2009 Waratah Cup

All senior member teams from Premier League, Super League, State League 1 and State League 2 as well as all local association teams were invited to the competition. The competition itself would be seeded with Association and State League 2 teams entering in Round 1, State League 1 and Super League teams entering in Round 2 and Premier League teams entering in Round 3.{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/02/09/tiger-turf-cup-ready-for-third-season/|title=Tiger Turf Cup Ready for Third Season|publisher=Football NSW|date=9 February 2009|accessdate=24 September 2023}} The champions were awarded $16,000 prize-money and the runners-up $6,000. All semi-finalists received $3,000.

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Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round	Scheduled playing date
Preliminary Round	style="text-align:center"| 84	style="text-align:center"| 16	style="text-align:center"| 0	style="text-align:center"| 40	NSW State League Division 2 FNSW local Association teams	25 March
Round 1	style="text-align:center"| 68	style="text-align:center"| 16	style="text-align:center"| 8	style="text-align:center"| 0	none	8 April
Round 2	style="text-align:center"| 52	style="text-align:center"| 40	style="text-align:center"| 16	style="text-align:center"| 24	National Premier Leagues NSW 2 NSW State League Division 1	29 April{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/04/24/tiger-turf-cup-round-2-matches-announced/|title=Tiger Turf Cup Round 2 Matches Announced|publisher=Football NSW|date=24 April 2009|accessdate=26 September 2023}}
Round 3	style="text-align:center"| 32	style="text-align:center"| 32	style="text-align:center"| 20	style="text-align:center"| 12	National Premier Leagues NSW	8 May
Round 4	style="text-align:center"| 16	style="text-align:center"| 16	style="text-align:center"| 16	style="text-align:center"| 0	none	9 June{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/06/03/tiger-turf-cup-round-4-matches-this-week/|title=Tiger Turf Cup Round 4 Matches This Week|publisher=Football NSW|author=Mark Stavroulakis|date=3 June 2009|accessdate=24 September 2023}}
Quarter Finals	style="text-align:center"| 8	style="text-align:center"| 8	style="text-align:center"| 8	style="text-align:center"| 0	none	24 June{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/06/17/juicy-tiger-turf-cup-quarter-finals-matches-set/|title=Juicy Tiger Turf Cup Quarter Finals Matches Set|publisher=Football NSW|date=17 June 2009|accessdate=24 September 2023|author=Mark Stavroulakis}}
Semi Finals	style="text-align:center"| 4	style="text-align:center"| 4	style="text-align:center"| 4	style="text-align:center"| 0	none	19 July {{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/05/21/tiger-turf-cup-round-3-and-round-4-update/|title=Tiger Turf Round 3 and Round 4 update|publisher=Football NSW|date=21 May 2009|accessdate=26 September 2023}}
Grand Final	style="text-align:center"| 2	style="text-align:center"| 2	style="text-align:center"| 2	style="text-align:center"| 0	none	16 August

Due to the popularity of this year's edition, 48 teams from local Associations and NSW State League Division 2 entered the initial phase of the competition. This led to the creation of the Preliminary Round where 16 clubs were randomly chosen to play. 9 clubs were from the State League Division 2 and the other 7 were from local associations. The remaining 24 clubs would receive a bye into the first round.{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/03/06/tiger-turf-cup-preliminary-round-draw-released/|title=Tiger Turf Cup Preliminary Round Draw Released|publisher=Football NSW|date=6 March 2009|accessdate=26 September 2023}} With the round set to kick-off on 25 March, only tie numbers 1–4 were played with the remaining matches rescheduled to the following week.

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Tie no	Home team (Tier)	Score	Away team (Tier)
1	Baulkham Hills FC (-)	0–1	Camden Tigers (4)
2	Fairfield Bulls (4)	3–3	Toongabbie Junior (-)
colspan="5"|Fairfield Bulls advance 4–2 on penalties.
3	Fairfield Hotspur (-)	4–0	Gazy Lansvale (4)
4	North Epping FC (-)	1–3	Gymea United (-)
5	Prospect United (4)	6–2	Ariana SC (-)
6	Luddenham United (4)	0–3	Hakoah (4)
7	Gladesville Ryde Magic (4)	–	Colo Colo Wanderers (4)
8	Hawkesbury (4)	0–2	Lokomotiv Cove (-)

