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Herald Sun
6 hours ago
- Herald Sun
NPL Victoria Talking Points: latest transfer moves, handball controversy, red card
The mid-season transfer window is open and NPL and VPL clubs have been busy adding fresh talent for the business end of the season. Some recruits made an instant impact on the weekend, while it was a time to forget for one unlucky fella. The window closes on Wednesday, so we'll update the full list when available. There was also plenty of big results across the weekend. There was a handball controversy, a stunning comeback and arguably the best 20 minutes of football played this year. Check out all the highlights below. TRANSFER MOVES ZAHI ADDIS (Hume City) Comes down to Melbourne from NPL Queensland club Gold Coast United. The 21-year-old is a left-back by trade and has come through the Brisbane Roar Academy, while also representing Gold Coast Knights. Made a start in Hume's loss to South Melbourne on Friday night. RAFFIE AKIEL (Heidelberg United) The Aussie midfielder is back in his home country after representing a handful of clubs in the UK. Akiel spent time at Fleetwood Town, Bamber Bridge, Nantwich Town, Marine and Kendal Town. Also featured from Portuguese club Espinho. The 22-year-old is also the cousin of former New Zealand rugby and rugby league international Sonny Bill Williams. NICK ANSELL (St Albans) Arguably the biggest recruit of the transfer window. Ansell arrives from Thai outfit Nakhon Ratchasima but is best known for his time at Melbourne Victory. Played more than 100 A-League matches for the Victory and Adelaide United. Was a part of Victory's 2014-15 double-winning campaign. Has also spent time overseas, playing for Portuguese club C.D. Tondela and Jeonnam Dragons and Gyeongnam in Korea. Represented Australia at underage level. LUKE FRANCIS (Preston Lions) A big addition to an already formidable Preston attack. Francis came through the ranks at Sheffield Wednesday and spent time at Sheffield, Handsworth Parramore, Belper Town and Rotherham United. Since making the move to Australia, he has made a name for himself as a dangerous striker at NPL Queensland club Wynnum Wolves, where he won the Golden Boot and was named in the Team of the Year last year. WILL GILLINGHAM (Port Melbourne) The Kiwi defender arrives from Scottish club Cove Rangers. Gillingham just missed out on New Zealand's Under-23 squad for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics before heading to the USA to play college footballer. Played four seasons with University of California, Santa Barbara, as well as a handful of appearances for USL League Two club South Georgia Tormenta 2. NICK KOEK (St Albans) The youngster arrives from Western United's academy. The attacker played 11 games and scored one goal for Western's academy side in VPL1 this season before making the move to test himself as the next level. Made his St Albans debut as a 66th minute substitute in the win over Port Melbourne on Friday. GEORGE MELLS (Port Melbourne) The former Australia and Greece youth international returns to Murphy Reserve to try and help the Sharks avoid relegation. Mells made more than 50 appearances for Port before trying his luck at Avondale and then South Melbourne. Had played 15 games and scored two goals for Hellas before making the move. Played his first game on Friday night in the 2-0 loss to St Albans. REN NAGAMATSU (South Melbourne) Hellas' raid of VPL1 club Eastern Lions for the Japanese forward paid immediate dividends as he scored on debut in South's 2-1 win over Hume City. Nagamatsu was in red-hot form before making the move, scoring 11 times in 18 appearances for the Lions. Arrived in Victoria with a reputation having won the NPL SA Golden Boot last year with MetroStars. FRANK ROSS (Heidelberg United) A significant addition as the Warriors chase the premiership and more. Ross made his Scottish Premiership debut at 17 and represented Scotland at various underage levels. The forward spent time at Aberdeen, Ayr United and Dutch Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles. Arrives at Olympic Village from American outfit One Knoxville. Came on as a 67th minute substitute in Friday's 2-2 draw with Dandenong City SHAUN RUZVIDZO (St Albans) The Englishman joins Dinamo from VPL1 club Eastern Lions. A product of Peterborough United, Ruzvidzo talent, Shaun joins us from Eastern Lions FC and brings creativity and experience to our midfield. Made his Saints debut as a 66th minute substitute in the win over Port Melbourne on Friday. RYAN SCOTT (Preston Lions) The boy from Gembrook was a star at Bentleigh Greens, helping the club win three NPL championships and a pair of Dockerty Cups. Such was his impressive performances, he took home two Jimmy Rooney Medals as best on ground in the NPL Victoria grand final. It earnt him a call-up to Western United, where he spent four years, winning an A-League championship in 2022. Then played a further two years at Newcastle United. OWEN