2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final

2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final
Event	2017 National Premier Leagues
Date	30 September 2017
Venue	Perry Park, Brisbane
Referee	Adrian Arndt
Attendance	1,105
Weather	24 °C (75 °F)
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The 2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final was the fifth National Premier Leagues Grand Final. It was played on 30 September 2017 at Perry Park in Brisbane between Brisbane Strikers and Heidelberg United. Heidelberg won 2–0 to secure their inaugural National Premier Leagues title.^[1]

Route to the final

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Grand Final

Canberra Olympic	1

Edgeworth Eagles	4
		Edgeworth Eagles	0

		Brisbane Strikers	2
South Hobart	2

Brisbane Strikers	4
				Brisbane Strikers	0

				Heidelberg United	2
Bayswater City	1

Heidelberg United (a.e.t.)	3
		Heidelberg United	2

		APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1
Adelaide City	0

APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1

Match

30 September

18:00 AEST

Brisbane Strikers	0–2	Heidelberg United
	Report	Zahra 41' Ellis 61'

Perry Park, Brisbane

Attendance: 1,105

Referee: Adrian Arndt


GK	1	Zac Speedy
RB	13	Sam Knight
CB	5	Greig Henslee	74'
CB	4	Jake Marshall
LB	17	Hiroki Omori
RM	10	Jake McLean
CM	8	Michael Angus
CM	6	Ethan Docherty
LM	7	Michael Lee
CF	11	Jeremy Stewart	77'
CF	18	Ryan Palmer	69'
Substitutes
GK	20	Mitchell Thorn
MF	2	Fraser Eller
MF	3	Braedon Steele	69'
MF	14	Joel Anich
FW	19	Luke Marsh	77'
Manager: Owen Baker


GK	1	Christophe Theodoridis-Petropoulos
RB	2	Joshua Wilkins	90'
CB	4	Jordan Wilkes
CB	13	Luke Byles
LB	7	Reuben Way	19'
CM	40	Alex Schiavo
CM	10	Jack Petrie
CM	6	Lewis Hall	85'
RW	19	Sean Ellis	61'
CF	12	Kenny Athiu
LW	9	Adrian Zahra	42'
Substitutes
GK	23	Christian Pavlidis
DF	3	Leslie Doumbalis
DF	17	Steven Pace	62'
FW	8	Andrew Cartanos	62', 90+2'
FW	21	Michael Trigger	71'
Manager: George Katsakis

Assistant referees:
Joseph Lee
James Sherry
Fourth official:
Lara Lee

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Five named substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Overall statistics^[2]
	Brisbane Strikers	Heidelberg United
Goals scored	0	2
Total shots	8	15
Shots on target	2	7
Ball possession	55.6%	44.4%
Corner kicks	2	4
Fouls conceded	17	18
Offsides	0	3
Yellow cards	1	4
Red cards	0	0

References

^ Flynn, Michael (30 September 2017). "Heidelberg claim PS4 NPL crown". National Premier Leagues.
^ "Brisbane Strikers v Heidelberg United". National Premier Leagues. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

[1] Flynn, Michael (30 September 2017). "Heidelberg claim PS4 NPL crown". National Premier Leagues.

[2] "Brisbane Strikers v Heidelberg United". National Premier Leagues. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

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