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Mirabella Cup draw live tonight


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By Rigas - 9 Mar 2011 3:17 PM

LIVE MIRABELLA CUP DRAW TONIGHT

The Mirabella Cup draw will be held tonight live online at 7pm and will be hosted by Extra-Time Football Show host Simon McCuskey.

The FA-Cup style knock-out competition will feature more than 100 local teams from across Victoria.

The Mirabella Cup draw will be shown on VPL Live TV http://vpltv.footballfedvic.com.au where each zone will be drawn out in alphabetical order, with each zone taking approximately 10 minutes to complete.

The Mirabella Cup zone knock-out stage will begin on 19 March and will be a very exciting opportunity in Victorian Football, as many clubs will get a chance to test themselves against higher league opposition.

Football Federation Victoria (FFV) Competitions Manager Liam Bentley believes “The Mirabella Cup will be a fantastic opportunity for smaller, local clubs to gain state notoriety as they progress through the tournament.”

“It will present the local clubs a chance to make a name for themselves as the giant killers of Victorian Football and claim a few scalps along the way,” Bentley said.

With the prospect of facing Victorian Premier League clubs, the Mirabella Cup will be a great platform for local clubs to test their skill.

The Mirabella Cup draw results will be available Thursday morning 10 March from www.footballfedvic.com.au

Gippsland, Loddon Mallee & Goulbourn North-East Zones will not be drawn tonight. Further details regarding these zones will be announced at a later stage.

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By Blackmissionary - 20 Mar 2011 10:58 AM

Benjamin wrote:
Indicative of how f*cked up football administration is in this state... If you're going to have byes, then spread them out - there should never be a scenario in which bye is drawn against bye.


It's because of the zone system they're using. They need to get down a certain amount of teams per zone before the seeded teams come in. Having a 'bye vs bye' fixture eliminates at least one empty space which is only there because of the lack of numbers to make an even 8 or 16 teams per zone.