League Table 2019/20

I think we can safely say, we have a good chance at 2nd to 6th.

Perth = draw (1)

City = beatable (3 points, draw at worst)

WU = beatable (3 points)

Sydney = probably a loss.

I'd be happy with 5 or 7 points from the next 4.

Looking forward to beasting WU

Melbourne City 2 Melbourne Victory 1

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	15	13	1	1	34	13	21	40
	Melbourne City	17	9	3	5	32	26	6	30
	Perth Glory	15	7	5	3	27	14	13	26
	Wellington Phoenix	15	7	3	5	22	18	4	24
	Adelaide United	15	8	0	7	27	25	2	24
	Western United	16	6	3	7	23	22	1	21
	Brisbane Roar	15	5	4	6	16	20	-4	19
	Western Sydney	15	5	2	8	17	22	-5	17
	Melbourne Victory	17	4	4	9	20	26	-6	16
	Central Coast	15	4	1	10	14	28	-14	13
	Newcastle Jets	15	2	4	9	13	31	-18	10

Perth Glory 4 Wellington Phoenix 2

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	15	13	1	1	34	13	21	40
	Melbourne City	17	9	3	5	32	26	6	30
	Perth Glory	16	8	5	3	31	16	15	29
	Adelaide United	15	8	0	7	27	25	2	24
	Wellington Phoenix	16	7	3	6	24	22	2	24
	Western United	16	6	3	7	23	22	1	21
	Brisbane Roar	15	5	4	6	16	20	-4	19
	Western Sydney	15	5	2	8	17	22	-5	17
	Melbourne Victory	17	4	4	9	20	26	-6	16
	Central Coast	15	4	1	10	14	28	-14	13
	Newcastle Jets	15	2	4	9	13	31	-18	10

still in the finals hunt, even after a mare and a biased ref....

The ref was not biased, just incompetent. 

Incompetent is being polite Leggy. What was the final card score? 9-2. I wouldn't let Hersey referee a kids game of social footie, let alone anything higher. What a complete arrogant muppet. He obviously had a pre-match game plan and stuck to it. That hatchett tackle resulting in no punishment is the clue to that.

Nix 4 yellows.  Glory 3 yellows.

+2 for the nix coaching staff.

LG please be accurate and less defamatory

I heard the match commentators very late in the match saying 9 yellow cards were given out. 

Brisbane Roar 2 Adelaide United 1

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	15	13	1	1	34	13	21	40
	Melbourne City	17	9	3	5	32	26	6	30
	Perth Glory	16	8	5	3	31	16	15	29
	Wellington Phoenix	16	7	3	6	24	22	2	24
	Adelaide United	16	8	0	8	28	27	1	24
	Brisbane Roar	16	6	4	6	18	21	-3	22
	Western United	16	6	3	7	23	22	1	21
	Western Sydney	15	5	2	8	17	22	-5	17
	Melbourne Victory	17	4	4	9	20	26	-6	16
	Central Coast	15	4	1	10	14	28	-14	13
	Newcastle Jets	15	2	4	9	13	31	-18	10

Yep just as I though, we will be out of the top 6 by end of March. It was good while it lasted but we just can’t compete with the likes of Roar and Glory and City.

Just as well you missed out Adelaide, so we should still be 6th by your calculations :D

And the Jets. Do not forget the Jets.

Newcastle Jets 4 Central Coast Mariners 3

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	15	13	1	1	34	13	21	40
	Melbourne City	17	9	3	5	32	26	6	30
	Perth Glory	16	8	5	3	31	16	15	29
	Wellington Phoenix	16	7	3	6	24	22	2	24
	Adelaide United	16	8	0	8	28	27	1	24
	Brisbane Roar	16	6	4	6	18	21	-3	22
	Western United	16	6	3	7	23	22	1	21
	Western Sydney	15	5	2	8	17	22	-5	17
	Melbourne Victory	17	4	4	9	20	26	-6	16
	Central Coast	16	4	1	11	17	32	-15	13
	Newcastle Jets	16	3	4	9	17	34	-17	13

4th - 7th, 3pts in it. 

No side with a game in hand. 

We'll need some results from City, Sydney, United. Been a good season, finish well lads. 

COYN

Can someone remind me the play off rules?
It's 1v6 (1st at home), 2v5 (2nd at home), 3v4 3rd at home)?

I just really want to get a home playoff!

Elimination Finals

• Clubs ranked 3 & 6 (Match A) and 4 & 5 (Match B) will play-off with the winners from each of these Matches to advance to the Semi Finals of the Hyundai A-League Finals Series.
• Clubs ranked 3 & 4 will be considered the ‘home’ Club for Matches A & B.

