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Australia Cup - No Kiwis Allowed

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29 days ago
Noah4thenix wrote:
Gonna be honest here, I turned off Preston v Jets at HT since it was like 10:30, Jets were 2-0 up and I had an 8am the next day (which is why I am awake now) and thought the game was sealed... Boy was I surprised to open reddit this morning
I would assume they ran out of legs in the second half? Only 2 weeks into training right now. 
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28 days ago
Last night's result means now that all A-League clubs have been Cupset - Newcastle Jets were the final remaining club to have never lost to an NPL team in the Cup.
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28 days ago
HattyCW wrote:
Got our first cupset. The Jets (AC champions last season) blow a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 to Preston Lions.

Could have another one as well with the Queensland Lions and Glory heading to ET. Yep, goes to penalties and Glory lose.
Peak Perth, typical. Perth out on penalties at the round of 32. A repeat of their round of 32 loss last year in the Australia Cup on penalties vs the Phoenix. Going to be a dire season for Perth again. & their players/staff late pay won't go in until tomorrow. 🫣
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28 days ago
Tigers 0 v Western Sydney Wanderers 2

Sydney United 1 v Central Coast Mariners 1 (Sydney United win 11-10 on penalties)

Maitland 1 v Fremantle 2

Azzurri United 0 v Macarthur 3
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28 days ago
That's 3/10 A-League club knocked out already and it wouldn't surprise me if Sth. Melbourne could pull one over on Adelaide. Like clockwork people online are calling for the A-League to be opened up, and while I wouldn't go that far I do think it's proof the Championship is worth building. That said SU58 being in top tier is probably the last thing we need considering the media scrutiny over in Aus...
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27 days ago
A-League sides are completely under done fitness wise. So any time one gets drawn vs a higher level NPL side in the first couple rounds, its gonna be a big chance for a cupset.

I reckon that is what makes it a fun competition. 
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27 days ago
RR any chance you have any info on the strife Preston fans are in. 

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

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27 days ago · edited 27 days ago · History
ballane wrote:
RR any chance you have any info on the strife Preston fans are in. 
Some of their supporters had anti-Greek & sexist banners in their NPL game vs South Melbourne
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/football-victoria-condemns-behaviour-of-preston-lions-supporters/106934550

Haven't seen anything regarding issues at the Australia Cup game.
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27 days ago · edited 27 days ago · History
Yeah thats the game i was wondering about have seen snippets but couldnt find much.  I see they have to play behind closed doors for a couple of games

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

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27 days ago
RR wrote:
 ballane wrote:
RR any chance you have any info on the strife Preston fans are in. 
Some of their supporters had anti-Greek & sexist banners in their NPL game vs South Melbourne
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/football-victoria-condemns-behaviour-of-preston-lions-supporters/106934550

Haven't seen anything regarding issues at the Australia Cup game.
Yes. Some of the Mediterranean Australian founded football clubs have awful hostile club culture. Ultra nationalist/fascist Balkans war stuff being laundered into Australia. If only they could be normal like Wellington Olympic or Auckland City, instead of harboring these nutters that want to return to Srebrenica gun in hand. 
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27 days ago
PKB wrote:
 RR wrote:
 ballane wrote:
RR any chance you have any info on the strife Preston fans are in. 
Some of their supporters had anti-Greek & sexist banners in their NPL game vs South Melbourne
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/football-victoria-condemns-behaviour-of-preston-lions-supporters/106934550

Haven't seen anything regarding issues at the Australia Cup game.
Yes. Some of the Mediterranean Australian founded football clubs have awful hostile club culture. Ultra nationalist/fascist Balkans war stuff being laundered into Australia. If only they could be normal like Wellington Olympic or Auckland City, instead of harboring these nutters that want to return to Srebrenica gun in hand. 
I'm not too familiar with Aus football history, Tartan Kiwi could probably provide a better answer, but I'm guessing NZF and the regional FA's were more strict than the Aus FA's. Olympic when they were Apallon had incidents of punching players and the ref at least once, for which they were banned by the Wellington FA, making them have to come back as a Christian-Greek club. 

Also, Mediterranean clubs never came to dominate NZ like they did in Australia, which might be a contributing factor?
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24 days ago
Weston Workers 0 v Melbourne City 3

Still got the Victory match to go tonight.
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24 days ago
Noah4thenix wrote:
 PKB wrote:
 RR wrote:
 ballane wrote:
RR any chance you have any info on the strife Preston fans are in. 
Some of their supporters had anti-Greek & sexist banners in their NPL game vs South Melbourne
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/football-victoria-condemns-behaviour-of-preston-lions-supporters/106934550

Haven't seen anything regarding issues at the Australia Cup game.
Yes. Some of the Mediterranean Australian founded football clubs have awful hostile club culture. Ultra nationalist/fascist Balkans war stuff being laundered into Australia. If only they could be normal like Wellington Olympic or Auckland City, instead of harboring these nutters that want to return to Srebrenica gun in hand. 
I'm not too familiar with Aus football history, Tartan Kiwi could probably provide a better answer, but I'm guessing NZF and the regional FA's were more strict than the Aus FA's. Olympic when they were Apallon had incidents of punching players and the ref at least once, for which they were banned by the Wellington FA, making them have to come back as a Christian-Greek club. 

