2010–11 Melbourne Heart season
Encyclopedia
The 2010–11 season
was 's inaugural season in the A-League
. The club finished eighth on the ladder, a result not reflecting the overall success of their season, after being placed sixth on the ladder for the better part of the season.
Former Australian international John Aloisi
was the Heart's top goalscorer, with eight goals, in his final season in professional football.
* Note: Both Behich and Zahra signed long term deals at the completion of their replacement deal period.
2010–11 A-League
The 2010–11 A-League season is the sixth season of the Australian football championship since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 5 August 2010 and concluded on 13 February 2011. The addition of brought the total number of teams to 11...
was 's inaugural season in the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
. The club finished eighth on the ladder, a result not reflecting the overall success of their season, after being placed sixth on the ladder for the better part of the season.
Former Australian international John Aloisi
John Aloisi
John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....
was the Heart's top goalscorer, with eight goals, in his final season in professional football.
A-League squad
Injury replacement list
| Injured player | Injury replacement | Injury | Replacement deal length | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kristian SarkiesKristian Sarkies Kristian Sarkies is an Australian football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart... |
Aziz Behich Aziz Behich Aziz Behich is an Australian football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League and the Australia Under-23 national team. He was the first player to play for both Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart having being transferred in 2010.-Green Gully:Behich played in the junior... |
Broken fibia and tibula in right leg | Seven weeks* | Loan from Hume City Hume City FC Hume City Football Club is a football club based in Broadmeadows the suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- History :Hume City are the most successful Turkish backed football club in Australia... |
| Kristian Sarkies Kristian Sarkies Kristian Sarkies is an Australian football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart... |
Adrian Zahra Adrian Zahra Adrian Zahra is an Australian football player who plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League. He started his senior career with Melbourne Knights in the Victorian Premier League, before signing with the Heart in 2010 – one of many Heart players to come through the Victorian leagues up to the top... |
Broken fibia and tibula in right leg | Four weeks | Loan from Melbourne Knights |
| Eli Babalj Eli Babalj Eli Babalj is an Australian football player currently playing for the Melbourne Heart in the A-League.-Club career:... |
Adrian Zahra Adrian Zahra Adrian Zahra is an Australian football player who plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League. He started his senior career with Melbourne Knights in the Victorian Premier League, before signing with the Heart in 2010 – one of many Heart players to come through the Victorian leagues up to the top... |
Hip and thigh problems | Unknown length* | Loan From Melbourne Knights |
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 November 2009 | DF | Matt Thompson |
Newcastle Jets |
Free |
| 24 November 2009 | MF | Kristian Sarkies Kristian Sarkies Kristian Sarkies is an Australian football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart... |
Adelaide United |
Free |
| 24 November 2009 | DF | Dean Heffernan Dean Heffernan Dean James Heffernan is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a left back for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin.-Club career:... |
Central Coast Mariners |
Free |
| 26 December 2009 | FW | Eli Babalj Eli Babalj Eli Babalj is an Australian football player currently playing for the Melbourne Heart in the A-League.-Club career:... |
AIS Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the... |
Free |
| 26 December 2009 | MF | Kamal Ibrahim Kamal Ibrahim Kamal Said Ibrahim is an Ethiopian Australian football player who currently plays for A-League team... |
AIS Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the... |
Free |
| 8 January 2010 | FW | Jason Hoffman Jason Hoffman Jason Hoffman is an Australian football player who currently plays for Richmond SC on loan from Melbourne Heart.-Club career:Hoffman was developed through NSWIS and Hamilton Olympic Warriors FC... |
Newcastle Jets |
Free |
| 16 February 2010 | GK | Clint Bolton Clint Bolton Clint Brian Bolton is an Australian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Heart in the Australian A-League. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League... |
Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League... |
Free |
| 23 February 2010 | FW |  Rutger WormRutger Worm Rutger Worm is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League.-NEC:Rutger started his career in the youth program, Quick 1888, in Nijmegen. He subsequently moved to the Vitesse youth squad in Arnhem for two years before ending up at the NEC football academy in 2000... |
N.E.C. |
Free |
| 6 March 2010 | MF | Wayne Shroj |
Perth Glory |
Free |
| 19 March 2010 | DF | Simon Colosimo Simon Colosimo Simon Colosimo is an Australian football player who plays as a central defender for Melbourne Heart. He has represented the Australia national team on over twenty-five occasions.-Club career:... |
Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League... |
Free |
| 29 March 2010 | FW | John Aloisi John Aloisi John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart.... |
Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League... |
Free |
| 31 March 2010 | MF | Kliment Taseski Kliment Taseski Kliment Taseski is an Australian football player, currently playing for South Melbourne FC in the Victorian Premier League, on loan from A-League side .-Early life:... |
Melbourne Victory Youth |
Free |
| 23 April 2010 | MF | Brendan Hamill Brendan Hamill (footballer) Brendan Hamill is a football player currently playing for the Melbourne Heart in the A-League.-Club career:... |
