Roar Pro

dinoweb

Roar Pro

16,515 Article Reads
16 Articles Written
139 Comments Written

About

Member Since:: February 2012
Favourite Sporting Team:: Brisbane Roar
Favourite Sports:: Football,

Latest Articles

Showing articles 1 - 6 of 16 | More Articles >

A-League stats: when people are key

4 days ago

Following on from my two-parter on the A-League’s club stats, I thought it was equally important to look at some player records. First up, the most number of clubs played for. Jeremy Brockie and Justin Passfield are the most travelled players to date, having represented five clubs each. Matt Thompson (Melbourne Heart) has the most [...]

The A-League's long-term records part II

8 May 2013

Last week I gave an analysis of the long-term stats of A-League teams and, based on comments, figured it was worth providing a few more numbers and figures on our association code. To date there have been 906 regular season A-League games, with 2436 goals, or 2.69 goals per match. In terms of goals scored, [...]

Who has the best long-term record in the A-League?

1 May 2013

Who are the best and worst clubs in the A-League? Several weeks ago, Mike Tuckerman claimed that the A-League had come of age. While I don’t agree entirely with that sentiment, I certainly feel that season eight will mark a turning point in the evolving history of the competition. With that in mind, I thought [...]

Who’d be an A-League coach?

4 Apr 2013

The A-League this season has been memorable for a lot of reasons, not least the revolving door of coaches. There have been no less than nine coaching changes since the end of season 11-12, not including Popovic at Western Sydney Wanderers. Ange Postecoglou to Melbourne Victory, John Aloisi to Melbourne Heart, Rado Vidosic and Mike [...]

A-League tipping comps still have all to play for

29 Mar 2013

With only one round to go the A-League comp is still wide open, and every game vital to the final result. I am of course talking about the Roar tipping competition, where I just happen to be the current leader by a single point. Despite a slow start of nine points from the first 24, [...]

Can Wanderers be Australia's first real football club?

8 Mar 2013

Despite the name ‘Sydney FC’, and the constant reference to football clubs in general, there are no real football clubs in the A-League. A club is defined as a voluntary association of people who regularly meet with a common purpose. While the various fan groups could be considered clubs, the footballing entities themselves certainly are [...]

dinoweb's Recent Comments

dinoweb has written a total of 139 comments

A-League stats: when people are key

Ben Williams 111 Games, 481 Yellow, 31 Red, 4.61 cards/game, 20 penalties. Interestingly Williams is one of the quickest referees to pull out a card, but one of the least likely to award a penalty, make of that what you will.

9 hours ago

The FA Cup final lost its lustre long ago

FA Cup night used to be the second biggest nigh of the year to me (after the local grand final), Our soccer club had a party every year, and they were always huge nights. Playing 3rd grade at 11.00am the next morning was always a problem. For literally the first time in 30 years I forgot to watch. Not having a real interest in either team certainly didn't help, aided by the latter kick-off. The biggest loss of interest for me though is my growing focus on the A-League. Let the Poms have their competition. I'm counting the days till Season 9 kicks off.

5 days ago

What the Mariners must do to beat Guangzhou

Sorry Fuss, but I think your sentiment is a little isolationist. I watched most of Roars A-League campaign last season, and was impressed with the overall standard of all the Asian teams. It was obvious that the level of the Austrlian players needed to improve substantially. Some of them did, especially Franjic, and I don't think his fantastic performances at the end of this season were a coincidence. Any opportunity that any Australian team gets to play at this level should be grasped with both hands, and at this point in time, seen as a learning experience. Positive results are just a bonus. The tradgedy of Australia's reduced participation this season was not that we had a reduced chance to do well, but that we had a reduced chance to learn and improve. I have no doubt that one day, Australian teams will be able to compete and expect to do well, but I also think we will deservedly be underdogs for some time to come. All that being said, there certainly is no reason why CCM can't do the country proud, and I'll be checking out the match with interest.

10 May 2013

More Comments >