Semi Finals

• Club ranked 1 will play the lowest ranked winner of Matches A & B (Match C).
• Club ranked 2 will play the highest ranked winner of Matches A & B (Match D).
• Clubs ranked 1 & 2 will be considered the ‘home’ Club for Matches C & D.
• The highest placed Club to advance to the Hyundai A-League Grand Final (Match E) will be considered the ‘home’ Club.

Grand Final

• The Hyundai A-League Grand Final will be contested between the winners of Matches C & D (Match E).
• The Club who wins the Hyundai A-League Grand Final will be crowned the Hyundai A-League Champions and will be awarded the Championship Trophy.

Got it, thanks.

Well then it's imperative we come at least 4th so as to secure a home play-off game!

Nah, come 5th and host the Grand Final is the baller way to do it. 

Everyone in the 4-7 bracket still have a game to play against everyone in the A-League. We have home games vs our competition for the 4-7 spot, so need to make the home ground advantage pay off for us.

Perth has more away games than home and has ACL as well, Melbourne is 50/50 home vs away. We should be targetting second.

Adelaide United 2 Central Coast Mariners 0

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	15	13	1	1	34	13	21	40
	Melbourne City	17	9	3	5	32	26	6	30
	Perth Glory	16	8	5	3	31	16	15	29
	Adelaide United	17	9	0	8	30	27	3	27
	Wellington Phoenix	16	7	3	6	24	22	2	24
	Brisbane Roar	16	6	4	6	18	21	-3	22
	Western United	16	6	3	7	23	22	1	21
	Western Sydney	15	5	2	8	17	22	-5	17
	Melbourne Victory	17	4	4	9	20	26	-6	16
	Central Coast	17	4	1	12	17	34	-17	13
	Newcastle Jets	16	3	4	9	17	34	-17	13

Wellington Phoenix 1 Melbourne City 0

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	15	13	1	1	34	13	21	40
	Melbourne City	18	9	3	6	32	27	5	30
	Perth Glory	16	8	5	3	31	16	15	29
	Adelaide United	17	9	0	8	30	27	3	27
	Wellington Phoenix	17	8	3	6	25	22	3	27
	Brisbane Roar	16	6	4	6	18	21	-3	22
	Western United	16	6	3	7	23	22	1	21
	Western Sydney	15	5	2	8	17	22	-5	17
	Melbourne Victory	17	4	4	9	20	26	-6	16
	Central Coast	17	4	1	12	17	34	-17	13
	Newcastle Jets	16	3	4	9	17	34	-17	13

Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Newcastle Jets 1

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	15	13	1	1	34	13	21	40
	Melbourne City	18	9	3	6	32	27	5	30
	Perth Glory	16	8	5	3	31	16	15	29
	Adelaide United	17	9	0	8	30	27	3	27
	Wellington Phoenix	17	8	3	6	25	22	3	27
	Brisbane Roar	16	6	4	6	18	21	-3	22
	Western United	16	6	3	7	23	22	1	21
	Western Sydney	16	5	3	8	18	23	-5	18
	Melbourne Victory	17	4	4	9	20	26	-6	16
	Newcastle Jets	17	3	5	9	18	35	-17	14
	Central Coast	17	4	1	12	17	34	-17	13

Feel for the Mariners fans, technically if they come last this season they can lose their license.

wasnt aware this was a threat that the FFA had made?

Its in the license agreements for all teams, if you finish last three times in five seasons you're in breach of the license and it can be taken off you.

Its a good rule, forces clubs to invest properly.

What? First I've heard of this. Have we come close a couple of times?

Nope, we're not that bad. we've come last twice and they were more than five years apart.

Someone copy/pasted the original article Herald Sun here

Ah, my memory was wrong 4 out of 6 not 3 out of 5. Since Graham Arnold left they've gone 8,10,8,10,10. Massive slide.

Would imagine that would no longer apply under the new governance model.

Western United 0 Brisbane Roar 1

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	15	13	1	1	34	13	21	40
	Melbourne City	18	9	3	6	32	27	5	30
	Perth Glory	16	8	5	3	31	16	15	29
	Adelaide United	17	9	0	8	30	27	3	27
	Wellington Phoenix	17	8	3	6	25	22	3	27
	Brisbane Roar	17	7	4	6	19	21	-2	25
	Western United	17	6	3	8	23	23	0	21
	Western Sydney	16	5	3	8	18	23	-5	18
	Melbourne Victory	17	4	4	9	20	26	-6	16
	Newcastle Jets	17	3	5	9	18	35	-17	14
	Central Coast	17	4	1	12	17	34	-17	13

Why do hope the Victory finish last?

I bet they don't.

F*CK THE JEST!!!

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