National Youth League Fixtures and Mariners youth team discussion

[Paolo]

FFA RELEASES NATIONAL YOUTH LEAGUE DRAW

Football Federation Australia (FFA) today released the inaugural National Youth League 2008/09 season draw.

The seven Australian based Hyundai A-League clubs will participate in the 21 round competition which will begin on Friday 26 September 2008.

The establishment of a National Youth League competition is an important component of the National Football Development Plan, said FFA CEO, Ben Buckley.

This is a competition which will provide an important link between elite youth football, the Hyundai A-League competition and the national representative teams, not only for players, but also coaches and referees.

For the first time, talented young players will have an opportunity to play regular, quality competitive games regardless of whether they are part of the AIS program, the State sports institutes or the State football leagues.

Football offers young, talented male athletes fantastic opportunities within Australia as well as unparalleled opportunities to represent Australia on the biggest stage in world sport, Buckley said.

Of the 63 regular round fixtures, 32 matches will be played as curtain raisers to Hyundai A-League matches, whilst the remaining matches will be played at alternate venues on other dates.

At the end of the 21 rounds, the top two teams will play-off in the National Youth League Grand Final on Saturday 21 February 2009, one week prior to the Grand Final in the Hyundai A-League competition.

The National Youth League will feature the following competition rules:

* Youth Player Age Range
Youth players must be born between 1987 - 1991 to be eligible for the National Youth League 2008/09 season.

* Over-age players
Clubs may use up to 4 over-age players in their squads for National Youth League matches

* Guaranteed Game Time
Each of the Youth players must play a minimum of 30 minutes per match

ENDS

National Youth League Competition Details

Competition Format

* 7 clubs
  - Adelaide United
  - Central Coast Mariners
  - Melbourne Victory
  - Newcastle Jets
  - Perth Glory
  - Queensland Roar
  - Sydney FC

* Season: 21 rounds (Each team has 18 Matches + 3 Byes)

* National Youth League to commence Friday 26 August 2008

* Age 17 21 (must turn 17 on or after 1 January in year the Youth League commences), maximum age is 21; must turn no older than 21 on or after 1 January in the year the National Youth League commences

* 15 Players on the team sheet.

* Each Youth Player must receive a minimum of 30 minutes game time

* 4 over-age players (including Goal Keeper) allowed to play in National Youth League Match

National Youth League Player Regulations
*      10 12  Youth Players per club
*      Youth Players will sign a National Youth League Development Agreement which is of amateur status
*      Minimum  agreement period 1 season
*      Maximum  agreement  period 2 years
*      Hyundai A-League Clubs can select any player within the age group, must be Australian (or in the process of obtaining citizenship) and can be from the AIS
*      Hyundai A-League clubs must draw replacement players from the Youth League Player Squad, except under exceptional circumstances

Coaches
*      Each nominated Youth Head Coach should t hold a minimum of a AFC -  B Coaching License (or acknowledged equivalent).  For more details go to coaching.footballaustralia.com.au

Referees
*      Match Officials for National Youth League matches will be drawn from an elite panel of referees which have been identified for future Hyundai A-League appointments.


RD 1 FIXTURE VENUE
Fri, 26 Sep 08 Melbourne Victory v Queensland Roar Green Gully Reserve 3.30pm 3.30pm
Fri, 26 Sep 08 Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium 5.15pm 5.15pm
Sat, 27 Sep 08 Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium 3.45pm 4.15pm
Sydney FC v BYE

RD 2 FIXTURE VENUE
Fri, 3 Oct 08 Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium 4.45pm 5.15pm
Sat, 4 Oct 08 Sydney FC v Queensland Roar Sydney Football Stadium 4.15pm 4.15pm
Sun, 5 Oct 08 Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory Anderson Park 4.00pm 4.00pm
Newcastle Jets v BYE

RD 3 FIXTURE VENUE
Sat, 11 Oct 08 Sydney FC v Adelaide United Seymour Shaw 2.00pm 2.00pm
Sat, 11 Oct 08 Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory Pluim Park 3.00pm 3.00pm
Sat, 11 Oct 08 Queensland Roar v Newcastle Jets Perry Park 6.00pm 7.00pm
Perth Glory v BYE

