The arms race down here means even average players get $1000 per match... it HAS made the standard go up though.
no, I dont believe its the average pay across the squad, just that "average" players are getting at least 1k... the guns in each squad are on much more... Ive heard numbers like $5k a week.. How much of that is "on the books" you're guess is as good as mine but thats what I hear.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Match ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth RedStar FC | 1–2 | Fremantle City FC | RedStar Arena 1 | 779860 |
| UWA Nedlands FC | 1–3 | Perth Azzurri SC | UWA Sports Park 1 | 779859 |
| Balcatta Etna FC | 4–0 | Hyundai Football West Academy | Home Group Stadium 1 | 779858 |
| Subiaco AFC | 1–2 | Sorrento FC | Rosalie Park 1 | 779857 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremantle City FC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 |
| Balcatta Etna FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 13 |
| Perth Azzurri SC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 |
| Perth RedStar FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 |
| Hyundai Football West Academy | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 6 |
| Subiaco AFC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 4 |
| Sorrento FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 4 |
| UWA Nedlands FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 1 |
The money being spent down here is just ridiculous. A bang average player would be on $600-$850 per week. If you are one of the better players in the top 4-5 teams, you're easily looking at $1,500-$2,500 per week.
The standard has definitely risen, and we are seeing some good football being played. We are attracting mostly talent from Queensland and a little bit from Tasmania as well. Interesting to see how long this arms race continues in Victoria. It would not surprise me if we started to attract more talent from South Australia as well in near term.
From a very cynical perspective (and big apologies to any Spirit fans on here) I hope Rockdale or Sutherland qualify for the Championship over them. I think Sharks and Rockdale offer more general interest and excitement and will likely pull much better crowds, and have more potential to grow into Championship level teams on and off field.
I reckon many clubs saw how the Australian Championship turned out and will do everything they can to qualify. Having Rockdale in would bring the crowds. We need 10-12 strong clubs to carry this forward.I can say I had Fomo of watching all the teams go on mad away days hopefully Rockdale in the championship
At least you have an open system, the retards that run fnsw won't even find a 16th team for npl 3 like 5 years after bathurst pulled out