During the FFA Cup Final, the Mariners players wore on their sleeves the badges of the clubs which first introduced them to this beautiful game, as a nod to the beginning of their development which led them to that moment.
The list is as follows:
Lawrence Caruso – Whittelsea Rangers
Ricardo Rizzo – AC United FC
Patrick Beach – Glenmore Park FC
Harry McCarthy – Wakehurst FC
James Bayliss – Mindil Aces
Moresche – Vasco de Gama
Garang Kuol – Shepparton SC
Cy Goddard – Tottenham Hotspur
Beni Nkololo – Stade Rennais FC
Marco Urena – Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
Nicolai Muller – Eintracht Frankfurt
Max Balard – Little Leagues
Harry Steele – Terrigal United
Mark Birighitti – Perth Soccer Club
Lewis Miller – Pittwater FC
Josh Nisbet – St Marys Saints
Noah Smith – Cumberland United FC
Oli Bozanic – Avoca Sharks
Kye Rowles – Palm Beach Sharks FC
Storm Roux – Sorrento FC
Damian Tsekenis – Padstow United
Jacob Farrell – Wyoming FC
Matt Simon – East Gosford FC
Ruon Tongyik – West Adelaide Hellas
Dan Hall – Lions FC
Yaren Sozer – Keilor Park SC
Matt Hatch – Woy Woy Roosters
Jason Cummings – Hutchinson Vale
Cameron Windust – East Gosford FC
Nick Montgomery – Whitkirk Wanderers
