2026 Australia Cup final rounds thread

[Monoethnic Social Club]

No such thing as a "cup grand final" and i thought you were a football man.

Looks like Im still just a Soccer Boy at heart. hahahahha Go easy on Victory next week, we dont want them battered an bruised for the final.

 

[LFC]

You're the best 1Mate... thanks.

Change your name by the way, Ill be your mate...

1Mate it is

 

[LFC]

Looks like Im still just a Soccer Boy at heart. hahahahha Go easy on Victory next week, we dont want them battered a bruised for the final.

Surely MV gonna dick SFC so it’s a

GAY CUP FINAL Derby haha

 

[SMFC1959]

There has been some great content on social media by a few accounts covering Wednesday’s quarterfinal. Hope it continues into Australian Championship.

 

[Glenardo]

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Re kogarah, will be interesting to see, but I’d imagine once the Leichhardt redevelopment is done kogarah might host notably fewer football fixtures like this as Leichhardt will be an objectively superior and more suitable venue by most metrics ..aside from maybe public transport access inferior

 

[New Horizon]

They need to turn Kograh Oval into a rectangle at this point. Not ideal for the footy codes that play there

 

[erogenouszone]

Why so rude

I'd be more worried if he wasn't.

 

[melbcityguy]

Ok I am going to stick up for the npl teams here. So a few years back MacArthur took sawyer from south now Perth have signed deng from lions.

Two keys players right at the climax of the tournament. It's really unfair for the sth and lions also undermines the aus cup a bit. Thoughts?

 

[RIMB]

It is the negative side of having a professional sport.

For the losing teams it always sucks.

For the individual player it is a fantastic opportunity.

We see it in every league the world over - unless you are the pinnacle league, players and coaching staff will move up when they can.

Loyalty is important to fans but largely meaningless to a professional athlete with a limited career span.

If we want the sport to be quality we have to accept the trade offs for our teams - but we can still choose to hate players and staff who leave partway through a season, competition, or dynasty if we want to.

Teams from Asia used to buy up their opponents players before AFC started seemingly so they weren't available to oppose them.

 

[RIMB]

Ok I am going to stick up for the npl teams here. So a few years back MacArthur took sawyer from south now Perth have signed deng from lions.

Two keys players right at the climax of the tournament. It's really unfair for the sth and lions also undermines the aus cup a bit. Thoughts?

Above post was in reply.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

It is the negative side of having a professional sport.

For the losing teams it always sucks.

For the individual player it is a fantastic opportunity.

We see it in every league the world over - unless you are the pinnacle league, players and coaching staff will move up when they can.

Loyalty is important to fans but largely meaningless to a professional athlete with a limited career span.

If we want the sport to be quality we have to accept the trade offs for our teams - but we can still choose to hate players and staff who leave partway through a season, competition, or dynasty if we want to.

Teams from Asia used to buy up their opponents players before AFC started seemingly so they weren't available to oppose them.

Ok I am going to stick up for the npl teams here. So a few years back MacArthur took sawyer from south now Perth have signed deng from lions.

Two keys players right at the climax of the tournament. It's really unfair for the sth and lions also undermines the aus cup a bit. Thoughts?

It is what it is and most clubs dont stand in the way of players getting a chance to have a pro career. It would be fairer though if we had an in place domestic transfer system that would allow these NPL clubs to make a bit of money to compensate them AND also have a synced transfer window so that losing a player like Sawyer or Deng doesn't just Kill your finals hopes completely...

Harry scored in, I think, every qyalifying match for the Aus Cup that year, scored our QF match against Hume and then, sat on the stands watching his new club beat us by a dodgy penalty in the Semi final because we didnt have a #9 to ping balls into the box like we had been doing all season prior...

Happy how it turned out for Harry and his career... but heartbreaking for us.

 

[HappyGuus]

It would be fairer though if we had an in place domestic transfer system that would allow these NPL clubs to make a bit of money

People keep saying this but didn't this change in 2024?
Or am I completely misunderstanding the DTS changes below?

This has been dismissed by JJ and others, and it's just transfers between A-League clubs that aren't allowed.

Source:

https://footballaustralia.com.au/sites/ffa/files/2024-12/FA0577_Football_AusTransfer_A4-FINAL_ONLINE.pdf

 

[melbcityguy]

It is what it is and most clubs dont stand in the way of players getting a chance to have a pro career. It would be fairer though if we had an in place domestic transfer system that would allow these NPL clubs to make a bit of money to compensate them AND also have a synced transfer window so that losing a player like Sawyer or Deng doesn't just Kill your finals hopes completely...

Harry scored in, I think, every qyalifying match for the Aus Cup that year, scored our QF match against Hume and then, sat on the stands watching his new club beat us by a dodgy penalty in the Semi final because we didnt have a #9 to ping balls into the box like we had been doing all season prior...

Happy how it turned out for Harry and his career... but heartbreaking for us.

Do you ever agree with me? I'm arguing for npl fans and bashing the a league and you still disagree lol

 

[southmelb]

Heidelberg lost Ngor before the final as well last yr. Granted he was on loan from the Mariners

Its happened too often now with the npl teams that a key piece goes missing before the big ones.

 

[melbcityguy]

Heidelberg lost Ngor before the final as well last yr. Granted he was on loan from the Mariners

Its happened too often now with the npl teams that a key piece goes missing before the big ones.

You could have quoted me to show you agree SM but it's ok

 

[NoMates]

Can sum1 shout me a Pizza cum game day, Don't get dole cheque that week and only got enough funds for Beer and smokes. Just Uber Eats it to me. Gonna need a feed while watching Lions FC dick Sth Melb.

 

[melbcityguy]

Trying to get in with these south Melbourne fans it's like trying to join the stonecutters

 

[SouthernMariner]

Heidelberg lost Ngor before the final as well last yr. Granted he was on loan from the Mariners

Its happened too often now with the npl teams that a key piece goes missing before the big ones.

I mean it happens to ALM clubs too. How many times have the Mariners been gutted in the January transfer window, or clubs missing key players in finals because of National team duty.

It's an unfortunate fact of life when you aren't on top of the footballing food chain.

 

[RIMB]

Trying to get in with these south Melbourne fans it's like trying to join the stonecutters

Ask them if they breathe in or out first in the morning then you can post that you do the same.

They'll know you are one of theirs then.

Edit: I love that you used a small s in South.

 

[RIMB]

Can sum1 shout me a Pizza cum game day, Don't get dole cheque that week and only got enough funds for Beer and smokes. Just Uber Eats it to me. Gonna need a feed while watching Lions FC dick Sth Melb.

Do they bring it to your cell or do you have to go to the mealroom?