Poletti (they/them)
@itspoletti.bsky.social
Non-binary. Co-Founder of Round Ball Australia. Host of The Dubcast. Commentator for Football NSW. I enjoy sports. Opinions are mine, all mine.
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Happy one year on oestrogen day to all who celebrate.
Spoiler alert: It's me.
I've got some news to share as I continue my journey of self-discovery towards being my authentic self. It hasn't been easy and I felt keeping it under wraps for a while was the safer option, but the time feels right.
Spoiler alert: It's me.
I've got some news to share as I continue my journey of self-discovery towards being my authentic self. It hasn't been easy and I felt keeping it under wraps for a while was the safer option, but the time feels right.
I just know there's a group of people who are going to use Barbieri starting in the #AWCL as a "logical" reason why there shouldn't be a debate around Willa Pearson playing, and think they're making a good point.
"Because how can someone be too young if someone can't be too old to play?"
"Because how can someone be too young if someone can't be too old to play?"
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I just know there's a group of people who are going to use Barbieri starting in the #AWCL as a "logical" reason why there shouldn't be a debate around Willa Pearson playing, and think they're making a good point.
"Because how can someone be too young if someone can't be too old to play?"
"Because how can someone be too young if someone can't be too old to play?"
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Just a reminder - even if the LNP had not decided to dump the net zero target, they would still be irrelevant to what the Govt can do.
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Just a reminder - even if the LNP had not decided to dump the net zero target, they would still be irrelevant to what the Govt can do.
Imagine a music playlist that goes from Shania Twain to Insane Clown Posse. Couldn't be mine 🤣
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Imagine a music playlist that goes from Shania Twain to Insane Clown Posse. Couldn't be mine 🤣
For $7000 US Dollars, you could pay a significant portion of an A-League Women players minimum salary (which is a very sad indictment on the state of the Dub)
For $7000, you could buy season tickets for you and over a dozen of your closest friends to any NWSL club’s supporters section.
Another price increase for the 2026 World Cup…
Sensing strong demand, FIFA raised the cost of many tickets to record-setting heights — the first large-scale implementation of its “variable pricing” strategy.
Details from @henrybushnell.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Sensing strong demand, FIFA raised the cost of many tickets to record-setting heights — the first large-scale implementation of its “variable pricing” strategy.
Details from @henrybushnell.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
For $7000 US Dollars, you could pay a significant portion of an A-League Women players minimum salary (which is a very sad indictment on the state of the Dub)
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AFC Women's Champions League
Melbourne City FC v Lion City Sailors FC
Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025
Kick-off: 7:00pm AEDT
Venue: Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
www.youtube.com/live/8GOu_jt...
#AWCL #AsianFootball #woso #ALW
Melbourne City FC v Lion City Sailors FC
Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025
Kick-off: 7:00pm AEDT
Venue: Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
www.youtube.com/live/8GOu_jt...
#AWCL #AsianFootball #woso #ALW
🔴 LIVE | Melbourne City 🇦🇺 vs Lion City Sailors 🇸🇬 | AFC Women's Champions League™
Enjoy the full match between Melbourne City and Lion City Sailors from matchday 1 of the AFC Women's Champions League™ 2025/26.
➡️ The Home of Asian Football - Download the AFC LIVE APP now to follow...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
AFC Women's Champions League
Melbourne City FC v Lion City Sailors FC
Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025
Kick-off: 7:00pm AEDT
Venue: Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
www.youtube.com/live/8GOu_jt...
#AWCL #AsianFootball #woso #ALW
Melbourne City FC v Lion City Sailors FC
Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025
Kick-off: 7:00pm AEDT
Venue: Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
www.youtube.com/live/8GOu_jt...
#AWCL #AsianFootball #woso #ALW
I'm sure playing at 1pm and 12:30pm in the middle of an LA summer won't have any negative impacts what-so-ever on player safety or the game itself.
Still no info for location of group stage matches at LA28 Olympics, but schedule is now out.
The Rose Bowl will host from semifinals on. For the women:
Semifinals: Tues, July 25 at 5:30 and 8:30 pm PT
Bronze medal match: Fri, July 28 at 1 pm PT
Gold medal match: Sat, July 29 at 12:30 pm PT
The Rose Bowl will host from semifinals on. For the women:
Semifinals: Tues, July 25 at 5:30 and 8:30 pm PT
Bronze medal match: Fri, July 28 at 1 pm PT
Gold medal match: Sat, July 29 at 12:30 pm PT
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I'm sure playing at 1pm and 12:30pm in the middle of an LA summer won't have any negative impacts what-so-ever on player safety or the game itself.
