| Team | M | W | D | L | + | – | = | P | Last 6 | |
| 1 | The Smoking Tree | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 27 | |
| 2 | 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 43 | 25 | |
| 3 | City Water Motel | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 25 | |
| 4 | SYDclub | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 27 | 25 | |
| 5 | F.C.Ailsa | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 19 | |
| 6 | Abbotsford FC | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
| 7 | Crystal Phallus FC | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 16 | |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Biscuits FC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 14 | |
| 9 | Hop Skip Jump | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 13 | |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 7 | |
| 11 | Hellas FC | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 51 | -32 | 3 | |
| 12 | Myrtou FC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 167 | -165 | 0 |
It took them some time, but The Smoking Tree ascended to the top with an unbeaten record by the half way mark of the season. Retirements and some unfortunate results have last seasons’ champions Shrewsbury mired in the bottom half.
It’s a race in 4 at the top, with The Smoking Tree currently lead by 2 points from {Draxonia} Crimson Eagles, City Water and SYD. FC Ailsa have been the most impressive promotion team to occupy the mid table with Abbotsford and Crystal Phallus. Hop Skip Jump are 3rd on least goals conceded, but have struggle to get points out of their matches leaving them at the back of the mid table log jam.
Myrtou have sold up and no one thought Brisbane Roar or Hellas would pose much threat, which has turned out to be true.
Round Commentary
Round 1
Here we go again. Good luck to teams new and old
| City Water Motel | 3-0 | Crystal Phallus FC |
| Hop Skip Jump | 0-1 | F.C.Ailsa |
| Brisbane Roar | 0-3 | Abbotsford FC |
| Myrtou FC | 1-11 | Hellas FC |
| The Smoking Tree | 3-3 | 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles |
| SYDclub | 2-2 | Shrewsbury Biscuits FC |
eric_the_eel
Good luck all
aarons
yeehaaa a draw. man that’s much better than a pole being driven up my a@Zhole
Round 2
Toufffffff… took advantage of Myrtou selling up to score big and lead the league. It won’t last as they face The Smoking Tree, but take a picture and put it on the mantelpiece.
Crimson Eagles-SYD looks the match of the round. For all the new teams the Hellas-Smoking Tree game will give them a guide to their chances in the A-League.
| Crystal Phallus FC | 2-2 | Hop Skip Jump |
| F.C.Ailsa | 7-1 | Brisbane Roar |
| Abbotsford FC | 17-0 | Myrtou FC |
| Hellas FC | 0-4 | The Smoking Tree |
| 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles | 6-2 | SYDclub |
| Shrewsbury Biscuits FC | 0-3 | City Water Motel |
damo11
Esteve Pacorro scored on debut, only a day after arriving at the Phallus 🙂
coconut_wolf_bandit
Ailsa dominate fellow promotees Brisbane Roar 7-1… probably the only team that will do well out of the newly promoted imo.
scruttino
Apart from Myrtou, it looks like most team could beat another on their day. Hellas put up a good fight against The Smoking Tree. Ailsa look the best of the promoted teams
Round 3
Promotion side FC Ailsa could be leading the League by the end of the round. With The Smoking Tree favourites against Abbotsford, City Water-Crimson Eagles an each way bet, Ailsa should put at least 15 past Myrtou landing them the top spot. My predictions can be the kiss of death, but they won’t lose this one that’s for sure.
Meanwhile it’s been a slow start to the season for reigning champions Shrewsbury. Which after losing their last 4 games last season, has picking up 1 point of a possible 18 in their past 6 league games.
| Hop Skip Jump | 1-2 | Shrewsbury Biscuits FC |
| City Water Motel | 4-1 | 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles |
| SYDclub | 6-0 | Hellas FC |
| The Smoking Tree | 1-1 | Abbotsford FC |
| Myrtou FC | 0-14 | F.C.Ailsa |
| Brisbane Roar | 0-5 | Crystal Phallus FC |
aarons
man don’t make m fave im fkD if ya do.
dissegnator
lucky you have a good keeper to keep it to a draw 😉
aarons
fkn lucky man don’t talk about fkn luck, ive been jammD up the A@Zhole for ageZ n next time I will open a can of whooooop A@Z on ya unless I get jammD up the a@Zhole again HA HA
Round 4
FC Ailsa will have their first real A-League test in The Smoking Tree. I’ll leave the result open to all forms of possibility. But after struggling for all last season City Water could be leading once more, to make 4 different leaders after 4 rounds.
