2013 Northern Fury FC season
| 2013 season | |||
| Chairman | Rabieh Krayem | ||
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| Manager | Gareth Edds | ||
| NPL Queensland | 7th | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Alex Read (11) All: Alex Read (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,500 v Western Pride FC 7 April 2013 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 600 v Olympic FC 27 July 2013 | ||
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← 2010-11 | |||
The 2013 season will be the Northern Fury's third season as a football franchise and it will be their first season in the National Premier League Queensland Conference. This will be the first time in over two years since the club has played a competitive football match.
Players
First team squad
Correct as of 30 June 2013 - Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Player | From | League | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dylan Hudson |
Rebels |
Townsville Premier League |
Free |
| Caleb Hobson |
North Queensland Razorbacks |
Queensland State League |
Free |
| Daniel Tinkler |
Ballarat Red Devils |
Victorian Premier League |
Free |
| David King |
Ballarat Red Devils |
Victorian Premier League |
Free |
| Ari Isman |
Parramatta Eagles |
NSW Premier League |
Free |
| Jared Stanley |
Saints Eagles Souths |
Townsville Premier League |
Free |
| Reyze Kelly |
Blacktown Spartans FC |
NSW Premier League |
Free |
| Gareth Edds |
North Queensland Razorbacks |
Queensland State League |
Free |
| Jake Navarro |
Warriors |
Townsville Premier League |
Free |
| Newie Cobbo |
North Queensland Razorbacks |
Queensland State League |
Free |
| Mitchell Robinson |
Rebels |
Townsville Premier League |
Free |
| Matthew Richards |
Rebels |
Townsville Premier League |
Free |
| Michael Trigger |
Ballarat Red Devils |
Victorian Premier League |
Free |
| James Artis |
Rebels |
Townsville Premier League |
Free |
| Charlie King |
Ballarat Red Devils |
Victorian Premier League |
Free |
| Corey Waples |
Rebels |
Townsville Premier League |
Free |
| Alex Read |
Newcastle Jets |
A-League |
Free |
| Jacob Crowley |
North Queensland Razorbacks |
Queensland State League |
Free |
| Nicolas Figg |
North Queensland Razorbacks |
Queensland State League |
Free |
| Brad Burrows |
Brothers FC |
Townsville Premier League |
Free |
Mid Season Transfers
In
| Player | From | League | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Eisenhut |
Brothers |
Townsville Premier League |
Free |
| Robin Edwards |
North Queensland Razorbacks |
Queensland State League |
Free |
| Jani Peut |
Northern Fury U18 |
Townsville Premier League |
Free |
Out
| Player | To | League | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Artis |
Rebels |
Townsville Premier League |
Free |
| Michael Trigger |
Ballarat Red Devils |
Victorian Premier League |
Free |
| Braedyn Crowley |
Central Queensland Energy |
NPL Queensland |
Free |
| Jacob Crowley |
Central Queensland Energy |
NPL Queensland |
Free |
Key Dates
- 3 October 2012: The Northern Fury FC was granted a license to compete in the Queensland competition called National Premier League Queensland by replacing the North Queensland Razorbacks that competed in the Queensland State League competition. They renamed themselves from the North Queensland Fury to the Northern Fury.[1]
- 9 November 2012: Northern Fury unveiled Gareth Edds as the head coach for the upcoming season by being a player-coach.[2]
- 21 December 2012: Paul Smalley was announced as the general manager for the club.[3]
- 7 March 2013: The club unveiled their new playing strip.[4]
- 16 March 2013: The club recorded their biggest ever victory as a franchise winning 6-1 against Central Queensland Energy. Also they broke a 12 game winless streak and a 9 game losing streak. Reyze Kelly tied the record at the club for most goals in a game with 2 along with Robbie Fowler and Dyron Daal.
- 7 April 2013: The games against Western Pride FC was the club's first home game in Townsville since 26 January 2011 against the Melbourne Victory.
- 14 April 2013: The club tied their record for the biggest win against the QAS winning 6-1. Alex Read broke a club record for the most goals in a game with 3 becoming the first fury player in history to score a hat trick in a competitive game.
