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Rockdale Ilinden chasing more success in 2021

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It was a breakout season for Rockdale Ilinden coach Steven Zoric and his troops as 2020 proved fruitful for the proud club where they clinched a Premiership and finished finalists in the shortened National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s competition.

It will be a case of more of the same from as Zoric and co hope to build more momentum with Rockdale unearthing five new faces that will call the Ilinden Sports Centre home in 2021.

Quality former Blacktown City FC midfielder Daniel Araujo will bolster the club’s midfield stocks as will Bai Antoniou who returns to the club following his time with Sydney Olympic in 2020.

Rising sharpshooter James Temelkovski makes the short move from the Sutherland Sharks while Zoric has also welcomed former Northbridge defender Zac Sfiligoi and well-travelled goalkeeper Enol Ordonez Suarez to the club.

Boosting some quality names from its 2020 season, NSW Blues representatives David Bradasevic, Banri Kanaizumi, Tomoki Wada and the ‘Baker’ himself Alec Urosevski have all resigned with Rockdale.

Inspirational club skipper Daniel Petkovski along with familiar faces Micky Neill, Mitchell Stamatellis, Nicola Taneski, Amaury Gauthier, Brayden Sorge, Mo Ahmed, Sam Gulisano, Patrick Savor and Kyle Cimenti have also penned deals with the club.

It’s been an emotional few weeks for Rockdale who tragically lost one of its most loved and adored footballers in Idriss El Hafiane with the club officially stating that the number 12 he so proudly wore will be left vacant in memory and respect for the quality midfielder.

One thing you can be sure of is that the Rockdale boys will be playing with Idriss at every NPL NSW Men’s match in their hearts and thoughts.

Rockdale Illinden kicks off its 2021 NPL NSW Men’s campaign hosting the Wollongong Wolves at the Illinden Sports Centre on Sunday 28th of February at 3pm.

Stallions poised for huge NPL NSW Men’s 2021 campaign

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Marconi Stallions have issued a warning to the rest of the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s competition that they mean business as they prepare for the 2021 season.

Well-respected coach Peter Tsekenis has managed to resign the majority of his 2020 players and has made two decent inclusions, NSW Blues hero Charles Lokolingoy and former Dandenong Thunder attacker Chris Hatfield to his playing roster.

Tsekenis has also promoted Mason Ingram and Paolo Laxamana from the under 20’s squad both keen to further impress at senior NPL NSW Men’s level.

“We’ve kept the core of the squad which is really important for team cohesion.

“We have promoted Mason Ingram and Paolo Laxamana from our 20’s who had a taste of senior football in the last two seasons. Additionally, we brought in two external quality players (Charles and Chris) who will give us different type of options going forward as well as offering a little more firepower.

“After the previous very tough shortened season with several absentees due to injuries amongst other things, we are preparing well and are looking fit and healthy.

“I am really looking forward to giving this season a real big shake.”

The likes of recently capped NSW Blues keeper Nenad Vekic, Mitch Mallia, Roberto Speranza, Giorgio Speranza, Zach Cairncross, Nathan Millgate, Connor Evans, Liam Youlley, Brandon Vella, Marko Jesic, Marty Fernandez, Anthony Frangie, Anthony Costa, Dion Shaw, Mark Rodic and Mason Ingrid have all penned 2021 deals at the ‘Palace’.

Marconi Stallions’ first match of the 2021 season will be against Sydney FC at Marconi Stadium on Friday 26th of February at 7:45pm.

United 58 geared up for new era under Vidovic

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Sydney United 58 will be entering a new era under newly appointed promising young coach Tomi Vidovic as the former NSL giants have hit the ground running announcing a couple of key signings for the upcoming 2021 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s season.

One player returning to his old stomping ground is prolific marksman Chris Payne.

Following his move from APIA Leichhardt, Payne hopes he can rediscover the form that saw him win silverware at the Reds a couple of seasons ago.

Joining Payne will be former Central Coast Mariners, Blacktown City and Mounties Wanderers defender Jacob Poscoliero and young midfielder Andrea Agamemnonos while Ante Krilic has been promoted from the club’s 20’s squad.

All eyes will be on the club’s Sierra Leone born attacker and new addition Sallu Kamara.

The exciting new prospect returns to NSW after spending time with the Adelaide Raiders in the NPL South Australia competition where he wowed the locals with some quality displays.

