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Round Ball Australia

Round Ball Australiawww.roundballaustralia.com.au
Listen now, as the Round Ball Australia crew take on the latest Australian football news and analysis. Round Ball Australia covers many different segments of the Australian football ecosystem: A-League Men's, A-League Women's, Socceroos, Matildas, AFC Asian Cup, Asian Champions League, AFC Cup, Australia Cup, National Second Tier, National Premier Leagues and more.
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Episodes

ALM | Bruno's back on the scoresheet & Mariners go top of the league

Join Lachlan Avil, Christian Montegan, Will Booth and Jacob Stevens for their analysis of the latest week of A-League Men's action. Victory win the Pride Cup but was their performance that much different? Glory and the Jets play out another ridiculous 2-2 draw, is Josh Nisbet the favourite for the Johnny Warren medal and the Olyroos squad to take on West Asia. Back tomorrow for your Dub review. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers i...

Mar 11, 202459 minSeason 1Ep. 66

Mariners make the home leg count & RBB protest

Join Lachlan Avil, Jacob Stevens and Poletti as they take a look at Central Coast's 4-0 demolition of Odisha in the first leg of the AFC Cup Inter-Zonal Semi-Final. They also talk about the statements released by the APL and the Wanderers since last weekend. Back Tuesday for your ALM review. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Mar 07, 202426 minSeason 1Ep. 65

DUB | Kerr in court, snow-ball & the importance of Pride

Join Lachlan Avil, Poletti and Christian Montegan as they tackle a number more off-field issues in Australian football. There's also the matter of the Dub heading into the last month of the regular season as Western United extend their push for the premier's plate. Back Friday after the Mariners' AFC Cup Inter-Zonal Semi-Final. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Mar 05, 202449 minSeason 1Ep. 64

ALM | 'Football cannot do without its fans'

Join Lachlan Avil, Jacob Stevens, Poletti and Christian Montegan as they reflect on what has been another sad week in the history of Australian football. Police interactions, active walkouts and poor treatment of fans headline just some of the issues that arose from this round of the A-League Mens competition. Back tomorrow for your Dub episode. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Mar 04, 202446 minSeason 1Ep. 63

Tillies qualify for Paris 2024 in style

Join Poletti, Jacob Stevens and Ross Papadakis to unpack the Matilda's comprehensive demotion over Uzbekistan that earned them qualification to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The group talk about Ellie Carpenters new role, Torpey's impressive debut, Heyman's quick fire hat-trick and more. Back Tuesday for your ALM review. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Feb 29, 202432 minSeason 1Ep. 62

Michael Zappone: The state of Australian football media

Today we are joined by long time Australian football media figure, Michael Zappone to talk about the challenges the game faces in the wake of the mass APL redundancies. Lachlan Avil, Chris Macpherson and Christian Montegan are on the show. Zappas on X: @Michael_Zappone Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Feb 27, 202436 minSeason 1Ep. 61

ALM | Victory self-destruct, Sydney establish a finals buffer & the 'Distance-ish Derby'

Join Lachlan Avil, Jacob Stevens, Christian Montegan and Chris Macpherson as they run their eyes over the latest round of A-League Men's action. There's Jackson's excellent tactics that stifled the Victory, Daniel Arzani's struggles, Marco Tilio's loan, naming our top 6 and more. BIG episode tomorrow where we are joined by Michael Zappone to talk about the Australian football media landscape. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is lice...

Feb 26, 20241 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 60

Mariners conquer the Bulls in Asia & NST preview for Victorian NPL

Join Lachlan Avil, Poletti, Ross Papadakis and special guests Lachie Flannigan from the NPL Victoria podcast and Neal Symons from the Pitch to Park podcast on a special episodes. A huge thank you to Lachie and Neal for coming on and lending their expertise - if you want to learn more in depth about the NPL Victoria, check out their content in the links above! The team talk the thrilling all-Australian encounter in the AFC Cup and then get you updated on the three Victorian teams selected to part...

Feb 22, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 59

DUB | Western go top, abandoned games & the pay disparity in women's football

Join Lachlan Avil and Poletti as they run their eyes over the latest round of A-League Women's action. There's just five rounds to go in the regular season (plus a few catchup games) and the race for finals positions is heating up. There's also an important discussion about the professionalism of the women's game after some Wanderers promo revealed Sophie Harding received her Matildas call up after a 10 hour shift. Back Friday for the AFC Cup ASEAN Final and an NPL Victoria preview. Follow us on...

