Warm up the vocal cords sports fans, your favourite team is now free to train and so are you – from the couch – as officials start to articulate what their competitions will look like post-coronavirus.

As state governments start to relax their restrictions around group sessions, the road ahead has become clearer for the AFL and NRL – the latter parlaying its PR and financial disasters into an extended broadcast deal and a playbook for restarting all sport across the country.

The NRL’s new deal may be something of a Pyrrhic victory, but at least it shores up the future of all clubs in an uncertain time.

Having been caught out by the need for shutdowns, ARL Commission chairman Peter V’Landys hopes to bank a $2.3 billion broadcast deal over seven years with Nine and Foxtel – effectively discounting the rights for stability sake until 2026.

AAP reported the revamped contract would cover the remaining three years of the NRL’s existing deal, which is $1.8 billion for 2018-2022, plus a four-season extension until the end of 2026.

V’Landys’ dealmaking was key to ensuring a quick resumption of sport.

His bold statement that the NRL would aim to return on May 28 appeared to be the key moment when the minds of lawmakers turned backed to the sporting economy.

Now, the fans have been invited to get ready to cheer again – albeit from the comfort of their homes.

The AFL is moving this week to finalise its plans – keen to be seen to be balancing the health risks with the need to get the show back on the road.

The AFL Commission met on Monday and plans are being workshopped in hookups with clubs around the country.

The stated aim of a roadmap by May 11 came and went on Monday without an announcement.

While Australian Rules has had the benefit of sitting back and watching a desperate NRL make the running for a resumption, its asset and cash reserves sees it resumes in a better financial position going forward.

It’s now thought the AFL will make its plans known by Thursday, with plans for Round 2 of the season to begin by mid-June.

The Victorian government had been a holdout on restrictions, but on Monday its move to exempt professional clubs from group training bans provided a key piece of the puzzle.

The AFL has not been keen to allow training until clubs from all states could participate.

The Victorian government move was also a boon for Melbourne’s NRL team. Storm now plans to return to its AAMI Park base on Thursday having previously relocated across the NSW border to Albury.

All professional teams based in Victoria can train as full squads and resume contact training from Wednesday.

“If they’re using a training facility, an indoor gym for instance, or an outdoor area, it must be exclusively for them,” Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said.

It’s been a very positive partnership, not just with footy (AFL) but with rugby league and other codes, and I’m confident that they understand that there are risks and they need to do everything they can to mitigate those.’’

The Victorian climbdown allowed NRL team Melbourne Storm to plan a return from its Albury training base, with training to resume in Melbourne on Thursday.

No such luck for Gold Coast players Bryce Cartwright and Brian Kelly who have been were stood down for refusing to receive a flu shot.

The Titans are hoping the Queensland government will accept the NRL’s biosecurity guidelines that allow players to sign a waiver to refuse the vaccination, but for now state authorities are sticking to the ‘no jab, no play’ policy.

The easing of restrictions also came a week too late for the AFL’s Adelaide Crows, with 16 players copping a suspended one-match sanction and assistant coach Ben Hart stood down until June 22 after their violated training regulations last week.

Tweet from @AFL

The Crows players, along with some of West Coast’s squad, are in mandatory quarantine after travel, meaning it will be at least another week before they can train again.

Through all the intrigue, soccer’s A-League competition remains in limbo, despite it having only five rounds plus finals to go to finish its 2019-2020 season.

Its situation has been complicated by requiring the participation of the New Zealand team Wellington Phoenix, although league bosses are thought to be working on a plan to bring the team to Sydney, where all remaining games would be played.

The most likely scenario for the A-League appears to be an August restart, with Nine media also reporting that the competition is also in delicate negotiations with Fox Sports about its broadcast deal going forward. That near-$60 million-a-year deal has three seasons to run.

Rugby Australia is organising a new Super Rugby competition starting  in early July.

RA has released a return-to-play strategy with the aim of starting a five or six team 12-week competition, with Western Force and possibly Japan’s Sunwolves joining the four Australian Super Rugby teams.

Of all sports, cricket appeared to dodge the worst of the coronavirus shutdowns, but British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to keep restrictions on professional sport means Australia’s white-ball tour of England is looking increasingly unlikely to proceed.

Australia was due to play three T20s and a trio of ODIs from July 3 to 16, with AAP reporting that the games could be swapped to early September in place of England’s limited-overs series against Ireland.

And with international tennis likely be one of the last sports to resume due to travel restrictions, Australia’s French Open champion Ash Barty has said she will put her faith in the governing body to make the call about a return.

“I’m keen to get back on the court, but health always comes first,” the French Open singles champion told AAP.

“This is a tough time for so many people in the world. There are more important things than tennis right now.

“It’s a unique situation so it’s tough to compare it to anything. All I can do is keep my fitness up, keep hitting and stay positive.

I feel fortunate to be in Australia where the restrictions are easing a little and we are able to train again.’’

The clay court tournament at Roland Garros was initially scheduled to be held from May 24 to June 7, but was postponed until September 20 to October 4 and it may be delayed even further.