Source: footballnsw.com.au{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/03/26/four-matches-played-in-tiger-turf-cup-preliminary-round/|title=Four Matches Played in Tiger Turf Cup Preliminary Round|date=26 March 2009|publisher=Football NSW|accessdate=26 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/03/30/rescheduled-tiger-turf-cup-preliminary-fixtures-set-updated-scores/|title= Reschedules Tiger Turf Cup Preliminary Fixtures Set – Updated Scores|date=30 March 2009|publisher=Football NSW|accessdate=26 September 2023}} and socceraust.co.uk{{cite web|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2009/NSW/Cup/fixtures.html|title=2009 NSW Cup Fixtures|website=socceraust.co.uk|accessdate=4 October 2023}}

A total of 32 teams competed, 8 having won in the preliminary round and 24 receiving a bye into the first round. Originally scheduled for 8 April, due to the postponement of matches in the preliminary round, most of the Round 1 matches instead began on the 15 April, with two matches played on the 22 April{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/04/09/tiger-turf-cup-round-1-matches-confirmed-updated/|title=Tiger Turf Cup Round 1 Matches Confirmed – Updated|publisher=Football NSW|date=9 April 2009|accessdate=26 September 2023}} and a further three matches were also postponed due to poor pitch conditions.

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Tie no	Home team (Tier)	Score	Away team (Tier)
1	Kenthurst & District (-)	2–3	Camden Tigers (4)
2	Lokomotiv Cove (-)	3–0	Albion Park White Eagles (-)
3	Collaroy Cromer Sharks (-)	4–0	Colo Colo Wanderers (4)
4	Fairfield Hotspur (-)	3–1	Penang FC (4)
5	Kellyville (-)	5–0	Hurstville City Minotaurs (4)
6	Prospect United (4)	1–0	Sans Souci (-)
7	Riverstone Schofields (-)	1–4	Bathurst 75 (4)
8	Roosters FC (4)	5–1	Bankstown Sports (-)

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Tie no	Home team (Tier)	Score	Away team (Tier)
9	Seaforth FC (-)	0–2	Gymea United (-)
10	Eastwood St Andrews (-)	7–1	Dee Why (-)
11	Hakoah (4)	4–5	STFA Strikers (-)
12	White City (4)	0–4	Kogarah Waratah (-)
13	Yagoona Lions (-)	1–2	Port Kembla (-)
14	Marton FC	0–4	Springwood (4)
15	Fairfield Bulls (4)	0–2	Pacific Hills/Dural (-)
16	Brookvale (-)	4–0	Baktar Glory (-)

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{{small|Source: footballnsw.com.au{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/04/16/surprises-hit-round-1-of-the-tiger-turf-cup/|title=Surprises Hit Round 1 of the Tiger Turf Cup|publisher=Football NSW|date=16 April 2009|accessdate=26 September 2009}}{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/04/17/tiger-turf-cup-round-1-rescheduled-fixtures-updated/|title=Tiger Turf Cup Round 1 Reschedules Fixtures|publisher=Football NSW|date=17 April 2009|accessdate=26 September 2023}} and socceraust.co.uk}}

A total of 40 teams competed, 16 of which had progressed from Round 1 along with 24 clubs from the National Premier Leagues NSW 2 and NSW State League Division 1.

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Tie no	Home team (Tier)	Score	Away team (Tier)
1	Collaroy Cromer Sharks (-)	1–2	Inter Lions (3)
2	Fairfield Hotspur (-)	0–3	Camden Tigers (4)
3	Roosters FC (-)	1–0	Lokomotiv Cove (-)
4	Springwood (4)	2–1	Bathurst 75 (4)
5	PCYC Parramatta (2)	1–0	Stanmore Hawks (3)
6	Mt Druitt Town Rangers (2)	0–2	Dulwich Hill (3)
7	Fairfield City Lions (3)	0–3	Granville Rage (2)
8	St George FC (2)	4–0	Hurstville Zagreb (3)
9	Eastwood St Andrews (-)	0–5	Rockdale City Suns (2)
10	Balmain SC (3)	0–2	Northern Tigers (2)

