A-League '12-13 :: Round 11

[Jobdog]

 

[Haffa]

Coast
Draw
Victory
Draw
United

 

[Timmah]

CCM
Perth
Draw
Wanderers
Adelaide

 

[Misanthrope]

CCM 3-1, 10,000
Perth 2-0, 9,000
2-2 draw, 26,000
Sydney 1-0, 18,000
Adelaide 3-0, 9,400

 

[Jobdog]

The 2012-2013 A-League season is in full swing and we have all the squads for round 11.

All times are listed in EDT

Central Coast v Melbourne Heart, Bluetongue Stadium, Friday, 7:30pm (EDT) - Fox Sports 1HD

Central Coast: 1. Mathew Ryan (Gk), 2. Daniel McBreen, 3. Joshua Rose, 4. Pedj Bojic, 5. Zachary Anderson, 6. Patrick Zwaanswijk, 7. John Hutchinson (c), 8. Adriano Pellegrino, 9. Bernie Ibini, 10. Tomas Rogic, 13. Brent Griffiths, 14. Michael McGlinchey, 15. Brad McDonald, 16. Trent Sainsbury, 17. Anthony Caceres, 18. Nick Montgomery, 19. Mitchell Duke, 20. Justin Pasfield (Gk), 21. Mile Sterjovski, 23. Adam Kwasnik *Five to be omitted

Ins: 1. Mathew Ryan (Gk), 10. Tomas Rogic (both return from Qantas Socceroos duty), 13. Brent Griffiths, 15. Brad McDonald, 17. Anthony Caceres (all promoted), 21. Mile Sterjovski (returns from injury), 23. Adam Kwasnik (promoted)
Outs: 11. Oliver Bozanic (Mild Concussion – 1 week), 30. David Bradasevic (Gk) (returns to NYL)
Unavailable: 22. James Oates (Ankle – 2 months)

Melbourne Heart: 1. Clint Bolton (GK), 2. Michael Marrone, 4. Simon Colosimo, 5. Fred, 6. Patrick Gerhardt, 8. Matthew Thompson, 9. Dylan Macallister, 10. Josip Tadic, 11. Richard Garcia, 14. GolGol Mebrahtu, 15. David Williams, 16. Aziz Behich, 17. Jason Hoffman, 18. David Vrankovic, 20. Andrew Redmayne (GK), 22. Nick Kalmar
*one to be omitted

Ins: 2. Michael Marrone (returns from international duty – Qantas Socceroos), 11. Richard Garcia (returns international duty – Qantas Socceroos), 16. Aziz Behich (returns from international duty)
Outs: 24. Sam Mitchinson (omitted), 25. Jeremy Walker (omitted)
Unavailable: 13. Jonatan Germano, 19. Benjamin Garuccio (ankle 4-5 weeks), 23. Mate Dugandzic (broken foot 8-12 weeks), 31. Vince Grella (fitness - undisclosed)

Referee: Lucien Laverdure

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets, Friday, 9.45pm (EDT), nib Stadium - Fox Sports 1HD

Perth Glory: 1.Danny Vukovic (gk), 3.Bas van den Brink, 4.Billy Mehmet, 5.Steve Pantelidis, 6.Nick Ward, 7.Jacob Burns (c), 8.Dean Heffernan 9.Shane Smeltz, 10.Liam Miller, 11.Adrian Zahra, 12.Ryo Nagai, 13.Travis Dodd, 14.Steven McGarry, 15.Brandon O’Neill, 17.Chris Harold, 18.Jesse Makarounas, 19.Josh Risdon, 21.Scott Jamieson, 23.Michael Thwaite,30 Lewis Italiano (gk) *five to be omitted

Ins: 10.Liam Miller (returns from injury), 12.Ryo Nagai (returns from injury), 21.Scott Jamieson (returns from international duty), 23.Michael Thwaite (returns from international duty)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 16.Evan Berger (hamstring – indefinite)

Newcastle Jets: 2. Scott Neville, 3. Tiago Calvano, 4. Josh Mitchell, 5. Dominik Ritter, 8. Ruben Zadkovich, 9. Emile Heskey, 11. Connor Chapman, 12. Josh Brillante, 15. Craig Goodwin, 17. James Virgili, 22. Adam Taggart, 23. Ryan Griffiths, 24. Mitch Oxborrow, 26. Andrew Hoole, 30. Jack Duncan (gk), 33. Matt Nash (gk) *one to be omitted

Ins: Tiago Calvano, Josh Mitchell, Adam Taggart, Ryan Griffiths, Mitch Oxborrow and Andrew Hoole
Outs: James Brown, Bernardo Ribeiro, Taylor Regan, Jacob Pepper and Michael Bridges
Unavailable: Ben Kennedy (knee), Ben Kantarovski (knee), Mark Birighitti (cheekbone) and Jobe Wheelhouse (knee)

