2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final
# 2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final

The 2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final was the fifth National Premier Leagues Grand Final. It was played on 30 September 2017 at Perry Park in Brisbane between Brisbane Strikers and Heidelberg United. Heidelberg won 2–0 to secure their inaugural National Premier Leagues title.

## Route to the final

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canberra Olympic | Canberra Olympic | 1 | | | | | | |
| Edgeworth Eagles | Edgeworth Eagles | 4 | | | | | | |
| Edgeworth Eagles | Edgeworth Eagles | 4 | Edgeworth Eagles | Edgeworth Eagles | 0 | | | |
| | | | Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 2 | | | |
| South Hobart | South Hobart | 2 | Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 2 | | | |
| Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 4 | | | | Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 0 |
| | | | | | | Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 2 |
| Bayswater City | Bayswater City | 1 | | | | | | | Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 2 |
| Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | 3 | Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 2 | | | |
| | | | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | | | |
| Adelaide City | Adelaide City | 0 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | | | |
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | | | | | | |

## Match

| GK | 1 | Zac Speedy |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 13 | Sam Knight |
| CB | 5 | Greig Henslee | 74' |
| CB | 4 | Jake Marshall |
| LB | 17 | Hiroki Omori |
| RM | 10 | Jake McLean |
| CM | 8 | Michael Angus |
| CM | 6 | Ethan Docherty |
| LM | 7 | Michael Lee |
| CF | 11 | Jeremy Stewart | 77' |
| CF | 18 | Ryan Palmer | 69' |
| Substitutes ||
| GK | 20 | Mitchell Thorn |
| MF | 2 | Fraser Eller |
| MF | 3 | Braedon Steele | 69' |
| MF | 14 | Joel Anich |
| FW | 19 | Luke Marsh | 77' |
| Manager: Owen Baker ||
| GK | 1 | Christophe Theodoridis-Petropoulos |
| RB | 2 | Joshua Wilkins | 90' |
| CB | 4 | Jordan Wilkes |
| CB | 13 | Luke Byles |
| LB | 7 | Reuben Way | 19' |
| CM | 40 | Alex Schiavo |
| CM | 10 | Jack Petrie |
| CM | 6 | Lewis Hall | 85' |
| RW | 19 | Sean Ellis | 61' |
| CF | 12 | Kenny Athiu |
| LW | 9 | Adrian Zahra | 42' |
| Substitutes ||
| GK | 23 | Christian Pavlidis |
| DF | 3 | Leslie Doumbalis |
| DF | 17 | Steven Pace | 62' |
| FW | 8 | Andrew Cartanos | 62', 90+2' |
| FW | 21 | Michael Trigger | 71' |
| Manager: George Katsakis ||
| Assistant referees: Joseph Lee James Sherry Fourth official: Lara Lee | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |

### Statistics

Overall statistics :

| | Brisbane Strikers | Heidelberg United |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 0 | 2 |
| Total shots | 8 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 7 |
| Ball possession | 55.6% | 44.4% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 4 |
| Fouls conceded | 17 | 18 |
| Offsides | 0 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
