play the regional game in a region that actually gives a **** about the jets
not bathurst
not campbelltown (ffs one of the great swindles of the hay licck, a 3 point gift to the wanderers)
play the regional game in a region that actually gives a **** about the jets
not bathurst
not campbelltown (ffs one of the great swindles of the hay licck, a 3 point gift to the wanderers)
Lol had no idea it was getting released so early. I swear the last 2 years it has been released fairly late around the late june/ early july period.Originally Posted by belchardo
Anyways mods feel free to turn this into the official draw thread for 2moz.
So the rumours of the later finish seem to have basically been confirmed.Grand final rematch for A-League's opening round
Shot at redemption: The Wanderers will travel to Gosford to open their A-League season in a grand-final rematch. Photo: Brendan Esposito
A-League champions Central Coast will begin their title defence at home against Western Sydney Wanderers.
Football Federation Australia will release the draw for the 2013/14 season on Wednesday morning and Fairfax Media understands that the Mariners will host the premiers at Bluetongue Stadium in round one.
A chance for immediate redemption has been a regular fixture in the A-League with six seasons of the eight possible beginning with a grand final rematch. Only the opening rounds of the 2007/08 and 2009/10 seasons did not include such a fixture. The pairing of the Wanderers and the Mariners is also a repeat of round one last season where the two teams played out a scoreless stalemate at Parramatta Stadium.
Central Coast could receive as many as six of the nine games against NSW rivals at home after playing just three of those fixtures at Bluetongue last year. The Mariners were disappointed to miss out on so many of their crowd-pulling clashes last season and played just one game at home against Sydney FC, Western Sydney and Newcastle. It is understood that the FFA will make amends by giving the champions two home games against all three. Central Coast are set to continue their successful New Year's Eve fixture with Perth Glory the likely opponent.
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The Wanderers are also looking to cash-in on the holiday period, and executive chairman Lyall Gorman hinted at a repeat of last seasons matches on public holidays.
"We'd like to have regularly events on the calendar. We held a game on New Year's Day which we would like to replicate and Australia Day." Gorman said.
Sydney FC will begin the season with a home game and it is understood they will be given their preference for the bulk of their home fixtures to be scheduled for Saturday nights. The Sky Blues identified the Saturday night kick-off as their best crowd-puller and the FFA is expected to grant that request for the majority of games at Allianz Stadium.
The upcoming season will start one week later than last year. The first game is set for Friday, October 11 and the grand final could be played as late as May. The FFA will push the finale back to the latest date ever in an attempt to accommodate the wishes of domestic-based players vying for places in the 2014 World Cup and to keep the end of the season in line with that of European competitions.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league...#ixzz2Ty1CZTQA
Going to be interesting to see the break up of games is, can't see us getting many Friday night games due to wanting the capitals for the TV ratings & with the piece about SFC getting the pick of Saturday night games, we may be sent back to the Sunday arvo graveyard again.Eight Brisbane Roar games to be broadcast live on SBS next season
Marco Monteverde, Tom Smithies
The Courier-Mail
May 22, 2013 12:00AM
Roar fans will be able to watch their team in some free-to-air matches next season. Picture: Craig Greenhill Source: The Daily Telegraph
EIGHT Brisbane Roar matches will be shown live on free-to-air television next season when SBS becomes co-broadcasters of the A-League with Fox Sports.
The 2013-14 A-League draw will be released today, with The Courier-Mail having learned that almost a third of Brisbane's 27 regular-season matches will be played on Friday nights.
Under the new $160 million broadcast deal, both SBS2 and Fox Sports will televise Friday night A-League matches.
The season kicks off on Friday October 11, when Sydney FC take on the Newcastle Jets.
It's understood the Roar will travel to New Zealand in round one to take on Wellington Phoenix.
In other opening round fixtures, the Victory will meet the Heart in the Melbourne derby, Adelaide United will do battle with Perth Glory, and Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers will clash in a grand final re-match.
