Our game will now happens after the Hurricanes match. I wonder how well the turf will recover from that and the storm.
The ground staff are awesome would imagine they will have it playable.
I genuinely think Sky Stadium might have the best grounds staff in the league. The miracles they perform on that pitch are something else. Don't see any aussie multi sport stadiums looking that good.
Our game will now happens after the Hurricanes match. I wonder how well the turf will recover from that and the storm.
The ground staff are awesome would imagine they will have it playable.
I genuinely think Sky Stadium might have the best grounds staff in the league. The miracles they perform on that pitch are something else. Don't see any aussie multi sport stadiums looking that good.
I think it's more than just good ground staff, just seems to be built different so it drains well and doesn't result in a muddy quagmire.
Payne is out. Oluwayemi or Boon got a niggle? 3 keepers named. GSR & Loke to get mins? Jayden Smith omitted
No Pennington for the Glory.
Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory Sunday, May 4 – Sky Stadium – 3:00pm AEST
*Originally scheduled to take place on Friday, May 2, Round 29’s clash between Wellington Phoenix and Perth Glory was postponed to Sunday, May 4. The Glory were set to fly to Wellington on Thursday however all flights were grounded due to extreme storms and winds in the area.
Wellington Phoenix squad: 1. Josh OLUWAYEMI (gk), 3. Corban PIPER, 4. Scott WOOTTON, 5. Fin ROA CONCHIE, 7. Kosta BARBAROUSES, 8. Paulo RETRE, 9. Hideki ISHIGE, 14. Alex RUFER (c), 15. Isaac HUGHES, 17. Gabriel SLOANE-RODRIGUES, 18. Lukas KELLY-HEALD, 19. Sam SUTTON, 23. Luke SUPYK, 25. Kazuki NAGASAWA, 27. Matt SHERIDAN, 29. Luke BROOKE-SMITH, 35. Dublin BOON (gk), 36. Xuan LOKE, 40. Eamonn MCCARRON (gk), 41. Nathan WALKER
(Two to be omitted) Ins: 17. Gabriel SLOANE-RODRIGUES (promoted), 36. Xuan LOKE (promoted), 40. Eamonn MCCARRON (gk) (promoted). Outs: 6. Tim PAYNE (injured), 39. Jayden SMITH (omitted), 46. Lachlan CANDY (omitted). Unavailable: 6. Tim PAYNE (injured), 11. Stefan COLAKOVSKI (injured), 12. Chico GERALDES (injured), 30. Alby KELLY-HEALD (gk) (injured).
Bus replacing trains on the Kapiti line on Sunday. All other lines are running.
Edit. May the 4th be with us
We can farewell Sutton and Wootton before they go to the Dark Side.
Also, I guess Candy's "omission" answers the question about whether a red card in the CL carries over? Unless it was purely a club decision I suppose.
says "omitted" not suspended so I'd say its a club decision rather than a league ban
Poor guy looked pretty bummed out coming off the field after his red, maybe he knew that was his chance of featuring in the Perth game blown.
Sure, that’s how football works, but it reminds me of what someone posted in another thread about our young players needing that bit of extra support when they screw up.
I'd settle for Loke slotting in at RB for the injured Payne and cameos for LBS & GSR, that'd be plenty for me. I've seen enough of the kids in general this season. Would rather see Roa Conchie and Nagasawa in midfield than Sheridan & LBS too (Roa Conchie can be considered a kid too I guess)MetalLegNZ
Chiefy saying in the presser he will play the strongest team available to him...
Meh, play the kids. Seaso is over, give the youth a run.
Fun stat. 23/24 season AP conceded 26 goals in 27 games for us. 24/25 season he concedes 27 goals in 27 games for Akl.
Anyway, 🔥 🔥🔥🔥 up. 3 points please. Good performances from everyone. I'm sure Wootts and Sutts will want to impress Perth even more. We have the chance to do to CCM what they did to us on the final round of the regular season and leapfrog them. We can do this. HattyCW
I'd settle for Loke slotting in at RB for the injured Payne and cameos for LBS & GSR, that'd be plenty for me. I've seen enough of the kids in general this season. Would rather see Roa Conchie and Nagasawa in midfield than Sheridan & LBS too (Roa Conchie can be considered a kid too I guess)MetalLegNZ
Chiefy saying in the presser he will play the strongest team available to him...
Meh, play the kids. Seaso is over, give the youth a run.
Loke played a full 90 for the reserves yesterday, so that probably points to an involvement off the bench if anything today.
Maybe we see McCarron make the bench for the first time. That'd probably (hopefully) be it for him though. 😅
As others have pointed out, I would like to see Roa Conchie and GSR with some meaningful minutes. We've seen a fair bit of the other younger lads this season as well, so I have no doubt we'll see that pattern continue this afternoon.
