Don’t really understand why A-League socials never post about our teams in ACL competition? For example, why would you not highlight that Victory won 3-0 against FC Seoul last night? Very lazy stuff tbh, this should be the bare minimum.

YOU COULD HAVE SUPPORTED MELBOURNE VICTORY DURING THE AUSTRALIA CUP...

1H: 30' - Preston Lions 0 vs 0 Wollongong Wolves

Stadium: Genis Steel Stadium, Melbourne

Weather: 17.6°C, Overcast, Wind: 10.8 km/h

Fixture Date: 15/10/2026, 07:30 pm AEDT

Referee: Unknown

Lineups not available

###Match Events:

18': 🟨 Preston Lions - null

Match Statistics Unavailable

Last Updated: 15/10/2026, 08:04 pm AEDT

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Can’t wait for the new season.

May to Genreau to Santos. Great to see an A League club knock off a top Korean club.

Doesn't have to be a star, just someone who has distinct characteristics you enjoy watching.

For me, it's Guillermo May. He kinda reminds me of late-era Messi (stay with me) - slow but still dribbly, almost exclusively left-footed, both a playmaker and a striker, allowed to have a bit of free role. Fun watching him roam around, drift into pockets and see what he'll do with the ball.

A few from last year who I'll miss: Verstraete, Brattan, Kuen, Eze. As someone who doesn’t support a team but loves the league, one of the best parts of following it is discovering players with their own unique traits and style.

Video spotlight from the AFC on city's latest champions leauge campaign

This is the name of a new bar/clubhouse that will be opening, owned by Central Coast Mariners FC, open year round. Near the stadium, and money will go from it to the Mariners women's A League team. Good for both leagues to have anything like this.

Robbie Thomson, Scott Mackinnon, Alex Brosque, Archie Thompson, Nalin Mastou, Daniel Garb, Tara Rushton, Bruce Djite, Grace Gill, Daniel McBreen, Erik Paartalu.

EDIT: Daniel McBreen has since confirmed Harper is also part of the team, but was absent for the shoot.

FT: 90' - Melbourne Victory 3 vs 0 FC Seoul

Stadium: AAMI Park, Melbourne

Weather: 10.1°C, Clear, Wind: 15.1 km/h

Fixture Date: 14/10/2026, 06:45 pm AEDT

Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat

Home Lineup:

Formation: 4-4-2

Substitutes: Jack Mihailidis, J. Davidson, O. Dragicevic, M. Ghossaini, T. Lockyer, F. Lino, C. Nduka, M. Olukhale, Clarismario Rodrigues, William Kengni, X. Stella, J. Warshawsky

Away Lineup:

Formation: 4-4-2

Substitutes: Yun Ki-Wook, Park Seong-Hun, Lee Hyun-Seo, Ko Pil-gwan, Ji-Won Kim, Jeong Hyeon-ung, Ji-Seop Shin, Kim Kang-Jun, Jung Ha-won

###Match Events:

45': 🔄 FC Seoul - Jung Ha-won replaces Min-Jun Kim

54': 🔄 FC Seoul - Jeong Hyeon-ung replaces Seloh Samuel Gbato

54': 🔄 FC Seoul - Park Seong-Hun replaces Lee Sang-min

63': 🔄 Melbourne Victory - Michael Ghossaini replaces Harrison Sawyer

63': 🔄 Melbourne Victory - Clarismario Santos Rodrigues replaces Matthew Grimaldi

63': ⚽ Melbourne Victory - Guillermo May

70': 🟨 FC Seoul - Ahn Jae-min (Foul)

72': 🔄 Melbourne Victory - Xavier Stella replaces Keegan Jelacic

73': ⚽ Melbourne Victory - Clarismario Santos Rodrigues (Denis Genreau)

76': 🔄 FC Seoul - Pil-Gwan Ko replaces Park Jang Han-Gyeol

79': 🔄 Melbourne Victory - Franco Lino replaces Harrison Shillington

80': 🔄 Melbourne Victory - Charles Nduka replaces Guillermo May

80': 🔄 FC Seoul - Ji-Seop Shin replaces Jeong Hyeon-Woo

84': ⚽ Melbourne Victory - Jordi Valadon (Denis Genreau)

###Match Statistics:

Last Updated: 14/10/2026, 08:40 pm AEDT

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Ok. Hear me out.

I’m posting this to get some legitimate feedback on how to bring football culture closer in line with the euro/world game. Was thinking about how to make the premier the most important award but still keep a grand final as we are conditioned to expect sporting finals.

Please don’t respond simply with how you think I’m fucking brain dead or something needlessly aggressive as I am actually interested in how this idea may or may not be feasible.

There’s always debate about the A-League finals vs. the European model. In Australia, the Grand Final is king. In world football, finishing top after a full season is king.

Can we have both? I reckon yes.

What if we make the regular season title the main prize. Turn the finals into a separate post-season knockout cup that all teams can win. The Grand Final stays, but it’s no longer the be-all and end-all.

1. Trophies and prestige

• 1st after regular season = A-League Champions / Premiership winners. This is the true title.
• Grand Final winner = A-League Cup Winners (or Finals Champions). Still a big day, but a secondary trophy.
• Media and league promote the Premiers as the main champions.

2. Rewards
• Asian Champions League spot goes primarily to the regular season winner as it already does
• Prize money heavily weighted to the regular season, e.g. 70/30 split between Premiership and Finals Cup.
• Top 4 get home finals and a bye into the quarter-finals.

3. The format (using 12 teams as an example)

All teams enter the post-season knockout.