AIS Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the... |
Free |
| 30 April 2010 | MF | Michael Marrone Michael Marrone (footballer) Michael Marrone is an Australian football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart.-Club career:Marrone made his professional debut on 18 December 2008 in the FIFA Club World Cup fifth-placed match against Al-Ahly... |
Adelaide United |
Free |
| 10 May 2010 | FW |  Alex Terra |
Rio Branco Rio Branco Esporte Clube Rio Branco Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Rio Branco or Rio Branco-SP, is a Brazilian football club based in the city of Americana in the São Paulo state of Brazil. It plays in the Série A2, the second division, of the Campeonato Paulista.-History:On August 4, 1913, the club was founded as... |
Free |
| 17 May 2010 | DF | Michael Beauchamp Michael Beauchamp Michael Francis Beauchamp is an Australian football player. He currently plays for Sydney FC. He was a member of the Australian 2006 World Cup squad.-Club career:... |
 Al-Jazira Club |
Free |
| 18 May 2010 | MF | Josip Skoko Josip Skoko Josip Skoko is a former Australian football player who last played as a Central Midfielder for A-League club Melbourne Heart.-Early career:... |
 Hajduk Split |
Free |
| 21 May 2010 | FW | Gerald Sibon Gerald Sibon Gerald Sibon is a Dutch football player who plays for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.-Europe:He featured for FC Twente in the 1993–94 season as a substitute but could only string together three games before deciding to sign for VVV-Venlo of the Eerste Divisie in the following season... |
Heerenveen |
Free |
| 22 May 2010 | DF | Dean Heffernan Dean Heffernan Dean James Heffernan is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a left back for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin.-Club career:... |
 Huddersfield Town |
Return from Loan |
| 29 June 2010 | MF | Nick Kalmar Nick Kalmar Nick Kalmar is an Australian Football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart.-Club career:After his departure from Sunshine George Cross in 2007 he had a stint in Croatia before returning to Australia... |
Oakleigh Cannons |
Free |
| 26 July 2010 | MF | Ante Tomić Ante Tomić (footballer born 1991) Ante Tomić is a Croatian professional footballer who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tomić currently plays for an Australian football club backed by Croatian Australians; Sydney United... |
Sydney United |
Free |
| 4 August 2010 | GK | Peter Zoïs Peter Zoïs Peter Zoïs is an Australian Association football player, who currently plays for Victorian Premier League side Oakleigh Cannons.-Career:... |
South Melbourne South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... |
Free |
| 25 October 2010 | MF | Aziz Behich Aziz Behich Aziz Behich is an Australian football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League and the Australia Under-23 national team. He was the first player to play for both Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart having being transferred in 2010.-Green Gully:Behich played in the junior... |
Hume City Hume City FC Hume City Football Club is a football club based in Broadmeadows the suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- History :Hume City are the most successful Turkish backed football club in Australia... |
Free |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 2010 | DF | Dean Heffernan Dean Heffernan Dean James Heffernan is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a left back for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin.-Club career:... |
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
Free |
Friendlies
- Although the game is being played in Melbourne, Everton FC chose Docklands as the venue for the match, and are listed as the home side.
2010-11 Hyundai A-League
Leading scorers
| Total | Player | Goals per Round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
| 8 | |
John Aloisi John Aloisi John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart.... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | |
Gerald Sibon Gerald Sibon Gerald Sibon is a Dutch football player who plays for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.-Europe:He featured for FC Twente in the 1993–94 season as a substitute but could only string together three games before deciding to sign for VVV-Venlo of the Eerste Divisie in the following season... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | |
Alex Terra | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |
Nick Kalmar Nick Kalmar Nick Kalmar is an Australian Football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart.-Club career:After his departure from Sunshine George Cross in 2007 he had a stint in Croatia before returning to Australia... |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |
Eli Babalj Eli Babalj Eli Babalj is an Australian football player currently playing for the Melbourne Heart in the A-League.-Club career:... |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |
Adrian Zahra Adrian Zahra Adrian Zahra is an Australian football player who plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League. He started his senior career with Melbourne Knights in the Victorian Premier League, before signing with the Heart in 2010 – one of many Heart players to come through the Victorian leagues up to the top... |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |
Matt Thompson | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |
Rutger Worm Rutger Worm Rutger Worm is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League.-NEC:Rutger started his career in the youth program, Quick 1888, in Nijmegen. He subsequently moved to the Vitesse youth squad in Arnhem for two years before ending up at the NEC football academy in 2000... |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Own goal Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |
Simon Colosimo Simon Colosimo Simon Colosimo is an Australian football player who plays as a central defender for Melbourne Heart. He has represented the Australia national team on over twenty-five occasions.-Club career:... |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| EWLINE |
