Prelim draw for South Aus tomorrow.

Edited by TheSelectFew: 21/3/2016 03:52:09 PM

FFA Cup – Western Australia 4th round draw result,

Monday March 28th:
3.00pm Perth Time Armadale SC v Fremantle City FC at Alfred Skeet Reserve
3.00pm Perth Time Gwelup Croatia SC v Ashfield SC at Croatian Sporting Complex
3.00pm Perth Time Cockburn City SC v Mandurah City FC at Dalmatinac Park
3.00pm Perth Time Dianella White Eagles v ECU Joondalup SC at Dianella Reserve
3.00pm Perth Time Curtin University SC v Backpackers FC at Edinburgh Oval
3.00pm Perth Time Football Margaret River v Swan United FC at Gloucester Park
3.00pm Perth Time Balcatta FC v Forrestfield United SC at Grindleford Reserve
3.00pm Perth Time South West Phoenix FC vs Inglewood United SC at Hay Park Sports Pavilion
3.00pm Perth Time Stirling Lions SC v Morley Windmills SC at Macedonia Park
3.00pm Perth Time Western Knights SC v Canning City at Nash Field
3.00pm Perth Time North Lake SC v UWA Nedlands FC at Spanish Club of WA
3.00pm Perth Time Gosnells City FC v Subiaco AFC at Walter Padbury Reserve

FFA Cup – Football NSW round 4 draw:
Barden Ridgebacks v Pagewood Botany
Bulli FC v Spirit FC
Gladesville Ravens v Manly United FC
Gosford City FC v Killarney Districts SC
Coogee United v Western Condors
Hawkesbury City FC v Leichhardt Saints SFC
Mounties Wanderers v Bankstown United FC
Berkeley Vale SC v Glenmore Park FC
The Entrance FC v Maroubra United
Carss Park v Dee Why FC
Rockdale City Suns v Macarthur Rams
Fraser Park FC v Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Umina United SC v Bankstown Berries
Balmain Tigers v Picton Rangers
Wollongong United FC v Cringila Lions FC
UNSW FC v SD Raiders FC
Wagga City Wanderers v Ararat FC
Normanhurst Eagles FC v North Shore Mariners
Dunbar Rovers FC v Hills Brumbies
Kissing Point FC v Kemblawarra Fury
Prospect United v Marconi Stallions
Mt Druitt Town Rangers v Northern Tigers
Hakoah Sydney City East v Granville Rage
Randwick City FC v Padstow United FC
Sydney University v St George FA
Lilli Pilli FC v Mosman FC
Southern & Ettalong United v Dulwich Hill
Parramatta FC v Glebe Wanderers
Hurstville City Minotaurs v Quakers Hill Junior SC
West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook FC v Sydney Olympic
Glebe Gorillas v Penrith Rovers
Camden Tigers v Gladesville Ryde Magic
Sutherland Sharks v Sydney United
St George v Roselands Raptors
APIA Leichhardt Tigers v Rydalmere Lions
Waverley Old Boys FC v St Clair United SC
Bankstown City v Manly Vale
Albion Park White Eagles v Blacktown Spartans
Earlwood Wanderers/Inter Lions SC v The Ponds
Lindfield FC/Balmain and Districts FC v Wollongong Wolves

ties to be played midweek of Tuesday April 5th/Wednesday April 6th

Shit's getting real now

Some awesome matchups going into this round here in NSW

Sydney United v Sutherland
Fraser Park v Bonnyrigg
Rockdale v Macarthur

There's potential for a few interesting results.

Fulltime:
Springvale White Eagles FC (NPL 2 East) 0 lost to Malvern City FC (State League 1 South/East) 1.

FFA Cup – Tasmania 5th round kickoff times,

Monday March 28th:
Kingborough Lions v Devonport Strikers - 2:00PM at Lightwood Park
South Hobart v Hobart Zebras - 2:00PM at Darcy Street
Ulverstone v Somerset - 3:00PM at Valley Road
Olympia Warriors v University – 5:30PM at Warrior Park

White Eagles match is a #Cupset on paper only.

FFA Cup - North Queensland Zone round 3 kickoff times,

Tuesday March 29th:
MA Olympic v Brothers Townsville
Rebels Gunners v Saints Eagles South

both matches 7.00pm Queensland Time.

You'd think. Fraser Park isn't anything to write home about this season. Should be a comfortable enough win for Bonny

In Victoria, Geelong SC beat Moreland, and Altona Magic beat Ballarat. A couple of Cupsets there..