“It’s a unique situation so it’s tough to compare it to anything. All I can do is keep my fitness up, keep hitting and stay positive,” Barty said.

-with AAP 

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While a rising tide lifts all boats in good times, it seems the darkest days of Australian sport may be nearing an end – thanks to the distressed NRL throwing out a life raft for all competitions.

Clinging on to anything to stay afloat, the ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys appeared a desperate and drowning man when he unilaterally announced May 28 for the resumption of the NRL season.

Perhaps surprisingly – given rugby league’s previous PR missteps at the start of the COVID-19 crisis – it is a move that has paid dividends.

Rugby league’s agitation resulted in a 48-page document outlining health and safety protocols to play sport safely – forcing state and federal governments to consider a national plan for the resumption of all competitions.

That plan looks set to be signed off by federal cabinet this Friday, giving sport from elite to community level a framework for getting back on the field.

“These will be matters taken up by the national cabinet because we know it doesn’t affect just one code,” NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Monday.

It affects a number of codes, it affects community sport … the Prime Minister and all the state leaders felt it was appropriate to have a national response to these matters.’’

The NRL has been battered more than most through the coronavirus-enforced sport bans since mid-March.

The league’s financial travails became obvious after a public spat with its broadcast partners, the closure of club gaming venues and the resignation of chief executive Todd Greenberg.

While there are still delicate negotiations over the structure of the competition with the broadcast partners this week, it now seems the NRL is on track to getting the New Zealand-based Warriors back in the country to restart the season.

The AFL – along with soccer’s A-League – has had the benefit of sitting back and watching the NRL make the case for a resumption without risking a public backlash or being seen to be pushing against medical opinion.

In Melbourne, AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan and club administrators are now a long way down the track to finalising their plans for a restart of the season, with final details expected to be announced on May 11.

All states are believed to be in the mix as part of the AFL resumption, with possibly three regional ‘hubs’ allowing the league to be up and running by mid to late June.

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The hubs plan would likely see six teams playing in each quarantined area, reducing the need for travel, but getting the season fully under way.

The A-League, which was stopped with only weeks to play before its final series, is also looking at a resumption – although its plans are less clear and limited to mid-May with a possible mid-June restart.

Governing body FFA last week said it needs all state and federal border restrictions lifted before considering resuming the season, a statement that prompted a backlash from players and fans who see the other competition with firmer plans and start dates.

FFA chief executive James Johnson has committed to finishing the season, saying: “Our goal is to deliver live, professional football and complete the Hyundai A-League 2019-20 season, and we have set a number of criteria that will define when this is going to be possible”.

Tweet from @ALeague

“Football takes its responsibilities as a good corporate citizen very seriously … Ultimately, the coronavirus will have the final say on when we can get the season started again, and completed.”

Talks are also continuing at Rugby Australia, with Super Rugby likely to become a domestic competition sometime in July followed by finals against New Zealand teams.

Plans for what the NRL season will look like are still being finalised, although ARL Commissioner Wayne Pearce confirmed that teams had been told to prepare to begin training again from next Monday.

“What was also confirmed that the competition points that had been earned in the first two rounds will carry over to the extended competition,” Pearce said on NRL.com.au.

“Everyone is supportive of what we’re doing. Everyone is unified into getting back on the field.

“We feel like we owe it to not just the players and coaches, but the thousands of staff members at various clubs and associated industries that are out on the unemployment lines too.”

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Monday that the guidelines expected from federal cabinet on Friday would be used to  provide a safe workplace for players and the community.

“Everyone wants to see sport come back in some shape or form,” Ms Palaszczuk told the ABC.

“It needs to be safe for the players and the teams, and it needs to be safe for the community.”

The AFL hub plan has seen a rush from clubs to spruik the benefits of their facilities being used, thus ensuring a possible home advantage.

Brisbane Lions chief executive Greg Swann told AAP Queensland’s south-east is an obvious choice because of the warmer climate.

“It makes sense for us to be in the mix,” Swann said.

“Obviously there’s a lot of other states trying to lobby for that but … we think we’ve got accommodation, we’ve got the best facilities, we’ve got the best weather, we’ve got two great grounds that you can play footy on every night.”

Swann also backed the AFL’s cautious approach with planning a resumption.

“Once we start we don’t want to stop. We want to keep the season going,” he said.

“We don’t want to play four games and have to stop because of an issue or whatever.

“That’s one of the reasons that we’re looking to take our time a little bit about when we come back because I think that is a major consideration.

“We want to make sure that all our ducks are in a row and that we get to play a season without hopefully further interruptions.”

However, there has been some concern about whether all AFL players would be involved, with St Kilda coach Brett Ratten saying he’d respect the decision of any player who does not want to be part of it.

“Somebody could say, ‘It’s too hard for me mentally to leave my wife and kids or not to see my kids’ and we would respect that,” Ratten told SEN on Monday.

“The health of our people and the mental health of our people is first and foremost.

“If that meant somebody said they weren’t playing, we would respect that.”

