A-League Mens 25/26 - Round 25

[someguyjc]

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Friday 17 Apr 2026​

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Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets
Friday 17 Apr 2026
19:35 (Eastcoast time)
AAMI Park
Paramount+
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Saturday 18 Apr 2026​

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Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers
Saturday 18 Apr 2026
17:00 (Kiwi time) / 15:00 (Eastcoast time)
Apollo Projects Stadium
Paramount+
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Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City FC
Saturday 18 Apr 2026
17:00 (Eastcoast time)
Suncorp Stadium
10 Drama / 10 Play / Paramount+
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Sydney FC vs Perth Glory
Saturday 18 Apr 2026
19:35 (Eastcoast time) / 17:35 (WA time)
Allianz Stadium
10 Drama / 10 Play / Paramount+
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Sunday 19 Apr 2026​

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Auckland FC vs Central Coast Mariners
Sunday 19 Apr 2026
15:00 (Kiwi time) / 13:00 (Eastcoast time)
Go Media Stadium
Paramount+
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Adelaide United vs Macarthur FC
Sunday 19 Apr 2026
15:00 (SA time) / 15:30 (Eastcoast time)
Coopers Stadium
Paramount+
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[someguyjc]

POS​	CLUB​	MP​	W​	D​	L​	GF​	GA​	GD​	PTS​	PPG​	FORM​
1​	Newcastle Jets	24​	14​	2​	8​	49​	37​	12​	44​	1.83​
2​	Auckland FC	24​	11​	8​	5​	40​	26​	14​	41​	1.71​
3​	Sydney FC	24​	11​	4​	9​	31​	23​	8​	37​	1.54​
4​	Adelaide United	24​	10​	7​	7​	41​	34​	7​	37​	1.54​
5​	Melbourne Victory	24​	10​	6​	8​	40​	31​	9​	36​	1.50​
6​	Melbourne City	24​	9​	8​	7​	29​	29​	0​	35​	1.46​
7​	Macarthur FC	24​	8​	7​	9​	32​	41​	0​	31​	1.29​
8​	Wellington Phoenix	24​	8​	6​	10​	34​	43​	-9​	30​	1.25​
9​	Central Coast Mariners	24​	7​	8​	9​	34​	38​	-4​	29​	1.21​
10​	Perth Glory	24​	7​	6​	11​	30​	38​	-8​	27​	1.13​
11​	Brisbane Roar	24​	6​	8​	10​	24​	31​	-6​	26​	1.08​
12​	Western Sydney Wanderers	24​	5​	6​	13​	26​	39​	-13​	21​	0.88​

 

[jimshady]

NERVOUS!
Come on Jetties… will settle for a draw

And also….. it hurts so much but…

Go the mariners

 

[someguyjc]

If Jest win and Auckland draw or lose, Jets are premiers.
If Jets draw and Auckland lose, Jets are premiers.
If Jets lose and Auckland win, Auckland go top (by GD).

SFC and Adelaide will be in finals.
One of MV, MC and Mac will miss out on finals.
3rd through 6th can still shuffle around a lot.

Final home games of the season for MV, Roar, Auckland, Adelaide and Nix (albeit in Christchurch).

 

[therealfootballsupporter]

victory vs jets 3-2 12k
wel vs wsw 2-1 12.5k
bri vs city 0-2 5k
syd vs Per 1-1 12k
auk vs ccm 2-1 14k
adl vs macarthur 2-0 11.5k

 

[jimshady]

If Jest win and Auckland draw or lose, Jets are premiers.
If Jets draw and Auckland lose, Jets are premiers.
If Jets lose and Auckland win, Auckland go top (by GD).

SFC and Adelaide will be in finals.
One of MV, MC and Mac will miss out on finals.
3rd through 6th can still shuffle around a lot.

Final home games of the season for MV, Roar, Auckland, Adelaide and Nix (albeit in Christchurch).

Can I pick the top two options? Thank you

 

[someguyjc]

Can I pick the top two options? Thank you

Boring. Where's the excitement in that?
Picture this.
MV win.
Auckland draw.
Next week CCM is up 0-2 at HT.
Jets scrape back 2 in the 2nd half, then score the winner in extra time.
Jets lift premiership plate in front of home fans at an F3 derby.
That would be way more memorable.

 

[jimshady]

Boring. Where's the excitement in that?
Picture this.
MV win.
Auckland draw.
Next week CCM is up 0-2 at HT.
Jets scrape back 2 in the 2nd half, then score the winner in extra time.
Jets lift premiership plate in front of home fans at an F3 derby.
That would be way more memorable.

I love this option but my GP wouldn’t recommend it

 

[Frankly Speaking]

If Jest win and Auckland draw or lose, Jets are premiers.
If Jets draw and Auckland lose, Jets are premiers.
If Jets lose and Auckland win, Auckland go top (by GD).

SFC and Adelaide will be in finals.
One of MV, MC and Mac will miss out on finals.
3rd through 6th can still shuffle around a lot.

Final home games of the season for MV, Roar, Auckland, Adelaide and Nix (albeit in Christchurch).

And an empty echo chamber awaits the Roar yet again. Honestly, what a shambles they are.

 

[Guy Incognito]

I love this option but my GP wouldn’t recommend it

Imagine the drama of Eli Adams getting a 95th minute penalty to redeem himself from the Round 1 miss and win the premiership…

No thanks hope it’s a bloody dead rubber!