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Tie no	Home team (Tier)	Score	Away team (Tier)
11	Macarthur Rams (2)	1–1	STFA Strikers (-)
colspan="5"|Macarthur Rams advanced 5–4 on penalties.
12	Sydney Wanderers (3)	3–0	FC Bossy Liverpool (2)
13	Mounties FC (3)	0–2	Gymea United (-)
14	Hills Brumbies (3)	0–4	Sydney University (2)
15	Schofield Scorpions (3)	3–4	Pacific Hills/Dural (-)
16	Blacktown Spartans (3)	0–3	Port Kembla (-)
17	Central Coast Lightning (2)	3–2	Brookvale SC (-)
18	Spirit FC (2)	4–0	University of NSW (3)
19	Fraser Park (2)	3–2	Kogarah Waratah (-)
20	Prospect United (4)	3–1	Kellyville (-)

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{{small|Source:footballnsw.com.au{{cite news|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/05/07/excitement-roars-as-tiger-turf-cup-round-2-concludes/|title=Excitement Roars as Tiger Turf Cup Round 2 Concludes|publisher=Football NSW|date=7 May 2009|accessdate=23 September 2023}} and socceraust.co.uk}}

A total of 32 teams competed, 20 of which had progressed from Round 3 along with 12 clubs from National Premier Leagues NSW.

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Tie no	Home team (Tier)	Score	Away team (Tier)
1	Blacktown City Demons (1)	2–1	Dulwich Hill (3)
2	Camden Tigers (4)	1–0	Northern Tigers (2)
3	Rockdale City Suns (2)	2–1	Springwood (4)
4	Marconi Stallions (1)	9–0	Inter Lions (3)
5	PCYC Parramatta (2)	9–3	Prospect United (4)
6	Sutherland Sharks (1)	2–1	Sydney University (2)
7	West Sydney Berries (1)	1–2	Granville Rage (2)
8	Fraser Park (2)	4–3 {{aet}}	STFA Strikers (-)

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Tie no	Home team (Tier)	Score	Away team (Tier)
9	Bonnyrigg White Eagles (1)	4–2	Gymea United (-)
10	Penrith Nepean United (1)	5–3 {{aet}}	Roosters FC (4)
11	Sydney United (1)	1–0	St George FC (2)
12	Bankstown City Lions (1)	3–1	Port Kembla (-)
13	Manly United (1)	3–0	Pacific Hills/Dural
14	Sydney Wanderers (3)	0–5	Wollongong CFC (1)
15	Spirit FC (2)	1–0	Sydney Olympic (1)
16	APIA Leichhardt (1)	3–2	Central Coast Lightning (-)

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{{small|Source:footballnsw.com.au{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/05/18/four-matches-remaining-to-complete-round-3-of-the-tiger-turf-cup/|title=Four Matches Remaining to Complete Round 3 of the Tiger Turf Cup|publisher=Football NSW|date=18 May 2009|accessdate=24 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/05/20/tiger-turf-cup-round-3-postponed-matches-as-manly-and-wollongong-cfc-march-on/|publisher=Football NSW|title=Tiger Turf Cup Round 3 Postponed Matches as Manly and Wollongong CFC March On|date=20 May 2009|accessdate=24 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/05/27/spirit-fc-sends-sydney-olympic-tumbling-out-of-the-tiger-turf-cup/|title=Spirit FC sends Sydney Olympic Tumbling Out of the Tiger Turf Cup|publisher=Football NSW|date=27 May 2009|accessdate=24 September 2023}} and socceraust.co.uk}}

Camden Tigers were the lowest ranked team to qualify for this round from NSW fourth tier. There were no association teams left in the competition. Of the fifteen other remaining clubs, ten were from the Premier League and five from the Super League.

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Tie no	Home team (Tier)	Score	Away team (Tier)
1	Bankstown City Lions (1)	2–1	Sydney United (1)
2	PCYC Parramatta (2)	0–2	Bonnyrigg White Eagles (1)
3	Sutherland Sharks (1)	4–1	Marconi Stallions (1)
4	Fraser Park (2)	1–0	Camden Tigers (4)

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Tie no	Home team (Tier)	Score	Away team (Tier)
5	Spirit FC (2)	0–1	Manly United (1)
6	APIA Leichhardt (1)	0–2	Wollongong CFC (1)
7	Granville Rage (2)	3–7	Blacktown City Demons (1)
8	Rockdale City Suns (2)	0–1	Penrith Nepean United (1)

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{{small|Source:footballnsw.com.au{{cite news|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/06/10/tiger-turf-cup-round-4-sizzles-as-quarter-final-spots-announced/|title=Tiger Turf Cup Round 4 Sizzles as Quarter Final Spots Announced|publisher=Football NSW|date=10 June 2009|accessdate=24 September 2023}} and socceraust.co.uk}}

As the only team outside of the Premier League, Fraser Park was the lowest team ranked to qualify for the quarter-finals.