-with AAP 

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Sydney

12 October 2017

 

 

Hyundai A-League 2017/18 Season - Round 2 - Ins and Outs

 

Friday, 13 October 2017

Brisbane Roar FC v Adelaide United 

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Kick-Off: 6:50pm (Local); 7:50pm (AEDT)

Referee: Adam Kersey

Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin

Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Lindsay

Fourth Official:  Alex King

Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett

 

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 7:00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand)

 

Radio Broadcast: ABC Brisbane & ABC Radio Qld, ABC Adelaide & ABC Radio SA, Grandstand Digital (except Perth), Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-league Live.

 

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #BRIvADL 

 

To purchase tickets please visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets  

 

Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Michael THEO (gk), 2.Dane INGHAM, 3.Luke DEVERE, 5.Corey BROWN, 6.Avram PAPADOPOULOS, 9.Massimo MACCARONE, 10.Brett HOLMAN, 13.Jade NORTH, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 16.Mitchell OXBORROW, 17.Matt MCKAY (c), 18.Joe CALETTI, 19.Jack HINGERT, 21.Jamie YOUNG (gk), 24.Connor O’TOOLE, 25.Rahmat AKBARI, 26.Nick D’AGOSTINO, 33.Petros SKAPETIS

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 2.Dane INGHAM (returns from International duty), 10.Brett HOLMAN (promoted)

Outs: Nil

Unavailable: 4.Daniel BOWLES (knee – TBC), 7.Thomas KRISTENSEN (hamstring - 2 weeks), 20.Shannon BRADY (broken foot – TBC)

 

Adelaide United squad: 1.Daniel MARGUSH (gk), 2.Michael MARRONE, 6.Vince LIA, 7.Ryan KITTO, 8.ISAÍAS (c), 9.Baba DIAWARA, 10.Karim MATMOUR, 11.Johan ABSALONSEN, 12.Mark OCHIENG, 14.George BLACKWOOD, 16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS, 17.Nikola MILEUSNIC, 19.Ben GARUCCIO, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 22.Ersan GÜLÜM, 23.Jordan ELSEY, 24.Jordan O'DOHERTY, 37.Daniel ADLUNG

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 6.Vince LIA (returns from suspension)

Outs: 5.Taylor REGAN (ankle - 10-12 weeks)

Unavailable: 21.Tarek ELRICH (knee - long term)

 

 

Saturday, 14 October 2017

Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Central Coast Mariners 

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park

Kick-Off: 5:35pm (Local); 5:35pm (AEDT)

Referee: Chris Beath

Assistant Referee 1: Owen Goldrick

Assistant Referee 2: Greg Taylor

Fourth Official: Adrian Arndt

Video Assistant Referee: Nick Waldron

 

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 5:00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand)

 

Radio Broadcast: ABC Sydney, ABC Canberra, ABC Central Coast, ABC Radio NSW Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-league Live.

 

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #WSWvCCM 

 

To purchase tickets please visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets  

 

Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 3.Jack CLISBY, 4.Josh RISDON, 5.Brendan HAMILL, 6.Jacob MELLING, 7.Steven LUSTICA, 8.Roly BONEVACIA, 9.Oriol RIERA, 10.Àlvaro CEJUDO, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 14.Jumpei KUSUKAMI, 15.Kearyn BACCUS, 18.Robert CORNTHWAITE (c), 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 24.Raúl LLORENTE, 25.Chris HERD, 30.John HALL (gk), 33.Michael THWAITE

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 4.Josh RISDON (returns from international duty), 6.Jacob MELLING (promoted)

Outs: Nil

Unavailable: 1.Jerrad TYSON (shoulder – indefinite)

 

Central Coast Mariners Squad: 1.Ben KENNEDY (gk), 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Josh ROSE, 4.Jake McGING, 5.Antony GOLEC, 6.Tom HIARIEJ, 7.Andrew HOOLE, 9.ASDRUBAL, 10.Daniel De SILVA, 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 13.Kwabena APPIAH, 14.Adam BERRY, 15.Alan BARO (c), 16. Liam ROSE, 17.Josh BINGHAM, 18.Tom GLOVER (gk), 23.Wout BRAMA

 **two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 2.Storm ROUX (returns from injury), 7.Andrew HOOLE (returns from suspension)

Outs: nil

Unavailable: 21.Kye ROWLES (knee – 1 week)

 

 

Saturday, 14 October 2017

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City FC

Etihad Stadium

Kick-Off: 7:50pm (Local); 7:50pm (AEDT)

Referee: Peter Green

Assistant Referee 1: David Walsh

Assistant Referee 2: George Lakrindis

Fourth Official: Jonathan Barreiro

Video Assistant Referee: Strebre Delovski

 

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 7:45pm (AEDT), ONE from 7:45pm and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand)

 

Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (Talking Lifestyle Melbourne & Sport FM Perth), ABC Melbourne & ABC Radio VIC, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-League Live.

