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Corey Gameiro to join the Bulls as Technical Director

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Northbridge Bulls are pleased to announce the appointment of former Young Socceroo and A-League Striker Corey Gameiro as the clubs Technical Director.

Gameiro will oversee the development of the club’s pathway for players to the Macarthur Bulls A-league and in future W-League programs.

Having played in Europe at Fulham FC, FC Eindhoven and in the A-league for Wellington Phoenix, Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar he brings a wealth of experience in the pathways to professional football.

The former A-League young gun also had stints in local NPL NSW competitions playing for the likes of St George City and APIA Leichhardt.

Gameiro has developed his coaching skills at Football NSW Institute and acted as Technical Director for Kellyville Kolts in the last few years and is eager to step up to his new challenge.

“My role is to bring my experience in professional environments to the club and guide both the players and coaches to maintain high standards and the best practices for them to progress onto the next stage of their development.

“I believe the pathway here at Northbridge Bulls has the potential to be one of the best in the country and I will work as hard as I can to achieve that.” Gameiro added.

Travis Major prepares for Indian journey

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Known as one of the most lethal National Premier League NSW Men’s attackers, Blacktown City FC’s favourite son Travis Major is set to embark on a new journey after agreeing to terms on a 1-year-deal with Indian Premier League outfit RoundGlass Punjab FC.

The 31-year-old who returned to Lily Homes Stadium this year following his time playing top tier football in Hong Kong, was set to sign a new deal with the club only for the Indian club, coached by Englishman Ashley Westwood, to snap him for the 2022 season.

“The move came about really quickly to be honest; I was going to stay at Blacktown City and had agreed with the club but then in the space of 4-5 days the move to India came to fruition,” Major told Football NSW.

“I don’t leave for another four weeks still so I’ve got time to get everything in order and not rush anything which is a welcome change compared to other times I’ve had to leave on a couple day’s notice.”

It was one of Major’s teammates, yet another Blacktown City favourite Sean Rooney who played an integral role in getting Travis signed and seal with RoundGlass Punjab FC.

“Sean Rooney had recommended to me to his old coach Ashley Westwood who is now my new coach, and it went from there.

“As a club, I’ve spoken with some people about Punjab FC and have watched footage to get a better understanding, but the club definitely has big ambitions so it’s a chance for me to grow with the hope of scoring goals, playing well and winning silverware.

“My deal is for the 2022 season so hopefully I can do well, put my best foot forward and look to do well over there beyond this season potentially.”

With the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s season coming to an unfortunate premature end due to Covid, Major played a starring role in the club’s push for silverware as the team ended up in first position after seventeen rounds.

Goals weren’t a problem for the prolific marksman who bagged 12 and was one shy of top scorer Patrick Antelmi before the season was cancelled.

Major paid tribute to Blacktown City, a club he puts his blood, sweat and tears for, each time he wears the Black jersey.

“I think everyone knows how much I love Blacktown City, and this is the third time now they have allowed me to leave instantly to take up a professional deal.
“Critto has always been great to me, and everyone knows our relationship so credit to him for always helping me secure deals elsewhere whilst still making Blacktown City a powerhouse of the NPL not just in NSW but across the nation.

“As always I will be paying close attention to the boys and Critto via your website, social channels and NPL.TV and hope they can continue on with their success for yet another big year in 2022.”

Signings galore as Sharks hope to bring back glory days

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The Sutherland Sharks have signalled its intentions on having a huge crack at taking out the 2022 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s Premiership and Championship after announcing a number of quality signings that is hoping to bring back the glory days at Seymour Shaw.

It’s been a while since the Shire based outfit has celebrated silverware, 2008 was the last time they won a Premiership while 2009 they took out the Championship. The last trophy the club celebrated was the 2012 Tiger Turf Cup (Waratah Cup) where they defeated APIA Leichhardt 4-1.

Coach Nick Dimovski has been busy recruiting quality NPL NSW Men’s talent as well as former A-League players following the cancellation of the 2021 season due to Covid.

As many as six former Sutherland Sharks juniors have returned to Miranda with the likes of Jason Madonis, Michael Neill, Harry Callahan, Nick Sullivan, Liam McGing and current Under 17 Australian representative Lachlan McDonald all agreeing to terms for the 2022 season.

Madonis in particular is a huge acquisition for the Sharks.

The hard-working midfielder who spent 13 years with Sydney Olympic as well as captaining the Blues for two seasons, one being their Premiership and Championship year in 2018 was looking forward to returning to his old stomping ground.

“I’m excited to be joining the Sutherland Sharks for the 2022 season.

“Sutho is where my NPL journey started when I was 11 years old so to be re-joining the club after all these years really feels like a homecoming.

“I’m looking forward to getting started with my new teammates, working under Nick and helping the club have a successful year.”

Experienced striker Nikola Taneski and former Stallions defender Mark Rodic have also made the move to the Sharks with Dimovski resigning eleven of his 2021 squad members.

James Andrew, Anthony Bouzanis, Patrick O’Shea, Lachlan Everett, Jeremy Cox, Adam Massoud, Christopher Lindsay, Gabriel Contigiani, Gerrard Roebuck, Charlie Jones and Luke Sauer have all penned agreements for 2022.

There will also be three Under 20’s Sharks young guns and juniors that will see themselves amongst the senior group as Sam Amey, Nelson Lam and Julian Trovato will all hope to gain some much needed first grade experience.

