Central Coast Mariners Women 5 Canberra United 1 The new-look Central Coast Mariners topped off an afternoon of celebrations in Gosford with an outstanding display of pressing football to crush a stunned Canberra United at polytec Stadium on Saturday afternoon. An early goal from in-form Skye Halmarick set the scene, and by half-time, the homeContinue reading “Free-scoring Mariners announce their arrival in style”
Category Archives: A League
Lucky 31 experiment Round 2 : We’ve moved!
You came here looking for the Round 2 tips and predictions, didn’t you? Well, you’re too late! We’ve been picked up and placed on the Football360 website, where we hope to build up the following that we enjoyed on The Roar. Why are you still reading? You should have already clicked on the link andContinue reading “Lucky 31 experiment Round 2 : We’ve moved!”
Brimful of Asha as Sydney dive
Sydney FC Women 2 Adelaide United 2 A late Olimpico goal from India Breier rescued a point for Adelaide United at Sydney Olympic Park on Sunday afternoon as the demons of the last two seasons came back to haunt the Sky Blues after doing more than enough to win. Asha Sutton gave the goal-deprived SydneyContinue reading “Brimful of Asha as Sydney dive”
The day that football died
Sydney FC 0 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 A preface to this : every fixture this season will now be tested against the yardstick of the Australia Cup final. The opening fixture of the eagerly-anticipated 2026/27 A-League season was billed as a blockbuster, the Sydney derby, the fierce cross-town rivalry, but by the end of theContinue reading “The day that football died”
A-League tipping Round 1 : We’re back!
Well, all of a sudden, the football gods aligned and we got everyone’s tips in just in time for the opening fixture of the season. We’re back up and running. The motely crew of Stuart Thomas, Andrew Prentice and Texi Smith, refreshed after the longest off-season in the world, are here to guide you throughContinue reading “A-League tipping Round 1 : We’re back!”
All stars get the Blues
Chelsea 3 A-League All Stars 0 The A-League All Stars were swept aside by a silky Chelsea women’s team on Wednesday night as the Sydney Cup concluded in a low-key manner at Allianz Stadium. Two goals in the first ten minutes from Sandy Baltimore and Sjoeke Nüsken had the Blues in the driving seat earlyContinue reading “All stars get the Blues”
A-League tipping : the Grand finale
Welcome to the final A-League tips and predictions for the 2025/26 season. What a season it has been, and based upon the season’s results and form coming into the finals, the least likely of the four semi-finalists made it through to the big one. Auckland FC, fresh from a second-half pasting of Adelaide on theirContinue reading “A-League tipping : the Grand finale”
The ultimate fantasy away day
Newcastle Jets 1 Sydney FC 1 (2-4 penalties) If football fans could choose a single away day experience as the blueprint for every away game, this would be very close to the top. Sydney FC supporters, who have endured some bleak times in an underperforming season, were rewarded with a breathtaking, nerve-wracking and ultimately successfulContinue reading “The ultimate fantasy away day”
A-League tipping – semi-finals second leg : Now or never
The A-League is reaching its pinnacle, both semi-final ties poised beautifully for maximum second-leg drama, and it’s down to the away teams to remain steadfast to stop the home crowds carrying their heroes to victory. If you’re a neutral, these games are mouth-watering, although even a neutral has a soft spot for the romance associatedContinue reading “A-League tipping – semi-finals second leg : Now or never”
Perfectly poised after Allianz scrap
Sydney FC 1 Newcastle Jets 1 Sydney FC’s reward for their endeavours in Melbourne last weekend was a home first-leg semi-final against newly crowned premiers Newcastle Jets. What followed gave us no indication of what the final outcome will be, the visitors being awarded time and space on the break, but the hosts having perhapsContinue reading “Perfectly poised after Allianz scrap”