Shrewsbury finally registered their first league win in 7 games against Hop Skip Jump, but it wasn’t as formality. So their era off a top 3 finish could be momentarily over.
| Crystal Phallus FC | 14-0 | Myrtou FC |
| F.C.Ailsa | 0-1 | The Smoking Tree |
| Abbotsford FC | 0-1 | SYDclub |
| Hellas FC | 1-5 | City Water Motel |
| 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles | 3-0 | Hop Skip Jump |
| Shrewsbury Biscuits FC | 1-1 | Brisbane Roar |
aarons
about fkn time I kickD some a@Z
scruttino
Shrewsbury’s season has failed to launch. If they don’t start soon it will be a long way back. Abbotsford can feel equally hard done by. Hellas and Brisbane Roar are bound for the bottom 3 with Myrtou. As Hop Skip Jump were better than the scoreline suggests against the Crimson Eagles.
Round 5
There will be some blowout games this round unless the promotion teams can pull out an upset. Ailsa will want a good showing against SYD.
Abbotsford-City Water is the match of the round up the top. While Hop Skip Jump will not want to lose points to Hellas
| Brisbane Roar | 0-8 | 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles |
| Myrtou FC | 0-20 | Shrewsbury Biscuits FC |
| The Smoking Tree | 2-0 | Crystal Phallus FC |
| SYDclub | 6-0 | F.C.Ailsa |
| City Water Motel | 3-1 | Abbotsford FC |
| Hop Skip Jump | 5-0 | Hellas FC |
coconut_wolf_bandit
The Biscuits are back… 17 goals to Nereo Ulizes in a 20-0 demolition of Myrtou #goaldifference
scruttino
Yeah, after a disappointing season City Water are looking good again.
Round 6
We have a big game between The Smoking Tree and Shrewsbury. First and second last season. Then a bunch of intriguing match ups that will shine a light on the how the midfield will begin to take shape.
| F.C.Ailsa | 1-0 | City Water Motel |
| Abbotsford FC | 0-7 | Hop Skip Jump |
| Hellas FC | 0-3 | Brisbane Roar |
| 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles | 19-0 | Myrtou FC |
| Shrewsbury Biscuits FC | 1-2 | The Smoking Tree |
| Crystal Phallus FC | 1-3 | SYDclub |
maccorosso
Shots 3 20
Possession 43% 57%
Result 1 0
Congrats
scruttino
That’s a cruel result if ever I’ve seen one. Equally surprising was Hop Skip Jump demolishing Abbotsford. While Shrewsbury and The Smoking Tree played out a classic that could have gone either way, as it finished The tree got some valuable away points.
Round 7
This round looks quite uneven on paper, expect some teams to win big and boost their goal difference. City Water-SYD looks the match of the round for a competitive stoush.
| Brisbane Roar | 0-3 | Hop Skip Jump |
| The Smoking Tree | 13-0 | Myrtou FC |
| City Water Motel | 3-5 | SYDclub |
| Abbotsford FC | 1-1 | F.C.Ailsa |
| 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles | 4-1 | Hellas FC |
| Crystal Phallus FC | 3-2 | Shrewsbury Biscuits FC |
scruttino
Things are not going well for Shrewsbury, with The Smoking Tree climbing to first. We can lock in the bottom three teams to be relegated, their performances have not been up to A-League standard, though Hellas are performing the best of the threee.
Round 8
Expect The Smoking Tree to stay on top. Shrewsbury should beat Abbotsford and Crimson Eagles will want a win to keep the pressure on the league leaders.
| Hop Skip Jump | 0-2 | The Smoking Tree |
| Myrtou FC | 1-17 | City Water Motel |
| SYDclub | 4-1 | Brisbane Roar |
| F.C.Ailsa | 0-3 | 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles |
| Hellas FC | 3-7 | Crystal Phallus FC |
| Shrewsbury Biscuits FC | 2-1 | Abbotsford FC |
damo11
I’m just here to spoil the party now
aarons
Farrrrrk me man that’s the bloooody kiss of the death. ya killin me man. new prediction City 5 tree 2
scruttino
This round went by the book. All the favourites won their matches
aarons
man this is why I should I give up the smoko. me thought ya were talkn bout round 9 haha
Round 9
City Water have the scoring form; The Smoking Tree are better defensively. It’ll be close this one. Aaron has predicted a 5-2 loss for his team.
Hellas FC have been performing better than their points tally suggests, so Abbotsford will not want to slip up.
| City Water Motel | 2-2 | The Smoking Tree |
| Brisbane Roar | 16-0 | Myrtou FC |
| SYDclub | 1-0 | Hop Skip Jump |
| Crystal Phallus FC | 0-7 | 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles |
| Abbotsford FC | 6-2 | Hellas FC |
| Shrewsbury Biscuits FC | 0-1 | F.C.Ailsa |
aarons
man this is why I should get better smoko n get totally fkD 2-0 up n get bulldozed on the final whistle fk fk fk fk where is my billy n where is the bowl man it’s time to forget about thingZ
damo11
Oh great. 11 shots to 14 and I lost 7-0?
scruttino
That’s the way it goes sometimes. FC Ailsa upset Shrewsbury to leave them mired in mid table. The SYD-Hop Skip Jump match was a cracker, SYD just edged it.
