NSL grand Final
- Thread starter gloveski
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My Prediction would be for Wollongong as they beat South Melbourne 2-1 in both the home and away legs of the major semi final. Grand Final experience is not a factor as Wollongong won in 2000 coming from 3-0 down to win on penalties and South Meblbourne won in 1999 3-2. The price for a Wollongong win is around $2.30 and this a good price.
Wollongong 2 South Melbourne 1
Wollongong 2 South Melbourne 1
This match won't be as easy for Wollongong for two reasons.
1. Even though they earned the right for a home final, the game is on neutral territory in Sydney. Not a major concern since they beat South at South, but worth thinking about.
2. Scott Chipperfield is THE man in this team and he is in Korea with the Confederations Cup squad. He scores a large chunk of their goals and creates a lot of their play.
The 'Gong should have enough depth to prevail, but I reckon it might be level after 90 minutes. Draw prices in the NSL are very high compared to other leagues,and I think it's worth a bite at 3.80.
1. Even though they earned the right for a home final, the game is on neutral territory in Sydney. Not a major concern since they beat South at South, but worth thinking about.
2. Scott Chipperfield is THE man in this team and he is in Korea with the Confederations Cup squad. He scores a large chunk of their goals and creates a lot of their play.
The 'Gong should have enough depth to prevail, but I reckon it might be level after 90 minutes. Draw prices in the NSL are very high compared to other leagues,and I think it's worth a bite at 3.80.
Some info...
South Melbourne will be aiming for their record fifth NSL championship.
The current record number of championships, four, is jointly held by South,
Marconi Stallions and Sydney City.
The Wollongong Wolves are aiming for their second championship in a row.
HEAD TO HEAD: Wollongong Wolves and South Melbourne first met in the NSL
over 20 years ago.
In all NSL matches, the two clubs have met 37 times, South Melbourne having
the most wins with 18 compared to Wollongong's ten. Nine matches have
ended in draws. South have scored 59 goals to Wollongong's 39.
The two clubs have met twice in finals matches - the 2000/01 two-legged
major semi final. Wollongong won both of these matches 2-1.
STAT FACTS from the 37 Wollongong Wolves-South Melbourne NSL games played to
date: -
| FIRST MATCH: 19 April 1981 - Sth Melbourne 1-0
| 2000/01 MATCHES (4): Sth Melbourne 4-2 in Melbourne and Sth Melbourne 1-0
in Wollongong (regular season); Wollongong 2-1 in Wollongong (major semi
final - second leg) and Wollongong 2-1 in Melbourne (major semi final -
second leg)
| MOST POPULAR SCORE: Sth Melbourne 2-1 five times
| WOLLONGONG'S BIGGEST WIN: 4-0 April 1988
| STH MELBOURNE'S BIGGEST WIN: 6-0 December 1995
| MOST GOALS: 6 (twice) Sth Melbourne 6-0 December 1995; Sth Melbourne 4-2
December 2000
| BIGGEST CROWD: 11,201 WIN Stadium, May 2001 (Wollongong 2-1)
| MOST GAMES (PLAYER): 29 Paul Trimboli (all for Sth Melbourne) 1988-2001
| MOST GOALS (PLAYER): 7 Paul Trimboli (all for Sth Melbourne) 1989-2001
