They're a solid side, Katsakis is no tactical mastermind but he's got a strong squad. They'll either play in a 4-4-2 or 3-5-2 (with LM, 2CMs, RM and a DM) depending on who's available.
Their forwards, Daniel Heffernan and Kaine Sheppard, are both very strong and good in the air, they'll be a handful for pretty much any defence.
Reuben Way plays on the left of midfield, Kosta Kanakaris on the right. They're both handy players, neither is especially quick or tricky but they're smart, work hard with and without the ball and play a team role well.
Their CMs are usually one of, or both of Nejc Kolman and Andreas Govas, depending on the formation. Jack Petrie plays as the deepest midfielder and I think he's pretty crucial for them.
Their defenders are Jamie Cumming at RB, Steven Pace and Luke Byles at Cb and usually Les Doumbalis at LB. If they play with a back 3 then it'll be Byles, Pace and Cumming. Griffin McMaster is the keeper.

They don't have many glaring weaknesses, I think maybe their defence isn't the quickest and could be exposed with pace on the counter attack. If they're given a chance to settle, get numbers back & park the bus they can be difficult to break down. I've seen a few games where they've conceded majority of possession without giving up many chances and take the win. Their midfield doesn't contribute many goals either, apart from a blow-out 8-2 win over Green Gully when Govas snagged a hat-trick almost all their goals have come from Heffernan & Sheppard. If you can contain them then they don't have much going in the way of a Plan B


Edited by Cromulent: 14/8/2015 09:37:56 AM

26   Melbourne Knights   VIC   1978
27   Manly United   NSW   1975
28   Peninsula Power   BRIS   1970
29   Sydney United 58   NSW   1966

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Settle down Rudes.

can anyone give an in depth analysis on Heidelberg?

strengths, weakness, how have they been fairing this season?

Yeah imo Pavlovic has been good whenever I've seen him, always troubling defences and definitely looks a lot bigger than he used to. That said, from memory most of his goals have been from penalties (I could be completely wrong though). I still rate him much higher than Sean Rooney or Kofi Danning, they haven't shown much when I've seen them this year.

He is captain of the knights and imo one of the best players in the league, if he's got the bird in Sydney that's fair enough, otherwise it wouldn't make much sense.

Oakleigh had climbed as high as 7th and were knocking on the door of finals when bleiberg left and pappas came in and then completely capitulated, difference is they were playing good football under bleiberg and very unlucky early in the season, they are almost unwatchable now, a league reject central. Pavlovic has scored a few but don't think he has made the impact they were expecting, you could say that for all of oakleighs signings.

Edited by southmelb: 12/8/2015 09:45:23 AM

Werent Oakleigh winless and at the bottom of the ladder when he signed?

In regards to Uskok, where else is he going to go? I doubt there's A-League sides knocking

Edited by SydneyCroatia: 12/8/2015 09:01:53 AM

got engaged to a Sydney bird.

and why is it a sideways move?:?

Pava looks like he is on roids, he was never that big at United at the start of the season :lol:

Don't understand why uskok would leave knights for Sydney United, sideways move at best.

Pavlovic has been average, in fact ever since oakleigh got him and the other cast of ex A league players they have progressively dropped down the ladder and are now 11th, he played crap tonight as well.

Find out tonight.

Tomislav Uskok signs for Sydney United next season.

how is Mirjan Pavlovic doing at Oakleigh this season?

NPL 1 East Standings after Round 23:
1 Melbourne Victory 23 16 3 4 78 30 +48 51
2 Richmond 23 14 3 6 44 32 +12 45
3 Kingston City 22 13 2 7 49 37 +12 41
4 Goulburn Valley Suns 23 12 2 9 56 39 +17 38
5 Box Hill United 23 11 3 9 35 37 -2 36
6 Eastern Lions 23 9 8 6 43 41 +2 35
7 Dandenong City 23 9 6 8 40 31 +9 33
8 Murray United 23 6 3 14 33 63 -30 21
9 Springvale White Eagles 23 2 5 16 18 38 -20 11
10 Nunawading City 23 0 1 22 23 96 -73 1

(Round 24):
Friday August 14th 8.30pm Richmond v Melbourne Victory at Kevin Bartlett Reserve
Saturday August 15th 3.00pm Dandenong City v Springvale White Eagles at Frank Holohan Soccer Complex
Saturday August 15th 3.15pm Box Hill United v Nunawading City at Wembley Park
Saturday August 15th 6.30pm Goulburn Valley Suns v Kingston City at John McEwen Reserve
Sunday August 16th 3.00pm Eastern Lions v Murray United at Gardiners Creek Reserve