Play-in round:
• 5th vs 12th
• 6th vs 11th
• 7th vs 10th
• 8th vs 9th
• Higher seed hosts. Winners advance.
Quarter-finals:
• 1st vs lowest-ranked play-in winner
• 2nd vs highest-ranked play-in winner
• 3rd vs next highest
• 4th vs next highest
• Top 4 host.
Semi-finals:
• Single leg, highest seed hosts.
Grand Final:
• Neutral venue or highest seed hosts.

Why it could work
• Keeps the Grand Final as a marquee event.
• Gives every team something to play for late in the season.
• Rewards consistent excellence over 26 rounds.
• Aligns more with global football without killing the Australian finals tradition.
• Top teams get real advantages: home finals, easier draws, more money.
Challenges
• Fans are conditioned to see the Grand Final as the only thing that matters.
• The league and media would need to actually sell the Premiership as the main prize.
• Fixture congestion if all teams play extra knockout rounds.
• Without relegation, the regular season can still feel dead for some clubs, but an all-in playoff helps fix that.

TL;DR: Make first-past-the-post the main trophy. Turn the finals into an all-teams knockout cup. Grand Final stays, but as a secondary cup competition.

What do you reckon? Would you support this? How would you tweak the format? And how would the calendar need to be tweaked to fit it in?

Dropped via Aleague socials about an hour ago. We are so back.

Can’t link Facebook so you’ll have to hunt it down on insta /fb / TikTok

Two days until the return of the greatest league on earth! And everyone's favourite ^{[citation needed]} competition is back too - Last Man Standing!

What is LMS?

If like me you are terrible at tipping comps and dread fantasy leagues, then this is the tournament for you!

The premise is simple: everyone starts off with 3 lives, and in each round you predict just one team to win (e.g. in Round One I might pick the Macarthur to beat Brisbane). Get it wrong and you lose a life. Get three predictions wrong and you're eliminated. Last person left with a life wins the competition!

You do not have to pick results for every game being played that round - just pick one team to win each week.

Clauses:

• You cannot pick the same team two weeks in a row.
• You cannot predict a draw.
• If the team you picked to win ends up drawing, you lose a life. They failed to win, and by extension they failed you.
• The cutoff for each round is the kickoff of the first game in that round. If you fail to pick a team before the first game of the weekend kicks off, you lose a life.

How do I get on board?

If you are interested in taking part, post your first prediction here in the comments. I will take note of your participation and keep track of your lives. I will close the thread when Adelaide vs Sydney kicks off tomorrow.

At the end of each round, I will post the results and request your picks for the next round so keep an eye out for these threads - generally speaking I plan to make these threads on wednesdays.

I will be accepting new participants up until round 3, but you'll lose a life for each round you miss (i.e. if you join in round 3, you'll be joining with one life).

With all that out of the way, get your picks in!

Round 1:

• Sydney vs WSW
• Auckland vs City
• Macarthur vs Perth
• Mariners vs Newcastle
• Wellington vs Victory

Last year's winner /u/herbilicious92 survived 9 rounds - can you do better?

In case you missed them, here are the ladder prediction contests:

• A-League Men
• A-League Women
• The Championship

For those who don’t speak Greek, the Hellas fans are chanting “POU—TSA” (πούτσα), which literally translates to “dick”.

However, in Greek football slang, it’s more of a way of telling the opposition they’re getting fucked or they’re copping it. Think of the phrase “φάτε πούτσα” (fáte poutsa), which literally means “eat dick”, but is essentially a way of rubbing it in when the opposition is getting absolutely done.

Truly a beautiful display of Greek culture and sportsmanship 🇬🇷😭

FT: 91' - Haiti 1 vs 7 Australia

Stadium: Stade Walter Luzi, Chambly

Weather: 7.4°C, Light rain, Wind: 13.7 km/h

Fixture Date: 14/10/2026, 06:00 am AEDT

Referee: Unknown

Lineups not available

###Match Events:

2': ⚽ Australia W - L. McKenna (C. Wheeler)

3': ⚽ Haiti W - D. M. Dumornay (A. Ibrahim)

30': 🟨 Australia W - C. Wheeler

44': ⚽ Australia W - L. McKenna

46': 🔄 Haiti W - Chelsea Domond replaces R. Eloissaint

53': Own Goal - Australia W - K. Louis

58': 🟨 Australia W - C. Nevin

63': 🔄 Haiti W - C. Surpris replaces K. Louis

63': 🔄 Haiti W - N. Jean-Baptiste replaces A. Ibrahim

65': ⚽ Australia W - C. Foord (S. Kerr)

66': 🔄 Australia W - D. Galic replaces H. Raso

66': 🔄 Australia W - R. Siemsen replaces L. McKenna

66': 🔄 Australia W - H. McNamara replaces S. Kerr

66': 🔄 Australia W - A. Apostolakis replaces K. Torpey

73': ⚽ Australia W - D. Galic (A. Murphy)

75': 🔄 Haiti W - F. Joseph replaces B. Raphino

75': 🔄 Haiti W - A. Pierre-Louis replaces J. Limage

75': 🔄 Haiti W - L. Etienne replaces B. Louis

78': 🟨 Haiti W - A. Pierre-Louis

80': ⚽ Australia W - C. Wheeler (R. Siemsen)

80': 🔄 Australia W - C. Lincoln replaces M. Arnold

80': 🔄 Australia W - T. Tumeth replaces C. Nevin

81': 🔄 Australia W - A. Chidiac replaces C. Wheeler

81': 🔄 Australia W - J. Rankin replaces C. Grant

86': 🔄 Haiti W - A. Francois replaces S. Jeudy

90': ⚽ Australia W - H. McNamara (A. Apostolakis)

Match Statistics Unavailable

Last Updated: 14/10/2026, 07:48 am AEDT

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