Round 10
I was busy writing an essay yesterday and forgot to write this blurb
| Hop Skip Jump | 1-2 | City Water Motel |
| The Smoking Tree | 6-0 | Brisbane Roar |
| Myrtou FC | 0-11 | SYDclub |
| F.C.Ailsa | 0-2 | Crystal Phallus FC |
| 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles | 1-4 | Abbotsford FC |
| Hellas FC | 1-4 | Shrewsbury Biscuits FC |
scruttino
But Abbotsford have toppled the league leaders, leaving SYD on top. As yet, no one is stamping a claim on this season
senile_old_men
Man marking is way too effective in this new sim.
damo11
Got the win I needed. Seems the top 4 are way above the rest of us though.
simon_zjw_180
How I got top!?!? Can’t believe it! Lol
maccorosso
http://www.managerzone.com/?p=match&sub=result&mid=847495178
That’s why
Round 11
It’s a blockbuster between SYD and The Smoking Tree for top spot at the turn.
Then we also have Crimson Eagles-Shrewsbury and Abbotsford-Crystal Phallus, both will be good games.
| Brisbane Roar | 0-6 | City Water Motel |
| Hop Skip Jump | 15-0 | Myrtou FC |
| The Smoking Tree | 3-2 | SYDclub |
| Abbotsford FC | 1-0 | Crystal Phallus FC |
| F.C.Ailsa | 6-0 | Hellas FC |
| 《Draxonia》Crimson Eagles | 3-1 | Shrewsbury Biscuits FC |
scruttino
It was close but The Smoking Tree just edged it to reclaim to spot, the return fixture will be just as exciting, in a similar fashion Abbotsford scrapped past Crystal Phallus. While Shrewsbury just don’t have the legs this season, Crimson Eagles back into 2nd.
Competitions
The Rowden Medal
| Players | Clubs | Points |
| Giorgos Sakelariou | The Smoking Tree | 20 |
| Ian Kilmister | City Water Motel | 17 |
| Duncan Mundine | Hop Skip Jump | 16 |
| Vaja Munch | SYD Club | 15 |
| Niklas Agotnes | {Draxonia} Crimson Eagles FC | 14 |
| Adam Carroll | City Water Motel | 13 |
| Bernardo Azzolina | Abbotsford FC | 11 |
| Tor Bystrom | Crystal Phallus | 11 |
| Wagner Rosa | FC Ailsa | 10 |
| Alvaro Saldanha | FC Ailsa | 10 |
Last season winner Giorgios Sakelariou from The Smoking Tree leads the way again as a less competitive league has strikers amassing more goals and MVP points as a result.
Bundy’s Boot
| Player | Team | GP | G | YC | RC | |
| 1 | Niklas Ågotnes | EAGL | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Álvaro Saldanha | AIA | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Vaja Münch | SYD | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Nereo Ulizes | YUM | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Giorgos Sakelariou | TST | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bernardo Azzolina | ABD | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Ían Kilmister | CITY | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Tor Byström | CRY | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Gigi Ciuhandu | QLD | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Fortunato Alfonsi | EAGL | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Pete Nelson | ABD | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Esteve Pacorro | CRY | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sabin Panțuru | BRI | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Edwardo Markou | HLS | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Fabian Zăraşcu | QLD | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Adam Carroll | CITY | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rodrigo Ceni | EAGL | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Larkins Mcvey | TST | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tyler Boyd | YUM | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Barışcan Baykır | FCCW | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Such is the way the game is played now that 13 players in the top 20 goal scorers are foreigners, with Agotnes from Crimson Eagles leading the way at the mid-season turn.
A Cuddly Sheet
| Goalkeepers (Goals Against) | Clubs | Clean Sheets |
| Eren Jaeger – (9) | The Smoking Tree | 6 |
| Wagner Rosa – (14) | FC Ailsa | 5 |
| Bruce Sinden – (15) | Crimson Eagles FC | 5 |
| Oliver Beattie – (16) | SYD Club | 5 |
| Yavuz Tanyol – (13) | Hop Skip Jump | 4 |
| Bongbong User – (13) | City Water Motel | 3 |
| Jurek Wisniewski – (18) | Abbotsford FC | 3 |
| Szymon Bielatowicz – (23) | Crystal Phallus | 2 |
| Roy Boylin – (9 games – 33) | Brisbane Roar | 2 |
| Bleyd Renney – (18) | Shrewsbury Biscuits FC | 1 |
Another previous season victor Eren Jaeger of The Smoking Tree has the lead at the half way mark of the season with 6 clean sheets in 11 games. Last season he won with 7 clean sheets for the whole season. It’s been a good showing from Wagner Rosa in his first A-League season to be on 5 clean sheets with Sinden and Beattie.
