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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Chiefy is one of the most fascinating coaches in Australian and New Zealand sport. Do we talk about him enough? football360.com.au/a-league-new...

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Giancarlo Italiano is still the A-League's most interesting coach, even when results aren’t going his way

Giancarlo Italiano is still the A-League's most interesting coach, even when results aren’t going his way, writes MIKE TUCKERMAN.

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Has the #AusChampionship been an unmitigated success? Not exactly. But if it was designed to showcase some of Australia's lesser-known clubs, then Moreton City Excelsior are proof that it's working. football360.com.au/australian-c...

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Moreton City Excelsior are proof The Australian Championship is working

Moreton City Excelsior are the surprise story of the Australian Championship with Queensland's sole representative reaching the final four.

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Sunshine Coast Stadium will be rocking... #ALeague #BrisbaneRoar

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Opinion: A visit to the Sunshine Coast is the biggest Brisbane Roar game in years

Strap yourselves in, Brisbane Roar fans, because a trip up the M1 to face the Newcastle Jets at a packed Sunshine Coast Stadium is the biggest game the men’s team has played since 2021. That was the y...

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I'm sure @brisbaneroar.bsky.social fans were frustrated by the manner of Sunday afternoon's defeat, but I don't reckon they'll fear the visit of Melbourne City on Friday night. #ALeague brisbaneroar.com.au/news/extende...

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Extended Preview: There’s no better test than a visit from the defending champions

There was a moment in the 2-1 defeat to Wellington Phoenix on Sunday when it was hard to figure out if we were watching Brisbane Roar or Barcelona. It came in the 42nd minute when James McGarry launch...

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I thought the Newcastle Jets were terrific on Friday night. I won't have been the only one. #NewcastleJets @newyjetsfannews.bsky.social football360.com.au/alex-badolat...

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The 20-year-old giving Popovic food for thought and is Milligan the man to inspire a football mad city?

Newcastle Jets' display was the standout from the weekend's A-League Men action.

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Thrilled to have written my first column for Football360. In it, I guarantee #BrisbaneRoar will make the finals the season. There aren't enough media outlets publishing content on Australian football, so I'm delighted there's at least one more. football360.com.au/a-league-opi...

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Opinion: Brisbane Roar will make the finals this season. I guarantee it

There was a moment during Brisbane Roar’s 2-2 pre-season draw with Auckland FC in Newmarket when it became clear we were watching a different team to last season. It occurred in the first half down th...

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Is #MLS the new frontier for Aussie footballers? I had a chat with @nashvillesc.bsky.social midfielder Patrick Yazbek about why his move to the Music City has worked out so well - and why he thinks the league is on track to becoming one of the best in the world. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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A new frontier: why Aussies are coming to MLS for soccer opportunity

Major League Soccer is proving a fertile ground for a growing band of Australian players and coaches

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Ashton Tuckerman @ashtuckerman.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

With @fcstpauli.com and @bvbofficial.bsky.social rumored to be coming to Brisbane next year (🤞) the Tuckerman household stands united in passion yet divided by colours. Choose your fighter: me or @miketuckerman.bsky.social ☠️🐝 source: @catfield.bsky.social

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

www.theroar.com.au/2025/06/02/m... "It was the end of an era in many ways on Saturday, with Network 10 and Paramount+ commentator Simon Hill announcing before the grand final that he’s heading back to the United Kingdom." #ALeagueGF #MelbourneCity

Melbourne City deserved the A-League title, but must win over more fans. Here's what they should do next

Melbourne City were deserved winners of Saturday night’s A-League Men grand final, but the real question now is whether the club can use it…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

www.theroar.com.au/2025/05/12/t... "The stage was set, the script was written, and we all awaited the glorious return of Western Sydney Wanderers to finals football. "Unfortunately, no one told Melbourne Victory." #ALM

The A-League Men finals are off to a flyer - but can anyone stop Auckland?

