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A-Leagues 25/26 - The Other Matches Thread

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25 Oct 06:38
Hmmm looks worryingly like Kaltak is now past his prime. 
25 Oct 06:52
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seems it is nothing special to have 70% possession against this lot. Will be interesting to see how well our high line defense goes against an actually decent team
25 Oct 07:04
Thanks for nothing WSW.  I can see this will be another year of wasted hopes on the Australian teams playing Auck.
25 Oct 07:09
Sutton and Wootton were clearly kidding themselves that their moves to Perth were going to result in success and challenging for higher honours. 😬
25 Oct 07:16
imanixsupporter
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seems it is nothing special to have 70% possession against this lot. Will be interesting to see how well our high line defense goes against an actually decent team
itll be interesting to see us tomorrow, given we should have been 3 or 4 nil down against Glory at half time
25 Oct 07:43
Woof, what a goal. 3-0
25 Oct 07:50
Woof again!! 4-0
25 Oct 08:01
oh man.  That is disappointing for Perth fans.  
25 Oct 08:01
Off to SS5 we go for SYD v CCM.
25 Oct 08:12 · edited 25 Oct 08:18 · History
Procrastinixing
oh man.  That is disappointing for Perth fans.  

Surely it's only a matter of time till Zdrilic gets sacked.
25 Oct 08:34
AFC will grind out results but they look stodgy in attack. Cosgrove is a donkey....why did they recruit him. Rogerson should be starting IMO. 
Any crowd numbers from Auckland?

The Nix performance against Perth was not a great indication for where we are at because Perth are not a good side. I guess we will have a better idea after the Roar game
25 Oct 08:36
Outpost
Hmmm looks worryingly like Kaltak is now past his prime. 
Just saw a clip of the Rahmani goal. I know its almost the end of the game and maybe Kaltak is tiring, but Kaltak is quick and could have comfortably led Rahmani down the line and not let him cut in - and even when he did, Kaltak put very little pressure on the ball.
25 Oct 08:43
austin111
AFC will grind out results but they look stodgy in attack. Cosgrove is a donkey....why did they recruit him. Rogerson should be starting IMO. 
Any crowd numbers from Auckland?

The Nix performance against Perth was not a great indication for where we are at because Perth are not a good side. I guess we will have a better idea after the Roar game

14,767, pretty good for Labour Weekend. Between the tournament in Napier and the casuals wanting to head out of town, it was never gonna be huge.
25 Oct 09:00
Personally think Girdwood-Reich is the best centre back that has ever played in the A-League.

Don’t think it is up for debate either.

Three for me, and two for them.

25 Oct 09:22
Buffon II
Personally think Girdwood-Reich is the best centre back that has ever played in the A-League.

Don’t think it is up for debate either.

Really strange he can't get minutes in the MLS. Surman has made the step up pretty easily.
25 Oct 09:24 · edited 25 Oct 09:24 · History
Leichardt Oval really looks a great venue for the A-League. When the upgrades are finished, Sydney really should look to make the move here.

Sydney on top but its locked at 0-0 just before half time.
25 Oct 09:51
Why are we not playing all A-league matches at stadiums like this? The atmosphere is awesome.

There's some shocker stadium's in the A-league (like the Roar's for example). These smaller grounds add so much to the atmosphere.
25 Oct 09:55
Sydney finally opens the scoring, 1-0
25 Oct 10:01
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austin111
AFC will grind out results but they look stodgy in attack. Cosgrove is a donkey....why did they recruit him. Rogerson should be starting IMO. 
Any crowd numbers from Auckland?

The Nix performance against Perth was not a great indication for where we are at because Perth are not a good side. I guess we will have a better idea after the Roar game

14,767, pretty good for Labour Weekend. Between the tournament in Napier and the casuals wanting to head out of town, it was never gonna be huge.
Going to make our 9k look good if thats what ours turns out to be.

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

25 Oct 10:10
Ninja
Why are we not playing all A-league matches at stadiums like this? The atmosphere is awesome.

There's some shocker stadium's in the A-league (like the Roar's for example). These smaller grounds add so much to the atmosphere.

Most clubs don't have viable smaller options like this.

City would be much better playing out of Lakeside but South Melbourne holds the rights for the venue iirc, so no chance of that happening.

Roar fans are desperate for Perry Park to get an upgrade with the Olympics coming.
25 Oct 10:13
ballane
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austin111
AFC will grind out results but they look stodgy in attack. Cosgrove is a donkey....why did they recruit him. Rogerson should be starting IMO. 
Any crowd numbers from Auckland?

The Nix performance against Perth was not a great indication for where we are at because Perth are not a good side. I guess we will have a better idea after the Roar game

14,767, pretty good for Labour Weekend. Between the tournament in Napier and the casuals wanting to head out of town, it was never gonna be huge.
Going to make our 9k look good if thats what ours turns out to be.

9k would be our biggest opening Home crowd since 2018. 
25 Oct 10:28
Not even Patrick Wood could miss that one.

2-0
26 Oct 06:59
Ninja
Why are we not playing all A-league matches at stadiums like this? The atmosphere is awesome.

There's some shocker stadium's in the A-league (like the Roar's for example). These smaller grounds add so much to the atmosphere.

Crowd was reported at 10,700, Sydney's lowest ever opening Home match in the ALM. Not sure if the venue choice was part of the reason, it isn't the best for fan experience and getting there according to Sydney fans. But man it looks great on TV.
26 Oct 17:04
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ballane
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austin111
AFC will grind out results but they look stodgy in attack. Cosgrove is a donkey....why did they recruit him. Rogerson should be starting IMO. 
Any crowd numbers from Auckland?

