A-League thread

[Rampsation]

How much compo did kurtz get?

[mightytiges]

How much compo did kurtz get?

He signed at two-year deal and lasted only half a season. Not sure if there were any clauses in his contract. He's had regular falling outs at other clubs.

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Star Socceroo Mathew Leckie is considering a return to the A-League.

Source: 7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS

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Create A-League second division but we have final say, says FFA boss

By Vince Rugari
The Age
September 16, 2020

Football Federation Australia chief executive James Johnson says it's no longer a case of if but "when and how" an A-League second tier will begin, but reminded aspiring clubs that the ultimate power rests with the governing body.

Johnson's comments came after a collection of NPL clubs from almost every state and territory were unveiled as a 'partner group' that will assist the Association of Australian Football Clubs (AAFC) in devising a model for the proposed competition.

Victorian clubs South Melbourne and Heidelberg United are among the 30 clubs who have contributed funds towards AAFC's planned modelling for an A-League second division.

The 30 clubs named on Tuesday have raised more than $100,000 in funding that will go towards modelling for a second division called 'The Championship', aimed at one day connecting with the A-League through promotion and relegation.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/ffa-chief-urges-collaboration-over-a-league-second-division-plans-20200915-p55vyk.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true

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The full list of 30 prospective second division clubs

By Lucas Radbourne
ftbl.com.au
Sep 15 2020

The AAFC member clubs have released the full list of 30 clubs aiming to take part in a national second division to play in conjunction with the A-League.

The group aims to implement a second division by 2022, as the AAFC and various A-League expansion franchises attempt to drag the A-League out of its current financial woes through expansion, rather than retraction.

THE FULL 30

Adelaide City, APIA Leichhardt, Avondale, Bayswater City, Bentleigh Greens, Bulleen Lions, Campbelltown City, Caroline Springs George Cross, Edgeworth Eagles, Gold Coast United, Gungahlin United, Heidelberg United, Hume City, Marconi Stallions, Melbourne Knights, North East MetroStars, Olympic FC, Peninsula Power, Perth SC, Preston Lions, Rockdale Ilinden, South Hobart, South Melbourne, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, West Adelaide, West Torrens, Western Pride, Wollongong Wolves, Wynnum Wolves.

https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/the-full-list-of-30-prospective-second-division-clubs-553308

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Wollongong Wolves 

[mightytiges]

Well done to the Victory girls  . 19 year old Kyra Cooney-Cross is going to be our next star Matilda (We need her to after that German loss).

[Rampsation]

A League is dead and buried. No one cares lol.

[mightytiges]

2-2 and one of the best Melbourne derbies. Popovic has turned Victory around quickly since he's become manager. The fight and desperation is back in the team.

[mightytiges]

Popovic has turned Victory around quickly since he's become manager.

Only took a few months to win a trophy  .

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South Melbourne, Heidelberg and over 30 NPL clubs are signatories to an AAFC report demanding a national Second Division.

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The Final AAFC NSD Report by the Partner Group of Clubs will be released later today.

In anticipation of that release, we would like to table the ‘Forward’ section  from the report.

AAFC believes it’s time for a merit-based competition structure to be introduced as meritocracy is both the “Australian way” & occurs in most⚽️competitions around the world.
 
The report has been funded by the Partner Clubs with financial analysis undertaken by MI Associates.




https://twitter.com/AAFClubs

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A-LEAGUE GRAND FINAL TO BE HELD AT ALLIANZ STADIUM FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/12/12/a-league-grand-final-to-be-held-at-allianz-stadium-for-the-next-three-years/


The difference is the AFL & NRL are nationalised comps built up and continued from a single former state league where the respective comp's GF had always been held. They also have the majority of their teams from the city that hosts the GF.

The A-league on the other hand was started as a national league from scratch. It's not from a Sydney League  .

[mightytiges]

Crazy and disgraceful scenes tonight at AAMI Park.

https://twitter.com/AndrewH09521171/status/1604057514881863680

https://twitter.com/tomcanetti/status/1604047898026864640

https://twitter.com/kef_timothy/status/1604048500580159488

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCpMIqVDGnk


It was meant to be a peaceful walkout by both sets of active supporters behind the goals in protest of the APL's decision. This had already happened at other matches this round. Yet some Ultra idiot in the Victory end throws a flare over the net and just behind the City keeper as he's walking. The keeper doesn't help the situation by throwing the flare back into the crowd. The Ultra idiots then storm the pitch and one assaults the keeper in the head with a bin. Game suspended.

So only a week after the Socceroos gave the sport a huge boost, the admin's own goal and especially these violent Ultra tryhards have trashed it all . Wouldn't be surprised now the FA/APL dock points and make Victory play behind closed doors. Thanks morons! You deserve lifetime bans.

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Football Australia statement

Following shocking scenes during the first half of the A-League Men’s match between Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC at AAMI Park on Saturday 17 December, where fans from the Melbourne Victory FC end entered the field of play, Football Australia match officials have abandoned the match in accordance with Law 5.3 of the Laws of the Game in order to protect the integrity of the match.

Such behaviour has no place in Australian Football, with a full Football Australia investigation to commence immediately, where strong sanctions will be handed down.

https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/football-australia-statement

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CLUB STATEMENT

Dec 17, 2022    11:13PM AET

Tonight, Melbourne Victory Football Club is devastated. The Club unequivocally condemns the actions of fans at Saturday night’s match against Melbourne City at AAMI Park.

The actions that occurred, that saw spectators enter the pitch and injure a Melbourne City FC player, an official and a Network Ten cameraman, are not acceptable under any circumstance and have no place in football. The security and welfare of everyone involved in a football match is paramount and the Club will not accept this behaviour.

The Club would like to formally apologise to Tom Glover, match official, Alex King and the camera operator as well as all players, officials and those who witnessed the appalling behaviour.

This conduct will not be tolerated and the Club, along with AAMI Park and Victoria Police, will undertake a full investigation into the incident.

Melbourne Victory would like to reiterate there is no place in football for what was witnessed tonight.

https://melbournevictory.com.au/news/club-statement-3

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Football Australia refuse to rule out sanctions on injured Melbourne City goalie Tom Glover

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson said their investigation would start from the moment the first flare lands on the field.

"The moment that a flare entered the field is the moment ... that triggers the whole events," he said.

"We will be looking at it fairly and objectively and we'll be moving swiftly on it.

"I don't want to comment on the outcome ... we need to go through the process. We are looking at the facts. We'll look at it objectively and we will make a decision that we believe is in the overall best interests of the game."

https://wwos.nine.com.au/football/news-2022-a-league-melbourne-derby-pitch-invasion-james-johnson-caroline-keats-craig-foster-comments/b9819bbd-4422-4247-978b-b34de6021842