TNC leaves a comment on Perth Glory's Instagram | 23 October, 2022

The National Curriculum

One regular week of A-Liga. That's all I ask for. Will never happen.

Joey, Stoll, and D’Urbano are back to break down every single game of week three of the A-Liga Men’s season - as well as the biggest and confounding news happening off it.

First, Western United and Macarthur FC’s 1-1 draw and what to do about the former’s sparse crowds (hint, it’s not just on Western) (05:41), the Box Office Jets doing two-from-two after a win over Phillip Rollo’s Wellington Phoenix (32:11), Western Sydney Wanderers and Brisbane Roar’s draw, the A-Leagues’ All Access series and the closure of Roar’s academy (39:20), and Melbourne Victory’s 15-minute implosion against Melbourne City, City’s premiership bona fides and idiots breaking chairs (59:51).

There’s a breakdown of Sydney and Adelaide’s 2-2 draw as well as the furore surrounding Hiroshi Ibusuki’s red card (01:19:05) and attempt to figure out exactly what the hell is going on at Perth Glory after Bruno Fornaroli’s Instagram denial of an injury-enforced absence overshadowed their 2-1 win over Central Coast (01:35:44).

Teo then jumps aboard to help break down the Women’s World Cup draw. Are the USWNT now presumptive favourites to three-peat after a favourable draw (1:44:47)? Should the Matildas expect to top a group with Canada, Ireland, and Nigeria in it? Do they have to top the group to hold out any hope of a deep run – given that England likely awaits the second-placed finisher in the Round of 16?

Then, nonsense breaks out. Of course.

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