Football (Round Ball) Thread...

[Cromulant]

VAR asleep thankfully for us. I would be pissed if it happened to AU.

Thats a pen every day of the week

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Thats a pen every day of the week

SA ref. Home bias maybe

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Robbie Slater hates Adelaide.

 

[Cromulant]

Robbie Slater hates Adelaide.

He does, but hes not commentating

 

[Eagleboy2011]

He does, but hes not commentating

Just realized that. My bad

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

VAR asleep thankfully for us. I would be pissed if it happened to AU.

Was a clear penalty.

We got very lucky.

 

[Cromulant]

Vriends very impressive

 

[Eagleboy2011]

You have to hand it to Carl Veart. No money to buy players but comes up with a reasonable side. atm.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Vriends very impressive

We badly needed a decent defender!

Lucky win with the missed penalty not given.

We wasted a few chances though.

Banked the full points coming from behind.

 

[Pugsley]

SA ref. Home bias maybe

We get screwed over enough. Time it balanced out.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

We get screwed over enough. Time it balanced out.

Yeah, i can't recall us getting such a good run last night, but can recall being dudded.

 

[Pugsley]

Yeah, i can't recall us getting such a good run last night, but can recall being dudded.

I said both the jumper pull on Ibusuki and the penalty that should have been were blatant.
I just thought oh well that happens to us all of the time.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I said both the jumper pull on Ibusuki and the penalty that should have been were blatant.
I just thought oh well that happens to us all of the time.

What was the VAR referee doing with the missed penalty?

Surely howlers like that are the whole reason we have VAR.

It's not like they have heaps to do during a game...

 

[Pugsley]

What was the VAR referee doing with the missed penalty?

Surely howlers like that are the whole reason we have VAR.

It's not like they have heaps to do during a game...

The VAR may have been from Adelaide too

 

[Eagleboy2011]

The VAR may have been from Adelaide too

I am hearing we did not have the goal line cameras as well like in previous years.
I suspect whoever may have been in the VAR may have walk off for a toilet break for our benefit.

 

[Cap]

Another well publicised match for our national team

 

[Cromulant]

Another well publicised match for our national team

Very big game this one too.

 

[Cap]

Very big game this one too.

Yep, can not afford a lapse.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I am hearing we did not have the goal line cameras as well like in previous years.
I suspect whoever may have been in the VAR may have walk off for a toilet break for our benefit.

Wasn’t a good look for the game, even if in our favour.

The VAR referee needs a holiday & hopefully lessons learnt so howlers like this don't get overlooked again.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/the-tackle-all-the-talking-points-from-round-4-of-the-aleague/news-story/54f8c201e0ee93f614bc0b4bc0918320

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Subway Socceroos v Saudi Arabia
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Kick-off: 8:00pm AEDT
Broadcast: 10, 10 Play and Paramount+

Looks like C10 letting us down again.


Bahrain v Subway Socceroos
Tuesday 19 November 2024
Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Kick-off: 9:15pm local Tuesday, 19 November 2024 (5:15am AEDT – Wednesday, 20 November)
Broadcast: Paramount+

 

[Cromulant]

Subway Socceroos v Saudi Arabia
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Kick-off: 8:00pm AEDT
Broadcast: 10, 10 Play and Paramount+

Looks like C10 letting us down again.


Bahrain v Subway Socceroos
Tuesday 19 November 2024
Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Kick-off: 9:15pm local Tuesday, 19 November 2024 (5:15am AEDT – Wednesday, 20 November)
Broadcast: Paramount+

What a surprise..... a joke

 

[Eagleboy2011]

What a surprise..... a joke

Our local press is also a joke. Story hidden on page47. Even the AFLW had more coverage. Basketball had a full page.

IT’S THE CAM-DO

Socceroos defender Cameron Burgess says the Aussies are “back in a positionto take control” of their World Cup qualifying fate in two key matches thisweek.Burgess joined the Socceroos camp in Melbourne ahead of Thursday night’sclash against Saudi Arabia after helping his club Ipswich Town to amonumental Premier League victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.The 29-year-old defender declared himself ready to perform if selected inthe AAMI Park qualifier after holding down a post in coach Tony Popovic’snew back-three system in the 1-1 draw to Japan last month. The result leftAustralia on equal points with its two opponents in this window, SaudiArabia and Bahrain, but ahead on goal difference in second place behindJapan.Finishing second in the group would secure automatic World Cupqualification, but a third or fourth-placed finish would put Australia throughanother round of qualifying in a three-nation group potentially containingdifficult opponents in Qatar or Iraq.“We’re in the position we’re in through our performances … we’ve putourselves back in a position to take control,” Burgess said. “That’s what wewant to do. We want to be one of the best teams in this competition. It’s inour hands to do that, and we have to show that we can be that team.”He said the Socceroos would be wary of a Saudi outfit likely to press and playmore aggressively under returning coach Herve Renard, who led them to anupset 2-1 win over Argentina at the 2022 World Cup. “There could be somedifferent things thrown at us,” he said. “They’ve had that manager before …they’ll be familiar with each other, so there’s things to look at, and moreimportantly, what we can do to hurt them.”Burgess, 29, has played for newly promoted Ipswich Town since 2021, but hadto wait until last month to make his Premier League debut against Everton.11/14/24, 1

The 194cm Scottish-born defender remained in the line-up as the TractorBoys rose out of the EPL relegation zone with their first win of the season onSunday – a 2-1 away win over Aussie Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham.“It’s up there,” Burgess said.“These are the little things you dream of when you’re a kid, to want to play inthe Premier League, and then to win your first game in it. It’s pretty specialand maybe a moment for reflection at some point down the line.”

 

[Eagleboy2011]

A must win match against a fairly good side. The Saudis were once a powerhouse in Asia but have dropped back a bit in the last couple of years.
FIFA World Rankings
Australia: 24
Saudi Arabia: 59

2 SA boys in the starting lineup

18Joe Gauci
8Jason Geria
19Harry Souttar
21Cameron Burgess
3Lewis Miller
13Aiden O'Neill
22Jackson Irvine
5Jordan Bos
10Ajdin Hrustic
15Mitch Duke
14Riley McGree

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Millimetres away from a penalty.

Surely the keeper gets a yellow.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Millimetres away from a penalty.

Surely the keeper gets a yellow.

He received a yellow. Probably should have been a red. Must have been close.