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Following the exploits of Adam Taggart, Korean clubs seem to have sat up and taken notice of Aussie players. Now, Suwon Bluewings - Taggart's…
He was a player who was thrilling to watch when on form. A fleet-footed winger with mercurial skills, the red-clad menace terrorised opposing defences.…
Wellington Phoenix are in a bind. On the one hand they've raked in a reported $1 million for the transfer of Sarpreet Singh to…
With Jason Davidson swanning off to Korea and Perth laughing all the way to the bank, the purple troops now have a fullback-shaped hole…
And just like that, Jason Davidson is gone. A key cog in the purple machine has now been sold off to K1 Giants Ulsan…
Aussie teams are regularly lionised and glorified as the underdogs, a David fighting against overwhelming odds and tribulation of Goliath, and for good reason.…
Aussie teams often fall at the first hurdle within the cutthroat confines of the ACL. It is a theme repeated, where players and managers…
Stability is often underrated. In an era when we are in perpetual pursuit of the flashy new bling, stability can feel like we're prioritising…
In the cut-throat world that is the modern transfer market, bargain signings are few and far between. To that end, Aussie clubs are perpetually…
Fan support is an intensely personal experience, with fierce tribal loyalties pledged to respective clubs. Yet, it can also be immensely entertaining to watch.…
Gosford, 16 Jan 2019. Central Coast Mariners (Home) 1-1 Melbourne City (Away). The home fans are momentarily silenced, the calm after a storm. It…
John Aloisi might be receding in the memory, but it seems as if the insipid brand of football characterising his late-era Roar still looms…
Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that…
The list of brilliant players that morph into husks of their former glorious selves as they step into the managers dugout is a long…
As Neymar exited Camp Nou stroppily, stamping his feet and shouting rude expletives at the hierachy, the footballing landscape changed seismically. The creme de…
Daniel Arzani's departure has left the league in a funk as bad as when you watched your crush dance with someone else at the…
A fast striker is often described as 'having pace to burn'. At a sun-drenched Jubilee Oval on Saturday, Roy Krishna could have been flambed,…
Whats that old chestnut again? Oh yeah, that the more things change, the more the stay the same. If thats true, Newcastle seem to…
Tactical Awareness. European pedigree. Craig Goodwin. Adelaide seems the perfect package this season. Sport is about a constant struggle for betterment rather than a…
VAR. Three letters to strike fear into the heart of any Aussie fan. It stands for confusion, delays, and breeds a bemused apathy, as…
Nah atkinson and wales are workmanlike players. Mcgree was better at jets too
Four A-League superstars in waiting
Victory over roar
Phoenix over mariners
Sydney derby draw
Glory over jets
Adelaide over city
The Roar's A-League expert tips and predictions: Round 8
Should have had south melbournein as an olive branch to old soccer
More A-League teams for Sydney and Melbourne: Did the FFA get their A-League expansion decision right?
Hey alex, dont think the fullbacks of the league are that bad though. Zullo is a brilliant crosser of the ball for example. Davidskn is good as well. Its just that there is a tendency for coaches to play centre backs in fullback positions, dont understand it. E.g. elrich in yesterdays match
Tactics, vol.1 : New-castle, old failings
Another thing is the loss of patty rodriguez, brilliant technical player that the jets should have kept. While there are rumours that he was too casual in training, i think the pros outweigh the cons overall. A la melb city with their joyce/fornaroli battle rn
Tactics, vol.1 : New-castle, old failings
Yeah but balance must be struck mate, its not a 1 way street. Whats that old saying again, do unto other what you would others do unto you? 🙂
Six talking points from A-League Round 6
Besart berisha n chris ikonomidis says hi. Also pirlo played in the champs league till 35, age isnt everything
Bolting out of the A-League: Usain's Central Coast sojourn comes to an end
‘High standard german referees’..youve got to be kidding
There are ten A-League managers - and eight of them are fed up
It stops Fornaroli from spending half the match rolling on the turf
VAR: Very appalling results
Always felt that its not the system itself but the poor inplementation by the officials thats the problem:(
VAR: Very appalling results
Apparently the nfl style bunker VAR was supposed to improve things. On this evidence they could setup the VAR on the moon and it still wouldnt work.
Also great title haha
VAR: Very appalling results
2 wrongs dont make a right mate. Just because a VAR error benefited Victory last season doesnt mean they should be punished for it now. Also you do realise that football is a contact sport, right? The foul is given only in situations where excessive force is used to gain an unfair advantage. Contact doesnt equate to a foul…it depends on the nature of the contact.
Melbourne, city of shame
Dunno what sport youre watching, but VAR was introduced precisely to eliminate the errors ‘in real time’
Melbourne, city of shame
The whole point of var is to look at these game changing situations
Melbourne, city of shame
Not true. Coty of last season struggled to penetrate massed opposition defences
Most goals resulted from transition / individual dribbling and skill (mainly from arzani and kamau before him.) Now coty have no such flair player and will struggle against the Victory defence. O Halloran was citys replacement for arzani but hes crocked, and his replacement baccus just isnt good enough. 2-0 to victory
Three things that will decide the Melbourne Derby
our professional league in singapore has crowds in the hundreds but still chugs along
Why have so many people stopped watching the A-League?