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AUSTRALIAN
REPRESENTATIVES
The
Club has had a number of players who have represented our country at
the highest level. These include:
MEN
Greg
Brown
Greg
Brown made 16 appearances for the Socceroos against New Zealand,
England, USA, South Korea, Croatia, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia,
Solomon Islands and Tahiti. He scored on three occasions. Greg
played his junior football in England before playing with Paramatta
Eagles and West Adelaide in the now defunct National Soccer League
(NSL). He was leading goal scorer for West Adelaide in the 1993/4
season. Greg joined Mitchelton in 1996 as a player and is presently
the head coach of the Club's Premier League team. Greg was named
in the Club's Team of the Century.
Gary
McDowell
Gary
McDowell made 25 appearances for the Socceroos scoring 12 goals. He
played against China, Czechoslovakia, New Zealand, Canton, Shandong,
Everton, Chile, South Korea, Morocco, Egypt, Taiwan, Dinamo Zagreb,
Israel, and Fiji. Gary played in the National Soccer League with
Footscray JUST, South Melbourne, and Brunswick and has coached teams
at Mitchelton and Rochedale Rovers. He was Assistant Coach for the
Brisbane Strikers in the National Soccer League. Gary was named as
Coach for the Club's Team of the Century.
Robert
Dunn
Robert
Dunn made 36 appearances for the Socceroos scoring on 3 occasions.
He played against Udinese, Red Star Belgrade, China, New Zealand,
Israel, Taiwan, Scotland, Czechoslovakia, Shandong, Everton, Chile,
Shamrock Rovers, Egypt, South Korea, IFK Gothenburg, Brazil, Saudi
Arabia, Argentina, Yugoslavia, Nigeria and USSR. Robert played NSL
for West Adelaide, Preston Macedonia, and Melbourne Croatia. He
played for Mitchelton in 1995.
Iain
Fagan
Iain
Fagan represented Australia at Under 23 level in 1973. He toured
Indonesia with the Under 23 team playing the Indonesian National Team
on 3 occasions. Iain also played against the Chinese National Team,
Manchester United, Chelsea, Bristol Rovers and Aberdeen. Iain
represented Queensland 13 times and was named in the Club's Team of
the Century. Iain's brothers, Jim, Billy and Paul all played for
Mitchelton. Iain is again with the Club coaching his sons.
David
Williams
Former
Mitchelton Junior and Aboriginal footballer, David Williams, is
currently playing in Denmark with the Brondby club. David attended
the Queensland Institute of Sport and had a brief stint with A-League
side, Queensland Roar, before his move to Europe. David has played
in the Australian under 20 team and is currently a member of the
Australian under 23 Olyroos team which recently progressed to the
last stage of qualifying for the Olympic Games. David ensured the
Olyroos progression scoring 2 goals against Jordan in Amman.
WOMEN
Doris
Haddock
Doris
moved with her family to Mitchelton at age 10 where she briefly
attended the Mitchelton State School. The family moved to Gladstone
and later to Nambour. After completing high school she moved back to
Brisbane to attend the Kelvin Grove Teachers College. Doris read
about Women's Soccer in the newspaper and joined the young
Mitchelton club where she captained the team. Doris went on to
represent Queensland from 1975 to 1979 and Australia in 1977 and
1978. She later managed the Queensland Women's Team for a number
of years.
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