2023 Zone Premier League

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Almost mid way through the season and it?s already quite clear that the top four are panels ahead of the chasing pack.

Fully fit, Azzurri are the only team I could see making a run outside of the four. Teams that came up from ZL1 not handling the step up one bit. Cardiff lacking from previous years unfortunately.

[The Hacker]

Almost mid way through the season and it?s already quite clear that the top four are panels ahead of the chasing pack.

Fully fit, Azzurri are the only team I could see making a run outside of the four. Teams that came up from ZL1 not handling the step up one bit. Cardiff lacking from previous years unfortunately.

I need you to explain how you think Azzurri can make a run and who they are missing that can help them to go almost undefeated the second half of the season. And hope someone in the top 4 loses 4 games. They are 4 wins behind 4th place. This explanation should be good

[BuzzRothfield]

9th placed Azzurri who lost to Cardiff, Swansea and Olympic? very interesting take

[Lofty]

I think their match against Olympic this weekend will say a lot about where they are.

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

I need you to explain how you think Azzurri can make a run and who they are missing that can help them to go almost undefeated the second half of the season. And hope someone in the top 4 loses 4 games. They are 4 wins behind 4th place. This explanation should be good


It?s top 5 isn?t it champ? They just have to make the 5 which is easily doable considering the lack of quality in the bottom half of the comp and who knows?

Buzz can you get your head assessed please. They beat Swansea, drew with Olympic and Cardiff but should have won both.

As Lofty said, this weekend will say a lot. Let?s just wait and see.

[BuzzRothfield]

Apologies, looked at the wrong grade. Still not great reading for them. Would be good to see whoever comes 5th give it a shake up in the finals.

[Zonal Marking]

From what I’ve seen I don’t think Dudley, Suns, Warners Bay & Kotara are going to drop many points outside of playing one another. I think the incentive for finishing at least in 3rd place will be very high though to avoid an elimination match in the first week of the finals.

[Lofty]

This finals system is a much fairer system for the lower grades as the emphasis and advantage is definitely around your finishing position more so than home ground.

[ZLWB]

This finals system is a much fairer system for the lower grades as the emphasis and advantage is definitely around your finishing position more so than home ground.

On the subject of home grounds, Myers Park is looking good. Was that grant money or is a council job? Regardless it’s looking like a real football venue.
Just need some stands and it’ll be the business.

[Lofty]

On the subject of home grounds, Myers Park is looking good. Was that grant money or is a council job? Regardless it’s looking like a real football venue.
Just need some stands and it’ll be the business.

It's coming along now. A shame it took so long to kick off! It's a mix of state grant, council and club contribution.
There will be 2 x 12m, 4 tiered covered grandstands on either side of half way for both Myer 1 and Myer 2. The perimeter fencing for each field is also just about complete. It's going to make a huge difference to the facility.

Without any hiccups, we are hopeful that our first home game will be 24 June against Kotara.

[sapdad]

It's coming along now. A shame it took so long to kick off! It's a mix of state grant, council and club contribution.
There will be 2 x 12m, 4 tiered covered grandstands on either side of half way for both Myer 1 and Myer 2. The perimeter fencing for each field is also just about complete. It's going to make a huge difference to the facility.

Without any hiccups, we are hopeful that our first home game will be 24 June against Kotara.

I agree the improvements look great and well done to everyone involved.

[WWFC25]

Mayfield vs Westlakes
3rds 3-2
Res 7-0
1st 3-4

[United FC]

Swansea 1-0 over Suns, bit of an upset

[The Debt Collector]

Swansea vs Suns
1sts 1-0
2nds 1-2
3rds 0-4

There is a new Sun God to Worship and his name is William McMaster.

I hate to say it but the ZPL Bad Boy is back better than ever, the injury prone menace to society has managed to get 90 minutes under his belt for the first time in 732 days.

I normally roast the bloke but today, but I cant. There was no gorilla slaps, no bullshit, just a man on a mission going out of his way to destroy the Salary Sombrero Suns.

After a quality cross from our own Tommy Turbo, the ZPL bad boy scored a bicycle kick to which the keeper appreciated so much he watched it go into back of the net.

Once scored there was sighs all round from the crowd knowing that The ZPL Bad Boy is never going to shut up about this.

It was a quality end to the day, unfortunately the day started poorly in 3rds with their #11 Luke decided to use a homophobic slur. First Azzurri with the crap last year and now the Suns, there must be something in the water in Newcastle. Be better

Year of the Swan 🦢

[FairPlay2022]

Warners Bay v Minmi
1sts 2-0
Res 0-2
3rds 7-1

[Jardelsimage]

Cardiff v Dudley
3rds 0-4
res 0-6
1st 0-4 this you could say was a good result in the end, Cardiff down to 10 men 8 mins into the game (the sendoff was comical, something straight out of a Monty python skit)

[The Hacker]

It?s top 5 isn?t it champ? They just have to make the 5 which is easily doable considering the lack of quality in the bottom half of the comp and who knows?

Buzz can you get your head assessed please. They beat Swansea, drew with Olympic and Cardiff but should have won both.

As Lofty said, this weekend will say a lot. Let?s just wait and see.

Westlakes are now in front of them. Top 5 might be a pipe dream

[Lofty]

Cardiff v Dudley
1st 0-4 this you could say was a good result in the end, Cardiff down to 10 men 8 mins into the game (the sendoff was comical, something straight out of a Monty python skit)

So I heard... Pretty standard

[Zonal Marking]

Dudley have Kotara and Warners Bay in their next two fixtures. 6 points from that and you have to think the premiership is all but wrapped up even at this early stage. And yes I realise I said they had an unconvincing start to the season lol

[Kicktheball]

Cardiff v Dudley
3rds 0-4
res 0-6
1st 0-4 this you could say was a good result in the end, Cardiff down to 10 men 8 mins into the game (the sendoff was comical, something straight out of a Monty python skit)

What was the red card for? Good result for Cardiff being a man down for the entire game

[Jardelsimage]

What was the red card for? Good result for Cardiff being a man down for the entire game

no names, Dudley player tangled with Cardiff player, a messy tackle, they both fell down, a bit of a headlock was put on the Cardiff player, Cardiff player then lashed out on the ground, wasn't much but enough to be sent, i think the Dudley player received a yellow.

As i said it was then comical, sent off, brought back on, then sent off again...

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Westlakes are now in front of them. Top 5 might be a pipe dream

Another game that got away on Saturday. 4 points behind 5th, 12 games left, call the season off at Azzurri you think bud?

You must have a have a thorough understanding of the game. Well done buddy.

[2ndclasscitizen]

no names, Dudley player tangled with Cardiff player, a messy tackle, they both fell down, a bit of a headlock was put on the Cardiff player, Cardiff player then lashed out on the ground, wasn't much but enough to be sent, i think the Dudley player received a yellow.

I find that attitude from refs infuriating. Wasn't in ZPL but had a guy on our team in a similar position, dodgy tackle from the opposition followed by that player holding our guy down. Our guy shoves him to get free of the headlock and he gets a red and 2 weeks for violent conduct (although thankfully the opposition player copped a red as well). Apparently if someone is pinning you to the ground while his mates come in for a go as well you just have to lie there and take it.

[Lofty]

no names, Dudley player tangled with Cardiff player, a messy tackle, they both fell down, a bit of a headlock was put on the Cardiff player, Cardiff player then lashed out on the ground, wasn't much but enough to be sent, i think the Dudley player received a yellow.

As i said it was then comical, sent off, brought back on, then sent off again...

Rhymes with?

[prawnhead]

Rhymes with?
Goodness me Lefty - instead of playing ?rhymes with?, I?d me more concerned with your latest result v Swansea and the recent accusation made by The Debt Collector in this thread.

[Zonal Marking]

no names, Dudley player tangled with Cardiff player, a messy tackle, they both fell down, a bit of a headlock was put on the Cardiff player, Cardiff player then lashed out on the ground, wasn't much but enough to be sent, i think the Dudley player received a yellow.

As i said it was then comical, sent off, brought back on, then sent off again...

What do you mean by sent off, brought back on, then sent off again? Did the Cardiff player refuse to leave the pitch?

[ha'way the lads]

Rhymes with?

Haha, reminds me of an old story... Back in the Breakers days someone played up on an away trip (nothing ridiculous, just too much to drink and got booted from a club) and they wouldn't give up the name of the guy. All that was said was it rhymes with "this man's esky!"

[Jardelsimage]

What do you mean by sent off, brought back on, then sent off again? Did the Cardiff player refuse to leave the pitch?

Cardiff player went off as directed, took his shirt off, just about to neck a brew, ref came over, rescinded the card, player went back on.
2 minutes later after more discussions with Dudley players and liney, gave the same player the card again and sent him off.
Conversation was they thought they sent the wrong bloke off the first time...

[Zonal Marking]

Cardiff player went off as directed, took his shirt off, just about to neck a brew, ref came over, rescinded the card, player went back on.
2 minutes later after more discussions with Dudley players and liney, gave the same player the card again and sent him off.
Conversation was they thought they sent the wrong bloke off the first time...

Sounds like it was a complete circus

[Taffy]

Nothing worse than a ref who takes their cues on what to do from the players.

[ZLWB]

Nothing worse than a ref who takes their cues on what to do from the players.

Nah mate it was the liney that dropped him in it. He got the right bloke and the liney told him it wasn’t. When he came back out the players confirmed he was right. Can’t blame the ref - this one’s on the touchy

[Shere Khan]

One of the biggest Uni?s in Australia and we get no lines and one ball tonight.
Dougie nearly called it.
Also lights are a bit how you doing as well.

[Zonal Marking]

One of the biggest Uni?s in Australia and we get no lines and one ball tonight.
Dougie nearly called it.
Also lights are a bit how you doing as well.

Scores?

[ha'way the lads]

One of the biggest Uni?s in Australia and we get no lines and one ball tonight.
Dougie nearly called it.
Also lights are a bit how you doing as well.

Bit rich if they only had one ball - when they complained about 2 of our 3 match balls temporarily being on the same side of the pitch. Hopefully they had several very active ball boys too, considering they also complained about ours being slow.

[Shere Khan]

No ballboys.
No lines
No lights
No canteen
No beer
Taxi ride to the dressing sheds.
I get it was a mid week washout but come on!
Score
Uni 5-0 in thirds (not 100%)
Uni 2-1 in ressies

[WWFC25]

Westlakes vs Suns
1st 1-4
Res 0-1
Thirds 0-2

[Wandering]

Minmi VS Azzurri

Thirds- 1-2
Ressies- 0-1
Firsts- 2-1

[The Hacker]

Almost mid way through the season and it?s already quite clear that the top four are panels ahead of the chasing pack.

