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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 1d

depends on work, would love to get to another match this weekend!

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 1d

great weather, great football, great community. perfect showcase of football in australia in my opinion!

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 1d

Ali Auglah future Adelaide United coach confirmed

Atomic Elbow @atomicelbow.bsky.social · 1d

First goals scored by:

John Kosmina (NSL)
Carl Veart (A-League)
Ali Auglah (Australian Championship)

#AusChampionship

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 1d

and some absolute cracking goals to go with it too, fingers crossed the momentum sticks here

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 1d

6,825 at Lakeside for the inaugural Aus Championship match. a great start for the league

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 1d

lakeside is absolutely beautiful
#AusChampionship

the crowd at South Melbourne v Sydney Olympic with a stunning sunset over Lakeside Stadium

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 1d

i assume full rollout is a bit glitchy because they added it today. i found it by doing the following steps:

Tap on Australia Cup > Fixtures > scroll and then tap South Hobart v South Melbourne game > South Melbourne > Next Match.

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 1d

and just like that, we have the Aus Championship on @fotmob.com

A screenshot of the FotMob app showing the upcoming Australian Championship game between South Melbourne and Sydney Olympic

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 1d

or even during their final few NPL games? just a weird way to build hype. merch won’t be available until the first home game, so i assume this means that no merch with the old/current badge has been created.

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 1d

contacted the lovely folk at @fotmob.com regarding the #AusChampionship on their app. they’ve confirmed that before the first match it should appear. let’s go!!

An email from me to Fotmob support. The email reads:

“Hello! I am writing to you to request you add support for the new Australian second division, called the Australian Championship. You can find more details on it at https://
australianchampionship.com.au with the league starting this coming Friday. Thanks!”

A reply email from a support member at FotMob. The email reads:

“Hi, it will be available before the first matches!”

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 4d

i agree, i would imagine and hope that more tests will happen as we get closer to the date, similar to the weekends they’ve taken out the tunnel lines for testing.

i just can’t see the general public caring about gaps between tunnel services when there will still be ample city loop services.

zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 4d

100%, i reckon we can bank the fact that there will be issues, but if services are only once every twenty minutes then hopefully it won’t impact people too much. also gives sport fans an option to test out Richmond connections.

overall i don’t mind it, a trial run over summer seems a good call

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 4d

The Metro Tunnel Will Open In December – One Year Early

Get ready, Victoria. The Metro Tunnel will open in early December with hundreds of new services a week.Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for Transport Infrastructure Gabrielle Williams today announce...

www.premier.vic.gov.au

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 4d

surely a contender for the worlds snarkiest press release snippet

#munnel #melbourne

a screenshot of the Allen gov press release announcing the future opening of the metro tunnel:

“Never forget, the Liberals called the Metro Tunnel a "hoax". They consistently refused to fund it. Never in their wildest dreams did they think it would actually get built. It opens this year.”

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 4d

the article doesn’t seem to state it, but the press release says that the one train every twenty minutes will be an addition to the pre-existing services on these lines. definitely a risky PR move but i feel the slow integration will help those less informed realise what is happening to their line

The Metro Tunnel Will Open In December – One Year Early

Get ready, Victoria. The Metro Tunnel will open in early December with hundreds of new services a week.Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for Transport Infrastructure Gabrielle Williams today announce...

www.premier.vic.gov.au

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 5d

neither… do clubs put bylines to these things anymore??

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 5d

i’m no english teacher but if it’s not AI it’s written incredibly poorly. a difficult read if nothing else…

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 5d

every year the adhesive on victory membership cards sticking them to the letter from the club gets stronger and stronger. at this rate i am a few years away from having to use industrial methods to seperate some plastic from paper

#mvfc #aleague

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 18d

and where does the injecting disinfectant fit into this timeline? need to make sure i have the steps in the right order

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 23d

yes! i was never trying to ignore the dub! more just celebrating the fact that this is the most live coverage of local football on free to air TV in my lifetime, men’s or women’s.

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 23d

totally agree with you, but for those who can’t get to the ground, or simply just promoting our sport, this amount of live exposure is great

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 23d

yes 100%! its a true pity that 10 dropped the dub game once a week on TV, given they have exclusive rights i truly don’t see why they cant put 1 on telly to advertise the dub and drive people to 10play

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 23d

so for fans of soccer in australia, Saturday’s genuinely will be “super”, with 4 back-to-back games on free to air telly. assuming a 2h game (which yes is maybe optimistic), there will be 1pm & 3pm on SBS, then 5pm & 7:35pm on 10 for 6 weeks. that is amazing. #ALeague #AusChampionship

A graphic of SBS’s Australian Championship TV schedule, which shows games being broadcast on Saturdays at 1pm and 3pm from October 11 until November 29

A graphic showing first three weeks of Channel 10’s TV coverage of the A-League Men, with games broadcast at 5pm and 7:35pm

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 23d

the smile on my face seeing SBS announced as #AusChampionship broadcasters is crazy. imo Network 10 are doing great stuff for the #ALeagues but truly SBS will be a perfect home for the Championship.

an (awful) hand created meme of Milhouse from the Simpsons celebrating with the caption “Everything’s coming up aus soccer”, mocking the quote “Everything’s coming up Milhouse”

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zac @zacbriffa.bsky.social · 27d

yeah you’re probably right, but arguably the hype of a reveal generates interest for the club, which is ruined once it’s been leaked? idk just me but if i was in the club i’d fight to have it released before the predictable EAFC leaks, which we seem to be 5 days away from?

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