Villains, heroes, rising stocks and more in the Bulletin’s weekly Gold Coast football report card
A LONG season looming, coach’s out-of-character display, young gun silences the critics, plus more in the Bulletin’s weekly Gold Coast football report.
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A LONG season looming, coach’s out-of-character display, young gun silences the critics, plus more in the Bulletin’s weekly Gold Coast football report.
HERO OF THE WEEK
Cian Cuba. Questions had been raised in pre-season about whether he could handle the rigours of the NPL, but the 20-year-old has been a revelation for Gold Coast United, scoring a last-gasp winner in Saturday’s 3-2 defeat of Roar Youth.
COLTS CONFRONT WELCOME HEADACHE
VILLAIN OF THE WEEK
The usually-cool, calm and collected Brett Budwee lost his temper on Saturday, with the respected Palm Beach coach given his marching orders by officials during a 3-1 Gold Coast Premier League loss to Burleigh.
RISING STOCKS
The Gold Coast’s four Brisbane Women’s Premier League teams have held their own over the first three rounds, with Broadbeach and Southport still undefeated, Robina showing signs of improvement and Coomera picking up their first point on the weekend.
EAGLES GROUNDED BUT TITLE HOPES REMAIN
FALLING STOCKS
There are few expectations of Mudgeeraba in this season’s Premier League, but things could be even worse than expected for the 2018 wooden-spooners if Sunday’s 6-0 thumping from Coomera is anything to go by.
ON THIS DAY
March 14, 2008 – Broadbeach United thrash Burleigh Heads 5-0 in Round 1 of the Gold Coast Premier League.
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