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National 2nd division.

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turbo

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Insertnamehere said:
Im surprised between CFG and Silver Lake there isnt a better media partner.
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I expected 10 to be better than they have been. They tried a bit and seemed to give up quickly. They had to know it was a project but instead they got nervous about main channel ratings and gave up. In hindsight perhaps 9/Stan would have been a more reliable partner.
 
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Rising Sun

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pjennings said:
Apparently the Australian Championship name has been lodged. Talk is kicking of in March 2025. 2 more clubs have signed awaiting financial clearances. 2 others have agreed verbally. 2, 3 or 4 states will be represented with 8 to 12 teams.
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Interesting choice of name / brand. With no P/R, no reference to 2nd Division, and that choice of name, they are effectively a competitor to the ALM. Two national football competitions being run side-by-side. One of them under the wing of an organisation that in recent times seems to be very competitively administered and has a huge war chest. The other showing signs of emerging from a period of spectacular incompetence but not even enough money to run an awards night. Things could get interesting
 
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Rising Sun

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pjennings said:
I can see your point but I look at it as trying to replicate England.

EPL----------------APL
Championship----Australian Championship
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That's a valid point and that may have been there intent.

But if they get a good TV deal and some decent crowds early, without any P/R then there is nothing in the general public's mind or more importantly the medias mind, to identify which is the premier comp.
 
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pjennings

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Full format appears to be:
4x groups of 4 (home and away matchdays), with the top 2 advancing to quarter finals (single leg), then semi final, then final, resulting in 9 games total for the finalists, 6 games total (3 home and 3 away) for those eliminated in the group stage.

The fact that the 8 NST teams have all agreed leads you to think that there is a genuine feeling that this will expand to cover further clubs from other states in the future. Otherwise why would they agree to it.

A standalone home and away league remains a key strategic goal. Once minimum thresholds are achieved, Football Australia aims to expand and evolve the competition format further.
 
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