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2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

The 2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's sixth season since its establishment in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the sixth time and the FFA Cup for the fourth time.

Western Sydney Wanderers
2017–18 season
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerTony Popovic
(to 1 October 2017)
Hayden Foxe (caretaker)
(from 3 October to 1 November 2017)
Josep Gombau
(from 1 November 2017)
StadiumANZ Stadium & Spotless Stadium, Sydney
A-League7th
FFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Oriol Riera (15 goals)
All: Oriol Riera (19 goals)
Highest home attendance36,433 vs Sydney FC
9 December 2017
Lowest home attendance6,612 vs Perth Glory
4 March 2018
Average home league attendance11,924

Players

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Squad information

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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
3 DF   AUS Jack Clisby
4 DF   AUS Josh Risdon
5 DF   AUS Brendan Hamill
6 MF   ARG Marcelo Carrusca
7 MF   AUS Steven Lustica
8 MF   CUW Roly Bonevacia
9 FW   ESP Oriol Riera
10 MF   ESP Álvaro Cejudo
11 FW   AUS Brendon Santalab
15 MF   AUS Kearyn Baccus
16 FW   AUS Jaushua Sotirio
18 MF   AUS Chris Ikonomidis (on loan from Lazio)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   AUS Mark Bridge (Captain)
20 GK   AUS Vedran Janjetović
21 MF   AUS Marc Tokich
22 DF   AUS Jonathan Aspropotamitis
23 FW   AUS Lachlan Scott
24 DF   ESP Raúl Llorente
32 FW   AUS John Roberts (Scholarship)
33 DF   AUS Michael Thwaite
34 MF   AUS Kosta Grozos (Scholarship)
40 GK   AUS Nicholas Suman (Scholarship)
42 MF   AUS Keanu Baccus
49 FW   AUS Abraham Majok

From youth squad

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
42 MF   Keanu Baccus 18 [1]
49 FW   Abraham Majok 18 [2]
40 GK   Nicholas Suman 17 1 year scholarship contract[3]
34 MF   Kosta Grozos 17 2 year scholarship contract[4]

Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
4 DF Josh Risdon Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 16 May 2017 [5]
8 MF   Roly Bonevacia Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 2 years 16 May 2017 [5]
33 DF Michael Thwaite Free transfer 1 year 16 May 2017 [5]
30 GK John Hall Injury replacement 6 months 22 May 2017 [3]
9 FW   Oriol Riera Free transfer 2 years 5 July 2017 [6]
21 MF Marc Tokich   FFA Centre of Excellence Free transfer 2 years 13 July 2017 [7]
25 MF Chris Herd Free transfer 2 years 13 July 2017 [8]
19 FW Mark Bridge Free transfer 2 years 18 July 2017 [9]
10 MF   Álvaro Cejudo Free transfer 1 year 24 July 2017 [10]
24 DF   Raúl Llorente   Platanias Free transfer 1 year 28 August 2017 [11]
32 FW John Roberts Melbourne City Free transfer (2 year scholarship contract) 2 years 4 January 2018 [4]
6 MF   Marcelo Carrusca Melbourne City Free transfer 6 months 11 January 2018 [12]
18 MF Chris Ikonomidis   Lazio Loan 6 months 31 January 2018 [13]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
21 MF Mario Shabow Newcastle Jets Free transfer 5 April 2017 [14]
12 DF Scott Neville Perth Glory Free transfer 25 April 2017 [15]
2 DF Shannon Cole Released 9 May 2017 [16]
6 MF Mitch Nichols End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
8 MF   Dimas End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
10 MF   Nicolás Martínez   Olympiacos Loan return 11 May 2017 [17]
13 MF   Bruno Piñatares End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
24 MF Terry Antonis   PAOK Loan return 11 May 2017 [17]
25 FW Liam Youlley End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
27 MF Emilio Martinez End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
28 FW Stefan Zinni End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
29 FW Ryan Griffiths End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
26 MF Jackson Bandiera End of contract 14 June 2017 [18]
17 DF   Aritz Borda Mutual contract termination 29 July 2017 [19]
6 MF Jacob Melling Mutual contract termination 2 January 2018 [20]
14 MF   Jumpei Kusukami Mutual contract termination 2 January 2018 [20]
30 GK John Hall End of contract 9 January 2018 [21]
18 DF Robert Cornthwaite   Perak Mutual contract termination 16 January 2018 [22]
1 GK Jerrad Tyson Mutual contract termination 12 April 2018 [23]
25 MF Chris Herd Mutual contract termination 12 April 2018 [23]

