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2008–09 Central Coast Mariners FC season

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Central Coast Mariners
2008–09 season
Executive ChairmanLyall Gorman
ManagerLawrie McKinna
StadiumBluetongue Stadium
A-League4th
A-League finals4th
A-League Pre-Season Challenge CupGroup stage
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Matt Simon (11)
All: Matt Simon (13)
Highest home attendance15,546 vs Perth Glory (31 December 2008, A-League)
Lowest home attendance5,843 vs Tianjin Teda
(19 May 2009, AFC Champions League)
Average home league attendance10,465

The 2008–09 season was Central Coast Mariners Football Club's 4th season since the inception of the A-League.

Central Coast's A-League season commenced on 15 August 2008. After losing in the Grand Final in the previous season, they again made the finals series after finishing fourth, only to be eliminated by Queensland Roar.

The Mariners also competed in the Pre-Season Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage.

In Asia, the Mariners lost in the Champions League group stage, drawing two games and losing four.

Players

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First team squad

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Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Matthew Nash Australia GK 2008 (1981-04-03) 3 April 1981 (age 43) Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers 0 0
20 Danny Vuković Australia GK 2005 (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 (age 39) Australia Bonnyrigg White Eagles 26 0
30 Andrew Redmayne Australia GK 2007 (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 35) Australia Australian Institute of Sport 2 0
Defenders
4 Pedj Bojić Australia RB, LB 2008 (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984 (age 40) Australia Sutherland Sharks 27 0
5 Brad Porter Australia RB, CM 2006 (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 37) Australia Australian Institute of Sport 53 1
6 David D'Apuzzo Australia LB 2008 (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 36) Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers 10 0
8 Dean Heffernan Australia LB 2005 (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980 (age 44) Australia Sutherland Sharks 60 9
13 Paul O'Grady Australia CB 2005 (1978-11-06) 6 November 1978 (age 45) Australia Marconi Stallions 41 3
15 Andrew Clark Australia RB 2005 (1974-08-24) 24 August 1974 (age 50) Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers 83 0
16 Nigel Boogaard Australia CB 2005 (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38) Australia Central Coast Lightning 41 1
17 Matthew Osman Australia RB, RM 2005 (1983-07-29) 29 July 1983 (age 41) Australia Penrith United 77 4
18 Alex Wilkinson Australia CB, RB 2005 (1984-08-30) 30 August 1984 (age 40) Australia Manly United 109 1
25 Nathan Sherlock Australia CB 2009 (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34) Central Coast Mariners youth 0 0
Midfielders
2 André Gumprecht Germany RM, CM 2005 (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 (age 49) Singapore Singapore Armed Forces FC 83 5
3 Shane Huke Australia DM, CM, RB 2009 (1985-10-02) 2 October 1985 (age 39) England Rushden & Diamonds 5 0
7 John Hutchinson Malta LM, CM, DM 2005 (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 (age 44) Australia Manly United 95 12
10 Adrian Caceres Australia LW, AM 2008 (1982-01-10) 10 January 1982 (age 42) Australia Melbourne Victory 29 3
12 Greg Owens Australia AM, RW 2007 (1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 (age 43) Australia Adelaide United 17 2
21 Ahmad Elrich Australia RW 2008 (1981-05-30) 30 May 1981 (age 43) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 9 1
22 Nick Rizzo Australia LW 2009 (1979-06-09) 9 June 1979 (age 45) Australia Perth Glory 1 0
28 Matthew Lewis Australia LW 2009 (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 34) Central Coast Mariners youth 1 0
Strikers
9 Nik Mrdja Australia FW 2005 (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978 (age 45) Sweden AIK 44 11
11 Dylan Macallister Australia FW 2008 (1982-05-17) 17 May 1982 (age 42) Norway Lyn 26 5
19 Matt Simon Australia FW 2006 (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 38) Australia Central Coast Lightning 49 14
23 Adam Kwasnik Australia FW, RW, LW 2009 (1983-05-31) 31 May 1983 (age 41) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 79 21
25 Brady Smith Australia FW 2009 (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 35) Central Coast Mariners youth 1 0

