thank you, i hope Wellington dont dick us again

Will choke against Wellington.

This will only fuel us, we shall not forget. We shall not forgive, expect us.... to FU up.

Cheer up lad, we got this.

Son of Steelers legend making his own way Mitch Cohen
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July 7, 2016, 5:53 p.m.

Tate Russell, who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers, with former Steelers great and dad Ian Russell. Picture: SYLVIA LIBER

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Steelers legend Ian Russell is happy to admit he has converted to be a supporter of the round ball game.

It’s not a decision the former rugby league hard-man made overnight, but came as a result of his 16-year-old son Tate.


Earlier this year Tate was signed by the Western Sydney Wanderers youth academy and is now midway through his first season at the club.

Russell couldn’t be prouder.

“It’s changed me but it is good to see him kick a ball and see how well he is going with it,” Russell, who still follows rugby league closely, said.

"I am rapt.

“He is going really well and he is enjoying it so that’s the main thing.”

Russell played more than 100 games for the Steelers and was named the competition’s Dally M Lock Of The Year in 1992.

But despite his father’s storied career in the rival code, Tate has always played football.

“[My parents] put me in to release energy to start off with and I started liking it more and more,” Tate Russell said.

“Dad didn’t play Rugby League until under 18’s and so I was pretty much put into it by my parents because I enjoyed it so much, obviously trying new things and being young.

“I always stuck to it.”

Beginning his career at Wollongong Olympic, Russell played for Project 22 and the Wollongong Wolves before moving the Western Sydney.

This season is the A-League club’s first in the NSW NPL Men’s 2 and Russell has been quick to realise the high standard upheld at the Wanderers.

“Straight away I noticed how professional they are up there,” Tate Russell said.

“I have felt very welcome at the club.


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“It is a really good bunch of boys and the standard is so high as well.”

Russell plays as an attacking-minded right back after previously playing more in the front third.

He continues to do his schooling by distance education while participating in regular training sessions at Western Sydney.

Based in Gwynneville, he makes the trip up several times a week with fellow Wollongong product Lachlan Scott.

Scott, 18, signed his maiden first team contract with the Wanderers earlier this year and has just started his first preseason at the club.

He has provided Russell with crucial support in the defender’s first season at the club.

“He would probably be one of the most influential boys considering he is down here,” Russell said.

“I have been going up with him in the mornings and he tells me to keep my head up when I make a mistake and has helped with my motivation.”

Western Sydney are currently locked in a promotion battle with bitter A-League rivals Sydney FC.

They currently lead the Sky Blues by just one point on the ladder ahead of a difficult home match against Macarthur Rams this Saturday at Blacktown Football Park.

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/4017604/son-of-steelers-legend-ian-russell-joins-a-league-club/?cs=4110

Edited by scott21: 9/7/2016 04:57:52 PM

we have our own book take that sydney fc

http://www.hardiegrant.com.au/publishing/bookfinder/book/welcome-to-wanderland-by-michael-visontay/9781743792568

should really be called harry potter and the welcome to wanderland or something similar, it would sell a lot more

It's a shame a lot of you can't read it. Let alone afford the funds to purchase it. Dymocks will probably resort to putting one of those electronic locks around them, to be unlocked upon purchasing with legitimate money.

Would have been a better idea to make it a picture book. Then that negates the need to 'read' it.

Edited by Heineken: 10/7/2016 05:27:20 AM

Ben Morrison is a star of the future for Western Sydney Wanderers

Maddi Ventura, Inner West Courier Inner West
July 18, 2016 2:15am

FINDING the net for the Wanderers fulfilled one of teenage soccer star Ben Morrison’s dreams — but he has higher goals in his sights.

The 17-year-old from Rozelle has already etched his name on the scorecard for the Western Sydney Wanderers and made his first-grade debut for the National Premier League team just last week, but the A-League is still definitely his end goal.

Still in high school, Morrison has earned spots in both the Western Sydney Wanderers under-18s and under-20s teams, as well as the NSW All Schools squad.


Ben Morrison in action. Picture: Craig Wilson
Morrison has been playing football for as long as he can remember, initially pulling on his boots at Balmain and District Football Club as a three-year-old.

The dedicated sports fan is elated that he can finally say he has scored a goal for the Wanderers.

“Playing for the Wanderers is a big step up. I thought I was playing at a high level in the NSW Premier League, but this is bigger than that — it’s very professional,” he said.

On the training paddock by 7am four days per week, Morrison has earned two starts with the Wanderers under-20s side.


Wanderers football star with a future.
“The Wanderers A-League is where I want to be ... it would be amazing if I could play professionally for them one day,” he said.

The fancy footwork master has also played futsal for the NSW team, however devotes all `his efforts to the main version of the game now.

“I’m working on progressing through the academy right now,” Morrison said.

Morrison looks up to Socceroos star Tim Cahill and says that playing for the national team is definitely in his sights.

For his achievements, Morrison is this week’s nominee for the Junior Sports Star award, sponsored by Rebel.

To nominate a young star, go to juniorsportsstar.com.au

FT: Brisbane Roar 1-2 Western Sydney Wanderers