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going to be awesome to be 15 years old in victoria, where you won't be allowed to watch youtube but will be allowed to go to prison for a thousand years
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
going to be awesome to be 15 years old in victoria, where you won't be allowed to watch youtube but will be allowed to go to prison for a thousand years
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For $7000, you could buy season tickets for you and over a dozen of your closest friends to any NWSL club’s supporters section.
Another price increase for the 2026 World Cup…
Sensing strong demand, FIFA raised the cost of many tickets to record-setting heights — the first large-scale implementation of its “variable pricing” strategy.
Details from @henrybushnell.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Sensing strong demand, FIFA raised the cost of many tickets to record-setting heights — the first large-scale implementation of its “variable pricing” strategy.
Details from @henrybushnell.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
For $7000, you could buy season tickets for you and over a dozen of your closest friends to any NWSL club’s supporters section.
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On Wednesday, the PFA released its annual report on the A-League Women, which had some shocking statistics about what the players experience. Poletti and Burke discussed five of the big talking points from the report on The Dubcast.
📺: youtu.be/jcf4EUdICUA
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/02Ze...
📺: youtu.be/jcf4EUdICUA
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/02Ze...
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
On Wednesday, the PFA released its annual report on the A-League Women, which had some shocking statistics about what the players experience. Poletti and Burke discussed five of the big talking points from the report on The Dubcast.
📺: youtu.be/jcf4EUdICUA
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/02Ze...
📺: youtu.be/jcf4EUdICUA
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/02Ze...
Reading the report and knowing that every club bar Adelaide and Brisbane had a decrease in attendance bar was shocking. And I shudder to think what that 26% would have looked like if you take out Adelaide's 58% increase in crowds.
The PFA's report into the 2024/25 #ALW season found that the average crowd attendance for games was 1559, a 26% decrease compared to the previous season. Only two clubs (Adelaide and Brisbane) had a positive attendance increase, with two-thirds of clubs experiencing a crowd decrease of 28% or more.
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Reading the report and knowing that every club bar Adelaide and Brisbane had a decrease in attendance bar was shocking. And I shudder to think what that 26% would have looked like if you take out Adelaide's 58% increase in crowds.
The PFA report is insanely damning, but also not surprising in the slightest to anyone who has paid attention to the #ALW beyond the 90 minutes on the field. What was surprising for mine was how bad some of the numbers were, and some of the quotes from players. The Dub can't continue like this.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The PFA report is insanely damning, but also not surprising in the slightest to anyone who has paid attention to the #ALW beyond the 90 minutes on the field. What was surprising for mine was how bad some of the numbers were, and some of the quotes from players. The Dub can't continue like this.
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I genuinely believe that the #ALW has far more commercial and sporting potential than the ALM.
The men’s has about as much chance of a return to the glory days as Ska music.
Almost all people who run the sport are only capable of seeing it through the lens of a men’s game foremost.
The men’s has about as much chance of a return to the glory days as Ska music.
Almost all people who run the sport are only capable of seeing it through the lens of a men’s game foremost.
a new #ALeagueWomen report released today has some shocking stats, including that over half the league experienced sport-related psychological distress in the 2024-25 season. the PFA is urgently requesting change as the league slips further behind.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
A-League Women reaches ‘tipping point’ as scathing report highlights stagnation
With the World Cup halo truly faded, the domestic league is now the ‘least preferred’ competition for Australian players, according to a new report
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I genuinely believe that the #ALW has far more commercial and sporting potential than the ALM.
The men’s has about as much chance of a return to the glory days as Ska music.
Almost all people who run the sport are only capable of seeing it through the lens of a men’s game foremost.
The men’s has about as much chance of a return to the glory days as Ska music.
Almost all people who run the sport are only capable of seeing it through the lens of a men’s game foremost.
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With a minimum salary of just $26500, 19% of A-League Women players saying their financial situation as not at all secure, with an additional 57% saying it is slightly secure in @thepfaaus.bsky.social 2024/25 A-League Women report.