NPL 1 West Standings after Round 23:
1 Bulleen Lions 23 14 6 3 44 21 +23 48
2 Moreland Zebras 23 11 7 5 48 25 +23 40
3 Ballarat Red Devils 23 11 6 6 46 31 +15 39
4 Melbourne City 23 11 5 7 49 39 +10 38
5 St Albans Saints 23 11 4 8 35 19 +16 37
6 Moreland City 22 10 6 6 32 28 +4 36
7 Sunshine George Cross 23 8 6 9 30 39 -9 30
8 Whittlesea Ranges 23 7 5 11 33 39 -6 26
9 Bendigo City 23 6 4 13 36 50 -14 22
10 Brunswick City 23 4 3 16 32 69 -37 15

(Round 24):
Saturday August 15th 3.00pm Sunshine George Cross v Moreland City at Chaplin Reserve
Saturday August 15th 3.00pm Whittlesea Ranges v St Albans Saints at Epping Stadium
Saturday August 15th 3.00pm Ballarat Red Devils v Brunswick City at Morshead Park Stadium
Saturday August 15th 4.00pm Moreland Zebras v Bendigo City at CB Smith Reserve
Monday August 17th 8.30pm Melbourne City v Bulleen Lions at Veneto Club – David Barro Stadium

Key games in the relegation battle.

14th August: Oakleigh Cannons v Werribee City
15th August: North Geelong Warriors v Dandenong Thunder

23rd August: Werribee City v North Geelong Warriors
23rd August: Heidelberg United v Dandenong Thunder

12th North Geelong Warriors: 15 points -27GD
13th Werribee City: 15 Points - 29GD
14th Dandenong Thunder : 15 Points -33GD

NPL Victoria:
bottom 2 gets relegated to NPL 1
3rd bottom goes into playoff one off match against NPL 1 playoff winner

NPL 1:
minor premiers of East and West are promoted and qualify for NPL 1 Grand Final
runners-up of East and West playoff against each other with winners to play 3rd bottom from NPL Victoria.

How does promotion relegation work in Victoria?

NPL Victoria minor premiership race with 2 rounds to go:
1 Bentleigh Greens 24 15 7 2 44 22 +22 52
2 South Melbourne 23 15 4 4 43 20 +23 49
3 Heidelberg United 23 14 5 4 44 23 +21 47
4 Melbourne Knights 24 14 5 5 37 25 +12 47

(Round 25):
August 14th 8.30pm Pascoe Vale v Melbourne Knights at CB Smith Reserve
August 15th 3.00pm Avondale Heights v South Melbourne at Doyle Street Reserve
August 15th 3.00pm Northcote v Bentleigh Greens at John Cain Memorial Park
August 16th 3.00pm Heidelberg United v Hume City at Olympic Village

(Catch-Up Round):
August 19th 8.30pm Heidelberg United v Green Gully Cavaliers at Olympic Village
August 19th 8.30pm South Melbourne v Hume City at Lakeside Stadium

Sunday 4pm results:
Heidelberg United 3 North Geelong Warriors 3
Richmond 2 Whittlesea Ranges 1

Sunday 3pm results:
Werribee 2 Northcote 1
Melbourne Knights 2 Hume City 0
Nunawading City 3 Sunshine George Cross 5

in progress:
Heidelberg United 2 North Geelong Warriors 2
Richmond 0 Whittlesea Ranges 0

NPL Victoria – Saturday results:
Green Gully Cavaliers 1 Pascoe Vale 1
Dandenong Thunder 1 Oakleigh Cannons 0

NPL 1 Victoria – Saturday results:
Brunswick City 5 Box Hill United 0
Moreland City v Kingston City – postponed
Murray United 2 St Albans Saints 1
Springvale White Eagles 0 Ballarat Red Devils 1
Bendigo City 1 Dandenong City 1
Moreland Zebras 2 Melbourne Victory 3
Melbourne City 3 Goulburn Valley Suns 2

yes it is.

so in vic is NPL the top div and east 1 and west 1 weaker

will dandenong thunder drop out at the end of the season?

South melb 4-2 port melb

Bentleigh 1-1 Avondale

Bentleigh 3 points clear at the top, south with the game in hand and just crept ahead on goal difference, going down to the wire!

