Geelong Advertiser, Saturday 3 February 2007, p. 92. Melbourne gets its first taste of A-League football finals at Telstra Dome when Melbourne Victory takes on Adelaide United in the second leg of the major semi-final tomorrow night. Over 40,000 tickets have already...
Football 2007
Finishing on top a poisoned chalice
Geelong Advertiser, Saturday 27 January 2007, p. 91. Melbourne Victory won the home and away series, or the Minor Premiership, of the A-League by the length of a street or by twelve points, four games clear of its nearest challenger, Adelaide United. In Europe, that...
Vidosic smash and grab robs Victory
Geelong Advertiser, Saturday 13 January 2007, p. 86. A last minute goal by Dario Vidosic for Queensland Roar denied Melbourne Victory a point in the penultimate round of the A-League at Telstra Dome last night. Despite the cricket down the road at the MCG, 28,937 fans...
The football year: From World Cup to Community Shield
Published as 'High achievers: Geelong's star performers in the world game', Geelong Advertiser, Monday 1 January 2007, p. 37. This was an extraordinary year for the world game of football, with Australia’s first World Cup appearance since 1974, Melbourne Victory...
Hat trick for Dorris Family
Eddie Dorris was presented with the trophy as Geelong Soccer Personality of 2007 at the launch of the Century 21 Community Shield at North Geelong’s Elcho Park on Friday night, thus becoming the third member of his family to win this award. His father, Billy Dorris,...
North Geelong wins Century 21 Community Shield for 2007
Results and Fixtures 2007 Day Date Time Home Team Goals Away Team Goals Total goals 50 Fri 2-Feb-07 7.00 North Geelong 1 Geelong Rangers 1 (Daniel Dragicevic) (Troy Hardy) Sun 4-Feb-07 6.00 Hoppers...
North Geelong wins Century 21 Community Shield for 2007
North Geelong won the Century 21 Community Shield with a two-nil result against Geelong Rangers at Elcho Park on Sunday 11 March 2007. In a game of two contrasting halves, North played through the midfield with Mijo Trupkovic orchestrating play. Manny Karas set up...