The likes of recently capped NSW Blues stars Glen Trifiro, Yianni Perkatis and Matt Sim have resigned with United 58 as have Daniel Nizic, Adrian Vlastelica, Yianni Fragogiannis, Christian Gonzalez, Tariq Maia, Anthony Tomelic, Devante Clut, Josh McDonlald, Jackson Khoury, Liam Ivancic and Patrick Antelmi.

After lifting the rebooted NPL NSW Men’s Championship trophy in 2020, Vidovic understands that the club expects to win many more trophies at Edensor Park moving forward.

The club opens its 2021 season account with a mouth-watering clash against fellow rivals Sydney Olympic on Saturday 27th February (5:30pm) at Belmore Sports Ground.

Manly United keeping it local for 2021

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Manly United coach Adam Griffiths will be keeping it local as Manly United prepare for the 2021 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s season with the majority of the squad hailing from the Northern Beaches.

The Cromer Park based club has moved swiftly in signing four new faces for the new season with Benjamin Koop, Jesse Piriz, Alen Aganovic and Seiya Kambayashi all penning deals.

Koop, a former Manly United product recently spent some time with Sydney FC’s NPL side with the 20-year-old set to add some firepower up-front.

Another new face that is set for big things at the Northern Beaches side is Japanese import Seiya Kambayashi. The young defender spent the previous season playing in the Illawarra Premier League with Bulli FC.

Former Blacktown City midfielder Alen Aganovic will also be someone to watch out for while Jesse Piriz returns to the club after spending time with Northbridge previously.

Griffiths will call upon a number of familiar faces that have called Cromer Park home for a while with Dylan Mitchell, Kieren Paull, Sam Gallagher, Dom Ferguson, Scott Balderson, Dejan Pandurevic, James Oates, Luca Kmet and Joe Fox all resigning at the club.

Experienced striker Richie Cardozo will once again don the Manly United kit along with Jack Fulton while promising youngsters James Georgaklis, Lucas Rainbird, Jordan Segreto, Zach Forsyth, Jordan Devries will look for more senior game time in 2021.

Manly United kick off its 2021 NPL NSW campaign with a home clash against Mt Druitt Town Rangers on Friday 26th of February at 7pm.

Sutherland Sharks return for big 2021 season

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National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s side Sutherland Sharks are back in full swing after the club decided not to participate during the 2020 rebooted season with coach Nick Dimovski making a statement announcing some key new signings ready to rock ‘n’ roll at Seymour Shaw this year.

A string of former Sharks players have returned to the club as have a couple of local Shire products that are sure to boost Dimovski’s stocks for the 2021 NPL NSW Men’s competition.

“In what was a difficult 2020 for all Australians due to COVID, we are now looking forward to bouncing back into the winners circle for the upcoming season,” said Dimovski.

“We have made a few handy signings and have been able to resign a few of the boys from the previous year to ensure we will be very competitive and ready for the 2021 NPL NSW Men’s season.”

Goalkeeper Anthony Bouzanis has returned to the club after his stint with Sydney Olympic while striker Jeremy Cox, a Sharks product, also makes his comeback following his time with Sydney FC and APIA Leichhardt last season.

Chris McStay, son of Celtic legend Paul, is back at Seymour for another crack at success after spending time playing professionally in Scotland with Scottish League One outfit Clyde FC. McStay played 23 matches for the club before returning home due to the heavy impact COVID-19 had on the competition.

Lethal speedster James Andrews is yet another player making his comeback with the Sky Blues outfit, a huge acquisition, his talent up-front will no doubt add more fire into the Sharks attack and this was shown during his time with Blacktown City and Marconi Stallions.

The club has boosted its defensive lines with Brandon Hooper, Nick Petrillo and former Northbridge FC skipper Chris Lindsay all signing with the club while promising young utility Patrick Scibilio has made the move from APIA to the Sharks.

One young gun to watch out for will be former Sydney FC youth striker Alex Masciovecchio. Holding some impressive stats with an eye for goal, Dimovski will no doubt unleash the talent the youngster possesses for his opportunity to shine in NSW’s top tier men’s competition.

The club has promoted two Under 20 players with Charlie Jones and Luke Sayer winning first team contracts while the likes of Patrick O’Shea, Adam Massoud, Jarrad Wiley, Gabriel Contigiani, Oliver Green, Harry Sutherland, Lachlan Everett, Mason Versi, Jonathon Grozdanovski and Peter Simonoski have all resigned.

The Sharks take on the Northbridge Bulls on Saturday 27th of February at the Fairfield Showgrounds to kick off their 2021 NPL NSW Men’s season.