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Manchester City, Western Sydney Wanderers and Geelong Cats are my favourites.
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Young Matildas coach Leah Blayney will enter rarified air in Australian football when she takes her team to the U-20 Women’s World Cup in…
With fans excited about the prospect of an expanded A-League Women’s (ALW) competition for 2022-23, the financial consequences for clubs remain a major obstacle.…
Pat O’Connor, who started her footballing adventure at Bass Hill RSL as a 24-year-old, finds it amusing that at 80 years of age she…
With the Wanderers' women parting with their sixth coach in ten seasons, the question now is who will the battling club turn to next?…
Elissia Carnavas (nee Canham) has a special place in Australian football, being the first known woman of African heritage to represent an ‘official’ Australian…
The Young Matildas have pulled off one of the best wins in their 21-year history after a stirring 5-1 thrashing of the New Zealand…
The Young Matildas squad to face New Zealand U-20s on Wednesday night in Canberra will be vastly different to the squad announced last week…
Football Australia (FA) Technical Director Trevor Morgan may take charge of the Olyroos for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan in June after…
Young Matildas coach Leah Blayney has pulled off a major coup, recruiting Melbourne City championship-winning coach Rado Vidosic as her assistant in the lead-up…
South Melbourne Technical Director Sinisa Cohadzic has urged Football Australia to find the right person to be our inaugural ‘Chief Football Officer’ (CFO), to…
The value of licences to be involved in Australian football competitions is one of the game’s biggest assets at present. How they are measured…
The Australian footballing community has rallied behind former Football Australia (FA) board member Stefan Kamasz, who resigned recently after only 16 months in the…
Australia’s football coaching stocks have probably never been higher. Ange Postecoglou’s successes in Japan and now at Celtic in Scotland have put Australia on…
One of the biggest complaints about junior soccer is that parents are forking out a lot of money, but don’t feel like they are…
This week's announcement that the Young Matildas will play at the 2022 under-20s women’s World Cup triggered memories both fond and heartbreaking for the…
When Jake Goodship was moved on from Brisbane Roar at the end of the 202-21 season, it caused shockwaves around the A-League Women. The…
The Australian under-20s women’s team, the Young Matildas, will take part in their first FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in 16 years when they…
Only 220 women have been privileged enough to represent the Matildas over the last 43 years, but Queenslander Michelle Sawyers is part of an…
It’s that time of year again when we hear of big European clubs coming to Australia to play in exhibition or friendly games or…
The news that Alen Stajcic will be sticking with the Philippines as they embark on their first ever World Cup adventure next year has…
Yep and again the cost benefit analysis may not be favourable
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
They need to explore new markets but it seems they are hell bent on bringing back some old NSL clubs and clubs from Melb and Sydney before anything else
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
Yeah he has a positive legacy everywhere he has gone. Even at the Matildas, after he left, players still spoke highly of him
'About truth and winning the moment': Long time lieutenants on what makes Staj tick
It’s amazing isn’t it the coincidence of the nicknames.
Yes everyone speaks highly of Staj, players, their parents and fellow coaches.
'About truth and winning the moment': Long time lieutenants on what makes Staj tick
The League will bare those costs,
Which will be funded partly by the $200K fee each club has to pay up front.
Interesting, the fact 12
Teams is almost half the travel cost compared to 16, and the AAFC want 12 to begin, it says to me the AAFC initially want a predominately east coast comp. And guessing mainly melbourne and Sydney centric.
This is why three of Qld’s biggest clubs aren’t interested in the NSD. Lions FC, GC Knights and GC United.
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
I think the investigation is Still going. Im assuming there were a lot of complaints put in so I am sure there will need to be loads of investigations that need to be completed
A chance to celebrate Matildas history in 2023
It’s on page 20 of the AAFC report.
Have a read. FA will have the final say
http://www.australianfootballclubs.org.au/uploads/9/8/8/1/9881717/aafc_nsd_final_report__22.02.22_.pdf
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
It’s going to be fascinating to see what version actually happens. I doubt FA will move away from their preferred model
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
Yeah in NSW we have the northern NSW comp and it works well
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
I think it’s good if everyone talks and gets on the same page. The problem is that everyone has their own plans of what is best.
The independence of the a leagues makes it harder
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
Yep we know the club has to invest more. All fans have said it. With a new CEO we can hopefully accomplish this
Class of 2021 graduate from Future Wander Women program
Thanks BloodDragon, I will use that for an article
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
Great post. You are right. Trying to create lower tiers with promotion and relegation in 2022 is hard!
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
Any licence sold is a temporary revenue stream for FA.
The thing is, licences aren’t as lucrative as you think.
Western United $18M, of that $14.5M was paid back to them. Macarthur was $12.5M of which I think $10.5M was paid back to them. So while it’s a lot of money ($4.5M and $2M respectively), an NPL licence won’t come near that
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
This is a long term thing. It’s not on 16 year olds to make teams successful. The fruits of this will be seen in 5-10 years .
Class of 2021 graduate from Future Wander Women program
A former NSL club with an ambitious president. Bob Turner has lots of great ideas. Hopefully it works
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
Love your straight forward and forthright view.
Sadly I tend to agree. I don’t see the AAFC numbers as realistic. $1.8M is way too low, when you see the PFA paper showing three times that much, it either says NPL clubs are unrealistic or the are trying to pretend (which is a major problem).
A lot of this comes across as hope rather than any substance.
I agree, the gap is far too big. To me the NSD has always been about south Melbourne getting into the top flight, other clubs have hopped on hoping to feed off the crumbs.
It’s amazing so many AAFC clubs signed off this report but many don’t understand it’s contents.
This champions league format is good though. Although to me, it comes across as FA just humouring clubs and trying to show it can’t be done.
I hope we are both wrong though and it does work
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
Bang! That is the key issue here. Instead of rich owners, NPL clubs who are structured as Not for profit entities have ‘white knights’. Sadly their pockets aren’t as deep as rich billionaires
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure
Articles have been written. We need more investment in quality players, be they experienced Aussie ones or Marquee visas.
We know the scouting has been poor.
You can’t expect the same level of scrutiny when circumstances are different. Cannuli is in her first season and has a few experienced players but mostly kids coming up against very experienced teams or kids that are in future Matilda programs etc. Bryleeh Henry is the only regular in our team who is in future Matilda’s.
The reason we can’t attract better players is for a number of reasons and yes one is because Cannuli is unproven. But she needs to get that opportunity so we can’t sack her after one season. The players like the positive environment, but they are under no illusions as to where they need to improve
Hunt wins inaugural Pat O’Connor Medal
That is your opinion only and you do not speak on behalf of everyone. This team struggled but nothing wrong with rewarding players who performed
Hunt wins inaugural Pat O’Connor Medal
Just go clarify this award is a fans award for the Wanderers Womens Player of the Year. Each round a fan gave 3-2-1 and the votes were accumulated. It’s a testament to Hunt that she was going so well she missed half of the season and still won.
Hunt wins inaugural Pat O’Connor Medal
He hasn’t got the greatest record in coaching
Difficult questions FA must answer about the Matildas set-up in Asian Cup review
You mean Staj? The Malditas as in Phillipines?
‘Privately stunned’: The behind-the-scenes gripes that place Gustavsson under the pump before Kiwi friendlies
Hahaha what do we need to know
‘Privately stunned’: The behind-the-scenes gripes that place Gustavsson under the pump before Kiwi friendlies
I think we have moved on from AIS days, we have Full time professional football clubs now and NPL programs so would the AIS really work now!?
NPL 'Champions League' format likely to be initial second division structure