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
1 Jerrad Tyson Goalkeeper 1 year 8 May 2017 [24]
5 Brendan Hamill Centre back 2 years 8 May 2017 [24]
15 Kearyn Baccus Attacking midfielder 2 years 7 June 2017 [25]
20 Vedran Janjetović Goalkeeper 4 years 11 April 2018 [26]

Technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Josep Gombau
Assistant coach   Ian Crook
Assistant coach   Delfin Ferreres
Goalkeeping coach   Davide Del Giovine
Strength & conditioning coach   Scott Smith
Physiotherapist   Ian Austin

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
3 DF   Jack Clisby 15 1 4 0 0 9+3 1 2 0 0 3+0 0 2 0 0
4 DF   Josh Risdon 22 0 12 0 0 18+0 0 10 0 0 4+0 0 2 0 0
5 DF   Brendan Hamill 22 3 4 1 0 18+3 3 3 1 0 1+0 0 1 0 0
6 MF   Marcelo Carrusca 12 1 2 0 0 10+2 1 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Steven Lustica 19 1 1 0 0 12+4 0 0 0 0 1+2 1 1 0 0
8 MF   Roly Bonevacia 26 1 8 0 0 21+1 1 7 0 0 4+0 0 1 0 0
9 FW   Oriol Riera 29 19 6 0 0 23+2 15 4 0 0 4+0 4 2 0 0
10 MF   Álvaro Cejudo 21 2 3 0 0 17+3 2 3 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   Brendon Santalab 24 4 4 0 0 5+17 3 4 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0
15 FW   Kearyn Baccus 24 0 3 0 0 15+5 0 1 0 0 4+0 0 2 0 0
16 MF   Jaushua Sotirio 18 3 1 0 0 4+12 3 0 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0
18 MF   Chris Ikonomidis 10 3 0 0 0 9+1 3 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   Mark Bridge 24 5 4 0 0 18+3 4 4 0 0 0+3 1 0 0 0
20 GK   Vedran Janjetović 31 0 1 0 0 27+0 0 1 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   Marc Tokich 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   Jonathan Aspropotamitis 8 0 2 0 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0
23 FW   Lachlan Scott 6 0 1 0 0 1+3 0 1 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Raúl Llorente 26 0 2 0 0 25+1 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   John Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   Michael Thwaite 24 1 3 1 0 21+0 1 3 1 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   Kosta Grozos 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
35 DF   Tass Mourdoukoutas 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   Nicholas Suman 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
42 MF   Keanu Baccus 14 0 1 0 2 11+3 0 1 0 2 0+0 0 0 0 0
47 FW   Matthew Lecce 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
49 FW   Abraham Majok 1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
50 MF   Tariq Maia 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
1 GK   Jerrad Tyson 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Jacob Melling 5 0 1 0 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Jumpei Kusukami 15 1 1 0 0 9+2 1 0 0 0 4+0 0 1 0 0
18 DF   Robert Cornthwaite 14 1 5 1 0 11+0 0 5 1 0 3+0 1 0 0 0
25 MF   Chris Herd 12 0 6 0 0 8+1 0 6 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0
30 GK   John Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

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15 July 2017 Arsenal Tour Western Sydney Wanderers   1–3   Arsenal Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST
  • Lustica   57'
 Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 83,221
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
9 August 2017 Western Sydney Wanderers   4–0   Edgeworth FC Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report
18 August 2017 Brisbane Roar   0–4   Western Sydney Wanderers Gold Coast, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
23 August 2017 Western Sydney Wanderers   2–0   Bankstown Berries Sydney, Australia
 Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
5 September 2017 Brisbane City   1–3   Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Corporate Travel Management Stadium
9 September 2017 Moreton Bay United   0–2   Western Sydney Wanderers Moreton Bay, Australia
17:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Wolter Park
22 September 2017 Melbourne City   1–0   Western Sydney Wanderers Shepparton, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: McEwen Reserve
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
28 September 2017 Western Sydney Wanderers   3–0   APIA Leichhardt Tigers Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — 7th 8 October 2017 15 April 2018
FFA Cup Round of 32 Semi-finals 1 August 2017 24 October 2017

A-League

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Main article: 2017–18 A-League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 −2 39 Qualification for Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 40 −7 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 −9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 37 50 −13 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 5 6 16 31 55 −24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 −21 20
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.


