yes agree SF, even longer ago it was a strong club, a fellow player/mate used to play for them back in the day.

Yer Congrats of your 20's again, I recall last season win not before but no matter, so not many got the step up to 1sts from last season regularly ?

As for the GF, when comparing both schedules of late it sure points to a SO win but APIA sure have come through under the heavier schedule better than expected.
I'm partly with you re Leichardt but look at these 2, Lambert just isn't suitable enough spectator wise depending on expected crowd numbers and Belmore probably isn't available.
At least its on grass for me.
A GF isn't too bad being on neutral ground in any case, looking forward to Sunday and weather is meant to be sunny 21deg.

FYI, was told 6-7 max 1st graders played.

Strong noise about fecal matter in the fan at Blacktown. We'll see how much my two percent of fans know, but they reckon a mass exodus is on the way. One player they should be able to keep would be Clut as I can't imagine any one else being silly enough to sign him. The commentators spruiked him as one of the buys of the year, that being their judgement you wouldn't send them to the shop to buy a loaf of bread. As I said , we can look and learn.

who attended the final yesterday? how was it? seems like Olympic deserve the double.

healthy Crowd?

I reckon the crowd was on 5k - I could be wrong but could be 4k.
SO was much sharper/on their game from the KO.
Early goal was well set down the right flank perfect cross for a well taken free header - too easy that early in a GF.
From then on SO had APIA's measure, APIA hardly had any good shots on target due to good defending by SO.
Their attack was to predictable looking to find Sekiya over the top of their tall backline, wasn't going to happen.
Congrats to SO, thoroughly deserved Double winners 2018.

If they win the NPL final series, i think they could be the first side to do the treble

the way they played sure is possible and being a Sydney club be great to achieve.
Got to say Sanchez's goal going around Necevski then to be virtually on the goal line to score was such a fine line angle great goal, we were right at that end watching.

Olympic thoroughly deserved their win and were superior.  well done to abbas saad and his team. max burgess, sanchez, whitehead, kuleski, all had great seasons.
crowd was ok, not spectacular but ok.
season is now over and already looking forward to next year.

many questions.

how will mt druitt go in the big show for the first time?
how will the new gaffers go at sutho and wolves?
plenty of talk already about squad changes, some big overhauls taking place.


its a great comp the npl 1.  deserved more recognition and attention.

agreed. only thing is off season is far too long!! 

Not over just yet.

APIA has FFA cup.

Olympic has NPL finals series next week at Lambert Park

https://www.nationalpremierleagues.com.au/

All Knockout matches.

Devonport Strikers 2 - 3 Heidelburg - Played on Sat 8th Sept.


Sat 15 Sep 2018, 5.00PM
Canberra FC v Campbelltown City
Deakin Stadium

Sat 15 Sep 2018, 7.30PM
Lions FC v Edgeworth FC
Lions Stadium

Sun 16 Sep 2018, 3.30PM
Sydney Olympic v Perth SC
Lambert Park

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POINTS SYSTEM TO DETERMINE HOSTS OF SEMI FINALS AND GRAND FINAL:


To determine the host Member Federation clubs for the Semi Finals and Grand Final, the following points system will apply.

  Win within normal time (i.e. 90 minutes) = 3 points
  Win during extra time = 2 points
  Win on penalties = 1 point
  Goals scored by home team (excluding penalty shootouts) = 3 points
  Goals scored by away team (excluding penalty shootouts) = 4 points
  Goals conceded (excluding penalty shootouts) = -1 point
  Yellow cards = -1 point; and
  Red cards = -3 points

The host of the Grand Final will be determined by the club with the highest accumulation of points across the Elimination Finals and Semi Finals.

Note: In the event that Heidelberg United is successful in Match 3, they will progress to Match 6 and be deemed the away Club for this fixture regardless of the NPL Finals Series points system. FFA shall determine the match details for this fixture in its sole and absolute discretion.

How it may play out.

[Sydney Olympic v Perth SC] v [Canberra FC v Campbelltown City]

[Lions FC v Edgeworth FC] v Heidelburg

It may well be Sydney Olympic v Heidelburg Final now that would be an epic match.

I saw somewhere the crowd estimated at 2,500..looked way more.

Seating sections, the Grandstand holds 3.0K The terraces hold 2.0K. 90% full.

Then you got the small stands behind the goals + the grass section on the other side of the entrance.

I'd say 5 closer to 6K.

Forget about what if anything FNSW say. They fucked up the pax flow at the ticketing/entrance before the game. Massive lines all the way back to the car park with only 3 booths. They fuck it up everytime a big side is in the GF.

would of been better if we played your lot. would of been a nice crowd.

Panni Nikas signs for Rockdale lol

to all those rockdale members that laughed and said it wasnt going to happen.
The worst kept secret in NPL 

Not bad. I thought it was all bull. Good signing

It all happened within the last week, as of a month ago it wasn't going to happen. Will be interesting to see how he links up without his best mate

So Reid gone then? 

reid definitely not gone.

great player pani.

will go well with the other new recruits.

Olympic too good on Sunday, congrats.

Our 20’s got up which is fantastic however we need to turn these players into first team players and keep them at the club.

Panny to Rockdale rumour has been out for months, not too surprised with that, I thought he wanted a coaching role to go with it, any truth to that Kolner? Panny will be apart from Stava by the looks of it as he might be player/coach at Canterbury Bankstown.

Heard you boys lost Da Silva to Rockdale as well? Looks like silly season has begun already.

Stava will be staying at United from what i am told. 

Yeah Da Silva gone to Rockdale too. Norval looks to be gone as well, not sure where to but he wasn’t happy we got Bouzanis. I’m expecting a couple players that have followed Palapanis to join too.

no coaching for pani, playing only.

norval prob not happy bouzanis is coming. Jeremy cox and benoit to sutho as well. 

Isn't he setting up his Academy at Rockdale, was one of the major factors he signed?

We missed out on Anthony Frangie, opted to go to Marconi for more money.

Mitchell Mallia went to Marconi as well. 

better for you guys. Marconi spending ridiculous money 

Does that mean Jesic, Pav and Rooney will go? Surely can't all fit. 

I'm hearing de jong and kouta to apia.

frangie and de jong were two of hakoahs best players.

marconi....jesus Christ. the new Spartans!

It's getting to the point where you have ask why?  What's the incentive? 

That number 14 for Sydney Olympic was quality. Very smart player.  As a neutral it seemed to me that the amount of football that APIA has played the last few weeks has caught up with them, body language wasn't positive at all as opposed to Olympic who were enthusiastic & hungry for the entire 90 minutes even when they were at 3-0.

Lucky me & the my unruly mob got their early, heard there were massive lines to get in due to a tiny amount of gates open.  FootballNSW fucking up once again.  

Great venue too,  took the family to pizza on Norton Street for lunch, parked then slowly walked to the ground.