WEEKLY COAST FOOTBALL REPORT CARD

HERO OF THE WEEK

Four games into his comeback, Premier League goalscoring legend Chris Broadfoot showed he still has it at the age of 37, finding the net to help Surfers Paradise scratch out a 1-0 win over Murwillumbah.

VILLAIN OF THE WEEK

The Newcastle Jets. They won a host of admirers in their underdog run to last season’s A-League grand final but they became enemy No.1 when they took on the Gold Coast Knights in the FFA Cup’s Round of 32 last night.

LEADING GOALSCORERS Men: Matt Hilton (25), Luke Marsh, Shaun Robinson (14), Andrew Barisic (11), Morgan Saunders (10)

Women: Nikola Bayer (16), Rose Argent (15), Mia Pinchin (12), Laura Hogg, Merle Bublitz (11)

RISING STOCKS Broadbeach United extended their men’s Premier League winning streak to five games with a 6-1 drubbing of Palm Beach, with the Dolphins now on track to snatch second spot from one-time ladder leaders Burleigh Heads.

FALLING STOCKS

Gold Coast United’s NPL side. The Surfsiders have now lost their past four games – as well as a handful of players midseason – and were belted 6-0 by the Lions on Sunday. Sitting ninth, they have just three games left to show some pride in the jersey.

NAME AND SHAME (RED CARDS)

Nil. Have the players been reading this column?

ON THIS DAY

Broadbeach beat Burleigh 2-0 in a men’s Premier League encounter at Nikiforides Park. A similar result this weekend would all but hand the Dolphins second place on this season’s ladder.