A-League Mens 25/26 - Round 12

[someguyjc]

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Friday 9th Jan 2026​

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Brisbane Roar vs Auckland FC
Friday 9th Jan 2026
18:35 (QLD Time) / 21:35 (Kiwi time) / 19:35 (Eastcoast time)
Suncorp Stadium
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Saturday 10th Jan 2026​

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Melbourne Victory vs Western Sydney Wanderers
Saturday 10th Jan 2026
17:00 (Eastcoast time)
AAMI Park
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Macarthur FC vs Sydney FC
Saturday 10th Jan 2026
19:35 (Eastcoast time)
Campbelltown Sports Stadium
10 Drama / 10 Play / Paramount+
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Perth Glory vs Central Coast Mariners
Saturday 10th Jan 2026
18:45 (WA time) / 21:45 (Eastcoast time)
HBF Park
10 Drama / 10 Play / Paramount+
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Sunday 11th Jan 2026​

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Wellington Phoenix vs Adelaide United
Sunday 11th Jan 2026
15:00 (Kiwi time) / 12:30 (SA time) / 13:00 (Eastcoast time)
Sky Stadium
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Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle Jets
Sunday 11th Jan 2026
17:00 (Eastcoast time)
AAMI Park
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[someguyjc]

POS​	CLUB​	MP​	W​	D​	L​	GF​	GA​	GD​	PTS​	PPG​	FORM​
1​	Auckland FC	11​	6​	3​	2​	16​	11​	5​	21/24​	1.91​
2​	Sydney FC	10​	6​	1​	3​	15​	7​	8​	19/25​	1.90​
3​	Macarthur FC	12​	5​	4​	3​	14​	14​	0​	19​	1.58​
4​	Brisbane Roar	12​	5​	3​	4​	11​	10​	1​	18​	1.50​
5​	Melbourne City	12​	4​	5​	3​	12​	10​	2​	17​	1.42​
6​	Melbourne Victory	11​	5​	2​	4​	15​	15​	0​	17/20​	1.55​
7​	Newcastle Jets	11​	5​	0​	6​	23​	23​	0​	15/18​	1.36​
8​	Adelaide United	11​	5​	0​	6​	16​	17​	-1​	15/18​	1.36​
9​	Wellington Phoenix	11​	4​	2​	5​	17​	20​	-3​	14/17​	1.27​
10​	Perth Glory	11​	4​	1​	6​	12​	16​	-4​	13/16​	1.18​
11​	Central Coast Mariners	11​	3​	2​	6​	15​	17​	-2​	11/14​	1.00​
12​	Western Sydney Wanderers	11​	2​	3​	6​	8​	14​	-6​	9/12​	0.82​

 

[RIMB]

I call it a crazy season when the highest goal difference after 10/11/12 games is 8.

Not a single team has scored 1 more goal per game than they have conceded on average.

 

[Frankly Speaking]

Stajic must be running out of rope. Another loss could be it.

 

[WhatAmIWatching]

Stajic must be running out of rope. Another loss could be it.

I agree. Finances and finding a replacement are probably keeping him in the job right now.

 

[FeedTheBrox]

Very lucky there will be a cool change in Melbourne by Saturday

 

[melbcityguy]

Very lucky there will be a cool change in Melbourne by Saturday

Ftb are you thinking it's a missed opportunity not to have these games a week later when the tennis is on?

 

[FeedTheBrox]

Ftb are you thinking it's a missed opportunity not to have these games a week later when the tennis is on?

No. We might have got a few extra bums on seats due to the Barmy Army which happens once every 4 years, but the tennis actually has the opposite impact. As a matter of fact, I have long been saying the AL should be taking a summer break in January.

We have Adelaide Away next week. It's the second consecutive year this has been held in mid-January when flights and accommodation are exorbitant and the weather is hot. They used to hold it early in the season... I wish they would return to that.

 

[melbcityguy]

No. We might have got a few extra bums on seats due to the Barmy Army which happens once every 4 years, but the tennis actually has the opposite impact. As a matter of fact, I have long been saying the AL should be taking a summer break in January.

We have Adelaide Away next week. It's the second consecutive year this has been held in mid-January when flights and accommodation are exorbitant and the weather is hot. They used to hold it early in the season... I wish they would return to that.

Interesting. I used to go to the tennis and then the a league after was so much fun I imagine you'd get a few people doing that so thought a league should do more games in Melbourne during the ao

 

[Song]

They used to hold it early in the season... I wish they would return to that.

I wish they would just generate a standard draw where there was fairness as to gaps between games and the home / away structure. Have a template draw and then do a broadcast event where the teams are drawn into slots within that draw.

Once the draw is complete, then APL and broadcasters can sit down and select the time slots for each week.

I am over the extent to which the FFA, now the APL, have sought flexibility within the draw for a range of reasons. It has come at a cost of some absurd fixturing that has been counter productive to growing crowds.