2008–09 A-League squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Matthew Nash
2 MF Germany GER André Gumprecht
4 DF Australia AUS Predrag Bojić
5 MF Australia AUS Brad Porter
6 DF Australia AUS David D'Apuzzo
7 MF Malta MLT John Hutchinson
8 DF Australia AUS Dean Heffernan
9 FW Australia AUS Nik Mrdja
10 MF Australia AUS Adrian Caceres
11 FW Australia AUS Dylan Macallister
12 MF Australia AUS Greg Owens
13 DF Australia AUS Paul O'Grady
15 DF Australia AUS Andrew Clark
16 DF Australia AUS Nigel Boogaard
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Australia AUS Matthew Osman
18 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson (Captain)
19 FW Australia AUS Matt Simon
20 GK Australia AUS Danny Vukovic
21 MF Australia AUS Ahmad Elrich
22 FW Australia AUS Sasho Petrovski
23 MF Australia AUS Mile Jedinak
23 FW Australia AUS Adam Kwasnik
24 MF Italy ITA Andrea Merenda (Injury replacement)
26 MF Australia AUS Chris Tadrosse (Injury replacement)
28 MF Australia AUS Matthew Lewis
30 GK Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne
40 GK Australia AUS Mark Bosnich (Guest player)

2009 AFC Champions League squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Matthew Nash
2 MF Germany GER André Gumprecht
3 MF Australia AUS Shane Huke
4 DF Australia AUS Predrag Bojić
5 MF Australia AUS Brad Porter
6 DF Australia AUS David D'Apuzzo
7 MF Malta MLT John Hutchinson
8 DF Australia AUS Dean Heffernan
9 FW Australia AUS Nik Mrdja
10 MF Australia AUS Adrian Caceres
11 FW Australia AUS Dylan Macallister
12 MF Australia AUS Greg Owens
13 DF Australia AUS Paul O'Grady
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Australia AUS Andrew Clark
16 DF Australia AUS Nigel Boogaard
17 MF Australia AUS Matthew Osman
18 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain)
19 FW Australia AUS Matt Simon
20 GK Australia AUS Danny Vukovic
21 MF Australia AUS Ahmad Elrich
22 MF Australia AUS Nick Rizzo
23 FW Australia AUS Adam Kwasnik
25 DF Australia AUS Nathan Sherlock
26 FW Australia AUS Brady Smith
27 MF Australia AUS Matthew Lewis
30 GK Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne

Youth squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Australia AUS Matt Nemes
DF Australia AUS Nick Kapsis
DF Australia AUS Nathan Sherlock (Captain)
DF Australia AUS Steven Tibbetts
DF Australia AUS Scott Wright
MF Australia AUS Ashley Balcomb
MF Australia AUS Laurence Braude
MF Australia AUS Matthew Lewis
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Australia AUS Tim McGowan
MF Australia AUS Sean Mitchell
MF Australia AUS Glen Trifiro
FW Australia AUS Ty Owens
FW Australia AUS Brady Smith
FW Australia AUS Daniel Taylor
FW Australia AUS Darko Vidovic

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
7 February 2008 MF Australia Adrian Caceres Australia Melbourne Victory Free[1]
9 March 2008 MF Australia Ahmad Elrich New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Free[2]
28 March 2008 FW Australia Dylan Macallister Norway Lyn Free[3]
16 July 2008 DF Australia David D'Apuzzo Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers Undisclosed[4]
28 July 2008 DF Australia Pedj Bojić Australia Sutherland Sharks Undisclosed[5]
19 August 2008 GK Australia Mark Bosnich Unattached Free[6]
20 August 2008 GK Australia Matthew Nash Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers Undisclosed[7]
1 October 2008 DF Australia Chris Tadrosse Unattached Free[8]
20 October 2008 MF Italy Andrea Merenda Unattached Free[9]
2 February 2009 MF Australia Shane Huke England Rushden & Diamonds Free[10]
9 February 2009 FW Australia Adam Kwasnik New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Free[11]
10 February 2009 MF Australia Nick Rizzo Australia Perth Glory Free[12]