The stage was set, the script was written, and we all awaited the glorious return of Western Sydney Wanderers to finals football. Unfortunately, no…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

www.theroar.com.au/2025/05/05/t... "It’ll be interesting to see how many fans turn up in Tarneit on Friday – and how many tune in on TV, given Paramount+ have the exclusive broadcast – but it’s Saturday night’s showdown between two of the biggest clubs in the land that could set the tone." #ALM

The A-League Men finals are here - and they're missing a huge name

The top six is set and the finals for the A-League Men kick off on Friday, but they’ll do so without arguably the biggest…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

www.theroar.com.au/2025/04/28/a... "While Wellington Phoenix came within a game of making the grand final under Giancarlo Italiano last season, there’s always been a sense – in Australia, at least – that the Phoenix were merely making up the numbers." #AucklandFC #ALeague

Auckland FC are premiers - but is that a good thing for the A-League?

When Marlee Francois curled home an Olimpico in wet and windy Auckland on Sunday evening, he set the seal on what has been the…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

www.theroar.com.au/2025/04/21/t... "And at some point you have to question just how much of a handbrake the APL can keep applying to the A-League Men before the whole thing blows up in their face." #ALeague #ALM

The APL keeps forgetting the key group their decisions impact

The APL may believe the latest round of A-League salary cap cuts will help reign in unsustainable spending, but they’ve failed to consider their…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

www.theroar.com.au/2025/04/14/a... "It’s hard to count them out on their current form, with Stajcic’s side having now gone nine games unbeaten as they march towards a certain finals finish. #WSW #ALM

Are the Western Sydney Wanderers now genuine title contenders?

When Alex Gersbach joined Western Sydney Wanderers in January, plenty wondered why coach Alen Stajcic would sign a player in a position that was…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

www.theroar.com.au/2025/04/07/i... "Thomson and McBreen announced on Sunday they were winding up their A-Leagues Off Air podcast for the foreseeable future, joining Simon Hill and Alex Brosque’s now-departed Global Game podcast on the scrapheap." #ALM

If A-League coaches must always front the media, then why can't club directors?

If Sydney FC’s last-gasp 3-2 win over Adelaide United sounded the death knell for Carl Veart, then Reds fan would be entitled to ask…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

"Which would be fine, if the point of the Olympic Games was to benefit domestic sports like cricket and Aussie Rules. But that’s obviously not the case." #Socceroos #Matildas #qldpol www.theroar.com.au/2025/03/31/s...

Socceroos and Matildas games should be banned in Queensland until the state funds football fairly

Football Australia should exclude Queensland from hosting any available Socceroos and Matildas matches until the state makes a genuine commitment to support football. “New…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

"Maybe that’s why the clash felt more like an Indonesian home game, with the majority of the 35,214 fans in the stands wearing the red of Tim Garuda." #Socceroos #AsianQualifiers www.theroar.com.au/2025/03/24/w...

Will Socceroos fans ever be happy in this era of online complaining?

You could hardly ask for a better result leading in to another vital World Cup qualifier than Australia’s 5-1 win over Indonesia – but…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Massive game for the #Socceroos in front of what should be a packed Sydney crowd tonight. Not every day Australia plays a #WCQ with so much on the line. Will be interesting to see how the Indonesians fare away from home. They certainly proved they're no pushovers in Jakarta. #AUSvIDN #WorldCup

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I've started a football newsletter, if you're into that kind of thing. miketuckerman.substack.com/p/welcome-to... Free to subscribe. #ALeague #JLeague #Ligue1 #Football

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Welcome to: From outside the box

And no... I didn't check if that name was already taken.

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

"But Preston’s epic 2-0 win over their arch-rivals South Melbourne on Friday night – watched by a crowd that was standing 15 rows deep in parts of Genis Steel Stadium – had everything that many A-League games do not. "Starting with a crowd." www.theroar.com.au/2025/03/10/p...

Preston Lions just showed the City Football Group what money can't buy

When Preston draws a crowd of 9036 to an NPL Victoria game and Melbourne City can only manage 3569 on the same night, it’s…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Gotta be one of the best Panenkas ever…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Totally normal...

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

"Outside of Macedonia, it’s probably the biggest Macedonian football club around.” #PrestonLions #NPLVictoria www.theroar.com.au/2025/03/03/p...