RD 4 FIXTURE VENUE
Fri, 17 Oct 08 Queensland Roar v Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium 4.45pm 5.45pm
Sat, 18 Oct 08 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium 4.15pm 4.15pm
Sun, 19 Oct 08 Perth Glory v Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium 11.15am 2.15pm
Central Coast Mariners v BYE

RD 5 FIXTURE VENUE
Fri, 24 Oct 08 Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium 5.15pm 5.15pm
Sun, 26 Oct 08 Adelaide United v Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium 1.45pm 2.15pm
Sun, 26 Oct 08 Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Anderson Park 4.00pm 4.00pm
Queensland Roar v BYE

RD 6 FIXTURE VENUE
Fri, 31 Oct 08 Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium 4.45pm 5.15pm
Sat, 1 Nov 08 Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium 4.15pm 4.15pm
Sun, 2 Nov 08 Newcastle Jets v Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium 2.15pm 2.15pm
Perth Glory v BYE

RD 7 FIXTURE VENUE
Sat, 8 Nov 08 Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United Bluetongue Stadium 3.15pm 3.15pm
Sat, 8 Nov 08 Queensland Roar v Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium 4.15pm 5.15pm
Sun, 9 Nov 08 Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium 2.15pm 4.15pm
Sydney FC v BYE

RD 8 FIXTURE VENUE
Sat, 15 Nov 08 Sydney FC v Perth Glory Seymour Shaw 2.30pm 2.30pm
Sat, 15 Nov 08 Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets SS Anderson Reserve 4.00pm 4.00pm
Sat, 15 Nov 08 Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners Perry Park 4.00pm 5.00pm
Adelaide United v BYE

RD 9 FIXTURE VENUE
Sat, 22 Nov 08 Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners SS Anderson Reserve 4.00pm 4.00pm
Sat, 22 Nov 08 Adelaide United v Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium 3.45pm 4.15pm
Sun, 23 Nov 08 Queensland Roar v Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium 2.15pm 3.15pm
Newcastle Jets v BYE

RD 10 FIXTURE VENUE
Fri, 28 Nov 08 Sydney FC v Queensland Roar Sydney Football Stadium 5.15pm 5.15pm
Sat, 29 Nov 08 Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium 3.15pm 5.15pm
Sun 30 Nov 08 Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium 2.15pm 2.15pm
Melbourne Victory v BYE

RD 11 FIXTURE VENUE
Sat, 6 Dec 08 Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium 3.00pm 5.00pm
Sat, 6 Dec 08 Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC Adamstown Oval 5.00pm 5.00pm
Sun, 7 Dec 08 Central Coast Mariners v Queensland Roar Pluim Park 4.00pm 4.00pm
Adelaide United v BYE

RD 12 FIXTURE VENUE
Sat, 13 Dec 08 Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United Kingston Heath Soccer Complex 5.00pm 5.00pm
Sat, 13 Dec 08 Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium 4.00pm 4.00pm
Sat, 13 Dec 08 Queensland Roar v Newcastle Jets Perry Park 6.00pm 7.00pm
Perth Glory v BYE

RD 13 FIXTURE VENUE
Fri, 19 Dec 08 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium 5.15pm 5.15pm
Sat, 20 Dec 08 Adelaide United v Queensland Roar Hindmarsh Stadium 4.45pm 5.15pm
Sat, 20 Dec 08 Sydney FC v Perth Glory Cromer Park 10.00am 10.00am
Central Coast Mariners v BYE

RD 14 FIXTURE VENUE
Fri, 26 Dec 08 Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium 5.15pm 5.15pm
Fri, 26 Dec 08 Perth Glory v Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium 5.15pm 7.15pm
Sun, 28 Dec 08 Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Kingston Heath Soccer Complex 4.00pm 4.00pm
Queensland Roar v BYE

RD 15 FIXTURE VENUE
Sat, 3 Jan 09 Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Pluim Park 10.00am 10.00am
Sat, 3 Jan 09 Melbourne Victory v Queensland Roar Epping Stadium 5.00pm 5.00pm
Sat, 3 Jan 09 Adelaide United v Sydney FC Adelaide Oval 4.45pm 5.15pm
Newcastle Jets v BYE

RD 16 FIXTURE VENUE
Fri, 9 Jan 09 Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium 4.45pm 5.15pm
Sat, 10 Jan 09 Central Coast Mariners v Queensland Roar Bluetongue Stadium 4.00pm 4.00pm
Sat, 10 Jan 09 Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory BGC Stadium at Dorrien Gardens 5.00pm 7.00pm
Sydney FC v BYE

