A-League 2022/23 A-League Men Grand Final Thread - Melbourne City v Mariners

[giggler99]

Its finally Grand Final time for another season and just to make this season go even longer than it should we have to wait two weeks for the match! This league sometimes.. Anyway at least we have a battle between the top two teams of the season to look forward too. Melbourne City entering into their fourth straight Grand Final against the Central Coast Mariners who only a few seasons back looked dead and buried as a club what a turn around! Promises to be a very high intensity match and for the first time at a fixed neutral venue at Sydney's Comm Bank stadium.

2022/23 A-League Men Grand Final



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Date: Saturday 3rd June 2023
Time: 7:45pm EST
Venue: Comm Bank Stadium Sydney
TV Broadcast: Channel 10, 10HD check local guides, streamed: Paramount Plus, 10 Play.

Prediction: I would love to see the Mariners continue their good form and momentum into the Grand Final and I think everyone who isn't a City supporter will be barracking for them to get up but Melbourne City are a different beast they have gears they can go to that other clubs can't. If its a fast attacking match City will win in a canter but this is a Grand Final they rarely are fast attacking and also being at a neutral venue may play in the Mariners hands with the backing of all of NSW behind them. But I just can't go with the heart on this one City to win 3-1 but not without a fight.



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[Fossie 32]

I'm going for CCM

 

[Greenery]

Mariners played a great game, outstanding against Adelaide.

I would love them to win

 

[burge13]

Why on earth is there a weeks break?! Do the clowns running this league get anything right?

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Would be surprised if there is any neutrals going for us (Melbourne) in the Granny.

We will do our town proud Victory and Western fans

 

[AJ_2000]

I'd expect the 20k that went to the semi final in Gosford week be hitting the road to CommBank stadium

 

[AJ_2000]

David V Goliath maybe a tad dramatic, but 4 years ago when City went on our run to our first Grand Final, Central had just collected their 4th wooden spoon in 5 years - so a remarkable turnaround for a club that doesn't have the big city glamour of Melbourne/Sydney etc.

Mariners dub ALM Grand Final: 'David vs. Goliath'

Nick Montgomery has warned naysayers to write his side off at their peril after the Mariners set up an A-League Grand Final clash with Melbourne City.

www.espn.com

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Would be surprised if there is any neutrals going for us (Melbourne) in the Granny.

We will do our town proud Victory and Western fans

I am, the final should be in Melbourne, so **** CCM.

 

[giggler99]

Such a week long football festival promised, It will only be Friday from 5-9pm, with loud annoying music, five a side football and food outlets wow..

oh… you might also bump in to a player or two

thrilling stuff well done APL (slow clap)

 

[AJ_2000]

Such a week long football festival promised, It will only be Friday from 5-9pm, with loud annoying music, five a side football and food outlets wow..

oh… you might also bump in to a player or two

thrilling stuff well done APL (slow clap)

Serious Fyre Festival vibes

 

[AJ_2000]

More unsurprising news from city hall

 

[AJ_2000]

 

[AJ_2000]

Imagine trying to use the Red Wig for political purposes and getting knocked back

 

[AJ_2000]

A-League gives bizarre reasons for grand final scheduling mistake

Melbourne City and the Central Coast Mariners qualified for the A-League decider by last Saturday, but the year's biggest game isn't on until June 3 - leaving fans scratching their heads.

www.dailymail.co.uk

So covid still gets blamed.... No mention of their inability to get a team to play the all stars in the week leading up to the GF.....

 

[giggler99]

A-League gives bizarre reasons for grand final scheduling mistake

Melbourne City and the Central Coast Mariners qualified for the A-League decider by last Saturday, but the year's biggest game isn't on until June 3 - leaving fans scratching their heads.

www.dailymail.co.uk

So covid still gets blamed.... No mention of their inability to get a team to play the all stars in the week leading up to the GF.....

excuses excuses what a mess of an article, "COVID" yeah we didn’t get a week off last season when under COVID emergency why this season when we’re not? “more time for fans to get to the game" where are they coming from Mars? What a croc of sh!t they stuffed up plain and simple just admit it! Can't even spin without embarrassing themselves.

 

[Zidane98]

Memo to Townsend: Drop this GF in Sydney nonsense and play a gather round next year in NSW instead. Every stakeholder is happy (including the NSW govt - they get fans visiting from all over Australia).


Imagine the weekend long carnival that could be had with 6 matches played in and around Sydney (SFS, Central Coast Stadium, Parramatta Stadium, Kogarah) would get it done from Friday night to Sunday Arvo.

 

[Zidane98]

excuses excuses what a mess of an article, "COVID" yeah we didn’t get a week off last season when under COVID emergency why this season when we’re not? “more time for fans to get to the game" where are they coming from Mars? What a croc of sh!t they stuffed up plain and simple just admit it! Can't even spin without embarrassing themselves.

How generous of them. They allowed enough time for Perth fans to drive over for the game with a few stops along the way just incase they made the GF.

 

[giggler99]

So this is the real reason Bayern was rejected

 

[Andonis1997]

So this is the real reason Bayern was rejected

I know who I'd rather watch, and unsurprisingly enough it's not the has-beens.

 

[CakeEater]

Reckon Mariners fans will turn up.

Not sure about the Plastics fans so i reckon the crowd will be pretty poor.

 

[AJ_2000]

What a festival!

 

[AJ_2000]

Full GF preview podcast

 

[giggler99]

Forget the Grand Final this is what we’ve all been waiting for

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Forget the Grand Final this is what we’ve all been waiting for

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I'd be embarrassed to be advertising this.

 

[Greasyrhys]

interesting that the last 4 teams (sfc 2015, perth 2019, sfc 2021, city 2022) that have beaten the Reds in semi finals have gone on to lose the GF. I expect the "Reds curse" to continue, not that I'll be bothered to watch.