We are back with a Dub-themed edition of the FPF Podcast! Join host Christian Marchetti and FPF contributor Matt Olsen as they reflect on Round 2 of the A-League Men and preview the exciting 2024/25 A-League Women's season!

First, as usual, they start by looking at all of the significant stories within the Australian football landscape across the past week, including the major results, news items across the A-Leagues, an Aussies abroad wrap, and more (1:55).

The boys then briefly discuss the weekend's results in the A-League Men, exchanging what caught their eye from all the Round 2 action (15:14).

Next, Christian and Matt get into the most significant segment of the episode, providing a full preview of the upcoming A-League Women's season, which starts this weekend (31:54). They briefly provide an overview of each team before predicting a range of different things for the season, including a surprise team, their top six, a new signing to watch, a young player to watch, the Golden Boot winner, and a hot take for the 2024/25 campaign!

To finish, the boys look ahead to Round 1 this weekend, giving their exact score predictions for each game (1:25:09).

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The FPF Podcast is back to review Round 1 of the A-League Men season! Join host Christian Marchetti and FPF contributors Caydn Foley and Cody Ojeda as they reflect on the opening weekend of the 2024/25 campaign!

First, as usual, they start by looking at all of the significant stories within the Australian football landscape across the past week, including the major results, news items across the A-Leagues, an Aussies abroad update, and more (2:53).

The boys then delve into a fun segment to review Round 1 of the A-League Men, providing their overreactions from the first weekend (16:55). Tune in to why Cody is extremely high on Auckland, why Christian doesn't rate the Wanderers, and Caydn's hot take on Macarthur winger Jed Drew!

Christian also feels the need to get some anger off his chest about Perth Glory's diabolical performance against Macarthur, and does so at (1:08:42).

To finish, the boys each give out their Player of the Week (1:15:34) before concluding with predictions for Round 2 (1:21:12).

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Part 2 of FPF's mega 2024/25 A-League Men preview pod is here! Join host Christian Marchetti, FPF contributor Jake Holub, and the legendary Australian football tactico Petar Petrov!

In Part 2, the boys continue to discuss one of the most unpredictable A-League Men seasons in recent memory, shaking things up with a Bill Simmons-inspired 'Over/Unders' to preview each team and predict their final ladder position! Listen to (13:48) of Part 1 for a full explanation of how our 'Over/Unders' concept works.

Over/Unders Timestamps for Part 2: Melbourne City (1:14) | Macarthur (11:39) | Sydney FC (22:23) | Melbourne Victory (33:22) | Wellington Phoenix (44:26) | Central Coast Mariners (54:26)

Make sure you also listen to Part 1, where Petar, Jake, and Christian discussed the other seven teams in the competition!

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Part 1 of FPF's mega 2024/25 A-League Men preview pod is here! Join host Christian Marchetti, FPF contributor Jake Holub, and the legendary Australian football tactico Petar Petrov as they preview one of the most unpredictable seasons in recent memory!

First, as usual, they start by looking at all of the significant stories within the Australian football landscape across the past week, including a few A-Leagues transfers, a brief Aussies abroad update, and the major results and news items (3:52).

The boys then delve into Part 1 of their bumper preview for the upcoming A-League Men's season. This year, we're shaking things up, providing Bill Simmons-inspired 'Over/Unders' for each team's final ladder position! A full explanation of how our 'Over/Unders' concept works is provided at (13:48).

Over/Unders Timestamps for Part 1: Auckland FC (16:18) | Perth Glory (27:56) | Western United (39:06) | Newcastle Jets (47:30) | Brisbane Roar (59:38) | Adelaide United (1:08:34) | Western Sydney Wanderers (1:19:04)

Stay tuned for Part 2!!

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The FPF Podcast is back on a weekly basis! Join host Christian Marchetti and FPF contributor Matt Olsen as they preview two massive upcoming World Cup qualifiers for the Socceroos!

First, as usual, they start by looking at all of the significant stories within the Australian football landscape across the past week, including some transfers in the A-League Women, an Aussies abroad update, and other major results and news items (2:16).

The boys then delve into their bumper preview of the Socceroos' crucial international window, first discussing the intriguing squad selections made by new Head Coach Tony Popovic (18:58). Christian and Matt then make predictions about what "we will definitely see" across the first two games under Popa in a fun segment (35:54).

Later on, Matt provides more insights into Australia's upcoming opponents, China and Japan (1:00:54), before the boys end with their exact score predictions and goal scorers for the two matches (1:19:30).

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Join host Christian Marchetti and FPF contributor Jake Holub as they discuss a host of big topics in the Australian football scene at the moment!

They start by looking at all of the significant stories within the landscape across the past two weeks, including transfers across the A-Leagues, Aussies abroad updates, and other major results and news items.

The boys are then joined by Macarthur FC defender Kealey Adamson for an interview following the club's 2024 Australia Cup Final win over Melbourne Victory. Adamson gives his insights into the game itself, including Filip Kurto's incredible goalkeeping performance and the absence of Victory winger Daniel Arzani, whilst also opening up about his time at the Bulls under Mile Sterjovski's management.

In the second half of the pod, Christian and Jake further analyse the Australia Cup Final before switching focus to the Socceroos by briefly reacting to Tony Popovic's appointment as the team's new Head Coach. They discuss their likes and dislikes of the hire and Football Australia's approach to the coaching search.