| YOUNGEST PLAYER: 17y 215d Ken Morton (Wollongong) April 1981 (Sth
Melbourne 1-0)
| OLDEST PLAYER: 35y 223d Branko Buljevic (Sth Melbourne) April 1983
(Wollongong 1-0)
| MOST GOALS ONE MATCH (PLAYER): 4 Ivan Kelic (Sth Melbourne) December 1995
(6-0)
COACHING RECORDS TO DATE:
Ron Corry (Wollongong Wolves) 42 matches: W20-D10-L12
Mike Petersen (South Melbourne) 31 matches: W19-D07-L05
GRAND FINAL HISTORY
NSL GRAND FINALS
Season Score Venue Attendance
1984 1st leg South Melbourne 2 - Sydney Olympic 1 Olympic Park Crowd 10,000
2nd leg Sydney Olympic 1 - South Melbourne 2 St George Stadium
Crowd 11,221
South Melbourne 4-2 on aggregate
1985 1st leg Sydney City 0 - Melbourne Zebras 1 St George Stadium Crowd
2,491
2nd leg Melbourne Zebras 1 - Sydney City 0 Olympic Park Crowd 7,560
Melbourne Zebras 2-0 on aggregate
1986 1st leg Adelaide City 0 - Sydney Olympic 1 Hindmarsh Stadium Crowd
12,232
2nd leg Sydney Olympic 1 - Adelaide City 3 Parramatta Stadium Crowd
14,032
Adelaide City 3-2 on aggregate
1988 Sydney United 2 (4pen) - Marconi Stallions 2 (5pen) Parramatta Stadium
Crowd 17,064
1989 Marconi Stallions 1 - Sydney Olympic 0 Parramatta Stadium Crowd 23,387
1989/90 Marconi Stallions 0 - Sydney Olympic 2 Parramatta Stadium Crowd
26,352
1990/91 Melbourne Knights 1 (4pen) - South Melbourne 1 (5pen) Olympic Park
Crowd 23,318
1991/92 Melbourne Knights 0 (2pen) - Adelaide City 0 (4pen) Olympic Park
Crowd 15,463
1992/93 Marconi Stallions 1 - Adelaide City 0 Parramatta Stadium Crowd
13,376
1993/94 Melbourne Knights 0 - Adelaide City 1 Olympic Park Crowd 13,970
1994/95 Adelaide City 0 - Melbourne Knights 2 Hindmarsh Stadium Crowd 15,573
1995/96 Melbourne Knights 2 - Marconi Stallions 1 Olympic Park Crowd 14,258
1996/97 Brisbane Strikers 2 - Sydney United 0 Suncorp Metway Stadium Crowd
40,446
1997/98 South Melbourne 2 - Carlton 1 Olympic Park Crowd 15,706
1998/99 South Melbourne 3 - Sydney United 2 Olympic Park Crowd 15,194
1999/00 Perth Glory 3 (6pen) - Wollongong Wolves 3 (7pen) Subiaco Oval Crowd
43,242
NSL GRAND FINAL STAT FACTS
Grand final victories - clubs
South Melbourne 4, Adelaide City 3, Marconi Stallions 3, Melbourne Knights
2, Brisbane Strikers 1, Melbourne Zebras 1, Sydney Olympic 1, Wollongong
Wolves 1
- On Sunday South can extend their lead; or Wollongong can be one of just
five clubs to have won two grand finals -
Appearances in grand finals - clubs
Adelaide City 5, Marconi Stallions 5, Melbourne Knights 5, South Melbourne
4, Sydney Olympic 4, Sydney United 3, Brisbane Strikers 1, Carlton 1,
Melbourne Zebras 1, Perth Glory 1, Sydney City 1, Wollongong Wolves 1
- South will equal the record -
Grand final goals - clubs
South Melbourne 10, Sydney Olympic 6, Marconi Stallions 5, Melbourne Knights
5, Adelaide City 4, Sydney United 4, Perth Glory 3, Wollongong Wolves 3,
Brisbane Strikers 2, Melbourne Zebras 2, Carlton 1
- South could increase their lead -
Most grand final victories - player
4 - Fausto De Amicis (Melbourne Knights 2, South Melbourne 2)
- Fausto De Amicis can increase his lead if South Melbourne win; or else
Wollongong's David Cervinski (currently on three victories) can equal Fausto
's record -
Most appearances in grand finals - player
