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Selby White wrote:
new signing wrote:How old are you blokes :shock:
Why is there a age limit ? :lol:

Good mix on here, there is a thread about ages in the general section.
Personally I'm in the 2nd top group 50's to 60's, long time watching the mighty whites through all the ups and downs.
Gee I hope there no age limit :o
mid forties and still young ;)
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Updates to my original presentation with one new player (Berry) and some additions to other players, remember I’m including New Zealand players within this group.

Adam Berry (Leeds/Central Coast)
Midfield



Leeds United Youth 2013-2015
Central Coast Mariners 2015 – present 1 game 0 goals

Adam Berry was born in Blacktown in Australia and went to England and played for 2 years with Leeds United’s youth team, he was released in 2015 and returned to Australia and is now at the Central Coast Mariners as of 2015 where he has played one game so far for the club.

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Chris Wood (Leeds United)
Born New Zealand
Striker


Leeds United 33 games 13 goals (2015-present)

Has only just been signed by the club although he did score in the 2-0 friendly win over Everton at the weekend, he was signed from Leicester City in the off season. Chris is our second ever Kiwi to play for our club after Danny Hay. In his first season with Leeds Chris has finished as our top goal scorer although he is often criticised by fans for his poor finishing, he was injured for part of the season but came back with a bit more sharpness to his game.

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Shane Lowry (Leeds United)
Born Perth Australia
Defender


Leeds United 11 games 0 goals (10 loan)
Perth Glory 12 games 1 goal (16 – present)

Came to us on loan during the promotion season but did not really impress the fans that much although in his defence he was played out of position at left back.
He finally moved to Perth Glory in 2016 for a 2.5 deal and helped his team get into the finals.

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Patrick Kisnorbo (South Melbourne/Leeds United/Melbourne City/Australia)
Born Melbourne Australia
Defender


South Melbourne 67 games 3 goals (00-03)
Leeds United 49 games 1 goal (09-13)
Melbourne City 76 games 5 goals (2013-16)
Australia 18 games 1 goal (02-09)

A well liked Leeds player who always put himself about and the photos with his head bandaged are well known, any photo of our win at Old Trafford shows him bandaged and bloodied but triumphant .

He started his career in Melbourne for the Greek influenced South Melbourne in the old NSL before heading off to the UK and playing in Scotland and England.

He arrived at Leeds in 2009 and was instrumental in helping Leeds get promoted to the Championship although he did miss the end of that season due to an injury he received against Millwall near the end. As Nottingham White said his celebrations at the end of Bristol Rovers promotion game are well remembered.

Sadly that injury put him out for virtually the whole of the next season but he made a sole appearance in the last game of the season when he came on as a sub against QPR. The next season the form he showed in the promotion year slipped and he was in and out of the team for the whole season.

He decided he wanted to come back to Australia and a move to the then Melbourne Heart happened and that is where he is playing this season and although he is getting older he is showing some of the form which made Leeds fans appreciate him so much.

Last season Melbourne was one game off the grand final thanks to Paddy’s contributions during the season and he helped his team make the finals this season in 2015/16 although his form has been mixed with him brilliant one game and average the next, once more they failed in the game before the grand final by losing to Adelaide United.

An Australian international that played 18 games for his country and it could have been more if not for that injury in 2010.

Paddy has retired at the end of the current season and will take up a coaching role within Melbourne City with the youth and junior squads.

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Andy Keogh (Leeds United (twice)/Perth Glory/Republic of Ireland)
Born Dublin Ireland
Striker


Leeds United 0 games 0 goals (03-05)
Leeds United 22 games 2 goals (11/12 Loan)
Perth Glory 27 games 12 goals (14/15)
Perth Glory 15 games 10 goals (16 - Present)
Ireland 30 games 2 goals (07-14)

Not a noted consistent goal scorer for the teams he has played for but always seems to put in. Started at Leeds but left as he could not find a way into the team. He came back to us on loan during the 2011/12 season for a few months and formed a decent enough partnership with Ross McCormack.

After playing for various clubs he has moved out to Australia and is now playing for Perth Glory where he has been striking the goals in and setting them up as well. Perth are top of the table at the moment (or as I type this) and his influence has been outstanding for the team. His goals (5) also helped Perth get to the FFA cup final where they lost to Adelaide in the final 1-0 but he was best on ground for Perth during that game.

He has just recently left Perth by mutual consent and is looking at offers from abroad, this is due to Perth breaking the salary cap rules last season which knocked them out of the final series.

After moving to Thailand he was again recruited back by Perth and his goals helped them make the finals this season (15/16) but they were knocked out by Paddy Kisnorbo’s Melbourne City in the first week of the final series.

He has played for Ireland at international level.