Fully fit, Azzurri are the only team I could see making a run outside of the four. Teams that came up from ZL1 not handling the step up one bit. Cardiff lacking from previous years unfortunately.

Now beaten by Minmi can you stop pretending they are good

[mge61]

Azzurri are rubbish, not a shadow of the team over the last few seasons. Minmi should have been 5-1 up at halftime but poor old No. 17 couldn’t hit the school behind the field but Blues went in 1-0 up. Funny old game.

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Now beaten by Minmi can you stop pretending they are good

Hugely disappointing showing after dominating Olympic the week previous.

Apologies for making an out of field prediction bud. I expected more from them.

Can we get an update on results for Dudley-Kotara, thanks.

[The Hacker]

Hugely disappointing showing after dominating Olympic the week previous.

Apologies for making an out of field prediction bud. I expected more from them.

Can we get an update on results for Dudley-Kotara, thanks.

Dudley all 3 grades not sure lower grades final score but 10 men Dudley 1-0 in firsts

[Jake]

Hey Hacker, a few of the dudley boys are wondering who you are? Reach out and let us know.

[ha'way the lads]

Dudley all 3 grades not sure lower grades final score but 10 men Dudley 1-0 in firsts

10 men for the last 10 mins, just for a bit of context. Also a Dudley send off in res grade, some point in the first half I think?

[NUFC]

Hugely disappointing showing after dominating Olympic the week previous.

Apologies for making an out of field prediction bud. I expected more from them.

Can we get an update on results for Dudley-Kotara, thanks.


Is this the same game azzurri had 1 shot and a penalty to Olympic 6 x 1v1s ??

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Is this the same game azzurri had 1 shot and a penalty to Olympic 6 x 1v1s ??

I take it you are a player or supporter of Olympic, give it a rest.

I don?t have time to engage with uneducated, bias tirades.

[Eggs]

Minmi VS Azzurri

Thirds- 1-2
Ressies- 0-1
Firsts- 2-1

After that result, surely the Azzurri coach must be at risk of being shown the door.

[NUFC]

I take it you are a player or supporter of Olympic, give it a rest.

I don?t have time to engage with uneducated, bias tirades.

None of the above. I have mates in that team.
Bias tirades coming from the guy who probably thinks they dominated minmi as well.

[WeekendWarrior]

After that result, surely the Azzurri coach must be at risk of being shown the door.

I take it you are a player or supporter of Minmi, give it a rest.

I don't have time to engage with uneducated, bias tirades.

[Eggs]

I take it you are a player or supporter of Minmi, give it a rest.

I don't have time to engage with uneducated, bias tirades.

🤣 I see what you did there!

But seriously, surely questions have to be asked.

[Jardelsimage]

i hear Maj is going to the Suns, any truth to this? that is after he serves his time off..

[Jonka]

I heard the same. Just what the Suns need, another fat striker.

[Luka Boban]

Apparently it's a done deal. Two free Kebapi rolls and a beer after the game clinched the deal.

[Lofty]

Apparently it's a done deal. Two free Kebapi rolls and a beer after the game clinched the deal.

Funny you comment. A bit hard to negotiate kebapi rolls against $9k. Should bang in plenty I'm sure and secure that promotion!

[prawnhead]

Funny you comment. A bit hard to negotiate kebapi rolls against $9k. Should bang in plenty I'm sure and secure that promotion!

But they don?t pay players Lofty 😎.

[namwob99]

How long does he have left on his suspension?

[Zonal Marking]

How long does he have left on his suspension?

What was he suspended for?

[Killa]

i hear Maj is going to the Suns, any truth to this? that is after he serves his time off..

Funny that I heard Croatia have thrown big coin at him.

[cell]

Apparently it's a done deal. Two free Kebapi rolls and a beer after the game clinched the deal.

Ah Luke it?s nice to see you still remember your forum password. We?ve missed you and your mate Velcro in the ZL1 thread after you boys went quiet when Croatias form regressed to the norm (not good).

Surely after this Maj saga you and your buddies can?t deny paying big money for talent? All well and good if you do it and you win (like Dudley, etc.) but you guys are allergic to first place.

[Jardelsimage]

What was he suspended for?

abusive language towards an official or something like that.

[Jardelsimage]

Funny you comment. A bit hard to negotiate kebapi rolls against $9k. Should bang in plenty I'm sure and secure that promotion!

what's with the 9K? surely not, i know Maj chases the coin, but surely not?

[Jardelsimage]

ah luke it?s nice to see you still remember your forum password. We?ve missed you and your mate velcro in the zl1 thread after you boys went quiet when croatias form regressed to the norm (not good).

Surely after this maj saga you and your buddies can?t deny paying big money for talent? All well and good if you do it and you win (like dudley, etc.) but you guys are allergic to first place.

omg

[Lofty]

what's with the 9K? surely not, i know Maj chases the coin, but surely not?

I think the chasing was the other way around and it got to a point that was hard to say no to.

[Killa]

As I said in the ZL1 thread, fair play to the man. He keeps asking for more money and clubs keep giving it to him. How can you say no to 9k to kick a ball on a saturday for less than 6 or so games

[Chips]

Funny you comment. A bit hard to negotiate kebapi rolls against $9k. Should bang in plenty I'm sure and secure that promotion!

Surely not for half a year in fourth division.

[Chef]

Scores this weekend:
Suns 4-1 Cardiff
Uni 2-1 Azz
Cats 4-1 Olympic
Mayfield 3-1 Minmi
Bay 3-1 Dudley
Kotara 2-0 Swansea
All the best teams

[Zonal Marking]

Does anyone from Croatia even want to try and justify why they are spending that absurd amount of money on a single player? If you’ve got that amount of coin to throw around why not invest it into the grassroot resources of your club and try and build something respectable for the long term? Quite embarrassing to be honest.

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Suns 6-1 Cardiff
Uni 1-3 Azzurri
Westlakes 2-2 Olympic
Mayfield 4-0 Minmi
Warners Bay 0-3 Dudley
Kotara 3-0 Swansea

[WWFC25]

Olympic vs Westlakes
3rds 1-2
Res 1-0
1st 2-0

I was glad to hear old mate from 3rd grade was able to come back from hospital after his head knock, never nice seeing blokes having to go off in an Ambo.

Thanks Olympic for a tough hard fought bud fair day.

[Kicktheball]

Suns 6-1 Cardiff
Uni 1-3 Azzurri
Westlakes 2-2 Olympic
Mayfield 4-0 Minmi
Warners Bay 0-3 Dudley
Kotara 3-0 Swansea

Suns were tested today by Cardiff. 2-1 up with 10 to go and the tigers had plenty of chances. Great game to watch as a neutral.

Great competition so far

[ZLWB]

Kotara 2-1 over Swansea
Dudley 1-0 v Bay

[FairPlay2022]

Warners Bay vs Dudley
1sts 0-1
Res 2-2
3rds 1-1

[The Hacker]

Warners Bay vs Dudley
1sts 0-1
Res 2-2
3rds 1-1

Warners Bay very physical in first grade. Clearly had a plan to ruffle feathers. Think the 8 for WB walked a fine line and stayed just the right side of it. WB will be at the pointy end of the comp again

[FairPlay2022]

Warners Bay very physical in first grade. Clearly had a plan to ruffle feathers. Think the 8 for WB walked a fine line and stayed just the right side of it. WB will be at the pointy end of the comp again

All three games were very competitive and got a little heated at times but overall it was a pretty good day of football. As you said I wouldn?t be surprised to see this fixture in a couple of grades at the pointy end of the comp again.

[Lofty]

Dudley pulling off three massive 1-0 wins on the trot. Fair play, puts them in a great position for the run in. Going to take some catching.

[The Hacker]

All three games were very competitive and got a little heated at times but overall it was a pretty good day of football. As you said I wouldn?t be surprised to see this fixture in a couple of grades at the pointy end of the comp again.

You?re right very competitive day in the game and a half I saw.

[Kingofthemiddle]

A marquee player leaving a club that have only produced one win this year after serving a lengthy suspension for decent is a player that any club would want to throw money at(being it cash in hand).
On other news zpl is being played and suns and Dudley are still tipped to be the best but suprise packets of the swans have found some water and causing results and azzuri much to a few likings are still struggling to find a win????
Anyone her bold enough to predict the final 5?

[Zonal Marking]

A marquee player leaving a club that have only produced one win this year after serving a lengthy suspension for decent is a player that any club would want to throw money at(being it cash in hand).
On other news zpl is being played and suns and Dudley are still tipped to be the best but suprise packets of the swans have found some water and causing results and azzuri much to a few likings are still struggling to find a win????
Anyone her bold enough to predict the final 5?

Dudley
Suns
Warners Bay
Kotara
Mayfield

[ZLWB]

Dudley
Suns
Warners Bay
Kotara
Mayfield

Dudley
Warners Bay
Kotara
Suns
Mayfield

I can?t really see who?d be able to challenge Mayfield for that fifth spot. The first four are a lock - it?s really just about the order

[WWFC25]

Westlakes vs Cardiff
3rds 0-1
Res 2-3
1st 5-0

[Wandering]

Minmi VS olympic

3rds 0-4
Ressies 1-0
Firsts 1-1

[The Debt Collector]

Swansea vs Warners Bay
1sts 2-0
2nds 2-1
3rds 0-3

Lightning has struck twice at Chapman with The ZPL Bad Boy scoring another screamer and assisting for the second.

We have only just stopped hearing about his bicycle kick against the Suns and now he scores a 30 yard volley. His ego is unchecked and he is now chatting up all of the old girls at the workers club. No ones mum is safe

However, the Australian diving team has been keeping a close eye on the ZPL Bad Boys performances and has been selected in the 2024 Olympic after a sensational 12 dives in one game and not one foul called. Get up Will.

Year of the Swan ��

[Comeonmate]

I love that you come on here just to talk about yourself Will 😂

[Avocadomexican]

Dudley
Suns
Kotara South
Mayfield Snrs
Warners Bay

How about predictions for the dreaded spoon?

[The Hacker]

Azzurri weren?t bad value on Sunday. A missed penalty from Dudley helped the cause. Hamilton lack that clinical guy up front to put the chances away cause they created a few.

[gtg]

Azzurri weren?t bad value on Sunday. A missed penalty from Dudley helped the cause. Hamilton lack that clinical guy up front to put the chances away cause they created a few.

