Sydney FC deserve to be top of the A-League but owe a lot of their success this season to sheer luck, according to Brisbane Roar defender Jade North.Riding high on the back of a six-game winning streak, the Sky Blues take on the Roar - who are unbeaten in their last four games - at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.A win for the visitors will equal the best-ever start to an A-League season by any team, while third-placed Brisbane can reduce the margin between the sides to five points if they can produce an upset.However, as impressive as theyve been, North believes Sydney have been quite fortunate not to have let in more goals.Obviously Sydney are flying at the moment but having said that, theyve been quite lucky as well, not conceding as many as I thought they maybe should have, North told reporters on Tuesday.They deserve to be where they are but Perth were a little bit unlucky on the weekend with a couple of chances.But youve got to ride your luck sometimes. Theyve been quite dominant in the front third.Both sides should be at full strength, with Brisbane to regain striker Jamie Maclaren, who made his competitive debut for the Socceroos in Tuesday nights 2-2 draw with Thailand.Sydney has won just three times in 17 attempts at Suncorp Stadium but wont be taking any notice of history after setting two new records - the longest winning sequence in club history, and the most goals (17) scored by any team in the first six rounds of a season.Asked if the Sky Blues would be Brisbanes biggest test this season, North said: To this point in time, it will be.Weve got some great players all over the park and I feel we can really hurt them as well.Defensively weve been quite solid over the last month and when we start hitting teams and getting some confidence and getting goals, were not too far away from giving a team a good hiding. Larry Johnson Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Derrick Thomas Jersey . The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said hed like to play the outfield. Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. http://www.prochiefsauthentic.com/Customized/ . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Eric Fisher Jersey .Y. -- Syracuse has turned up the defence at the right time all season, and when High Point threatened to pull off a monumental upset the second-ranked Orange did what they do best with their quick hands and savvy play. Frank Clark Jersey .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. Jesse Bromwich was just a kid in the stands watching his brother train when he first caught the eye of Melbourne NRL staff.Fast forward seven years, hes one of the worlds best forwards and about to play his 150 NRL game for Melbourne.The 27-year-old will reach the mark on Saturday night when the Storm host the Sydney Roosters at AAMI Park.Its a milestone that might never have happened but for his younger brother Kenny, who had already signed to play under 20s with Melbourne, with Jesse playing bush footy in Orange in country NSW.Then junior coach Brad Arthur asked him if hed like to join in training and, within weeks, he was also on their books.Storm coach Craig Bellamy said the club were proud of what Bromwich, who captained New Zealand in the Anzac Test earlier this year, had achieved.Hes only the 11th Melbourne player to play 150 games for the club.He came here under different circumstances than most players and hes lifted himself up to be one of the best front-rowers, if not the best, in our game, Bellamy said.The story suits Jesse as hes got old fashioned values and he doesnt say too much but his actions do the talking for him.ddddddddddddWhile the Storm welcomed back Will Chambers from three months out with a foot injury in their win over Newcastle, they might lose powerhouse winger Marika Koroibete to an ankle issue.We didnt think it was too bad the day after the game but its got worse, Bellamy said.He wont train and we will have a look at it on Friday and well see how we go from there.Despite their contrasting ladder positions, Bellamy was preparing for a tough encounter with the Roosters.You look at their team and you wonder where they are, with a current State of Origin player and a New Zealand player on the bench, so theyre a strong team, Bellamy said.Meanwhile, the coach said he hadnt heard of reports that Storm five-eighth Blake Green had verbally agreed to terms with Manly.Greeny hasnt come to me and Im sure, if hes getting close to that, I will hear from him, Bellamy said. ' ' '