Australian football news wrap-up - 2:42

Kealey Adamson interview - 24:18

Australia Cup Final analysis - 52:09

Tony Popovic/Socceroos discussion - 1:10:12

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Join host Christian Marchetti and FPF contributor Matt Olsen as they discuss a host of big topics in the Australian football scene at the moment!

We start by looking at all of the significant stories within the landscape across the past two weeks, including the major transfers across the A-Leagues and a recap of the recent results in the NPL men's and women's leagues, as 2024 seasons concluded (1:58).

Then the boys give their 'overreaction takes' from the Australia Cup quarter-finals in a fun segment, which included thoughts on South Melbourne's deep run, why another Cup title would be monumental for Macarthur, and Patrick Kisnorbo's electric start leading a new-look Melbourne Victory side (26:12).

Later on, Christian and Matt review the Socceroos' recent international window, discussing the loss to Bahrain and draw with Indonesia, and providing their opinions on Graham Arnold's job security and the discourse surrounding him. They also consider the argument that Australia are suffering from a lack of talent in the current squad (51:10).

To finish, we continue the national teams theme by briefly reacting to Tom Sermanni's appointment as the new Matildas Interim Coach and reviewing the Young Matildas' disappointing U20 Women's World Cup campaign (1:19:20), before finishing with predictions for the Australia Cup Semi-Finals (1:30:06).

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Join host Christian Marchetti and FPF contributors Jake Holub and Jose Campo as they discuss a host of big topics in the Australian football scene at the moment!

We start by looking at all of the significant stories within the landscape lately, including the major transfers across the A-Leagues, notable news surrounding Aussies abroad, and a recap of all the recent results in the NPL leagues across Australia (2:12).

Then the boys deep dive into the first major discussion of the podcast, as they provide their thoughts on Douglas Costa's move to Sydney FC, considering how the Brazilian might fare down under and whether or not a return of the A-Leagues' marquee strategy is a positive (19:05). They also briefly discuss rumours linking former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata with a move to the Western Sydney Wanderers (34:31).

In the second half of the episode, a full review of the Australia Cup Round of 16 is provided, as the trio reveal their takeaways from each match, including which A-League Men sides are setting themselves up for strong league seasons and the NPL clubs who should be considered dark horses for the tournament (42:26).

Later on, the boys briefly preview the Socceroos' upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Bahrain and Indonesia (1:05:26) before finishing with their predictions for the Australia Cup Quarter-Finals (1:14:36).

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The Front Page Football Podcast has officially been REVIVED after a long absence!!

Join host Christian Marchetti and FPF contributors Cody Ojeda and Matt Olsen for the next 90 minutes as they discuss a host of Australian football items from the past few months!

The boys start with a round-up of all the major transfer stories that have occurred during the A-League Men's pre-season, including Auckland FC's recruitment and controversial loan signing of Alex Paulsen, which has prompted a review into the 'Caceres Clause' (3:54). Perth correspondent Matt gives his thoughts into the Glory's big off-season (18:44), and Cody highlights Macarthur's intriguing business (34:26).

They also discuss the A-League Women's off-season, which has seen a stack of players depart the league for professional opportunities abroad, once again raising concerns about the league's lack of professionalism. The boys discuss this topic and consider whether the Dub is becoming a development league like its men's counterpart (37:10).

Meanwhile, away from the professional game, NPL seasons across the country are drawing to a close, with Matt providing his insights into a fascinating season in the NPL WA (57:57), Cody praising NPL NSW premiers Rockdale Ilinden for an excellent season (1:02:17), and Christian wrapping up the state of play across all the national leagues (1:05:38).

Finally, though a few weeks removed from the Matildas' Olympics campaign in Paris, the boys finish by reflecting on the campaign that was, discussing the side's performance (1:11:54) and who should take over from Tony Gustavsson (1:23:28).

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Another A-League Men review on the Front Page Football Podcast! This time host Christian Marchetti is joined by FPF contributors Antonis Pagonis and Jake Holub as they go through all their takeaways from the weekend's matches!

The boys start with their key observations from Round 24 (5:05) before Christian waxes lyrical about the incredible Sydney Derby drama on Saturday night (10:54). They discuss more antagonising post-match comments by Western Sydney Wanderers manager Marko Rudan, this time singling out youngster Marcus Younis, Zac Sapsford’s incredible goalscoring run in the derby, Jaiden Kucharski burying previous derby demons, and Hayden Matthews’ incredible season for Sydney FC.

Elsewhere, Adelaide United blew a huge chance to close in on the top six against Macarthur. Antonis reflects on Nestory Irankunda’s topsy-turvy final home game, including a wonder strike to open the scoring before Adelaide’s questionable penalty-taking process reared its head at the death. The boys also praise Macarthur for showing some grit in the face of adversity and Ariath Piol’s impressive cameo off the bench (32:23).

They also praise other standout performances across the weekend, including Finn Surman’s reward for a great season with Wellington’s winner against Melbourne Victory, Max Balard and Christian Theoharous cooking for the Mariners, and Clayton Taylor’s strong finish to the season for Newcastle (44:20). With Jamie Maclaren selected ahead of Max Caputo for Melbourne City on Sunday, the boys also discuss who Aurelio Vidmar starts at striker for City's do or die clash against the Wanderers this weekend.

Finally, Christian finishes with his updated power rankings, as Antonis and Jake also weigh in with their thoughts (1:01:50).

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