Preston's clash with South Melbourne is Australian football's biggest game this week

The biggest game on the Australian football calendar won’t take place in the A-League next weekend, with that mantle instead belonging to Preston’s clash…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

"Outside of Macedonia, it’s probably the biggest Macedonian football club around.” #PrestonLions #NPLVictoria www.theroar.com.au/2025/03/03/p...

Preston's clash with South Melbourne is Australian football's biggest game this week

The biggest game on the Australian football calendar won’t take place in the A-League next weekend, with that mantle instead belonging to Preston’s clash…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I'm supposed to be flying to Melbourne on Friday!! 🫠 #TropicalCycloneAlfred #InconvenientFootballWeather

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

"The black-and-blues aren’t quite there yet – and they may have to move the game to the 50,000-capacity Eden Park to accommodate fan interest – but there’s no denying the fact that the best team in Australia this season comes from New Zealand." www.theroar.com.au/2025/02/24/a...

Auckland are the best team in the A-League - and deserve to host the grand final

This season’s biggest A-League game could take place in New Zealand, with Auckland FC streaking towards the premiership and the chance to host the…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

"More than 20 years after Frank Lowy coined the phrase “old soccer, new football,” we’re still trying to bridge the gap between the current top tier and the traditional clubs who built the foundation for it." www.theroar.com.au/2025/02/17/t...

The Australian Championship is not really a second division - but it's a decent start

The future of football in Australia is starting to take shape, after Football Australia officially launched ‘The Australian Championship’ as a 16-team competition kicking…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

"The Western Sydney coach lamented after the game that every refereeing decision had gone Sydney FC’s way on the night, but he’ll know as well as anyone that this was a game that got away from the Wanderers." #SydneyDerby #ALM www.theroar.com.au/2025/02/10/t...

The Sydney Derby remains one of Australia's must-see sporting events

No other sport can match the atmosphere and sheer drama of football, as a pulsating Sydney Derby proved once again in front of 32,741…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

No doubt the #SydneyDerby remains one of the great occasions in Australian sport. One of those games where the fans make it so much bigger than it might otherwise be.

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The Aussie Game @aussiegame.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

That has to be one of the best Sydney derbies we’ve ever seen! Cracking game! #SydneyDerby #SYDvWSW

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

"It’s a shame there was no men’s game scheduled on Sunday – once again – with the APL clearly expecting football fans to tune into the women’s league instead." #ALeague #ALM www.theroar.com.au/2025/02/03/a...

A Super Saturday of football was a throwback to the A-League of old

It’s not every weekend each match in the A-League Men delivers something worth watching, but those who tuned in on a Super Saturday of…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Not sure why Brisbane Roar are expected to pay for this... #ALM #BrisbaneRoar #SuncorpStadium

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

"Corica was written off by many after being sacked by his former club Sydney FC, but the Queensland-born tactician seems to be loving life across the ditch." www.theroar.com.au/2025/01/27/a...

Auckland FC are a timely reminder that not everything in the A-League is broken

No team from New Zealand has won a trophy in Australian football, but Auckland FC are on track to buck that trend after their…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I really like football...

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The Aussie Game @aussiegame.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Can we expect some late goals in the Big Blue? Victory have conceded 4 of their 17 (24%) goals from 80 mins onwards. Sydney FC in contrast have scored 11 of their 32 (34%) goals this season from 80 mins onwards. A good idea to keep watching if Victory hold a lead late. #BigBlue #MVCvSYD

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

A must-read piece. #Brisbane #Olympics #Football

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11gawa.bsky.social @11gawa.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

So looking forward to #ADLVAKL this evening in front of another big crowd at Hindmarsh Adelaide and Auckland home matches this season have been a high mark for the A League Will be fascinating to see how Auckland travel after their poor Perth showing 2 matches ago

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

"The Original Rivalry remains one of the highlight fixtures in the league, and it lived up to its reputation once again in front of 14,131 fans who produced a ferocious atmosphere at a sold-out Coopers Stadium." #AdelaideUnited #ALM www.theroar.com.au/2025/01/20/a...

Adelaide United have got what every A-League club wants - home advantage

Ahead of a top-of-the-table blockbuster against Auckland on Wednesday night, Adelaide United have proved they've got what every other club craves – home advantage.…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

"When Jordan Lauton scored one of the most spectacular bicycle kicks the A-League has ever seen, he probably didn’t think it wouldn’t even be Western United’s most thrilling finish of the week." #WUFC #ALM www.theroar.com.au/2025/01/13/w...

