# 2008–09 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2008–09 season was Central Coast Mariners Football Club's 4th season since the inception of the A-League.
Central Coast's A-League season commenced on 15 August 2008. After losing in the Grand Final in the previous season, they again made the finals series after finishing fourth, only to be eliminated by Queensland Roar.
The Mariners also competed in the Pre-Season Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage.
In Asia, the Mariners lost in the Champions League group stage, drawing two games and losing four.

## Players
### First team squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Matthew Nash | GK | 2008 | (1981-04-03) 3 April 1981 (age 43) | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Danny Vuković | GK | 2005 | (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 (age 39) | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 26 | 0 |
| 30 | Andrew Redmayne | GK | 2007 | (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 35) | Australian Institute of Sport | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 4 | Pedj Bojić | RB, LB | 2008 | (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984 (age 40) | Sutherland Sharks | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | Brad Porter | RB, CM | 2006 | (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 37) | Australian Institute of Sport | 53 | 1 |
| 6 | David D'Apuzzo | LB | 2008 | (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 36) | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Dean Heffernan | LB | 2005 | (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980 (age 44) | Sutherland Sharks | 60 | 9 |
| 13 | Paul O'Grady | CB | 2005 | (1978-11-06) 6 November 1978 (age 45) | Marconi Stallions | 41 | 3 |
| 15 | Andrew Clark | RB | 2005 | (1974-08-24) 24 August 1974 (age 50) | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 83 | 0 |
| 16 | Nigel Boogaard | CB | 2005 | (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38) | Central Coast Lightning | 41 | 1 |
| 17 | Matthew Osman | RB, RM | 2005 | (1983-07-29) 29 July 1983 (age 41) | Penrith United | 77 | 4 |
| 18 | Alex Wilkinson | CB, RB | 2005 | (1984-08-30) 30 August 1984 (age 40) | Manly United | 109 | 1 |
| 25 | Nathan Sherlock | CB | 2009 | (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34) | Central Coast Mariners youth | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 2 | André Gumprecht | RM, CM | 2005 | (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 (age 49) | Singapore Armed Forces FC | 83 | 5 |
| 3 | Shane Huke | DM, CM, RB | 2009 | (1985-10-02) 2 October 1985 (age 39) | Rushden & Diamonds | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | John Hutchinson | LM, CM, DM | 2005 | (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 (age 44) | Manly United | 95 | 12 |
| 10 | Adrian Caceres | LW, AM | 2008 | (1982-01-10) 10 January 1982 (age 42) | Melbourne Victory | 29 | 3 |
| 12 | Greg Owens | AM, RW | 2007 | (1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 (age 43) | Adelaide United | 17 | 2 |
| 21 | Ahmad Elrich | RW | 2008 | (1981-05-30) 30 May 1981 (age 43) | Wellington Phoenix | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | Nick Rizzo | LW | 2009 | (1979-06-09) 9 June 1979 (age 45) | Perth Glory | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Matthew Lewis | LW | 2009 | (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 34) | Central Coast Mariners youth | 1 | 0 |
| Strikers |||||||||
| 9 | Nik Mrdja | FW | 2005 | (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978 (age 45) | AIK | 44 | 11 |
| 11 | Dylan Macallister | FW | 2008 | (1982-05-17) 17 May 1982 (age 42) | Lyn | 26 | 5 |
| 19 | Matt Simon | FW | 2006 | (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 38) | Central Coast Lightning | 49 | 14 |
| 23 | Adam Kwasnik | FW, RW, LW | 2009 | (1983-05-31) 31 May 1983 (age 41) | Wellington Phoenix | 79 | 21 |
| 25 | Brady Smith | FW | 2009 | (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 35) | Central Coast Mariners youth | 1 | 0 |

