I'm sure @brisbaneroar.bsky.social fans were frustrated by the manner of Sunday afternoon's defeat, but I don't reckon they'll fear the visit of Melbourne City on Friday night. #ALeague
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Extended Preview: There’s no better test than a visit from the defending champions
There was a moment in the 2-1 defeat to Wellington Phoenix on Sunday when it was hard to figure out if we were watching Brisbane Roar or Barcelona. It came in the 42nd minute when James McGarry launch...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I'm sure @brisbaneroar.bsky.social fans were frustrated by the manner of Sunday afternoon's defeat, but I don't reckon they'll fear the visit of Melbourne City on Friday night. #ALeague
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I thought the Newcastle Jets were terrific on Friday night.
I won't have been the only one.
#NewcastleJets @newyjetsfannews.bsky.social
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I won't have been the only one.
#NewcastleJets @newyjetsfannews.bsky.social
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The 20-year-old giving Popovic food for thought and is Milligan the man to inspire a football mad city?
Newcastle Jets' display was the standout from the weekend's A-League Men action.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I thought the Newcastle Jets were terrific on Friday night.
I won't have been the only one.
#NewcastleJets @newyjetsfannews.bsky.social
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I won't have been the only one.
#NewcastleJets @newyjetsfannews.bsky.social
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Thrilled to have written my first column for Football360. In it, I guarantee #BrisbaneRoar will make the finals the season.
There aren't enough media outlets publishing content on Australian football, so I'm delighted there's at least one more.
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There aren't enough media outlets publishing content on Australian football, so I'm delighted there's at least one more.
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Opinion: Brisbane Roar will make the finals this season. I guarantee it
There was a moment during Brisbane Roar’s 2-2 pre-season draw with Auckland FC in Newmarket when it became clear we were watching a different team to last season. It occurred in the first half down th...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Thrilled to have written my first column for Football360. In it, I guarantee #BrisbaneRoar will make the finals the season.
There aren't enough media outlets publishing content on Australian football, so I'm delighted there's at least one more.
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There aren't enough media outlets publishing content on Australian football, so I'm delighted there's at least one more.
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Is #MLS the new frontier for Aussie footballers?
I had a chat with @nashvillesc.bsky.social midfielder Patrick Yazbek about why his move to the Music City has worked out so well - and why he thinks the league is on track to becoming one of the best in the world.
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I had a chat with @nashvillesc.bsky.social midfielder Patrick Yazbek about why his move to the Music City has worked out so well - and why he thinks the league is on track to becoming one of the best in the world.
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A new frontier: why Aussies are coming to MLS for soccer opportunity
Major League Soccer is proving a fertile ground for a growing band of Australian players and coaches
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October 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Is #MLS the new frontier for Aussie footballers?
I had a chat with @nashvillesc.bsky.social midfielder Patrick Yazbek about why his move to the Music City has worked out so well - and why he thinks the league is on track to becoming one of the best in the world.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
I had a chat with @nashvillesc.bsky.social midfielder Patrick Yazbek about why his move to the Music City has worked out so well - and why he thinks the league is on track to becoming one of the best in the world.
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With @fcstpauli.com and @bvbofficial.bsky.social rumored to be coming to Brisbane next year (🤞) the Tuckerman household stands united in passion yet divided by colours. Choose your fighter: me or @miketuckerman.bsky.social ☠️🐝
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September 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
With @fcstpauli.com and @bvbofficial.bsky.social rumored to be coming to Brisbane next year (🤞) the Tuckerman household stands united in passion yet divided by colours. Choose your fighter: me or @miketuckerman.bsky.social ☠️🐝
source: @catfield.bsky.social
source: @catfield.bsky.social
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"It was the end of an era in many ways on Saturday, with Network 10 and Paramount+ commentator Simon Hill announcing before the grand final that he’s heading back to the United Kingdom." #ALeagueGF #MelbourneCity
"It was the end of an era in many ways on Saturday, with Network 10 and Paramount+ commentator Simon Hill announcing before the grand final that he’s heading back to the United Kingdom." #ALeagueGF #MelbourneCity
Melbourne City deserved the A-League title, but must win over more fans. Here's what they should do next
Melbourne City were deserved winners of Saturday night’s A-League Men grand final, but the real question now is whether the club can use it…
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June 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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"It was the end of an era in many ways on Saturday, with Network 10 and Paramount+ commentator Simon Hill announcing before the grand final that he’s heading back to the United Kingdom." #ALeagueGF #MelbourneCity
"It was the end of an era in many ways on Saturday, with Network 10 and Paramount+ commentator Simon Hill announcing before the grand final that he’s heading back to the United Kingdom." #ALeagueGF #MelbourneCity
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"The stage was set, the script was written, and we all awaited the glorious return of Western Sydney Wanderers to finals football.
