Archive for July, 2010

No Easing Up As Strikers Chase Seven-From-Seven Target

Jul 29, 2010 No Comments by Steve Pitman

It’s a case of ‘four down, three to go’ as David Large’s resurgent Brisbane Strikers travel to Bundaberg this weekend in search of the fifth scalp in their quest to deliver on a pact to win their last seven Hyundai QSL fixtures. The Strikers’ stirring 1-0 victory over league leaders Sunshine Coast Fire at Perry [...]

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Bundy Set For Richter-Scale Shock?

Jul 28, 2010 No Comments by Steve Pitman

The Brisbane Strikers could be set to unleash the nastiest of surprises on Bundaberg Spirit with the news that Jonti Richter has been re-signed to the club and is available to make his comeback from a rare thigh injury in Sunday afternoon’s Round 19 clash in Bundaberg. Richter, the former A-League midfielder who made just [...]

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Strikers Coach At Large – Part Three

Jul 27, 2010 No Comments by Steve Pitman

In this third, and final, instalment of an interview conducted with Brisbane Strikers head coach David Large a month ago (incidentally, one week after his team’s 4-4 draw against the Far North Queensland Bulls and after the Socceroos had departed the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Serbia), Large talks about his own approach [...]

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Strikers Youth Clinch Title With Farina Hat-Trick

Jul 25, 2010 No Comments

The Brisbane Strikers’ youth team clinched the Southern Division Hyundai Youth League title at Perry Park last night in convincing style – running out 4-0 victors over the second-placed Sunshine Coast Fire with a performance that both entertained the crowd and delighted their coaching staff with its determination, application, style and clinical execution. After a [...]

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Mason’s Late Winner Buries Fire Hoodoo

Jul 24, 2010 No Comments

 The Brisbane Strikers made it third time luck over the Sunshine Coast Fire and forced their opponents to wait at least one more week before they can claim the 2010 Hyundai QSL championship with a hard-earned but deserved 1-0 win at Perry Park last night. The Strikers, searching for their first win over the Fire [...]

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Hyundai QSL Future Assured

Jul 24, 2010 No Comments

The Brisbane Strikers are delighted to have been advised by Football Queensland that it remains committed to the Hyundai QSL for at least the next three years. Brisbane Strikers Chairman, Bruce Atterton-Evans said today that Football Queensland had issued written advice regarding progress on a number of issues in which it had not only reaffirmed [...]

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Blackman The Focus As Strikers Aim To Topple Arch Rivals

Jul 22, 2010 No Comments

“Neutralise Shaun Blackman”! That’s the message reverberating around Perry Park this week as the Brisbane Strikers prepare for the visit of the title-chasing Sunshine Coast Fire on Saturday night. The evergreen, elongated Sunshine Coast centre-forward has been identified by the Strikers as the lynchpin of the Fire’s awesomely consistent campaign, which sees them within one [...]

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Strikers Sink Miners With Late Goals

Jul 18, 2010 No Comments

A late scoring surge by the Brisbane Strikers enabled them to come away from the Magpies club with a 3-0 win over the Whitsunday Miners on Sunday to retain their 100 percent record over the Mackay-based club. Two goals from the Hyundai QSL’s leading scorer, Matt Thurtell, did the damage against a plucky Miners side, [...]

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Miners Next On ‘Must Win’ List

Jul 16, 2010 No Comments

Five games to go.  A gap of ten points to bridge. That is the simply expressed, but difficult to achieve, assignment ahead of the Brisbane Strikers as they embark on what they will hope is their last flight north out of Brisbane this Hyundai QSL season to take on the Whitsunday Miners. Retaining second position [...]

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Jordan Mason

Jul 14, 2010 No Comments

Jordan Mason Field Position:  Midfielder D.O.B.  18 June 1992 Home town:  Gold Coast Previous Clubs: QAS, Musgrave, Runaway Bay Another recruit from the QAS who already has Hyundai QSL experience behind him, Mason fills a defensive midfield role for the Strikers.  Brave and strong in the tackle, with a capable passing game and the ability to [...]

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