A-League Mens 24/25 - Round 16

[someguyjc]

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Friday 24th January 2025​

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Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC
Friday 24th January 2025
19:35 (Eastcoast Time)
AAMI Park
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Saturday 25th January 2025​

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Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners
Saturday 25th January 2025
17:00 (Kiwi time) / 15:00 (Eastcoast time)
Apollo Projects Stadium (Christchurch)
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Newcastle Jets vs Perth Glory
Saturday 25th January 2025
17:00 (Eastcoast time) / 14:00 (WA time)
McDonald Jones Stadium
10 Bold / 10 Play / Paramount+
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Macarthur FC vs Melbourne City FC
Saturday 25th January 2025
19:35 (Eastcoast time)
Campbelltown Sports Stadium
10 Bold / 10 Play / Paramount+
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Sunday 26th January 2025​

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Western Sydney Wanderers vs Auckland FC
Sunday 26th January 2025
17:00 (Eastcoast time) / 19:00 (Kiwi time)
CommBank Stadium
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BYE​

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Western United FC
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[someguyjc]

POS​	CLUB​	MP​	W​	D​	L​	GF​	GA​	GD​	PTS​	PPG​	FORM​
1​	Adelaide United	13​	8​	​	1​	31​	21​	10​	28 / 31​	2.25​
2​	Auckland FC	13​	8​	3​	2​	21​	11​	10​	27 / 30​	2.08​
3​	Melbourne City FC	13​	7​	3​	3​	21​	13​	8​	24 / 27​	1.85​
4​	Western United	14​	7​	3​	4​	26​	20​	6​	24​	1.71​
5​	Sydney FC	14​	6​	3​	5​	32​	24​	8​	21​	1.5​
6​	Macarthur FC	14​	6​	3​	5​	28​	20​	8​	21​	1.5​
7​	Melbourne Victory	13​	5​	4​	4​	20​	17​	3​	19 / 22​	1.46​
8​	Western Sydney Wanderers	13​	5​	3​	5​	28​	26​	3​	18 / 21​	1.38​
9​	Wellington Phoenix	13​	5​	2​	6​	15​	17​	-2​	17 / 20​	1.30​
10​	Central Coast Mariners	13​	4​	5​	4​	15​	22​	-7​	17 / 20​	1.30​
11​	Newcastle Jets	12​	3​	1​	8​	14​	21​	-7​	10 / 16​	0.83​
12​	Perth Glory	14​	2​	2​	10​	9​	35​	-26​	8​	0.57​
13​	Brisbane Roar	13​	1​	2​	10​	16​	30​	-14​	5 / 8​	0.38​

 

[Hillbilly55]

Some tasty match ups. This season is producing the goods as far as I'm concerned. Hopefully inducing more fans through the turnstiles prospectively.

 

[RIMB]

Funny when you look at the most recent game for each team on the table (far righthand column of dots).

8 teams lost their most recent game, with 3 teams winning and 2 drawing.

Roar gets to play Adelaide in April because we could not book Suncorp due to a Luke Combs concert 24 and 25 January FFS.

 

[someguyjc]

Melbourne Victory Squad:
1. Mitch LANGERAK, 3. Adama TRAORE, 5. Brendan HAMILL, 6. Ryan TEAGUE, 7. Daniel ARZANI, 8. Zinedine MACHACH, 9. Nikolaos VERGOS, 10. Bruno FORNAROLI, 11. Clerismario SANTOS RODRIGUES, 14. Jordi VALADON, 16. Joshua INSERRA, 17. Nishan VELUPILLAY, 18. Fabian MONGE, 19. Jing REEC, 21. Roderick MIRANDA, 22. Joshua Rawlins, 25. Jack DUNCAN, 26. Luka KOLIC, 27. Reno PISCOPO, 28. Kasey BOS.

Ins: 26. Luka KOLIC (promoted), 27. Reno PISCOPO

Outs: 24. Alexander MENELAOU

Unavailable: nil

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Sydney FC Squad:
1. Andrew REDMAYNE, 3. Aaron GURD, 4. Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS, 6. Corey HOLLMAN, 7. Adrian SEGECIC, 8. Anas OUAHIM, 9. Patryk KLIMALA, 10. Joe LOLLEY, 12. Harrison DEVENISH-MEARES, 15. Leo SENA, 16. Joel KING, 20. Tiago QUINTAL, 21. Zac DE JESUS, 23. Rhyan GRANT (C), 24. Wataru KAMIJO, 25. Jaiden KUCHARSKI, 29. Joe LACEY, 31. Jaushua SOTIRIO, 32. Tyler WILLIAMS, 41. Alex POPOVIC.

(Two to be omitted)

Ins: 3. Aaron GURD (promoted), 24. Wataru KAMIJO (promoted), 29. Joe LACEY (promoted), 32. Tyler WILLIAMS (promoted)

Outs: 5. Hayden MATTHEWS (not-selected), 17. Anthony CACERES (concussion protocol).