 

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #MelbDerby

 

To purchase tickets please visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets  

 

Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Matt ACTON (gk) 2.Jason GERIA, 4.Rhys WILLIAMS, 5.Mark MILLIGAN, 6.Leigh BROXHAM, 8.Besart BERISHA, 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 10.James TROISI, 11.Mitch AUSTIN, 14.Thomas DENG, 16.Josh HOPE, 17.James DONACHIE, 18.Matias SANCHEZ, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (gk), 21.Carl VALERI (c), 22.Stefan NIGRO, 23.Jai INGHAM, 41.Leroy GEORGE

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 5.Mark MILLIGAN (returns from international duty), 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES (returns from international duty), 10.James TROISI (returns from international duty, 18.Matias SANCHEZ (promoted)

Outs: 19.Pierce WARING (not selected), 31.Christian THEOHAROUS (not selected)

Unavailable: nil

 

Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3.Scott JAMIESON, 5.Bart SCHENKEVELD, 6.Osama MALIK, 7.Nick FITZGERALD, 8.Neil KILKENNY, 9.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 11.Bruce KAMAU, 12.Braedyn CROWLEY, 13.Stefan MAUK, 17.Tim CAHILL, 18.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 22.Michael JAKOBSEN (c), 25.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 26.Luke BRATTAN, 27.Marcin BUDZINSKI, 44.Ross McCORMACK

 

Ins: 8. Neil KILKENNY (promoted), 17.Tim CAHILL (returns from international duty)

Outs: nil

Unavailable: 23. Bruno FORNAROLI (ankle)

 

 

Sunday, 15 October 2017

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory 

McDonald Jones Stadium

Kick-Off: 5:00pm (Local); 5:00pm (AEDT)

Referee: Shaun Evans

Assistant Referee 1: Ryan Gallagher

Assistant Referee 2: James Cleal

Fourth Official: Ben Abraham

Video Assistant Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

 

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 4:30pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 1 (New Zealand)

 

Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (6PR & 2SM Super Radio), 1233 ABC Newcastle, ABC Radio Perth, ABC Radio WA, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-league Live.

 

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #NEWvPER 

 

To purchase tickets please visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets  

 

Newcastle Jets Squad: 1.Jack DUNCAN (gk), 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (c), 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 7.Dimitri PETRATOS, 8.Ronald VARGAS, 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 10.Wayne BROWN, 13.Ivan VUJICA, 15.Andrew NABBOUT, 16.Nick COWBURN, 17.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 19.Kosta PETRATOS, 20.Glen MOSS (gk), 22.Lachlan JACKSON, 24.Joe CHAMPNESS, 44.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 3.Jason HOFFMAN (return from injury), 19.Kosta PETRATOS (promoted)

Outs: nil

Unavailable: nil

 

 

Perth Glory Squad: 2.Alex GRANT, 4.Shane LOWRY, 5.Jacob POSCOLIERO, 8.Xavi TORRES, 9.Andy KEOGH (c), 11.Mitch MALLIA, 13 Nick FEELY (gk), 14.Chris HAROLD, 15.Brandon WILSON, 16.Joseph MILLS, 17.Diego CASTRO, 18.Andreu GUERAO, 19.Joe KNOWLES, 20.Jake BRIMMER, 22.Adam TAGGART, 23.Scott NEVILLE, 29.Jeremy WALKER, 33.Liam REDDY (gk)

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 11.Mitch MALLIA (injury replacement player), 29.Jeremy WALKER, (injury replacement player)

Outs: Nil

Unavailable: 6.Mitch NICHOLS (suspended – 2 weeks), 25.Daniel STYNES (hamstring 9-12 weeks), 7.Joel CHIANESE (collar bone – 9-12 weeks), 3.Marc WARREN (ankle 9-12 weeks)

 

 

Sunday, 15 October 2017

Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix 

Allianz Stadium

Kick-Off: 7:00pm (Local); 7:00pm (AEDT)

Referee: Kurt Ams

Assistant Referee 1: Scott Edeling

Assistant Referee 2: Matthew Mcorist

Fourth Official: Stephen Lucas

Video Assistant Referee: Nick Waldron

 

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 7:00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 1 (New Zealand)

 

Radio Broadcast: ABC Radio Sydney, ABC Radio NSW, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-league Live.

 

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #SYDvWEL 

 

To purchase tickets please visit www.a-league.com.au/tickets  

 

Sydney FC Squad: 1.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk), 4.Alex WILKINSON, 5.Jordy BUIJS, 6.Josh BRILLANTE, 7.Michael ZULLO, 8.Paulo RETRE, 9.BOBÔ, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 11.Adrian MIERZEJEWSKI, 13.Brandon O’NEILL, 14.Alex BROSQUE (c), 16.Anthony KALIK, 17.David CARNEY, 18.Matt SIMON, 20.Alex CISAK, 22.Seb RYALL, 26.Luke WILKSHIRE, 30.Tom HEWARD-BELLE (gk)

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 7. Michael Zullo (return from injury), 20. Alex CISAK (promoted)

Out: None.

