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The Oz Files: The A-League Finals
The first matches of the A-League playoffs have been played and, as expected, Brisbane have continued their unbeaten run, topping their rivals to host the Grand Final, Central Coast in the away leg of their tie. Meanwhile, two of the four lower seeds have been sent packing. To see who and catch some match highlights, read on… Continue reading
The Oz Files: A-League Finalists Decided, Jets Crash, Phoenix Soar
With the conclusion of the regular season this weekend, the line up for the first week of the finals has been decided and boy, are football fans in for a treat. This season has been the best in the A-League’s short history with a new pace-setter, in the Brisbane Roar, playing an attractive brand of … Continue reading
The Weekend Catch For 29-30 January, 2011
For those of you who follow the Weekend Catch, you’ll notice that we’ve rearranged the furniture a bit. Instead of sorting by author and yanking you this way and that, we’ve placed all matches from the same competition together. Hopefully, you’ll find it a bit easier to enjoy the tour of big weekend matches we … Continue reading
The Oz Files: A Record-Breaking Week In Australia
Australian football has seen all sorts of new records set in a memorable week. The Socceroos have progressed to the Asian Cup semi-finals for the first time after eliminating Iraq in the 118th minute. Back in the A-League, Adelaide United recorded the highest score in the league’s history, along with its largest margin of victory, demolishing … Continue reading
The Oz Files: Adelaide United Shake Off The Melbourne Monkey
January is a hectic month in the A-League with a ton of matches. The race for the last remaining playoff positions is on and all games are being hotly contested. January also means transfers, giving A-League clubs the opportunity to sign the talent they need to bolster their chances of winning the title. On top … Continue reading
The New Year’s Catch For 1-5 January, 2011 — The Old Firm & City v Arsenal
With the Boxing Day fixtures complete, some clubs are rejoicing but others are reeling. This isn’t time to dwell on one’s fortunes, however, as the New Year’s fixtures are already upon them. As they negotiate the opening week of 2011, some clubs will be welcoming new faces, with the January window open for business. Others … Continue reading
Hyundai A-League: The Unique Football League
For Australian sport, 2005 was a landmark year. The new Hyundai A-League was launched, promising to ignite Australian interest in football, a game which traditionally played second fiddle to the likes of Aussie Rules, cricket and both forms of rugby. It replaced the old National Soccer League (NSL) which had fallen from grace thanks to the loss … Continue reading
All this fuss about Nik Mrdja?!?
Who’s Nik Mrdja? Good question. He’s the player at the centre of the A-Leagues latest and most exciting scandal. Name calling, corruption charges, possible fines, moral panic, outrage, we have it all but before trying o explain who Nik Mrdja is, let’s take a step back and look at the context. Continue reading
What is wrong with Ange Postecoglu?
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Becoming More than Just a League
Robbie Fowler seems to be getting up a full head of goal-scoring steam and Shane Smeltz is continuing to smash them in like he was getting paid for it, which he is, not to mention having a pretty good chance of super sharp shooting New Zealand all the way to the world cup finals if … Continue reading
A-League Season 5: Now Including God
The fifth season of the A-League looks set to be the best yet with new teams, exciting players and a sense of anticipation that there might even be some quality football on show. Continue reading
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