Correct. That's been the story for Azzurri all season according to a few of their boys I'm mates with. It also helps keep games tight when you have a gun keeper and line up with 6 defenders like Azzurri do; some quality defenders in the backline too.

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Correct. That's been the story for Azzurri all season according to a few of their boys I'm mates with. It also helps keep games tight when you have a gun keeper and line up with 6 defenders like Azzurri do; some quality defenders in the backline too.

Between a former NPL goalkeeper, NPL field player and young guys that give it 110% every week such as the blonde Englishmen, Azzurri will always give a creditable account of themselves in defence. A tight one with the benchmark of the league does not come as a surprise.

I will agree with The Hacker for once, Azzurri lack polish up front, something they have had plenty of in previous years.

[Zonal Marking]

Between a former NPL goalkeeper, NPL field player and young guys that give it 110% every week such as the blonde Englishmen, Azzurri will always give a creditable account of themselves in defence. A tight one with the benchmark of the league does not come as a surprise.

I will agree with The Hacker for once, Azzurri lack polish up front, something they have had plenty of in previous years.

Dudley missing half of their starting 11 probably helped a bit as well

[Lofty]

Dudley missing half of their starting 11 probably helped a bit as well

Dudley arguably have around 20 first grade players. With the few boys out, they still had Pichaloff in ressies not able to find a first grade starting spot. The depth they have this year is as strong as we have seen in ZPL.

[Zonal Marking]

Dudley arguably have around 20 first grade players. With the few boys out, they still had Pichaloff in ressies not able to find a first grade starting spot. The depth they have this year is as strong as we have seen in ZPL.

Not arguing that they dont have quality in abundance however 5-6 changes to a team is still quite significant and of course theres a high chance the team will be a bit disjointed until they have played a few weeks together.

[Wandering]

Westlakes VS Minmi

3rds 1-1
Ressies 1-4
First 3-4

[Avocadomexican]

Westlakes VS Minmi

3rds 1-1
Ressies 1-4
First 3-4

Jeez Minmi is on a roll. Or are Westlakes and Azzuri not that great?

[Swanky]

Uni v Olympic
3rd 0-2
Res 3-1
1st 0-2

[Lofty]

Suns v Warners Bay
Firsts 4-0
Ressies 4-1
Thirds 0-1

[Jardelsimage]

Cardiff v Kotara
Firsts 2-2
Ressies 1-1
Thirds 4-0

[WeekendWarrior]

Credit to Kotara for playing against both Cardiff and Suns yesterday! Big day

[Lofty]

Credit to Kotara for playing against both Cardiff and Suns yesterday! Big day

Hahaha my apologies! I've said it before, don't drink and forum. Fixed.

[ForeverRed]

I?ve watched a lot of footy in my day, them Kotara blokes need to concentrate on playing instead of constant whining to the referee, if you don?t like getting tackled go play tennis, credit to Cardiff who applied good pressure all game.

[Zonal Marking]

I?ve watched a lot of footy in my day, them Kotara blokes need to concentrate on playing instead of constant whining to the referee, if you don?t like getting tackled go play tennis, credit to Cardiff who applied good pressure all game.

Kotara & Warners Bay both dropping off a bit the last few weeks. Despite losing yesterday Mayfield have jumped right back into the top 3 race.

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Kotara & Warners Bay both dropping off a bit the last few weeks. Despite losing yesterday Mayfield have jumped right back into the top 3 race.

Swansea seem to be flying under the radar. They upset the suns recently.

[Kicktheball]

I?ve watched a lot of footy in my day, them Kotara blokes need to concentrate on playing instead of constant whining to the referee, if you don?t like getting tackled go play tennis, credit to Cardiff who applied good pressure all game.

Very surprising that they are 4th. Cardiff out muscled them in the second half. And yes constantly winging to the ref but what can you expect they are a team full of 20 year olds.

The top 5 race and relegation battle is heating up

[AwayDay Views]

Kotara & Warners Bay both dropping off a bit the last few weeks. Despite losing yesterday Mayfield have jumped right back into the top 3 race.

Rumours are large portion of Bay top squad are sunning their d**ks in the euro sun currently

[Lofty]

Major announcement on Zone Football Leagues coming this afternoon..

[Alton]

Only going to be one division of Zone League, the top sides will be invited to NNSW NL1 with those who miss out on the the one ZPL to drop off to all age.

[prawnhead]

Major announcement on Zone Football Leagues coming this afternoon..

Croatia - from their rebirth and the 6th tier of Newy football in 2022, to the 2nd tier in 2 years. All you haters - believe! This is the world game.

[AcK0]

Croatia - from their rebirth and the 6th tier of Newy football in 2022, to the 2nd tier in 2 years. All you haters - believe! This is the world game.

Yet they still haven't won a comp. 😂

[Yesk21]

Major announcement on Zone Football Leagues coming this afternoon..
What was the announcement

[ForeverRed]

🤷*♂️

[Lofty]

Northern NSW Football and the Joint Interdistrict Zones are delighted to announce the return of promotion and relegation to NNSWF’s senior men’s premier competitions from the 2024 season as well as the connection between NNSWF’s premier competitions and the Zone Football League for the first time. This follows on from the forming of a working group at the beginning of 2023, after the Northern NSW Football board made promotion and relegation a key priority for football in the region.
The new structure for NNSWF’s senior men’s football has been designed to enhance player development, increase overall club development, improve fan engagement and provide more competitive matches. NNSWF will continue to fully administer the NPL Men’s NNSW and HIT106.9 Northern League competitions while the Interdistrict Member Zones, Newcastle Football, Macquarie Football and Hunter Valley Football, will remain responsible for the Zone Football League.
But with the connection of the Zone Football League to NNSWF’s premier competitions there will be a fully- functioning football pyramid in northern NSW for the first time, allowing aspirational clubs to move up to higher levels based on sporting performance.
How it will work
The 12 clubs competing in the 2023 NPL Men’s NNSW will remain in the competition for 2024, while HIT106.9 Northern League One will remain a nine-team competition at this stage.
The Zone Premier League, Zone League One and Zone League Two will remain 12, 10 and 10-team competitions respectively, but will be renamed Zone League One, Zone League Two and Zone League Three.
At the end of the 2024 season, the team that comes 12th in NPL Men’s NNSW will be relegated to HIT106.9 Northern League One, while the team that finishes first in HIT106.9 Northern League One will be promoted to NPL Men’s NNSW.
Promotion Play-off
The team that finishes 11th in NPL Men’s NNSW will join the teams that finish second, third and fourth in HIT106.9 Northern League One in a promotion/relegation play-off series to determine the 12th team in NPL Men’s NNSW in 2025.

This will involve the 11th team from NPL Men’s playing the fourth team from HIT106.9 Northern League One, and the second and third teams from HIT106.9 Northern League One, playing each other in two-legged home and away matches. The two winners will then meet in one match to decide who will play in the NPL Men’s NNSW competition.
Connecting the pyramid
The team that finishes ninth in HIT106.9 Northern League One will not be relegated to Zone League One at the end of 2024 due to the current bye. Relegation from Northern League One will commence from the 2025 season. But the team that finishes first in Zone League One in 2024 will be promoted to HIT106.9 Northern League One to make a 10-team league in 2025.
There will remain five-team finals series’ in the Zone Football League, with a straight one club up/one club down promotion-relegation model to come into effect between Northern League One, Zone League One, Zone League Two and Zone League Three.
Draft League Criteria
With the introduction of Football Australia Club Licencing later this year, the new criteria – which can be found HERE – outlines the minimum base requirements for each level of our football pyramid. The NPL level of this criteria is required to reflect the new National Licensing Criteria for NPL developed in conjunction with Football Australia. As the NPL criteria will be our highest standard, the criteria for all levels will remain in draft form until the national criteria is confirmed.
The criteria focuses on five key areas: sporting, infrastructure, personnel, legal and financial.
For NPL Men’s NNSW and Northern League One clubs this criteria, while formatted differently, will be similar to the previous criteria in terms of key requirements with some more flexibility given in relation to matchday venues and coaching requirements.
For Zone Football League clubs, this criteria will simply formalise many of the things your club are already doing and provide a more solid framework for running your club. This criteria is included to assist club development. Northern NSW Football and the Interdistrict zones will help clubs meet this criteria over the coming years.
Further Information
NNSWF have developed a specific landing page which includes an explainer video and graphic and in depth answers to FAQs, which will be live on the NNSWF website on Wednesday morning.
Collectively, we genuinely believe this a hugely positive step for football in northern NSW and will work with all clubs involved to help them thrive in this new league system.

[northern_swan]

I guess that the byproduct of this will be no third grade in ZL?

[NUGUNS]

I guess that the byproduct of this will be no third grade in ZL?

It'll also be interesting for clubs that have a side in NPL and the Zone Leagues.

[onlooker]

It'll also be interesting for clubs that have a side in NPL and the Zone Leagues.

Years ago when clubs had two different teams running around the comps and pro/rel was a thing there always had to be 1 grade between the two teams. So if one team was in newfm the other couldn?t go higher then ZL2. But the easy way to solve that is to no longer allow clubs to run two teams in these competitions, now that it is a full pyramid from top to bottom.

[djjones]

I guess that the byproduct of this will be no third grade in ZL?

oh no :shock::shock::shock:
Jardel will need a van for his trip to Kleenex for tissues because his 3rds can no longer cook the barby, or can on during ressies or "do heaps of volunteer stuff.... oh wait, they still can! maybe even play all age instead so the juniors (which Cardiff dont have) can still come through.

fmd any club that loses all juniors hardly deserves a zone team.

[Jardelsimage]

oh no :shock::shock::shock:
Jardel will need a van for his trip to Kleenex for tissues because his 3rds can no longer cook the barby, or can on during ressies or "do heaps of volunteer stuff.... oh wait, they still can! maybe even play all age instead so the juniors (which Cardiff dont have) can still come through.

fmd any club that loses all juniors hardly deserves a zone team.

djjones is back, haha, you are a funny misinformed dick.
We didn't lose the juniors, they were gone well before we came back to Evans Park, fmd they cost Evans Park shitloads of upgrades if we joined forces years ago, all downhill from there after that for them.

Enlighten me again on who you support again, just need to make sure Cardiff follow your perfect model..

[Lofty]

oh no :shock::shock::shock:
Jardel will need a van for his trip to Kleenex for tissues because his 3rds can no longer cook the barby, or can on during ressies or "do heaps of volunteer stuff.... oh wait, they still can! maybe even play all age instead so the juniors (which Cardiff dont have) can still come through.

fmd any club that loses all juniors hardly deserves a zone team.

