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The Australian Championship Thread

HappyGuus said:
Yeah the travel costs for a group format is one thing, a full season is a different beast. Excluding finals:

48 matches in a 4x4 Champions League
132 matches in a 12 team season
182 matches in a 14 team season
240 matches in a 16 team season
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Sure but also factor in how many of these matches will require travel and accommodation..... its looking like it will be Sydney and Melbourne centric which would cut down some of these costs.
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
Sure but also factor in how many of these matches will require travel and accommodation..... its looking like it will be Sydney and Melbourne centric which would cut down some of these costs.
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Yeah I've done all those costings. A Melbourne + Sydney 8 team league would've been stupidly cheap, there's no way money could be used as the excuse for not going ahead with that one. Every other combination of clubs/federations, minus WA, have middle of the road travel costs.
 
If you had to choose two more clubs from Victoria for the NST who would they be? Knights and Heidelberg?

I know many people will cry that there are already too many NSW and Vic clubs in it, but I think a few more from Vic are inevitable to get to 16.

I really can't see any from NNSW, ACT, or WA getting up for it. Unless Canberra United elect to be demoted. Gungahlin? I'm thinking:

5 Vic
5 NSW
3 QLD
2 SA
1 TAS
 
HappyGuus said:
If you had to choose two more clubs from Victoria for the NST who would they be? Knights and Heidelberg?

I know many people will cry that there are already too many NSW and Vic clubs in it, but I think a few more from Vic are inevitable to get to 16.

I really can't see any from NNSW, ACT, or WA getting up for it. Unless Canberra United elect to be demoted. Gungahlin? I'm thinking:

5 Vic
5 NSW
3 QLD
2 SA
1 TAS
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Good news is, based off the clubs already admitted, and then adding on those that have passed the technical requirements for the RFP, and then assuming the latest ones to announce EOIs but haven't been assessed yet, that brings us to the magic 16 anyways;

6 NSW
6 VIC
1 ACT
1 TAS
1 QLD
1 SA
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
Disagree, the communication has been appalling... Its Feb and yet no announcement.... maybe we hear something today, maybe next week, whatever it is... Im sure it cant be revolutionary... juts being led along by the nose to keep the fires burning.... why dont they just rip off the bandaid and make a bold move?
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No argument there (your stating reality!)...my new years resolution was to be a glass half full kinda guy regarding the NST 🤣 hence the wishful thinking! 🤣
 
 
grazorblade said:
Learnt that on a league twitter
the reaction there is I imagine a bit different to this forum :D
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I don't understand the detractors saying its the NPL 2 or NSL Reborn. Hume never competed in the NSL, are they saying we should create NEW teams for the NSD? Where do expect to get clubs from not the NPL?
 
southoftheyarra said:
I don't understand the detractors saying its the NPL 2 or NSL Reborn. Hume never competed in the NSL, are they saying we should create NEW teams for the NSD? Where do expect to get clubs from not the NPL?
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must be the vague ethnic connection?
 
HappyGuus said:
Adelaide City announced a while back that they're a definite in for 26. If FA have gone after another from SA, that could be Metrostars or the merger.

And north Queensland, wow, that's awesome but will also add hefty costs for the league. I wonder if Fury are returning?
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Hope it is Metro Stars, they are the most go-ahead club in Adelaide. City, although still good on the field, are not well run at the moment from an admin point of view.
 
KostaV92 said:
Anyone see the football Australia post about all the npl competitions starting dates also mentioned the NSD will start October 10th
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wow they buried the start date haha

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