As a side note, but somewhat related, I am still at a loss how Sydney FC were able to postpone their game against Auckland because they could not provide a field to play on, and have it rescheduled to a later mid-week time which is at a detriment to Auckland. How is it Auckland get punished for Sydney's failure to provide a playing field?

 

[FeedTheBrox]

Interesting. I used to go to the tennis and then the a league after was so much fun I imagine you'd get a few people doing that so thought a league should do more games in Melbourne during the ao

Our traditional game against Sydney on Australia Day always clashes with a night session at the tennis... usually late in the tournament. the last 2 years has been the mens semi final. I am certain this has an impact on crowd numbers.

I wish they would just generate a standard draw where there was fairness as to gaps between games and the home / away structure. Have a template draw and then do a broadcast event where the teams are drawn into slots within that draw.

Once the draw is complete, then APL and broadcasters can sit down and select the time slots for each week.

I am over the extent to which the FFA, now the APL, have sought flexibility within the draw for a range of reasons. It has come at a cost of some absurd fixturing that has been counter productive to growing crowds.

I don’t really like the insistence of having to play an AL game on every day over the Xmas/New year period. Victory having to play Wellington on Monday December 29 was bullshit scheduling IMO.

My suggestion of having a summer break in January means we would play a full round on around December 26-27 (dependent on when the weekend fell), then resume in either the last week of January or first week of February.

 

[RIMB]

I wish they would just generate a standard draw where there was fairness as to gaps between games and the home / away structure. Have a template draw and then do a broadcast event where the teams are drawn into slots within that draw.

Once the draw is complete, then APL and broadcasters can sit down and select the time slots for each week.

I am over the extent to which the FFA, now the APL, have sought flexibility within the draw for a range of reasons. It has come at a cost of some absurd fixturing that has been counter productive to growing crowds.

As a side note, but somewhat related, I am still at a loss how Sydney FC were able to postpone their game against Auckland because they could not provide a field to play on, and have it rescheduled to a later mid-week time which is at a detriment to Auckland. How is it Auckland get punished for Sydney's failure to provide a playing field?

I would hate to be trying to work with all the parties to get a draw finalised.

In our small competition and small squads it would be wrong to penalise ACL involvement to the detriment of our standing as a national league and the clubs involved.

'Unable to find a ground' only works for me if their are environmental factors involved like regional flooding. Been home games played at the away stadium before.

I don't think we will ever see a standard draw unless it is the starting point before they move all the pieces around.

 

[Roar92_]

Brisbane really really need a win but it won’t be coming this week unfortunately.

BR 0 Auckland 2 crowd 8k
MV 3 WSW 1 crowd 13k
Bulls 1 Sydney 1 crowd 5k
Perth 2 CCM 2 crowd 7k
Nix 2 AU 1 crowd 4k
City 3 Jets 2 crowd 5k

 

[NoMates]

We won’t see a game crack over 10k crowd this round.
Roar 0 v 4 Auckland crowd 3k
Vuck 2 v 1 WSW crowd 7k
Bulls 2 v 1 SFC crowd 3k
Glory 3 v 2 CCM crowd 5k
Nix 3 v 1 AUFC crowd 4k
City 1 v 3 Jets crowd 3k

 

[RIMB]

Ha! Roar to at least get a draw out of Auckland.

Put your house on it.

I won't be since I will still need a house to live in after the game.

 

[RIMB]

We won’t see a game crack over 10k crowd this round.
Roar 0 v 4 Auckland crowd 3k
Vuck 2 v 1 WSW crowd 7k
Bulls 2 v 1 SFC crowd 3k
Glory 3 v 2 CCM crowd 5k
Nix 3 v 1 AUFC crowd 4k
City 1 v 3 Jets crowd 3k

I will be surprised if we do not get at least 8k to the Roar game.

Back at Suncorp and people who did not want to travel to Redcliffe or couldn't for the last game will come.

 

[Frankly Speaking]

We won’t see a game crack over 10k crowd this round.
Roar 0 v 4 Auckland crowd 3k
Vuck 2 v 1 WSW crowd 7k
Bulls 2 v 1 SFC crowd 3k
Glory 3 v 2 CCM crowd 5k
Nix 3 v 1 AUFC crowd 4k
City 1 v 3 Jets crowd 3k

Unnecessarily pessimistic

 

[Roar92_]

We won’t see a game crack over 10k crowd this round.
Roar 0 v 4 Auckland crowd 3k
Vuck 2 v 1 WSW crowd 7k
Bulls 2 v 1 SFC crowd 3k
Glory 3 v 2 CCM crowd 5k
Nix 3 v 1 AUFC crowd 4k
City 1 v 3 Jets crowd 3k

We know Wellington certainly won’t.

 

[Jetsfan]

Dunno about a win in Melbourne, we're down to a bare bones squad now, any more injuries and we're rooted

 

[NoMates]

We know Wellington certainly won’t.

They will get more then Bris Roar that’s for sure.