The Bulletin takes a look at five players who have shaped football on the Gold Coast this season
AS the football season nears the business end, the Bulletin takes a look at five players who have shaped the game on the Coast in 2018.
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AS the football season nears the business end, the Bulletin takes a look at five players who have shaped the game on the Coast in 2018.
NAME: Rose Argent
CLUB: Broadbeach United
COMPETITION: Women’s Premier League
While the Dolphins have shared the goalscoring spoils en route to 13-straight wins this season, Argent has been the focal point for it all.
With 15 goals, she sits second on the competition tally to Coomera’s Nikola Bayer and looms as Broadbeach’s finals x-factor.
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NAME: Matt Hilton
CLUB: Burleigh Heads
COMPETITION: Premier League
The veteran striker has been unstoppable this season, finding the net 26 times to underline his tag as the competition’s most lethal attacking weapon.
He will again be a key figure as the Bulldogs fight to spoil Gold Coast Knights’ undefeated league campaign this afternoon.
COACH MAKES SHOCK UNITED DEPARTURE
NAME: Meg McElligott
CLUB: Moreton Bay United
COMPETITION: NPL Women’s
Having returned to Australia following a US stint with Washington Spirit, McElligott made an immediate impact at new club Gold Coast United, scoring 31 goals in 17 games.
The 22-year-old striker from Varsity Lakes then switched to Moreton Bay, where she has bagged 18 goals in seven appearances.
FOOTBALL FIELD SAGA TAKES ANOTHER TURN
NAME: Eoghan Murphy
CLUB: Gold Coast Knights
COMPETITION: Premier League
The heart and soul of the Knights defence, Murphy has helped the newly-crowned champions concede just 15 goals in 17 league fixtures.
At just 22, he and 19-year-old Oskar Dillon could form a long-term partnership at the back for the Knights, who will be desperate to secure the title double next month.
HEROES, VILLAINS, RED CARDS AND MORE IN FOOTBALL REPORT CARD
NAME: Jason Campbell
CLUB: Palm Beach
COMPETITION: Premier League
While the young and inexperienced Sharks side has struggled for consistency this season, the same can’t be said of their ever-reliable captain.
After five years in the Palm Beach/Gold Coast City NPL systems, the 21-year-old midfielder has thrived in his first season of Premier League action.
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