You can bag thirds all you want, but it's no surprise that the clubs that value thirds sit at the top end of the table year in, year out. Those same clubs have a great club culture which stems from longevity of players being in and around the club.

It would be interesting to know which club you are associated to so that we could have a full understanding of your thinking. I'm sure everyone will be happy to hear your arguments that are pro no third grade rather than just bagging out clubs that do find value in it.
I won't hold my breath now. The amount of flogs in here that literally just have digs at everyone and hide behind a screen name.

[Zonal Marking]

It'll also be interesting for clubs that have a side in NPL and the Zone Leagues.

Interesting to see what happens next season if Hamilton Azzurri hold onto the promotion spot they are currently sitting in ZL1. The ZPL Azzurri dont look like they will be getting relegated so would we have two squads from the same club in next years ZPL competition?

Or do Croatia take one of the spots by default? :grin:

[ForeverRed]

Interesting to see what happens next season if Hamilton Azzurri hold onto the promotion spot they are currently sitting in ZL1. The ZPL Azzurri dont look like they will be getting relegated so would we have two squads from the same club in next years ZPL competition?

Or do Croatia take one of the spots by default? :grin:

Azzurri are only 6 points from relegation, a lot of football to go yet

[Zonal Marking]

Azzurri are only 6 points from relegation, a lot of football to go yet

Doesnt really answer my question though does it?

[Macca]

There's a FAQ up on the NNSW website.

Sounds like no teams in the same division from the same club, if the lower team earns promotion they would offer it to second place.
They don't mention the possibility of a team being relegated down to a division with an existing team, unsure of the scenario there.

No teams from the same club allowed in NPL and NewFM due to the playoff tournament arrangement.

Sounds like NNSW is not mandating Zone comps to drop third grade, however on promotion to NewFM a team would be only be able to field the two grades.
Control over whether ZFLs stay with existing setup of three grades or otherwise would be under the control of the Zones, as I read it.

[ForeverRed]

Doesnt really answer my question though does it?
You mentioned they didn?t look like getting relegated, here?s my answer 🤷*♂️

[Zonal Marking]

You mentioned they didn?t look like getting relegated, here?s my answer 🤷*♂️

Well I would say a 6 point lead with a +20 positive GD in a relegation battle with 8 left games to play is a pretty decent advantage but each to their own.

[la bazzle]

Interesting to see what happens next season if Hamilton Azzurri hold onto the promotion spot they are currently sitting in ZL1. The ZPL Azzurri dont look like they will be getting relegated so would we have two squads from the same club in next years ZPL competition?

Or do Croatia take one of the spots by default? :grin:

Likely just swap the squads over would be my suggestion....... Crabzzurri would do well in ZPL, current ZPL in a bit of a relegation dogfight

[Zonal Marking]

Likely just swap the squads over would be my suggestion....... Crabzzurri would do well in ZPL, current ZPL in a bit of a relegation dogfight

But assuming the current ZPL Azzurri do somehow miraculously avoid relegation that would still mean we have two Azzurris in next seasons competition if the Crabs do earn promotion from ZL1. Just swapping them for one another would mean the ZPL is still one place short.

Croatia really are going to find a way to come up arent they :grin:

[la bazzle]

But assuming the current ZPL Azzurri do somehow miraculously avoid relegation that would still mean we have two Azzurris in next seasons competition if the Crabs do earn promotion from ZL1. Just swapping them for one another would mean the ZPL is still one place short.

Croatia really are going to find a way to come up arent they :grin:

Oh yeah Croatia will definitely somehow sneak in from 4th or something. Will be great in 5 years time to see them promoted to NPL without ever winning a league title

[travellingman]

Interesting to see what happens next season if Hamilton Azzurri hold onto the promotion spot they are currently sitting in ZL1. The ZPL Azzurri dont look like they will be getting relegated so would we have two squads from the same club in next years ZPL competition?

Or do Croatia take one of the spots by default? :grin:

Don't know what the worry is about.
It starts at the end of 2024.

[pv4]

Oh yeah Croatia will definitely somehow sneak in from 4th or something. Will be great in 5 years time to see them promoted to NPL without ever winning a league title

Newcastle Football needs even more new/revived clubs throwing money/rewards/favours at higher level players and being promoted without winning leagues. It's genuinely entertaining and provides great value to an otherwise fairly stale competition. I'm excited in a few years when we all forget what Croatia are doing or have done, and focus on the next club to do it. The cycle continues.

[Zonal Marking]

Don't know what the worry is about.
It starts at the end of 2024.

We?re talking about next seasons competition (the beginning and then throughout 2024). I assume for next year the promotion/relegation format will remain as is for the zone leagues until the big changes occur the following season.

[la bazzle]

Newcastle Football needs even more new/revived clubs throwing money/rewards/favours at higher level players and being promoted without winning leagues. It's genuinely entertaining and provides great value to an otherwise fairly stale competition. I'm excited in a few years when we all forget what Croatia are doing or have done, and focus on the next club to do it. The cycle continues.

I've always thought it would be more entertaining for promotion and relegation to be drawn out of a hat

[WWFC25]

I?m just upset that after all these years trying to get to the Zone Premier League I only got 2 years before being told I?m in the division called Zone League One in 2024 :(

[Cognitio]

Olympic vs Dudley
- Dudley have now won 12 games in a row.
- Olympic are undefeated at home this season. Winning 3 and drawing 4 home games.
- Dudley has the league?s best attack (41) and defence (10).
Dudley 2-0

Mayfield vs. Swansea
- Swansea have won 4 of their last 5 games.
- Swansea won the reverse fixture 3-1 in round 2
- Both Swansea and Mayfield have picked up 9 points from their last 4 games.
Draw 1-1

Minmi vs. Uni
- Uni are winless in their last 5 games.
- Uni have lost 5 of their 6 away games this season. Drawing the other.
- Both of Minmi?s wins this season have come at home.
Draw 2-2

Suns vs. Azzuri
- Suns have now won 4 games in a row.
- Azzuri are winless in their last 11 games, losing 4 of the last 6 games.
- Azzuri have the league?s worst attack, only scoring 15 goals in their 14 games.
- Suns are the form team of the competition, winning their last 4 games with a goal difference of +12.
Suns 3-1

W. Bay vs. Cardiff
- W. Bay have lost their last three games.
- Cardiff are winless in their last 6 games, losing 5.
- Cardiff games average a league high 5 goals per game.
W. Bay 3-2

Kotara vs. West L.
- Kotara are undefeated at home this season. Winning 5 out of 6.
- Kotara won the reverse fixture (round 2) 3-0 at West L.
- West Lake have had identical home and away results this season. 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
Kotara 3-1

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Olympic vs Dudley
- Dudley have now won 12 games in a row.
- Olympic are undefeated at home this season. Winning 3 and drawing 4 home games.
- Dudley has the league?s best attack (41) and defence (10).
Dudley 2-0

Mayfield vs. Swansea
- Swansea have won 4 of their last 5 games.
- Swansea won the reverse fixture 3-1 in round 2
- Both Swansea and Mayfield have picked up 9 points from their last 4 games.
Draw 1-1

Minmi vs. Uni
- Uni are winless in their last 5 games.
- Uni have lost 5 of their 6 away games this season. Drawing the other.
- Both of Minmi?s wins this season have come at home.
Draw 2-2

Suns vs. Azzuri
- Suns have now won 4 games in a row.
- Azzuri are winless in their last 11 games, losing 4 of the last 6 games.
- Azzuri have the league?s worst attack, only scoring 15 goals in their 14 games.
- Suns are the form team of the competition, winning their last 4 games with a goal difference of +12.
Suns 3-1

W. Bay vs. Cardiff
- W. Bay have lost their last three games.
- Cardiff are winless in their last 6 games, losing 5.
- Cardiff games average a league high 5 goals per game.
W. Bay 3-2

Kotara vs. West L.
- Kotara are undefeated at home this season. Winning 5 out of 6.
- Kotara won the reverse fixture (round 2) 3-0 at West L.
- West Lake have had identical home and away results this season. 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
Kotara 3-1


Awesome breakdown bud.

Olympic 1-5 Dudley
Mayfield 1-2 Swansea
Minmi 1-1 Uni
Suns 5-0 Azzurri
Warners Bay 4-1 Cardiff
Kotara 3-1 Westlakes

[Blueboy]

Olympic vs Dudley
- Dudley have now won 12 games in a row.
- Olympic are undefeated at home this season. Winning 3 and drawing 4 home games.
- Dudley has the league?s best attack (41) and defence (10).
Dudley 2-0

Mayfield vs. Swansea
- Swansea have won 4 of their last 5 games.
- Swansea won the reverse fixture 3-1 in round 2
- Both Swansea and Mayfield have picked up 9 points from their last 4 games.
Draw 1-1

Minmi vs. Uni
- Uni are winless in their last 5 games.
- Uni have lost 5 of their 6 away games this season. Drawing the other.
- Both of Minmi?s wins this season have come at home.
Draw 2-2

Suns vs. Azzuri
- Suns have now won 4 games in a row.
- Azzuri are winless in their last 11 games, losing 4 of the last 6 games.
- Azzuri have the league?s worst attack, only scoring 15 goals in their 14 games.
- Suns are the form team of the competition, winning their last 4 games with a goal difference of +12.
Suns 3-1

W. Bay vs. Cardiff
- W. Bay have lost their last three games.
- Cardiff are winless in their last 6 games, losing 5.
- Cardiff games average a league high 5 goals per game.
W. Bay 3-2

Kotara vs. West L.
- Kotara are undefeated at home this season. Winning 5 out of 6.
- Kotara won the reverse fixture (round 2) 3-0 at West L.
- West Lake have had identical home and away results this season. 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
Kotara 3-1


Wouldn?t Dudley be the form team of the comp winning 12 games in a row 🤷*♂️🤔

[anfield]

[QUOTE=WWFC25;268446]I?m just upset that after all these years trying to get to the Zone Premier League I only got 2 years before being told I?m in the division called Zone League One in 2024

The rename would have been a big thing NNSW would have pushed for. Zone Premier League sounds much better then Northern League 1.

[Lofty]

Great to have this content back on the forum Cognitio!

Olympic 1-3 Dudley
Mayfield 1-0 Swansea
Minmi 2-2 Uni
Suns 2-0 Azzurri
Warners Bay 3-2 Cardiff
Kotara 2-0 Westlakes

[Newfm]

With what appears to be promotion/relegation among us across the 5 competitions, I assume over the years the current zone premier league sides will continually be promoted with current northern league 1 sides continually relegated as I have read on these threads over many of years that the zone premier league is a far superior league and it will be great to see the competitions in the right order for once, even if it will take a while. Or is it easier to just swap the competitions to begin with?