"Unfortunately, no one told Melbourne Victory." #ALM
"The stage was set, the script was written, and we all awaited the glorious return of Western Sydney Wanderers to finals football.
"Unfortunately, no one told Melbourne Victory." #ALM
The A-League Men finals are off to a flyer - but can anyone stop Auckland?
The stage was set, the script was written, and we all awaited the glorious return of Western Sydney Wanderers to finals football. Unfortunately, no…
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May 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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"The stage was set, the script was written, and we all awaited the glorious return of Western Sydney Wanderers to finals football.
"Unfortunately, no one told Melbourne Victory." #ALM
"The stage was set, the script was written, and we all awaited the glorious return of Western Sydney Wanderers to finals football.
"Unfortunately, no one told Melbourne Victory." #ALM
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"It’ll be interesting to see how many fans turn up in Tarneit on Friday – and how many tune in on TV, given Paramount+ have the exclusive broadcast – but it’s Saturday night’s showdown between two of the biggest clubs in the land that could set the tone." #ALM
"It’ll be interesting to see how many fans turn up in Tarneit on Friday – and how many tune in on TV, given Paramount+ have the exclusive broadcast – but it’s Saturday night’s showdown between two of the biggest clubs in the land that could set the tone." #ALM
The A-League Men finals are here - and they're missing a huge name
The top six is set and the finals for the A-League Men kick off on Friday, but they’ll do so without arguably the biggest…
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May 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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"It’ll be interesting to see how many fans turn up in Tarneit on Friday – and how many tune in on TV, given Paramount+ have the exclusive broadcast – but it’s Saturday night’s showdown between two of the biggest clubs in the land that could set the tone." #ALM
"It’ll be interesting to see how many fans turn up in Tarneit on Friday – and how many tune in on TV, given Paramount+ have the exclusive broadcast – but it’s Saturday night’s showdown between two of the biggest clubs in the land that could set the tone." #ALM
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"While Wellington Phoenix came within a game of making the grand final under Giancarlo Italiano last season, there’s always been a sense – in Australia, at least – that the Phoenix were merely making up the numbers." #AucklandFC #ALeague
"While Wellington Phoenix came within a game of making the grand final under Giancarlo Italiano last season, there’s always been a sense – in Australia, at least – that the Phoenix were merely making up the numbers." #AucklandFC #ALeague
Auckland FC are premiers - but is that a good thing for the A-League?
When Marlee Francois curled home an Olimpico in wet and windy Auckland on Sunday evening, he set the seal on what has been the…
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April 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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"While Wellington Phoenix came within a game of making the grand final under Giancarlo Italiano last season, there’s always been a sense – in Australia, at least – that the Phoenix were merely making up the numbers." #AucklandFC #ALeague
"While Wellington Phoenix came within a game of making the grand final under Giancarlo Italiano last season, there’s always been a sense – in Australia, at least – that the Phoenix were merely making up the numbers." #AucklandFC #ALeague
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"And at some point you have to question just how much of a handbrake the APL can keep applying to the A-League Men before the whole thing blows up in their face." #ALeague #ALM
"And at some point you have to question just how much of a handbrake the APL can keep applying to the A-League Men before the whole thing blows up in their face." #ALeague #ALM
The APL keeps forgetting the key group their decisions impact
The APL may believe the latest round of A-League salary cap cuts will help reign in unsustainable spending, but they’ve failed to consider their…
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April 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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"And at some point you have to question just how much of a handbrake the APL can keep applying to the A-League Men before the whole thing blows up in their face." #ALeague #ALM
"And at some point you have to question just how much of a handbrake the APL can keep applying to the A-League Men before the whole thing blows up in their face." #ALeague #ALM
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"It’s hard to count them out on their current form, with Stajcic’s side having now gone nine games unbeaten as they march towards a certain finals finish. #WSW #ALM
"It’s hard to count them out on their current form, with Stajcic’s side having now gone nine games unbeaten as they march towards a certain finals finish. #WSW #ALM
Are the Western Sydney Wanderers now genuine title contenders?
