It is a homecoming of sorts for new Western Sydney Wanderers head coach Alen Stajcic. The former Matildas and Philippines women’s coach was unveiled as the man to replace Marko Rudan heading into the 2024-25 Isuzu UTE A-League season, just hours after his Perth Glory departure was announced. Stajcic, who spent one season at the...
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The Mariners story ‘that hasn’t been told’: A ‘gravity-defying’ feat unseen in Aussie history
Ahead of this weekend’s Isuzu UTE A-League Grand Final, Aussie football legend Andy Harper speaks to aleagues.com.au about where Mark Jackson’s Central Coast Mariners would rank among the best teams assembled in Australian men’s national league history if they were to win. The Network 10 commentator also ponders what a Grand Final triumph over Melbourne...
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Meet the A-Leagues’ ultimate unsung hero who’s done it all for 19 years: ‘That doesn’t happen’
Few people have a connection to their local club like that of Central Coast Mariners volunteer Pat Tatum, who has been with the club for 19 years. The much-loved 73-year-old sat down with aleagues.com.au to discuss some of the good, the bad and the outright crazy things that have happened during his time with the...
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An opportunity two months in the making that ‘represents Australian football’
There was a theme during Patrick Kisnorbo’s press conference as head coach of the A-Leagues All Stars Men’s team: Friday’s showdown with Premier League giants Newcastle United is a rare opportunity for the Isuzu UTE A-League’s best. The All Stars will go head-to-head with Newcastle at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne as part of a double-header...
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Grand Final Preview: Six Mariners v Victory storylines to watch as 2021 omen looms large
PREVIEW: Two major Australian football narratives will be at play in this Saturday night’s Isuzu UTE A-League Grand Final between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory. Only one can come to pass. The stage is set for the 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League Grand Final. Central Coast Mariners will host Melbourne Victory in this season’s title...
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‘Diamonds in the rough’: Central Coast Mariners unfathomable rags to riches story
In the early hours of Monday morning, Australian football fans woke up to the news that the Central Coast Mariners lifted Asian silverware in the AFC Cup, after travelling almost three times around the world to do so. Disappointingly, it wasn’t considered newsworthy enough to be on the back pages of newspapers and spoken about...
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Tony Popovic’s must watch take on Aussie football’s youth debate: ‘That’s not enough’
These are the key talking points from the two Isuzu UTE A-League Elimination Finals as Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC progressed to the Semi-Finals. Popa’s passionate response regarding Aussie talent: ‘That’s not enough’ There was a moment in Tony Popovic’s post-game press conference that gave an insight into the Melbourne Victory head coach’s thoughts around...
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Mariners boss ‘gobsmacked’ as epic Asian first exposes ‘important’ Aussie football truth
Mark Jackson and Mikael Doka fronted the media after Central Coast Mariners won the AFC Cup. In the eyes of Mark Jackson, Central Coast Mariners winning the AFC Cup was not only big for the A-Leagues club but also for Australian football. The treble-chasing Mariners continued their incredible season by claiming a continental title for...
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‘Perfect model’ that’s created ‘clearly the best story in Australian football’
The Central Coast Mariners are the Isuzu UTE A-League Premiers for the first time in 12 years. After losing their first four games, Mark Jackson’s side have continued one of the great stories in Australian sport. A club that was on the brink of collapse not long ago now stands four matches from an unprecedented...