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A-League Roundup: Sydney FC can’t capitalise on Gold Coast draw

Adelaide United 1-0 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, 10,262 Adelaide finally won a match, their first since round 1, and in great style in front of ten thousand fans at Hindmarsh Stadium. Travis Dodd was back from injury, making some quick zippy runs in the midfield. Owusu and Cassio were both out with injury in…

Australian A-League Weekly Roundup – Round 6 Predictions

Round 5 Review Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets 1-1 Etihad Stadium 15,168 Despite being able to sustain a high crowd, Melbourne weren’t able to replicate that luck on the pitch, following another disappointing result, the defending champions sit 7th on the A-League ladder. The match couldn’t have started any worse for the Victory with Celeski…

Round 4 Australian A-League Roundup

Round 4 of the Hyundai A-League wrapped up yesterday, with the round producing some mixed and surprising results. Adelaide United vs North Queensland Fury Hindmarsh Stadium 10,733 3-3 10,733 people braved the rain, and the majority watched in horror as North Queensland went ahead first after Robbie Fowler timed a run perfectly to score off…

A-League: Jets shoot down Victory

Melbourne Victory returned to action last night in the Hyundai A-League. Facing the Newcastle Jets in Newcastle. The Victory demolished the Jets in the 3rd round at home 5-0. The gulf in class during that game was enormous and I must admit going into the game I was expecting another Victory win, especially given the…

The Australian A-League — Coming Home (the local Marquee players)

Over the past three seasons, Australia’s marquee player system has quickly settled into two clear classes — the overseas marquee players and local players (usually, but not necessarily, returning from stints in one of the many European leagues).

The Australian A-League: Has the overseas Marquee experiment worked?

As I have written previously, the Australian A-League introduced the marquee player system as a way of attracting quality players while preventing expensive bidding wars that risked placing clubs in financial danger before the season was even underway. A well selected overseas marquee player offers more to a club and the League than just razzle…

The Australian A-League – an introduction to the Marquee player system

Australia’s A-League was born out of the ashes of the old National Soccer League (NSL). The NSL was plagued by poor management, ethnic rivalries and a low profile compared to the ‘traditional’ football codes of rugby league, rugby union and Australian Rules football (depending on which state you lived in). Following a Government inquiry, the…