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Imagine the drama of Eli Adams getting a 95th minute penalty to redeem himself from the Round 1 miss and win the premiership…

No thanks hope it’s a bloody dead rubber!

“One penalty that could seal the premiership. Eli Adams takes it from the spot. OH IT'S IN!!! ELI ADAMS SCORES FROM THE SPOT TO WIN NEWCASTLE JETS THE PREMIERSHIP!!!”

 

[patjennings]

“One penalty that could seal the premiership. Eli Adams takes it from the spot. OH IT'S IN!!! ELI ADAMS SCORES FROM THE SPOT TO WIN NEWCASTLE JETS THE PREMIERSHIP!!!”

No - the Jets have encroached - they need to take it again. Oh.. he's choked. Marienrs break away and score at the other end. Auckland are premiers!!

 

[vanlassen]

Interesting. If Auckland fail to win, Sydney FC would play for a top two position on the last match day of the season, assuming they can win their match. Hmmmm

 

[Jetsfan]

No - the Jets have encroached - they need to take it again. Oh.. he's choked. Marienrs break away and score at the other end. Auckland are premiers!!

We've already got you lot penned in to roll over in Auckland and play like Barcelona the next week, wouldn't be the Gypos if you didn't, would it?

 

[Sutherlandbear]

Interesting. If Auckland fail to win, Sydney FC would play for a top two position on the last match day of the season, assuming they can win their match. Hmmmm

Which so happens to be against, Auckland.

 

[biggiemic]

Just seen Brisbane are second bottom.

How is that even possible, Im sure they were like second half way through?

 

[melbcityguy]

Just seen Brisbane are second bottom.

How is that even possible, Im sure they were like second half way through?

 

[RIMB]

And an empty echo chamber awaits the Roar yet again. Honestly, what a shambles they are.

The results are a shambles when it comes to table position after our pre-season and the start we had to the season - but the club is far from a shambles. Too easy to just clump it in as another crap season but the club itself has not done that much wrong this season and I stand with them proudly.

I would like to acknowledge the excellent article Mike Tuckerman wrote for the Brisbane Roar newsletter this week.

If you (collectively) are not members and/or don't get the emails then that is your loss .

Without making excuses, it just highlights the run of bad luck we had this season - and the only part of the season that was really in our control was the sale of Herrington - who many, including me, think is something a bit special and not just replaceable by any other centreback.

I have been away for 6 weeks and mostly living dark in an online sense so I have not seen or been to any games in almost 2 months. I can't comment on crowd numbers (or the lack of) and have no idea how we have actually been playing - but I will be there on Saturday for the last home game and I am looking forward to shouting myself hoarse yet again in my passionate orange birthday suit (get that picture out of your heads).

I have no idea if there are pressures to replace Michael Valkanis at the helm next season - but if he stays as I expect then, injuries and misfortune aside, maybe we will play good football and start to rebuild the supporter presence at games again.

Come on you Roar.

Let's flog City and make sure MCG is as sad about missing finals football as those of us in our ragged but proud orange demeanours.

And to answer what may be an unasked question - Abu Dhabi (a week before The Fool's War), Lyon, Tirano, Chur, Zermatt, Paris, Barcelona, Marseilles, Monaco, Rome, Naples, Sorrento, Venice, Munich, Amsterdam, Bruges, Paris/Giverney, Mont Saint Michel, Perth, home.

 

[Kitwally]

The results are a shambles when it comes to table position after our pre-season and the start we had to the season - but the club is far from a shambles. Too easy to just clump it in as another crap season but the club itself has not done that much wrong this season and I stand with them proudly.

I would like to acknowledge the excellent article Mike Tuckerman wrote for the Brisbane Roar newsletter this week.

If you (collectively) are not members and/or don't get the emails then that is your loss .

Without making excuses, it just highlights the run of bad luck we had this season - and the only part of the season that was really in our control was the sale of Herrington - who many, including me, think is something a bit special and not just replaceable by any other centreback.

I have been away for 6 weeks and mostly living dark in an online sense so I have not seen or been to any games in almost 2 months. I can't comment on crowd numbers (or the lack of) and have no idea how we have actually been playing - but I will be there on Saturday for the last home game and I am looking forward to shouting myself hoarse yet again in my passionate orange birthday suit (get that picture out of your heads).

I have no idea if there are pressures to replace Michael Valkanis at the helm next season - but if he stays as I expect then, injuries and misfortune aside, maybe we will play good football and start to rebuild the supporter presence at games again.

Come on you Roar.

Let's flog City and make sure MCG is as sad about missing finals football as those of us in our ragged but proud orange demeanours.

And to answer what may be an unasked question - Abu Dhabi (a week before The Fool's War), Lyon, Tirano, Chur, Zermatt, Paris, Barcelona, Marseilles, Monaco, Rome, Naples, Sorrento, Venice, Munich, Amsterdam, Bruges, Paris/Giverney, Mont Saint Michel, Perth, home.

Tuckerman is a great writer (he writes for Football360 now). Can you please post his article? Thanks

 

[Jetsfan]

Unfortunately Will Dobson is out for us this week, but we have some very good players to fill the gap. The concussion protocols have been under scrutiny this week, so have no problems with him missing a week