NPL Standings after Round 23:
1 Bentleigh Greens 23 15 6 2 43 21 +22 51
2 Heidelberg United 22 14 4 4 40 19 +21 46
3 South Melbourne 22 14 4 4 39 18 +21 46
4 Melbourne Knights 23 13 5 5 35 25 +10 45
5 Pascoe Vale 23 12 3 8 33 25 +8 39
6 Hume City 22 11 5 6 35 21 +14 38
7 Port Melbourne Sharks 23 8 6 9 33 28 +5 30
8 Northcote City 23 9 3 11 31 43 -12 30
9 Green Gully Cavaliers 22 9 2 11 43 41 +2 29
10 Avondale Heights 22 7 6 9 30 29 +1 27
11 Oakleigh Cannons 22 7 5 10 30 31 -1 26
12 North Geelong Warriors 23 4 2 17 22 49 -27 14
13 Werribee City 23 2 6 15 17 47 -30 12
14 Dandenong Thunder 23 3 3 17 27 61 -34 12

(Round 24):
Friday August 7th 8.15pm Bentleigh Greens v Avondale Heights at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Friday August 7th 8.15pm South Melbourne v Port Melbourne Sharks at Lakeside Stadium
Saturday August 8th 3.00pm Green Gully Cavaliers v Pascoe Vale at Green Gully Reserve
Saturday August 8th 7.00pm Dandenong Thunder v Oakleigh Cannons at George Andrews Reserve
Sunday August 9th 3.00pm Werribee City v Northcote City at Galvin Park
Sunday August 9th 3.00pm Melbourne Knights v Hume City at Knights Stadium
Sunday August 9th 4.00pm Heidelberg United v North Geelong Warriors at Olympic Village

NPL 1 East Standings after Round 22:
1 Melbourne Victory 21 15 3 3 74 26 +48 48
2 Richmond 21 13 3 5 40 28 +12 42
3 Kingston City 21 12 2 7 48 37 +11 38
4 Box Hill United 22 11 3 8 35 32 +3 36
5 Goulburn Valley Suns 21 11 2 8 52 35 +17 35
6 Dandenong City 22 9 5 8 39 30 +9 32
7 Eastern Lions 21 8 8 5 40 36 +4 32
8 Murray United 22 5 3 14 31 62 -31 18
9 Springvale White Eagles 21 2 5 14 18 36 -18 11
10 Nunawading City 22 0 1 21 20 91 -71 1

NPL 1 West Standings after Round 22:
1 Bulleen Lions 22 13 6 3 41 21 +20 45
2 Moreland Zebras 22 11 7 4 46 22 +24 40
3 St Albans Saints 21 11 4 6 33 15 +18 37
4 Ballarat Red Devils 21 10 5 6 42 28 +14 35
5 Moreland City 21 10 5 6 29 25 +4 35
6 Melbourne City 21 9 5 7 44 36 +8 32
7 Sunshine George Cross 22 7 6 9 25 36 -11 27
8 Whittlesea Ranges 22 7 5 10 32 37 -5 26
9 Bendigo City 22 6 3 13 35 49 -14 21
10 Brunswick City 22 3 3 16 27 69 -42 12

(Catch-Up Round)
Saturday August 1st 3.00pm Eastern Lions v Richmond at Gardiners Creek Reserve
Saturday August 1st 3.00pm St Albans v Melbourne City at Churchill Reserve
Saturday August 1st 5.00pm Ballarat Red Devils v Moreland City at Morshead Park Stadium
Saturday August 1st 7.00pm Melbourne Victory v Goulburn Valley Suns at John McEwan Reserve
Monday August 3rd 8.30pm Kingston City v Springvale White Eagles at The Grange Reserve

(Round 23):
Saturday August 8th 3.00pm Moreland City v Kingston City at Campbell Reserve
Saturday August 8th 3.00pm Brunswick City v Box Hill United at Dunstan Reserve
Saturday August 8th 3.00pm Murray United v St Albans Saints at Latrobe University (Albury/Wodonga)
Saturday August 8th 3.00pm Springvale White Eagles v Ballarat Red Devils at White Eagles Stadium
Saturday August 8th 4.00pm Moreland Zebras v Melbourne Victory at CB Smith Reserve
Saturday August 8th 4.00pm Bendigo City v Dandenong City at Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve
Saturday August 8th 5.00pm Melbourne City v Goulburn Valley Suns at John McEwan Reserve
Sunday August 9th 3.00pm Nunawading City v Sunshine George Cross at Mahoney’s Road Reserve
Sunday August 9th 4.00pm Richmond v Whittlesea Ranges at Kevin Bartlett Reserve
Monday August 10th 8.30pm Bulleen Lions v Eastern Lions at Veneto Club – David Barro Stadium