The Roar are unlikely to play any matches at Suncorp Stadium in December due to the Milton venue hosting Taylor Swift and Bon Jovi concerts.
But Roar general manager Sean Dobson was hopeful of the club staging a regional fixture in north Queensland on December 21.
In other features of the 2013-14 schedule, the grand final is set to be pushed back to May.
Meanwhile, the Roar are expected to today confirm the signing of former Republic of Ireland international Liam Miller.
The Courier-Mail reported last month that the 32-year-old ex-Manchester United and Celtic playmaker was likely to join the Roar after spending the past two A-League seasons with the Glory.
The Roar will also today detail a pre-season schedule that will include matches against National Premier League teams Brisbane City, Brisbane Strikers, Palm Beach and Western Pride.
Meanwhile, concern over the future of the Socceroos has claimed its first victim, with national teams boss John Boultbee departing after almost eight years in charge.
Boultbee, responsible for managing all the men and women's various national teams, will leave FFA at the end of the qualifying campaign for next year's World Cup to stand for the presidency of rowing's international governing body, FISA.
Heskey vs ADP, not a bad way for SBS2 to kick off their new broadcast deal.Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart will again meet in Round 1 of the A-League next season
David Davutovic
Herald Sun
May 22, 2013 12:00AM
The Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart will again meet in Round 1. Source: Herald Sun
THE Melbourne derby will again be played in Round 1 next A-League season, but it has been replaced as the opening game by an Alessandro Del Piero and Emile Heskey duel.
Sydney FC and Newcastle Jets will open the season on Friday, October 11 before a Central Coast-Western Sydney grand final rematch kicks off a Saturday double-header, with Victory hosting Heart at Etihad Stadium.
Heart will hosts the other two derbies at AAMI Park - the traditional pre-Christmas clash and one in March.
Next season will be revealed to have the latest finish to an A-League campaign when Football Federation Australia launches the fixture season this morning in Sydney.
A May grand final will give A-League players a better chance to make the Socceroos' World Cup squad, assuming Holger Osieck's side qualifies.
Two A-League players have made each of the 2006 and 2010 World Cup squads, with the seasons finishing in February and March respectively in those years.
The early May finish puts the A-League in line with most leagues around the world, with FIFA mandating a May 15 cut-off for domestic competitions before the World Cup in Brazil.
There are more Friday night blockbusters than last season, but it remains to be seen whether the draw satisfies SBS.
It's the first season A-League games will be televised on free-to-air after FFA signed a $160 million deal with SBS and Fox Sports for the next four seasons.
SBS will show Friday night games live on SBS2 simultaneously with Fox Sports, and early indications from Socceroos games suggest free-to-air viewing figures will double those of the pay-TV network.
Melbourne Heart, Adelaide United and strong-rating Melbourne Victory dominate the Friday night slot, which is traditionally a strong crowd-puller.
FFA has been kind to Heart, which played only two home games on a Friday last season.
It will play eight Friday games, hosting five at AAMI Park.
Victory hosts three Friday night games and plays three on the road.
Otherwise, the 27-round fixture will have a similar look to last season, with the draw effectively reversed.
The festive season has proved popular and FFA has again fixture 16 games in 18 days.
kudos to the photoshopper at the HS.
That photo is classic colosimo.... flying in, studs up at the knee! They have captured his true personality there!