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Michael Bridges (Leeds United/Sydney FC/Newcastle Jets/Lambton Jaffas (Newcastle local league))
Born in England
Striker/Attacking Midfield


Leeds United 56 games 19 goals (1999-2004)
Sydney FC 9 games 2 Goals (07/08)
Newcastle Jets 63 games 11 goals (2009-14)

Was bought by Leeds in 1999 after Hasselbaink’s move to Spain and in his first season he had a very good one with 19 goals in the league which helped us make the Champions League spots by finishing 3rd in the table. The following season ended with a season ending injury in Turkey which he never fully recovered from for the rest of his stay at Leeds and finally left in 2004.

He moved to Australia in 2007 and played for Sydney FC and I was there when he scored for them in a 1-0 victory for the blues over my Newcastle Jets. The 2009/10 season he came to Newcastle and had a very good season as he played 13 games for 6 goals and 6 assists, sadly injury at the end of that season made him miss our finals campaign for that season, the last time we have made the final series. The following season was also curtailed by injury as was the season’s after. By most Jets fans he was well liked and he did at times produce the goods, sadly injuries were more frequent.

He moved into coaching after he retired the first time but he thought he could still produce the goods and he finally retired a second time in 2014 with his last touch setting up a goal for Taggart in a 2-0 win over Adelaide.

He is now playing in the Newcastle local league for the Lambton Jaffas and scored 2 goals in his first game. He was until recently a member of the Newcastle Jets coaching staff but left after the way the club handled a player(s) situation where 5 players tried to get the coach sacked and it failed and they had their contracts terminated as did some coaching staff (not Bridges).

He also part owns a Tapas bar in Newcastle.

Bridges in his retirement is working with Channel 9 with the wide world of sports team and for SBS as a commentator for games in the A league, he spends his time between England and Australia.

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Just bumped this fantastic thread for any new members to read.
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NottinghamWhite wrote:Just bumped this fantastic thread for any new members to read.

Thanks NW, there have been some changes since i first did this so i will update in the near future :thumbup:
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Young Antelmi who showed so much promise with us had it not been for injuries now plies his trade in the second tier of australian football with Blacktown. In our version of the FA cup, called the FFA Cup he alongside a young japanese player named choi were incredible.

Wont be long before Antelmi is playing the the top tier A league
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new signing wrote:Young Antelmi who showed so much promise with us had it not been for injuries now plies his trade in the second tier of australian football with Blacktown. In our version of the FA cup, called the FFA Cup he alongside a young japanese player named choi were incredible.

Wont be long before Antelmi is playing the the top tier A league
Danny Choi has signed as an injury replacement player for Adelaide United already this season, Antelmi would be a good back up striker for an A League side, he is too good for NSW Premier League but needs a slight improvement for the top level, I watched Blacktown vs Sydney FC and he was well marked out of the game although he was always double marked as they played one up front.
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Just a little update of where some former Leeds first/youth team players as of now and what positions they hold at this time -

Michael Bridges – He is now working as a commentator for SBS TV for the A League and for Channel 9 in the Wild World of Sports Team.

Shane Cansdell-Sheriff – is a player for NSW Premier League side Manly United, but he is looking at going into management once his career has finished.

Hayden Foxe – is an Assistant coach of the Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian A League.

Joel Griffiths – is the Football Operations Manager at A league side the Newcastle Jets.

Harry Kewell – is the Under 21’s coach at the Watford Football club in England.

Neil Kilkenny – is a current player for A League side Melbourne City.

Andy Keogh – is a current player for A League side Perth Glory.

Patrick Kisnorbo – is a youth assistant coach for A League side Melbourne City.

Jamie McMaster – is a current player for NSW Premier League side the Sutherland Sharks.

Liam Miller – is a current player for USL side the Wilmington Hammerheads in the USA.

Danny Milosevic – is the director of football for Australian non-league side the Ballarat Red Devils.

Paul Okon – is the current coach for the Central Coast Mariners in the Australian A League.

Ian Rush – is the Ambassador for the Champions League Final which will be played at Cardiff (Wales) in 2017.

Shane Lowry - is a current player for A League side Perth Glory.

Kevin Aherne-Evans – is the coach of the Brisbane Strikers in the Queensland Premier League.

Chris Wood – is a current player for Leeds United and is in his second season with the club.

Bradley Groves – has left football and is now a NSW policeman.

Patrick Antelmi – is a current player for NSW premier League side Blacktown City, he scored 5 goals in this season’s FFA Cup.

Adam Berry – is a current player for A League side the Central Coast Mariners.


I will update probably once a year if any changes to any players who has Australian/NZ/Leeds connections. Next one will be next May/June.
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A excellent read thank you very much.
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My nephew is a future Leeds number 1 :lol:
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Hey fellow Aussies, anyone got the heads up on what's going on with the championship coverage this season, I assumed it would be shown on being sports again, but I was told today that's not the case. If so that's ruined my weekend,I was really looking forward to watching lufc kick off their new season.
Looks like the Foxtel subscription will be cut off. Not happy :thumbdown:
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