Monthly Archives: January 2008

Newcastle take two goal lead into second leg

Newcastle Jets 2 Central Coast Mariners 0 A-League Major Semi Final – First Leg @ EAS, Newcastle Crowd: 22,960 Date: 2008-02-27 Newcastle have almost secured a maiden Grand Final berth after defeating their nearest rivals 2-0 tonight. Central Coast will … Continue reading

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Sydney held by Roar in first leg

Sydney FC 0 Queensland Roar 0 A-League Minor Semi Final – First Leg @ SFS, Sydney Crowd: ~23,500 Date: 2008-02-25

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Packers done by Giants

It’d be remiss of me to not write anything about the Packers’ sad exit in OT from the NFC Championship game, but it’s a damn struggle to come up with anything apart from expletives. Such a shame the way it … Continue reading

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Sydney shafted in semi scheduling

Due to Queensland Roar’s home venue – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – hosting a concert on Tuesday, Sydney FC have been forced to play the first leg of their semi-final series at the SFS, thereby losing any advantage from finishing above … Continue reading

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A-League Championship Finals

The match-ups as the teams fight it out for the Championship are as follows: Minor Semi-Final (2 Legs): Sydney vs Queensland 1st Leg @ Sydney on Fri, 2008-01-25 2nd Leg @ Brisbane on Fri, 2008-02-08 Major Semi-Final (2 Legs): Central … Continue reading

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A-League Season 3: Top 4 Finalized

Adelaide shocked Queensland Roar 2-0 to complete the final round of the home-and-away season and, in doing so, have handed Central Coast Mariners the Premiers Place. Congratulations to the Coasters, they’ve really done a good job up there and – … Continue reading

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A-League Season 3: Round 21 – Sydney FC vs Melbourne

Sydney FC 2 Melbourne Victory 2 @ SFS, Sydney Crowd: 33,458 (Season High) Date: 2008-01-20

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Race for A-League Premiership nears end

Just two more games to go before the A-League Premiers Plate (along with a spot in the ACL 2009) is handed to the top team in the league. Going into the Sunday fixtures of the final round, Central Coast sit … Continue reading

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Collection: Part 1 – R2J Anime

Right, I have a new (-ish) camera to play around with, so I’ve decided to re-do the shots of my various collections. First cab off the rank (and hopefully not the last) is my Japanese (Region 2) Anime DVD collection, … Continue reading

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Sydney and Queensland slug it out in bore-a-thon

Queensland Roar (8-7-5) 0 Sydney FC (8-7-5) 0 @ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Qld. Crowd: 31,933 Despite the attendance of a season high Brisbane crowd of almost 32,000, neither side could settle into a decent rhythm and as a result the … Continue reading

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