The original rivalry

[adz]

Which one was first?

 

[bikinigirl]

. the original reason for making up a rivalry in a league with no real rivalries

vs

. the original derby - a real reason for having a rivalry

 

[FFC Mariner]

The Vic/SA thing is an old AFL thing isn't it.
Nothing to do with football at all
Derbies are local.

 

[sydmariner]

Us vs Aerial shits?.

 

[sydmariner]

Which one was first?

The chicken or the egg?.

 

[Stuartmcateer]

It's a marketing thing to create rivalries that don't exist because they have no natural derby.

That's what happens when you set up a competition from scratch with a 1 team per city criteria.

Big blue was another. Distance derby.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

It's a marketing thing to create rivalries that don't exist because they have no natural derby.

That's what happens when you set up a competition from scratch with a 1 team per city criteria.

Big blue was another. Distance derby.

I think Sydney and Melbourne makes sense, that's why we have Canberra. But Adelaide and Melbourne only really makes sense in AFL.

 

[ryan]

They call the Victory - Adelaide game a rivalry because they can't call it a derby. Us v Newcastle is the original derby. We are all rivals.

 

[Josho Howe]

They call the Victory - Adelaide game a rivalry because they can't call it a derby.

Exactly. Calling a game between teams from city's 700km apart a derby would be ridiculous.

 

[adz]

I hadn't thought about "rivalry" vs "derby" as others pointed out but that makes sense. I would say this is manufactured marketing slop but I guess any marketing slop is better than none.

 

[Archie]

Really thin numbers in the North Terrace tonight in what’s supposed to be one of their biggest games of the seasons. Conveniently it had to of happen during the A-Leagues ‘pride cup’ where Adelaide were wearing special kits (victory did not). Lots of the NT were at the NPL instead. Weak as

https://x.com/aidanphillip_/status/1905898739447001329?s=46

 

[ryan]

A good game. Personally i don't think it should have been a penalty for Melbourne. I'm not sure what the point of VAR is at times when they continue to get things wrong.

 

[Wombat]

Really thin numbers in the North Terrace tonight in what’s supposed to be one of their biggest games of the seasons. Conveniently it had to of happen during the A-Leagues ‘pride cup’ where Adelaide were wearing special kits (victory did not). Lots of the NT were at the NPL instead. Weak as

https://x.com/aidanphillip_/status/1905898739447001329?s=46

Not really. Its not for a sports governing body to play social politics. Just stick to promoting the actually game would be a good idea and don't alienate your existing customer base.

 

[priorpeter]

Victory active supporters choosing to drive 3 hours away to an NPL game (where their team lost) to unfurl a banner saying “no politics” and missing a belter of an aleague game (where their team won) is f**kin hilarious to me. All because the league wants to support inclusiveness. Suffer.