2014–15 Perth Glory FC season

The 2014–15 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 18th season since its establishment in 1996. They participated in the A-League for the 10th time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

Perth Glory

2014–15 season
Perth Glory training prior to a home game in 2015
Chairman	Tony Sage
Manager	Kenny Lowe
Stadium	nib Stadium, Perth
A-League	7th^[nb 1]
A-League Finals Series	Disqualified^[nb 1]
FFA Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Keogh (12) All: Andy Keogh (17)
Highest home attendance	12,271 vs Melbourne Victory 25 January 2015
Lowest home attendance	5,821 vs Melbourne City 19 April 2015
Home colours Away colours
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   AUS Danny Vukovic 4 DF   AUS Riley Woodcock 5 MF   AUS Rostyn Griffiths 6 DF   AUS Dino Djulbic 7 MF   NED Youssouf Hersi 8 MF   AUS Ruben Zadkovich 9 FW   IRL Andy Keogh 10 MF   SRB Nebojša Marinković 11 MF   AUS Richard Garcia 13 MF   AUS Diogo Ferreira 14 FW   AUS Chris Harold 15 FW   AUS Jamie Maclaren

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW   BRA Sidnei 18 GK   AUS Jack Duncan 19 DF   AUS Josh Risdon 20 MF   AUS Daniel De Silva (on loan from Roma) 21 DF   AUS Scott Jamieson 23 DF   AUS Michael Thwaite (Captain) 25 MF   AUS Mitchell Oxborrow (Youth) 27 MF   GER Dragan Paljić 28 DF   SVN Denis Kramar (on loan from Getafe B) 30 GK   AUS Jordan Thurtell 31 MF   AUS Jacob Collard (Youth)

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK		Danny Vukovic	29	Vegalta Sendai	End of loan	Pre-season	2016	Free	perthglory.com.au
7	MF		Youssouf Hersi	31	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	perthglory.com.au
6	DF		Dino Djulbic	31	Al Wahda	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	perthglory.com.au
9	FW		Andy Keogh	28	Millwall	Transfer	Pre-season	2017		footballaustralia.com.au
17	MF		Mitch Nichols	25	Cerezo Osaka	Loan	Pre-season	2015	Free	footballaustralia.com.au
30	GK		Jordan Thurtell	17	FFA Centre of Excellence	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	footballaustralia.com.au
13	MF		Diogo Ferreira	24	Brisbane Roar	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	perthglory.com.au
8	MF		Ruben Zadkovich	28	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	perthglory.com.au
11	MF		Richard Garcia	32	Minnesota United FC	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	perthglory.com.au
25	MF		Mitchell Oxborrow	19	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Pre-season	2015	Free	perthglory.com.au
27	MF		Dragan Paljić	31	Heracles	Injury Replacement	Mid-season	2015		a-league.com.au
28	DF		Denis Kramar	23	Getafe B	Loan	Mid-season	2015		a-league.com.au

Transfers out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
7	MF		Jacob Burns	36		Retired	Pre-season		footballaustralia.com.au
13	MF		Travis Dodd	34		Retired	Pre-season		footballaustralia.com.au
14	MF		Steven McGarry	34		Retired	Pre-season		au.news.yahoo.com/thewest
4	MF		Ryan Edwards	20	Reading	End of loan	Pre-season	Free	footballaustralia.com.au
28	FW		Darvydas Šernas	29	Gaziantepspor	End of loan	Pre-season	Free	footballaustralia.com.au
11	MF		Adrian Zahra	23	Valletta	End of contract	Pre-season	Free	footballaustralia.com.au
9	FW		Shane Smeltz	32	Sydney FC	Transfer	Pre-season	Free	footballaustralia.com.au
2	DF		Jack Clisby	22	Melbourne City	Transfer	Mid-season	Free	melbournecityfc.com.au
3	DF		Brandon O'Neill	20		Released	Mid-season		a-league.com.au
26	MF		Harry O'Brien	20		Released	Mid-season		perthglory.com.au
24	DF		Matthew Davies	20	Pahang	Released	Mid-season		perthglory.com.au
17	MF		Mitch Nichols	25	Cerezo Osaka	Loan terminated	Mid-season		a-league.com.au
22	MF		Cameron Edwards	23	Putrajaya SPA	Released	Mid-season		news.com.au

Technical staff

Position	Name
Manager	Kenny Lowe
Assistant manager	Andrew Ord
Youth Team Manager	Gareth Naven
Goalkeeping coach	Danny Milosevic
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Warren Andrews
Physiotherapist	Chris Hutchinson

