Absolutely nuts match. well worth a revisit for the highlights. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=marconi+v+rockdale+9+nil&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBAU863AU863&oq=marconi+v+rockdale+9+nil&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigAdIBCTgzNjhqMGoxNagCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:2d3092f5,vid:PXa-yTKJSyU,st:0

The loss in the cup to APIA still frustrates me.. I get the sense we could have gone on a run if we’d gotten to the national rounds. Both Marconi and Olympic still haven’t really had much luck in Australia cup as of yet…just such a cut throat competition, which of course is also what makes it great, a true football purists comp

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Certainly wouldn’t rule it out knowing soccer in this country. Not to feed the conspiracies but whole thing was just bizzare, the reason the match was a mid week catch up in the first place was that it was “washed out”…at the time Rockdale cried foul and weren’t happy with the postponement ..the pitch certainly wasn’t that bad at all, was a carpet all season..particularly given that Sydney united v Rockdale  covid grand final was able to be played there in much worse conditions 

Albano to Preston for 2025
https://x.com/Farpostperth/status/1835632828840558756
Valentini from Oaks hangs up the boots
https://www.instagram.com/oakleighcannonsfc/p/DANT9qjy-h_/?img_index=1
Birkan Kirdar leaves Dandy Thunder for Hume
https://x.com/FCHumeCity/status/1838515908240937203?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Massive move for Avondale Womesn signing Kellond Knight for second tier?
https://www.facebook.com/AvondaleFC84/posts/elise-kellond-knight-signs-%EF%B8%8Fwe-are-delighted-to-confirm-the-signing-of-aussie-in/1024568186346284/

Any other news around?

for those not on the pulse for '25 season on re NSWPL.
The PPS for NPL clubs has been replaced for next season by the Player Roster Principles meaning-
5 Players under 23 with 2 of them being under 20 being named in the first team match squad-
No Visa goalkeepers- 2 Visa players + 1 either from the AFC or OFC- 3 Homegrown players (players that spent 3 seasons between the ages of 15-21) to be included in the first team squad.

This same in each State fellas ?

Yep, Im pretty sure its all NPL .....  Forcing underage squads onto NPL clubs so that the Aleague doesnt get embarrassed in the Australia Cup I reckon. 

Next year they will insist that NPL clubs have at least 3 right footed full backs under 19 in the match day squad.... ffs... football is a joke in this country 

Any player movements in the NSW NPL?

I heard APIA snapped up Oliver Kalac from Sydney United.

i thought you would have said 3 right footed fullbacks playing left side or GK :)
IMO a young player earns their right being selected for 1sts no matter a teen on, U23 your already mature and in the game long enough.

I've been OS for sometime need to get on the pulse - I think your right re Kalac.

The new rules of having an Australian goalie is so strange to me. Did we have an abundance of international goalies signing to NPL clubs? Have we historically been crap at producing goalies? (no)

https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/news/2025-football-victoria-provisional-declaration-leagues

Hahaha the GK one really confuses me... of ALL the positions I think we as a nation ar lacking talent in, goalie would have been the very very bottom of my list??? Go figure eh?

And ofcourse NO Aleague representation in junior girls NPL comps ...... the "saviours" of football...... pppffffttt.

Anyone see that Esendon Royals / Developers were giving bags of sniffy to the mayor and memberships to minions or preferential treatment on club planning permits?

lol WTF? No didnt hear, whats the story here?

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/7-grams-of-the-best-former-moonee-valley-mayor-s-cocaine-messages-revealed-in-ibac-probe-20241008-p5kgr8.html

to view 

https://12ft.io/

Also:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-09/ibac-mooney-valley-council-corruption-bribes-report/104450222

hahahahahah What's a Royals membership run for these days, $150?  The yayo on the other hand..... well builders gotta do what a builders gotta do... 

It all sort of explains the "noise" about Royals ground access from a couple of years ago and how it all suddenly "got resolved" ... Bloody Italian clubs ... all mafiosi. hahahahahahahahah 

to the melbourne NPL followers;

Thoughts on Zander Guy who played at Avondale? 

Better on the wing than striker in my opinion. Was better at Dinamo as he "got lost" in Avondale's stable of players.... He'll do well back in QLD again I reackon.

he will be gracing NSW NPL next season. 

Aha, I though he left Avondale for Gold Coast Knights???

Is he coming to Edensor?

that's the rumors 

https://www.thechronicle.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TCWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thechronicle.com.au%2Fsport%2Fenglish-goalkeeper-ryan-neild-faces-tough-decision-after-shock-football-australia-announcement%2Fnews-story%2Fd630136ae13f888f4e3124ffd8e36e7c&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium

Anyone have a sub to "the chronicle" I cant open with the usual methods...

Looks like the first international goalie to have his life ruined by FA this year. 

yer all I can get is paste this up....

‘Career is basically gone’: Star goalkeeper’s NPL dream in strife

One of the leading NPL goalkeepers in the country is set to face the tough decision of whether he continues to play in Australia after a shock Football Asutralia ruling was made which impact Visa goalkeepers.

Seriously WTF they brought that rule in.
I get supporting up and coming locals but it all comes down to performing - if your good enough you force selection.
In the meantime your training with a fellow better GK no matter having a passport from elsewhere.

Thanks Ernie Merrick!

really it was the Disrupter - not a good one Merrick grrrr ! never liked the bloke.

I wonder if it’s a misguided conception that this is result of. Eg “the strikers in Australia can’t score as often, so maybe if we limit the goalkeepers able to come into the country they can score more and look better.”

of course, as someone noted earlier, GK is probably Australia’s strongest ever position, so is a weird thing at all to curtail

Haha well that a spin to look at.
I find it’s ott considering it’s a semi pro comp.
Hard enough as it is.