SHEPPARD (Altona Magic) The Canadian forward steps up from State League 1 club Corio. Had seven goals in 11 appearances in the state's fourth tier. Made an instant impact on Friday night, scoring on debut to spark Altona's come-from-behind win over Green Gully. MASON TATAFU (Hume City) The 23-year-old defender has plenty of experience. Came through the Perth juniors and Perth Glory Academy. His performances with Perth Glory in the NPL WA earned him an Asian Champions League debut in 2020 against Ulsan Hyundai before making his A-League debut later that season against Adelaide United. Jetted off overseas and spent three years in the US with Hofstra University. Replaced fellow mid-season signing Zahi Addis in the 78th minute of Hume's loss to South Melbourne on Friday. LACHLAN WEIER (St Albans) The experienced defender steps up from VPL1 club Caroline Springs George Cross. Only managed three games for the Georgies but was a key member of Hume City's line-up last year that made a pair of semi-finals and an Australia Cup quarter-final. Came on as a 70th minute substitute in Friday night's win over Port Melbourne. SOUTH EYEING MIRACLE FINALS RUN South Melbourne looked down and out mid-season, facing a relegation battle. However, new coach Sinisa Cohadzic has got the club back up and firing. The latest result, a 2-1 win over fifth-placed Hume City to revive the club's NPL finals hopes. Hellas is 4-1-1 in its past six and is now seven points clear of the bottom three, so there's still work to be done there too. Making an instant impact, mid-season signing Ren Nagamatsu found the breakthrough in the 38th minute. With just eight minutes left in regulation Hume equalised as Birkan Kirdar converted from the penalty spot. However, South responded immediately and Nahuel Bonada restored the lead just two minutes later to send the Lakeside Stadium faithful into raptures. Hellas is ninth, now seven points behind sixth-placed Preston Lions. Hume City remains fifth but is only three points ahead of seventh-placed Dandenong City COMEBACK MAGIC A new boy and the young fella. What a come-from-behind win for Altona Magic. What a missed opportunity for Green Gully. For the second time in as many weeks, Alex Gust thrashed a long-range volley into the back of the net, this time to secure a stunning 3-2 win over the Cavaliers at Green Gully Reserve. Ryan Inman had given the home team an 11th minute lead. However, Magic mid-season addition Owen Sheppard equalised in the 24th to immediately repay the faith. Gully skipper Josh Hope restored his club's lead just six minutes later. Things went pear-shaped for Gully just before half-time as debutant goalkeeper Brandon Cuminao was given a straight red in the 40th minute. Captain Maurice Nugent left him up the proverbial creek with a short backpass and the mid-season signing brought down Bilal Habib. A man up, the second half was all Altona, Anthony Frangie continued his strong season with a 55th minute equaliser and Gust smashed in a winner in the 96th with basically the last kick of the game. The win sees Altona sit 10th, now eight points outside the top-six and six points clear of the bottom three. Gully is eighth, still three points off sixth-placed Preston Lions. HANDBALL CONTROVERSY AS LEADERS HELD Heidelberg United and Avondale are cursing the city of Dandenong. Heidelberg was held 2-2 by Dandenong City, in a controversial clash at Olympic Village. League-leading goalscorer Bul Juach was at the centre of the drama. His 60th minute goal – his second of the match – was awarded despite what looked a clear handball in the lead-up. The Warriors star stole the ball from Pierce Clark but he appeared the control the rebound with his arm before putting the ball in an empty net. City's protests were ignored by the referee. He had earlier scored the opener in the 33rd minute. Heidelberg great Kenny Athui found the first equaliser in the 52nd minute and Yagoub Mustafa finished a lightning quick counter-attack to level the scores again in the 79th minute. Meanwhile, the Avengers were held 1-1 by Dandenong Thunder in a blockbuster 2 v 3 clash at Avengers Park. Luca Tevere had given the hosts the lead in the 37th minute but Yuki Uchida continued his brilliant campaign with a 65th minute equaliser. Heidelberg remains on top with a three-point lead over Avondale. The Thunder is a further five points back. SAINTS SAFE There's still a bit of work to do but St Albans is on track to play NPL football in 2026. The Saints were too good for Port Melbourne at Murphy Reserve on Friday night, taking a 2-0 win and the three points home. First-half strikes from Joseph Colina (28th minute) and Josh Divin (30) continued Dinamo's recent good form, the club recording back-to-back wins and are five games unbeaten. The result sees it sit 11th, now five points clear of the bottom three – although Melbourne Victory play on Monday night. And that was without boom mid-season recruit Nick Ansell, who is expected to make his club debut against