The Beautiful Game

03/06/2024

Other sports benefit from vibrant media ecosystems in a way the A-League hasn't. This off-season the APL must look to address this.

There is one thing you can count on each A-League offseason, and that is the fact that it will go on for far longer than is appropriate. Bored and directionless fans are already engaging in unstruc…

30/05/2024

The A-League is a quality product. Commercial revenues and transfer opportunities await the league if it improves its international marketing.

The A-League can realise massive benefits by improving its international engagement. Improved transfer opportunities for players, increased commercial revenues for the clubs, and more meaningful co…

17/04/2024

We've ranked every A-League club's facility arrangements. Where does your club rank, and what lessons can we learn from this history?

Read more from our exclusive analytical series 👇
https://tbgaustralia.com/2024/04/09/lessons-from-over-20-years-of-a-league-club-facility-development/

16/04/2024

We've assessed over 50 facility arrangements over 20 years to take out the key lessons for the A-Leagues.

What are the key trends and lessons your club needs to know?

There are constantly conversation about A-League facility issues but these are often specific and viewed in isolation. We feel that there has been limited holistic analysis of A-League club facilit…

15/04/2024

Perth Glory have the A-Leagues worst facility arrangements, however for a club on the verge of potential renewal a new home could offer its biggest opportunity

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance and after 20…

14/04/2024

A unique facility opportunity exists for Newcastle, offering huge upside for any new ownership group

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance and after 20…

13/04/2024

In a month where its two local A-League rivals revealed top class facilities, Melbourne Victory is left to show only meagre facility arrangements

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance and after 20…

12/04/2024

Adelaide enjoy a strong relationship with Hindmarsh Stadium but their training arrangements are sparse

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance and af…

11/04/2024

The "Michael Charlesworth Centre of Excellence" may be a more adequate name, but the Mariners have shown big facilities are possible for even smaller clubs through good stakeholder management.

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance and af…

09/04/2024

Wellington enjoy some of the best facilities for their elite teams but still rely on temporary tenancies

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance and af…

08/04/2024

Brisbane Roar are again on the cusp of securing an appropriate training facility, but can they manage a long term relationship this time?

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance and af…

08/04/2024

Sydney FC have an impressive training facility, but can improve their one club mentality by securing a permanent home for their ALW and NPL match days

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance and af…

07/04/2024

Macarthur has grand plans in the works including a club owned facility and a world class centre of excellence... but they need to get their Youth and Women's set up running properly first...

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance and af…

06/04/2024

WUFC will today host an ALM game out of their own facility, but how does their set up score in our latest ratings?

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance and af…

05/04/2024

Wanderers Football Park offers just about everything the Wanderers could need and represents one of the best football facilities in Australia

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance and af…

04/04/2024

A far cry from rolling bin icebaths, Melbourne City top TBG's A-League club facility rankings

A-League football clubs these days comprise multiple teams and require multiple facilities. A club’s physical infrastructure influences everything from club culture to team performance. After…

03/04/2024

Fans are waiting for a Women's Australia Cup, we analysed the reasons for the FA's delay

The Men’s Australia Cup Preliminary Rounds are well underway with over 750 clubs quickly being whittled down for the 32 team tournament. The NPL Victoria teams enjoyed a break from regular fi…

01/04/2024

Melbourne City have been crowed ALW Premiers after an entertaining last round of action.

Melbourne City have secured the ALW Premiership after defeating Perth away 2-1. The result marks an exciting end to the premiership season which comprised 22 home and away games, making it the long…

30/03/2024

All eyes now turn to Sydney vs Victory, whilst Canberra face possibly their final ever ALW match

Newcastle have emphatically defeated Adelaide 8-0 to keep themselves in the finals race. A timely run of form has propelled them into the top six but with just a few games to go they will be waitin…

30/03/2024

The young star shone brightly again to keep Adelaide's season alive

Nestory Irankunda has once again demonstrated why he is Australia’s hottest young talent after scoring a hattrick in Adelaide’s 4-1 win against Western United. The young forward opened …

28/03/2024

In less than 12 months, the production companies behind the Aleague and NPL have gone bust

The APL faced another curveball this week after their broadcast partner, Global Advance, went into voluntary administration and ceased all operations. Global Advance was launched in 2021 with the A…

26/03/2024

The Socceroos have won 5-0 in front of a sell out crowd, but this week Canberra United's future became more uncertain

The Socceroos have defeated Lebanon 5-0 in front of a sellout crowd in Canberra. The Socceroos struck early with Yengi scoring from the first attacking play, however except for a Harry Souttar miss…

25/03/2024

Six teams remain in contention for the finals after tensions boiled over in Newcastle

The A-League Women’s is approaching an exhilarating final round with two teams playing for the Premiership and finals spots sill on the line for six teams. How will six become four? Six teams…

22/03/2024

A-Leagues clubs have experienced major ownership events every year. We went over 20 years of data to understand why.

Read more 👇
https://tbgaustralia.com/2024/03/20/lessons-from-20-years-of-a-league-ownership-and-what-it-means-for-the-leagues-future/

22/03/2024

McGree and Bos have been injured in an otherwise successful Socceroos outing

The Socceroos have defeated Lebanon 2-0 and find themselves on top of their World Cup Qualification group. Match Summary The Socceroos got off to a flyer when their early pressure was rewarded by a…

20/03/2024

We went over 20 years of history to understand why A-League ownership structures are so volatile, and what it could mean for the future

Recent comments from the APL have struck a nerve. Neither Canberra nor Newcastle are assured of a place in next years’ competition and fans are worried about what this means for their clubs a…

19/03/2024

In the face of a weak and competitive economic environment, the APL has flexed its negotiation muscles to get ownership projects over the line

APL Boss Stephen Conroy has told media the APL is unable to secure club finances going forward, and warned both Canberra and Newcastle stakeholders that their clubs are not assured of competition p…

18/03/2024

South Melbourne and Wollongong are flexing their NSD credentials in the NPL, meanwhile Queensland and Tasmania NSD bids have hit some trouble

Fans may be forgiven for forgetting that the National Second Division was in fact originally scheduled to kick off this year, however after an extensive application process Football Australia decid…

18/03/2024

The foundation NSD teams seem to be making waves in their last state league seasons... except one!



Read the NSD latest here: https://tbgaustralia.com/2024/03/18/nsd-clubs-dominating-state-leagues-no-frontrunners-in-new-application-process/

18/03/2024

Despite car park issues and an upset loss, the first game in Tarneit was well received by Western United fans

Western United have celebrated their first home match in Tarneit over the weekend, as their women’s team lost 3-1 to Newcastle Jets. Around two thousand fans were in attendance at the venue w…