A goal was scored from a penalty kick Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... |
Squad statistics
| # | Player | Starts | Subs | Total | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | |||||||
| 1 | |
GK | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2 | |
DF | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 3 | |
DF | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |
| 4 | |
DF | 22 | 4 | 26 | 1 | |
| 5 | |
DF | 19 | 4 | 23 | 0 | |
| 6 | |
MF | 29 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 7 | |
MF | 22 | 4 | 26 | 2 | |
| 8 | |
MF | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 9 | |
FW | 24 | 3 | 27 | 7 | |
| 10 | |
MF | 25 | 1 | 26 | 0 | |
| 11 | |
FW | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | |
| 12 | |
GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | |
MF | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | |
FW | 17 | 3 | 20 | 8 | |
| 16 | |
DF | 23 | 4 | 27 | 0 | |
| 17 | |
DF | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | |
| 18 | |
MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | |
FW | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | |
| 20 | |
MF | 21 | 1 | 22 | 0 | |
| 21 | |
FW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22 | |
MF | 17 | 12 | 29 | 3 | |
| 23 | |
DF | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | |
| 25 | |
MF | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | |
Discipline
| 1 point | Yellow card | |
| 2 points | Second caution red card | |
| 3 points | Direct red card |
| Name | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Wayne Srhoj | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| |
Matt Thompson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| |
Michael Beauchamp Michael Beauchamp Michael Francis Beauchamp is an Australian football player. He currently plays for Sydney FC. He was a member of the Australian 2006 World Cup squad.-Club career:... |
3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| |
Dean Heffernan Dean Heffernan Dean James Heffernan is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a left back for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin.-Club career:... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| |
Rutger Worm Rutger Worm Rutger Worm is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League.-NEC:Rutger started his career in the youth program, Quick 1888, in Nijmegen. He subsequently moved to the Vitesse youth squad in Arnhem for two years before ending up at the NEC football academy in 2000... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| |
Aziz Behich Aziz Behich Aziz Behich is an Australian football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League and the Australia Under-23 national team. He was the first player to play for both Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart having being transferred in 2010.-Green Gully:Behich played in the junior... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| |
Michael Marrone Michael Marrone (footballer) Michael Marrone is an Australian football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart.-Club career:Marrone made his professional debut on 18 December 2008 in the FIFA Club World Cup fifth-placed match against Al-Ahly... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| |
Josip Skoko Josip Skoko Josip Skoko is a former Australian football player who last played as a Central Midfielder for A-League club Melbourne Heart.-Early career:... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| |
Simon Colosimo Simon Colosimo Simon Colosimo is an Australian football player who plays as a central defender for Melbourne Heart. He has represented the Australia national team on over twenty-five occasions.-Club career:... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| |
Gerald Sibon Gerald Sibon Gerald Sibon is a Dutch football player who plays for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.-Europe:He featured for FC Twente in the 1993–94 season as a substitute but could only string together three games before deciding to sign for VVV-Venlo of the Eerste Divisie in the following season... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| |
Brendan Hamill Brendan Hamill (footballer) Brendan Hamill is a football player currently playing for the Melbourne Heart in the A-League.-Club career:... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| |
Alex Terra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| |
Nick Kalmar Nick Kalmar Nick Kalmar is an Australian Football player who currently plays for Melbourne Heart.-Club career:After his departure from Sunshine George Cross in 2007 he had a stint in Croatia before returning to Australia... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| |
Adrian Zahra Adrian Zahra Adrian Zahra is an Australian football player who plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League. He started his senior career with Melbourne Knights in the Victorian Premier League, before signing with the Heart in 2010 – one of many Heart players to come through the Victorian leagues up to the top... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| |
Jason Hoffman Jason Hoffman Jason Hoffman is an Australian football player who currently plays for Richmond SC on loan from Melbourne Heart.-Club career:Hoffman was developed through NSWIS and Hamilton Olympic Warriors FC... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| |
John Aloisi John Aloisi John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart.... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| |
Eli Babalj Eli Babalj Eli Babalj is an Australian football player currently playing for the Melbourne Heart in the A-League.-Club career:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 53 | 4 | 1 | 64 | |
Home Attendance
| Week | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11,050 | |
| 4 | 5,878 | |
| 5 | 4,184 | |
| 7 | 5,698 | |
| 9 | 25,897 | |
| 11 | 6,150 | |
| 15 | 7,034 | |
| 16 | 6,538 | |
| 18 | 5,128 | |
| 20 | 2,754 | |
| 21 | 23,059 | |
| 24 | 6,482 | |
| 26 | 5,187 | |
| 29 | 3,667 | |
| 30 | 6,019 | |
| Total Attendance | 124,725 | |
| Average Attendance | 8,315 | |