Socceroos vs Turkey 2026 World Cup match thread 🇦🇺🇹🇷

[Mr Cleansheets]

I know.

 

[patjennings]

As for pure talent - Robert Zabica has to be waaaaay up there also.

I actually liked Terry Greedy - very intelligent keeper - and taught my son at school. My favourite as a kid was Ron Corry - probably because I was a kid and could see what he could do despite his size which was about the height I ended up.

 

[patjennings]

I know.

As a GK aficionado who do you see replacing Maty as first choice in the medium term.

 

[Alex M]

I'm judging them purely on my obsessive observation of all Australian keepers.

I rate Schwarzer way beyond any of the others. In fact, I'd rate Schwarzer as our greatest Socceroo. (Timmy next on impact; Harry next on talent - although Mooy is up there also.)

I can't rate Bosnich among this company because he never did well against top teams - like Ryan and Schwarzer did. Most of Bozza's matches were against minnows.

I think Bosnich was our best ever shot stopper but he had some issues with the ball at his feet and with his distribution. When they banned keepers picking up the ball when passed back by a team mate Bosnich struggled to adapt.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

I actually liked Terry Greedy - very intelligent keeper - and taught my son at school. My favourite as a kid was Ron Corry - probably because I was a kid and could see what he could do despite his size which was about the height I ended up.

I played against Terry Greedy (I think) in a Central Coast O35s match a few years back. Our keeper got injured so I went into goals and almost immediately had to pull off a flying save from a diving header.

At half time Terry Greedy ran up to me and said: "Mate, that's one of the best fuckin' saves I've ever seen."

I think it was Terry Greedy, but whoever it was... Socceroo who played for the Fossils.

One of my more cherished memories.

 

[NoMates]

Socceroos @ $5.50 for the win and Turkey @ $1.65 on sports-bet. Even the pundits know wheres the money at.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

As a GK aficionado who do you see replacing Maty as first choice in the medium term.

Beach or Devenish Meares have the inside running. Petraic Cullen also worth watching and I like Stephen Hall.

I suspect it's over for Izzo.

 

[patjennings]

Beach or Devenish Meares have the inside running. Petraic Cullen also worth watching and I like Stephen Hall.

I suspect it's over for Izzo.

I have Gauci, Peraic-Cullen and Hall as the three in four years time. Plenty of time though for others. I agree about Izzo, I can't see him at the Asian Cup in front of Gauci and Beach.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

I was a Gauci fan but I feel it's passed him by.

Beach, Peraic-Cullen, D-Meares and Hall are the immediate future.

 

[patjennings]

I was a Gauci fan but I feel it's passed him by.

Beach, Peraic-Cullen, D-Meares and Hall are the immediate future.

I always worry about what the true story is about D-Meares nickname. You keep like you've had sevenish beers.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

I was always better when liberally lubricated.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

I always worry about what the true story is about D-Meares nickname. You keep like you've had sevenish beers.

He’s explained this in an interview. Originally people took the piss out of him by saying he keeps like he’s drank “sevenish beers”, but Sky Blues fans turned it into a humorous nickname and he loves it.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Beach, Peraic-Cullen, D-Meares and Hall are the immediate future.

Harrison Devenish-Meares, Patrick Beach and Steven Hall definitely.

 

[patjennings]

He’s explained this in an interview. Originally people took the piss out of him by saying he keeps like he’s drank “sevenish beers”, but Sky Blues fans turned it into a humorous nickname and he loves it.

As long as it was the fans and not his teammates from Rockdale.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

Socceroos @ $5.50 for the win and Turkey @ $1.65 on sports-bet. Even the pundits know wheres the money at.

I like those odds.

Has to be worth a lazy thousand.

 

[ianscotinoz59]

Any you boys or girls want to buy Socceroos v Türkiye. Be in Vancouver on Wednesday. Sell ing at an ok price

 

[ianscotinoz59]

Any you boys or girls want to buy Socceroos v Türkiye. Be in Vancouver on Wednesday. Sell ing at an ok price

Also. Anyone in Vancouver already?

 

[NoMates]

I like those odds.

Has to be worth a lazy thousand.

Next TV deal/ sorry Dole Cheque I’ll have to put $5 buck on it. If I get the win I’m eating good for a couple of days.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

Next TV deal/ sorry Dole Cheque I’ll have to put $5 buck on it. If I get the win I’m eating good for a couple of days.

I thought you seemed a tad malnourished.