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The Australian National Football Team General Discussion*OFFICIAL*

I thought this was funny. South posted an innocent "congrats" to Ajden for making the WC squad and the comments were quickly flooded by Vanuatu and Solomon Islanders pledging support to the Socceroos.... hahahahaha football diplomacy eh?

 
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Maybe better here to keep the chat flowing better in the world cup threads.

SBS has been posting these. Choose a WC and your Aussie 5 a side.

2018: Ryan, Sainsbury, Mooy, Rogic, Kruse
 
Pub League Champion said:
Vince Rugari article about Herrington. However, there is one part of this article that really worried me. Wondering if anyone else spots the same thing?

www.smh.com.au

From pro debut to the World Cup in just 17 months – and the ex-Socceroo who called it early

Ruben Zadkovich was ridiculed for describing Lucas Herrington as “the best defender in Australian football” – before he’d even played an A-League game. History could be proving him right.
www.smh.com.au www.smh.com.au
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This part?

He vividly remembers the first time he laid eyes on Herrington. He was one week into the job as Roar coach, watching the club’s NPL and under-20s team play and asking existing staff who the best young players at the club were. They didn’t mention him at first.

“They named five or six players: ‘We’ve got this midfielder, you’ll see this, you’ll see that,’” he said.
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Is the concern the Herrington was 6th picked amongst a batch?

Yep, absolutely. It's been analysed well on here that players peak at different times and identification can be tricky but nothing angers me more than the treatment some players get and it's definitely not based on talent.

Go through many youth squads and they got so much promotion but weren't that good.

I always said Velupillay was the best amongst the Olyroos as he kept his head down and worked hard.

What a squad we took too Maurice Revello!

2023 Maurice Revello Tournament squads - Wikipedia

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NicCarBel

Post in thread 'SIMULATIONS - 2026 FIFA World Cup'

It's Australia's final group game - and it's do or die for both sides, as Australia faces off with Paraguay in San Francisco





Whilst the Socceroos don't know this at the time of kick-off, Turkiye's victory over USA has confirmed them as Group D winners. For Australia to guarantee advancing to the Round of 32, they must defeat Paraguay - who also needs to win to have a sniff of advancing as third place.

For the Socceroos, a victory will guarantee them second (although being played at the same time as the match above, means they could have theoretically...
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