31 August, 2009
Adelaide United midfielder Paul Reid returned from injury as his side snatched a 3-3 draw at home to North Queensland Fury on Friday 28 August 2009 in round 4 of the A-League.
Reid was replaced in the 70th minute by Daniel Mullin with his side 2-1 up, but in a stunning turn-around two goals in the last 10 minutes gave North Queensland the lead.
Three minutes into injury-time however, Lucas Pantelis netted a penalty past Paul Henderson to snatch a draw.
Mark Paston missed out completely as Wellington Phoenix lost 2-0 to Sydney FC at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday 30 August 2009.
Paston stayed at home in Wellington to be with his wife for the birth of their first child, meaning Reece Crowther made his debut for the club.
In a twist, however, Phoenix assistant coach and goalkeeping mentor Jonathan Gould replaced Crowther on the bench, although the 41-year-old was an unused substitute.
24 August, 2009
Adelaide United midfielder Paul Reid was forced to watch on as his side crashed to a 2-0 defeat at home to Gold Coast United on Friday 21 August 2009 in round 3 of the A-League.
Reid is expected to be out for around three weeks with an abductor injury, which ruled him out of the Hindmarsh Stadium clash. A return seems likely possibly in round six.
Paul Henderson played a full game the following day but his North Queensland Fury side lost again, this time 1-0 at home to Melbourne Victory on Saturday 22 August 2009.
There was something to cheer about for Mark Paston however, as Wellington Phoenix snatched a 1-1 draw against Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium as Chris Greenacre snatched a late equaliser on Sunday 23 August 2009.
Paston again played a full game as his side picked up a hard-earned point.
17 August, 2009
Paul Henderson had a game to forget as his North Queensland Fury side slumped to a 5-0 defeat at the hands of fellow new club Gold Coast United on Saturday 15 August 2009 in round 2 of the A-League.
Henderson played a full game at Skilled Park as former Halifax Town striker Shane Smeltz netted four times.
Mark Paston enjoyed a better outing the following day, however, with Wellington Phoenix winning 2-1 against Perth Glory after trailing to an early goal on Sunday 16 August 2009 at Westpac Stadium.
Paston, like Henderson, played a full game.
On the same day Paul Reid also played the full 90 minutes as his Adelaide United side lost 1-0 at Sydney FC at the Sydney Football Stadium.
10 August, 2009
Adelaide United midfielder Paul Reid was the first of three former Bantams in action as season five of the A-League kicked off on the weekend.
Reid was replaced in the 58th minute by Joe Costa as his side defeated Perth Glory 1-0 at Adelaide Oval on Friday 7 August 2009 in round 1.
Paul Henderson had an unhappy debut for new team North Queensland Fury, conceding three times as his team lost 3-2 at home to Sydney FC on Saturday 8 August 2009.
After trailing 2-0, North Queensland pulled level at Dairy Farmers Stadium in Townsville, only for Henderson to concede a penalty which was converted by John Aloisi.
Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Mark Paston also conceded three as his side lost 3-2 at Newcastle Jets on Sunday 9 January 2009.
4 August, 2009
Paul Henderson will join fellow former Bantams Paul Reid and Mark Paston in the A-League this season after signing for new club North Queensland Fury.
Henderson, who has been on trial with the Townsville-based outfit for the last two months, will be coach Ian Ferguson’s first-choice custodian ahead of Justin Pasfield.
“Paul’s experienced. I was happy with where he’s played in the past and the pre-season games he played,” Ferguson said in a media release.
“He’s a leader, a good shot stopper, he commands his box and he talks well from the back.
“I had a word with Justin (Pasfield) – he’s not far behind.”
Henderson, 33, who said he ‘was looking forward to coming back from playing overseas’, knows he will have to show the same form as he did in 43 appearances for Bradford City to keep the highly-rated Pasfield out of the team.
“It’s very difficult, because only one goalkeeper can play at once and Justin’s a very good goalkeeper. Fortunately it went my way this time,” Henderson said.
“I just have to do my job because Justin is a good keeper and he’ll be pushing me all the way.”
