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Round 3 of the A-League Women saw the Mariners keep hold of top spot as Perth move into second, Sydney get its first win of the season, and more. Poletti and Burke break it all down, look at City's shock loss in the AWCL, and two concerning articles, one from ESPN, and one from AAP.

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Link to ESPN article: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/50285421/aleagues-financial-woes-how-solvent-australias-top-tier

Link to AAP article: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/soccer/socceroos-matildas-take-football-australia-to-court-c-23108661

Editors Note: There was a technical issue with the recording which meant most of the discussion on the AAP piece was lost to the ether.

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The 2026/27 A-League Women season keeps rolling on, and so does The Dubcast, as the Central Coast Mariners score five against Canberra, before Melbourne City did the same whilst keeping a clean sheet the day after. Poletti and Burke break it all down, as well as the rest of the round, Junior Matildas, Paramatildas, and a look ahead to next week.

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Editors Note: Following the recording of this episode, we found that Football Australia's Domestic Match Calendar indicates the A-League Women Grand Final will be held the weekend of the 15-16 May, 2027. Melbourne City's AWCL Semi-final, pending qualification, would be 19 May, 2027.

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Content Warning: Between 52:00 and 1:04:00, this episode discusses allegations of verbal and emotional abuse of players.

The 2026/27 A-League Women is back, and so is The Dubcast to dissect it all. Poletti and Burke look at Melbourne City's 2-1 win over Wellington, discuss the other four matches, Junior Matildas, ParaMatildas, and a story published by the Newcastle Herald about former Jets coach Ryan Campbell.

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At the A-Leagues Season Launch Day, Poletti spoke to Adelaide United captain Adriana Taranto about being made captain, her time and departure from Western United, her Matildas call-up and more.

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At the A-Leagues Season Launch Day, Poletti spoke to Rhianna Pollicina from the Western Sydney Wanderers to discuss the upcoming season for the club, her Champions League experience with Melbourne City, the rebuild the Wanderers are currently undergoing, and more.

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Note: This interview was recorded before Rhianna Pollicina was announced as the captain of the Wanderers for the 2026/27 season.

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Poletti and Burke are back just days away from the new A-League Women season, but we've got some Matildas games to talk about. We'll go through the good, the bad, and everything else from the 4-2 loss to Germany and the 7-1 win over Haiti, before a brief look ahead to Round 1 action of the 2026/27 ALW season.

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There will be more player interviews from around the league to follow in the coming weeks as we gear up for the new A-League Women season.

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At the A-Leagues Season Launch Day, Poletti spoke to Libby Copus-Brown from the Newcastle Jets to discuss the upcoming season for the Jets, tattoos, her time at Lewes FC, wanting to make finals, and more.

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There will be more player interviews from around the league to follow in the coming weeks as we gear up for the new A-League Women season.

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At the A-Leagues Season Launch Day, Poletti spoke to Perth Glory's Isobel Dalton to discuss the club bringing iconic sponsor Chicken Treat back for the clubs 30th season, coach Stephen Peters, the non-stop travel Glory have to do, her time at Lewes FC, and more.

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There will be more player interviews from around the league to follow in the coming weeks as we gear up for the new A-League Women season.

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At the A-Leagues Season Launch Day, Poletti spoke to Abby Erceg from Wellington Phoenix to discuss her decision to sign for Wellington, how football can develop more female coaches, Wellington's 20th anniversary throwback kits, her Football Ferns career, and more.

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There will be more player interviews from around the league to follow in the coming weeks as we gear up for the new A-League Women season.

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At the A-Leagues Season Launch Day, Poletti spoke to Claudia Bunge from Melbourne Victory to discuss the Melbourne Derby, Kayla Morrison, how Bunge books her spot on the plane to Brazil, the CBA, and more.

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There will be more player interviews from around the league to follow in the coming weeks as we gear up for the new A-League Women season.

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