Unavailable: 21.Charles LOKOLINGOY (hamstring – 2/3 weeks), 23.Rhyan GRANT (knee - indefinite)

 

Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Lewis ITALIANO (gk), 2.Daniel MULLEN, 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 4.Goran PARACKI, 7.Gui FINKLER, 8.Dario VIDOSIC, 9.Andrija KALUDJEROVIC, 10.Michael MCGLINCHEY, 11.Hamish WATSON, 12.Adam PARKHOUSE, 13.Marco ROSSI, 14.Alex RUFER, 17.Ali ABBAS, 19.Thomas DOYLE, 21.Roy KRISHNA, 22.Andrew DURANTE (c), 23.Matthew RIDENTON, 30.Keegan SMITH (gk)

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins:  7.Gui FINKLER (returns from injury), 10.Michael McGLINCHEY (returns from international duty), 19.Thomas DOYLE (returns from international duty), 22.Andrew DURANTE (returns from international duty),

Outs: 6. Dylan Fox (not selected), 24.Logan ROGERSON (not selected)

Unavailable:  Nil

 

Friday, 29 September 2017

 

 

Please note the following update to the Hyundai A-League 2017/18 Season Draw.

  

Round	Date	Home	Away	Venue	Local	AEDT / AEST	Note
6	Sunday, 12 November 2017	Wellington Phoenix	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium	16:30	14:30	Updated Kick-Off Time
9	Sunday, 3 December 2017	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium	16:30	14:30	Updated Kick-Off Time
26	Saturday, 7 April 2018	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	Brisbane Roar FC	ANZ Stadium	17:35	17:35	Updated Venue, Date and Kick-Off Time

 

For the complete Hyundai A-League 2017/18 Season Draw, please see attachment or visit www.a-league.com.au

Sydney

Thursday 28 September 2017

 

Football Federation Australia (FFA) today officially unveiled the updated Hyundai A-League Championship Trophy following the rebranding of the Hyundai A-League competition in the lead-up to the 2017/18 season.

 

While FFA considered changing the design and style of the new Hyundai A-League Championship Trophy, it was decided that its uniqueness was the very property that defined it. As such, FFA has stayed true to the original iconic design and modified it to reflect the new competition logo and style concepts.

 

“The Hyundai A-League Championship Trophy is unique, and over the past 12 seasons of the competition has become a symbol of the success of our teams, the commitment of our Clubs, as well as the passion of the league’s Members and fans,” said the Head of the Hyundai A-League & Westfield W-League, Greg O’Rourke. 

 

“We again thank Clive Solari and his team at D3 Design who also produced the original Hyundai A-League Championship Trophy, and also thank W. J. Sanders in Sydney for their fine craftsmanship in producing the new trophy.

 

“Next week we will see ten clubs begin the battle for the right to hold this iconic trophy aloft,” concluded O’Rourke.

 

Director of D3 Design Clive Solari was honoured that his company was tasked with updating the design. 

“I am proud to say that the new trophy has a modern and clean design that will continue to maintain its iconic characteristics,” Solari said.

 

The Hyundai A-League 2017/18 Season kicks off next Friday night (6 October) when Melbourne City FC host Brisbane Roar FC in the opening match at AAMI Park.

Sydney

Wednesday 28 June 2017

 

 

Football Federation Australia today released the eagerly anticipated Hyundai A-League 2017/18 Season draw.

 

The Hyundai A-League 2017/18 season will kick off with a trio of blockbusting rounds featuring a Big Blue (Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory) Grand Final rematch in Round 1, a Melbourne Derby in Round 2 followed by a Sydney Derby in Round 3.

 

Melbourne City FC will host Brisbane Roar FC at AAMI Park in the opening match of the Hyundai A-League 2017/18 Season. The following day will see an F3 Derby in the early game at Central Coast Stadium followed by the Big Blue at Etihad Stadium. Sunday’s matches start with Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United meeting at Westpac Stadium and the first round will be completed when Perth Glory take on Western Sydney Wanderers FC at Spotless Stadium.

 

The Hyundai A-League 2018 Finals Series will begin on the weekend of 20-22 April with the Hyundai A-League 2018 Grand Final scheduled for the weekend of 5-6 May 2018.

 

Speaking today, FFA Head of Hyundai A-League & Westfield W-League, Greg O’Rourke, was excited about releasing the 13^th edition of the competition draw.

 

“It gives me great pleasure to release the Hyundai A-League 2017/18 Season Draw under a new logo and brand identity,” said O’Rourke.

 

“Developing this draw has been a challenging process to accommodate the preferences of the clubs, venue availability and also the AFC Champions League 2018.

 

“We have added a new feature to this season’s draw with all clubs playing each other twice between rounds 1 to 18. The remaining nine rounds will see each club play each other once in the lead-up to the Hyundai A-League 2018 Finals Series. This stretch of nine Rounds will be known as “The Chase” with 27 points on offer in the run home to Round 27.

 

“This will be the first season of the Hyundai A-League under our new broadcast agreement with Fox Sports who have been a broadcast partner of the competition since 2005 and we are once again look forward to partnering with them.

 

“We are also very excited about working with our new Free-to-Air partner, Network Ten, who will be broadcasting the Harvey Norman Saturday night match and the Hyundai A-League 2018 Finals Series live.

 

“All in all, we believe that this draw will set the scene for another thrilling season of the Hyundai A-League,” concluded O’Rourke.