Out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee
19 January 2008 DF Australia Alvin Ceccoli Australia Adelaide United Free[13]
24 February 2008 DF Australia Tony Vidmar Retired[14]
27 February 2008 MF Australia Tom Pondeljak Australia Melbourne Victory Free[15]
4 March 2008 FW Australia John Aloisi Australia Sydney FC Free[16]
2 June 2008 DF Australia Damien Brown Retired[17]
16 June 2008 MF Australia Ian McAndrew Released Free[4]
25 June 2008 FW Australia Adam Kwasnik New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Free[18]
18 July 2008 GK Australia Matthew Trott Released Free[19]
19 October 2008 GK Australia Mark Bosnich Released Free[20]
25 December 2008 MF Australia Mile Jedinak Turkey Gençlerbirliği $821,500[21]
4 February 2009 FW Australia Sasho Petrovski Australia Newcastle Jets Free[22]

Club

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Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager Australia Lawrie McKinna
Assistant coach
Youth team coach
Development manager
Australia Alex Tobin
Goalkeeping coach Australia John Crawley
Strength and conditioning coach Australia Andrew Clark
Academy manager Australia Tony Walmsley

Other information

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Executive chairman Australia Lyall Gorman
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Central Coast Stadium (20,059 / 105x68 metres)

Source:[citation needed]

Kit

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Supplier: Reebok

Home
Home alt.
Away
Away alt.
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2

Pre-season and friendlies

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20 May 2008 Central Coast Challenge Cup Central Coast Lightning 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Gosford
19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
28 May 2008 Spirit FC 2–5 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEST Cunningham 50' (pen.)
Orgad 70'
Macallister 10', 81'
Brown 15'
Brad Porter 20'
Petrovski 80'
Stadium: Christie Park
15 July 2008 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 New Zealand New Zealand U-23 Sydney
15:00 AEST Macallister 73' Report 20' (o.g.)
Ellensohn 40'
Stadium: Knox Grammar School
Attendance: 750
Referee: Matthew Gillett

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Pre-Season Challenge Cup Group stage Group stage 20 July 2008 3 August 2008
A-League 4th 15 August 2008 25 January 2008
A-League finals Minor semi-final Minor semi-final 6 February 2009 13 February 2009
AFC Champions League Group stage Group stage 11 March 2009 19 May 2009

Pre-Season Challenge Cup

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Group stage

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Wellington Phoenix 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advances to final
Central Coast Mariners 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Sydney FC 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
Queensland Roar 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
27 July 2008 2 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Sydney FC Gosford
15:00 AEST D'Apuzzo Yellow card 32'
Clark Yellow card 35'
Porter 41' Yellow card 70'
Petrovski Yellow card 56' 61'
Mrdja 68' (pen.)
Report Corica Yellow card 49'
Brosque Yellow card 63'
Fyfe Yellow card 68'
Colosimo Yellow card 74'
Payne Yellow card 78'
Giraldi Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 7,107
Referee: Chris Beath
3 August 2008 3 Queensland Roar 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
15:00 AEST van Dijk Yellow card 19'
Moore Red card 48'
Zullo 50'
Dodd Yellow card 70'
Report Hutchinson Yellow card 19'
Elrich 28'
Macallister 32'
Boogaard Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Peter Green

A-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12 38 Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11 36 Qualification for Finals series
4 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 7 7 35 32 +3 28
5 Sydney FC 21 7 5 9 33 32 +1 26
6 Wellington Phoenix 21 7 5 9 23 31 −8 26
7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 44 −13 22
8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 39 −18 18
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
21 7 7 7 35 32  +3 28 5 2 4 19 14  +5 2 5 3 16 18  −2