- 22 June 2013: Alex Read broke the club's record for most goals ever scored as well as most goals scored in a season surpassing Robbie Fowler's record of 9 goals.
- 13 July 2013: The Fury broke the club's record for most consecutive games undefeated with a win against Palm Beach Sharks 2-1 extending their undefeated streak to 6 games. The club also broke their winning game streak of 2 with that victory extending it to 3 games.
- 27 July 2013: Gareth Edds broke the club's record for most goals in a game with 4 against Olympic FC which was previously held by Alex Read who only broke the club's record back in April with 3 goals against QAS.
Matches
Pre-season fixtures
| 9 February 2013 | Northern Fury |
3 – 0 | Brothers FC |
Brolga Park | ||
| 23 February 2013 | Northern Fury |
2 – 0 | FNQ Heat |
Brolga Park | ||
Alex Read  49' Jake Navarro 58' |
Attendance: Approx. 250 | |||||
2013 NPL Queensland fixtures
| 9 March 2013 | FNQ Heat | 4 – 1 | Northern Fury | Barlow Park, Cairns | ||
| Saturday 19:30 | Morrison 36' Eigl 39', 73' (pen.) Carroll 90' |
Report | Navarro 19' Hudson  73' |
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| 16 March 2013 | Central Queensland FC | 1 – 6 | Northern Fury | Jardine Park, Rockhampton | ||
| Saturday 19:00 | Geddes |
Report | Kelly 10', 53' Navarro 16' Isman 66' Richards 75' Edds 80' Waples 25' |
Attendance: 100 | ||
| 23 March 2013 | Moreton Bay Jets | 3 – 0 | Northern Fury | Wolter Park, Brisbane | ||
| Saturday 18:00 | South 54' Joseph 63' McEvoy 82' |
Report | ||||
| 7 April 2013 | Northern Fury | 3 – 0 | Western Pride FC | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville | ||
| Sunday 15:00 | Navarro 35' Mccarthy 50' (o.g.) Read 63' |
Report | Attendance: 2500 | |||
| 14 April 2013 | Northern Fury | 6 – 1 | QAS | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville | ||
| Sunday 15:00 | Read 2', 17', 39' Edds 80', 88' Eisenhut 21' |
Cronin 13' |
Attendance: 1,950 | |||
| 20 April 2013 | Northern Fury | 2 – 2 | Palm Beach Sharks | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville | ||
| Saturday 18:00 | Stanley 2' Read 37' |
Report | Lucas 63' (pen.), 72' (pen.) Mckay  |
Attendance: 1,950 | ||
| 28 April 2013 | Sunshine Coast Fire | 2 – 1 | Northern Fury | Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast | ||
| Sunday 14:00 | Dwyer 1' Bechar 80' |
Report | Navarro 49' |
Attendance: 250 | ||
| 4 May 2013 | Olympic FC | 5 – 3 | Northern Fury | Goodwin Park, Brisbane | ||
| Saturday 18:00 | Efstathis 21' McLean 24' Smits 38' Tabulo 46' Byrne 50' |
Report | Read 5' Waples 48' Navarro 76' |
Attendance: 450 Referee: Matt Skinner | ||
| 11 May 2013 | Northern Fury | 4 – 2 | Redlands United | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville | ||
| Saturday 18:00 | Edds 34' (pen.) Read 51', 72' Navarro 86' Kelly |
Report | Way 47', 53' O'Brien |
Attendance: 1,400 | ||
| 19 May 2013 | Brisbane City | 5 – 0 | Northern Fury | Spencer Park, Brisbane | ||
| Sunday 15:00 | Dougall 10' Frazier 27' (64) Murray 59' Sakurai 82' |
Report | Attendance: 300 | |||
| 25 May 2013 | Northern Fury | 0 – 3 | Brisbane Strikers | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville | ||
| Saturday 18:00 | Report | Angus 13' Taylor 35' (82) |
Attendance: 1,900 | |||
| 9 June 2013 | Northern Fury | 1 – 1 | FNQ Heat | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville | ||
| Sunday 15:00 | Navarro 5' |
Report | Beverley 90' Jennison |
Attendance: 1,980 | ||
| 15 June 2013 | Northern Fury | 2 – 2 | Central Queensland FC | Brolga Park, Townsville | ||
| Saturday 19:30 | Richards 27' Read 75' |
Report | Geddes 23' (60) |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Lee McMaster | ||
| 22 June 2013 | Northern Fury | 2 – 2 | Moreton Bay Jets | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville | ||
| Saturday 19:30 | Robinson 62' Read 71' |
Royce Brownlie 47' (pen.) |
Attendance: 800 | |||
| 29 June 2013 | Western Pride FC | 0 – 2 | Northern Fury | Eric Evans Oval, Ipswich | ||
| Saturday 18:00 | Read 15' Eisenhut 47' |
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| 6 July 2013 | QAS | 0 – 3 | Northern Fury | Perry Park, Brisbane | ||
| Saturday 16:30 | Report | Robinson 3' Eisenhut 50' Kelly 77' |
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| 13 July 2013 | Palm Beach Sharks | 1 – 2 | Northern Fury | Mallawa Complex Field, Gold Coast | ||