[Lofty]

With what appears to be promotion/relegation among us across the 5 competitions, I assume over the years the current zone premier league sides will continually be promoted with current northern league 1 sides continually relegated as I have read on these threads over many of years that the zone premier league is a far superior league and it will be great to see the competitions in the right order for once, even if it will take a while. Or is it easier to just swap the competitions to begin with?

I have a feeling there will be a number of current ZPL clubs that would turn down promotion if that is even an option. There's already a stretch on volunteers across the board. I don't know how many ZPL clubs are ready for the step up, more so off the field rather than on the field.
On the field, I think the top 5 or so ZPL teams would give themselves a good showing.

[Avocadomexican]

Minmi vs Uni
3s 1-3
Res 0-1
1s 1-0

Minmi on a roll lately after a very slow start.

[Buddha]

Suns v Azzurri finished 7-1 to Suns in first grade.

[The Hacker]

Dudley all 3 grades over Olympic. 2nd time this year I have seen a player being sent off against Dudley and then the ref calling them back on the field and changing his mind. Never seen it in 50 years of watching football and now seen it twice in about 6 weeks

[Eggs]

Suns v Azzurri finished 7-1 to Suns in first grade.

I thought Azzurri were supposed to be pushing for 5th place 🤣

[WeekendWarrior]

Well I would say a 6 point lead with a +20 positive GD in a relegation battle with 8 left games to play is a pretty decent advantage but each to their own.

+13 positive GD*

[WWFC25]

Westlakes vs Kotara
3rds 1-2
Res 0-2
1st 3-1

[Taffy]

oh no :shock::shock::shock:
Jardel will need a van for his trip to Kleenex for tissues because his 3rds can no longer cook the barby, or can on during ressies or "do heaps of volunteer stuff.... oh wait, they still can! maybe even play all age instead so the juniors (which Cardiff dont have) can still come through.

fmd any club that loses all juniors hardly deserves a zone team.

While I agree with your sentiment, Cardiff do have All Age teams

[Taffy]

[QUOTE=WWFC25;268446]I?m just upset that after all these years trying to get to the Zone Premier League I only got 2 years before being told I?m in the division called Zone League One in 2024

The rename would have been a big thing NNSW would have pushed for. Zone Premier League sounds much better then Northern League 1.

The original name was going to be Northern League 2, with the next two tiers in the pyramid to be called Northern League 3 and Northern League 4, but because the zones keep admin control can't call it Northern League besides there is already a Premier League in the system, can't have two Premier Leagues.

[Taffy]

With what appears to be promotion/relegation among us across the 5 competitions, I assume over the years the current zone premier league sides will continually be promoted with current northern league 1 sides continually relegated as I have read on these threads over many of years that the zone premier league is a far superior league and it will be great to see the competitions in the right order for once, even if it will take a while. Or is it easier to just swap the competitions to begin with?

Haha, that's the claim, be good to see these teams do a full season.


I have a feeling there will be a number of current ZPL clubs that would turn down promotion if that is even an option.

Apparently they don't get a choice.

[riverboy]

Looking at the fixtures ahead, Cardiff v Azzurri this weekend looks a massive game at the backend of the table. A win to Azzurri will guarantee them ZPL next year you would think. It's probably a game Cardiff can't afford to loose, otherwise it looks like it could be zl2 football for them in 2024.

[Kicktheball]

Looking at the fixtures ahead, Cardiff v Azzurri this weekend looks a massive game at the backend of the table. A win to Azzurri will guarantee them ZPL next year you would think. It's probably a game Cardiff can't afford to loose, otherwise it looks like it could be zl2 football for them in 2024.

So let me put this to you. If Cardiff do finish last. And azzuri in ZL1 win the comp, what happens here? Azzuri can?t have 2 teams in the same competition, do Cardiff survive the drop?

[Zonal Marking]

So let me put this to you. If Cardiff do finish last. And azzuri in ZL1 win the comp, what happens here? Azzuri can?t have 2 teams in the same competition, do Cardiff survive the drop?


We have already determined that Cardiff will be relegated and Croatia will come up and take their place.

[The Hacker]

We have already determined that Cardiff will be relegated and Croatia will come up and take their place.

Croatia have got to finish second

[Alton]

Is Cardiff gone Mario?

[Undertaker]

We have already determined that Cardiff will be relegated and Croatia will come up and take their place.

Croatia won?t finish 2nd? If they finish 3rd and go up they must have thrown the zones and northern the type of money they throw their players

[riverboy]

Last team always get relegated, BUT that didn't happen with Swansea last year when they expanded the competition.

[Killa]

We have already determined that Cardiff will be relegated and Croatia will come up and take their place.

A lot of people have missed the joke here Zonal....

[Killa]

So let me put this to you. If Cardiff do finish last. And azzuri in ZL1 win the comp, what happens here? Azzuri can?t have 2 teams in the same competition, do Cardiff survive the drop?

Think you will probably see ZL1 Azzurri do a swap with ZPL Azzurri

[Zonal Marking]

A lot of people have missed the joke here Zonal....

It appears that way yes haha

If Azzurri ZPL survive and Azzurri ZL1 get promoted do both squads maybe remain in the ZPL but the ZL1 lads go and associate with a new club that doesn’t currently have a Zone licence?

[Lofty]

How does everyone see the top 5 finishing?
Swansea 4 points adrift of Mayfield in 5th.
Olympic 3 behind them and Westlakes a further 2 points with 7 games to play.

Mayfield don't play any of those 3 teams again. So that doesn't really give any of the teams below a chance to steal points of them.

Kotara and Warners Bay a point ahead of Mayfield.

[Zonal Marking]

How does everyone see the top 5 finishing?
Swansea 4 points adrift of Mayfield in 5th.
Olympic 3 behind them and Westlakes a further 2 points with 7 games to play.

Mayfield don't play any of those 3 teams again. So that doesn't really give any of the teams below a chance to steal points of them.

Kotara and Warners Bay a point ahead of Mayfield.

I still think the top 5 will remain as is. Pretty clear Dudley & Suns will be fighting it out for the premiership but third place is definitely up for grabs and Im sure the teams below would want to avoid a first up finals elimination match.

[Lofty]

Patiently waiting for Cognitio weekend preview.

[Cognitio]

Swansea 6th vs. Olympic 7th
- Reverse fixture (2-2)
- Swansea have won their last 3 home games without conceding a goal.
- This is only the second meeting between these two teams in the ZPL.
- Swansea have not drawn a match at home for 14 games now.
- Olympic games are averaging the leagues lowest goals per game rate (3.3).
2-1 Swansea

Cardiff 12th vs Azzuri 10th
- Reverse fixture (1-1)
- Cardiff's winless streak extends to 7 games (6 losses and 1 draw).
- Azzuri's winless streak extends to 12 games (8 losses and 4 draws)
- Only 2 of Azzuri's 11 points this season have come away from home.
- 14/18 (78%) of Cardiff's goals this season have come at home.
Cardiff 2-0

West L. 8th vs Uni 9th
- Reverse fixture (1-1)
- Only 1 of Uni's 12 points this season have come away from home.
- Uni have lost 3 games in a row and are winless in their past 6.
- After only winning 1 of their first 8 games, West Lakes have now won 4 of their last 7.
West Lakes 3-1

Suns 2nd vs. Mayfield 5th
- Reverse fixture (3-1 Suns)
- Suns are now the league's leading goal scorers with 46 in their 15 games.
- Suns have now won 5 games in a row.
- Mayfield have won 5 of their past 7 games.
- These two have played each other 16 times in the ZPL (6 Mayfield wins, 3 draws and 7 Suns wins).
Draw 1-1

Dudley 1st vs. Minmi 11th
- Reverse fixture (5-0 Dudley)
- Dudley are now 13 wins on the trot and undefeated in their last 13 home games.
- Minmi have lost all 7 of their away games this season.
- Minmi have not scored a goal in their last 3 away games.
Dudley 4-0

Kotara 3rd vs. W. Bay 4th
- Reverse fixture (1-1)
- 3 of the last 4 games between these two have ended in 1-1 draws.
- Kotara have won 5 of their 7 home games this season.
- Both teams sit with identical results this season. 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. Kotara only edging the Bay out by 1 on goal difference.
- W. Bay have won 7 out of their last 10 away games going back to round 14, 2022.
Draw 1-1

[Lofty]

Quality Cog!

Swansea 1-0 Olympic
Cardiff 2-2 Azzurri
Westlakes 2-1 Uni
Suns 1-0 Mayfield
Dudley 6-0 Minmi
Kotara 2-1 Warners Bay

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Swansea 1-3 Olympic
Cardiff 3-1 Azzurri
Westlakes 2-1 Uni
Suns 4-1 Mayfield
Dudley 7-0 Minmi
Kotara 2-2 Warners Bay

[The Hacker]

Good write up

Swansea 1-0 Olympic
Cardiff 2-1 Azzurri
Westlakes 2-0 Uni
Suns 2-0 Mayfield
Dudley 3-0 Minmi
Kotara 1-1 Warners Bay

People picking Dudley 6 or 7 nil are being stiff on Minmi who are on a roll

[Lofty]

Good write up

Swansea 1-0 Olympic
Cardiff 2-1 Azzurri
Westlakes 2-0 Uni
Suns 2-0 Mayfield
Dudley 3-0 Minmi
Kotara 1-1 Warners Bay

People picking Dudley 6 or 7 nil are being stiff on Minmi who are on a roll

I mean no disrespect to Minmi, they’ve been in good form, albeit I’ve not seen any games. Dudley have won their last 5 games by a single goal. I just think they’re due for a big performance on a sunny Sunday at Lydon. Minmi not quite the same on the road as they are on their home slope.

[WWFC25]

Westlakes vs Uni
3rds 0-3
Res 2-1
1st 2-1

[Lofty]

Suns V Mayfield
Firsts 2-0
Ressies 2-2
Thirds 0-4

[ForeverRed]

Cardiff v Hamilton Azzurri
Old boys day at Cardiff
Attendance
About 3000
20 minutes in
Cardiff down to 10 men and 2 nil down,
half time
3.1 to Azzurri
Full time
4.3 Cardiff
Absolute scenes
Let the beers flow, go the tangerine tiger.

[Alton]

Sounds massive Red, many actual old boys?

