Australia Cup vs Perth Glory | Sun 27th Jul | 7:00pm | YouTube

ballane

Wow some of you need to remember they have only been training for 3 weeks still plenty of time for big improvements. Me im more than happy with what i have seen in the last couple of games if they continue to progress this season could be some fun. Some of you need to chill out and stop being so dam critical this early in the season.

One critical thing said and bro writes a novel

Lukas Kelly-Heald has been very good tonight.

Still looks like a bloody giraffe in full flight, but he's stood up for us this evening.

LBS MoM. Supyk and LKH have put in some hand crosses.

Apart from those three we've looked poor up front. We really need a decent striker or two.

Edit: and an experienced CB to stop Taggart.

It has to be bloody Taggart

Ah shark

Ughh.
Last thing we need is extra time 🥲

We haven't really worked the sub bench yet - so fresher legs on our side for the extra time assuming we hold on.

Last man not a red?

Retre is bang average imo

we really really need a decent striker. Should have won this already.

Monto

Retre is bang average imo

Worse than that 

martinb

Monto

Retre is bang average imo

Worse than that 

I was trying to be nice but yeah, you're absolutely right

very poor marking for the goal. lots of ball watching. i know it's bouncing around like crazy, but you can't leave a man on the edge of the 6 yard box, right in front of goal, alone like that

Marto

kwlap

weather might suit us. especially with the strong wind. 

I'm not sure that there is actually much wind there. Just useless Aussie commentators talking complete bollox again.

Each to their own. I like these two.

Monto

Retre is bang average imo

But did you see his wedding on Instagram?

Marto

we really really need a decent striker. Should have won this already.

I don't recall anyone up top really having a clear cut chance... not sure why you think we should of won this already.

martinb

Monto

Retre is bang average imo

Worse than that 

he looks underdone

Well shark

YoungHeartHM

Ughh.
Last thing we need is extra time 🥲

How about extra extra time?

I was enjoying a game in Perth that wasn't going to finish at midnight. Now I'm not so sure

are the stewards aware that lightning is a possibility for them too?

Just before the end there, Retre was really struggling to keep up with the play. Struggling to jog back. He looks quite unfit.

Marto

Dan The Man With The Pan

Is Pounds shattered? Otherwise I don't see why we are taking the game's biggest threat by far off. 

 Going back to Cheify's park the bus 1-0 up and dig in. I HATE it.

Eze, Rufer, Payne, visa AM & quality CB all to come into the starting lineup. Piper & Armiento. Way way too early to say how the Nix are going to play this season.

kwlap

I was enjoying a game in Perth that wasn't going to finish at midnight. Now I'm not so sure

Unfortunately extra time doesn’t mean reopening the bar at Fraser Park, so everyone’s off home.

Bullion

Just before the end there, Retre was really struggling to keep up with the play. Struggling to jog back. He looks quite unfit.

Looked alright when he first came on, did well to win that corner, then returned to usual.

Rock Hopper

YoungHeartHM

Ughh.
Last thing we need is extra time 🥲

How about extra extra time?

Bah. 
Half hour minimum with the timer reset for every subsequent lightning strike within the area (nothing I can find on this for Australian football, but in the MLS it is 8 miles or 13 kilometres).

At least the boys will get a bit of a breather.

No work for me tomorrow, so I'll be sitting here waiting patiently...

Bed time for me... the break could be for an hour, or worse yet postponed.