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
27 8 9 10 38 47  −9 33 5 4 4 23 22  +1 3 5 6 15 25  −10

Last updated: 15 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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GroundHHAAAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHH
ResultWDDDDDWLLLWLWWDDLLWDLWDLLWL
Position3444444\679988766678666566767
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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8 October 2017 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Perth Glory Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 12,223
Referee: Daniel Elder
14 October 2017 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 11,650
Referee: Chris Beath
21 October 2017 3 Sydney FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 36,057
Referee: Jarred Gillett
29 October 2017 4 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,468
Referee: Chris Beath
6 November 2017 5 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 21,577
Referee: Peter Green
12 November 2017 6 Melbourne City 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,516
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
26 November 2017 8 Adelaide United 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
18:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Chris Beath
2 December 2017 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 8,215
Referee: Adam Fielding
9 December 2017 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–5 Sydney FC Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 36,433
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
16 December 2017 11 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,199
Referee: Alex King
22 December 2017 12 Newcastle Jets 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,862
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
1 January 2018 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 11,628
Referee: Peter Green
5 January 2018 14 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,189
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 January 2018 15 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 10,771
Referee: Shaun Evans
13 January 2018 16 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: Stephen Lucas
19 January 2018 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 11,864
Referee: Adam Kersey
28 January 2018 18 Perth Glory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
17:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,317
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
4 February 2018 19 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,046
11 February 2018 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,127
Referee: Adam Fielding
16 February 2018 20 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 10,065
Referee: Peter Green
25 February 2018 21 Sydney FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 25,211
Referee: Peter Green
4 March 2018 23 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Perth Glory Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 6,612
Referee: Jarred Gillett
10 March 2018 22 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 7,041
Referee: Adam Kersey
24 March 2018 24 Melbourne City 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,354
Referee: Jarred Gillett
31 March 2018 25 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,280
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 April 2018 26 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 9,266
Referee: Kurt Ams
15 April 2018 27 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Adelaide United Sydney
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

FFA Cup

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Main article: 2017 FFA Cup
1 August 2017 Round of 32 Western Sydney Wanderers   1–0 (a.e.t.)   Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
29 August 2017 Round of 16 Bentleigh Greens   0–4   Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,634
Referee: Shaun Evans
20 September 2017 Quarter-finals Blacktown City   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		   Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Lily's Football Centre
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: Katie Patterson
Penalties
24 October 2017 Semi-finals Western Sydney Wanderers   1–2   Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,126
Referee: Peter Green

References

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  1. ^ "Keanu Baccus earns first team contract". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers sign teenage striker Abraham Majok". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Huguenin, Michael (22 May 2017). "Western Sydney Wanderers sign two goalkeepers". Goal.com.
  4. ^ a b "Wanderers sign teen duo". FourFourTwo. 4 January 2018.
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  6. ^ Bossi, Dominic (5 July 2017). "Western Sydney Wanderers sign La Liga regular Oriol Riera as first marquee player". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. ^ Fruci, Joel (13 July 2017). "FFA COE product joins Western Sydney Wanderers". Outside90.com.
  8. ^ "Wanderers snap up Herd". FourFourTwo. 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Bridge makes Wanderers return". FourFourTwo. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Wanderers sign Spanish winger Alvaro Cejudo". FourFourTwo. 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Wanderers sign former Spain youth international". The World Game. SBS. 28 August 2017.
  12. ^ Bossi, Dominic (11 January 2018). "Western Sydney Wanderers snap up Marcelo Carrusca from Melbourne City". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  13. ^ Rugari, Vince (31 January 2018). "Western Sydney Wanderers sign Socceroo Chris Ikonomidis for rest of the A-League season". The Daily Telegraph.
  14. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Mario Shabow from Western Sydney Wanderers". The Newcastle Herald. 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  15. ^ Kemp, Emma (25 April 2017). "Neville wants ACL wins before his WSW exit". The West Australian.
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  19. ^ "Wanderers end Borda's A-League spell". The World Game. SBS. 29 July 2017.
  20. ^ a b Smithies, Tom (2 January 2018). "Wanderers boss Josep Gombau wields axe as Jumpei Kusukami, Jacob Melling leave club". The Daily Telegraph.
  21. ^ "Back-up goalkeeper departs Wanderers". Football Federation Australia. 9 January 2018.
  22. ^ Smithies, Tom (16 January 2018). "A-League: Western Sydney Wanderers release skipper Robbie Cornthwaite". The Daily Telegraph.
  23. ^ a b Warren, Adrian (12 April 2018). "Wanderers release Socceroo Chris Herd". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  24. ^ a b "Hamill, Tyson pen extensions". Western Sydney Wanderers. 8 May 2017.
  25. ^ "Baccus pens two-year contract extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 7 June 2017.
  26. ^ "Janjetovic pens four-year extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 April 2018.
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