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|date = 14 June 2009

|time = 19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

|team1 = Sutherland Sharks

|team2 = Bankstown City Lions

|score = 2–1

|aet=

|report= Report{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/06/25/sutherland-sharks-knockout-bankstown-city-lions-to-advance-to-tiger-turf-cup-semis/|title=Sutherland Sharks Knockout Bankstown City Lions to Advance to Tiger Turf Cup Semis|publisher=Football NSW|date=25 June 2009|accessdate=24 September 2023|author=Micky Brock}}

|goals1=

• Panny Nikas {{goal|45||88}}

|goals2=

• Tallan Martin {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Seymour Shaw Park, Miranda

|attendance= 130

|referee= Khodr Yaghi

|stack=yes

}}

{{football box

|date = 1 July 2009

|time = 19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)

|team1= Bonnyrigg White Eagles

|team2= Manly United

|score= 0–3

|report= Report{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/07/01/manly-united-storm-into-tiger-turf-cup-semi-final-in-style/|title=Manly United Storm into Tiger Turf Cup Semi Final in Style|date=1 July 2009|accessdate=24 September 2023|publisher=Football NSW|author=Michael Chammas}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

• Robbie Cattanach {{goal|3||18}}
• Jimmy Oates {{goal|27}}

|stadium=Bonnyrigg Sports Club, Bonnyrigg

|attendance= 250 c.

|referee= Khodr Yaghi

|stack=yes

}}

{{football box

|date = 7 July 2013

|time = 18:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)

|score = 5–0

|team1 = Blacktown City Demons

|team2 = Fraser Park

|report= Report{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/07/07/five-star-blacktown-city-demons-reach-tigerturf-cup-semi-finals/|title=Five-star Blacktown City Demons Reach Tiger Turf Cup Semi Finals|author=Joseph Carlucci|publisher=Football NSW|date=7 July 2009|accessdate=24 September 2023}}

|goals1=

• Paul Karbon {{goal|12}}
• Ante Deur {{goal|26}}
• Joel Chianese {{goal|40}}
• Gavin Forbes {{goal|72}}
• Matt Lewis {{goal|80}}

|goals2=

|stadium = Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills

|attendance = 100 c.

|referee =

|stack=yes

|motm = Matt Lewis (Blacktown)

}}

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|date = 7 July 2013

|time = 20:15 AEST (UTC+10:00)

|score = 2–1

|aet=yes

|team1 = Penrith Nepean United

|team2 = Wollongong Community FC

|report= Report{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/07/08/penrith-nepean-reach-tigerturf-cup-final-four/|title=Penrith Nepean Reach Tiger Turf Cup Final Four|publisher=Football NSW|author=Stuart Jones|date=8 July 2009|accessdate=24 September 2023}}

|goals1=

• Devrim Hüseyin {{goal|33}}
• Michael Dowling {{goal|104}}

|goals2=

• Kieran Deane {{goal|7}}

|stadium = Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills

|attendance = 200

|referee = Sandro Perticarini

|stack=

}}

All remaining clubs were from NSW's top tier, the NSW Premier League.{{cite news|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/07/09/semi-final-tigerturf-cup-matches-set-as-blockbuster-looms-at-seymour-shaw-this-sunday/|title=Semi Final Tiger Turf Cup Matches Set As Blockbuster Looms At Seymour Shaw This Sunday|author=Mark Stavroulakis|publisher=Football NSW|accessdate=3 October 2023|date=9 July 2009}}

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|date = {{start date|2009|7|19|df=yes}}

|time = 12:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

|score= 0–2

|team1= Blacktown City Demons

|team2= Manly United

|aet=yes

|goals1=

|goals2=

• Michael Lloyd-Green {{goal|97||105}}

|report=Report{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/07/19/manly-united-progress-through-to-tigerturf-cup-final-with-a-win-in-extra-time/|title=Manly United Progress Through to TigeTurf Cup Final With A Win In Extra Time|publisher=Football NSW|date=19 July 2009|author=Michael Chammas|accessdate=3 October 2023}}

|stadium=Seymour Shaw Park, Miranda

|attendance=400 c.