### 2008–09 A-League squad

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 | Matthew Nash |
| 2 | MF | GER | André Gumprecht |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Predrag Bojić |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Brad Porter |
| 6 | DF | AUS | David D'Apuzzo |
| 7 | MF | MLT | John Hutchinson |
| 8 | DF | AUS | Dean Heffernan |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Nik Mrdja |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Adrian Caceres |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Dylan Macallister |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Greg Owens |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Paul O'Grady |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Andrew Clark |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Nigel Boogaard |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Matthew Osman |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Alex Wilkinson (Captain) |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Matt Simon |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Danny Vukovic |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Ahmad Elrich |
| 22 | FW | AUS | Sasho Petrovski |
| 23 | MF | AUS | Mile Jedinak |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Adam Kwasnik |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Andrea Merenda (Injury replacement) |
| 26 | MF | AUS | Chris Tadrosse (Injury replacement) |
| 28 | MF | AUS | Matthew Lewis |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Andrew Redmayne |
| 40 | GK | AUS | Mark Bosnich (Guest player) |

### 2009 AFC Champions League squad

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 | Matthew Nash |
| 2 | MF | GER | André Gumprecht |
| 3 | MF | AUS | Shane Huke |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Predrag Bojić |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Brad Porter |
| 6 | DF | AUS | David D'Apuzzo |
| 7 | MF | MLT | John Hutchinson |
| 8 | DF | AUS | Dean Heffernan |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Nik Mrdja |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Adrian Caceres |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Dylan Macallister |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Greg Owens |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Paul O'Grady |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Andrew Clark |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Nigel Boogaard |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Matthew Osman |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Alex Wilkinson (captain) |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Matt Simon |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Danny Vukovic |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Ahmad Elrich |
| 22 | MF | AUS | Nick Rizzo |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Adam Kwasnik |
| 25 | DF | AUS | Nathan Sherlock |
| 26 | FW | AUS | Brady Smith |
| 27 | MF | AUS | Matthew Lewis |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Andrew Redmayne |

### Youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | AUS | Matt Nemes |
| — | DF | AUS | Nick Kapsis |
| — | DF | AUS | Nathan Sherlock (Captain) |
| — | DF | AUS | Steven Tibbetts |
| — | DF | AUS | Scott Wright |
| — | MF | AUS | Ashley Balcomb |
| — | MF | AUS | Laurence Braude |
| — | MF | AUS | Matthew Lewis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | AUS | Tim McGowan |
| — | MF | AUS | Sean Mitchell |
| — | MF | AUS | Glen Trifiro |
| — | FW | AUS | Ty Owens |
| — | FW | AUS | Brady Smith |
| — | FW | AUS | Daniel Taylor |
| — | FW | AUS | Darko Vidovic |

### Transfers
#### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 7 February 2008 | MF | Adrian Caceres | Melbourne Victory | Free |
| 9 March 2008 | MF | Ahmad Elrich | Wellington Phoenix | Free |
| 28 March 2008 | FW | Dylan Macallister | Lyn | Free |
| 16 July 2008 | DF | David D'Apuzzo | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2008 | DF | Pedj Bojić | Sutherland Sharks | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2008 | GK | Mark Bosnich | Unattached | Free |
| 20 August 2008 | GK | Matthew Nash | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Undisclosed |
| 1 October 2008 | DF | Chris Tadrosse | Unattached | Free |
| 20 October 2008 | MF | Andrea Merenda | Unattached | Free |
| 2 February 2009 | MF | Shane Huke | Rushden & Diamonds | Free |
| 9 February 2009 | FW | Adam Kwasnik | Wellington Phoenix | Free |
| 10 February 2009 | MF | Nick Rizzo | Perth Glory | Free |

#### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 19 January 2008 | DF | Alvin Ceccoli | Adelaide United | Free |
| 24 February 2008 | DF | Tony Vidmar | Retired | Retired |
| 27 February 2008 | MF | Tom Pondeljak | Melbourne Victory | Free |
| 4 March 2008 | FW | John Aloisi | Sydney FC | Free |
| 2 June 2008 | DF | Damien Brown | Retired | Retired |
| 16 June 2008 | MF | Ian McAndrew | Released | Free |
| 25 June 2008 | FW | Adam Kwasnik | Wellington Phoenix | Free |
| 18 July 2008 | GK | Matthew Trott | Released | Free |
| 19 October 2008 | GK | Mark Bosnich | Released | Free |
| 25 December 2008 | MF | Mile Jedinak | Gençlerbirliği | $821,500 |
| 4 February 2009 | FW | Sasho Petrovski | Newcastle Jets | Free |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Lawrie McKinna |
| Assistant coach Youth team coach Development manager | Alex Tobin |
| Goalkeeping coach | John Crawley |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Andrew Clark |
| Academy manager | Tony Walmsley |