Referee: Ben Williams

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar, Saturday, 5.30pm (EDT), AAMI Park - Fox Sports 1HD

Melbourne Victory: 1. Tando Velaphi (GK), 3. Adama Traore, 4. Petar Franjic, 5. Mark Milligan, 6. Leigh Broxham, 7. Gui Finkler, 8. Jonathan Bru, 9. Marcos Flores, 10. Archie Thompson, 11. Marco Rojas, 13. Diogo Ferreira, 14. Billy Celeski, 15. Sam Gallagher, 16. Theo Markelis, 17. Jimmy Jeggo, 19. Isaka Cernak, 21. Spase Dilevski, 23. Adrian Leijer (c), 26. Andrew Nabbout, 39. Nathan Coe (GK)
*five to be omitted

Ins: Adama Traore (returns from injury), Spase Dilevski (returns from injury), Theo Markelis (returns from suspension), Archie Thompson (returns from international duty), Mark Milligan (returns from international duty)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: Nil

Brisbane Roar: 1. Michael Theo (GK), 2. Matt Smith (capt), 3. Shane Stefanutto, 4. Matt Jurman, 5. Ivan Franjic, 6. Erik Paartalu, 7. Besart Berisha, 8. Massimo Murdocca, 10. Henrique, 11. Ben Halloran, 13. Yuji Takahashi, 16. Do Dong-Hyun, 17. Mitch Nichols, 19. Jack Hingert, 20. Matt Acton (GK), 21. James Meyer, 22. Thomas Broich, 24. Nick Fitzgerald. *three to be omitted*

Ins: Matt Smith (returns from international duty), Ivan Franjic (returns from international duty), Nick Fitzgerald (promoted), Do Dong-Hyun (promoted)
Outs: James Donachie (calf – 1 week)
Unavailable: Nil

Referee: Jarred Gillett

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers, Saturday, 7.45pm (EDT), Allianz Stadium - Fox Sports 1HD

Sydney FC: 1. Ivan Necevski (gk), 2. Sebastian Ryall, 3. Fabio, 4. Pascal Bosschaart, 6. Jason Culina, 7. Brett Emerton, 8. Adam Griffiths, 9. Paul Reid, 10. Alessandro Del Piero, 12. Blake Powell, 14. Mitch Mallia, 17. Terry Antonis, 20. Vedran Janjetovic (gk), 21. Yairo Yau, 22. Ali Abbas, 23. Rhyan Grant, 24. Hagi Gligor (two to be omitted)

Ins: Alessandro Del Piero (returns from injury), Terry Antonis (returns from international duty), Brett Emerton (returns from international duty)
Outs: Terry McFlynn (suspended, 1 week)
Unavailable: Nil

Western Sydney Wanderers: 1. Ante Covic (GK), 2. Shannon Cole, 3. Adam D’apuzzo, 4. Nikolai Topor-Stanley, 5. Michael Beauchamp (c), 6. Jerome Polenz, 7. Labinot Haliti, 8. Mateo Poljak, 9. Dino Kresinger, 10. Aaron Mooy 11. Tarek Elrich, 12. Tahj Minniecon, 13. Joey Gibbs, 14. Kwabena Appiah-Kubi, 15. Reece Caira, 17. Youssouf Hersi, 18. Iacopo La Rocca, 19. Mark Bridge, 20. Jerrad Tyson (GK), 21. Shinji Ono, 23. Jason Trifiro *six to be omitted

Ins: 7. Labinot Haliti (promoted), 10. Aaron Mooy (returns from international duty), 11. Tarek Elrich, 14. Kwabena Appiah-Kubi, 15. Reece Caira, (all promoted), 19. Mark Bridge (returns from injury)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: Nil

Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix, Sunday 5pm (EDT), Hindmarsh Stadium - Fox Sports 1HD

Adelaide United: 1.Eugene Galekovic (gk) (c), 2.Osama Malik, 3.Nigel Boogaard, 5.Iain Fyfe, 6.Cassio, 8.Marcelo Carrusca, 10.Dario Vidosic, 11.Bruce Djite, 14.Cameron Watson, 17.Iain Ramsay, 18.Fabian Barbiero, 20.Paul Izzo (gk), 21.Jeronimo Neumann, 22.Fabio Ferreira, 23.Evan Kostopoulos

Ins: Eugene Galekovic (gk) (returns from international duty)
Outs: John Hall (gk) (returns to NYL)
Unavailable: Jake Barker-Daish (groin – 1 week)

Wellington Phoenix: 1.Mark Paston (GK), 2. Manny Muscat, 3. Tony Lochhead, 6. Alex Smith, 7. Leo Bertos, 8. Paul Ifill, 9. Benjamin Totori, 10. Stein Huysegems, 11. Jeremy Brockie, 12. Tyler Boyd, 16. Louis Fenton, 17. Vince Lia, 18. Ben Sigmund, 21. Dani Sanchez, 22. Andrew Durante (C), 30. Griffin McMaster (GK) *one to be omitted

In: Dani Sanchez (returns from injury)
Out: Nil
Unavailable: Lucas Pantelis (knee injury - indefinite)

Referee: Strebre Delovski

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[Mong]

Roar to fire up and smash the victory once again (i'm allowed a little blind optimism surely)

And Jobdog to be nominated for best sig ever..

