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The FFA has just announced a training camp for the Olyroos and Young Socceroos. Interestingly, six Central Coast players are in the squad – Mustafa Amini, Oliver Bozanic, Sam Gallagher, Bernie Ibini-Isei, Mathew Ryan and Trent Sainsbury – the most of any team.
It’s seven if you count Andrew Redmayne from Brisbane Roar, who was a Mariners junior player and transferred to the Roar this year.
Brisbane Roar has five players, Gold Coast four players. The top three teams last season have the best juniors, meaning 14 players in the squad come from three teams.
This is a huge message: youth is the way forward. The investment by FFA in the youth teams, and more recently in having each team set up an academy of sorts, is paying off. Now all we need are coaches to follow suit and take the risk. I must say last year I have no idea why Terry Antonis did not get more game time at Sydney FC, especially when Nicky Carle was out injured for so long.
As for my beloved Mariners, I assume Musty is gone as he has a four-year deal at Dortmund on offer. The clubs cannot agree on a transfer fee, however I assume Dortmund will come up with the extra coin. But we have five players and I think a couple more very close to the training camp.
I am told we are looking at a number of junior players coming into our youth squad and they are the best on offer, meaning the “Centre of Excellence” message is getting through. This means we should be stronger next year, but without our two playmakers in Musty and Perez.
The Brisbane Roar will also be strong and their youth policy is similar to the Mariners. Hopefully when both sides go to the ACL in 2013, their youth players will help them do well.
Well done to FFA for establishing the youth league – youth is the way forward.
The team is:
Matthew Acton (GK) – Brisbane Roar 3/6/1992
Mustafa Amini – Central Coast Mariners 20/4/1993
Terry Antonis – Sydney FC 15/11/1993
Eli Babalj – Melbourne Heart 21/2/1992
Jake Barker-Daish – Gold Coast United 7/5/1993
Aziz Behich – Melbourne Heart 16/12/1990
Mark Birighitti (GK) – Adelaide United 17/4/1991
Brian Bran – Oakleigh Cannons (VPL) 2/3/1991
Oliver Bozanic – Central Coast Mariners 8/1/1989
Daniel Bowles – Brisbane Roar 19/10/1991
Ante Drazina – Hertha Berlin, Germany 23/2/1992
Mate Dugandzic – Melbourne Heart 22/10/1989
Sam Gallagher – Central Coast Mariners 5/5/1991
Jason Geria – AIS 10/5/1993
Curtis Good – Melbourne Heart 23/3/1993
Ben Halloran – Gold Coast United 14/6/1992
Brendan Hamill – Melbourne Heart 18/9/1992
Jack Hingert – Dandenong Thunder (VPL) 26/9/1990
Jason Hoffman – Melbourne Heart 28/1/1989
Bernie Ibini-Isei – Central Coast Mariners 12/9/1992
Marko Jesic – Newcastle Jets 7/8/1989
Gol Gol Mebrahtu – Gold Coast United 28/8/1990
Tahj Minniecon – Gold Coast United 13/2/1989
Mitch Nichols – Brisbane Roar 5/1/1989
Mirjan Pavlovic – Wellington Phoenix 21/4/1989
Andrew Redmayne (GK) – Brisbane Roar 13/1/1989
Mathew Ryan (GK) – Central Coast Mariners 8/4/1992
Trent Sainsbury – Central Coast Mariners 5/1/1992
Kliment Taseski – Melbourne Heart 27/5/1991
James Virgili – Newcastle Jets 8/7/1992
Rocco Visconte – Brisbane Roar 22/4/1990
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