### Other information

| Executive chairman | Lyall Gorman |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Central Coast Stadium (20,059 / 105x68 metres) |
Source:

## Kit

Supplier: Reebok
| Home | Home alt. | Away | Away alt. | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Group stage | Group stage | 20 July 2008 | 3 August 2008 |
| A-League | — | 4th | 15 August 2008 | 25 January 2008 |
| A-League finals | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | 6 February 2009 | 13 February 2009 |
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | Group stage | 11 March 2009 | 19 May 2009 |

### Pre-Season Challenge Cup
#### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advances to final |
| Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| Sydney FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| Queensland Roar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |

### A-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 38 | Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 26 | |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 22 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Finals series
##### Minor semi-final
### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pohang Steelers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Tianjin Teda | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 | |

## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | A-League | A-League | A-League finals | A-League finals | Pre-Season Cup | Pre-Season Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Matthew Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | GER | Andre Gumprecht | 17 | 1 | 5 + 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | AUS | Shane Huke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 + 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Pedj Bojić | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Brad Porter | 32 | 1 | 20 + 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 + 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AUS | David D'Apuzzo | 10 | 0 | 2 + 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | MLT | John Hutchinson | 31 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | AUS | Dean Heffernan | 14 | 0 | 5 + 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Nik Mrdja | 22 | 4 | 3 + 11 | 2 | 0 + 2 | 1 | 0 + 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Adrian Caceres | 29 | 3 | 17 + 3 | 2 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 + 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Dylan Macallister | 26 | 5 | 12 + 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 + 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Greg Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Paul O'Grady | 9 | 0 | 3 + 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Andrew Clark | 18 | 0 | 7 + 4 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Nigel Boogaard | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Matthew Osman | 27 | 1 | 13 + 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Alex Wilkinson | 32 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Matt Simon | 25 | 13 | 16 + 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Danny Vuković | 27 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Ahmad Elrich | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 + 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AUS | Nick Rizzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | AUS | Adam Kwasnik | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 + 1 | 2 |
| 25 | FW | AUS | Brady Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | AUS | Nathan Sherlock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | AUS | Matthew Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Andrew Redmayne | 2 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who made appearances but left the club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 22 | FW | AUS | Sasho Petrovski | 25 | 7 | 16 + 4 | 6 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | AUS | Mile Jedinak | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Andrea Merenda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | AUS | Chris Tadrosse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | AUS | Mark Bosnich | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | A-League | Finals | Pre-Season Challenge Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 19 | Matt Simon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 22 | Sasho Petrovski | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Mile Jedinak | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 11 | Dylan Macallister | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Nik Mrdja | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Adrian Caceres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 7 | John Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 23 | Adam Kwasnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 2 | André Gumprecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 17 | Matthew Osman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Brad Porter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 21 | Ahmad Elrich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 46 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | A-League | Finals | Pre-Season Challenge Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 20 | Danny Vuković | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | GK | 40 | Mark Bosnich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 17 May 2014
| R. | Name | A-League | A-League | A-League finals | A-League finals | Pre-Season Cup | Pre-Season Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League | Total | Total |
| 1 | Pedj Bojić | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Matt Simon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Andrew Clark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Nigel Boogaard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Dylan Macallister | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Sasho Petrovski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Brad Porter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Dean Heffernan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | John Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Adrian Caceres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Alex Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Paul O'Grady | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | David D'Apuzzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Matthew Osman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Danny Vuković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | André Gumprecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Awards

* PFA A-League Team of the Season: Mile Jedinak
The Mariners Medal dinner was held in early March 2009, in Tumbi Umbi:
* Mariners Medal (players' player of the year): Matt Simon
* Marinators Goal of the Year (fan-voted): John Hutchinson, for his long-range strike against Perth Glory on 31 December 2008
* Golden Boot: Matt Simon
* Chairman's Award: Ben Coonan (media officer)