A-League Season 2014/15 Draw Released

[nmh94]

Two home games in three days?! I only just realised this. They are taking the piss.

[Lookers]

I don't think they didn't care.

 

I think Ante is on the money, they probably didnt even consider it a possibility. Very disappointing.

 

- Putting the Melbourne Derby on the same night as the first leg they shot themselves in the foot re ratings and just general buzz around the fixture both in the lead up and following it.

- Giving us Wellington followed by Perth following the second leg. Even if the second leg was at home, those two fixtures in consecutive rounds are outrageous.

[nmh94]

I don't think they didn't care.

 

I think Ante is on the money, they probably didnt even consider it a possibility. Very disappointing.

 

- Putting the Melbourne Derby on the same night as the first leg they shot themselves in the foot re ratings and just general buzz around the fixture both in the lead up and following it.

- Giving us Wellington followed by Perth following the second leg. Even if the second leg was at home, those two fixtures in consecutive rounds are outrageous.

Agreed. Ridiculous on both counts. Surely you schedule for all possibilities, remote or otherwise?

[Lookers]

 

 

I don't think they didn't care.

 

I think Ante is on the money, they probably didnt even consider it a possibility. Very disappointing.

 

- Putting the Melbourne Derby on the same night as the first leg they shot themselves in the foot re ratings and just general buzz around the fixture both in the lead up and following it.

- Giving us Wellington followed by Perth following the second leg. Even if the second leg was at home, those two fixtures in consecutive rounds are outrageous.

Agreed. Ridiculous on both counts. Surely you schedule for all possibilities, remote or otherwise?

Exactly!

 

I can't believe there is more outrage around people not receiving their membership packs (some stickers and a hat) than this absolute mess of a schedule.

[ColdRock]

Two home games in three days?! I only just realised this. They are taking the piss.

Might as well play both games back to back before muscle soreness sets in, make changes to the lineup as necessary at full time

[Tigers]

by my calculation these are our fixtures after we come back from the Asian Cup break in Jan. it's not pretty, i'm going to be tired just watching the games . expect to see more trifiro and appiah, i know that's going to make all of you happy     .

                                                                                           Local  AEDT
Round 15 Sun  1 Feb Melbourne City           v Western Sydney Wanderers AAMI Park          7.30pm 7.30pm
Round 16 Sun  8 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix       Penrith Stadium    5.00pm 5.00pm
Round 17 Sat 14 Feb Newcastle Jets           v Western Sydney Wanderers Hunter Stadium     5.00pm 5.00pm
Round 18 Sat 21 Feb Adelaide United          v Western Sydney Wanderers Coopers Stadium    7.30pm 8.00pm
ACL  MD1  24-25 Feb (away?*)
Round 19 Sat 28 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC                Parramatta Stadium 7.30pm 7.30pm

ACL  MD2    3-4 Mar (home?*)
Round 20 Sun  8 Mar Brisbane Roar            v Western Sydney Wanderers Suncorp Stadium    4.00pm 5.00pm
Round 10#Wed 11 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City           Parramatta Stadium 7.30pm 7.30pm
Round 21 Fri 13 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory        Parramatta Stadium 7.40pm 7.40pm
ACL  MD3  17-18 Mar (away?*)
Round 22 Sat 21 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets           Parramatta Stadium 5.00pm 5.00pm
Round 11#Wed 25 Mar Brisbane Roar            v Western Sydney Wanderers Suncorp Stadium    7.30pm 8.00pm
Round 23 Sat 28 Mar Perth Glory              v Western Sydney Wanderers NIB Stadium        6.45pm 9.45pm

Round 24 Fri  3 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City           Parramatta Stadium 7.40pm 7.40pm
ACL  MD4    7-8 Apr (home?*)
Round 25 Sat 11 Apr Central Coast Mariners   v Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Stad 7.30pm
Round 26 Sat 18 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United          Parramatta Stadium 5.00pm
ACL  MD5  21-22 Apr (home?*)
Round 27 Sat 25 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory              Parramatta Stadium 5.00pm

Elim Finals 1-3 May
ACL  MD6    5-6 May (away?*)
Semi Finals 8-10May
Grand Final  17 May Sunday 4.00pm

ACL R16.1 19-20 May
ACL R16.2 26-27 May

*ACL home/away fixtures: my educated guess based on another guess of us being seeded 2nd in our group, or if we are seeded 1st then as another educated guess it would be the opposite for each MD. the ACL 2015 draw is on thurs 11 dec so we'll know more then.
#A-League catch-up games

-for 5 weeks in a row from 21 feb(round 18) to 28 mar(round 23) we have 2 games a week, so 11 games in 5 weeks
-for 7 out of 9 weeks from 21 feb(round 18) to 25 apr(round 27) we have 2 games a week, so 17 games in 9 weeks (one saving grace is there are only 4 interstate games of the 12 a-league games during this period)

[Davo]

Bloody ESFC get the first derby right before our ACL final and the last derby between two ACL midweek group matches. Lucky bastards.

Edited November 21, 2014 by Davo

[Nnnnnathan12]

Bloody ESFC get the first derby right before our ACL final and the last derby between two ACL midweek group matches. Lucky bastards.

Arnold will still try to find a way to whinge about something

[Prydzopolis]

 

Bloody ESFC get the first derby right before our ACL final and the last derby between two ACL midweek group matches. Lucky bastards.

 

Arnold will still try to find a way to whinge about something

Wouldn't have it any other way, yes can see GA complaining about a congested schedule or having to travel too much, there will be something!

[Lookers]

GA complained about playing on a Saturday night at home and then playing 3 days later at home again. That sure sounds like hard work!

 

Imagine playing in the grand final and then playing in another country 48 hours later in the first leg of a knockout round.

 

Oh wait...

[Kizza]

Wed games should never be followed by a Friday game. ******* stupid.

[AEK]

big blue is on again in 2 weeks time, didnt they play only 2-3 weeks ago?

sydney derby on twice in 6-7 weeks

some teams have played each other 2 times already and are yet to play of other teams

 

tell me again why i should be backing or give my support to De baboon and david flop?

[Tigers]

big blue is on again in 2 weeks time, didnt they play only 2-3 weeks ago?

sydney derby on twice in 6-7 weeks

some teams have played each other 2 times already and are yet to play of other teams

 

tell me again why i should be backing or give my support to De baboon and david flop?

whether you agree with it or not the following is one reason...if you want a big $ tv deal then these are some of the things the ffa has to agree to

 

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blog/2014/11/10/league-presented-window-opportunity

Half of the A-League's aggregate attendance and television audience comes in the first 10 weeks of the season between October and mid-December and FFA understandably won't halt the competition in that period. The clubs, fans and broadcasters would not want that.

 

The front-end loading of the season with big fixtures in the 'clean air' between the Australian football and rugby league and cricket seasons is working brilliantly. Since Season 7, when the league first kicked off in October, crowds have gone from an 8400 average in Season 6 to an average of 13,250 in Season 9. Television ratings (pay TV only) went from 44,000 to 84,000. Membership has gone from 51,000 to 96,000.

[ColdRock]

Any particular reason why that game is at 20 to 10pm?

[AEK]

Any particular reason why that game is at 20 to 10pm?

 

which game?

[ColdRock]

Never mind, there's a **** up in the Wanderers app