Melbourne Knights on Sunday. CANNONS EXPLODE It was eerily quiet at Jack Edwards Reserve but it certainly seemed to work for Oakleigh. Football Victoria had declared the match would be played behind closed doors due to crowd safety fears. The club's Greek and Macedonian backgrounds needing segregation. After last week's shock loss to St Albans, the Cannons came out firing against potential finals rival Preston Lions. In a stunning blitz, the reigning champions scored a four goals in the opening 18 minutes to blow the Lions out of the water. Matt Dench got the party started in the fifth minute and Adem Duratovic doubled the lead just two minutes later. Asad Kasumovic then scored twice in 10 minutes to all but end the match before the 20-minute mark. The result sees Oakleigh close back to within three points of third-placed Dandenong Thunder, while Preston is hanging on desperately to sixth, now just two points ahead of Dandenong City. VPL1 & VPL2 HIGHLIGHTS TO COME
The Advertiser
7 hours ago
- The Advertiser
Hensby celebs on ice, Irishman claims US Senior Open
Padraig Harrington has come out on top of a major championship that felt more like match play, closing his final round with seven straight pars at the US Senior Open to top Stewart Cink by one shot. But there was disappointment for Australia's Mark Hensby, who had started the day as co-leader with Irishman Harrington and American Cink. Hensby had hoped to mark his 54th birthday in style but could not conjure any of the magic that led to 19 birdies over the first three days and a share of the lead. Aiming to become just the second Aussie to win the event after Graham Marsh (1997) and the first to win a senior major championship since Stewart Ginn at the 2002 Senior Players Championship, he only made two birdies on Sunday. He shot a three-over 73 to tie for fourth at five under with Thomas Bjorn. "I felt comfortable, I must admit. Obviously, we all get nervous, but I just didn't get off to the start I needed to really contend," said Victorian Hensby. "We just hit a few clubs that probably weren't the right clubs and hit it in some bad spots where it's hard to two-putt. "Just couldn't get any momentum going. Just couldn't get the putter right today. "Overall, I'm happy for the week. I had a good week." Fellow Australians Cameron Percy (66) finished joint ninth at one under, while Scott Hend (70), Greg Chalmers (69), Steve Allan (72), Rod Pampling (73), Stuart Appleby (72) and Richard Green (73) all signed over the card. Playing alongside Cink for the fourth straight day, Harrington shot a three-under 67 to finish 11 under on the Broadmoor course. The Dubliner sealed victory by hitting his approach to eight feet on No.18, putting pressure on Cink, who trailed by one but sat 30 yards in front of him on the fairway. Cink's approach landed on the precipice of a ledge, but spun backwards and did not come to rest until it was 35 feet away to set up a two-putt. That made it advantage Harrington, who also two-putted to win his second US Open title in four years, adding that to a trophy case that also includes the 2007 and 2008 British Opens and the '08 PGA. "It kind of validates your career," said Harrington. "It validates the past in a lot of ways. You're reliving the past glories, hitting shots, waving at the crowds. People are coming out because they know you from the past." The only player who threatened to get in the mix in this two-man show was Miguel Angel Jimenez. After opening with bogey, the Spaniard made eight birdies to pull within a shot of the lead. But he bogeyed 18 for a six-under 64, still the best round of the tournament, to finish third, two shots back. With The AP. Padraig Harrington has come out on top of a major championship that felt more like match play, closing his final round with seven straight pars at the US Senior Open to top Stewart Cink by one shot. But there was disappointment for Australia's Mark Hensby, who had started the day as co-leader with Irishman Harrington and American Cink. Hensby had hoped to mark his 54th birthday in style but could not conjure any of the magic that led to 19 birdies over the first three days and a share of the lead. Aiming to become just the second Aussie to win the event after Graham Marsh (1997) and the first to win a senior major championship since Stewart Ginn at the 2002 Senior Players Championship, he only made two birdies on Sunday. He shot a three-over 73 to tie for fourth at five under with Thomas Bjorn. "I felt comfortable, I must admit. Obviously, we all get nervous, but I just didn't get off to the start I needed to really contend," said Victorian Hensby. "We just hit a few clubs that probably weren't the right clubs and hit it in some bad spots where it's hard to two-putt. "Just couldn't get any momentum going. Just couldn't get the putter right today. "Overall, I'm happy for the week. I had a good week." Fellow Australians Cameron Percy (66) finished joint ninth at one under, while Scott Hend (70), Greg