The Nix performance against Perth was not a great indication for where we are at because Perth are not a good side. I guess we will have a better idea after the Roar game

14,767, pretty good for Labour Weekend. Between the tournament in Napier and the casuals wanting to head out of town, it was never gonna be huge.
Going to make our 9k look good if thats what ours turns out to be.

9k would be our biggest opening Home crowd since 2018. 

6890 confirmed by Austadiums ( see Nix v Brisb thread).
27 Oct 02:08
Jessie Merino
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ballane
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austin111
AFC will grind out results but they look stodgy in attack. Cosgrove is a donkey....why did they recruit him. Rogerson should be starting IMO. 
Any crowd numbers from Auckland?

The Nix performance against Perth was not a great indication for where we are at because Perth are not a good side. I guess we will have a better idea after the Roar game

14,767, pretty good for Labour Weekend. Between the tournament in Napier and the casuals wanting to head out of town, it was never gonna be huge.
Going to make our 9k look good if thats what ours turns out to be.

9k would be our biggest opening Home crowd since 2018. 

6890 confirmed by Austadiums ( see Nix v Brisb thread).
 Sounds about right, PAX numbers are not a 1:1 match normally.
27 Oct 03:29
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Jessie Merino
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ballane
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austin111
AFC will grind out results but they look stodgy in attack. Cosgrove is a donkey....why did they recruit him. Rogerson should be starting IMO. 
Any crowd numbers from Auckland?

The Nix performance against Perth was not a great indication for where we are at because Perth are not a good side. I guess we will have a better idea after the Roar game

14,767, pretty good for Labour Weekend. Between the tournament in Napier and the casuals wanting to head out of town, it was never gonna be huge.
Going to make our 9k look good if thats what ours turns out to be.

9k would be our biggest opening Home crowd since 2018. 

6890 confirmed by Austadiums ( see Nix v Brisb thread).
 Sounds about right, PAX numbers are not a 1:1 match normally.

Given the shark show last season, I think this was a fair crowd. I had hoped we’d see more but yeah, felt like a sub 8k crowd.
27 Oct 07:10
Macarthur vs Adelaide tonight, probably a good chance for the first away win of the season here.
27 Oct 08:19
Liam Rose breaks his 124 game goal scoring drought, 1-0
27 Oct 09:46 · edited 27 Oct 09:47 · History
Kurto is having an absolute blinder for Macarthur to keep them ahead in this one.
27 Oct 10:24
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Jessie Merino
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ballane
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austin111
AFC will grind out results but they look stodgy in attack. Cosgrove is a donkey....why did they recruit him. Rogerson should be starting IMO. 
Any crowd numbers from Auckland?

The Nix performance against Perth was not a great indication for where we are at because Perth are not a good side. I guess we will have a better idea after the Roar game

14,767, pretty good for Labour Weekend. Between the tournament in Napier and the casuals wanting to head out of town, it was never gonna be huge.
Going to make our 9k look good if thats what ours turns out to be.

9k would be our biggest opening Home crowd since 2018. 

6890 confirmed by Austadiums ( see Nix v Brisb thread).
 Sounds about right, PAX numbers are not a 1:1 match normally.
 Pax takes into account season passes, stadium passes, corporate boxes, etc. If those aren't used, then attendance is lower.
27 Oct 15:48
12 games into the season and we have 9 Home wins & 3 Draws. Bit of a change after one of the highest % of Away wins ever last season.
31 Oct 10:09
Brisbane and Melbourne City slogging it out - a rather dreary affair.
Nil all 70 minutes in.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

31 Oct 12:02
So embarassing that this basket case of a club consistently poaches our best players. Perth 0 Victory 2
31 Oct 21:00
imanixsupporter
So embarassing that this basket case of a club consistently poaches our best players. Perth 0 Victory 2

..... and then somehow turns them into a team that cannot win a game.
A reverse "philosopher's stone" (turning gold into, well, not gold).

Apart from a few Glory stalwarts, they have plenty of decent ex-Nix players and more than a few of ex-Bitumens - and WU were an excellent team on the park in their day.   No shortage of skill. It is a mystery.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

31 Oct 21:29
imanixsupporter
So embarassing that this basket case of a club consistently poaches our best players. Perth 0 Victory 2

why is it embarrassing? players come and go, if they choose to go to a new club for a new challenge so be it. It's more embarrassing for the players when they say they are leaving to win trophies with their new team and sit firmly on the bottom of the table.

Queenslander 3x a year.

01 Nov 03:25
Haven't really had the chance to watch Adelaide so far this season, so not sure what to expect vs AFC today. Hopefully it is another 4-4 thriller like last season.
01 Nov 04:17
Sakai limps off, maybe a doubt for next Saturday? 0-0
01 Nov 04:21 · edited 01 Nov 04:22 · History
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Sakai limps off, maybe a doubt for next Saturday? 0-0

Only following commentary for this one, but how'd that happen? Heavy challenge?
01 Nov 04:28
Cosgrove opens the scoring. De Vries puts on a plate & Cosgrove heads it under the jumping Adelaide Keeper. 1-0 
01 Nov 04:29
YoungHeartHM
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Sakai limps off, maybe a doubt for next Saturday? 0-0

Only following commentary for this one, but how'd that happen? Heavy challenge?

Just getting up and down the pitch. Didn't see anything nasty happen to him.