The Western Rage (formerly known as Granville Rage) are an Australian semi-professional soccer club, located in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Granville. The club was founded in 2000. They currently play in the NSW League Two Men's competition, they have played in the NSW League One (formerly NSW Super League), the second tier of football in New South Wales below the NSW Premier League.

Granville Rage
Full nameWestern Rage Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rage
Founded2000 (as Granville Rage Football Club)
GroundGarside Park, Granville
OwnerVic Zappia
ChairmanVic Zappia
ManagerCarlo Ianni
LeagueNSW League Two
20249th of 15
Websitehttps://www.therage.com.au/

History

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[1] playing for Granville Rage

The club was founded in 2000, originally located in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Prairiewood where they were known as the Prairiewood Rage. Due to the club being in the then Southern Districts Association, there were already an abundance of junior clubs in the area, making it difficult for the Rage to develop at grass-roots level. However, a lifeline appeared through the Granville Association, who allowed them into the competition. After some negotiating with the Granville Association, the club was renamed Granville Rage and re-located to their current home at Garside Park. This meant that the district regarded as the birthplace of football in Australia had – for the first time in many years – a State League operation bearing its name.[2]

Current squad

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First team squad

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As of 12 February 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Samuel Bortolazzo
2 DF   AUS Adrian Razov
3 DF   AUS Jamie Nicolaou
4 MF   AUS Julian Stojcevski
5 MF   AUS Jason Najdovski
6 DF   AUS Michael Sada
7 MF   AUS Timothy Borg Williams
8 MF   AUS Jacob Carluccio
9 FW   MKD Nikola Todoroski
10 FW   AUS Jad Moussa
11 FW   AUS Ante Tomic
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   AUS Abdullatif Ghazal
13 DF   BRA Welkson Souza Bispo
14 MF   AUS Timothy Trainor
15 DF   AUS Anthony Zullo
16 MF   AUS Nikita Andricopoulos
17 DF   AUS Dane Vrankovic
18 FW   AUS Mitchell Whalley
19 MF   AUS Ogun Dullak
20 DF   AUS Jensen Jones
21 MF   AUS George Issa (captain)
22 GK   AUS Branko Vidakovic

References

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  1. ^ David Carrozza
  2. ^ "History of Granville Rage". Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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