RD 17 FIXTURE VENUE
Sat, 17 Jan 09 Queensland Roar v Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium 4.15pm 5.15pm
Sat, 17 Jan 09 Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory Adamstown Oval 10.00am 10.00am
Sat, 17 Jan 09 Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners Epping Stadium 4.00pm 4.00pm
Adelaide United v BYE

RD 18 FIXTURE VENUE
Sat, 24 Jan 09 Queensland Roar v Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium 4.15pm 5.15pm
Sat, 24 Jan 09 Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets CUA Stadium 5.00pm 5.00pm
Sun, 25 Jan 09 Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United Bluetongue Stadium 4.00pm 4.00pm
Melbourne Victory v BYE

RD 19 FIXTURE VENUE
Fri, 30 Jan 09 Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners Adamstown Oval 5.00pm 5.00pm
Sun, 1 Feb 09 Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory Cromer Park 5.00pm 5.00pm
Sun, 1 Feb 09 Adelaide United v Perth Glory Thebarton Oval 4.00pm 4.30pm
Queensland Roar v BYE

RD 20 FIXTURE VENUE
Sat, 7 Feb 09 Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United Green Gully Reserve 5.00pm 5.00pm
Sat, 7 Feb 09 Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC Adamstown Oval 5.00pm 5.00pm
Sat, 7 Feb 09 Perth Glory v Queensland Roar BGC Stadium at Dorrien Gardens 5.00pm 7.00pm
Central Coast Mariners v BYE

RD 21 FIXTURE VENUE
Sat, 14 Feb 09 Queensland Roar v Adelaide United Perry Park 6.00pm 7.00pm
Sat, 14 Feb 09 Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets BGC Stadium at Dorrien Gardens 5.00pm 7.00pm
Sat, 14 Feb 09 Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC Pluim Park 5.00pm 5.00pm
Melbourne Victory v BYE

NATIONAL YOUTH LEAGUE 2009 GRAND FINAL VENUE
Sat, 21 Feb 09 Team 1 v Team 2 To Be Advised TBC TBC
* NOTE: Match dates and kick-off times subject to change without notice.

Mariners players:

Laurence Braude
Date of Birth 26 May, 1989
Place of Birth Sydney
Position Midfielder
Height 173cm
Weight 68kg
Former Club AIS

Nick Kapsis
Date of Birth 26 June, 1991
Place of Birth Sydney
Position Defender
Height 174cm
Weight 68kg
Former Club Blacktown City (NSW Premier League)

Matthew Lewis
Date of Birth 6 June, 1990
Place of Birth Sydney
Position Midfielder
Height 173cm
Weight 65kg
Former Club Blacktown City (NSW Premier League)

Sean Mitchell
Date of Birth 8 March, 1989
Place of Birth Sydney
Position Midfielder
Height 173cm
Weight 72kg
Former Club Marconi Stallions (NSW Premier League)

Nathan Sherlock
Date of Birth 2 February, 1990
Place of Birth Orange
Position Defender
Height 181cm
Weight 75kg
Former Club Sydney Olympic (NSW Premier League)

Brady Smith
Date of Birth 10 August, 1989
Place of Birth Gosford
Position Striker
Height 180cm
Weight 80kg
Former Club Central Coast Lightning (NSW Super League)

Steven Tibbetts
Date of Birth 10 October, 1990
Place of Birth Sydney
Position Defender
Height 186cm
Weight 77kg
Former Club AIS

Glen Trifiro
Date of Birth 10 July, 1989
Place of Birth Sydney
Position Midfielder
Height 174cm
Weight 74kg
Former Club Macarthur Rams (NSW Premier League)

Darko Vidovic
Date of Birth 30 March, 1988
Place of Birth Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Position Striker
Height 189cm
Weight 87kg
Former Club Macarthur Rams (NSW Premier League)

Scott Wright
Date of Birth 11 January, 1988
Place of Birth Sydney
Position Defender
Height 174cm
Weight 63kg
Former Club Manly United (NSW Premier League)

 

[Jesus]

A few matches at pluim there

 

[bikinigirl]

*      Hyundai A-League clubs must draw replacement players from the Youth League Player Squad, except under exceptional circumstances

. is $1.4 mill exceptional enough?

