The Bulletin looks at five major moments in Gold Coast football in recent years
AS the 2019 football season comes to a close, the Bulletin looks back at five of the code’s biggest moments on the Gold Coast in recent years.
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AS the 2019 football season comes to a close, the Bulletin looks back at five of the code’s biggest moments on the Gold Coast in recent years.
THE MOMENT THAT SEALED BURLEIGH SUCCESS
COOMERA’S UNDERDOG FFA CUP (2019)
The magic of the cup was alive and well this season as Coomera, who only scraped into the Gold Coast Premier League’s top four, reached the national stage before falling to Mackay and Whitsundays in the Round of 32.
An honourable mention also for Surfers Paradise, who made the same stage in 2016 before winning the Premier League grand final.
RETIREMENT A DISCUSSION HILTON ‘HAS TO HAVE’
PALM BEACH DOMINATE WITH NPL DOUBLE (2014)
Competing in the NPL Queensland’s maiden season in 2014, the Sharks romped to the premiership by seven points before sealing the double with a 3-2 victory over Olympic in the grand final.
SURFERS’ SEASON A MISSED OPPORTUNITY
HISTORIC BRISBANE MOVE FOR WOMEN’S GAME (2019)
After years of rumour and speculation, four Gold Coast women’s teams – Coomera, Southport, Robina City and Broadbeach United – finally made the move north this season to join the Brisbane Women’s Premier League for the first time.
EIGHT IS GREAT FOR RETIRING WARRIOR
UNITED RISE FROM THE ASHES (2017)
Five years after the collapse of the Gold Coast United A-League franchise, the Surfsiders announced a resurrection in late 2017, paving the way for the creation of NPL men and women’s teams.
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KNIGHTS RETURN NPL SILVERWARE TO THE COAST (2019)
Having finished runner-up to Lions FC for the premiership, the Gold Coast Knights ensured they would not end the season empty-handed with a hard-fought 2-1 grand final win over Olympic on Sunday night – the first time NPL silverware had returned to the Glitter Strip since 2014.
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