5 - David Cervinski, Fausto De Amicis, Andrew Marth, Sergio Melta, Joe
Mullen, Alex Tobin
- Cervinski and De Amicis will become new record holders once they step on
to the park on Sunday -
Most grand final goals - player
3 - John Anastasiadis (South Melbourne 3), Andrew Marth (Melbourne Knights
3)
- Anastasiadis in his last NSL game can now make this record his own -
Youngest grand final player
Jason Culina, Sydney United, 1996/97: aged 16 years 293 days old
- An appearance by Wollongong squad member Jay Lucas who will be 16 years
140 days on Sunday will break this record -
Oldest grand final player
Bugsy Nyskohus, Adelaide City, 1986: aged 36 years 123 days old
- Bugsy's record is safe! The oldest person on Sunday should be Mehmet
Durakovic, 35 years 233 days old -
Youngest grand final goal scorer
Ljubo Milicevic of Perth Glory, who was 19 years 119 days old when he scored
in his team's loss on penalties to Wollongong Wolves in the 1999/00 grand
final
- Jay Lucas can establish another record here if he scores -
Oldest grand final goal scorer
Rod Brown of Brisbane Strikers, who was 33 years 118 days old when he scored
in his team's 2-0 win over Sydney United in the 1996/97 grand final
- A goal by Durakovic or David Clarkson would create a new record here -
OTHER SNIPPETS
Quickest grand final goal:
Mark Koussas, who scored for Sydney Olympic in the 5th minute of the first
leg 1984 grand final against South Melbourne
Most goals by a player in a grand final:
2 - Charlie Egan (South Melbourne, 1984 first leg); John Anastasiadis (South
Melbourne, 1998/99)
All grand final red cards:
5 - Murray Barnes (1985 - first leg - Sydney City), Marshall Soper (1986 -
second leg - Sydney Olympic), Ivan Petkovic (1988 - Sydney United), Gerry
Gomez (1988 - Marconi Stallions), Matteo Colucci (1989 - Marconi Stallions)
Most grand final victories -
coach: 3 - Zoran Matic (Adelaide City 3)
Grand final venues:
Olympic Park (Melbourne) 8 matches, Parramatta Stadium (Sydney) 5, Hindmarsh
Stadium (Adelaide) 2, St George Stadium (Sydney) 2, Subiaco Oval (Perth) 1,
Suncorp Metway Stadium (Brisbane) 1
Most grand finals officiated by a referee:
4 - Chris Bambridge (1984 second leg, 1986 first leg, 1988, 1990/91)
- 2000/01 panel referee Eddie Lennie has officiated three grand finals
(1994/95, 1995/96, 1999/2000) -
Will offer my view later. As the NSL beat man for the paper who has seen these teams play a number of times each this year, should guarantee a completely bogus pick
South Melbourne will be aiming for their record fifth NSL championship.
The current record number of championships, four, is jointly held by South,
Marconi Stallions and Sydney City.
The Wollongong Wolves are aiming for their second championship in a row.
HEAD TO HEAD: Wollongong Wolves and South Melbourne first met in the NSL
over 20 years ago.
In all NSL matches, the two clubs have met 37 times, South Melbourne having
the most wins with 18 compared to Wollongong's ten. Nine matches have
ended in draws. South have scored 59 goals to Wollongong's 39.
The two clubs have met twice in finals matches - the 2000/01 two-legged
major semi final. Wollongong won both of these matches 2-1.