Dimovski emphasised to Football NSW that the plan was to bring back as many ex-Sharks juniors as possible along with giving the local Sutherland talent an opportunity, keeping the strong Shire player development system on track.

“The Sutherland Shire area has been renowned for quite some time now as a fantastic football nursey and to see so many Sharks juniors return to our senior squad is special.

“To sum it all up we now have 17 players that are Sharks juniors and it’s been this objective we’ve been trying to push in promoting and bringing back our local talent to Seymour Shaw.”

To have former A-League players McGing and Sullivan return to the club as well as being boosted by the arrivals of long-serving Sydney Olympic skipper Jason Madonis, ex-Ilinden defender Micky Neill as well as the talents of Mark Rodic formerly of the Stallions has issued a warning to fellow NPL NSW Men’s clubs that the Sharks mean business in 2022.

Manly United commence 2022 signings with big inclusions

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National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s outfit Manly United have already hit the ground running announcing two quality signings for the 2022 season with two former players returning to the club in the shape of Matt Sim and Thomas Fay.

Sim recently announced his departure from Sydney United 58 where he spent five seasons while Fay returns to his junior club after playing the last few years with Sydney FC’s youth side.

“We are buzzing to have Matt Sim rejoin the club,” Manly United Coach Adam Griffiths stated in the official club press release.

“He is one of the best attacking players in the league and adds some great quality in the front third. His style of play suits the way we want to play the game and his quality is obvious for everyone to see.

“Not only will Matt improve our football team, but he will also help our young players become better players. We have a strong culture at our club and Matt’s ability, personality and winning mentality is a perfect fit for what we are creating.

“Tommy Fay is also a great addition to the squad.

“He offers us quality but also some versatility to be able to excel in a few different positions on the pitch. He’s a Manly junior and we welcome him back with the intent to help him improve as a player and play at the highest level possible.”

Both additions have signalled coach Adam Griffiths intent to really put the pressure on giving the 2022 Premiership and Championship a crack by the Northern Beaches club.

The 2021 NPL NSW Men’s season was unfortunately cut short due to Covid-19 but prior to the year finishing up, Manly United proved many pundits wrong as they ended up in fourth position on the Premiership ladder.

Manly United has also secured the bulk of the squad with the following players locked in for 2022: Sam Benton, Jimmy Oates, Kieren Paull, Jesse Piriz, Seiya Kambayashi, Alen Aganovic, Lucas Rainbird, Dom Ferguson, Jordan Devries, Tommy Fay, Luca Kmet, James Georgaklis, Finn Ashton, Matt Sim, Ben Koop and Dejan Pandurevic.

Matt Sim calls time on his United 58 journey

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Influential National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s star Matt Sim has called time on his playing career with Sydney United 58, a club he spent and had great success at for five seasons.

The 33-year-old made the announcement on Thursday as tributes flowed from the United 58 club, players and coaching staff, praising Sim’s time with the former NSL giants.

“I spent five amazing years at United 58,” Sim told Football NSW.

“Never did I expect to be at the club for that long, but as soon as a I arrived it felt like the right place to be.

“I’ll look back on my time there with many great memories.”

Citing a decision to embark on his next chapter as a coach, the A-Licensed accredited former A-League star stated to Football NSW an opportunity arose that he couldn’t refuse in a pathway to ignite his coaching journey.

“Obviously I am getting closer to the end of my playing career than the start, with that in mind a new opportunity came up in coaching for me.

“Once I made the decision that it was best for me to take it with my future in mind, it was clear that logistically it wouldn’t work for me to continue to play at United 58.

“The timing is the hard part, given it would have been great to finish off the season and chase another trophy, but I guess that’s football.”

During his five-years, Sim became a fan favourite with the United 58 faithful who enjoyed watching the “Arjen Robben” look-a-like do his thing, scoring quality goals and playing fantastic football at the famous BOKA Stand as well as other rival NPL NSW Men’s grounds.

Asked what his fondest achievements and memories were, Sim highlighted the 2019 and 2020 seasons as one’s he will never forget.

“I think winning the 2020 NPL NSW Men’s Grand Final is up there given how long between finals wins it was for the club.

“But also the success at the back end of the 2019 season with a Waratah Cup Final, Grand Final and a spot in the FFA Cup Round of 32 also stands out.

“We had something like 5 games in 14 days with semi-finals, mid-week matches and missing some very key players, so it was a great achievement.”

A number of quality players passed through the doors at Edensor Park as Sim mentioned the ones that made an impact with him during his time.

“When I arrived at the club, the team was loaded with guns such as Panny Nikas, Glen Trifiro and Nick Stavroulakis. Playing with the likes of them who have had so much success at this level was a pleasure.

“To be honest, to see Tricky still playing at a high level proves the saying “like a fine wine” still exists in football.”

It wasn’t just the quality of players Sim had the pleasure of playing with but coaches too who had a major impact on his career.

“Every coach I had at the club taught me so much.

“The great thing about United 58 is that it is such a great club with long history, their network of ex-players and people associated with the club allows them to select top quality people to come and coach the first team, which helps breed continuous competitive teams.”

Hanging up the boots was not an option yet for Sim who will most certainly be part of the NPL NSW Men’s setup albeit with a new club and colours.

“As I said I have coaching on the horizon with this new opportunity which I can’t wait to begin, and I’ll be looking to playing again next season again as a I feel like the body has some gas left in the tank.”

Sim will be announcing his new coaching gig along with which club he will finish out his NPL NSW Men’s career at in due course.