| Saturday 17:30 | Tinkler 47' (o.g.) |
Report | Edwards 25' Eisenhut 81' |
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| 20 July 2013 | Northern Fury | 0 – 2 | Sunshine Coast Fire | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville | ||
| Saturday 18:00 | Report | Knight 58' Henslee 69' |
Attendance: 800 | |||
| 27 July 2013 | Northern Fury | 6 – 3 | Olympic FC | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville | ||
| Saturday 18:00 | Edds 17', 41' (pen.), 43', 57' Eisenhut 20' Kelly 51' |
Report | Smits 23' Howell 56' Ingham 77' Lugo |
Attendance: 600 | ||
| 3 August 2013 | Redlands United | 0 – 0 | Northern Fury | Cleveland Showgrounds, Brisbane | ||
| Saturday 18:00 | Report | Attendance: 200 | ||||
| 11 August 2013 | Northern Fury | 2 – 4 | Brisbane City | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville | ||
| Sunday 15:00 | Cobbo 34' Eisenhut 55' |
Report | Murray 16', 76', 89' Pase 54' |
Attendance: 1,000 | ||
| 18 August 2013 | Brisbane Strikers | 0 – 2 | Northern Fury | Perry Park, Brisbane | ||
| Sunday 15:00 | Report | Kelly 22' Edds 28' |
Attendance: 200 | |||
Statistics
- Last updated on 29 September 2013.
- (Substitute appearances in brackets)
| No. | Pos. | Name | NPL | NPL Final Series | Total | Discipline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
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| 1 | GK | Dylan Hudson |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | Matthew Symes |
2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Caleb Hobson |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Daniel Tinkler |
17 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | David King |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ari Isman |
14 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jared Stanley |
14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Tristan Russell |
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Reyze Kelly |
20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Gareth Edds |
5 (8) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 (8) | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jake Navarro |
10 (6) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 (6) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Braedyn Crowley |
1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Michael Millios |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Newie Cobbo |
3 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Methembe Mpofu |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Mitchell Robinson |
5 (6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 (6) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Matthew Richards |
11 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 (4) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Michael Trigger |
2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Robin Edwards |
6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | James Artis |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Michael Eisenhut |
16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Charlie King |
11 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Corey Waples |
14 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 (3) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Alex Read |
14 (2) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 (2) | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | David Le Cornu |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Jacob Crowley |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Jani Peut |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Nicolas Figg |
1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | Brad Burrows |
16 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Fury Target A-League Comeback - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ↑ "Edds up for new job | Townsville Bulletin Sport". Townsvillebulletin.com.au. 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ↑ "Northern Fury making noise on world stage | Townsville Bulletin Sport". Townsvillebulletin.com.au. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ↑ "New look Fury don historic colours | Townsville Bulletin Sport". Townsvillebulletin.com.au. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
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