Chalmers (69), Steve Allan (72), Rod Pampling (73), Stuart Appleby (72) and Richard Green (73) all signed over the card. Playing alongside Cink for the fourth straight day, Harrington shot a three-under 67 to finish 11 under on the Broadmoor course. The Dubliner sealed victory by hitting his approach to eight feet on No.18, putting pressure on Cink, who trailed by one but sat 30 yards in front of him on the fairway. Cink's approach landed on the precipice of a ledge, but spun backwards and did not come to rest until it was 35 feet away to set up a two-putt. That made it advantage Harrington, who also two-putted to win his second US Open title in four years, adding that to a trophy case that also includes the 2007 and 2008 British Opens and the '08 PGA. "It kind of validates your career," said Harrington. "It validates the past in a lot of ways. You're reliving the past glories, hitting shots, waving at the crowds. People are coming out because they know you from the past." The only player who threatened to get in the mix in this two-man show was Miguel Angel Jimenez. After opening with bogey, the Spaniard made eight birdies to pull within a shot of the lead. But he bogeyed 18 for a six-under 64, still the best round of the tournament, to finish third, two shots back. With The AP. Padraig Harrington has come out on top of a major championship that felt more like match play, closing his final round with seven straight pars at the US Senior Open to top Stewart Cink by one shot. But there was disappointment for Australia's Mark Hensby, who had started the day as co-leader with Irishman Harrington and American Cink. Hensby had hoped to mark his 54th birthday in style but could not conjure any of the magic that led to 19 birdies over the first three days and a share of the lead. Aiming to become just the second Aussie to win the event after Graham Marsh (1997) and the first to win a senior major championship since Stewart Ginn at the 2002 Senior Players Championship, he only made two birdies on Sunday. He shot a three-over 73 to tie for fourth at five under with Thomas Bjorn. "I felt comfortable, I must admit. Obviously, we all get nervous, but I just didn't get off to the start I needed to really contend," said Victorian Hensby. "We just hit a few clubs that probably weren't the right clubs and hit it in some bad spots where it's hard to two-putt. "Just couldn't get any momentum going. Just couldn't get the putter right today. "Overall, I'm happy for the week. I had a good week." Fellow Australians Cameron Percy (66) finished joint ninth at one under, while Scott Hend (70), Greg Chalmers (69), Steve Allan (72), Rod Pampling (73), Stuart Appleby (72) and Richard Green (73) all signed over the card. Playing alongside Cink for the fourth straight day, Harrington shot a three-under 67 to finish 11 under on the Broadmoor course. The Dubliner sealed victory by hitting his approach to eight feet on No.18, putting pressure on Cink, who trailed by one but sat 30 yards in front of him on the fairway. Cink's approach landed on the precipice of a ledge, but spun backwards and did not come to rest until it was 35 feet away to set up a two-putt. That made it advantage Harrington, who also two-putted to win his second US Open title in four years, adding that to a trophy case that also includes the 2007 and 2008 British Opens and the '08 PGA. "It kind of validates your career," said Harrington. "It validates the past in a lot of ways. You're reliving the past glories, hitting shots, waving at the crowds. People are coming out because they know you from the past." The only player who threatened to get in the mix in this two-man show was Miguel Angel Jimenez. After opening with bogey, the Spaniard made eight birdies to pull within a shot of the lead. But he bogeyed 18 for a six-under 64, still the best round of the tournament, to finish third, two shots back. With The AP. Padraig Harrington has come out on top of a major championship that felt more like match play, closing his final round with seven straight pars at the US Senior Open to top Stewart Cink by one shot. But there was disappointment for Australia's Mark Hensby, who had started the day as co-leader with Irishman Harrington and American Cink. Hensby had hoped to mark his 54th birthday in style but could not conjure any of the magic that led to 19 birdies over the first three days and a share of the lead. Aiming to become just the second Aussie to win the event after Graham Marsh (1997) and the first to win a senior major championship since Stewart Ginn at the 2002 Senior Players Championship, he only made two birdies on Sunday. He shot a three-over 73 to tie for fourth at five under with Thomas Bjorn. "I felt comfortable, I must admit. Obviously, we all get nervous, but I just didn't get off to the start I needed to really contend," said Victorian Hensby. "We just hit a few clubs that probably weren't the right clubs and hit it in some bad spots where it's hard to two-putt. "Just couldn't get any