Feb 20, 202452 minSeason 1Ep. 58

ALM | Perth get owners, Melbourne derby draw & cost of the Champions League revealed

Join Lachlan Avil, Christian Montegan and Will Booth to break down the latest round of A-League Men's action. (1:04) - Perth Ownership & Perth v Brisbane (10:37) - Melbourne Derby (18:14) - Asian Champions League 'too expensive' (25:40) - Macarthur v Wellington (32:19) - Marko Rudan Suspension & Mariners v Wanderers (40:22) - Sydney v Adelaide (44:29) - Western United v Newcastle (46:58) - Predictions Game Perth Glory have owners, a new report shows the staggering cost of the Asian Champ...

Feb 19, 202453 minSeason 1Ep. 57

All Aussie affair in Asia & an NPL preview for the 5 NST-bound NSW clubs

Join Poletti, Chris Macpherson and special guest Nicholas Kutnjak as the Mariners and Bulls both advance to the AFC Cup ASEAN Zone Final. On this show, we want to try and unite all sectors of the Australian footballing ecosystem. So with that spirit, the crew also have part 1 of our NPL previews, focusing in on the teams confirmed to be in the National Second Tier come 2025. We hope you enjoy. Back Tuesday for your regular A-League Men's ep. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mu...

Feb 15, 202442 minSeason 1Ep. 56

DUB | Late Dolton Glory, City stuck without their Kiwis & Western United are going home

Join Lachlan Avil and Christian Montegan to unpack the latest action in the A-League Women's competition. The title race has tightened as the teams fight it out for finals places heading to the pointy end of the season and Western United announce they're finally heading to Tarneit. Back Friday with the AFC Cup ASEAN Semi-Finals and an NST focused NPL NSW preview! Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Feb 13, 202430 minSeason 1Ep. 55

ALM | More trouble in Wanderland, peak A-League everywhere you look & blue cards

Join Lachlan Avil, Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan as they unpack what was surely one of the craziest weekends of A-League Men's action of all time. As well as your weekly review, the guys talk Asian Cup and AFCON finals as well as the advanced trials for blue cards in professional football. Back Wednesday for your A-League Women's ep. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Feb 12, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 54

The return of Heyman headlines Tillies squad & Asian Cup semi-finals

Join Lachlan Avil, Poletti and Jacob Stevens for a discussion on an assortment of Australian and Asian football. There's the Matildas squad who will take on Uzbekistan for a place in the Paris Olympic Games, Asian Cup semi-finals and the Phoenix and Mariners playing out a tactical battle on Waitangi day. Back Tuesday for an A-League Men's review. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Feb 08, 202433 minSeason 1Ep. 53

DUB | Vine-time in Sydney, bottom beats top & Adelaide on a hot streak

Join Lachlan Avil, Christian Montegan, Antonis Pagonis & Poletti on a full panel as they jump into the weekend's A-League Women's action. Back Friday for the Asian Cup semi-finals. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Feb 06, 202444 minSeason 1Ep. 52

ALM | Rudan lets loose after the Wanderers go down to the raging Bulls

Join Lachlan Avil, Antonis Pagonis, Jacob Stevens and Poletti as they unpack Marko Rudan's outburst in his post-match presser after his side are on the wrong end of a couple of controversial decisions. The team also wrap the flurry of transfer activity this summer, and the rest of the actions from the A-League Men's weekend. Back Wednesday for you A-League Women's ep. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Feb 05, 202458 minSeason 1Ep. 51

Socceroos in agony after Asian Cup exit to South Korea

Join Lachlan Avil, Jacob Stevens and Ross Papadakis as they talk Australia's exit from the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup at the hands of South Korea. Thank you to everyone who has listened to one of our first 50 episodes, if you like what we do please leave a 5-star rating and share with your friends, we'll see you for the next 50. Back Tuesday for your A-League Men's review. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Feb 05, 202429 minSeason 1Ep. 50

Socceroos to take on South Korea after penalty heroics

Join Lachlan Avil, Chris Macpherson and Jacob Stevens to analyse the rest of the Round of 16 matches at the Asian Cup. There's Hyeon-Woo Jo's penalty heroics for South Korea after a 99th minute equaliser, Aymen Hussein's controversial red card that led to more stoppage time craziness, Mehdi Taremi to miss heavyweight counter with Japan and some A-League news as well as Ben Cahn takes indefinite leave from the Brisbane Roar. Back Monday for a review of the quarter-finals. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Al...

