I understand it is normal at the end of AFC games for both teams to line up at the end of the game
in the centre circle and shake hands with their opponents and match officials. Last night Kuwait
didn't, preferring to slink off down the tunnel.
All in all I don't think the Kuwaitis will look back on their Jakarta trip with a great deal of
fondness.
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Afternoon all, welcome to the blog.
Apologies for the lateness of this post, usually FP tries to have something by 8.30ish every
morning, but delayed today's post in case any Perth Glory news came about.
Sadly, nothing has arrived as yet.
Just a quick point: FP will be away from Perth for about three weeks, working on another project.
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As I'm just a little flat-out again, here are some previews from the very talented staff at the
Central Coast Mariners and Canberra United to read while I get my own stuff happening. Well written
and interesting, thanks both Joseph (Mariners) and Chris (Canberra).
Washington to Central Coast – Golebiowski leading Mariners causeBy Joseph CarlucciThe dream of each Australian female footballer is to play at the highest level and represent the
Matildas at a World Cup, and for the lucky few that get the chance to don the Green and Gold, the
feeling is immense.
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So I flagged it months ago on here and it seems like Katie Gill is finally back in the country and
set to play for Perth Glory this weekend. Well according to the FFA snapshot they sent out
yesterday, which suggests she will be a prime candidate to score the leagues 200th goal when it
goes off this weekend.
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So it feels like only a day ago I was previewing this round and then it was all over. Oh that's
right, because I did only preview it on Saturday. But anyway, it might have been one short-sharp
round with all the games over in a matter of hours - but what a round. Goals everywhere - and not
just from one team as in last week's game - and interesting results for the top-six.
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So sorry everyone on the latest of the preview this week. Have just been a little busy, but here it
is anyway. A shortened version this week so we can just get right to the juicy stuff. All games are
today, so a very short-sharp round with (hopefully) lots of action.
CANBERRA UNITED v BRISBANE ROAR at McKellar Park, 3pm.
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Just a quick note to say that FIFA's monthly women's wrap is up here, it includes the latest
transfer goss from the WPS (Sky Blue FC seem to have done VERY well for themselves), Marta's stint
back in her home country of Brazil which culimated in a 9-0 win in the championship final. Yep,
9-0. Short wrap on European leagues and the W-League gets a mention.
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So firstly, a few interesting happenings this week. Number one is that Matildas star Lisa de Vanna
has been suspended for her little outburst last weekend. From the AAP report,
De Vanna was
angry at being substituted in the 31st minute of the Glory's 1-0 win over Adelaide on Saturday. She
swore at coaching staff and a fourth official and also raised her middle finger towards members of
the crowd as she went down the tunnel. Click to continue reading...
Apologies to fans of the Nearpost..no National show this week due to..er I pressed the wrong record
button...you'd think after two years I'd get it right....and the Station is having a few
issues!!!!
Locally we have another great show. Peter Funnell wonders if Vikings wouldn't be better off running
Futsal in Canberra.
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We got all the issues from Jesse Fink to Fozzie, Socceroos to Dan Silkman, Greg Baum, to Ange
Postecoglou, Ben Kennedy replaces Tando Velaphi, where should Harry play, should Dario play, why
Aussies are sick of the Socceroos...well the Aussie media, is the A_League boring.
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A girls only High Performance football program was offered by Players FC at Turner Primary School
here in Canberra. It started yesterday.
16 places available, 19 girls signed up for the seven week course, ($70 per child), with minimal
promotion. Didn't even make the school newsletter.
On the Turner Oval, Yr 3-6 girls come out of school at 3pm, ate, drank and then in time played
football, did their drills, exercises and games under licensed coaches.
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Enter Sasha McDonnell, the first professional woman player who caught my attention, somewhat by
accident a few years ago. One of the reasons I came across her was she's a Brisbane girl, so I was
mightily annoyed last year when she signed with Canberra.
Sasha (second from left) just after her goal
The way I discovered she had signed for Brisbane this season, believe it or not, was Wikipedia,
which also had the W-League table updated before the official A-League site.
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So there was a little bit of history repeating itself thanks to a late Canberra United comeback in
Perth to draw 2-2 with the Glory, but apart from that it seems the Westfield W-League results fell
into a little bit more predictable fashion in Round 3. Are the cream starting to separate from the
crop?
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Her ABC TV commentating W-League debut that is. I was excited to hear that both Chez and the lovely
Amy Taylor were joining the ABC TV commentary team this year (although Julie Murray and Liz
Deep-Jones were also very good last year), but it's particulary exciting to have someone like
Salisbury in the box - who clearly has such great knowledge of all the girls playing.
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So after months of wondering what the second season of the W-League would bring, now Round 1 has
come and gone. It had a grand final rematch that went all too much the same for Canberra fans at
Ballymore and the rest of the girls all had a chance to play on the best pitches in Australia as
curtain raisers for A-League games.
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Wouldn't you love the job of marketing the Brisbane Roar women? Talk about assets.
They cleaned up the W-League in its first season, winning both the Premiership and the Championship
last year.
Actually last year they lost just one game, to Canberra at home. They drew just one game as well,
to Canberra away.
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I saw you Danny putting your finger up to me on the big screen.
Well i did it back louder and longer.
Robbie Kruse v Tiatto and co, great stuff. Fozzie might not have liked it, but Bozzo loved it...me
to.
Great game, particularly that first half, and great to see Danny Allsopp out of the Victory side.