Results by matchday

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Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAHAAHHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAH
ResultDLWDDWDLWDWLDDWLWWLLL
Position264444444524454443444
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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23 August 2008 2 Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Sydney FC Gosford
19:00 AEST Petrovski 13' (pen.), 67' Yellow card 55'
Clark Yellow card 48'
Bojić Yellow card 56'
Boogaard Yellow card 80'
Report Corica 6', 14'
Middleby Yellow card 30'
Colosimo Yellow card 45'
Musialik Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 68'
Cole 81' Yellow card 90+1'
Fyfe Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 10,932
Referee: Ben Williams
31 August 2008 3 Queensland Roar 2–4 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
17:00 AEST Reddy Yellow card 15'
Tiatto Yellow card 28'
Miller 69'
van Dijk 73' (pen)
Report Simon Yellow card 15' 31'
Jedinak Yellow card 18' 48'
Macallister 64', 71' Yellow card 78'
Clark Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,185
Referee: Peter O'Leary
20 September 2008 5 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Melbourne Victory Gosford
19:00 AEST Simon 11', 82' Report Thompson 15', 90+4'
Theoklitos Red card 53'
Kemp Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9,010
Referee: Peter Green
26 September 2008 6 Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Perth Glory Gosford
20:00 AEST Petrovski 9' Yellow card 58'
Simon Yellow card 20'
Jedinak 29' Yellow card 39'
Caceres 45'
Osman 64'
Bojić Yellow card 79'
Report Tarka Yellow card 38'
Rukavytsya 63'
Trinidad Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 8,016
Referee: Mark Shield
3 October 2008 7 Adelaide United 3–3 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
19:30 ACST Dodd 7' (pen.)
Cornthwaite 19' Yellow card 85'
Cristiano Yellow card 32' 50'
Costanzo Yellow card 66'
Jamieson Yellow card 74'
Ognenovski Yellow card 79'
Report Clark Yellow card 9'
Jedinak 66' (pen.), 76'
Simon 84'
Bojić Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,074
Referee: Ben Williams
1 November 2008 10 Sydney FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT Bridge 28'
Casey 39'
McFlynn 57'
Report Jedinak Yellow card 18'
Petrovski Yellow card 34'
Simon 63', 81'
Mrdja 78'
Hutchinson Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 18,251
Referee: Strebre Delovski
29 November 2008 13 Perth Glory 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Perth
18:00 WDT Dadi Yellow card 29'
Harnwell Yellow card 30'
Shroj Yellow card 34'
Rukavytsya 55', 62'
Trinidad Yellow card 76'
Djulbic Yellow card 79'
Report Jedinak 31'
Porter Yellow card 53'
Simon Yellow card 55'
Boogaard Red card 90'
Petrovski 90+2'
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 6,496
Referee: Peter O'Leary
13 December 2008 15 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Sydney FC Gosford
19:00 AEDT Macallister 11'
Vuković Yellow card 63'
Bojić Yellow card 64'
Jedinak 90' (pen.)
Report Aloisi 65' (pen.)
Cole Yellow card 90+2'
Fyfe Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 11,220
Referee: Peter Green
19 December 2008 16 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
19:30 NZDT Smeltz 2' Yellow card 62'
Durante Yellow card 90'
Brown Yellow card 90+2'
Report Caceres Yellow card 45'
Porter Yellow card 49'
Macallister Yellow card 52'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,722
Referee: Chris Beath
10 January 2009 19 Central Coast Mariners 3–4 Queensland Roar Gosford
19:00 AEDT Mrdja 5'
Simon 55', 81'
Porter Yellow card 59'
Caceres Yellow card 73'
Clark Yellow card 76'
Report Moore Yellow card 12'
van Dijk 43', 48'
Minniecon 60'
Bojić 69' (o.g.)
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 11,454
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Finals series

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Minor semi-final
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6 February 2009 First leg Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Queensland Roar Gosford
20:00 AEDT Report Nichols 30'
Tiatto Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 75'
van Dijk 54' (pen.)
Packer Yellow card 56'
Zullo Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9,514
Referee: Ben Williams
13 February 2009 Second leg Queensland Roar 2–1
(4–1 agg.)
Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
19:30 AEST Nichols 21'
McKay 49'
Report Boogaard Yellow card 38'
O'Grady Yellow card 45'
Mrdja 64'
Heffernan Yellow card 80'
Hutchinson Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 23,705
Referee: Peter Green

AFC Champions League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
3 China Tianjin Teda 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
4 Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2
5 May 2009 5 Pohang Steelers South Korea 3–2 Australia Central Coast Mariners Pohang, South Korea
13:00 (KST Denílson 8' (pen.), 71' (88) Report Bojić Yellow card 7'
Simon Yellow card 27'
Kwasnik 54', 57'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 11,539
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Statistics