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Danny Vukovic	32	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Riley Woodcock	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF		Rostyn Griffiths	29	3	9	0	0	24+1	3	8	0	0	4	0	1	0	0
6	DF		Dino Djulbic	31	3	4	0	1	26	3	3	0	1	5	0	1	0	0
7	MF		Youssouf Hersi	11	0	1	0	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0
8	MF		Ruben Zadkovich	15	1	4	0	1	8+5	1	4	0	1	1+1	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Andy Keogh	32	17	3	0	0	27	12	3	0	0	5	5	0	0	0
10	MF		Nebojša Marinković	30	10	4	0	0	22+3	5	4	0	0	4+1	5	0	0	0
11	MF		Richard Garcia	30	2	5	0	0	20+5	2	4	0	0	5	0	1	0	0
13	MF		Diogo Ferreira	10	0	1	0	0	2+5	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	1	0	0
14	FW		Chris Harold	19	4	1	0	0	9+8	3	1	0	0	0+2	1	0	0	0
15	FW		Jamie Maclaren	23	10	1	0	0	7+13	9	1	0	0	1+2	1	0	0	0
16	FW		Sidnei	12	1	2	0	0	6+4	1	2	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0
18	GK		Jack Duncan	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Josh Risdon	30	1	4	1	0	25	1	4	0	0	4+1	0	0	1	0
20	MF		Daniel De Silva	21	4	1	0	0	13+5	3	1	0	0	2+1	1	0	0	0
21	DF		Scott Jamieson	30	1	4	0	0	24+2	1	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Michael Thwaite	31	0	5	0	0	27	0	5	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Mitchell Oxborrow	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Dragan Paljić	12	0	1	0	0	6+6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Denis Kramar	6	1	2	1	0	4+2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Jordan Thurtell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF		Jacob Collard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players no longer at the club:
2	DF		Jack Clisby	7	0	2	0	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0
3	DF		Brandon O'Neill	5	0	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Mitch Nichols	17	0	3	1	0	10+4	0	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	0
22	MF		Cameron Edwards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Matthew Davies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Harry O'Brien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: 25 April 2015
• Source: au.soccerway.com
•   = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and friendlies

Inglewood United   v   Perth Glory

15 July 2014 Kramer Memorial Cup	Inglewood United	1–1 (4–3 p)	Perth Glory	Perth, Australia
18:30 AWST (UTC+08:00)	Clarke   11'	Report	Keogh   28'	Stadium: Intiga Stadium

Adelaide United   v   Perth Glory

20 July 2014	Adelaide United	1–0	Perth Glory	Sydney, Australia
14:30 AWST (UTC+08:00)	Boogaard   72'	Report		Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground

Perth Glory   v   Málaga

27 July 2014 LFP World Challenge	Perth Glory	1–1	Málaga	Perth, Australia
15:00 AWST (UTC+08:00)	Keogh   56'	Report	Horta   31'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Alan Milliner

Perth Glory   v   WA State Team

13 August 2014 Call to Arms Cup	Perth Glory	1–2	WA State Team	Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST (UTC+08:00)	Sidnei   85'	Report	Solomons   71' Boi   84'	Stadium: Dalmatinac Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Adam Fielding

Gosnells City   v   Perth Glory

17 August 2014	Gosnells City	0–6	Perth Glory	Perth, Australia
15:00 AWST (UTC+08:00)			Chris Harold   ?', ?', ?' De Silva   ?' Maclaren   ?' D. Ferreira   ?' (pen.)	Stadium: Walter Padbury Reserve

Cockburn City   v   Perth Glory

27 August 2014	Cockburn City	0–3	Perth Glory	Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST (UTC+08:00)			Keogh   45' (pen.), 55' O'Neill   80'	Stadium: Dalmatinac Park Referee: David Bruce

Rockingham City   v   Perth Glory

31 August 2014	Rockingham City	0–10	Perth Glory	Perth, Australia
15:00 AWST (UTC+08:00)			Maclaren   5', 20', 23' Harold   12', 15', 30', 36' Nichols   41' Sam   70' Clarke   80'	Stadium: Lark Hill

Adelaide United   v   Perth Glory

4 September 2014	Adelaide United	1–1	Perth Glory	Adelaide, Australia
15:00 ACST (UTC+09:30)	Cirio   32'	Report	Thwaite   38'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Rick Schneider

Melbourne Victory   v   Perth Glory

7 September 2014	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne, Australia
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Finkler   35' Berisha   69', 75' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Shaun Evans