They are Cupsets due to being in lower leagues but Geelong & Altona would both have a higher wage bill than Ballarat or Moreland, plus they don't have a limit on the number of Visa Players they're allowed. There's plenty of quality ex-NPL (plus a few ex-HAL and NYL) players across both state league squads, the NPL2 sides are hamstrung to a certain extent by the Player Points System and Visa Player limits

Edited by Cromulent: 22/3/2016 11:02:08 AM

FFA Cup - South West Queensland zone round 3 kickoff times,

Tuesday March 29th:
7.00pm Brisbane Time Willowburn FC v St Albans SC
8.00pm Brisbane Time Gatton FC v Warwick Wolves SC

FFA Cup – Brisbane Zone qualifying round 4 kickoff times,

Wednesday March 30th:
7.30pm Local Mitchelton FC v Wynnum District FC at Teralba Park

Tuesday April 5th:
7.00pm Eastern Suburbs SC v Albany Creek FC at Heath Park
7.30pm Virginia United SC v Pine Rivers FC at Albert Bishop Park
7.30pm Southside Eagles SC v Pine Hills FC at Memorial Park

Wednesday April 6th:
7.00pm Moggill FC v Centenary Stormers SC at Bellbowrie Sports Club
7.00pm Rochedale Rovers SC v Grange Thistle SC at Underwood Park
7.30pm Peninsula Power FC v Capalaba FC at AJ Kelly Park
7.30pm Ipswich Knights FC v Logan Lightning FC at Eric Evans Oval
7.30pm Lions FC v Holland Park Hawks FC at Lions Stadium
7.30pm Souths United FC v Acacia Ridge SC at Wakerley Park

FFA Cup – South Australia third round draw result:
Para Hills Knights FC v Croydon Kings SC
Fulham United FC v The Cove FC
Adelaide Raiders SC v North Eastern MetroStars SC
West Torrens Birkalla SC v Adelaide Victory FC
Port Adelaide Pirates SC v Noarlunga United SC
Adelaide Blue Eagles FC v Adelaide Cobras FC
Western Strikers SC v Gambier Centrals SC
Adelaide City FC v Playford City Patriots SC
Adelaide Comets FC v South Adelaide Panthers FC
White City FC v Modbury Jets SC
Campbelltown City SC v Sturt Lions FC
West Adelaide SC v Salisbury United FC
Eastern United FC v Adelaide University Grads SC
Gawler SC v Rostrevor Old Collegians SC
Adelaide Hills Hawks SC v Cumberland United FC
Northern Demons SC v Adelaide Olympic FC

ties to be played between Friday April 1st, Saturday April 2nd, & Sunday April 3rd.

That PP system should be really looked into. You can't compete ina national comp with some clubs handicapped and others arent. What a joke.

Western Strikers v Gambier Centrals is my pick of the round for SA.

In a sense, you also have this with A-League vs NPL, as the A-League has a salary cap and the NPL doesn't. The difference is that the gap between these two is so big and the salary cap so high (compared to NPL budgets) that it makes no difference.

Since when do you pay attention to South Australian football? :P

So far, we have 687 entrants, but this doesn't include Central Australia, so the final number should be 691. I've put together this little table to keep track of them all.

Also, Earlwood Wanderers forfeited against Inter Lions.

Yes!! Make it happen please. Also common member federation sides who qualify ie Sydney United etc.

And since the FFA Cup and npl

Edited by TheSelectFew: 22/3/2016 03:08:26 PM

FFA Cup - Northern NSW (Newcastle Region) 5th round kickoff times,

Saturday April 2nd:
4.00pm Adamstown Rosebud v Lambton Jaffas at Darling Street Oval
6.00pm Hamilton Olympic v Charlestown City Blues at Darling Street Oval

teams who qualify for the 6th round and trip to Newcastle later in the year.

Belmont Swansea United
Edgeworth Eagles
Thornton Redbacks or West Wallsend
Singleton Strikers

What do you mean? Chuck together a list of clubs that make it more than once and order them by appearances? (FNQ Heat, South Hobart, etc)?

Personally, I've been thinking of doing that with the reigning NPL champion, making a list showing how deep their cup run was.

Yes yes yes! After this year though. Was meant to write NPL too.

Edited by TheSelectFew: 22/3/2016 04:19:30 PM

The more restrictive and relevant cap to discuss is on foreign players and switching players and stops NPL clubs from fielding the best team they can afford.

Aleague clubs can field 5 foreigners, and virtually change an entire squad year to year, NPL clubs are limited to 2 foreigners and a capped points system that minimises the number of players they can bring in from
elsewhere.

Cuptied is also contentious, although I believe the concession has been scrapped with each club now having a youth that competes in the NPL. NPL clubs were ineligible to field a player from another club that played in a cup game, regardless of how far down the preliminary track it was, while A-League clubs were allowed to poach from NPL, regardless of cuptied or not.

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Better commentators than Speed and Slater.

Good commentary. Poor spot kicks though.

Cup run brings new admirers to Melbourne City

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