So my takeaways are:

Oluwayemi: Distribution is still poor, but he is very good on one to ones.
Smith: solid defender in the making. Big lad, decent in the air. Little limited with the ball.
Hughes: looks to have grown this year in confidence. Has looked very solid in both games.
Sheridan: like Hughes, looking good, but not as 'in control' of the game.
LKH: good touch, some nice touches and puts in a good foot. Still not sure on his best position. Needs to dominate the air with his size.
Loke: done well, willing to get forward and seems to be ok positionally. Option taking on attack could be better.
Conchie: the man covers some ground. A little wayward at times in possession, but I think he looks to be more progressive.
Nagasawe: for a seasoned pro - I want to see him control the game more. Some nice touches, but drifts out of the game.
GSR: Direct which I like, but still finding the pace of the game IMO. Want to see him be a bit more confident with the ball at feet.
LBS: Nice and direct with a bit more end product potential by the look of him. Touch can still be heavy. But strong, fast and confident.
Isighe: Same as his Japanese brother.
Supyk: best 10 mins I have seen of him. Big lad, but quite quick too. Seemed to back himself to take on a player. A good season coming up for him.

Overall, not bad tonight. Still lacking possession and we say back too much at the end, but I'm hopeful Rufer and Payne coming back in will help that + whoever we still have left to sign.

Ignore me

Never mind, over two hour delay.

7:41 restart. Don't go to sleep just yet. Back on in 20 mins.

coochiee

Marto

Dan The Man With The Pan

Is Pounds shattered? Otherwise I don't see why we are taking the game's biggest threat by far off. 

 Going back to Cheify's park the bus 1-0 up and dig in. I HATE it.

Eze, Rufer, Payne, visa AM & quality CB all to come into the starting lineup. Piper & Armiento. Way way too early to say how the Nix are going to play this season.

not sure who is available local at cb, but I reckon we are far weaker with depth at cb than am.

YoungHeartHM

Rock Hopper

YoungHeartHM

Ughh.
Last thing we need is extra time 🥲

How about extra extra time?

Bah. 
Half hour minimum with the timer reset for every subsequent lightning strike within the area (nothing I can find on this for Australian football, but in the MLS it is 8 miles or 13 kilometres).

At least the boys will get a bit of a breather.

No work for me tomorrow, so I'll be sitting here waiting patiently...

This happened at one of the Porirua Park games last season, I might be wrong but I think they said 10km.

I have a 3:30 alarm set for the Euro final, so maybe I’ll catch the end of this one…

YoungHeartHM

Rock Hopper

YoungHeartHM

Ughh.
Last thing we need is extra time 🥲

How about extra extra time?

Bah. 
Half hour minimum with the timer reset for every subsequent lightning strike within the area (nothing I can find on this for Australian football, but in the MLS it is 8 miles or 13 kilometres).

At least the boys will get a bit of a breather.

No work for me tomorrow, so I'll be sitting here waiting patiently...

You'll be sitting for quite a while. :)

Bullion

Just before the end there, Retre was really struggling to keep up with the play. Struggling to jog back. He looks quite unfit.

32 year old footballer in preseason training for a season still almost 3 months away from starting looks "quite unfit".

Never before in professional football has this happened. Ever.

Marto

7:41 restart. Don't go to sleep just yet. Back on in 20 mins.
correction: 2hrs, 20 mins!

7:41 AEST, which is in ten minutes unless I'm completely mistaken 

For reference everyone AEST is Australian Eastern Standard Time, or the time in Sydney - 8 minutes from now. 

They should have used Australian Western Standard Time...

But no, it's not a two hour wait, so stay tuned!

Monto

Marto

7:41 restart. Don't go to sleep just yet. Back on in 20 mins.
correction: 2hrs, 20 mins!

7:41 AEST, which is in ten minutes unless I'm completely mistaken 

I was looking at it as the time in Perth, currently 5:35pm there.

Thanks to YH, I know the difference now.

Silent

Bullion

Just before the end there, Retre was really struggling to keep up with the play. Struggling to jog back. He looks quite unfit.

32 year old footballer in preseason training for a season still almost 3 months away from starting looks "quite unfit".

Never before in professional football has this happened. Ever.

he looked like he would struggle to finish the first half of extra time and would need replacing even though he's just come on.

back on team.

we've already had a shot at goal.

That's a decent pen shout