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Rochedale Rovers F.C.
Rochedale Rovers are a semi-professional football club which plays at Underwood Park in Priestdale, Queensland, Australia and competes in the Football Queensland Premier League with junior teams competing in both Football Queensland and Football Brisbane competitions. History In November 1972, local resident Tommy Vance placed an advertisement in the local paper looking for people interested in forming a soccer club on a small field behind the historic Glen Hotel at Eight Mile Plains. In 1973, Rovers started their first ever game with a dominant 4-0 victory over Redlands United, all four goals coming from the boot of Darren Byrne. From the start, local business identities came forward to help, including the late Graham Hogg of Graham Hogg Real Estate, Brian Fitzgibbon of the Glen Hotel and John Beerling from Galeprufe Garages. Within a few years the club had leased land at Underwood Park and with the help of a small army of volunteers had developed three fields (fenced a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underwood Park, Rochedale
Underwood Park is a multi-sport venue located at Rochedale, Queensland. It is home to Rochedale Rovers. Construction The grounds have 5 fields. Most are used for Football with 1 used for AFL and Cricket. The grounds also consist of a number of Netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ... Courts References {{Netball in Queensland Australian rules football grounds Cricket grounds in Australia Soccer venues in Queensland Rugby league stadiums in Australia Sports venues in Brisbane Netball venues in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Brattan
Nathan Luke Brattan (born 8 March 1990) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Sydney FC. Born in England, Brattan moved to Australia at a young age, playing youth football for Rochedale Rovers and Queensland Lions before making his professional debut for Brisbane Roar. He spent several seasons with the Roar before leaving the club in 2015. He subsequently signed for Manchester City, spending the majority of his subsequent time on loan at partner club Melbourne City. Brattan appeared several times for the Australian under-20 side and has been called up to the squad of the Australian senior side. Early life Brattan was born in Hull, England, but moved to Australia when he was six months old. His father Gary formerly played for Hull City. Club career Brisbane Roar Brattan made his senior debut as a 19-year-old in the Queensland Roar's "Against Racism" clash against the Scottish football side Celtic in 2009, displaying early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Premier League Teams
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane area include clans of the Yugara, Turrbal and Quandamooka peoples. The Turrbal word for the Brisbane area is ''Meeanjin''. The Moreton B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soccer Clubs In Brisbane
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Clubs Established In 1972
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Steve Fitzsimmons
Steve Fitzsimmons (born 7 September 1976) is a former Australian football (soccer) player and coach. Club career Steve started his NSL career with Parramatta Power under coach & former Socceroo David Mitchell and his assistant coach Lawrie McKinna. In what was a breakout year for Fitzsimmons he saw moves to Hull City and Leyton Orient break down in 2001 returning to Australia and signing with NSL glamour club Marconi Stallions. A frustrating year at the Stallions was ended when Fitzsimmons returned home to Queensland and signed a 2-year contract with the Brisbane Strikers under rookie coach Stuart McClaren. The Strikers achieved what many people didn't think they could with a squad of mainly local-based players sprinkled with NSL experience, they made the NSL finals only to lose to Adelaide United on the away goals rule not only to bring down the curtain on their season but also that of the National Soccer League as we knew it. Fitzsimmons was signed by the foundation A-Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Donachie
James Kevin Donachie (born 14 May 1993) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a centre back for Sydney FC in the A-League. Club career Brisbane Roar In 2010, he signed a youth contract with A-League club Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisba .... He made his professional debut in the 2011–12 A-League season on 25 March 2012 in a round 27 clash against Gold Coast United FC, Gold Coast United at the Robina Stadium. Two weeks before the start of 2012–13 A-League Donachie signed a three-year senior contract with Brisbane. In June 2016 it was announced that Donachie would become a free agent. He was able to leave earlier than anticipated by Brisbane Roar due to an error by the club in the dates stipulated in his contract. Melbourne Victory On 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Mundy
Matt Mundy is an Australian footballer who plays for Olympic FC. Club career He made his A-League debut for the Brisbane Roar on 4 October 2008 against Sydney FC. Honors With Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisba ...: * A-League Premiership: 2010–2011 * A-League Championship: 2010–2011 A-League statistics 1 – includes A-League final series statistics 2 – includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.) References External linksBrisbane Roar profile 1987 births Australian men's soccer players Living people A-League Men players Brisbane Roar FC players National Premier Leagues players Men's association football def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Smits
Tim Smits (born 11 April 1986) is an Australian footballer who plays for Grange Thistle. Club career Smits began his career with North Pine SC, he then moved to Albany Creek and then to the QAS. At the Queensland Academy of Sport he spent three years, after this, he joined Pine Rivers United where he played two years. In January 2006, Smits was scouted by Netherlands club Helmond Sport, where he played for the reserve team, after one year in the Netherlands, he moved back to Australia and signed with Rochedale Rovers. In January 2008, after playing nine games in one year for Rochedale, he joined A-League club Brisbane Roar. A-League statistics 1 - includes A-League final series statistics 2 - includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most presti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Huke
Shane Huke (born 2 October 1985) is a retired professional footballer who last played for Maidstone United. Club career He began his career with Peterborough United, and scored his first competitive goal in his career on 25 November 2006, against Torquay United, a match which Peterborough won 5–2. He moved to Dagenham & Redbridge in May 2007. Huke was regularly strongly linked with several A-League clubs in Australia. On 23 January 2009, Huke was released by Dagenham & Redbridge for personal reasons. Dagenham manager, John Still said he was very sad and disappointed to be losing Huke. On 25 March 2010, Huke signed for Rushden & Diamonds until the end of the 2009–10 season. On 17 May 2011, Huke left Rushden & Diamonds to join Conference South side Dover Athletic on a one-year deal. In May 2012 he signed a new contract with the Kent club. Huke signed for newly relegated Conference South club Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia National Under-20 Soccer Team
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Australia national under-20 soccer team may refer to: * Australia men's national under-20 soccer team * Australia women's national under-20 soccer team See also * Australia national under-23 soccer team * Australia national under-17 soccer team * Australia national soccer team Australia national soccer team may refer to: * Australia men's national soccer team ** Australia men's national under-23 soccer team ** Australia men's national under-20 soccer team ** Australia men's national under-17 soccer team ** Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia National Under-23 Soccer Team
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Australia national under-23 soccer team may refer to: * Australia men's national under-23 soccer team * Australia women's national under-23 soccer team See also * Australia national under-20 soccer team * Australia national under-17 soccer team * Australia national soccer team Australia national soccer team may refer to: * Australia men's national soccer team ** Australia men's national under-23 soccer team ** Australia men's national under-20 soccer team ** Australia men's national under-17 soccer team ** Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
