2007–08 Wellington Phoenix FC season
Appearance
2007–08 season | |||
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CEO | Tony Pignata | ||
Chairman | Terry Serepisos | ||
Manager | Ricki Herbert | ||
A-League | 8th | ||
Preseason Cup | 6th | ||
Finals | Did not qualify | ||
Top goalscorer | Shane Smeltz 9 Goals | ||
Highest home attendance | 18,345 v Adelaide 30 November 2007 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 8,032 v Perth 7 December 2007 | ||
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The 2007–08 A-League season was the inaugural season for the Wellington Phoenix, who replaced the New Zealand Knights.
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | From | Notes |
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1 | GK | Mark Paston | New Zealand Knights | |
2 | DF | Jeremy Christie | Perth Glory | |
3 | DF | Tony Lochhead | New England Revolution | |
4 | DF | Cleberson | Cabofriense | |
5 | DF | Karl Dodd | Falkirk FC | |
6 | MF | Tim Brown | Newcastle Jets | |
7 | DF | Ross Aloisi | Adelaide United | |
8 | FW | Vaughan Coveny | Newcastle Jets | |
9 | FW | Shane Smeltz | Halifax Town | |
10 | MF | Michael Ferrante | Melbourne Victory | |
11 | MF | Daniel | Madureira | |
12 | MF | Richard Johnson | New Zealand Knights | |
13 | DF | Steven Old | Newcastle Jets | |
14 | DF | Steven O'Dor | New Zealand Knights | |
15 | MF | George | Carabobo | |
16 | DF | Kristian Rees | Whittlesea Zebras | Short-term contract |
17 | MF | Vince Lia | Melbourne Victory | |
18 | MF | Ahmad Elrich | Fulham FC | |
19 | FW | Greg Draper | Canterbury United | |
20 | GK | Glen Moss | Dinamo Bucharest | |
21 | MF | Felipe | Hajduk Split | |
22 | FW | Royce Brownlie | Swindon Town | |
23 | FW | Kosta Barbarouses | Team Wellington | |
30 | GK | Jacob Spoonley | Auckland City FC |
Matches
2007 Pre-season Cup fixtures
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 | 10 |
2 | Queensland Roar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Sydney FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
14 July 2007 Group Stage | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
A. Wilkinson 3' A. Kwasnik 30' |
Report | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Srebre Delovski |
22 July 2007 Group Stage | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Sydney FC | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
S. Smeltz 13' 89' (pen) M. Rudan 14' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 6,039 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
27 July 2007 Group Stage | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Queensland Roar | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch |
S. Old 46' | Report | 40' S. Lynch 48' S. Ognenovski |
Attendance: 4,081 Referee: Michael Hester |
4 August 2007 Play-offs | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
K. Dodd 34' (o.g.) | Report | 53' S. Smeltz 87' Daniel |
Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Kevin Docherty |
10 August 2007 5th Place Play-off | Wellington Phoenix | 0–0 | Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
(2–4 pen.) Report |
Attendance: 5,174 Referee: Michael Hester | |||
Penalties | ||||
S. Smeltz R. Aloisi J. Christie R. Johnson |
J. Griffiths M. Bridge M. Thompson T. Elrich |
2007–08 Hyundai A-League fixtures
26 August 2007 Round 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
S. Old 8' Cleberson 18' Daniel 63' 79' R. Aloisi 70' S. Smeltz 84' |
(0–1) Summary |
19' (pen.) 77' K. Muscat 20' G. Brebner 25' L. Milicevic 39' 60' D. Allsopp 89' J. Keenan |
Attendance: 14,421 Referee: Mark Shield |
31 August 2007 Round 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
N. Mrdja 9', 35' A. Kwasnik 13' J. Hutchinson 63' T. Vidmar 90' |
(3–0) Summary |
29' Daniel 41' M. Ferrante 77' K. Dodd |
Attendance: 9,052 Referee: Peter Green |
9 September 2007 Round 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Felipe 53' K. Dodd 86' |
(0–0) Summary |
6' A. Griffiths 86' A. D'Apuzzo 77' M. Thompson |
Attendance: 11,478 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
14 September 2007 Round 4 | Sydney FC | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
A. Casey 6' M. Rudan 56' B. Šantalab 65' R. Zadkovich 85' D. Zdrilic 89' |
(1–2) Summary |
8' Felipe 29' (pen.) 30' Daniel 85' R. Aloisi 85' G. Moss |
Attendance: 11,491 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
22 September 2007 Round 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–2 | Adelaide United | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Felipe 65' S. Smeltz 87' R. Aloisi 88' |
(0–0) Summary |
70' Diego 78' B. Djite |
Attendance: 12,127 Referee: Ben Williams |
30 September 2007 Round 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 4–1 | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
R. Aloisi 14' S. Smeltz 42' V. Coveny 55' R. Johnson 62' Daniel 63' T. Lochhead 83' T. Brown 84' |
(2–1) Summary |
10' B. Celeski 46' 54' D. Djulbic 47' S. Colosimo |
Attendance: 10,127 Referee: Peter Green |
5 October 2007 Round 7 | Queensland Roar | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
M. Zullo 4' 62' Marcinho 26' R. Kruse 45+1' Reinaldo 90' |
(2–0) Summary |
88' K. Dodd 90' T. Lochhead 90+5' S. Smeltz |
Attendance: 12,458 Referee: Craig Zetter |
14 October 2007 Round 8 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
J. Holland 17' J. Griffiths 40' S. Laybutt 52' |
(2–0) Summary |
37' V. Lia 56' R. Johnson 80' A. Elrich 90+4' S. Old |
Attendance: 11,947 Referee: Ben Williams |
21 October 2007 Round 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
A. Elrich 24' T. Brown 30' Daniel 56' T. Lochhead 57' S. Smeltz 58' K. Dodd 65' |
(1–1) Summary |
16' D. Heffernan 83' N. Boogaard 90+1' S. Petrovski |