When Alex Gersbach joined Western Sydney Wanderers in January, plenty wondered why coach Alen Stajcic would sign a player in a position that was…
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April 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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"It’s hard to count them out on their current form, with Stajcic’s side having now gone nine games unbeaten as they march towards a certain finals finish. #WSW #ALM
"It’s hard to count them out on their current form, with Stajcic’s side having now gone nine games unbeaten as they march towards a certain finals finish. #WSW #ALM
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"Thomson and McBreen announced on Sunday they were winding up their A-Leagues Off Air podcast for the foreseeable future, joining Simon Hill and Alex Brosque’s now-departed Global Game podcast on the scrapheap." #ALM
"Thomson and McBreen announced on Sunday they were winding up their A-Leagues Off Air podcast for the foreseeable future, joining Simon Hill and Alex Brosque’s now-departed Global Game podcast on the scrapheap." #ALM
If A-League coaches must always front the media, then why can't club directors?
If Sydney FC’s last-gasp 3-2 win over Adelaide United sounded the death knell for Carl Veart, then Reds fan would be entitled to ask…
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April 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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"Thomson and McBreen announced on Sunday they were winding up their A-Leagues Off Air podcast for the foreseeable future, joining Simon Hill and Alex Brosque’s now-departed Global Game podcast on the scrapheap." #ALM
"Thomson and McBreen announced on Sunday they were winding up their A-Leagues Off Air podcast for the foreseeable future, joining Simon Hill and Alex Brosque’s now-departed Global Game podcast on the scrapheap." #ALM
"Which would be fine, if the point of the Olympic Games was to benefit domestic sports like cricket and Aussie Rules. But that’s obviously not the case." #Socceroos #Matildas #qldpol
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Socceroos and Matildas games should be banned in Queensland until the state funds football fairly
Football Australia should exclude Queensland from hosting any available Socceroos and Matildas matches until the state makes a genuine commitment to support football. “New…
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March 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"Which would be fine, if the point of the Olympic Games was to benefit domestic sports like cricket and Aussie Rules. But that’s obviously not the case." #Socceroos #Matildas #qldpol
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"Maybe that’s why the clash felt more like an Indonesian home game, with the majority of the 35,214 fans in the stands wearing the red of Tim Garuda." #Socceroos #AsianQualifiers
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Will Socceroos fans ever be happy in this era of online complaining?
You could hardly ask for a better result leading in to another vital World Cup qualifier than Australia’s 5-1 win over Indonesia – but…
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March 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Maybe that’s why the clash felt more like an Indonesian home game, with the majority of the 35,214 fans in the stands wearing the red of Tim Garuda." #Socceroos #AsianQualifiers
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Massive game for the #Socceroos in front of what should be a packed Sydney crowd tonight.
Not every day Australia plays a #WCQ with so much on the line.
Will be interesting to see how the Indonesians fare away from home. They certainly proved they're no pushovers in Jakarta.
#AUSvIDN #WorldCup
Not every day Australia plays a #WCQ with so much on the line.
Will be interesting to see how the Indonesians fare away from home. They certainly proved they're no pushovers in Jakarta.
#AUSvIDN #WorldCup
March 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Massive game for the #Socceroos in front of what should be a packed Sydney crowd tonight.