[2ndclasscitizen]

A friend's place backs on to Evans Park, was going off all afternoon apparently

[ForeverRed]

[QUOTE=Alton;268611]Sounds massive Red, many actual old boys?[/QUOTE
Huge mate, Cardiff had a reunion a couple of weeks ago and it?s flowed from there, amazing day, I?m sure someone from Azzurri can comment on the crowd , it really was enormous

[salmon]

[QUOTE=Alton;268611]Sounds massive Red, many actual old boys?[/QUOTE
Huge mate, Cardiff had a reunion a couple of weeks ago and it?s flowed from there, amazing day, I?m sure someone from Azzurri can comment on the crowd , it really was enormous

Can?t deny it was a very, very decent turnout for their old boys day.

[Kicktheball]

[QUOTE=ForeverRed;268613]

Can?t deny it was a very, very decent turnout for their old boys day.

Great win by Cardiff! What is happening at Azzuri? shambles

They are now back in the relegation battle

[NUFC]

Azzurri shitting the bed. From finals to relegation battle. The coach has relegation experience from last year. I?m assuming he?s hoping for rain to call games draws again.

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Azzurri shitting the bed. From finals to relegation battle. The coach has relegation experience from last year. I?m assuming he?s hoping for rain to call games draws again.

I would not shoot your mouth off too early bud. You are only 1 point in front of Azzurri with plenty of football to be played.

Credit to Cardiff yesterday, it was a valiant effort.

[NUFC]

You?re right. But we never considered ourselves for finals nor talked ourselves up.

[Lofty]

Good write up

Swansea 1-0 Olympic
Cardiff 2-1 Azzurri
Westlakes 2-0 Uni
Suns 2-0 Mayfield
Dudley 3-0 Minmi
Kotara 1-1 Warners Bay

People picking Dudley 6 or 7 nil are being stiff on Minmi who are on a roll

Looks like I was pretty close Mr Hacker. Big day for the Duds

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

You?re right. But we never considered ourselves for finals nor talked ourselves up.

Apologies for giving a team a push bud. Unfortunately they have failed to win a game since, my mistake.

Can you post the scores please Lofty?

[Jonka]

5-0 thirds
5-0 Reggie?s
5-1 firsts

[ZLWB]

Kotara v Warners Bay
3rds 1-1
Res 2-2
1st. 3-1

Bay had a penalty saved early in second half which would have squared it up at 2-2 and Bay with all the running. That was the key moment in an entertaining match. Ref did well to stay out of it even though it was very physical at times, and ultimately it was Kotara who took their chance when it came and they deserved the win. The game was closer than 3-1 indicates

[Avocadomexican]

Went down to Dudley to see the scheduled ?drubbing?. 1st half was all one way traffic with Minmi losing two to injuries. 2nd half Minmi were arguably the better side. Maybe it was dudley taking the foot off the accelerator or maybe Minmi actually turned up for the second half. Either way Dudley showing why theyre the cream of the crop.

[The Hacker]

Looks like I was pretty close Mr Hacker. Big day for the Duds

Very close. This is the first time in ZPL it looks like a 2 horse race. Usually the top 4 all look a chance

[salmon]

You?re right. But we never considered ourselves for finals nor talked ourselves up.

To be honest nobody that has been within the club for a long time has talked us up on here nor considered ourselves to be finals contenders.

Most of us old boys at the start of the were eyeing a 5-8 finish as acceptable, which yep, we are still currently failing in that department.

Still two teams below us on the table but everyone writing us off as relegated already.

Do need to get a result though.

[Eggs]

Azzurri shitting the bed. From finals to relegation battle. The coach has relegation experience from last year. I?m assuming he?s hoping for rain to call games draws again.

Very embarrassing to be behind a team that only managed 6th place in Zone League 1 last year.

[salmon]

Very embarrassing to be behind a team that only managed 6th place in Zone League 1 last year.

So equally as embarrassing for Minmi and Cardiff then, not just an Azzurri embarrassment?

[Eggs]

So equally as embarrassing for Minmi and Cardiff then, not just an Azzurri embarrassment?

100%. Hang your heads in shame.

[gtg]

Azzurri shitting the bed. From finals to relegation battle. The coach has relegation experience from last year. I?m assuming he?s hoping for rain to call games draws again.

Excellent point. This doesn't get talked about enough IMO. Absolute turkey behaviour last year from that coach. From what I've heard, during preseason, he told the azzurri squad that he almost went undefeated a couple years ago conveniently missing the year in between that year and this one where he led Merewether to almost relegation.

[ForeverRed]

Excellent point. This doesn't get talked about enough IMO. Absolute turkey behaviour last year from that coach. From what I've heard, during preseason, he told the azzurri squad that he almost went undefeated a couple years ago conveniently missing the year in between that year and this one where he led Merewether to almost relegation.
And carried on like dick for about 20 minutes after the loss to Cardiff

[Killa]

He apparently got sacked last week but rocked up to the game anyway?

[Cognitio]

Azzuri 10th vs. Kotara 3rd
- Reverse fixture (3-1 Kotara)
- Azzuri have now lost 4 games in a row and are winless in 13 games.
- Only 11 of Kotara's 30 points (37%) have come away from home.
- Both of Azzuri's wins this season have come at home.
- These two teams have not drawn a match in their only 5 ZPL meetings.
Kotara 2-0

Mayfield 5th vs. Cardiff 11th
- Reverse fixture (4-1 Mayfield)
- Cardiff games remain the league's highest scoring matches. Averaging 5 goals per game.
- Cardiff have lost 7 of their 8 away games this season, drawing the other.
- These two have played each other the most in ZPL (23 matches played). Resulting in 15 Mayfield wins, 3 draws and 5 Cardiff wins.
Mayfield 2-1

Uni 9th vs. Dudley 1st
- Reverse fixture (4-1 Dudley)
- Dudley's winning run extends to 14 games in a row.
- Uni have now lost 4 games in a row and are winless in 7 games.
- 11/12 (92%) of Uni's points this season have come at home.
- Uni have not kept a clean sheet all season. While Dudley have kept to most clean sheets this season with 9.
Dudley 3-0

Minmi 12th vs. Swansea 7th
- Reverse fixture (4-3 Swansea)
- 10/10 (100%) of Minmi's points this season have come at home.
2-2 Draw

Suns 2nd vs. Olympic 6th
- Reverse fixture (0-0 Draw)
- Suns winning run extends to 6 games in a row.
- Suns have not conceded more than 1 goal in a game for 8 games now.
- Olympic have drawn a league high 7 matches this season.
Suns 3-1

W. bay 4th vs. West Lakes 8th
- Reverse fixture (4-3 W. Bay)
- West Lakes are 3rd on the form table, winning 3 of their last 4 games.
- W. bay have now lost 4 of their last 5 games.
- W. Bay have only conceded 7 of their 24 goals at home this season (29%).
- West Lakes have an identical home and away record (3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses home and away).
Draw 2-2

[Bremsstrahlung]

Hey Jeterpool, nice multi.




But seriously, gg with the data.

[NUFC]

Excellent point. This doesn't get talked about enough IMO. Absolute turkey behaviour last year from that coach. From what I've heard, during preseason, he told the azzurri squad that he almost went undefeated a couple years ago conveniently missing the year in between that year and this one where he led Merewether to almost relegation.

Seems to carry on a lot from all reports. I?d conveniently not tell others about last year either. Basically refusing to play games and being given a point to get yourself out of last place. I?m sure he told azzurri exactly what they wanted to hear.

[dan]

Loving the breakdowns of the round Cognitio! Keep it up mate, it?s definitely some of the best content across all the threads

[Lofty]

Azzurri 1 - 2 Kotara
Mayfield 2 - 1 Cardiff
Uni 0 - 3 Dudley
Minmi 3 - 2 Swansea
Suns 2 - 1 Olympic
Warners Bay 0 - 1 Westlakes

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Azzurri 1-2 Kotara
Mayfield 3-1 Cardiff
Uni 0-5 Dudley
Minmi 1-1 Swansea
Suns 3-0 Olympic
Warners bay 1-1 Westlakes

[gtg]

Azzurri 0-3 Kotara
Mayfield 3-1 Cardiff
Uni 0-3 Dudley
Minmi 1-2 Swansea
Suns 8-0 Olympic
Warners bay 2-0 Westlakes

[Snag&pies]

Azzurri 1-4 Kotara
Mayfield 2-0 Cardiff
Uni 0-3 Dudley
Mini 1-1 Swansea
Suns 1-3 Olympic
Warners Bay 3-1 Westlakes

[Wandering]

Minmi VS Swansea

Thirds 1-3
Ressies 1-3
Firsts 2-3

[Eggs]

Congrats to Azzurri on the win today, but can anyone from the club confirm what is going on?

Plenty of talk of the coach getting sacked but still showing up (and posting the scores this week).

Anyone from Azzurri care to set the record straight?

[ha'way the lads]

Congrats to Azzurri on the win today, but can anyone from the club confirm what is going on?

Plenty of talk of the coach getting sacked but still showing up (and posting the scores this week).

Anyone from Azzurri care to set the record straight?

I'm not from Azzurri, but he told me he got sent off last week v Cardiff?

[Lofty]

Suns v Olympic
Firsts 2-1
Ressies 4-1
Thirds 1-0

[Undertaker]

Went out to see Westlakes vs Warners Bay as a neutral fan today.

4-1 full time. Westlakes denied a stone cold penalty then conceded 2 soft goals (one should have been disallowed for handball)

Somehow ended up 4-0 down at half time after creating multiple chances in the first 10 minutes.

Game ended in controversy with a westlakes lower grade player and Warners Bay?s #10 having a go at each other with Warners Bay?s #10 calling him a fat autistic **** after a couple of heckles from the Westlakes player.

Warners Bay then tried to blame the westlakes player for the heckles and saying he started it. Very short memories from those lads with their ressies players going to the WPL game last year after their grand final win heckling Women at their game. When someone from Westlakes mentioned that game their coaching staff got very defensive.

Westlakes somewhat unlucky on the day to not pick up a point. Also the field was barely playable down one flank and absolute mud pit.

[WWFC25]

Warners Bay vs Westlakes
3rds 2-2
Res 3-1
First 4-1

[Captain Obvious]

Went out to see Westlakes vs Warners Bay as a neutral fan today.

4-1 full time. Westlakes denied a stone cold penalty then conceded 2 soft goals (one should have been disallowed for handball)

Somehow ended up 4-0 down at half time after creating multiple chances in the first 10 minutes.