momentum going. Just couldn't get the putter right today. "Overall, I'm happy for the week. I had a good week." Fellow Australians Cameron Percy (66) finished joint ninth at one under, while Scott Hend (70), Greg Chalmers (69), Steve Allan (72), Rod Pampling (73), Stuart Appleby (72) and Richard Green (73) all signed over the card. Playing alongside Cink for the fourth straight day, Harrington shot a three-under 67 to finish 11 under on the Broadmoor course. The Dubliner sealed victory by hitting his approach to eight feet on No.18, putting pressure on Cink, who trailed by one but sat 30 yards in front of him on the fairway. Cink's approach landed on the precipice of a ledge, but spun backwards and did not come to rest until it was 35 feet away to set up a two-putt. That made it advantage Harrington, who also two-putted to win his second US Open title in four years, adding that to a trophy case that also includes the 2007 and 2008 British Opens and the '08 PGA. "It kind of validates your career," said Harrington. "It validates the past in a lot of ways. You're reliving the past glories, hitting shots, waving at the crowds. People are coming out because they know you from the past." The only player who threatened to get in the mix in this two-man show was Miguel Angel Jimenez. After opening with bogey, the Spaniard made eight birdies to pull within a shot of the lead. But he bogeyed 18 for a six-under 64, still the best round of the tournament, to finish third, two shots back. With The AP.
Perth Now
8 hours ago
- Perth Now
Major change to speed cameras in one state
Drivers across one Aussie state will be forced to exercise further caution while driving on two major stretches of highway after state-government approved changes to speed camera functions come into effect on Tuesday. The NSW Minns Labor Government announced on Monday both light and heavy vehicles would receive penalties for speeding at two sites on two major NSW highways as part of a trial which has expanded the ability for standard traffic cameras to ping speeding light vehicles for the first time. Standard speed cameras will now be able to penalise light vehicle drivers for the first time in state history. NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper Credit: News Corp Australia Until recently, 'average speed' cameras have only been used in NSW to detect the speeds of heavy vehicles like buses and semi-trailers, but this will expand on Tuesday to fall in line with the procedures of every other state and territory and include small vehicles like cars and bikes. The trial cameras are located on the Pacific and Hume highways in regional NSW, which disproportionately bears two thirds of the state road toll despite being home to a third of the population. Trial sites for average speed cameras have been set up on the Pacific and Hume Highways. Both sites extend capabilities for speed cameras to detect speeds of both heavy and light vehicles. NSW Government Credit: Supplied In the first week of the two month 'warning period' in which drivers would be formally cautioned rather than fined, one in every 122 cars and motorbikes were detected speeding on the Pacific and Hume Highways. Drivers were still fined occasionally during this period, but only if they were caught exceeding the speed limit by over 30km/hr. By the end of the seventh week, there was a notable increase in improved behaviour, with recorded speeding light vehicles dropping to one in every 235 on the Pacific Highway and one in every 194 on the Hume. Standard highway speed cameras in NSW have historically only penalised heavy vehicles for road misconduct. NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper Credit: News Corp Australia Minister for Roads and Regional Transport Jenny Aitchison said the severity of the road toll has been – and remains – a major point of focus for the Minns Labor Government. 'Speeding contributes to around 42 per cent of road fatalities every year and so far this year, speeding has contributed to 33 per cent of all road fatalities. That's 59 lives lost due to dangerous driving, just this year,' Ms Aitchison said. NSW Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison speaks during Question Time at New South Wales Parliament House, in Sydney. NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard Credit: News Corp Australia 'Last year we committed to investigate ways to lower road trauma at our Road Safety Forum, including trialling the use of average speed cameras for light vehicles.' 'NSW is the only jurisdiction that has limited the use of average speed cameras to heavy vehicles, creating confusion across border communities and establishing a different standard for drivers.' The trial will continue for another 12 months, and all drivers caught speeding at the test locations will receive penalties during that period. Transport NSW keeps a running tally of annual road fatalities, which as of June 30 2025 is 182 – almost 30 more than the same time last year.
