A bit of an expirement this season; as an independent journalist I can (probably) do this. Can you make money through gambling? Is the old "You win some, you lose more" actually true? Click on the link in the comments to read on! Hopefully the right signal is conveyed! #risky
Did you spend six hours at @AllianzStadium yesterday? A mixed bag of football from @SydneyFC as the men only started playing when the weather changed and the women only started playing at 5-0 down. Relief and dismay in equal measure. Not sure what the scoreboard was on about.
Had the pleasure of shooting @ccmarinersw vs @CanberraUnited at @polytecstadium on Saturday afternoon. A glorious afternoon of celebrations for the new entity, goals galore, and an upbeat mood in the stands as the home team dished out a pasting. @aleaguewomen at its best!
Match action on Impetus :
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Full report at texismith.com :
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Busy weekend!
Nearly kick off in the first game of round 2 of the @aleaguemen. Get your tips in here! Is it @brisbaneroar or @PerthGloryFC tonight?
Hey, our A-League tips and predictions has hit the airwaves at @football360au. A staple of @TheRoarSports for years and clinging to its existence over the second half of last season, we're back. Come and tell us we got it wrong...
#aleague #tipping
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Hey, our A-League tips and predictions has hit the airwaves at @football360au. A staple of @TheRoarSports for years and clinging to its existence over the second half of last season, we're back. Come and tell us we got it wrong...
#aleague #tipping
football360.com.au/a-league-…
Binoculars at the ready! @SydneyFC women's opening fixture at Sydney Olympic Park was full of incident as the Riley Cohn show was spoiled by a late Olimpico against @AdelaideUnited. Now where have we seen that before? The @aleaguewomen is back! #football
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Oh my, how things change in an instant! The tipping crew is back together again, just in the nick of time for season 2026/27 of the @aleaguemen. Check it out!
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One day @TheRoarSports will return, and even if it doesn't, there will always be a place for frustrated @aleaguemen die-hards to share their thoughts on the greatest football league in the history of the world. Come and join us...
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Over-policed, under-entertained, the long-awaited opening match of the @aleaguemen 2026/27 season didn't deliver. As stale as a stalemate could be, it wasn't down to the lack of effort. It was the lack of quality. Not the A-League we know and love.
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One day @TheRoarSports will return, and even if it doesn't, there will always be a place for frustrated @aleaguemen die-hards to share their thoughts on the greatest football league in the history of the world. Come and join us...
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Taking in Haiti v Australia. @TheMatildas final ball is letting them down badly, plenty of unenforced errors, but definitely the better team. Wheeler the saviour but she’s walking a tightrope. And how about those foul throws from Haiti? Lisa and Matty going nuts in the stands!
Yeah, you saw the @AustraliaCup final on the telly and it was good. It was even better being there. Football is certainly alive and well in Australia, and with nights like these, the future is bright! How was it from the stands? Find out right here...
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This has been insightful. There are people in Australia who really want football to succeed. Tonight felt like the start of something special and we were in the inner sanctum of something very exciting. Well done @MattyWindley and @FSAAustralia for putting this on. And hey, just quietly, read Jarrod Black Chasing Pack - if you want to find out what a National Second Division looks like, our hero is already plying his trade there!
There's still time to register for our FSAA Member's Webinar with @MattyWindley
If you're not a FSAA Member, now's the time to join!
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Football wasn't the only thing on the agenda this weekend in Melbourne. Completed my 14th marathon, my first outside of Sydney. Feeling accomplished and thankful the conditions weren't quite as brutal as today in Sydney! I know @melbmara won't care, but here's some feedback 1/4
What I didn't appreciate :
a. The lack of signage at the start area. I ended up just following the crowd.
b. Missing drinks station(s) in Albert Park just as the sun started beaming and on the 5km approach to the MCG until the final corner. This was horrible! It was hot and the lack of hydration was hurting.
c. Elite half marathon runners having to weave through the marathon tail
d. Herded like sheep through the tunnel after the finish line with no idea what was happening
e. The stairs to get out of the marathon precinct. Have mercy! 3/4












