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Join Lachie and Jacob for an in depth discussion about the different possibilities to change the A-League calendar, prompted by Adam Peacock's piece on Football360 suggesting a move back to a Feb-Nov league format. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

On this episode of the podcast, Poletti is joined by Nick Stoll, the producer behind the shows on the official A-League YouTube channel that popped up at the start of the 24/25 season to talk about the A-League's strategy to serve more content to its audience and his love for Australian Football.

Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens after a truly thrilling weekend of A-League football. Sydney smash the Wanderers in the Sydney Derby as the Newcastle Jets make it five league wins in a row for the first time in their history to send them top of the table. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil and Poletti as the new regulations for the Australia Cup are revealed before the first preliminary rounds for 2026 kick off this weekend. Elsewhere, Steve Rosich provides an update on the status of a few in-limbo A-League clubs, the transfer window ticks over as we touch on the memory of Rado Vidisic. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Jacob Stevens and Poletti as they break down the Big Blue, featuring 4 actual goals and 3 disallowed ones, the high-flying Jets establishing their title aspirations, and a new Adelaide youngster scoring a hattrick. Plus, the FSAA continue to push for transparency in light of the latest fan drama. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Photo: Marcus Robertson

Join Jacob Stevens and Poletti as they break down the big news from the Wanderers: Stajcic has been sacked, and Gary van Egmond is named interim. Meanwhile, referees boss John Moss gives an explanation of the latest VAR controversy, and the January transfer window keeps delivering. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Photo: A-Leagues - X

Join Jacob Stevens and Poletti as they recap round 13 in the A-League Men. Is the Original Rivalry the best fixture in the league? Both Sydney and Auckland lose key matches, the Olyroos fall out of the Asian Cup and some big name transfer updates. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Photo: Adelaide United - Instagram

Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens after a big off-field news week in the A-League. The operational control of the Central Coast Mariners is handed back to the APL, the fallout from Cavallo's allegations and the transfer window opens ahead of another weekend of A-League football. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

The OFC Pro League. Why is it here? How did we get here? What teams are playing and what is the format? All very important questions, and Lachie Avil and Matt Olsen are here to answer them all in the lead up to the launch of the competition this weekend. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

👕 Visit https://arrowsport.com.au and use 'ROUNDBALL' for free shipping for your custom kits! Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens for your Round 12 A-League Debrief. The guys discuss if Auckland and Sydney have broken far enough away from the chasing pack to narrow down the title race to two, Lachie goes down the rabbit hole to find out how 5th in the A-League could qualify for Asia next year and plenty of other tidbits from the world of Australian football. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and Matt Olsen as reports emerge that Western United have secured enough fund to pay their tax debt in full to the ATO and have their wind up order revoked. Meanwhile a fatigued Roar and City do battle in midweek as we look ahead and preview the upcoming U23 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Chris Macpherson and Poletti for the first Monday morning A-League round debrief of 2026! Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens for the first episode of 2026 as a half time bust up steals the headlines from New Years Eve in Gosford, the Jets miraculously hold off Auckland and plenty of updates in the world of Asian football. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Poletti and Christian Montegan for a discussion of has proved over and over to be: the best league in the world. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil and Christian Montegan for a discussion on how the introduction of the AFC Nations League could lead to a much needed redesign of the Asian international football calendar. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.