Attendance: 10,562 Referee: Peter Green |
28 October 2007 Round 10 | Adelaide United | 4–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
D. Giraldi 5' Cássio 24' N. Burns 45+3' L. Pantelis 50' S. Spagnuolo 75' |
(2–1) Summary |
3' S. Smeltz 83' V. Lia |
Attendance: 11,740 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
2 November 2007 Round 11 | Perth Glory | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
S. Colosimo 11' N. Topor-Stanley 68' |
(0–1) Report Summary |
13' V. Lia 51' 74' Daniel 78' R. Johnson 85' J. Christie |
Attendance: 7,105 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
11 November 2007 Round 12 | Queensland Roar | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
J. McCloughan 22' Reinaldo 67' (pen.), 79' Marcinho 83' |
(0–0) Summary |
11' K. Dodd 34' A. Elrich 52' T. Lochhead 90' J. Christie 90' T. Brown |
Attendance: 13,808 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
17 November 2007 Round 13 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
R. Aloisi 29' S. Old 61' 90' K. Rees 76' V. Coveny 78' |
(1–0) Summary |
27' 69' T. Popovic 90+3' (pen.) U. Talay |
Attendance: 8,062 Referee: Peter Green |
24 November 2007 Round 14 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
K. Muscat 34' 45' D. Allsopp 43' L. Broxham 62' A. Thompson 62' |
(1–0) Summary |
42' M. Ferrante 58' V. Lia |
Attendance: 20,938 Referee: Peter Green |
30 November 2007 Round 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Daniel 69' (pen.) | (0–1) Summary |
9' P. Agostino 50' 68' M. Susak 58' Diego 59' 79' L. Pantelis 90' S. Ontong 90' I. Erdogan |
Attendance: 18,345 Referee: Craig Zetter |
7 December 2007 Round 16 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Perth Glory | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
S. Smeltz 29' (pen.), 72' 35' Felipe 32' |
(1–0) Summary |
34' N. Topor-Stanley 35' M. Prentice 37' D. Micevski 66' H. Foxe 73' J. Harnwell |
Attendance: 8,039 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
14 December 2007 Round 17 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Queensland Roar | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
V. Coveny 15' S. Smeltz 24' A. Elrich 72' Daniel 90' |
(1–1) Summary |
5' Reinaldo 37' R. Kruse 72' H. Seo |
Attendance: 9,384 Referee: Ben Williams |
30 December 2007 Round 18 | Newcastle Jets | 2–3 | Wellington Phoenix | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
M. Bridge 29' (pen.) S. Musialik 55' S. Tunbridge 81' |
(1–1) Summary |
16' S. Smeltz 28' G. Moss 49' M. Ferrante 51' K. Rees 59' V. Lia 84' T. Brown 90' A. Elrich |
Attendance: 15,107 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
4 January 2008 Round 19 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–2 | Sydney FC | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
K. Rees 14' R. Johnson 80' S. Smeltz 81' T. Lochhead 85' R. Aloisi 90' |
(0–0) Summary |
26' U. Talay 79' T. McFlynn 83' A. Brosque |
Attendance: 14,288 Referee: Ben Williams |
11 January 2008 Round 20 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
C. Hernandez 31' N. Ward 35' K. Patafta 88' |
(2–0) Summary |
54' T. Brown 63' K. Dodd 90' Felipe |
Attendance: 25,489 Referee: Peter Green |
19 January 2008 Round 21 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
M. Jedinak 22' J. Aloisi 52' A. Kwasnik 90+4' |
(0–0) Summary |
41' J. Christie 86' V. Lia |
Attendance: 9,849 Referee: Kevin Docherty |
Exhibition Match
1 December 2007 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
R. Aloisi 7' | 17' C. Mathis 45' L. Donovan 48' C. Pavón 77' (pen) D. Beckham |
Attendance: 31,853 Referee: Michael Hester |
Results by round
League table
Template:2007–08 A-League table
Statistics
Appearances
Rank | Player | Minutes Played | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | App. | GS | Min. | ||||
1 | Glen Moss | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1,800 | |
2 | Karl Dodd | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,710 | ||
Shane Smeltz | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,710 | |||
4 | Tony Lochhead | 90 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1,612 | |||
Michael Ferrante | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 90 | 45 | 33 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1,537 | ||||
6 | Daniel | 90 | 90 | 48 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 80 | 67 | 86 | 87 | 90 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1,222 | ||||
Felipe | 26 | 36 | 82 | 62 | 86 | 71 | 41 | 56 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 78 | 65 | 77 | 90 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1,115 | |||||
Vaughan Coveny | 76 | 62 | 42 | 28 | 4 | 77 | 70 | 75 | 10 | 90 | 11 | 25 | 83 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 65 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 987 | |||||
9 | Jeremy Christie | 64 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 83 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1,069 | |||||
10 | Richard Johnson | 90 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 6 | 90 | 77 | 75 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 82 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 915 | |||||||
11 | Vince Lia | 75 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 79 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 83 | 90 | 90 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1,137 | ||||||||
Ross Aloisi | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 8 | 62 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1,041 | |||||||||
Steven O'Dor | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 49 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 90 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1,034 | |||||||||
