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Young stars shine at Harry Williams Cup
Named in honour of the first Indigenous Socceroo and member of the 1974 World Cup squad, the recent Harry Williams Cup drew together some of the top Indigenous footballing talent from across New South Wales. Held this year between April 14 – 17, the cup is designed to offer Indigenous footballers the chance to be […]
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Travis Dodd
Golden Goal Deadly Vibe Issue 115, September 2006 With the legacies of Harry Williams, John Moriarty and Charles Perkins burning brightly, Travis Dodd is Australian soccer’s newest home-grown hero When Travis Dodd ran out wearing the green and gold jersey in front of 37,000 screaming fans at Aussie stadium last month for the Asian Cup […]
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Lydia Williams
Pride of the Deadlys Deadly Vibe Issue 116, October 2006 She’s young, she’s strong and now she’s officially Deadly. She may only be a teenager, but Matildas goalkeeper Lydia Williams stoo d t all at this year’s Deadlys, becoming one of the youngest-ever recipients of the Female Sportsperson of the Year award. Over the past […]
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David Williams
Great Expectations One is a tried a true performer at the apex of his career. The other is tipped as being the Next Big Thing in Australian football. Kasey Wehrman and David Williams travelle d t housands of miles to chase their dreams and now these two deadly brothers are lighting up two of the […]
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Tim Cahill
Last month, Tim Cahill became the first Australian to score a goal at the FIFA World Cup, handing the Socceroos their first ever victory in the tournament. Ever since those two heavenly strikes in Kaiserslautern, the name Tim Cahill has became as instantly recognisable across Australia as an Ian Thorpe, a Cathy Freeman or a […]
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A Good Sport
Name: Danny Allende Saying that he loves sport doesn’t do justice to Danny Allende. This father-of-three is a shining example of dedication to sport and community. A resident of La Perouse in southern Sydney, Danny uses his free time to serve as the vice-president of La Perouse football club, as well as being its A-grade […]
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Paul Vandenbergh
Paul Vandenbergh – No Loose Cannon At just 25 years of age, Canberra Cannons star Paul Vandenbergh is already making his mark in the NBL, Australia’s leading basketball competition. Earlier on in the season Paul was scraping to make it into the squad, but with dedication and a few extra training sessions he finally got […]
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Kasey Wehrman
Kasey Wehrman is up there as the best players yet. He made his senior international debut in Brisbane during the Oceania Nations Cup, where he was one of the only players to shine for the Socceroos in what was a disappointing tournament for Australia. His vision for the game is extraordinary and without him we’d […]
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Bridgette Louise Starr
Bridgette Starr was first selected into the Australian Women’s Soccer team in September 1994 for the one-off test match in Japan. She was 18 years old. Bridgette was first named in the national squad at 16 years of age. Bridgette competed in the Oceania World Cup qualifiers in October 1994 in Papua New Guinea, and […]
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Lachlan Wright
Deadly Vibe Issue 95 January 2005 On strike While league and AFL may be the most followed sports in Australia, there is only one world game, and when it comes to global sport, soccer or football rains supreme. While our national side continues to improve, there are quite a few promising young Indigenous players on […]
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Leoni Carpenter
Leonie Carpenter is knocking the socks off soccer. Since taking up the sport six years ago, ‘Lilly’, as she likes to be known, has amazed her parents, team-mates and coaches with her talent as a goalkeeper. Lilly, who hails from the Tiwi Islands, started playing soccer “just for fun” while attending boarding school across the […]
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Fredrick Robert Agius
Deadly Vibe Issue 62 April 2002 For most soccer players the dream of one day making it to the World Cup is just that – a dream. But for 18-year-old Fred Agius, that dream came true last September when he competed in the world under-17 championships in Trinidad and Tobago. Before a crowd of 25,000 […]
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Jade North
Deadly Vibe Issue 92 October 2004 Jade North, men’s soccer Jade North, a 22-year-old defender from Sunnybank in Queensland, was selected in the Australian Joeys team for the 1999 Under-17 World Cup played in New Zealand while he was on an Australian Institute of Sport Soccer scholarship. At the tournament, Australia lost 2-1 to soccer […]
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John Maynard
Deadly Vibe Issue 71 January 2003 Worimi man John Maynard is uncovering a secret history. His father, Merv Maynard, was a talented jockey who rode for Sir Frank Packer and the Sultan of Jahor, won the Queen’s Cup and subsequently met the woman whose title it was named after. While too big to be a […]
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Shane Lyons
>DEADLY VIBE ISSUE 74 Soccer player Shane Lyons is the son of Cliff and Debbie. Yes, Cliff Lyons, the former Manly Warringah rugby league legend, State of Origin performer and Australian Kangaroo who was one of league’s greatest players. Does he feel under any pressure to perform, being the son of a famous dad? “No, […]
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Belinda Dawney
Deadly Vibe Issue 87 June 2004 Putting the boot in She’s waltzed with the Matildas, played Soccer in the outback and made her mark in touch. Vibe scores time with Belinda Dawney, one of Aussie soccer’s rising stars. Belinda Dawney is a woman of many talents. She’s been a champion touch football player, a state […]
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