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The Australian Championship Thread

HappyGuus said:
So here's what we know about the groups:



So the top spots are set for those four clubs already. And SA is locked with WA. They won't want to double up Vic clubs in the same group. It could look something like this:

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Not many other options. APIA and Marconi could be flipped in their top spots (A<>B), so to South and Avondale, and NNSW 1st and TAS 1st swapped too. But the rest is pretty much locked in already.
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Give group C Olympic or Wolves (would have preferred APIA or Marconi) for the NSW spot please and thank you.
 
HappyGuus said:
So here's what we know about the groups:



So the top spots are set for those four clubs already. And SA is locked with WA. They won't want to double up Vic clubs in the same group. It could look something like this:

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Not many other options. APIA and Marconi could be flipped in their top spots (A<>B), so to South and Avondale, and NNSW 1st and TAS 1st swapped too. But the rest is pretty much locked in already.
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who determines the top seeded foundation clubs? lol

is this based off where they finish in the NPL season?
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
So JJ IS listening to me then :)

"We talk about Japan being the benchmark in the region. And if you look at the process that Japan has gone through in terms of its evolution; in the 90s they were a one-tier football system with approximately 16 clubs. Today, they have three tiers, and they have about 56 professional clubs. So they have continued to evolve. And that's exactly what we are trying to do, and that's the purpose of why we've set up the second tier."
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We are ONLY 30 years behind.😭
 
Just use the NPL Championship as a way to expand the a-league division model up to 20 teams. (Two leagues of 10 in the aleague divisions)

And then use the NPL Championship and A-League division 2 as a way to get pro-rel involved between the a-league and NPL system.
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
In other words ... like Ive been sayin for ages... NO conenction to Aleague

"The focus has been on getting the second tier up and running and moving it from a conversation to something tangible. We have deliberately connected it to the NPL and that's the first step. In terms of how that connection works with the [A-League], that's something we don't want to be prescriptive about at the moment. Simply because we want the second tier to work. We don't want that complication -- because that's a complicated discussion. We want to get the second tier up and running. We want it to be successful. We want it to connect with the NPLs but also with the community. We want to focus on what is in our control now, what we can do, and what we can do to make this exciting competition that we all want."
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….”because that’s a complicated discussion “…. thanks to FFA ( ie: Lowy and Gallop).😏
 
Barca4life said:
Just use the NPL Championship as a way to expand the a-league division model up to 20 teams. (Two leagues of 10 in the aleague divisions)

And then use the NPL Championship and A-League division 2 as a way to get pro-rel involved between the a-league and NPL system.
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OR, do the same at the Championship level, with a NPL level beneath that and 8 x STATE NPL levels beneath that with 20 teams each - gives us 200 professional clubs plus whatever the Aleague standalone is by then) ... pretty decent 20 year plan.
 
libelous said:
….”because that’s a complicated discussion “…. thanks to FFA ( ie: Lowy and Gallop).😏
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Mate Ive said it a million times, If I was this American bloke for example and stumped up 25 million for a shopfront in the ANZ sport entertainment game, I wouldnt allow it to be devalued either....
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
Mate Ive said it a million times, If I was this American bloke for example and stumped up 25 million for a shopfront in the ANZ sport entertainment game, I wouldnt allow it to be devalued either....
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..’allow’ or want’… two different things, but then, as we know, FFA had abdicated responsibility for professional football in this country.
 
libelous said:
..’allow’ or want’… two different things, but then, as we know, FFA had abdicated responsibility for professional football in this country.
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The way I see it is they have abdicated responsibility for franchise football in this country (and New Zealand) this has brought about the resources and desire for them to focus on

"We did it because we want to ensure we continue to evolve the game in Australian football," Football Australia chief executive James Johnson said on Tuesday.

"We wanted to fill the gap between the NPL and the A-League. We wanted to stretch clubs that are currently playing in the NPL that we think can take the next step so that they grow. We wanted to provide a platform for young Australian players to play more minutes, coaches to get more experience at a higher level, and referees and administrators to also [work at] a higher level as well.
 
For me, the format seems stupid.

Year 1, go with the 8 team comp, each team plays each other home and away, 14 games + finals.

Towards the end of year, can asses hows it going and make decisions based on state of comp.

Year 2, add either 2 or 4 (even 6 is demand is there) teams and have a 10 or 12/14 team comp.

Year 3, add another 2 teams, and dangle the carrot of promotion. Top of NSD plays Bottom team in A league in a 2 legged playoff.

Is it that hard? Or is money the issue?
 
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