Players I believe to be involved in the OFC qualifiers:
Aidan Carey (Auckland City)
Will Stephen (Auckland United)
Josh Redfearn (Auckland United)
Andrew Cromb (Birkenhead)
Jack Duncan (Birkenhead)
Luis Toomey (Eastern Suburbs)
Matt Ellis (Western Springs)
Ryan Feutz (Western Suburbs)
Have it on reliable terms that a certain young Fulham midfielder may be involved as well - though I wouldn't hold my breath, conversations are very positive
edit: few more names - Adama Coulibaly (Western Springs), Dan Atkinson (Auckland United), Zac Zoricich (CCM) and Josh Galletly (Eastern Suburbs)
Aidan Carey (Auckland City)
Will Stephen (Auckland United)
Josh Redfearn (Auckland United)
Andrew Cromb (Birkenhead)
Jack Duncan (Birkenhead)
Luis Toomey (Eastern Suburbs)
Matt Ellis (Western Springs)
Ryan Feutz (Western Suburbs)
Have it on reliable terms that a certain young Fulham midfielder may be involved as well - though I wouldn't hold my breath, conversations are very positive
edit: few more names - Adama Coulibaly (Western Springs), Dan Atkinson (Auckland United), Zac Zoricich (CCM) and Josh Galletly (Eastern Suburbs)
Galletly hasn't played since being subbed off at half-time at the start of May, so if he's not been overseas trialling like he did last year then that would be a bit odd. Stephen hasn't played since start of June either; again, I don't know the context why. Carey only has 352 league minutes - Auckland City is a high level of course - but a guy like Rayan Tayeb has three times as many minutes.
I do like Josh Redfearn, I feel he's an underappreciated striker at Northern League level, only Patterson, Kilkolly and Tieku have more goals across the last three seasons. Adama would be a surprise, but I like him. He's played basically everywhere on the pitch this season, from midfield 8 or 6, leading a forward line, out wide, to even playing the full 90 at centre-back the other week. Haven't watched him, but Feutz bangs them in down there, and Toomey has a bit of hype, but I've only watched Suburbs once properly.
Do quietly hope the Phoenix guys are unavailable, I'd rather see the true Northern League ballers.
Brilliant insight, cheers mate. More NL-related players I believe to be in the squad - Liam Gillion, Corban Piper and Matt Conroy, as well as George Ott (correct YH!), Kaeden Atkins, and Nix duo Kaelin Nguyen and Fergus Gillion.
Think this is an extended squad, so woudln't be surprised to see some names drop out (hope Dibley-Dias isn't one of them as by all accounts he's now set on NZ). Cool that Corban Piper is making the trip over from Ireland to rep his country