Game ended in controversy with a westlakes lower grade player and Warners Bay?s #10 having a go at each other with Warners Bay?s #10 calling him a fat autistic **** after a couple of heckles from the Westlakes player.

Warners Bay then tried to blame the westlakes player for the heckles and saying he started it. Very short memories from those lads with their ressies players going to the WPL game last year after their grand final win heckling Women at their game. When someone from Westlakes mentioned that game their coaching staff got very defensive.

Westlakes somewhat unlucky on the day to not pick up a point. Also the field was barely playable down one flank and absolute mud pit.


a neutral fan

Hello to you as well.

[AwayDay Views]

Can we get a definition check on Neutral ??????

[Taffy]

Perhaps the neutral WB fans can give us their side of the story.

[Macca]

I don't know the identity of Undertaker but I don't believe they are a part of Westlakes.

A Warner's Bay official told us they don't condone the actions of that player and will be dealing with it. I don't see any positives in dredging into the particulars of what happened, I don't think it necessarily needs to be aired out in this forum.

Football wise we felt a little hard done by with some of the decisions, but end of the day WB took chances and we didn't - the scoreline is hard to argue against. On to next week.

[Eastwest]

I don't see any positives in dredging into the particulars of what happened, I don't think it necessarily needs to be aired out in this forum.

Wrong. This forum is the place for controversial goings on. Mainly why peeps being checking on here.

[Kingofthemiddle]

A response from a neutral W/bay supporter here.

Another forum post that the educated have picked up on being misinformed and uneducated.
Yes a player retorted to a heckle,yes it was dealt with,yes the crowd were dealt with and yes both parties(clubs)have parts to play in it.obviously more here than just ?one quote? however wbay did not ?blame? one particular player nor action.
As for the shade being thrown for last year I believe your apples and oranges analogy here fits as not only untrue but not even close to comparable to the weekend.
Apologies for our ?unplayable? surface on the weekend we simply could not stop the rain from coming after 2:30
We will endeavour to do a better rain dance before next Sunday.
Macca- great response and best of luck for the rest of the year.

[WWFC25]

A response from a neutral W/bay supporter here.

Another forum post that the educated have picked up on being misinformed and uneducated.
Yes a player retorted to a heckle,yes it was dealt with,yes the crowd were dealt with and yes both parties(clubs)have parts to play in it.obviously more here than just ?one quote? however wbay did not ?blame? one particular player nor action.
As for the shade being thrown for last year I believe your apples and oranges analogy here fits as not only untrue but not even close to comparable to the weekend.
Apologies for our ?unplayable? surface on the weekend we simply could not stop the rain from coming after 2:30
We will endeavour to do a better rain dance before next Sunday.
Macca- great response and best of luck for the rest of the year.

Unplayable is a bit much. It was decent deck to play on for Thirds and Ressies and a bit of ice skating in Firsts just made it that bit more interesting.

Perhaps our Thirds and Ressies rain dance was that bit better so they could play in the dry!

Macca is right it was a game of chances and Warners Bay took theirs. Credit to the W Bay goalkeeper as well, made a couple of outstanding saves to keep us from getting into the game.

The battle for 3rd to 5th continues to be a nail biter.

[jessepinkman]

Can we get a definition check on Neutral ??????

according to undertaker, neutral means former player who is still mates with everyone

[ZLWB]

Perhaps the neutral WB fans can give us their side of the story.

In fairness, 4-1 probably flattered WB. No doubt the win was deserved, but yeah closer than 4-1 might suggest. No way was it a ?stone cold penalty? in my opinion, but ain?t that the beauty of opinions

[Lofty]

Swansea 3-0 Uni. Big game. The Swans will be looking to close the gap to those above with Kotara and Mayfield playing each other this week.
Cardiff 1-2 Olympic
Westlakes 1-2 Dudley
Suns 2-0 Minmi
Warners Bay 3-1 Azzurri
Kotara 3-2 Mayfield. Should be a belter. Plenty on the line here.

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

It?s no Cognito write up, but you definitely are on point Lofty, two crunch games await us.

Cannot see Dudley nor Suns dropping points until they clash once more.

Swansea 1-1 Uni
Cardiff 1-4 Olympic
Westlakes 0-5 Dudley
Suns 4-0 Minmi
Warners Bay 2-2 Azzurri
Kotara 1-2 Mayfield

[Lofty]

It?s no Cognito write up, but you definitely are on point Lofty, two crunch games await us.

I didn't even want to try compete with Cognito haha, but thought it was worth noting! Going to be an exciting end to the season with plenty still to be decided.

[Cognitio]

Swansea 6th vs. Uni 10th
- Reverse fixture (Uni 3-1)
- Uni have now lost 5 games in a row.
- These two teams have never drawn a match in their 13 ZPL games.
- Uni are winless in their 8 away games this season. This winless streak extends to 17 games (16 losses and a draw). Their last away win was against Garden Suburb in round 18, 2016.
- Swansea have conceded 13 goals in their last 4 games.

Cardiff 12th vs. Olympic 7th
- Reverse fixture (Olympic 4-0)
- Olympic have lost their last three games.
- 7 of Cardiff’s 8 points (88%) this season have come at home.
- Cardiff games are averaging the league’s highest goals per game rate at 5, while Olympic are averaging the league lowest goals per game rate at 3.4.
- Cardiff has the league worst defense, conceding 63 goals in 13 games (3.4 per game)

West Lakes 8th vs. Dudley 1st
- Reverse fixture (Dudley 3-1)
- Dudley’s winning streak extends to 15 games in a row.
- Dudley have returned to being the league highest goal scorers with 51 goals in 17 games (3 per game).
- Dudley have won all three matches between these two with a combined score of 17-2.

Suns 2nd vs. Minmi 11th
- Reverse fixture (Suns 2-0)
- Suns winning streak extends to 7 games in a row.
- Minmi have lost all 8 of their away games this season.
- Suns have only been kept scoreless at home in 1 of their last 23 games.
- Minmi have conceded 24 goals in their 7 away games this season (3.4 goals per game)

W. Bay 4th vs. Azzuri 9th
- Reverse fixture (W. Bay 5-0)
- Azzuri are winless in their 9 away games this season (2 draws and 7 losses).
- W. Bay have only conceded 8 of their 25 goals at home this season (32%).
- Azzuri have the leagues worst attack, scoring only 21 goals in 17 games.
- W. bay have won the last 3 fixtures between these two teams with a combined score of 10-1.


Kotara 3rd vs Mayfield 5th
- Reverse fixture (Mayfield 3-1)
- Kotara have won 6 of their 8 homes games this season.
- Only 1 point separates these teams on the table.
- These two teams have drawn 5 of their 11 ZPL matches played (45%).
- Those 11 matches have resulted in 1 Kotara win, 5 draws and 5 Mayfield wins.
- Kotara have been kept scoreless in only 1 of their last 17 games.
- Mayfield have scored 11 goals in their last 3 games.

ZPL Stats
- There have been no draws in the last three rounds (18 games). The last draw was 22 games ago.
- There have only been 5 draws in the last 54 games (9%).
- The 85 games this season has resulted in 50 home wins (59%)

[Lofty]

Top stuff from the Cog!

[salmon]

Some very deep dives there, brilliant stuff.

[Jonka]

Swansea 6th vs. Uni 10th
- Reverse fixture (Uni 3-1)
- Uni have now lost 5 games in a row.
- These two teams have never drawn a match in their 13 ZPL games.
- Uni are winless in their 8 away games this season. This winless streak extends to 17 games (16 losses and a draw). Their last away win was against Garden Suburb in round 18, 2016.
- Swansea have conceded 13 goals in their last 4 games.

Cardiff 12th vs. Olympic 7th
- Reverse fixture (Olympic 4-0)
- Olympic have lost their last three games.
- 7 of Cardiff’s 8 points (88%) this season have come at home.
- Cardiff games are averaging the league’s highest goals per game rate at 5, while Olympic are averaging the league lowest goals per game rate at 3.4.
- Cardiff has the league worst defense, conceding 63 goals in 13 games (3.4 per game)

West Lakes 8th vs. Dudley 1st
- Reverse fixture (Dudley 3-1)
- Dudley’s winning streak extends to 15 games in a row.
- Dudley have returned to being the league highest goal scorers with 51 goals in 17 games (3 per game).
- Dudley have won all three matches between these two with a combined score of 17-2.

Suns 2nd vs. Minmi 11th
- Reverse fixture (Suns 2-0)
- Suns winning streak extends to 7 games in a row.
- Minmi have lost all 8 of their away games this season.
- Suns have only been kept scoreless at home in 1 of their last 23 games.
- Minmi have conceded 24 goals in their 7 away games this season (3.4 goals per game)

W. Bay 4th vs. Azzuri 9th
- Reverse fixture (W. Bay 5-0)
- Azzuri are winless in their 9 away games this season (2 draws and 7 losses).
- W. Bay have only conceded 8 of their 25 goals at home this season (32%).
- Azzuri have the leagues worst attack, scoring only 21 goals in 17 games.
- W. bay have won the last 3 fixtures between these two teams with a combined score of 10-1.


Kotara 3rd vs Mayfield 5th
- Reverse fixture (Mayfield 3-1)
- Kotara have won 6 of their 8 homes games this season.
- Only 1 point separates these teams on the table.
- These two teams have drawn 5 of their 11 ZPL matches played (45%).
- Those 11 matches have resulted in 1 Kotara win, 5 draws and 5 Mayfield wins.
- Kotara have been kept scoreless in only 1 of their last 17 games.
- Mayfield have scored 11 goals in their last 3 games.

ZPL Stats
- There have been no draws in the last three rounds (18 games). The last draw was 22 games ago.
- There have only been 5 draws in the last 54 games (9%).
- The 85 games this season has resulted in 50 home wins (59%)

Great summary but you forgot to give your tips

[pv4]

Cog - great read and we all thank you.

Mindblowing how much teams seem to struggle with away games!

Just a couple of small ones, feel free to ignore. I just wanted to let you know incase they were oversights - Azzurri has two R's, and Westlakes is just one word without a cap.

Kind regards

[Lofty]

Mindblowing how much teams seem to struggle with away games!



Or just how much stronger and more comfortable teams are at home. There's a massive difference in ground quality, sizes, slopes.... etc. Certain grounds suit certain teams. We don't have massive crowds in local league, but home support always helps a little too.