Round 1 Fixtures
Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets FC -
11 OCTOBER 7:30PM ALLIANZ STADIUM
Round 2 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Perth Glory FC -
20 OCTOBER 3:00PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 3 Fixtures
Wellington Phoenix FC v Newcastle Jets FC -
27 OCTOBER 5:00PM TBA - NZ
Round 4 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Central Coast Mariners -
2 NOVEMBER 7:30PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 5 Fixtures
Adelaide United FC v Newcastle Jets FC -
9 NOVEMBER 5:00PM HINDMARSH STADIUM
Round 6 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Brisbane Roar FC -
17 NOVEMBER 5:00PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 7 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Melbourne Heart FC -
24 NOVEMBER 5:00PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 8 Fixtures
Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets FC -
30 NOVEMBER 7:30PM ALLIANZ STADIUM
Round 9 Fixtures
Melbourne Victory FC v Newcastle Jets FC -
8 DECEMBER 5:00PM AAMI PARK
Round 10 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Western Sydney Wanderers -
14 DECEMBER 7:30PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 11 Fixtures
Brisbane Roar FC v Newcastle Jets FC -
20 DECEMBER 6:30PM T.B.C
Round 12 Fixtures
Adelaide United FC v Newcastle Jets FC -
29 DECEMBER 4:30PM HINDMARSH STADIUM
Round 13 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Perth Glory FC -
4 JANUARY 5:30PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 14 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Melbourne Victory FC -
10 JANUARY 7:30PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 15 Fixtures
Melbourne Heart FC v Newcastle Jets FC -
17 JANUARY 7:30PM AAMI PARK
Round 16 Fixtures
Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets FC -
25 JANUARY 7:30PM BLUETONGUE STADIUM
Round 17 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Western Sydney Wanderers -
1 FEBRUARY 7:30PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 18 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Wellington Phoenix FC -
9 FEBRUARY 5:00PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 19 Fixtures
Brisbane Roar FC v Newcastle Jets FC -
16 FEBRUARY 4:00PM SUNCORP STADIUM
Round 20 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Sydney FC -
22 FEBRUARY 5:30PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 21 Fixtures
Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets FC -
2 MARCH 5:00PM PARRAMATTA STADIUM
Round 22 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Melbourne Heart FC -
8 MARCH 5:30PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 23 Fixtures
Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets FC -
15 MARCH 7:30PM BLUETONGUE STADIUM
Round 24 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Wellington Phoenix FC -
22 MARCH 5:30PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 25 Fixtures
Perth Glory FC v Newcastle Jets FC -
29 MARCH 6:30PM NIB STADIUM
Round 26 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Melbourne Victory FC -
5 APRIL 5:30PM HUNTER STADIUM
Round 27 Fixtures
Newcastle Jets FC v Adelaide United FC -
11 APRIL 7:30PM HUNTER STADIUM, NEWCASTLE
Two trips to Pootongue, one trip to NIB and Caketin, finishing with back to back home games.
The usual mixed bag....good things - no double trips to Wello or Perth. F3 derby night before Australia Day looks huge.
We do have a few 3pm-5pm kickoffs though and no holiday trip really stands out.
LLLDLDW in the firdt 7 rds should be enough to see GVE sacked
kutgw, eff eff aye
we will loose
Bit optimistic there, surely?
LLLLLLW is more likely.
So I already planned and paid the family vacation and am spending the week before Australia day down in Jervis bay. ****ing hell! gonig to miss Gosford away again!!!!
Luck i'll still get the second one though.
Got my Wish for Round 1 at SFS and Friday night means the Wife will still have me the whole weekend to make up for the 6 extra hours alone with a 3 month old, a 2 year old and a 4 year old!
Every thing coming up Rocknerd!
will get onto .ics file soon, possible not until next week though as would rather not spend precious Newcastle time on this
needs more melbourne double headers
also sydney away on friday nights are gay
Last edited by Mitchy; 22-05-2013 at 01:07 PM.
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I've noticed one of the games against Brisbane roar away is still undecided aswell as Wellington.
Community game against the roar my guess sunshine coast? Wellington, Auckland?
wellington regional game was in dunedin last season. not sure if they'll do that again or not
Pretty sure brisbane are playing in townsville
two coast aways. two adeliade aways.
wellington game not in wellington. they played a game each in dunedin and auckland last year. not sure if this is a good or bad thing.
Friday night games still appear to be 7:30pm kick-off, disappointing. Coming from Sydney, earliest train I can get from work gets to broady at 7:43 or something, so 8pm kick-off would've been nicer! Oh well, at least it's only 2 games this time, just have to be late or maybe conveniently have a sickie on those fridays lol
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