Australia 3 Oman 0 Roy Hay Australia took on Oman in the first leg of back-to-back matches in qualification for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 at ANZ stadium in Sydney on Tuesday 11th October. Coming into the match the Socceroos had full six points from two games,...
Football 2011
Keepers steal the Kewell-Emerton show
Melbourne Victory 0 Sydney FC 0 Roy Hay The long awaited clash between Victory and Sydney with the Kewell and Emerton show as the main event kicked off at Etihad Stadium last night. There were no goals but plenty of incident and controversy with a penalty saved, a...
Les Shorrock: Prince of Photographers
Leslie James Shorrock, 15 April 1921-28 September 2011: Prince of photographers Roy Hay Les Shorrock was one of kind. I knew him through the game of football with which we were both involved but this was only a part of an extraordinary life. Les arrived from England...
The Kewell factor
The Kewell factor Published in the Geelong Advertiser, 23 September 2011, p. 30, as 'Harry's tail has a flick.' Roy Hay It did not take Harry Kewell and his manager Bernie Mandic long to stir up trouble for the Football Federation Australia and the game in this...
Sjel (Mike) de Bruyckere (1928-2011
Sjel (Mike) de Bruyckere. After a stellar career as player and coach at senior level de Bruyckere continued his involvement with the game, coaching children.Photo: Les Shorrock. Source: Les Shorrock collection, Deakin University Library. Sjel (Mike) de Bruyckere...
Socceroos turn out for Werribee
Socceroos turn out for Werribee (Published on the Goal Weekly website, 19 August 2011. www.goalweekly.com) Roy Hay Last week I wrote about bending the rules in sport in general terms, but it did not take long for a local example to surface. On Saturday in Division Two...
Young Socceroos in Portugal 1991
Victorian members of the Young Socceroos with their medals. Left to right: Mark Silic, Robert Spasevski, Robert Stojcevski, Kevin Muscat, Kris Trajanovski, Lorenz Kindtner. Photo: Les Shorrock. Les Shorrock collection, Deakin University Library. Young Socceroos in...
Tanks for the memories and the role of cheating in sports
Photo: Geelong Advertiser. Tanks for the memories and the role of cheating in sports This article was published as 'Purity in sport elusive,' Geelong Advertiser, 9 August 2011, p. 16. Roy Hay Where do you draw the line in sports? What is cheating and what is not? Last...
Punching above its weight: No wonder we have trouble with Uruguay
Ray Baartz heads goalwards against Uruguay in Sydney in 1974. Source: Sid Grant, Jack Pollard’s Soccer Records. Punching above its weight: No wonder we have trouble with Uruguay (Originally published in Goal Weekly, 1 August 2011, p. 9.) Roy Hay Last week Uruguay won...
Celtic win close match with Victory
Skippers in opposition. Victory's Adrian Leijer closes down Georgios Samaras of Celtic. Melbourne Victory 0 Celtic 1 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory lost by a single goal to Celtic on Wednesday night at AAMI Stadium as both teams geared up for their new seasons. Both were...
Celtic expect tough match
Georgios Samaras, Neil Lennon, Mehmet Durakovic and Grant Brebner face the media. Celtic expects tough match Roy Hay Celtic expects its toughest match of its three-game Australian tour when it takes on Melbourne Victory at AAMI stadium on Wednesday night. Coach Neil...
Celtic’s Australian connections
Tommy Burns of Celtic shields the ball against Red Star Belgrade during the World of Soccer tournament at Olympic Park, Melbourne. The referee is Jack Taylor, who officiated at the World Cup final in 1974. Celtic connections (A version of this article appeared in Goal...
Good governors of the game or dictators?
Ben Buckley, John Brumby, Lucas Neil and James Merlino at the launch of another big game in Melbourne. Good governors of the game or dictators? By Roy Hay The administrative leadership of major sporting bodies comes in for a great deal of criticism these days, some of...
A turn up for the books
A win for 'the worst team in Britain'. Jim Cassels, the birder of Arran and a good friend sent me this piece of news which I have been sending on to various outlets in Australia, including the Geelong Advertiser.
A new look at soccer violence
A new look at soccer violence Roy Hay Deakin University Originally published as: Roy Hay, ‘A new look at soccer violence’, in Denis Hemphill, All part of the game: Violence and Australian Sport, Sydney, Walla Walla Press, November 1998, pp. 41-62. This has been placed...
Surfcoast stuns Corio in local derby
Ben le Cornu (left) of Surfcoast tries to wrong foot Liam Nelson of Corio, watched by Steve Luczo (5). Surf Coast stuns Corio in local derby By Roy Hay In a classic game of two halves, Surf Coast came back from a two-nil deficit to beat league leader Corio by three...
Socceroos and Serbia in scoreless but exciting draw
Adam Federici watches a Dejan Stankovic Free kick fly past his post. Australia 0 Serbia 0 Roy Hay Australia played Serbia at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night in the second of a couple of friendly matches in preparation for the next round of World Cup qualification....
Manchester Dreaming and other football stories
Manchester dreaming and other football stories (This was published in Goal Weekly on 23 May 2011, before United were beaten by Barcelona in the Champions League final.) By Roy Hay It has been a good year for both halves of Manchester, with City winning the F A Cup and...