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With two weeks to go of the A-League, it’s almost still anyone’s guess as to who will take out the 2012 title.
It seems an eternity ago that the Brisbane Roar looked impossible to beat; for those days have now been replaced with an unpredictability that may revitalize the national competition once again.
The top four places are separated by just five points; the top seven by less than ten.
And if the week just finished was anything to go off then picking who will and won’t be in the finals might just be toughest ask of all.
The Newcastle Jets went in as strong favourites against a struggling Gold Coast United and only walked away with a point. Upset number one.
Brisbane Roar dropped points at home to Adelaide United and the Central Coast Mariners goalkeeping howler cost them all three against the Perth Glory.
And once you throw in to that mix the fact that Melbourne Heart squandered a certain win against the Phoenix and Sydney FC scraped home with a penalty goal against a woeful Melbourne Vicotry, the competition truly is a level playing field.
This is exactly what Australian football needs. The national competition hasn’t quite taken off as those involved might have dreamed that it would, but it is still a young league, and the USA’s MLS gives much hope – dark days will brighten.
And, with matches unpredictable and nothing for certain, drama is coming back in to the A-League (and I’m not talking Clive Palmer and Frank Lowy).
I’m talking on the pitch, edge-of-the-seat, tough to pick matches that feature the gritty, determined style of football that the Australian national league is beginning to resemble.
It’s exactly what the competition should be like and it’s exactly what we’re getting.
The on-field drama is perfect for the game not only in that it distracts us from the issues off the field, but gives us hope in a revitalized national footballing system again.
I hope that the final two weeks of the league were everything that this week came to resemble – I truly do.
The drama is here to stay, and I for one, am loving it.
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