Western United are putting the fun back in the A-League Men

When Jordan Lauton scored one of the most spectacular bicycle kicks the A-League has ever seen, he probably didn’t think it wouldn’t even be…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

"When Jordan Lauton scored one of the most spectacular bicycle kicks the A-League has ever seen, he probably didn’t think it wouldn’t even be Western United’s most thrilling finish of the week." #WUFC #ALM www.theroar.com.au/2025/01/13/w...

Western United are putting the fun back in the A-League Men

When Jordan Lauton scored one of the most spectacular bicycle kicks the A-League has ever seen, he probably didn’t think it wouldn’t even be…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

"To put things into perspective, the Brisbane Bullets drew a crowd of 7028 to their NBL clash with the Sydney Kings 24 hours later – despite playing at the unloved Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall some 15 kilometres out of town." #BrisbaneRoar #ALM www.theroar.com.au/2025/01/06/t...

The clock is ticking: Can Brisbane Roar salvage their season?

Brisbane Roar couldn’t be flying higher under their popular coach, even if a couple of late goals put a dent in their festive celebrations…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

"To put things into perspective, the Brisbane Bullets drew a crowd of 7028 to their NBL clash with the Sydney Kings 24 hours later – despite playing at the unloved Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall some 15 kilometres out of town." #BrisbaneRoar #ALM www.theroar.com.au/2025/01/06/t...

The clock is ticking: Can Brisbane Roar salvage their season?

Brisbane Roar couldn’t be flying higher under their popular coach, even if a couple of late goals put a dent in their festive celebrations…

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

"And at some point we need to ask ourselves – as the ones who pay for Paramount+ subscriptions and buy tickets to A-League matches – why it is that the game’s administrators seem to hate football fans with the burning intensity of a thousand suns?" #ALeague #ALM www.theroar.com.au/2024/12/30/t...

The A-League's festive fixtures were great, as long as we ignore the 'minutiae'

Sydney FC’s 3-0 win over Melbourne Victory was as comprehensive a win as you’ll ever see in the A-League, but once again it has…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

"And at some point we need to ask ourselves – as the ones who pay for Paramount+ subscriptions and buy tickets to A-League matches – why it is that the game’s administrators seem to hate football fans with the burning intensity of a thousand suns?" #ALeague #ALM www.theroar.com.au/2024/12/30/t...

The A-League's festive fixtures were great, as long as we ignore the 'minutiae'

Sydney FC’s 3-0 win over Melbourne Victory was as comprehensive a win as you’ll ever see in the A-League, but once again it has…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

"The City keeper complained vociferously that he’d been fouled in the build-up to Roderick Miranda’s tap-in, but in truth it was his attempt to shove Machach out of the way that put him off balance." #ALM #ALeague www.theroar.com.au/2024/12/23/o...

One of the best Melbourne derbies in recent memory was just what the A-League needed

Just when the A-League Men needed a bit of a feel-good factor heading into the festive season, it goes ahead and turns on a…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

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At what point do we admit the City Football Group offer the A-Leagues very little?

It should come as no surprise that Melbourne Victory will host the annual pre-Christmas derby next Saturday given the fact Melbourne City fans have…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Went to a stack of games in Europe last May. One of the things that stood out was the fact that if you have a critical mass of fans, you can pretty much ignore the stupidity of league administrators. Fans still get jerked around. But it's easier to shake it off and just focus on supporting. #ALM

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Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

www.theroar.com.au/2024/12/09/t... A crowd of 26,253 fans turned up for the second instalment of the New Zealand Derby. But what happens to the #ALM when there are no highlight fixtures around?

The best game in Australian football right now is played in New Zealand

The best scenes in Australian football this weekend took place in the largest city of another country, with the Kiwi Derby already starting to…

Mike Tuckerman @miketuckerman.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

More people have read my column from Monday than turned up at the final day of #UniteRound at Allianz Stadium. There's interest in the A-League. But sadly, we've given fans so many reasons not to attend games. And once you give a reason... it often becomes a habit. Hope #ALM can turn this around.