Not every day Australia plays a #WCQ with so much on the line.
Will be interesting to see how the Indonesians fare away from home. They certainly proved they're no pushovers in Jakarta.
#AUSvIDN #WorldCup
Not every day Australia plays a #WCQ with so much on the line.
Will be interesting to see how the Indonesians fare away from home. They certainly proved they're no pushovers in Jakarta.
#AUSvIDN #WorldCup
I've started a football newsletter, if you're into that kind of thing.
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#ALeague #JLeague #Ligue1 #Football
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Welcome to: From outside the box
And no... I didn't check if that name was already taken.
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March 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I've started a football newsletter, if you're into that kind of thing.
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Free to subscribe.
#ALeague #JLeague #Ligue1 #Football
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"But Preston’s epic 2-0 win over their arch-rivals South Melbourne on Friday night – watched by a crowd that was standing 15 rows deep in parts of Genis Steel Stadium – had everything that many A-League games do not.
"Starting with a crowd."
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"Starting with a crowd."
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Preston Lions just showed the City Football Group what money can't buy
When Preston draws a crowd of 9036 to an NPL Victoria game and Melbourne City can only manage 3569 on the same night, it’s…
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March 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"But Preston’s epic 2-0 win over their arch-rivals South Melbourne on Friday night – watched by a crowd that was standing 15 rows deep in parts of Genis Steel Stadium – had everything that many A-League games do not.
"Starting with a crowd."
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"Starting with a crowd."
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Gotta be one of the best Panenkas ever…
March 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Gotta be one of the best Panenkas ever…
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"Outside of Macedonia, it’s probably the biggest Macedonian football club around.” #PrestonLions #NPLVictoria
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Preston's clash with South Melbourne is Australian football's biggest game this week
The biggest game on the Australian football calendar won’t take place in the A-League next weekend, with that mantle instead belonging to Preston’s clash…
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March 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"Outside of Macedonia, it’s probably the biggest Macedonian football club around.” #PrestonLions #NPLVictoria
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"Outside of Macedonia, it’s probably the biggest Macedonian football club around.” #PrestonLions #NPLVictoria
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Preston's clash with South Melbourne is Australian football's biggest game this week
The biggest game on the Australian football calendar won’t take place in the A-League next weekend, with that mantle instead belonging to Preston’s clash…
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March 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"Outside of Macedonia, it’s probably the biggest Macedonian football club around.” #PrestonLions #NPLVictoria
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I'm supposed to be flying to Melbourne on Friday!! 🫠
#TropicalCycloneAlfred #InconvenientFootballWeather
#TropicalCycloneAlfred #InconvenientFootballWeather
March 2, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I'm supposed to be flying to Melbourne on Friday!! 🫠
#TropicalCycloneAlfred #InconvenientFootballWeather
#TropicalCycloneAlfred #InconvenientFootballWeather
"The black-and-blues aren’t quite there yet – and they may have to move the game to the 50,000-capacity Eden Park to accommodate fan interest – but there’s no denying the fact that the best team in Australia this season comes from New Zealand."
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Auckland are the best team in the A-League - and deserve to host the grand final
This season’s biggest A-League game could take place in New Zealand, with Auckland FC streaking towards the premiership and the chance to host the…
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February 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"The black-and-blues aren’t quite there yet – and they may have to move the game to the 50,000-capacity Eden Park to accommodate fan interest – but there’s no denying the fact that the best team in Australia this season comes from New Zealand."
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"More than 20 years after Frank Lowy coined the phrase “old soccer, new football,” we’re still trying to bridge the gap between the current top tier and the traditional clubs who built the foundation for it."
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The Australian Championship is not really a second division - but it's a decent start
The future of football in Australia is starting to take shape, after Football Australia officially launched ‘The Australian Championship’ as a 16-team competition kicking…
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February 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"More than 20 years after Frank Lowy coined the phrase “old soccer, new football,” we’re still trying to bridge the gap between the current top tier and the traditional clubs who built the foundation for it."
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