 

ENDS

 

Key features of the Hyundai A-League 2017/18 Season draw

 

• Opening Round of the Hyundai A-League 2017/18 Season begins on Friday 6 October 2017 with Melbourne City FC hosting Brisbane Roar FC @ AAMI Park, Melbourne
• Hyundai A-League 2018 Finals Series will begin on the weekend of 20-22 April 2018
• Hyundai A-League 2018 Grand Final will be played on the weekend of 5-6 May 2018
• Grand Final Re-Match (Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC): Round 1 (Saturday, 7 October 2017 @ Etihad Stadium)
• All clubs will play in at least one Harvey Norman Saturday Night fixture (kick-off 7:50pm AEST)
• Key Rivalries
  • Melbourne Derbies (Melbourne City FC v Melbourne Victory)
    • Round 2 (Saturday 14 October @ Etihad Stadium)
    • Round 12 (Saturday 23 December @ AAMI Park)
    • Round 22 (Friday 2 March @ AAMI Park)
  • Sydney Derbies (Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers FC)
  • Round 3 (Saturday 21 October @ Allianz Stadium)
  • Round 10 (Saturday 9 December @ ANZ Stadium)
  • Round 21 (Sunday 25 February @ Allianz Stadium)
  • Round 1 (Saturday 7 October @ Central Coast Stadium)
  • Round 15 (Tuesday 9 January @ McDonald Jones )
  • Round 27 (Friday 13 April @ Central Coast Stadium)
  • Round 1 (Saturday 7 October @ Etihad Stadium)
  • Round 18 (Friday 26 January @ AAMI Park)
  • Round 27 (Saturday 14 April @ Allianz Stadium)
  • Round 3 (Friday 20 October @ Adelaide Oval)
  • Round 10 (Friday 8 December @ Etihad Stadium)
  • Round 21 (Saturday 24 February @ AAMI Park)
  • F3 Derbies (Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets)
  • Big Blue (Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC)
  • Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory
• Summer of Football will see 25 matches in 25 days (i.e. 21 December  to 14 January - Rounds 12-16) which includes matches on:
• Boxing Day (Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners @ Coopers Stadium)
• New Year’s Eve (Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix @ Central Coast Stadium)
• New Year’s Day (Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Melbourne City FC @ANZ Stadium)
• Remembrance Round – Round 6
• Play Football Round – Round 19
• Female Football Round – Round 22
• Harmony Round – Round 24
• Round 20 - Week 1 (9-11 February 2018) - Clubs participating in the AFC Champions League 2018
• Round 20 - Week 2 (16-18 February 2018) – No Clubs participating in the AFC Champions League 2018
• Round 22 - Week 1 (2-4 March 2018) - Clubs participating in the AFC Champions League 2018
• Round 22 - Week 2 (9-11 March 2018) – No Clubs participating in the AFC Champions League 2018
• Themed Rounds
• Rounds 20 & 22 will be “Split Rounds” in order to accommodate AFC Champions League Match Days with fixtures scheduled as follows:
• The first 18 rounds will see all clubs play each other twice - both home & away. The remaining 9 Rounds, “The Chase”, will see all clubs play each other once with a potential 27 points on offer for the run in to Round 27
• Fox Sports will show all matches of the Hyundai A-League 2017/18 Season and Hyundai A-League 2018 Finals Series live.
• Network Ten will broadcast one Saturday night match a week and the Hyundai A-League 2018 Finals Series live.

 

For all membership, ticketing, news and match information including exclusive behind-the-scenes content on the Hyundai A-League visit www.a-league.com.au.

Sydney

3 November 2016

 

 

Hyundai A-League 2016/17 Round 5 - Ins and Outs

 

 

 

 

Friday, 4 November 2016

Brisbane Roar FC v Melbourne City FC

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 

Kick-Off: 6:50PM (Local) (7:50PM (AEDT)) 

Referee: Peter Green

Assistant Referee 1: Nathan MacDonald

Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham

Fourth Official: Alan Milliner

 

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on Fox Sports 505 from 7.00pm (AEDT), SBS 2 from 7.30pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand) 

 

Radio Broadcast: Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live Following cricket coverage: 612 ABC Brisbane, ABC Local Radio Qld, 774 ABC Melbourne & ABC Local Radio Vic, Grandstand Digital, Crocmedia A-League Live (www.facebook.com/A-leagueLIVERadio), 1116 SEN (Melbourne), EON Sports Radio (eonsportsradio.com)

 

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #BRIvMCY

 

To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au

 

Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Michael THEO (gk), 3.Luke DEVERE, 4.Daniel BOWLES, 5.Corey BROWN, 7.Thomas KRISTENSEN, 8.Jacob PEPPER, 9.Jamie MACLAREN, 10.Brett HOLMAN, 11.Tommy OAR, 13.Jade NORTH, 15.ARANA, 16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS, 17.Matt MCKAY (c), 19.Jack HINGERT, 21.Jamie YOUNG (gk), 22.Thomas BROICH, 23.Dimitri PETRATOS, 28.Brandon BORRELLO

