It is a rivalry that has stood the test of time since 2012.
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No matter the circumstances or their positions on the table, there is always an edge whenever the Wanderers and Mariners line-up against each other in the Hyundai A-League.
There have been many memorable clashes so we’ve listed the top five Wanderers moments against the Mariners over the past seven seasons.
Round 1, 6 October 2012
Wanderers 0 v Mariners 0
Pirtek Stadium
Line-up: Ante Covic; Adam D’Apuzzo, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Michael Beauchamp, Mateo Poljak, Youssouf Hersi, Aaron Mooy, Labinot Haliti, Dino Kresinger, Mark Bridge, Jerome Polenz
An historic night for the Wanderers as the club fought out a draw with the Mariners in their first game in the Hyundai A-League, just seven months after being formed.
Round 23, 2 March 2013
Wanderers 1 (81′ Labinot Haliti) v Central Coast 0
Bluetongue Stadium
Line-up: Ante Covic; Adam D’Apuzzo, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Michael Beauchamp, Mateo Poljak, Shinji Ono, Youssouf Hersi, Dino Kresinger, Mark Bridge, Iacopo La Rocca, Jerome Polenz.
It was the game that turned the Premiers Plate race on it’s head. At one stage of the season the Wanderers were 10 points behind the Mariners. But, the win here, through a Haliti goal, saw the Wanderers replace their rivals at the top of the table.
Elimination Final, 26 April 2014
Wanderers 2 (31′ Hersi, 81′ La Rocca) v Central Coast Mariners 0
Pirtek Stadium
Line-up: Ante Covic; Adam D’Apuzzo, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Matthew Spiranovic, Mateo Poljak, Shinji Ono, Youssef Hersi, Mark Bridge, Brendon Santalab, Iacopo La Rocca, Jerome Polenz.
In just their second season, the Wanderers qualified for a second straight grand final, overcoming the Mariners in a hard fought contest thanks to goals in each half from Hersi and La Rocca.
Round 26, 26 April 2016
Wanderers 4 (8′ Castelen, 36′ and 52′ Santalab, 83′ Nichols) v Central Coast Mariners 1 (21′ Garcia)
Pirtek Stadium
Line-up: Andrew Redmayne; Scott Jamieson, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Scott Neville, Andrew Guerao, Romeo Castelen, Mitch Nichols, Kearyn Baccus, Mark Bridge, Brendon Santalab, Alberto Aguilar.
This was the Wanderers biggest home win against the Mariners as Santalab helped himself to a brace while Castelen and Nichols also got on the scoresheet.
Round 9, 3 December 2016
Wanderers 4 (6′ Kusukami, 31′ Martinez, McGing (OG), 87′ Santalab) v Central Coast Mariners 1 (5′ Powell)
Pirtek Stadium
Line-up: Jerrad Tyson, Jack Clisby, Artiz Borda, Jonathan Aspropotamitis, Scott Neville, Dimas Delgado, Bruno Pinatares, Mitch Nichols, Nicolas Martinez, Jumpei Kusukami, Lachlan Scott.
This was the Wanderers biggest away win against the Mariners, who scored in just the fifth minute through Powell. But it was one way traffic after that with Kusukami scoring just a minute later to equalise before Martinez, an own goal and Santalab completed the scoring.