. psyched about the youth league though

 

[clarence]

The matches at Pluim might actually be pleasant on a sunny Spring or Summer afternoon/night. At least I can leave the long johns at home. ;D

 

[bulldogmariner]

Games at Pluim are to coinside with International weekends or the weekends the Mariners are not scheduled to play.

 

[Omni]

Interesting that Sydney are playing predominiately in the South (apart from CUA & SFS) TEN AM?!??!!!!

 

[offtheball]

Games at Pluim will be an embarrasment.  How much grass will be there come September. It's like a mine field now.

 

[john_kowolski]

This is a 'dumb' question on my behalf.

Do they charge to go to Pluim? If so, will members get free admission with their cards?

Also, will the games at Bluetongue be part of the ticket? (pre-match entertainment)

 

[fedelta]

Not sure if this is anywhere else

The Central Coast Mariners today unveiled their first National Youth League (NYL) signings, with outstanding local striker Brady Smith and Orange product Nathan Sherlock signing on with the Mariners two months out from the kick off of the Hyundai A-Leagues new elite competition for young players.

 

[FFC Mariner]

This is a 'dumb' question on my behalf.

Do they charge to go to Pluim? If so, will members get free admission with their cards?

Also, will the games at Bluetongue be part of the ticket? (pre-match entertainment)

I imagine that games at BT will be covered by your game ticket/membership and knowing Pluim, they will try v hard to sting people to get in. Stand by for free entry but $10 for the car park or some such stunt.

Mind you, warm evening, few cold ones that fell into the bag by accident, watching the next generation of Kewells, Cahills etc. Well worth it

 

[marinermick]

This is a 'dumb' question on my behalf.

Do they charge to go to Pluim? If so, will members get free admission with their cards?

Also, will the games at Bluetongue be part of the ticket? (pre-match entertainment)

I imagine that games at BT will be covered by your game ticket/membership and knowing Pluim, they will try v hard to sting people to get in. Stand by for free entry but $10 for the car park or some such stunt.

Mind you, warm evening, few cold ones that fell into the bag by accident, watching the next generation of Kewells, Cahills etc. Well worth it

and the sydney game is at pluim

bagging out the superstar winner from the razzle dazzle stand will be sweet

 

[Rowdy]

and the sydney game is at pluim

bagging out the superstar winner from the razzle dazzle stand will be sweet

Broke his leg, goooooone for the season.

Oh well we can all take a box of Nutri-grain and throw it at him as he hobbles to the Pluim benches, not that he'll need any, apparently has a lifetime supply of the 3 holed stuff 4 being the FSuperstar.

"Wheeeeere's yooooour Nutri-grain, where's your Nutri-grain!" 

 

[Peachos]

wasnt it a knee injury?

 

[dibo]

yup, ligament damage, i think he's already gone under the knife.

 

[Rowdy]

During the Mariners Vs Roar game thought I heard twat Harper mention that Nik Mrdja and one other senior team player (Stringers?) played in a game with our NYL Team against Gladesville? on the Sat b4 the Brisbane game , saying that Lawrie thought he needed another week and that this game would do him good in regards to coming back from injury.

Anybody have any details on this, Bueller, Bueller......Bueller?

And while I'm at it, when are we going to hear some info as to WHO our NYL players are going to be. The comp kicks-off in 25 days!, Coonan, Coonan.....Coonan?

 

[bikinigirl]

. interesting rowdy and also as mrdja was not on the bench for the main game (not suggesting he should have been there)

. having just read your comments of the roar game in another thread, perhaps it was a good idea not to play nik against qld .... imagine what they could/would have done to his legs

 

[Jesus]

During the Mariners Vs Roar game thought I heard twat Harper mention that Nik Mrdja and one other senior team player (Stringers?) played in a game with our NYL Team against Gladesville? on the Sat b4 the Brisbane game , saying that Lawrie thought he needed another week and that this game would do him good in regards to coming back from injury.

Anybody have any details on this, Bueller, Bueller......Bueller?

And while I'm at it, when are we going to hear some info as to WHO our NYL players are going to be. The comp kicks-off in 25 days!, Coonan, Coonan.....Coonan?

That was suggested. Was nik and stringers

 

[goingtoadisco]

I think our NYL team will be anounced when the squad is complete.

 

[Paolo]

so how does everyone think we will line up??

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Very strong line up imo

 

[dru]

so how does everyone think we will line up??

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Very strong line up imo