Sorrento   v   Perth Glory

20 September 2014 Todd Harnwell's Testimonial	Sorrento	1–5	Perth Glory	Perth, Australia
14:00 AWST (UTC+08:00)	Vittiglia   80'		Edwards   5' Harold   10', 22' Knowles   82' Collard   85'	Stadium: Percy Doyle Reserve Referee: Mathew Cheeseman

Melbourne City   v   Perth Glory

26 September 2014	Melbourne City	2–1	Perth Glory	Melbourne, Australia
	Koren   15' (pen.) Dugandzic   62'	Report	Maclaren   88'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	7th^[nb 1]	12 October 2014	25 April 2015
FFA Cup	Round of 32	Runners-up	5 August 2014	16 December 2014

A-League

Main article: 2014–15 A-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Victory (C)	27	15	8	4	56	31	+25	53	Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Sydney FC	27	14	8	5	52	35	+17	50
3	Adelaide United	27	14	4	9	47	32	+15	46	Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4	Wellington Phoenix^[a]	27	14	4	9	45	35	+10	46	Qualification for Finals series
5	Melbourne City	27	9	8	10	36	41	−5	35
6	Brisbane Roar	27	10	4	13	42	43	−1	34
7	Perth Glory^[b]	27	14	8	5	45	35	+10	50
8	Central Coast Mariners	27	5	8	14	26	50	−24	23
9	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	4	6	17	29	44	−15	18
10	Newcastle Jets	27	3	8	16	23	55	−32	17

Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
2. Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.^[2]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	14	8	5	45	35	+10	50	8	2	4	29	24	+5	6	6	1	16	11	+5

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	W
Position	3	1	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	2	3	3	7^[nb 1]

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Wellington Phoenix   v   Perth Glory

12 October 2014 1	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Perth Glory	Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT	McGlinchey   73'	Report	Keogh   32' Maclaren   86'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,767 Referee: Alan Milliner

Perth Glory   v   Brisbane Roar

19 October 2014 2	Perth Glory	3–2	Brisbane Roar	Perth
Sunday 14:00 AWST	Keogh   49' (pen.), 74', 90+2'	Report	Kurtiši   39' Henrique   55'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 8,789 Referee: Shaun Evans

Adelaide United   v   Perth Glory

26 October 2014 3	Adelaide United	2–0	Perth Glory	Adelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT	Cirio   18' Mabil   68'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,473 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Perth Glory   v   Newcastle Jets

1 November 2014 4	Perth Glory	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Perth
Saturday 16:30 AWST	Maclaren   77', 79'	Report	Jerónimo   74'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 8,624 Referee: Ben Williams

Central Coast Mariners   v   Perth Glory

9 November 2014 5	Central Coast Mariners	0–1	Perth Glory	Gosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT		Report	Marinković   43'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 6,399 Referee: Peter Green

Perth Glory   v   Western Sydney Wanderers

15 November 2014 6	Perth Glory	2–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Perth
Saturday 18:45 AWST	Djulbic   9' Jamieson   78'	Report	Sotirio   85'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 12,166 Referee: Shaun Evans

Perth Glory   v   Wellington Phoenix

21 November 2014 7	Perth Glory	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	Perth
Friday 18:45 AWST	De Silva   2' Keogh   60'	Report	Krishna   84' (pen.)	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 9,233 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

Brisbane Roar   v   Perth Glory

29 November 2014 8	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Perth Glory	Brisbane
Saturday 16:00 AEST	Henrique   86'	Report	Djulbic   20'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 13,043 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Sydney FC   v   Perth Glory

4 December 2014 9	Sydney FC	1–2	Perth Glory	Sydney
Thursday 19:30 AEDT	Smeltz   57' (pen.)	Report	R. Griffiths   83' Keogh   87' (pen.)	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,280 Referee: Alan Milliner

Perth Glory   v   Newcastle Jets

12 December 2014 10	Perth Glory	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Perth
Friday 18:45 AWST	Garcia   11' Marinković   86'	Report		Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 9,716 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Perth Glory   v   Central Coast Mariners

20 December 2014 11	Perth Glory	4–1	Central Coast Mariners	Perth
Saturday 18:45 AWST	Harold   33', 79' Keogh   35' De Silva   71'	Report	Simon   49'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 9,660 Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne City   v   Perth Glory

26 December 2014 12	Melbourne City	1–1	Perth Glory	Melbourne
Saturday 17:30 AEDT	Mooy   48'	Report	Garcia   62'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,550 Referee: Alan Milliner

Melbourne Victory   v   Perth Glory

2 January 2015 13	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Perth Glory	Geelong
Friday 19:40 AEDT	Berisha   58' (pen.)	Report	Keogh   9' Harold   16'	Stadium: Simonds Stadium Attendance: 21,289 Referee: Shaun Evans