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So this afternoon the second season of the Westfield W-League will kick off, the same eight clubs,
but new players and coaches everywhere. But shall we just take a minute to think about the first
season? Here girlswithgame takes a look at its top five moments from season 2008.
5. Canberra United's late rush to draw with Perth Glory in Round 6.
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Yay, the new season of the W-League is just two sleeps away and finally, the squads are here.
So who's in and out? Probably won't know exactly what will happen until the team's line-up but
certainly some interesting last minute signings. Here are the interesting parts of the previews,
game by game.
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So we didn't get the 12th licence purely it seems because we weren't called Western Sydney.
And the FFA has certainly angered many Canberrans with their process of selection. If indeed there
was ever a process.
But when the dust settles many will agree, the Canberra Bid Committee although failing in their aim
to get the 12th licence has moved Canberra back into the world of professional football.
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Nationally we talk Expansion and why the FFA love Canberra. Ben Buckley did you take your national
capital for a little ride? Are you continuing to take the city for a ride?
And all the A-League, W-League and football talk you could ever dream of.
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Peter Funnell talks to one of Canberra star footballers, Ned Zelic.
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So last year Canberra United coach Robbie Hooker went out on a limb and picked the youngest
captain, by about five years, in the Westfield W-League - Ellie Brush. This year Brush turned 21,
and as such won't be the youngest captain in the league, the new title goes to Brisbane Roar's new
leader Clare Polkinghorne, 20.
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So last week here I introduced you to Grace Gill, the face of Canberra United for Westfield
W-League season two. Now Football Federation Australia have introduced two more, Adelaide United's
Angela Fimmano and Brisbane Roar's Jenna Tristram.
And it seems the FFA are onto this reporting women's football for women thing, the Q&A's with both
Tristram and Fimmano include questions about their favourite Westfield store and in the 'fast
five', if they prefer heels or havaianas.
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The FFA: How's your World Cup bid process going in Canberra?
No A-League Licence, no World Cup bid from Canberra. That's what the ACT Government are
saying...and that's what I say.
Yeah, take that FFA.
Who would want a few World Cup games in Canberra in ten years time, a hefty taxpayer bill for us
poor sods, more Mariners stale crumbs in the coming years, and no legacy for football in the
region.
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Around this time last year Canberra girl Grace Gill was an ACTAS players who still hoped of getting
to the Matildas again (she had been thereabouts before, made the Young Matildas squad for a World
Cup but didn't play and only had one Matildas cap), but no real way of getting there.
Fast-forward to this week and in the last 12-months, Gill would have claimed her second Matildas if
not for ill-timed ankle injuries and she has been in every senior Matildas camp since the W-League
finished.
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Mariners announced their 17 players this week. Canberra United also look set to start the season
with just 17. Each team is allowed to have 20. But anyway, it's enough to field a team and a bench
and thankfully, that's all that matters. Mariners 17 below, notable omissions from last year are
Kyah Simon and Ellyse Perry, although Perry didn't play many games due to her cricket committments
last year anyway.
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Eh? What's this?!?
The messages coming out of College Street, via Mike Cockerill's keyboard, are increasingly
confusing. Now there
is to be a second Sydney franchise, only a week after it appeared the
game was up?
The lack of detail concerning the apparently successful bid is disquieting.
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From the FFA today, her excellency Quentin Bryce, Governor General of Australia, is the new patron
of women's football.
Bryce is a long-time supporter of women's sport and also supported the ICC women's cricket World
Cup in Australia earlier this year.
Full story here,
More to come from Canberra United's season launch soon.
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The FFA's expansion plans are looking ever more messy, and the quite justified grumbles from the
nation's capital are becoming louder. It is quite clear by now that the bidding process was an
elaborate charade.
Although the "boycott" mooted in the opening paragraph of this piece would be a petty and
counter-productive reaction, Ben Buckley's comments about the turnout at the Central Coast v.
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Lucy Zelic says give Pim the flick, we dedicate the show to Tarek Elrich, Paddy Bordier reveals his
A-League team after five seasons!
And why we all love the Gold Coast...and it's the team we all want to watch.And why the FFA have
stuffed Canberra and their own expansion plans. Watch your back Lucas!
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
WELL, FP is back for another day - after spending a few hours yesterday with his cousin trawling
through Perth like a couple of wizened tourists.
Though FP was playing the role of the embarrassed tour guide, his cousin was genuinely fascinated
by the city.
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I'm hearing the FFA are saying we're the front runner and we may get the nod.
Well no better time to announce it than tomorrow in my view.
No suggestion of that but it's time for the FFA to decide on Canberra's fate.
Frank Farina gives us a big plug on the SBS site, Fox Sports mention every player whoever played
for Canberra on tonights game.
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So the favoured Western Sydney bid has collapsed.
In all probability, this is good news for the A-League. It's surely inconceivable that the FFA will
consider the nebulous bid fronted by a Socceroo captain who can't even find a club of his own at
the moment; Canberra is the only realistic option if they are going to expand to twelve teams in
2010/11.
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In the SMH today: Canberra handed inside running as Meissner pulls out of FFA race for new team
Western Sydney have pulled out the day before the A-League game in Canberra. Make of that what you
will, but Buckle-up Ben has hardly given us any encouragment has he. Ever?
Read his comments once more!
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With so very little official news around, except for Canberra United, what's a girl to do to find
out what's happening in the W-League? Welcome to an unofficial, but credibly sourced gossip sesh.
So the rumour I heard today? That Matildas striker Katie Gill will play for Perth this season.
Perth already have Lisa de Vanna, the source also said she's staying, so that could be the Matildas
current starting strike pair in one team.
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