Wrote an article on what I would consider to be the development gap - where Australian players stagnate between 16-19 years old. Read it here: https://open.substack.com/pub/aussiescout/p/the-development-gap-holding-australian?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Let me know your...

he was playing 20s at spirit earlier this season. his career demise is very sad. he had one of the highest ceilings of any australian player in the last 10 years.

Tilo is a talented player performing well at NPL level - this year in a more comfortable position on the wing. It's interesting that it's becoming a trend for talented young players in NSW/QLD to turn down A-League academies and play in the first team/20s at NPL clubs. The players who have done...

volpato starts v juventus

He's an excellent player

Huge news. Game-changing for the Socceroos.

No. He represented Australia at friendly level. He didn't have to switch to play for Malta. He can still switch to Australia. Same deal with Musiala, whose international progression I've listed below.

Yull has 4 goals and 4 assists in the AL this season in 1300 minutes. Pretty good return

Agree. The second part is definitely true and as you said about the first part I didn't really notice it until you pointed it out to me. He is a very unusual player.

https://open.substack.com/pub/aussiescout/p/tony-popovic-hinted-at-surprises?r=7jcgxy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true Wrote up an article on the possible surprises (as hinted at by Popović) in the next Socceroos squad. Some information that some might find interesting...

https://open.substack.com/pub/aussiescout/p/world-cup-watch-jackson-irvine-vs?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Report on Jackson Irvine's performance vs. Eintracht Frankfurt. For me, it was very interesting to observe how he barely ever received the ball in his own half - which...

I personally don't think he will go with that. I think the fact that he has trialled Balard, Yazbek, Caceres, Okon, Brattan and Teague throughout qualification and since demonstrates that he is looking for a partner for Irvine who can break lines.

Report on Aiden O'Neill's performance for NYCFC in their 5-0 win over Orlando City. open.substack.com/pub/aussiescout/p/world-cup-watch-aiden-oneill-vs-orlando?r=7jcgxy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Thanks mate. Will try to do a couple over the weekend. Hopefully Balard, Irvine, Metcalfe and Kuol. Will also do a Tete Yengi report from his midweek ACLE game.

Report on Riley McGree's performance vs. Birmingham City. https://aussiescout.substack.com/p/world-cup-watch-riley-mcgree-vs-birmingham?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true&_src_ref=t.co

Happy to do something like that.

My starting list is: Balard, Elder, Irankunda, Segečić, Irvine, Trewin, O'Neill.

Will be writing some match reports on Aussies abroad ahead of the World Cup, because I feel that players are often discussed without people having watched them play much. Are there any players you would like to see write-ups on in particular?

I understand this point of view, but I think it doesn't fully cover the complexity of national identity. Should the children of refugees from wars in the Balkans or the Middle East not be able to represent the country of their origin? I think that would be harsh. I like the current system, to be...

Wrote an article on dual-nationals and how Australia should deal with them. Might be interesting to some of you. https://open.substack.com/pub/aussiescout/p/how-should-australia-approach-dual?r=7jcgxy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true