|referee=Gerard Parsons

|stack=yes

|motm= Andrew Mailer (Manly)

}}

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|date = {{start date|2009|7|19|df=yes}}

|time = 14:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)

|team1 = Sutherland Sharks

|score1 = 4

|goals1 =

• Panny Nikas {{goal|13}}
• Neil Jablonski {{goal|18}}
• Jim Bakis {{goal|68}}
• Nathan Ralph {{goal|90+1}}

|team2 = Penrith Nepean United

|score2 = 0

|goals2 =

|report = Report{{cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/07/19/sharks-attack-as-sutherland-shire-book-tigerturf-cup-grand-final-spot/|title=Sharks Attack as Sutherland Shire Book TigertTurf Cup Grand Final|publisher=Football NSW|author=Micky Brock|date=19 July 2009|accessdate=3 October 2023}}

|stadium=Seymour Shaw Park, Sydney

|attendance=450 c.

|referee=Kurt Ams

|motm=Panny Nikas (Sutherland)

|stack=

}}

{{football box

|date = {{start date|2009|8|15|df=yes}}

|time = 15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

|team1 = Sutherland Sharks

|score1 = 2

|team2 = Manly United

|score2 = 1

|goals1=

• Brad Boardman {{goal|24}}
• Nick Stavroulakis {{goal|115}}

|goals2=

• Keith Shelving {{goal|25}}

|aet = yes

|stadium = Seymour Shaw Park, Miranda

|attendance =

|referee= Gerard Parsons

|stack=

|motm = Nick Stavroulakis

|report = Report{{Cite web|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/tiger-turf-cup-grand-final---sutherland-sharks-v-manly-united-153374|title=Tiger Turf Cup Grand Final – Sutherland Sharks v Manly United|website=ftbl.com.au|date=19 August 2009|accessdate=3 October 2023}}

}}

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	1	{{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Denham
	2	{{flagicon|AUS}} George Souris
	4	{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Robinson	{{yel|61}}
	6	{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Price
	7	{{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Bakis	{{suboff|91}}
	8	{{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Ralph	{{suboff|91}}
	9	{{flagicon|AUS}} Brad Boardman
	11	{{flagicon|AUS}} Ben Spruce
	12	{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Jablonksi
	14	{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Stavroulakis
	15	{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Katz
colspan=4|Substitutes:
	5	{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Smith
	10	{{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Hall		{{subon|91}}
	17	{{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Nikolovski
	18	{{flagicon|AUS}} Blake Powell	{{yel|98}}	{{subon|91}}
	22	{{flagicon|AUS}} Yanni Fragogiannis
colspan=4|Coach:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|AUS}} Robbie Stanton

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width=25|	width=25|
	1	{{flagicon|AUS}} Brad Swancott
	2	{{flagicon|AUS}} Shaun Bowden		{{suboff|98}}
	5	{{flagicon|AUS}} Joel Grenell
	6	{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Thomas		{{suboff|56}}
	7	{{flagicon|AUS}} Ashley Ryan
	8	{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Lloyd-Green
	13	{{flagicon|AUS}} Mitch Macedo		{{suboff|82}}
	15	{{flagicon|AUS}} Keith Shevlin
	16	{{flagicon|AUS}} Joey Schrippa
	24	{{flagicon|AUS}} Brad Groves
	33	{{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Gallagher	{{yel|13}}
colspan=4|Substitutes:
	10	{{flagicon|AUS}} Giosue Sama		{{subon|82}}
	11	{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Midgley		{{subon|56}}
	12	{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Garside		{{subon|98}}
	26	{{flagicon|AUS}} Jimmy Oates
	41	{{flagicon|AUS}} Ben McNamara
colspan=4|Coach:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|AUS}} Phil Moss

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style="width:100%;font-size:90%" |style="width:40%;vertical-align:top"| Player of the Match: Nick Stavroulakis (Sutherland Sharks FC) Assistant referees: Lance Greenshields and Christian Mehl Fourth official: Kris Griffiths-Jones |style="width:60%;vertical-align:top"| Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

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Sutherland Sharks FC First Title

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