NPL Standings after Round 23:
1 Bentleigh Greens 23 15 6 2 43 21 +22 51
2 Heidelberg United 22 14 4 4 40 19 +21 46
3 South Melbourne 22 14 4 4 39 18 +21 46
4 Melbourne Knights 23 13 5 5 35 25 +10 45
5 Pascoe Vale 23 12 3 8 33 25 +8 39
6 Hume City 22 11 5 6 35 21 +14 38
7 Northcote City 23 9 3 11 31 43 -12 30
8 Green Gully Cavaliers 22 9 2 11 43 41 +2 29
9 Port Melbourne Sharks 22 7 6 9 30 26 +4 27
10 Avondale Heights 22 7 6 9 30 29 +1 27
11 Oakleigh Cannons 22 7 5 10 30 31 -1 26
12 North Geelong Warriors 22 4 2 16 20 46 -26 14
13 Werribee City 23 2 6 15 17 47 -30 12
14 Dandenong Thunder 23 3 3 17 27 61 -34 12

(Catch-Up Round):
Friday July 31st 8.30pm Port Melbourne Sharks v North Geelong Warriors at JL Murphy Reserve – SS Anderson Oval
Wednesday August 19th 8.30pm Heidelberg United v Green Gully Cavaliers at Olympic Village
Wednesday August 19th 8.30pm Oakleigh Cannons v Avondale Heights at Jack Edwards Reserve
Wednesday August 19th 8.30pm South Melbourne v Hume City at Lakeside Stadium

(Round 24):
Friday August 7th 8.15pm Bentleigh Greens v Avondale Heights at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Friday August 7th 8.15pm South Melbourne v Port Melbourne Sharks at Lakeside Stadium
Saturday August 8th 3.00pm Green Gully Cavaliers v Pascoe Vale at Green Gully Reserve
Saturday August 8th 7.00pm Dandenong Thunder v Oakleigh Cannons at George Andrews Reserve
Sunday August 9th 3.00pm Werribee City v Northcote City at Galvin Park
Sunday August 9th 3.00pm Melbourne Knights v Hume City at Knights Stadium
Sunday August 9th 4.00pm Heidelberg United v North Geelong Warriors at Olympic Village

2 v 3 in the eastern conference. A fantastic chance for Melbourne to extend their dominance and push for NPLV next season

City experiment group proving a failure.

NPL 1 West Standings after Round 21:
1 FC Bulleen Lions 21 12 6 3 39 20 +19 42
2 Moreland Zebras 20 10 7 3 43 19 +24 37
3 St Albans Saints 20 11 4 5 33 14 +19 37
4 Ballarat Red Devils 20 9 5 6 37 27 +10 32
5 Moreland City 20 9 5 6 28 25 +3 32
6 Melbourne City 20 8 5 7 40 35 +5 29
7 Whittlesea Ranges 21 7 5 9 31 35 -4 26
8 Sunshine George Cross 21 6 6 9 24 36 -12 24
9 Bendigo City 21 6 3 12 34 44 -10 21
10 Brunswick City 21 3 3 15 26 65 -39 12

(Round 22):
Saturday July 25th 3.00pm Moreland City v Moreland Zebras at Campbell Reserve
Saturday July 25th 3.00pm Brunswick City v Melbourne City at Dunstan Reserve
Saturday July 25th 5.00pm Bendigo City v Ballarat Red Devils at Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve
Sunday July 26th 3.00pm St Albans Saints v Sunshine George Cross at Churchill Reserve
Monday July 27th 8.30pm FC Bulleen Lions v Whittlesea Ranges at Veneto Club – David Barro Stadium

NPL 1 East Standings after Round 21:
1 Melbourne Victory 20 15 2 3 73 25 +48 47
2 Richmond 20 12 3 5 39 28 +11 39
3 Kingston City 19 12 2 5 46 33 +13 38
4 Box Hill United 21 10 3 8 31 31 +0 33
5 Goulburn Valley Suns 20 10 2 8 50 34 +16 32
6 Dandenong City 21 9 5 7 38 26 +12 32
7 Eastern Lions 20 8 7 5 39 35 +4 31
8 Murray United 21 4 3 14 27 62 -35 15
9 Springvale White Eagles 20 2 5 13 17 34 -17 11
10 Nunawading City 21 0 1 20 20 87 -67 1

(Round 22):
Saturday July 25th 3.00pm Melbourne Victory v Eastern Lions at Gardiners Creek Reserve
Saturday July 25th 3.00pm Murray United v Nunawading City at Latrobe University (Wodonga)
Saturday July 25th 3.00pm Springvale White Eagles v Goulburn Valley Suns at White Eagles Stadium
Saturday July 25th 3.15pm Box Hill United v Dandenong City at Wembley Park
Monday July 27th 8.30pm Kingston City v Richmond at The Grange Reserve

Heidelberg United 1-2 South Melbourne

South getting a last ditch penalty in the 89th. United copping a red.