Gold Fields Challenge Cup: State squad named to face Perth Glory

Treble winners Olympic Kingsway have five players in the Gold Fields WA Men’s State squad for tomorrow night’s Gold Fields Challenge Cup match against Perth Glory at the Sam Kerr Football Centre.

Aryn Williams, Josh Samson, Joe Knowles, Tyler Garner and Mitch Oxborrow all played in Saturday night’s 3-2 win over Stirling Macedonia as Olympic added the Top Four Cup to the league title and State Cup. Williams, Knowles and State Team captain Oxborrow are former Glory A-League players.

League and State Cup runners-up Perth RedStar have four players involved – Matty George, Joel Chianese, Nick Walsh and Declan Hughes – while Sam Cook, Daniel Faichney and Zayd Farah represent Perth SC.

Also named are Armadale’s 2024 NPLM Golden Boot winner Pieter Jacobsz, Floreat Athena’s Sean McManus and Ajang Yuot, plus Western Knights duo Jesse Lazzaro and Kristian Santich, the latter scoring the winning goal the last time the Men's State Team beat Glory in 2021.

Division One champions Sorrento FC have two players in the squad – midfield ace Neil Kilkenny and young winger Clay Gibbs.

The two goalkeepers are Fremantle City’s Luke Radonich and Lewis Italiano of Bayswater City.

Squad: Aryn Williams, Mitch Oxborrow, Josh Samson, Tyler Garner, Joe Knowles (all Olympic Kingsway), Nick Walsh, Matty George, Joel Chianese, Declan Hughes (all Perth RedStar), Sam Cook, Daniel Faichney, Zayd Farah (all Perth SC), Lewis Italiano (GK), Thiak Kuel (both Bayswater City), Ajang Yuot, Sean McManus (both Floreat Athena), Kristian Santich, Jesse Lazzaro (both Western Knights), Neil Kilkenny, Clay Gibbs (both Sorrento FC), Pieter Jacobsz (Armadale), Rostyn Griffiths (Balcatta Etna), Luke Radonich (GK) (Fremantle City).

Head coach: Andrew Ord; Assistant coach: Stephen Walmsley; Goalkeeper coach: Cyril Sharrock; Physio: Adrian Rappatoni.

Details

Gold Fields Challenge Cup

Gold Fields WA State Team v Perth Glory

Wednesday 25 September 2024

Sam Kerr Football Centre

Free entry. Kick-off 7pm. Gates open 6pm

Live stream on Streamer

• The Gold Fields Women's State team will play Perth Glory next month. Details to be announced soon.

• Football West would like to acknowledge mining giant Gold Fields Australia for its long-standing support as name sponsor of all our State teams