 1
DF 5 Brad Porter 0 0 1 0 1
MF 21 Ahmad Elrich 0 0 1 0 1
Total 3515546

Clean sheets

Rank Pos. No. Player A-League Finals Pre-Season
Challenge Cup
AFC Champions
League
Total
1GK20 Danny Vuković30014
2GK40 Mark Bosnich10001

Disciplinary record

As of 17 May 2014
R. Name A-League A-League finals Pre-Season Cup AFC Champions League Total
1Pedj Bojić70000030100
2Matt Simon6000003090
3Andrew Clark5000201080
Nigel Boogaard1110102051
5Dylan Macallister2100100031
6Sasho Petrovski4000100050
Brad Porter4000100050
Dean Heffernan1110000021
John Hutchinson3010100050
10Adrian Caceres2000001030
11Alex Wilkinson2000000020
Paul O'Grady1010000020
David D'Apuzzo1000100020
Matthew Osman0000002020
15Danny Vuković1000000010
André Gumprecht0000001010

Awards

The Mariners Medal dinner was held in early March 2009, in Tumbi Umbi:[23]

  • Mariners Medal (players' player of the year): Matt Simon
  • Marinators Goal of the Year (fan-voted): John Hutchinson, for his long-range strike against Perth Glory on 31 December 2008
  • Golden Boot: Matt Simon
  • Chairman's Award: Ben Coonan (media officer)

References

  1. "Caceres swaps Victory for Mariners". News.com.au. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. "Central Coast Mariners sign Ahmad Elrich". ESPN FC. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. "Mariners sign striker Macallister". Fox Sports. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. "Mariners land exciting youth international D'Apuzzo". Football NSW. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. "Bojic capture completes Mariners outfield line up". Football NSW. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  6. "Mark Bosnich signs with Mariners". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. "Matthew Nash signs for Central Coast Mariners". Football NSW. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  8. "Mariners sign Tadrosse for short stint". Tribal Football. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  9. "Forza Mariners after Merenda signs on for Italian job". Football NSW. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  10. "Mariners sign Cool Hand Huke for ACL". NBN Television. 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  11. "Central Coast make Adam Kwasnik a Mariner once more". Fox Sports. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  12. "Mariners sign former Socceroo Rizzo". ABC. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  13. "Adelaide United snares Ceccoli". ABC. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  14. "Vidmar announces retirement". News.com.au. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  15. Grantley Bernard (28 February 2008). "Victory signs Tom Pondeljak and re-signs Nick Ward". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  16. Michael Cockerill (4 March 2008). "Aloisi deal heads Sydney signings". The Age. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  17. "New roles for local boy Brown after announcing retirement". Football NSW. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  18. "Phoenix sign Kwasnik". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  19. "Mariners confirm Trott release". Football NSW. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  20. "Vukovic returns as Phoenix take the points". ABC. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  21. Sebastian Hassett (26 December 2008). "Turkish delight for $800,000 Jedinak". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  22. "Petrovski signs with Jets as Mariners prepare for A-League finals". NBN Television. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  23. "Superb Simon receives Mariners Medal". Central Coast Mariners FC. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.