A-League Pre-season Cup results

[Schillaci]

Saturday 15th July

Central Coast Mariners 2
Petrie (7min)
Kwasnik (8min)

Perth Glory 1
Bertos (62min)

Crowd : 5, 682 at Central Coast Stadium

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Queensland Roar 1
Smits (31min)

Sydney FC 2
Petrovski (16min)
Brosque (87min)

Crowd: 7,132 at Carrara Stadium



Tomorrows games

Melbourne Victory FC Adelaide United FC 1.00 PM Aurora Stadium, Launceston

New Zealand Knights FC Newcastle Jets FC 2.00 PM North Harbour Stadium

 

[Bumble]

Pretty average crowds.

Good on Brosque though, that boy is set for big things.

 

[SP]

the gold coast crowd wasnt too bad considering its been raining and fairly sure it was raining aswell, not sure about where central coast were playing

 

[Schillaci]

I think the crowds were reasonable considering the wet weather at both grounds and the lack of promotion.

I'd be more worried about these crowds personally.

Souths v Manly - 7,509
Panthers v Cowboys - 8,212

 

[Timbo]

Handy crowds for games with zero promotion, and on such a miserable night.

 

[juggalo_strit]

Plus the games were trials, not competition games.

 

[Misanthrope]

Anyone know where the Jets are playing their upcoming Cup fixtures? I know there's one scheduled to take place in Tamworth (which would have been bonza back when I lived in Armidale), but are there any in Newcastle? Or will I have to wait until the season proper kicks off?

 

[Schillaci]

If your willing to drive a few hours up the highway Newcastle are playing at Port Macquarie on the 29th of July. Otherwise they have games in Canberra on the 22nd, and Tamworth on the 5th of August.

 

[Bumble]

Adelaide United 1 (Carl Veart 65)
Melbourne Victory 0

Crowd: 6834
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New Zealand Knights 1 (Jonti Richter 39)
Newcastle Jets 1 ( Mark Bridge 57)

Crowd: Not mentioned on any article I can find.

 

[Misanthrope]

New Zealand Knights 1 (Jonti Richter 39)
Newcastle Jets 1 ( Mark Bridge 57)

Crowd: Not mentioned on any article I can find.

No surprise that they kept the crowd quiet, given New Zealand's appaling crowds during the season proper last year.

 

[Schillaci]

Apparently the crowd was 800 odd in Auckland. It's Pre-season but the bad signs are there. VPL & NSWPL games get better crowds than that. Unless they pick up there act quickly this will be the Knights last season.

Good crowd in Launceston for Melbourne Vs Adelaide though.

Next weekends games are.

Sydney FC Vs Newcastle Jets FC 2.00 PM
Canberra Stadium, Canberra

Central Coast Mariners FC Vs Adelaide United FC 3.00 PM
Wade Park, Orange

Perth Glory FC Vs Melbourne Victory FC 3.00 PM
Dorrien Gardens, West Perth

Queensland Roar FC Vs New Zealand Knights FC 7.00 PM
Maroochydore Soccer Club, Sunshine Coast

 

[nibbs]

825 at yesterday's game!

 

[douglasallen91]

$25 for a pre season game no thanks, especially a team who only won once last year and zero wins at home. and only two kiwis in the 18 players signed so far.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

825 at yesterday's game!

Not surprising...

The sooner NZ are gone the better.

 

[bayrep]

Not surprising...

The sooner NZ are gone the better.

Knob!

For the growth of the game NZ has to be there, they can only improve cant do any worse than they did last season.

 

[Raider Ultra]

Why should we give a toss if the game grows in NZ. We aren't even in your confederation anymore. They are a joke.

 

[Misanthrope]

I have nothing against New Zealand or the Knights, but I do wonder why the nation can't organise it's own national football competition. It needn't be as big or as well funded as the A-League, but why is the development of the New Zealand game dependent on charity from the Australian competition and the FFA?

In my eyes it's a bit farcical that the A-League, the Australian premier football competition, has a representative in another nation (and Confederation) whilst the likes of Townsville, Hobart, Gold Coast, Darwin, Wollongong, and Canberra go without teams.

 

[Raider Ultra]

There is a National League, the problem is it's about the standard of the Brisbane comp.

 

[Iafeta]

Yeah there is a National Soccer League fo sho.

1-1 draw is an improvement, lets see what they've got this season with their new squad. If they get some results on the board the crowd numbers may change.

 

[magpie_man]

firkin cheatin' sydney.