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 15.ARANA (promoted), 16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS(promoted), 23.Dimitri PETRATOS (promoted)

Outs: 33.Joey KATEBIAN (illness – 1 week)

Unavailable: Nil

 

Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Thomas SORENSEN (gk), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3.Josh ROSE, 4.Connor CHAPMAN, 5.Ivan FRANJIC, 6.Osama MALIK, 8.Neil KILKENNY, 10.Anthony CACERES, 11.Bruce KAMAU, 12.Nick FITZGERALD, 17.Tim CAHILL, 18.Paulo RETRE, 20.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 22.Michael JAKOBSEN, 23.Bruno FORNAROLI (c), 26.Luke BRATTAN, 27.Fernando BRANDAN, 35.Christian CAVALLO

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 5.Ivan FRANJIC (promoted), 17.Tim CAHILL (returns from injury), 22.Michael JAKOBSEN (returns from injury/soreness)

Outs: 21.Ruon TONGYIK (omitted)

Unavailable: 7.Corey GAMEIRO (ACL – season), 28.Steve KUZMANOVSKI (ACL – season)

 

 

Saturday, 5 November 2016

Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets

Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Kick-Off: 7:35PM (Local) (5:35PM (AEDT)) 

Referee: Shaun Evans

Assistant Referee 1: Simon Lount

Assistant Referee 2: Sarah Jones

Fourth Official: Matthew Conger

 

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on Fox Sports 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 2 (New Zealand) 

 

Radio Broadcast: Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live, Crocmedia A-League Live (www.facebook.com/A-leagueLIVERadio), EON Sports Radio (eonsportsradio.com)

 

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #WELvNEW

 

To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au

 

Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Glen MOSS (gk), 2.Jacob TRATT, 4.Roly BONEVACIA, 5.Ryan LOWRY, 7.Gui FINKLER, 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 10.Michael MCGLINCHEY, 11.Hamish WATSON, 13.Marco ROSSI, 14.Alex RUFER, 16.Louis FENTON, 17.Vince LIA, 18.Ben LITFIN, 19.Tom DOYLE, 20.Lewis ITALIANO (gk), 21 Roy KRISHNA, 22.Andrew DURANTE (c), 23.Matthew RIDENTON

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 5.Ryan LOWRY (promoted), 11.Hamish WATSON (promoted), 13.Marco ROSSI (returns from injury), 19.Tom Doyle (returns from injury)

Outs: 6.Dylan FOX (suspended), 12.Adam PARKHOUSE (hamstring – 1-2 weeks)

Unavailable: 8.Alex RODRIGUEZ (hamstring – 1-2 weeks)

 

Newcastle Jets squad: 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (c), 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 7.Andrew HOOLE, 8.Mateo POLJAK, 9.Aleksandr KOKKO, 10.Wayne BROWN, 11.Labinot HALITI, 13.Ivan VUJICA, 15.Andrew NABBOUT, 16.Nicholas COWBURN, 19.Morten NORDSTRAND, 20.Jack DUNCAN (gk), 23.Devante CLUT, 27.Caio DE GODOY, 28.Johnny KOUTROUMBIS, 40.Noah JAMES (gk) 

**one to be omitted**

 

Ins: 11.Labinot HALITI (promoted), 15.Andrew NABBOUT (returns from injury), 40.Noah JAMES (gk) (promoted)

Outs: 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI (knee – 2-3 weeks), 30.Pierce CLARK (gk) (ankle – 1 week)

Unavailable: 1.Ben KENNEDY (gk) (Achilles – season), 2.Daniel MULLEN (knee – indefinite), 21.Daniel ALESSI (knee – season), 22.Lachlan JACKSON (ankle – indefinite)

 

 

Saturday, 5 November 2016

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Kick-Off: 7:50PM (Local) (7:50PM (AEDT)) 

Referee: Chris Beath

Assistant Referee 1: Ryan Gallagher

Assistant Referee 2: Lance Greenshields

Fourth Official: Stephen Lucas

 

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on Fox Sports 505 from 7.45pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 2 (New Zealand) 

 

Radio Broadcast: Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live, 1116 SEN (Melbourne), EON Sports Radio (eonsportsradio.com)

 

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #BigBlue

 

To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au

 

Sydney FC squad: 1.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 4.Alex WILKINSON, 5.Matt JURMAN, 6.Joshua BRILLANTE, 7.Michael ZULLO, 8.Milos DIMITRIJEVIC, 9.BOBÔ, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 11.Bernie IBINI, 13.Brandon O’NEILL, 14.Alex BROSQUE (c), 17.David CARNEY, 18.Matt SIMON, 19.George BLACKWOOD, 20.Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 21.Filip HOLOSKO, 22.Sebastian RYALL, 23.Rhyan GRANT

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 11.Bernie IBINI (promoted), 19.George BLACKWOOD (promoted)

Outs: Nil

Unavailable: Nil

 