STAT FACTS from the 37 Wollongong Wolves-South Melbourne NSL games played to
date: -
| FIRST MATCH: 19 April 1981 - Sth Melbourne 1-0
| 2000/01 MATCHES (4): Sth Melbourne 4-2 in Melbourne and Sth Melbourne 1-0
in Wollongong (regular season); Wollongong 2-1 in Wollongong (major semi
final - second leg) and Wollongong 2-1 in Melbourne (major semi final -
second leg)
| MOST POPULAR SCORE: Sth Melbourne 2-1 five times
| WOLLONGONG'S BIGGEST WIN: 4-0 April 1988
| STH MELBOURNE'S BIGGEST WIN: 6-0 December 1995
| MOST GOALS: 6 (twice) Sth Melbourne 6-0 December 1995; Sth Melbourne 4-2
December 2000
| BIGGEST CROWD: 11,201 WIN Stadium, May 2001 (Wollongong 2-1)
| MOST GAMES (PLAYER): 29 Paul Trimboli (all for Sth Melbourne) 1988-2001
| MOST GOALS (PLAYER): 7 Paul Trimboli (all for Sth Melbourne) 1989-2001
| YOUNGEST PLAYER: 17y 215d Ken Morton (Wollongong) April 1981 (Sth
Melbourne 1-0)
| OLDEST PLAYER: 35y 223d Branko Buljevic (Sth Melbourne) April 1983
(Wollongong 1-0)
| MOST GOALS ONE MATCH (PLAYER): 4 Ivan Kelic (Sth Melbourne) December 1995
(6-0)
COACHING RECORDS TO DATE:
Ron Corry (Wollongong Wolves) 42 matches: W20-D10-L12
Mike Petersen (South Melbourne) 31 matches: W19-D07-L05
GRAND FINAL HISTORY
NSL GRAND FINALS
Season Score Venue Attendance
1984 1st leg South Melbourne 2 - Sydney Olympic 1 Olympic Park Crowd 10,000
2nd leg Sydney Olympic 1 - South Melbourne 2 St George Stadium
Crowd 11,221
South Melbourne 4-2 on aggregate
1985 1st leg Sydney City 0 - Melbourne Zebras 1 St George Stadium Crowd
2,491
2nd leg Melbourne Zebras 1 - Sydney City 0 Olympic Park Crowd 7,560
Melbourne Zebras 2-0 on aggregate
1986 1st leg Adelaide City 0 - Sydney Olympic 1 Hindmarsh Stadium Crowd
12,232
2nd leg Sydney Olympic 1 - Adelaide City 3 Parramatta Stadium Crowd
14,032
Adelaide City 3-2 on aggregate
1988 Sydney United 2 (4pen) - Marconi Stallions 2 (5pen) Parramatta Stadium
Crowd 17,064
1989 Marconi Stallions 1 - Sydney Olympic 0 Parramatta Stadium Crowd 23,387
1989/90 Marconi Stallions 0 - Sydney Olympic 2 Parramatta Stadium Crowd
26,352
1990/91 Melbourne Knights 1 (4pen) - South Melbourne 1 (5pen) Olympic Park
Crowd 23,318
1991/92 Melbourne Knights 0 (2pen) - Adelaide City 0 (4pen) Olympic Park
Crowd 15,463
1992/93 Marconi Stallions 1 - Adelaide City 0 Parramatta Stadium Crowd
13,376
1993/94 Melbourne Knights 0 - Adelaide City 1 Olympic Park Crowd 13,970
1994/95 Adelaide City 0 - Melbourne Knights 2 Hindmarsh Stadium Crowd 15,573
1995/96 Melbourne Knights 2 - Marconi Stallions 1 Olympic Park Crowd 14,258
1996/97 Brisbane Strikers 2 - Sydney United 0 Suncorp Metway Stadium Crowd
40,446
1997/98 South Melbourne 2 - Carlton 1 Olympic Park Crowd 15,706
1998/99 South Melbourne 3 - Sydney United 2 Olympic Park Crowd 15,194
1999/00 Perth Glory 3 (6pen) - Wollongong Wolves 3 (7pen) Subiaco Oval Crowd
43,242
NSL GRAND FINAL STAT FACTS
Grand final victories - clubs
South Melbourne 4, Adelaide City 3, Marconi Stallions 3, Melbourne Knights
2, Brisbane Strikers 1, Melbourne Zebras 1, Sydney Olympic 1, Wollongong
Wolves 1
- On Sunday South can extend their lead; or Wollongong can be one of just
five clubs to have won two grand finals -
Appearances in grand finals - clubs
Adelaide City 5, Marconi Stallions 5, Melbourne Knights 5, South Melbourne
4, Sydney Olympic 4, Sydney United 3, Brisbane Strikers 1, Carlton 1,
Melbourne Zebras 1, Perth Glory 1, Sydney City 1, Wollongong Wolves 1
- South will equal the record -
Grand final goals - clubs
South Melbourne 10, Sydney Olympic 6, Marconi Stallions 5, Melbourne Knights
5, Adelaide City 4, Sydney United 4, Perth Glory 3, Wollongong Wolves 3,
Brisbane Strikers 2, Melbourne Zebras 2, Carlton 1