 

[jargan83]

Missed the first game but

Glory
Victory
Sydney
Adelaide

Posted from NiB stadium

 

[Frederick]

God the Jets are so incompetent

 

[Timmah]

Mariners still flying high.

 

[Ridders]

Good win for the Wanderers. Nice to see us keep our pre-game flair streak going :lol:

 

[Big Sam]

Mariners still flying high.

Timmah, a question for you and other CCM fans: what's up with CCM's crowds?

For a club that is looking like finishing in the top 2 for the third straight season, barely averaging 10k is disappointing. 12-14k should be the goal I reckon. Back in the early HAL seasons when your form was less consistent than now, crowds were much bigger. Have they made tickets more expensive? Or is it because there are more home games than in the early seasons that demand can't be sustained?

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Sydney is red and black.

Great win. It is amazing how WSW have been in the comp for 5 minutes yet already are a more stable club on and off the field than SFC.

 

[Timmah]

No surprises when the Mariners are flying high, instead of putting paid to their great football, we get dragged down into a crowd debate.

Until Melbourne Heart, with a city of 3 mil and daily mainstream media, are drawing in more than 3 men and a dog, I'm not going to discuss CCM's crowds.

 

[Mong]

Geeze..

Bit of a sore point for timmah obviously.

 

[Misanthrope]

No surprises when the Mariners are flying high, instead of putting paid to their great football, we get dragged down into a crowd debate.

Until Melbourne Heart, with a city of 3 mil and daily mainstream media, are drawing in more than 3 men and a dog, I'm not going to discuss CCM's crowds.

So, you've got no excuse for the Coast's failure to turn out because the usual excuse isn't there? Bravo, good sir.

The Heart are getting torn apart over their crowds on the football dedicated board I frequent. Their failings don't excuse the Coasties for failing to turn out when their side is playing good football week to week,

 

[Big Sam]

It was an honest question, Timmah. Why were crowds higher in that 2005-2008 period when CCM weren't as consistent as during this 2010-2013 period?

And if Heart had the success CCM have had over the last 3 years, they'd draw far more than CCM is now.

 

[Misanthrope]

I personally think it was a foolish idea introducing a second Melbourne team without any real identifying factor to differentiate them from the Victory. Ether introduce them in a distinct geographical area (or a separate area like Geelong) or give them some kind of affiliation with an NSL club so they can borrow their identity.

Look at how WSW differentiate themselves from Sydney FC. The Heart need to do something similar to avoid just being the second Melbourne club.

 

[Timmah]

The crowds were solid without being spectacular in 2007-08 during the height of the F3 Derby rivalry (and prior to the GFC, mind you). They've never stayed consistently high to be fair, it just looked better because we played finals matches ad nauseum against Newcastle and Sydney.

The answer is simple and people refuse to accept it. Instead of viewing them as facts, they're viewed as excuses, and until the FFA throws better marketing $$$ at the clubs, then it's never going to change.

1. The Central Coast region has, by a long way, the smallest population base of any of the A-League clubs.

2. The Central Coast doesn't have the benefit (or opportunity, depending how you view it) to get themselves into well-circulated mainstream media on a daily basis, at least not to the same effect any other A-League club does. Every other A-League market has a daily newspaper, major television channels based in their city, and high-rating radio.

In my mind, crowds across the league dipped significantly and marketing for the A-League disappeared when the WC2022 bid went into overdrive. All the funds were diverted there and the popularity of the league fell away.

The other thing to note is that CCM fans do respond to "event games". Our crowd vs ADP/Sydney FC was 3/4 of the ground, the NYE and Jets derby generall pull good numbers - our best period is always the summer period.

It's also gotta be affordable.

 

[Misanthrope]

Thanks for the measured and well thought out response, Timmah. I don't think the OP meant to attack CCM when he asked - it's a genuine cause for curiosity.

Gallop recently said in an interview that the FFA would like to co-operate with clubs to address these lower crowd figures. It was, according to Craig Foster, a stark change from the previous administration's preference to blame all issues on the clubs themselves.

Hopefully we'll see some positive changes soon.

 

[Timmah]

I hope so. I'd like to think all clubs, in particular the Roar, Sydney FC and Heart are all punching well below their weight.

I also think Perth and Adelaide are shortchanging themselves by playing at ridiculously small stadia.