Unavailable: 11. Douglas COSTA (hamstring)

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Melbourne Victory Squad:
1. Mitch LANGERAK, 3. Adama TRAORE, 5. Brendan HAMILL, 6. Ryan TEAGUE, 7. Daniel ARZANI, 8. Zinedine MACHACH, 9. Nikolaos VERGOS, 10. Bruno FORNAROLI, 11. Clerismario SANTOS RODRIGUES, 14. Jordi VALADON, 16. Joshua INSERRA, 17. Nishan VELUPILLAY, 18. Fabian MONGE, 19. Jing REEC, 21. Roderick MIRANDA, 22. Joshua Rawlins, 25. Jack DUNCAN, 26. Luka KOLIC, 27. Reno PISCOPO, 28. Kasey BOS.

Ins: 26. Luka KOLIC (promoted), 27. Reno PISCOPO

Outs: 24. Alexander MENELAOU

Unavailable: nil

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Sydney FC Squad:
1. Andrew REDMAYNE, 3. Aaron GURD, 4. Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS, 6. Corey HOLLMAN, 7. Adrian SEGECIC, 8. Anas OUAHIM, 9. Patryk KLIMALA, 10. Joe LOLLEY, 12. Harrison DEVENISH-MEARES, 15. Leo SENA, 16. Joel KING, 20. Tiago QUINTAL, 21. Zac DE JESUS, 23. Rhyan GRANT (C), 24. Wataru KAMIJO, 25. Jaiden KUCHARSKI, 29. Joe LACEY, 31. Jaushua SOTIRIO, 32. Tyler WILLIAMS, 41. Alex POPOVIC.

(Two to be omitted)

Ins: 3. Aaron GURD (promoted), 24. Wataru KAMIJO (promoted), 29. Joe LACEY (promoted), 32. Tyler WILLIAMS (promoted)

Outs: 5. Hayden MATTHEWS (not-selected), 17. Anthony CACERES (concussion protocol).

Unavailable: 11. Douglas COSTA (hamstring)

is this Langerak's first game back in Australia? Is it on tonight I might tune in if its on 10 Play?

 

[someguyjc]

is this Langerak's first game back in Australia? Is it on tonight I might tune in if its on 10 Play?

Not on 10 Play unfortunately.
He was on the bench for last weeks game. Unclear if he will start tonight. Duncan has been very good so far this season, so he doesn't really deserve to be benched. Despite our table position, MV has the 3rd best defensive record so far.
That being said, it would be a waste of salary cap signing Langerak only to have him on the bench. That money could be spent elsewhere, so I reckon he might start tonight.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Not on 10 Play unfortunately.
He was on the bench for last weeks game. Unclear if he will start tonight. Duncan has been very good so far this season, so he doesn't really deserve to be benched. Despite our table position, MV has the 3rd best defensive record so far.
That being said, it would be a waste of salary cap signing Langerak only to have him on the bench. That money could be spent elsewhere, so I reckon he might start tonight.

Ill catch the highlights then.... thanks and good luck

 

[tsf]

yeah tough one, but I am sure they had a deal with duncan. He doesn't deserve to be dropped.

 

[Hillbilly55]

yeah tough one, but I am sure they had a deal with duncan. He doesn't deserve to be dropped.

Wasn't there talk of a deal done for Duncan to be moved on (possibly SK) with Langerack being touted as the number 1 from January?

 

[tsf]

Wasn't there talk of a deal done for Duncan to be moved on (possibly SK) with Langerack being touted as the number 1 from January?

yeah I don't know.

He's been too good to be a back up keeper.

 

[HappyGuus]

No Matthews or Caceres. If Victory can't win this then it's dire stuff.

 

[MelvinsonofAlvin]

Time for my weekly prediction humiliation. I rely heavily on the bounce back theory maybe I have to rethink it. Anyway..

Victory
Draw
Jets
Macarthur
WSW

 

[MelvinsonofAlvin]

Away to victory with one centre back, let's see how that goes then.

 

[MelvinsonofAlvin]

Zac De Jesus is a good player, he does seems to play very advanced, so much so I assumed he was actually a midfielder, Not a criiticism just an observation.

 

[Muz]

Better not give this. Yellow card for diving.

 

[grazorblade]

Better not give this. Yellow card for diving.

surprised it wasn't simulation

anyway glad its not pen

 

[Muz]

Left foot, I think, hit the victory players shin so looks like they might have got that right.

 

[Robbos]

Left foot, I think, hit the victory players shin so looks like they might have got that right.

Yep how I saw it.

 

[Kevin Keegan71]

If thats a foul outside the box Im a Utd fan for life absolute joke he tripped over his own foot and went down for a pen it should be a goal kick