Feb 01, 202441 minSeason 1Ep. 49

DUB | Big Blue ends level, Kyah Simon returns & the Nix keep out Canberra

Join Lachlan Avil and Poletti to discuss the latest round of A-League Women's action. There's Cortnee Vine tearing up the Big Blue, Kyah Simon ending her 480 days of ACL recovery, weird red cards in Wellington and a treble of upsets. Back Friday for an Asian Cup Round-of-16 recap. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Jan 30, 202440 minSeason 1Ep. 48

ALM | Big Blue dominated by red, another Antonis banger & Perth somehow sign a player

Join Lachlan Avil, Antonis Pagonis and Jacob Stevens as they debate red cards, South Australia's football heritage, Wellington top of the league and the team that's not allowed to sign players, signing a player. Back Wednesday for your Dub review. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Jan 29, 202448 minSeason 1Ep. 47

4-0 win over Indonesia sends Socceroos to the quarterfinals

Join Lachlan Avil, Kevan Sangster and Ross Papadakis as they chat the latest Socceroos matchday at the Asian Cup and cast their eyes over the remaining round-of-16 fixtures. Back Tuesday for your A-League Men's review. Follow us on X: ⁠⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠⁠ Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Jan 29, 202417 minSeason 1Ep. 46

Socceroos get their R16 draw & group stage surprises

Join Lachlan Avil and special guest Tom Williams, as they take a look some of the teams that have caught their attention through the group stage as we look towards the knockout stages of the Asian Cup. Back Monday after the Socceroos' R16 match. Follow us on X: ⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠ All our contributors are independent volunteers, if you like our work, please consider supporting us ⁠here⁠ . Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Jan 25, 202430 minSeason 1Ep. 45

DUB | What a men's licence would mean for Canberra & field player in goals madness

Join Lachlan Avil and Poletti as they discuss what the rumoured men's licence for a Canberra team could potentially mean for the existing women's side, and the latest round of A-League Women's action. Back on Friday for another Asian Cup show. Follow us on X: ⁠@Aleaguesofourown⁠ All our contributors are independent volunteers, if you like our work, please consider supporting us ⁠here⁠ . Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Jan 24, 202446 minSeason 1Ep. 44

Unconvincing and a dose of luck, but the Socceroos top the group

Join Lachlan Avil, Chris Macpherson and Ross Papadakis as they run their eyes over a Socceroos performance that whilst left a lot to be desired, secured their position at the top of Group B. Back tomorrow for your Dub review. Follow us on X: @Aleaguesofourown All our contributors are independent volunteers, if you like our work, please consider supporting us here . Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0...

Jan 23, 202423 minSeason 1Ep. 43

ALM | The Mariners v City has some spice & what's going on in Perth?

Join Lachlan Avil, Jacob Stevens and Kevan Sangster for a loaded episode on the last week of A-League Men's news and fixtures. Reach out to us on X: ⁠@ALeaguesOurOwn⁠ . Dub episode will be pushed to Thursday this week - Socceroos ep for the match against Uzbekistan to come tomorrow. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Jan 22, 202452 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Socceroos through to the R16 after tight afair against Syria

Join Lachlan Avil, Kevan Sangster and Ross Papadakis as they dissect the Aussie win that ensured progression through to the knockout stages of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Follow us on X @ALeaguesOurOwn . Back Tuesday for your A-League Men's review. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Jan 18, 202422 minSeason 1Ep. 41

DUB | APL redundancies & Heyman gets her hundo

Join Poletti and Emma Burke as they celebrate the glorious career of Michelle Heyman, as she becomes the first player to score 100 goals in the A-League Women's. Back Friday for another Asian Cup special. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Jan 18, 202455 minSeason 1Ep. 40

ALM | The Unite Round report card is in

Join Poletti and Jacob as they discuss the ups and downs of the A-League Men's first ever Unite Round. Back Wednesday for your DUB review. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Jan 15, 202448 minSeason 1Ep. 39

Socceroos kick off their Asian Cup with a win against a defiant India

Join Poletti, Chris Macpherson and Jacob Stevens as they recap the Socceroos' opening win at the Asian Cup against India and discuss what lessons need to be taken into the game against Uzbekistan. Back Tuesday for your Unite Round A-League Men's review. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Jan 14, 202419 minSeason 1Ep. 38

The Contenders: Asian Cup preview part two

Join Lachlan Avil, Chris Macpherson, Kevan Sangster & Christian Montegan as they preview a handful of national teams who will be aiming to run deep at the Asian Cup. Listen to full profiles of Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Iran and Qatar as well as the boys' predictions for how they see the tournament playing out. Back Sunday for some reaction to the Socceroos' opening fixture against India. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Jan 11, 202442 minSeason 1Ep. 37
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