[WWFC25]

Westlakes vs Dudley
3rds 0-6
Res 1-3
1st 2-3

[Lofty]

Suns v Minmi
Firsts 3-0
Ressies 4-1
Thirds 6-1

[salmon]

W Bay vs Azzurri
1sts 3-0
Res 4-1 (I think?)
3rds 3-2

[Lofty]

Swansea 6th vs. Uni 10th

ZPL Stats
- There have been no draws in the last three rounds (18 games). The last draw was 22 games ago.
- There have only been 5 draws in the last 54 games (9%).
- The 85 games this season has resulted in 50 home wins (59%)

The run of no draws continues!

Swansea closing the gap on the top 5 and with massive games against Dudley, Kotara, Westlakes and Warners Bay. Should they get the points required in those games it will be a big effort and deserving place in the finals.

Kotara with just 1 win from their last 6 games face Olympic, Swansea, Minmi and Suns. The big game at Swnasea will have a lot to say on how things finish.

[Zonal Marking]

The run of no draws continues!

Swansea closing the gap on the top 5 and with massive games against Dudley, Kotara, Westlakes and Warners Bay. Should they get the points required in those games it will be a big effort and deserving place in the finals.

Kotara with just 1 win from their last 6 games face Olympic, Swansea, Minmi and Suns. The big game at Swnasea will have a lot to say on how things finish.

Premiership race could have a potentially exciting finish as well. Suns will have to win out for the rest of the season (which will include having to beat Dudley) and hope one of the other teams can at the very least jag a draw off the Thistles. Will then come down to GD.

[riverboy]

The run of no draws continues!

Swansea closing the gap on the top 5 and with massive games against Dudley, Kotara, Westlakes and Warners Bay. Should they get the points required in those games it will be a big effort and deserving place in the finals.

Kotara with just 1 win from their last 6 games face Olympic, Swansea, Minmi and Suns. The big game at Swnasea will have a lot to say on how things finish.

I can't see a team winning the Grand Final from 4th or 5th. That would require winning 4 straight games including beating both Dudley and the Suns. You also have to factor in the more games the higher chance of injury and suspension with card hungry referees around finals time.

[Kicktheball]

I can't see a team winning the Grand Final from 4th or 5th. That would require winning 4 straight games including beating both Dudley and the Suns. You also have to factor in the more games the higher chance of injury and suspension with card hungry referees around finals time.

What about the race for the wooden spoon and the relegation battle? Azzuri are safe. The Uni could find themselves in trouble if Cardiff defeat Minmi this Sunday.

Cardiff lose and they are odds on to be relegated..

[Killa]

What about the race for the wooden spoon and the relegation battle? Azzuri are safe. The Uni could find themselves in trouble if Cardiff defeat Minmi this Sunday.

Cardiff lose and they are odds on to be relegated..

Azzurri ZL1 might save Cardiff from being relegated anyway. They need just 1 point from the last two to confirm the Premiership. Unless the Automatic spot goes to second who currently is Croatia

[Lofty]

Azzurri ZL1 might save Cardiff from being relegated anyway. They need just 1 point from the last two to confirm the Premiership. Unless the Automatic spot goes to second who currently is Croatia

If Azzurri ZPL end up safe and Azzurri ZL1 finish first, is it more fair to still enforce the bottom team to be relegated and bring up a team that didn't actually earn promotion?
Or do the bottom ZPL have their blushes saved since the ZL1 winner is unable to come up?

[Two tone]

No one will go down, unless they ask for it this year. Promotion/Relegation comes in next year.
Or have I missed something.

[Zonal Marking]

I can't see a team winning the Grand Final from 4th or 5th. That would require winning 4 straight games including beating both Dudley and the Suns. You also have to factor in the more games the higher chance of injury and suspension with card hungry referees around finals time.

Completely agree with this. Personally I think the grand final winner will either be Dudley or Suns however if the likes of Warners Bay, Mayfield, Kotara & Swansea are to have any chance they will need to finish in that 3rd place position.

[riverboy]

If Azzurri ZPL end up safe and Azzurri ZL1 finish first, is it more fair to still enforce the bottom team to be relegated and bring up a team that didn't actually earn promotion?
Or do the bottom ZPL have their blushes saved since the ZL1 winner is unable to come up?
If you finish last in a 12 team competition you should be relegated no matter what.... Azzurri ZL1 might go and play somewhere else? Their socials do indicate they label themselves as FC Novacastria. Maybe they could just play as FC Novocastria and stay under the Azzurri banner to allow the both to stay in the competition.

[ZLWB]

I ?with card hungry referees around finals time.

I reckon they give fewer cards in the finals, especially reds.
Maybe it?s the bigger crowds, but I reckon they?re a bit less likely in the semis

[Eastwest]

If you finish last in a 12 team competition you should be relegated no matter what.... Azzurri ZL1 might go and play somewhere else? Their socials do indicate they label themselves as FC Novacastria. Maybe they could just play as FC Novocastria and stay under the Azzurri banner to allow the both to stay in the competition.

Would be a great darby

[salmon]

ZL1 Azzurri play at Smith Park and from my understanding have no real desire to leave. Smith Park has already been deemed by the joint zones as unacceptable for ZPL, which is literally the whole reason ZPL Azzurri play at Hexham currently.

Just a conversation point worth consideration.

[Killa]

Any word on Grand Final venues for ZFL or is it going to be another shambles like last year?

[The Hacker]

Any word on Grand Final venues for ZFL or is it going to be another shambles like last year?

Olympic was good last year. Hopefully common sense prevails and it?s at an NPL ground

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Any word on Grand Final venues for ZFL or is it going to be another shambles like last year?

I?m hearing there is a push for the new Myer Park facility.

Darling St were brilliant hosts last year.

[ZLWB]

I?m hearing there is a push for the new Myer Park facility.

Darling St were brilliant hosts last year.

Agree on Darling St, but with the work they have going on it might not be available. Myers Park set up is good with the stands, but the playing surface needs time.
Magic Park is a good venue, and so is Adamstown

[Jim]

On Promotion/relegation for 2024"
As of next year if a ZL team goes into Newfm the Joint Interdistrict Zones will work with any promoted club to find an appropriate position within the all age competitions for any displaced third team.


What happens if a ZL team doesnt want to go up?

[Kicktheball]

I?m hearing there is a push for the new Myer Park facility.

Darling St were brilliant hosts last year.

Darling street was average, the pitch was hard and bouncy. Not enjoyable for teams

[Cognitio]

Azzurri 9th vs. Westlakes 8th
- Reverse fixture (3-3 draw)
- History (Played 3, Azzurri 1 win, 2 draws, Westlakes 0 wins)
- 12 of Azzurri?s 14 points (86%) have come at home this season.
- Azzurri are the league?s lowest goal scorers, scoring 21 goals in 18 games.
2-2 Draw

Olympic 7th vs Kotara 5th
- Reverse fixture (4-4 draw)
- History (Played 1, Olympic 0 wins, 1 draw, Kotara 0 wins)
- Kotara have only won 1 of their last 6 games.
- Olympic have only lost 1 of their 8 home games this season.
- Kotara have lost their last two games 2-1.
1-1 Draw

Mayfield 4th vs W. Bay 3rd
- Reverse fixture (1-1 draw)
- History (Played 15, Mayfield 8 wins, 2 draws, W. Bay 5 wins)
- W. Bay have won 3 of their last 4 games.
- Mayfield have won 6 of their last 8 games.
- W. bay have not scored more than 1 goal against Mayfield for 7 games now.
- Mayfield have been kept scoreless at home in only 1 of their last 19 games.
Mayfield 2-1

Uni 10th vs Suns 2nd
- Reverse fixture (4-2 Suns)
- History (Played 7, Uni 0 wins, 2 draws, Suns 5 wins)
- Suns winning streak extends to 8 games in a row.
- Uni have now lost their last 6 games and are winless in 9 games.
- 11 of Uni?s 12 points this season have come at home.
Suns 3-0

Dudley 1st vs Swansea 6th
- Reverse fixture (4-0 Dudley)
- History (Played 21, Dudley 13 wins, 3 draws, Swansea 5 wins)
- Dudley?s winning streak extends to 16 games in a row.
- Dudley have won the last 9 games between these two.
- Dudley have only lost 1 of their last 30 home games. Winning 24 of them.
- Swansea have only won 3 of their last 17 away games.
Dudley 4-1


Minmi 11th vs Cardiff 12th
- Reverse fixture (5-3 Cardiff)
- History (Played 1, Minmi 0 wins, 0 draws, Cardiff 1 win)
- Minmi have lost their last three games.
- A win from Cardiff lifts them off the bottom of the table. Replacing them with Minmi.
- Cardiff are winless away from home. Losing 8 and drawing 1.
- 100%, 10/10 of Minmi points this season have come at home.
- Cardiff have been kept scoreless in their last 4 away games.
Minmi 3-2

[MurderOnZidanesFloor]

Azzurri 1-3 Westlakes
Olympic 2-1 Kotara
Mayfield 1-1 Warners Bay
Uni 0-6 Suns
Dudley 4-0 Swansea
Minmi 3-1 Cardiff

[The Hacker]

Azzurri 1-1 Westlakes
Olympic 0-1 Kotara
Mayfield 2-1 Warners Bay
Uni 0-3 Suns
Dudley 1-0 Swansea
Minmi 1-2 Cardiff

[salmon]

Azzurri vs. Westlakes
1sts 3-0
Res 3-2
3rds 2-2

[FairPlay2022]

Mayfield v Warners Bay
1st 0-2
Res 5-1
3rd 1-2

[Zonal Marking]

Mayfield v Warners Bay
1st 0-2
Res 5-1
3rd 1-2

That is a huge result for Wbay. Surely now makes them odds on favourites to secure that third place and avoid a straight up elimination final.

[Zonal Marking]

No other scores from the Weekend?
Olympic Kotara?
Uni Suns?
Dudley Swansea?
Minmi Cardiff?

Heading into the business end of the season and you people are getting slack lol

[magician]

No other scores from the Weekend?
Olympic Kotara?
Uni Suns?
Dudley Swansea?
Minmi Cardiff?

Heading into the business end of the season and you people are getting slack lol

Going off the webpage
Suns 1-0,3-2,1-3
Dudley 4-0,4-0,5-0

[Shere Khan]

Cardiff were washed out at Minmi.
Refs call.

[Jardelsimage]

Going off the webpage
Suns 1-0,3-2,1-3
Dudley 4-0,4-0,5-0

Olympic v Kotara
1st--2-6
Res--1-1
3rds--2-0

[The Hacker]

Going off the webpage
Suns 1-0,3-2,1-3
Dudley 4-0,4-0,5-0

Dudley did well to get on. Ground held up considering. Dudley v Suns in 2 weeks is looking very important in all grades