The Waterland
| Team | Total Points |
| The Smoking Tree | 49 |
| City Water Motel | 42 |
| SYD Club | 42 |
| FC Ailsa | 41 |
| Hop Skip Jump | 41 |
| Crystal Phallus | 40 |
| {Draxonia} Crimson Eagles FC | 39 |
| Shrewsbury Biscuits FC | 36 |
| Abbotsford FC | 30 |
| Brisbane Roar | 17 |
| Hellas FC | 10 |
| Myrtou FC | 0 |
This table is always a little different from the official league table, but The Smoking Tree are clear leaders from a host of teams fighting for second place.
Club MVP’s
| Abbotsford FC | Player Points |
| Bernardo Azzolina | 11 |
| Benard Dobson | 9 |
| Pete Nelson | 7 |
| Kenneth Morse | 3 |
| Jurek Wisniewski | 2 |
| Emanuel Kihlberg | 1 |
| Moises Seco | 1 |
| Bryce Brennan | 1 |
| Cole Hursey | 1 |
| 30 |
| Brisbane Roar | Player Points |
| Roy Boylin | 6 |
| Gabriel Neervig | 3 |
| Sabin Panturu | 3 |
| Corneliu Musetescu | 2 |
| Randolph Andrusiow | 2 |
| Stamenko Radisavcevic | 1 |
| 17 |
| City Water Motel | Player Points |
| Ian Kilmister | 17 |
| Adam Carroll | 13 |
| Bariscan Baykir | 4 |
| Tim Cahill | 4 |
| Bongbong User | 2 |
| Emiliano Barto | 1 |
| Adnan Ozdeger | 1 |
| 42 |
| Crystal Phallus | Player Points |
| Tor Bystrom | 11 |
| Luiz David | 6 |
| Esteve Pacorro | 5 |
| Szymon Bielatowicz | 5 |
| Konrad Aron | 3 |
| Best Bundy | 3 |
| Loyd Delbridge | 2 |
| Alvaro Navarra | 2 |
| Adam Sandler | 2 |
| Otto Bowen | 1 |
| 40 |
| {Draxonia} Crimson Eagles FC | Player Points |
| Niklas Agotnes | 14 |
| Clarke Riley | 7 |
| Fortunato Alfonsi | 5 |
| Bruce Sinden | 3 |
| Emil Andberg | 3 |
| Mido Fielden | 3 |
| Rodrigo Ceni | 3 |
| Brock Sewell | 1 |
| 39 |
| FC Ailsa | Player Points |
| Wagner Rosa | 10 |
| Alvaro Saldanha | 10 |
| Jessop Locke | 9 |
| Leonard Ballstrom | 4 |
| Alvaro Asplund | 4 |
| Earle Surman | 2 |
| Angus Cochrane | 2 |
| Eliot Lester | 1 |
| Mack Quinane | 1 |
| 41 |
| Hellas FC | Player Points |
| Edwardo Markou | 3 |
| Buchanan Facey | 2 |
| Lauder Brien | 2 |
| Jaroslav Mastny | 2 |
| Ignac Vass | 1 |
| 10 |
| Hop Skip Jump | Player Points |
| Duncan Mundine | 16 |
| Gigi Ciuhandu | 9 |
| Fabian Zarascu | 5 |
| Jonty Nurthen | 4 |
| Edgar Mietus | 3 |
| Florian Domenge | 2 |
| Yavuz Tanyol | 1 |
| Arnold Domenichetti | 1 |
| 41 |
| Myrtou FC | Player Points |
| 0 |
| Shrewsbury Biscuits FC | Player Points |
| Nereo Ulizes | 9 |
| Jamese Glover | 8 |
| Tyler Boyd | 5 |
| Aaron Orvad | 3 |
| Imanol Ruiz | 3 |
| John Harkness | 3 |
| Rex Weeks | 2 |
| Bleyd Renney | 1 |
| Arne Nolan | 1 |
| Nedas Genys | 1 |
| 36 |
| SYD Club | Player Points |
| Vaja Munch | 15 |
| Luis Angel Carlos | 8 |
| Oliver Beattie | 8 |
| Brandes Hayward | 3 |
| Teofilo Gomez | 3 |
| Zbyszko Lanczak | 2 |
| Yaar Maa | 2 |
| Xurxo Placencia | 1 |
谢响庭 |
1 |
| 42 |
| The Smoking Tree | Player Points |
| Giorgos Sakelariou | 20 |
| Jens-Erik Persson | 9 |
| Eren Jaeger | 7 |
| Lefteris Efthimiou | 4 |
| Simos Paouris | 4 |
| Larkins McVey | 2 |
| Ernest Gligor | 2 |
| Emanuel Leal | 1 |
| 49 |
Written by Scruttino
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