Perth Glory   v   Adelaide United

5 January 2015 14	Perth Glory	1–2	Adelaide United	Perth
Monday 17:00 AWST	Marinković   11'	Report	Goodwin   31' Jeggo   48'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 9,699 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Perth Glory   v   Melbourne Victory

25 January 2015 15	Perth Glory	3–3	Melbourne Victory	Perth
Sunday 17:00 AWST	Keogh   21' R. Griffiths   78' Maclaren   89'	Report	Ben Khalfallah   18' Berisha   42' Barbarouses   57'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 12,271 Referee: Peter Green

Perth Glory   v   Sydney FC

7 February 2015 16	Perth Glory	1–3	Sydney FC	Perth
Saturday 19:00 AWST	Kramar   73'	Report	Janko   30' Dimitrijević   69' Ibini   89'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 11,637 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Adelaide United   v   Perth Glory

15 February 2015 17	Adelaide United	1–1	Perth Glory	Adelaide
Thursday 16:30 ACDT	Sánchez   11'	Report	Marinković   53'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,711 Referee: Ben Williams

Melbourne City   v   Perth Glory

22 February 2015 18	Melbourne City	0–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,486 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Perth Glory   v   Brisbane Roar

28 February 2015 19	Perth Glory	2–2	Brisbane Roar	Perth
Saturday 17:00 AWST	De Silva   26' Djulbic   84'	Report	Solórzano   59' McKay   62'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 10,422 Referee: Ben Williams

Melbourne Victory   v   Perth Glory

7 March 2015 20	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Perth Glory	Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT	Georgievski   63'	Report	Keogh   43'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 22,525 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Perth Glory   v   Wellington Phoenix

14 March 2015 21	Perth Glory	1–2	Wellington Phoenix	Perth
Saturday 18:45 AWST	Zadkovich   29'	Report	Krishna   23', 78'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 9,178 Referee: Chris Beath

Central Coast Mariners   v   Perth Glory

22 March 2015 22	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Perth Glory	Gosford
Sunday 15:00 AEDT	Montgomery   90+2'	Report	Maclaren   79'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,338 Referee: Ben Williams

Perth Glory   v   Western Sydney Wanderers

28 March 2015 23	Perth Glory	3–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Perth
Saturday 18:45 AWST	Sidnei   55' R. Griffiths   68' Risdon   87'	Report	Castelen   13' Bulut   72'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 9,415 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Newcastle Jets   v   Perth Glory

6 April 2015 24	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Perth Glory	Newcastle
Monday 17:00 AEDT		Report	Keogh   50' Marinković   84'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 4,162 Referee: Peter Green

Perth Glory   v   Sydney FC

10 April 2015 25	Perth Glory	0–3	Sydney FC	Perth
Friday 19:45 AWST		Report	Brosque   35', 65' Ibini   60'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 7,426 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Perth Glory   v   Melbourne City

19 April 2015 26	Perth Glory	3–1	Melbourne City	Perth
Sunday 19:30 AWST	Maclaren   42', 65', 87'	Report	Mooy   52'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 5,821 Referee: Chris Beath

Western Sydney Wanderers   v   Perth Glory

25 April 2015 27	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–2	Perth Glory	Parramatta
Saturday 17:00 AEST	Youlley   53'	Report	Maclaren   17' Keogh   66'	Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 8,852 Referee: Matthew Conger

FFA Cup

Main article: 2014 FFA Cup

Newcastle Jets   v   Perth Glory

5 August 2014 Round of 32	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Perth Glory	Newcastle
19:30 AEST			Keogh   20', 88'	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

St Albans Saints   v   Perth Glory

23 September 2014 Round of 16	St Albans Saints	1–4	Perth Glory	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	McGuffie   68' (pen.)	Report	Marinković   37', 90+4' Maclaren   62' Keogh   72'	Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

Perth Glory   v   Melbourne Victory

29 October 2014 Quarter final	Perth Glory	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne Victory	Perth
19:00 AWST	Keogh   15' (pen.), 82' De Silva   103' Marinković   111'	Report	Ben Khalfallah   8' Finkler   90+2'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 3,899 Referee: Alan Milliner

Bentleigh Greens   v   Perth Glory

11 November 2014 Semi-final	Bentleigh Greens	0–3	Perth Glory	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT		Report	Marinković   29', 50' Harold   84'	Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Adelaide United   v   Perth Glory

16 December 2014 Final	Adelaide United	1–0	Perth Glory	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	Cirio   67'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 16,142 Referee: Chris Beath

Awar

October 28, 2023