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Appearances

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No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League A-League finals Pre-Season Cup AFC Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia AUS Matthew Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 MF Germany GER Andre Gumprecht 17 1 5 + 6 1 1 0 2 0 2 + 1 0
3 MF Australia AUS Shane Huke 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 + 1 0
4 DF Australia AUS Pedj Bojić 27 0 20 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
5 DF Australia AUS Brad Porter 32 1 20 + 1 0 2 0 3 1 3 + 3 0
6 DF Australia AUS David D'Apuzzo 10 0 2 + 6 0 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 0
7 MF Malta MLT John Hutchinson 31 2 20 2 2 0 3 0 6 0
8 DF Australia AUS Dean Heffernan 14 0 5 + 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
9 FW Australia AUS Nik Mrdja 22 4 3 + 11 2 0 + 2 1 0 + 3 1 3 0
10 MF Australia AUS Adrian Caceres 29 3 17 + 3 2 1 + 1 0 3 0 2 + 2 1
11 FW Australia AUS Dylan Macallister 26 5 12 + 5 4 2 0 3 1 2 + 2 0
12 MF Australia AUS Greg Owens 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Australia AUS Paul O'Grady 9 0 3 + 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Australia AUS Andrew Clark 18 0 7 + 4 0 1 + 1 0 2 0 3 0
16 DF Australia AUS Nigel Boogaard 18 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
17 MF Australia AUS Matthew Osman 27 1 13 + 4 1 2 0 2 + 1 0 5 0
18 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson 32 0 21 0 2 0 3 0 6 0
19 FW Australia AUS Matt Simon 25 13 16 + 3 11 2 0 0 0 4 2
20 GK Australia AUS Danny Vuković 27 0 16 0 2 0 2 + 1 0 6 0
21 MF Australia AUS Ahmad Elrich 9 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 + 3 0
22 MF Australia AUS Nick Rizzo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 1 0
23 MF Australia AUS Adam Kwasnik 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 + 1 2
25 FW Australia AUS Brady Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 DF Australia AUS Nathan Sherlock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Australia AUS Matthew Lewis 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne 2 0 1 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who made appearances but left the club during the season:
22 FW Australia AUS Sasho Petrovski 25 7 16 + 4 6 0 + 2 0 3 1 0 0
23 MF Australia AUS Mile Jedinak 15 6 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Italy ITA Andrea Merenda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Australia AUS Chris Tadrosse 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Australia AUS Mark Bosnich 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rank Pos. No. Player A-League Finals Pre-Season
Challenge Cup
AFC Champions
League
Total
1 FW 19 Australia Matt Simon 11 0 0 2 13
2 FW 22 Australia Sasho Petrovski 6 0 1 0 7
3 MF 23 Australia Mile Jedinak 6 0 0 0 6
4 FW 11 Australia Dylan Macallister 4 0 1 0 5
5 FW 9 Australia Nik Mrdja 2 1 1 0 4
6 MF 10 Australia Adrian Caceres 2 0 0 1 3
7 MF 7 Malta John Hutchinson 2 0 0 0 2
FW 23 Australia Adam Kwasnik 0 0 0 2 2
9 MF 2 Germany André Gumprecht 1 0 0 0 1
DF 17 Australia Matthew Osman 1 0 0 0 1
DF 5 Australia Brad Porter 0 0 1 0 1
MF 21 Australia Ahmad Elrich 0 0 1 0 1
Total 35 1 5 5 46

Clean sheets

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Rank Pos. No. Player A-League Finals Pre-Season
Challenge Cup
AFC Champions
League
Total
1 GK 20 Australia Danny Vuković 3 0 0 1 4
2 GK 40 Australia Mark Bosnich 1 0 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

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As of 17 May 2014
R. Name A-League A-League finals Pre-Season Cup AFC Champions League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Pedj Bojić 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
2 Matt Simon 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
3 Andrew Clark 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 8 0
Nigel Boogaard 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 1
5 Dylan Macallister 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
6 Sasho Petrovski 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Brad Porter 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Dean Heffernan 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
John Hutchinson 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
10 Adrian Caceres 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
11 Alex Wilkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Paul O'Grady 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
David D'Apuzzo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Matthew Osman 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
15 Danny Vuković 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
André Gumprecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Awards

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The Mariners Medal dinner was held in early March 2009, in Tumbi Umbi:[23]

References

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