Ahmad Elrich | 45 | 86 | 90 | 79 | 34 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 85 | 90 | 82 | 60 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 924 | |||||||||
15 | Steven Old | 90 | 8 | 41 | 90 | 90 | 10 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 868 | |||||||||
16 | Tim Brown | 13 | 20 | 90 | 6 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 65 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 734 | ||||||||||
17 | Kristian Rees | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 810 | ||||||||||||
18 | Royce Brownlie | 14 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 117 | |||||||||||||
19 | George | 4 | 4 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Cleberson | 90 | 54 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 234 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kosta Barbarouses | 4 | 13 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Greg Draper | 25 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Mark Paston | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Jacob Spoonley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Started Player Subbed In Player Suspended Player Injured
Goal scorers
Rank | Player | Goals per Round | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||
1 | Shane Smeltz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Daniel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Felipe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Ross Aloisi | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Steven Old | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Lochhead | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vaughan Coveny | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ahmad Elrich | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vince Lia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Ferrante | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kristian Rees | 1 | 1 |
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A goal was scored from a penalty kick |
Goal assists
Rank | Player | Assists per Round | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||
1 | Vaughan Coveny | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Daniel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Shane Smeltz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vince Lia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Lochhead | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Ross Aloisi | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tim Brown | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeremy Christie | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Karl Dodd | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ahmad Elrich | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Felipe | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Ferrante | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
George | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven O'Dor | 1 | 1 |
Discipline
Rank | Player | Cards per Round | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||||
1 | Daniel | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ross Aloisi | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Karl Dodd | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Ahmad Elrich | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Tim Brown | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Vince Lia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Jeremy Christie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Johnson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Lochhead | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Steven Old | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shane Smeltz | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Vaughan Coveny | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Felipe | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Ferrante | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glen Moss | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kristian Rees | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Cleberson | 1 |
Goal times
nth Min. | Goals for Wellington Phoenix | Goals against Wellington Phoenix |
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01-05 | ||
06-10 | ||
11–15 | ||
16–20 | ||
21–25 | ||
26–30 | ||
31–35 | ||
36–40 | ||
41–45 | ||
46–50 | ||
51–55 | ||
56–60 | ||
61–65 | ||
66–70 | ||
71–75 | ||
76–80 | ||
81–85 | ||
86–90 |
Home attendance
Date | Round | Attendance | Opposition | Stadium |
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26 August 2007 | Round 1 | 14,421 | Melbourne Victory | Westpac Stadium |
9 September 2007 | Round 3 | 11,478 | Newcastle Jets | |
22 September 2007 | Round 5 | 12,127 | Adelaide United | |
30 September 2007 | Round 6 | 10,127 | Perth Glory | |
21 October 2007 | Round 9 | 10,560 | Central Coast Mariners | |
17 November 2007 | Round 13 | 8,062 | Sydney FC | |
30 November 2007 | Round 15 | 18,345 | Adelaide United | |
1 December 2007 | Exhibition | 31,853 | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
7 December 2007 | Round 16 | 8,032 | Perth Glory | |
14 December 2007 | Round 17 | 9,384 | Queensland Roar | |
4 January 2008 | Round 19 | 14,288 | Sydney FC | |
Total | 116,824 excl. exhibition match | |||
Average | 11,682 excl. exhibition match |
Club
Kit
Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony
End of Season Awards
- Sony Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
- Players' Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
- Media Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
- Golden Boot: Shane Smeltz – 9 goals