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Australians that played for Burnley

Post by scrambledclaret » Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:25 am

Just watched bits and pieces of Australia's friendly against Ecuador today (3-1 to the footballeroos) and Mark Robertson's son Alexander made his debut as a sub and I see he's on the books at City. Both his father and grandfather played for Australia too I believe. Aidin O'Neill also started, think it was his debut too.

I grew up in Australia (though was christened in Padiham) so took a real interest when Mark Robertson played for us but it was pre tv saturation so never really got a sense of whether he was any good. Does anyone remember much of him? Have there been many other Australians that have played for us? I assume I'm forgetting at least one obvious one.

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by KRBFC » Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:32 am

Rhys Williams, right back on loan from Boro I think.

Pretty sure his brother (also a right back) Aryn played in our reserve team but never made the first team

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by KRBFC » Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:33 am

Daniel Nizic, a goalkeeper was also here, cant remember if he ever played for us tho

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by scrambledclaret » Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:36 am

Ah yeah, forgot about Williams. I remembered Nizic but wasn't sure he ever played as you say

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by jdrobbo » Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:38 am

Doug Hodgson

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by Hendrickxz » Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:40 am

Skippy? :)
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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by scrambledclaret » Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:42 am

Never even heard of Hodgson, one game on loan I see.... cheers

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by Fretters » Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:54 am

scrambledclaret wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:25 am
Just watched bits and pieces of Australia's friendly against Ecuador today (3-1 to the footballeroos) and Mark Robertson's son Alexander made his debut as a sub and I see he's on the books at City. Both his father and grandfather played for Australia too I believe. Aidin O'Neill also started, think it was his debut too.

I grew up in Australia (though was christened in Padiham) so took a real interest when Mark Robertson played for us but it was pre tv saturation so never really got a sense of whether he was any good. Does anyone remember much of him? Have there been many other Australians that have played for us? I assume I'm forgetting at least one obvious one.
Profile on Robertson, written by Tony on the old site: https://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/feat/ed35 ... ndex.shtml
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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by claretburns » Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:55 am

Alex Cisak - Not sure if he ever played a game though?

Cameron Howieson? He was either from Australia or New Zealand, cannot remember though.

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by daveisaclaret » Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:58 am

Cisak came on at Brighton after Heaton was sent off and then played in the League Cup win v Preston a few days later

Howieson was from New Zealand and I still think his chances of making it here were ruined by having to go off to play for their various teams for half the year
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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:11 pm

scrambledclaret wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:42 am
Never even heard of Hodgson, one game on loan I see.... cheers
Heath brought him in on loan from Sheffield United but he got a bad facial injury on his debut.

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:12 pm

daveisaclaret wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:58 am

Howieson was from New Zealand and I still think his chances of making it here were ruined by having to go off to play for their various teams for half the year
Was highly rated by some at the club but not by the manager.

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by TheFamilyCat » Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:40 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:12 pm
Was highly rated by some at the club but not by the manager.
His post-Burnley career suggests that the manager was probably right.

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by Woodleyclaret » Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:06 pm

Who was the cb that was in Kyle Lafferteys cohort.?

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by dandeclaret » Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:20 pm

Nik Kudierski? - responding to Woodley, not Australian.

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by 4:20 » Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:35 pm

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:04 pm

dandeclaret wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:20 pm
Nik Kudierski? - responding to Woodley, not Australian.
Nik Kudierski was later than Lafferty. He's probably referring to Ryan Townsend who made one first team appearance for us. Although Manchester born, with a strong Manc accent, he was brought up in Australia. He left us around 2005 when he was 18.

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by scrambledclaret » Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:27 pm

Fretters wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:54 am
Profile on Robertson, written by Tony on the old site: https://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/feat/ed35 ... ndex.shtml
Thanks Fretters (and CT), hadn't read that (or realised he was mates with Steve Davis). He and I are about the same age and Marconi wasn't a million miles from where I grew up, obviously he was a bit better than I was. It seems he's had some success post playing career which is nice to read and seems to be back in the north west these days and see his son actually represented England at junior level.
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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by Spike » Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:09 pm

Hendrickxz wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:40 am
Skippy? :)
Steve Kindon wasn’t an Aussie

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by Claret Toni » Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:24 pm

..but he was a kangaroo ;)

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by GaryClaret » Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:29 pm

Chris Woods (Not the goalkeeper)

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by Carwin261 » Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:46 pm

GaryClaret wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:29 pm
Chris Woods (Not the goalkeeper)
New Zealander.

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by Steve-Harpers-perm » Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:13 pm

Robertson was distinctly average at what is now league 1 level from memory!! Aidan O’Neil think he came on away at Chelsea once under Dyche.

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Re: Australians that played for Burnley

Post by Fretters » Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:11 am

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:13 pm
Robertson was distinctly average at what is now league 1 level from memory!! Aidan O’Neil think he came on away at Chelsea once under Dyche.
I was amazed to read that Stan offered Robertson a deal when we went up to the second tier.

Yep, O'Neil came on at Chelsea and more than held his own.

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