The Gold Coast Bulletin

Pines tip to sign Billings

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CONTROVERS­IAL striker Shane Billings will link with former coach Steve Beever at Pacific Pines this year.

Beever’s signing by Pines has landed not only Billings but also Jarran Pfefferkor­n and Aaron McKenzie for the 2018 Coast League 1 soccer season.

“Shane is overseas at the moment but he said he will play for us and expects to be back here in February,” Beever said. Like Pfefferkor­n and McKenzie, Billings played under Beever at Mudgeeraba in 2015 after following the coach across from Southport.

The striker was also under Beever at Southport until the latter’s departure mid-season in 2014. Married to pop star Amy Shark, Billings had a horrid 2015 with the Wallabies, which culminated with a 10match suspension.

That was one of the longest suspension­s in Gold Coast soccer history after he was sent off three times in the same season.

Pacific Pines will contest the 2018 CL1 competitio­n against Musgrave, Southport, Kingscliff, Robina City and second teams from Premier League clubs Broadbeach United, Palm Beach and Mudgeeraba.

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