- South could increase their lead -
Most grand final victories - player
4 - Fausto De Amicis (Melbourne Knights 2, South Melbourne 2)
- Fausto De Amicis can increase his lead if South Melbourne win; or else
Wollongong's David Cervinski (currently on three victories) can equal Fausto
's record -
Most appearances in grand finals - player
5 - David Cervinski, Fausto De Amicis, Andrew Marth, Sergio Melta, Joe
Mullen, Alex Tobin
- Cervinski and De Amicis will become new record holders once they step on
to the park on Sunday -
Most grand final goals - player
3 - John Anastasiadis (South Melbourne 3), Andrew Marth (Melbourne Knights
3)
- Anastasiadis in his last NSL game can now make this record his own -
Youngest grand final player
Jason Culina, Sydney United, 1996/97: aged 16 years 293 days old
- An appearance by Wollongong squad member Jay Lucas who will be 16 years
140 days on Sunday will break this record -
Oldest grand final player
Bugsy Nyskohus, Adelaide City, 1986: aged 36 years 123 days old
- Bugsy's record is safe! The oldest person on Sunday should be Mehmet
Durakovic, 35 years 233 days old -
Youngest grand final goal scorer
Ljubo Milicevic of Perth Glory, who was 19 years 119 days old when he scored
in his team's loss on penalties to Wollongong Wolves in the 1999/00 grand
final
- Jay Lucas can establish another record here if he scores -
Oldest grand final goal scorer
Rod Brown of Brisbane Strikers, who was 33 years 118 days old when he scored
in his team's 2-0 win over Sydney United in the 1996/97 grand final
- A goal by Durakovic or David Clarkson would create a new record here -
OTHER SNIPPETS
Quickest grand final goal:
Mark Koussas, who scored for Sydney Olympic in the 5th minute of the first
leg 1984 grand final against South Melbourne
Most goals by a player in a grand final:
2 - Charlie Egan (South Melbourne, 1984 first leg); John Anastasiadis (South
Melbourne, 1998/99)
All grand final red cards:
5 - Murray Barnes (1985 - first leg - Sydney City), Marshall Soper (1986 -
second leg - Sydney Olympic), Ivan Petkovic (1988 - Sydney United), Gerry
Gomez (1988 - Marconi Stallions), Matteo Colucci (1989 - Marconi Stallions)
Most grand final victories -
coach: 3 - Zoran Matic (Adelaide City 3)
Grand final venues:
Olympic Park (Melbourne) 8 matches, Parramatta Stadium (Sydney) 5, Hindmarsh
Stadium (Adelaide) 2, St George Stadium (Sydney) 2, Subiaco Oval (Perth) 1,
Suncorp Metway Stadium (Brisbane) 1
Most grand finals officiated by a referee:
4 - Chris Bambridge (1984 second leg, 1986 first leg, 1988, 1990/91)
- 2000/01 panel referee Eddie Lennie has officiated three grand finals
(1994/95, 1995/96, 1999/2000) -
Will offer my view later. As the NSL beat man for the paper who has seen these teams play a number of times each this year, should guarantee a completely bogus pick
Result of NSL Grand Final:
Wollongong 2 South Melbourne 1
Yes, I picked the correct score but stupid me only collected on the Wollongong win at 2.45/+145. The 2-1 Wollongong scoreline was paying 9.00/+800. Oh well maybe next year.
Craig
Wollongong 2 South Melbourne 1
Yes, I picked the correct score but stupid me only collected on the Wollongong win at 2.45/+145. The 2-1 Wollongong scoreline was paying 9.00/+800. Oh well maybe next year.
Craig
A winner's a winner, Beastie; all that matters.
Picking the score will kill your profit margin big-time; fun for a $10 punt occasionally while watching with a drink or five
Nice work on the 'gong win
Picking the score will kill your profit margin big-time; fun for a $10 punt occasionally while watching with a drink or five
Nice work on the 'gong win