Melbourne Victory squad: 2.Jason GERIA, 4.Nick ANSELL, 6.Leigh BROXHAM (c), 7.Marco ROJAS, 8.Besart BERISHA, 10.James TROISI, 11.Mitch AUSTIN, 13.Oliver BOZANIC, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 15.Alan BARO, 16.Rashid MAHAZI, 17.James DONACHIE, 19.George HOWARD, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (gk), 22.Stefan NIGRO, 23.Jai INGHAM, 27.Alastair BRAY (gk)

**one to be omitted**

 

Ins: 19.George HOWARD (promoted), 23.Jai INGHAM (promoted) 

Outs: 5.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI (collarbone – 3-4 weeks)

Unavailable: 21.Carl VALERI (soreness – 1 week)

 

 

Sunday, 6 November 2016

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

Coopers Stadium, Adelaide

Kick-Off: 4:30PM (Local) (5:00PM (AEDT)) 

Referee: Jarred Gillett

Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Cream

Assistant Referee 2: Paul Cetrangolo

Fourth Official: Rick Schneider

 

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on Fox Sports 505 from 4.30pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand) 

 

Radio Broadcast: Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live, EON Sports Radio (eonsportsradio.com), Coast FM 96.3

 

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #ADLvCCM

 

To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au

 

Adelaide United squad: 1.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk) (c), 3.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 4.Dylan McGOWAN, 8.ISAÍAS, 9.Sergi GUARDIOLA, 12.Mark OCHIENG, 13.Marc MARINO, 14.George MELLS, 15.Ben WARLAND, 16.Jesse MAKAROUNAS, 18.Riley McGREE, 19.Ben GARUCCIO, 20.John HALL (gk), 21.Tarek ELRICH, 22.Ryan KITTO, 24.Jordan O’DOHERTY, 25.James HOLLAND 

**one to be omitted**

 

Ins: 12.Mark OCHIENG (promoted), 15.Ben WARLAND (promoted), 25.James HOLLAND (returns from injury)

Outs: 5.Taylor REGAN (omitted), 45.Danny CHOI (foot – to be assessed) 

Unavailable: 2.Michael MARRONE (Achilles – 8 weeks), 10.Marcelo CARRUSCA (foot – 1 week), 7.HENRIQUE (knee – 5 weeks), 11.Sergio CIRIO (knee – 7 weeks), 17.Nikola MILEUSNIC (quad – 2 weeks), 23.Jordan ELSEY (knee – season)

 

Central Coast Mariners squad: 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 6.Blake POWELL, 7.Fabio FERREIRA, 8.Nick MONTGOMERY (c), 9.Roy O”DONOVAN, 10.Mickael TAVARES, 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 13.Kwabena APPIAH, 14.Adam BERRY, 16.Liam ROSE, 17.Josh BINGHAM, 19.Jacques FATY, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 21.Michael NEILL, 22.Jake McGING, 30.Adam PEARCE (gk) 

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 8.Nick MONTGOMERY (returns from injury), 13.Kwabena APPIAH (promoted)

Outs: Nil

Unavailable: 23.Jake Adelson (ACL – indefinite), 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO (quad strain – 1 week)

 

 

Sunday, 6 November 2016

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers FC

nib Stadium, Perth

Kick-Off: 4:00PM (Local) (7:00PM (AEDT)) 

Referee: Kurt Ams

Assistant Referee 1: Josh Mannella

Assistant Referee 2: Matthew Southern

Fourth Official: Adam Fielding

 

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on Fox Sports 505 from 7.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand) 

 

Radio Broadcast: Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live, EON Sports Radio (eonsportsradio.com), Hawkesbury Radio 

 

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #PERvWSW

 

To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au

 

Perth Glory squad: 2.Alex GRANT, 3.Marc WARREN, 4.Shane LOWRY, 5.Rhys WILLIAMS, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 7.Joel CHIANESE, 8.Rostyn GRIFFITHS (c), 9.Andy KEOGH, 10.Nebojsa MARINKOVIC, 13.Nicholas FEELY (gk), 14.Chris HAROLD, 15.Brandon WILSON, 16.Joe MILLS, 17.Diego CASTRO, 19.Josh RISDON, 22.Adam TAGGART, 24.Milan SMILJANIC, 33.Liam REDDY (gk)

**two to be omitted**

 

Ins: 4.Shane LOWRY (promoted), 22.Adam TAGGART (promoted)

Outs: Nil

Unavailable: Nil

 

Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 1.Jerrad TYSON (gk), 2.Shannon COLE, 3.Jack CLISBY, 5.Brendan HAMILL, 6.Mitch NICHOLS, 7.Steve LUSTICA, 8.Dimas (c), 9.Kerem BULUT, 10.Nicolás MARTÍNEZ, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 12.Scott NEVILLE, 13.Bruno PIÑATARES, 14.Jumpei KUSUKAMI, 15.Kearyn BACCUS, 17.Artiz BORDA, 18.Robbie CORNTHWAITE, 19.Jacob MELLING, 20.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk)

**two to be omitted** 

 

Ins: 2.Shannon COLE (promoted), 9.Kerem BULUT (promoted), 13.Bruno PIÑATARES (promoted)

Outs: 23.Lachlan SCOTT (not selected)

Unavailable: Nil