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With 50 points being the table topping total this week in our own fantasy league, and with only two teams managing to maintain clean sheets, it was never going to be a points-fest this week in A-League fantasy football. Add to that the fact that no strikers managed more than 1 goal, and than only 14 goals were scored over the 5 fixtures last week, and it made for a very competitive week when all was said and done.

For goalkeepers, it was once again a case of ‘keep a clean sheet, get lots of points’. For Ben Kennedy and Michael Theoklitos, who both scored 7 points, nothing is truer. Both kept a clean sheet, made a few good saves and, as such, racked up the points. If you have some cash burning a hole in your pocket, then Theoklitos ($244k) might be a great pickup before week 20 given that Brisbane seem to be getting back … Continue Reading

When the full details of the Mustafa Amini-Central Coast-Borussia Dortmund deal were fleshed out in the media last week, I had mixed feelings. On the one hand, the structure of the transfer that the Mariners and Dortmund agreed on was nothing short of brilliant. But it begs the question – have young Australian players been moving to European clubs from the local leagues in the ‘wrong’ way?

I should elaborate – it’s not that I don’t want our best talent to play their football overseas, as the ultimate aim is developing them to a good enough level to play for the national team. And the last thing A-League clubs want to be doing is projecting a negative image about their willingness to help their players realise their own individual European footballing dreams.

But it seems over the last few years, many young players have been leaving Australia prematurely.

Now, I should say that this isn’t always the case. Former … Continue Reading