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
With a minimum salary of just $26500, 19% of A-League Women players saying their financial situation as not at all secure, with an additional 57% saying it is slightly secure in @thepfaaus.bsky.social 2024/25 A-League Women report.
Round 2 of the #ALW saw the two Melbourne teams dominate NSW opposition, while Sydney FC started their sixth goalkeeper in the last 12 months, and so much more.
The Dubcast is here to wrap up the rounds action for you.
📺: youtu.be/l6NMkvK_nmI
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/64Xv...
The Dubcast is here to wrap up the rounds action for you.
📺: youtu.be/l6NMkvK_nmI
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/64Xv...
City and Victory dominate Round 2 of the A-League Women
YouTube video by The Dubcast
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November 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Round 2 of the #ALW saw the two Melbourne teams dominate NSW opposition, while Sydney FC started their sixth goalkeeper in the last 12 months, and so much more.
The Dubcast is here to wrap up the rounds action for you.
📺: youtu.be/l6NMkvK_nmI
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/64Xv...
The Dubcast is here to wrap up the rounds action for you.
📺: youtu.be/l6NMkvK_nmI
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/64Xv...
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If Chris Minns stubbed his toe, he'd say the answer is more police powers.
Cops aren't the solution to racism, they're the problem.
It's already a crime to incite hatred based on race, but the cops didn't care - in fact they approved the Form 1 for the rally!
Cops aren't the solution to racism, they're the problem.
It's already a crime to incite hatred based on race, but the cops didn't care - in fact they approved the Form 1 for the rally!
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
If Chris Minns stubbed his toe, he'd say the answer is more police powers.
Cops aren't the solution to racism, they're the problem.
It's already a crime to incite hatred based on race, but the cops didn't care - in fact they approved the Form 1 for the rally!
Cops aren't the solution to racism, they're the problem.
It's already a crime to incite hatred based on race, but the cops didn't care - in fact they approved the Form 1 for the rally!
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instructions unclear, may have raged against the wrong machine
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
instructions unclear, may have raged against the wrong machine
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we should not be letting any company get away with blaming AI for their failures. I'm not even sure how we got to this point. people are like "it's just a tool" okay so is a forklift and we still hold somebody responsible when it goes wrong and hurts someone. this is YOUR AI!
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
we should not be letting any company get away with blaming AI for their failures. I'm not even sure how we got to this point. people are like "it's just a tool" okay so is a forklift and we still hold somebody responsible when it goes wrong and hurts someone. this is YOUR AI!
One day I'll remember to put this post out at the same time every week. This is not one of those weeks. But If you've got questions for The Dubcast off the back of Round 2 of the #ALW, here's the place to get them in before we record tonight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
One day I'll remember to put this post out at the same time every week. This is not one of those weeks. But If you've got questions for The Dubcast off the back of Round 2 of the #ALW, here's the place to get them in before we record tonight.
Walking onto rakes on the ground eh?
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Walking onto rakes on the ground eh?
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Mamdani is going to impose Shania Law. It won't impress you much.
Mamdani is going to impose Salvia law. Parsley, rosemary, and thyme will be hunted to extinction.
Mamdani is going to impose Sha Na Na law. Everyone will be forced to wear gold lamé, have pompadour haircuts, and go to the hop
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Mamdani is going to impose Shania Law. It won't impress you much.
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
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Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
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When the Conservative Party in Korea declared martial law, the Korean Democrats knew if they didn’t send them to hell there would be no opposition afterwards. And look at them. They’re taking the ex conservative president and ensuring he never breathes free ever again.
South Korea special prosecutor indicts ex-President Yoon on more charges reut.rs/3Xka3TD
South Korea special prosecutor indicts ex-President Yoon on more charges
South Korea's special prosecutor on Monday indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on additional charges of abusing power and aiding an enemy state related to his short-lived imposition of martial law last year.
reut.rs
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
When the Conservative Party in Korea declared martial law, the Korean Democrats knew if they didn’t send them to hell there would be no opposition afterwards. And look at them. They’re taking the ex conservative president and ensuring he never breathes free ever again.
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I wonder if Kyler Murray ever thinks about how he could be in the prime of his arbitration years right now, making $5.4 million to play 81 games a year in Sacramento while batting in front of Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I wonder if Kyler Murray ever thinks about how he could be in the prime of his arbitration years right now, making $5.4 million to play 81 games a year in Sacramento while batting in front of Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz