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Glenardo said:
No, no idea, that was just a repost on my part. But those are the match ups at this point in time
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Geez thats heavy stacked on one side if it stays like that, with 3 of the 4 most popular sides on one end!
SMFC1959 said:
All good
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All we know is what was announced highest foundation club hosts quarter... my understanding as per FA announcement is 'they retain semi final and final commercial rights..' this can mean anything for semi, i have feeling they waiting to see who qualifies and then will decide venue bc i dont know if there is a pathway anywhere other than one that came up way prior to competition kick off. IMO anything in Melb should go Lakeside, our ground has undisputedly proven time and time again that its the most ideal for events!
 
Hellenic_blue&white said:
Geez thats heavy stacked on one side if it stays like that, with 3 of the 4 most popular sides on one end!

All we know is what was announced highest foundation club hosts quarter... my understanding as per FA announcement is 'they retain semi final and final commercial rights..' this can mean anything for semi, i have feeling they waiting to see who qualifies and then will decide venue bc i dont know if there is a pathway anywhere other than one that came up way prior to competition kick off. IMO anything in Melb should go Lakeside, our ground has undisputedly proven time and time again that its the most ideal for events!
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Pretty sure the fa retaining rights is how it worked in the a league when it was still under their umbrella. It didn’t necessarily mean it was a neutral venue, it just mean that they organised it and gate takings went to them. I guess we’ll have to see
 
Avondale v Marconi in one semi and either South v Heidelberg or Preston v Heidelberg in the other semi are the likely scenarios. These are absolute dream fixtures. As i said in the South thread these knockout games need to be played in prime time to maximise attendance.

Hosting rights are pretty straight forward here, lakeside gets melbourne rights and marconi hosts the other side of the draw.
 
southmelb said:
Avondale v Marconi in one semi and either South v Heidelberg or Preston v Heidelberg in the other semi are the likely scenarios. These are absolute dream fixtures. As i said in the South thread these knockout games need to be played in prime time to maximise attendance.

Hosting rights are pretty straight forward here, lakeside gets melbourne rights and marconi hosts the other side of the draw.
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Did someone tell Apia that?? Hahahaha
 
southmelb said:
Avondale v Marconi in one semi and either South v Heidelberg or Preston v Heidelberg in the other semi are the likely scenarios. These are absolute dream fixtures. As i said in the South thread these knockout games need to be played in prime time to maximise attendance.

Hosting rights are pretty straight forward here, lakeside gets melbourne rights and marconi hosts the other side of the draw.
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Problem is they’ve scheduled the semis for a 1pm and 3pm kick offs on a Saturday! It just beggars belief that Football Australia can’t see that they are reducing the exposure and attendance of those 2 massive games in those time slots irrespective which team qualifies.
 
SMFC1959 said:
Problem is they’ve scheduled the semis for a 1pm and 3pm kick offs on a Saturday! It just beggars belief that Football Australia can’t see that they are reducing the exposure and attendance of those 2 massive games in those time slots irrespective which team qualifies.
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Surely when you get to semis and finals you don’t worry about clashes and just put the final at prime time ffs
 
southmelb said:
Apia may be on our side of the draw, at least on current standings.
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HappyGuus said:
Australian Championship Week 4
Group A
PosTeamPGDPts
1South Melbourne FC4+512
2Moreton City Excelsior FC4+26
3Sydney Olympic FC4-23
4Broadmeadow Magic FC4-53

Group B
PosTeamPGDPts
1Heidelberg United FC4+910
2Marconi Stallions FC4+67
3Wollongong Wolves4-36
4South Hobart4-120

Group C
PosTeamPGDPts
1Avondale FC4+58
2Preston Lions FC4+15
3NWS Spirit4-15
4Canberra Croatia FC4-53

Group D
PosTeamPGDPts
1Bayswater City4+310
2Wests Apia FC4+47
3MetroStars4-14
4Sydney United 58 FC4-61
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AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP | FINALS SERIES

The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter finals, with the highest placed Foundation Club hosting the crossover QF match.

Quarter Finals
A1 v C2
B1 v D2
C1 v A2
D1 v B2
Matches played at 1:00PM & 3:00PM AEDT on Saturday 22 November and Sunday 23 November 2025

Semi Finals
Both matches played at a neutral venue
Saturday 29 November – 1:00PM & 3:00PM AEDT

Championship Final
Neutral venue
Saturday 6 December 2025 – 3:00PM AEDT
 
SMFC1959 said:
For us down here, the Australian Championship is probably the first time we've seen a lot of the NSW teams and its players. He is a very good player, and would walk into the South squad easily.
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For those who have watched the Marconi games thus far, what do people think of the south Sudanese international akio? Imo he’s been getting better with every game as he settles in, great signing, no idea what he was doing playing in the act npl, no disrespect. Hopefully Marconi can secure him for a decent little stint and he doesn’t just move on after this comp is over
 
Pasquali said:
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP | FINALS SERIES

The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter finals, with the highest placed Foundation Club hosting the crossover QF match.

Quarter Finals
A1 v C2
B1 v D2
C1 v A2
D1 v B2
Matches played at 1:00PM & 3:00PM AEDT on Saturday 22 November and Sunday 23 November 2025

Semi Finals
Both matches played at a neutral venue
Saturday 29 November – 1:00PM & 3:00PM AEDT

Championship Final
Neutral venue
Saturday 6 December 2025 – 3:00PM AEDT
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If 3 of the 4 teams are from Melbourne, you’d assume they would be played at either Lakeside or AAMI Park.

Anyway, we South fans need to stop getting too ahead of ourselves. Let’s win the quarter final first before thinking about semis.
 
Glenardo said:
For those who have watched the Marconi games thus far, what do people think of the south Sudanese international akio? Imo he’s been getting better with every game as he settles in, great signing, no idea what he was doing playing in the act npl, no disrespect. Hopefully Marconi can secure him for a decent little stint and he doesn’t just move on after this comp is over
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Thought he was a good player. Marconi look good in general.
 
Pasquali said:
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP | FINALS SERIES

The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter finals, with the highest placed Foundation Club hosting the crossover QF match.

Quarter Finals
A1 v C2
B1 v D2
C1 v A2
D1 v B2
Matches played at 1:00PM & 3:00PM AEDT on Saturday 22 November and Sunday 23 November 2025

Semi Finals
Both matches played at a neutral venue
Saturday 29 November – 1:00PM & 3:00PM AEDT

Championship Final
Neutral venue
Saturday 6 December 2025 – 3:00PM AEDT
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Am I reading that right, highest placed foundation club to host qf, so would that potentially mean bayswater v Marconi would be at the Marconi club?
 
SMFC1959 said:
Based on that logic yes
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Interesting, I missed that little detail up until now, was under the impression it was just the highest placed. Makes a massive difference in the case of a potential Marconi v Bayswater clash
 
erogenouszone said:
Sydney United have been below par all season, no surprise to us NSWNPL types.
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For our standards, having said that we still managed;

To win the Waratah Cup
Reach last 16 of Australia Cup
Made the top 6, knocked out on penalties for a semi final spot.

Lets not forget, that was a completely different squad to what we've shown at the championship.
 
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