Season 2021 / 2022

[Paul01]

1 hour ago, Paul01 said:

Friendly between the Nix and the Smurfs starting soon.

Smurfs up 1-0 at half time.

No team sheet for the Smurfs 

[Paul01]

And Wanderers v APIA in a friendly 

Starting XI: Margush (GK), Gordon, Natta, Mourdoukoutas, Cancar, Wilmering, Russell, Troisi, Lopane, Ogawa and Swibel

Substitutes: Warshawsky (GK), Carluccio, Badolato, Bertolissio, Pelekanos and Hovar

3 ATB

[Paul01]

Smurfs won 1-0 over the Nix

Wanderers up 3-0 over APIA. Goal to Wilmering and 2 to Lopane so far.

[MathyouWSW]

3-1, APIA score off a free kick.

Really need to work on set-plays.

[Paul01]

9 minutes ago, MathyouWSW said:

3-1, APIA score off a free kick.

Really need to work on set-plays.

It was Magush and the youngsters 

[MathyouWSW]

Finishes 3-1.

The club tweeted that's the last pre-season match. 

I think APIA play in a fortnight's time against Cooma Tigers in their FFA cup tie.

[Paul01]

And meanwhile in Queensland 

 

Brisbane Roar lose to a combined NPL team

[MathyouWSW]

I posted it on their own forum. 

I had a look at the NPL All Stars Squad and it seems the goals were from their own Academy/NPL Players (Keegan Jelacic and Eli Adams). I say promote them if they are out doing the senior squad.

How embarrassing. 

[Davo]

Andrew Howe put together a 400 page season guide. Full of player, club, and league stats (never knew Ziggy Gordon's real name is Zygmunt).

[marron]

 

8 hours ago, Davo said:

(never knew Ziggy Gordon's real name is Zygmunt).

Can see why he went with Ziggy.

[marron]

(that doc is unreal)

[Paul01]

A-League womens comp starts soon but for context, many games will be double-headers both home or away

There are at present 9 double-headers with the planning for Round 8 still up in the air due to the Women's Asian Cup in January 2022

 

[Paul01]

South Australia shutting borders to NSW, ACT and Victoria 

Going to affect Adelaide United for at least a week

[Paul01]

No trip to Melbourne for ALM Wanderers midweek due to FFA scheduling

 

[Paul01]

Looks like their will be a complete revamp of the A-League Mens competition this week.

The only scheduled game this week is the FFA Cup game between the Smurfs and Brisbane 

[MartinTyler]

10 hours ago, Paul01 said:

Looks like their will be a complete revamp of the A-League Mens competition this week.

The only scheduled game this week is the FFA Cup game between the Smurfs and Brisbane 

Yeah I think it's inevitable now

[Paul01]

Now that the season seems to have restarted, the table is interesting 

Western United on 16 points from 9 games

Melbourne Victory on 15 points from 8 games

Adelaide on 14 points from 10 games

Macarthur on 14 points from 7 games

Heartle$$ on 13 points from 9 games

Smurfs on 13 points from 10 games

Mariners on 9 points from 7 games

Wanderers on 9 points from 8 games

Newcastle on 8 points from 7 games

Brisbane on 8 points from 9 games

Perth on 7 points from 7 games

Phoenix on 7 points from 7 games.

The difference from top to bottom is 9 points.

If by some quirk of fate Western United, Macarthur and Heartle$$ all lose plus Adelaide draw or lose with Smurfs then the scenario is that the difference in points from top to bottom will be 8 points with Brisbane in bottom. No team from the bottom half can move into the top 6 with at least 2 wins in their next 2 games. 

The catch up games will be crucial and their will be multiple midweek games. We have the Mariners and Newcastle in midweek games on the 16th and 23rd February respectively 

Mariners have the following schedule 

10/02 FFA Cup final

13/02 v Perth

16/02 v Wanderers 

19/02 v Melb Victory 

22/02 v Heartle$$

26/02 v Adelaide 

Newcastle have the following schedule 

09/02 v Perth 

12/02 v Melb Victory 

18/02 v Heartle$$

23/02 v Wanderers 

26/02 v Macarthur 

All the teams on less than 10 games are being asked to play some of their catch ups in February 

 

[OntheFence]

Well,maybe its the halfway point in comp.Hard to say with the postponements.

City and WU leading the way....seem like they have a bit of a break @ moment.

None of this years teams are dominant,Top 6 is a lottery.ALL teams can get there but BrisVegas and WestyWanderers need to start a run of points each week to make up ground.

 

Its the most Open A league yet, I hope another Covid strain doesn't happen,That would be a disaster.

A Euro war will do me(NOT).

[Paul01]

So where our mathematicians to give us the table using points per game?

We need to win multiple matches against teams above us on the current table.

We play the following teams unless we get postponed for weather next weekend.

12/03 Macarthur Bullsh1tters (away)

16/03 Adelaide (away)

20/03 Adelaide (home)

27/03 Melb Victory (away)

[mack]

Perth jump us if they beat Adelaide in their game happening now.

[Edinburgh]

58 minutes ago, mack said:

Perth jump us if they beat Adelaide in their game happening now.

So far that ain't happening 

[Paul01]

1 hour ago, mack said:

Perth jump us if they beat Adelaide in their game happening now.

Still a big climb back for us

Adelaide without Mauk looked good against Perth. 

We now face 4th, 3rd (2 games away and home) and 5th. These games will be tougher than the Derby

Have to keep Davilla quiet in the next game is a must.

[StringerBellend]

1 hour ago, Paul01 said:

Still a big climb back for us

Adelaide without Mauk looked good against Perth. 

We now face 4th, 3rd (2 games away and home) and 5th. These games will be tougher than the Derby

Have to keep Davilla quiet in the next game is a must.

Yep but if we can't beat MacArthur then we don't deserve to be there they are bog average 

[Paul01]

7 hours ago, StringerBellend said:

Yep but if we can't beat MacArthur then we don't deserve to be there they are bog average 

I think they are a tad better than the Smurfs.

And its another Croatian coach Derby

Last week it was the brothers-in-law derby Popovic vs Milicic AND Rudan vs Corica

If we gave a game with weather the way it is, we will Rudan vs Milicic. They will have their enforcer Uskok back from suspension.

[MartinTyler]

Jeez...top 3 teams all from Melbourne !!

[pseudonym]

Looks like the Melbourne derby originally scheduled for this Saturday will be postponed

 

[Paul01]

And now the Smurfs go straight to the ACL Group stage. If Melb Victory can beat Vissel Kobe, then all the games for Melb Victory, Heartle$$ and the Smurfs will have be scheduled in the next 7 weeks. ACL group stage in a bubble

[StringerBellend]

On 07/03/2022 at 6:21 AM, Paul01 said:

I think they are a tad better than the Smurfs.

And its another Croatian coach Derby

Last week it was the brothers-in-law derby Popovic vs Milicic AND Rudan vs Corica

If we gave a game with weather the way it is, we will Rudan vs Milicic. They will have their enforcer Uskok back from suspension.

Yep a tad better than the smurfs so big average, the smurfs were total shite 

[Paul01]

Asian Champions League is going to very interesting for scheduling for Heartle$$ and the Smurfs as it is in a hub format from mid-April.

The third Sydney Derby is scheduled for the 16 April which is on the same day as a group stage ACL game for the Smurfs. Rescheduling incoming since the Smurfs won't give up a home derby and will have to on a weekend.

Plus Melb Victory will be playing every 3 to 5 days for the next 3 weeks