Also, Mediterranean clubs never came to dominate NZ like they did in Australia, which might be a contributing factor?
Well yes, and I prefer it that way over here. It's ridiculous the stuff that has happened over in Aus on and off for decades. I'm pleased we have largely avoided that here. I would like it if we could have a few more fans watching our local park teams though. That is what the Aussies are doing right sometimes, getting a few more fans with flags and banners to park games. Although we don't have an Australia Cup type thing here, we do have Chatham Cup at least.
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24 days ago
Kingborough Lions 0 v Melbourne Victory 4
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23 days ago
South Melbourne v Adelaide United | Hahn Australia Cup Round of 32
Thursday 9:30pm
Sydney Olympic v Brisbane Roar | Hahn Australia Cup Round of 32
Thursday 9:30pm
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20 days ago
 South Melbourne 2 v Adelaide United 1 

 Sydney Olympic 0 v Brisbane Roar 3
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19 days ago
PKB wrote:
 Noah4thenix wrote:
 PKB wrote:
 RR wrote:
 ballane wrote:
RR any chance you have any info on the strife Preston fans are in. 
Some of their supporters had anti-Greek & sexist banners in their NPL game vs South Melbourne
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/football-victoria-condemns-behaviour-of-preston-lions-supporters/106934550

Haven't seen anything regarding issues at the Australia Cup game.
Yes. Some of the Mediterranean Australian founded football clubs have awful hostile club culture. Ultra nationalist/fascist Balkans war stuff being laundered into Australia. If only they could be normal like Wellington Olympic or Auckland City, instead of harboring these nutters that want to return to Srebrenica gun in hand. 
I'm not too familiar with Aus football history, Tartan Kiwi could probably provide a better answer, but I'm guessing NZF and the regional FA's were more strict than the Aus FA's. Olympic when they were Apallon had incidents of punching players and the ref at least once, for which they were banned by the Wellington FA, making them have to come back as a Christian-Greek club. 

Also, Mediterranean clubs never came to dominate NZ like they did in Australia, which might be a contributing factor?
Well yes, and I prefer it that way over here. It's ridiculous the stuff that has happened over in Aus on and off for decades. I'm pleased we have largely avoided that here. I would like it if we could have a few more fans watching our local park teams though. That is what the Aussies are doing right sometimes, getting a few more fans with flags and banners to park games. Although we don't have an Australia Cup type thing here, we do have Chatham Cup at least.
This was behind the decision of (then) FFA to invite franchises to bid for ALM licenses leaving aside the old NSL clubs that grew from the ethnic communities.   The exception was Perth Glory (which was part of the NSL) but otherwise all the new ALM license holders were largely district-based and "identity-free". 
Initially this caused some angst but now, 20 years down the track, this probably was the right decision, allowing the league to be embraced as part of the local sporting culture and not an imported hangover from the Old World.


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12 days ago
Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory | Hahn Australia Cup Round of 16
9:30pm Saturday
Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC | Hahn Australia Cup Round of 16
7pm Sunday
South Melbourne v Fremantle City | Hahn Australia Cup Round of 16
9:40pm Sunday
SD Raiders v Macarthur | Hahn Australia Cup Round of 16
9:30pm Tuesday
Lions v Melbourne City | Hahn Australia Cup Round of 16
9:30pm Tuesday
APIA Leichhardt v Sydney United | Hahn Australia Cup Round of 16
9:30pm Wednesday
Brunswick Juventus v Preston Lions | Hahn Australia Cup Round of 16
9:30pm Wednesday
North Sunshine Eagles v Heidelberg United | Hahn Australia Cup Round of 16
9:45pm Wednesday
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12 days ago · edited 12 days ago · History
Pity APIA Leichhardt v Sydney United clashes with the Chelsea Women game on Wednesday, otherwise I would’ve gone along.

There’s still SD Raiders v Macarthur the night before, but Fairfield Showground is a long trek out of the city (not as long as going to see Wanderers was, but it’s different when it’s a Nix game).
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11 days ago
Gillion starts for WSW.

Both sides starting very strong teams.
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11 days ago
I fancy WSW to get up here
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11 days ago
RR wrote:
I fancy WSW to get up here

And this kids, is why you don't ask me for betting advice lol

Victory progress on penalties. Milanovic with a fantastic free kick to level things up in extra time but Jack Duncan saved 3 penalties in the shoot out.

I feel asleep about 10 mins in, so no idea how Gillion looked. Anyone else watch it?
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10 days ago · edited 10 days ago · History
Picking Sydney over the Roar tonight. 

Fremantle City should be a cakewalk for South Melbourne to go into the next round.
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10 days ago
Sydney open the scoring in the first 90 seconds.
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10 days ago
HDM not playing for Sydney cuz he had a rib removed during the off season, wtf?
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10 days ago
Sydney doubles the lead, 0-2. Fantastic finish
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10 days ago
Three zip, 0-3. Roar look absolute gash.
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10 days ago
Roar pull one back in added time. 1-3
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10 days ago
Roar have come out firing after HT. If they get a second, they might be able to ride the momentum.
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10 days ago
Omg, what an oggie by Sydney. 2-3. Game on
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10 days ago
Sydney seals it in added time, 2-4.
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10 days ago
RR wrote:
Sydney seals it in added time, 2-4.
Brisbane not looking any better than the season before. Will they get a new striker soon? Maybe 1 more player not enough, but it would help add to the goal tally.
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10 days ago
RR wrote:
Fremantle City should be a cakewalk for South Melbourne to go into the next round.

Wow, South Melbourne needed Penalties in the end to beat Fremantle City. The Draw was paying $7 at the TAB.
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8 days ago
RR wrote:
Omg, what an oggie by Sydney. 2-3. Game on
Did someone say oggie?
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8 days ago
Melbourne City lose 2-0 to Lions FC

Meaning an NPL team is guaranteed to make the Final this year
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8 days ago
And now Macarthur have lost to SD Raiders 5-3 on penalties after conceding a late own goal in extra time.

That brings us to 6 cupsets this year.

Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory are the only 2 A-League teams remaining
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