Central Coast defeated Adelaide 2-0 in the last game of A-League regular season at Gosford tonight, to claim the Premiers Plate.
The 2024 A-League Men finals series schedule is now confirmed.
Week 1: Elimination Finals - live on 10 Bold and streamed live on Paramount+
Saturday 4 May: Sydney FC (4) vs Macarthur FC (5), Allianz Stadium, 7:45pm (AEST)
Sunday 5 May: Melbourne Victory (3) vs Melbourne City FC (6), AAMI Park, 5:00pm (AEST)
Week 2: Semi Finals (Leg 1), Friday 10 May â Sunday 12 May
Lowest Placed Elimination Final Winner vs Central Coast Mariners
Highest Placed Elimination Final Winner vs Wellington Phoenix
Week 3: Semi Finals (Leg 2)
Saturday 18 May: Wellington Phoenix vs Highest Placed Elimination Final Winner, Sky Stadium, 4:30pm (AEST) / 6:30pm (NZST)
Saturday 18 May: Central Coast Mariners vs Lowest Placed Elimination Final Winner, Industree Group Stadium, 7:45pm (AEST)
Week 4: Grand Final, Saturday 25 May
Highest ranked Semi Final Winner vs Lowest ranked Semi Final Winner
The Marinersâ AFC Cup final clash against Al-Ahed in Oman on Monday morning AEST (May 6) will be shown live on 10 Bold and 10play.
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Liberty A-League Grand Final.
Live And Exclusive On 10 Bold, 10 Play And Paramount+.
Itâs been a year of breaking records for the Liberty A-League Womenâs. Record crowds (the most attended season of any womenâs sport in Australia ever), record memberships and record TV viewers, but it all comes down to thisâŚ
The Liberty A-League Womenâs season comes to an exciting conclusion as heavyweights Melbourne City and Sydney FC battle it out in the grand final live from 3.30pm AEST on 10 Bold, 10 Play and Paramount+.
Both teams have won four ALW championships in their history â but who will edge ahead to become Australiaâs most successful womenâs team?
In their two meetings this season, it is Dario Vidosicâs Melbourne side that holds the advantage after coming out on top 3-2 in Sydney back in November, while the second clash ended goalless.
The odds may be stacked in Sydneyâs favour as they gear up for their seventh consecutive Grand Final, but they will be coming up against an incredibly determined City side who will be targeting their first title since 2020.
The best football commentary team in the business will bring viewers a special pre-match show with all the analysis and news to preview the big match.
Tara Rushton, former Matildas player Grace Gill and Elise Kellond-Knight will break down all the action, while Teo Pellizzeri will call the Grand Final alongside Niav Owens on the sideline.
In a landmark year for womenâs football in Australia, who will triumph over the rest to be crowned champion of the Liberty A-League for 2024?
The 2024 Liberty A-League Women Grand Final: Melbourne City vs. Sydney FC.
Saturday, May 4 At 3.30pm AEST.
Live On 10 Bold, 10 Play And Paramount+
If you want more Football, weâve got it this weekend:
The Isuzu UTE A-League Men 2024 Elimination Final: Sydney FC vs. Macarthur FC.
Saturday, May 4 At 7pm AEST.
Live On 10 Bold, 10 Play And Paramount+.
The Isuzu UTE A-League Men 2024 Elimination Final: Melbourne Victory vs. Melbourne City.
Sunday, May 5 At 4:30pm AEST.
Live On 10 Bold, 10 Play And Paramount+.
AFC Cup Final: Central Coast Mariners vs. Al-Ahed
Monday, May 6 At 1:45am AEST.
Live On 10 Bold And 10 Play.
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Would be nice to see 10 (and other media like print, radio etc) hype up the A-League Womenâs Grand Final more - given that this is the first grand final after last years successful Matildas campaign. But sadly, itâs not the case.
All I see from 10 is Top Gear Australia and Cheap Seats ads. Not much else.
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Was there any difference in the 45 minute pre-match segment today compare to the one-hour version?
Tara and other co-hosts were set up on the field from what I saw at half time. Assuming it was the same set up at the beginning.
edit: There were awards given to the players at the ground during the half time break. Was this shown during the half time break? I only tuned in towards the end of half time, so i didnât get to see it
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Tristian McManus is back to being the side-line commentator, in tonights Elimination Final between Sydney and Macarthur at the SFS.
Not sure if itâs his first one from being back from the JungleâŚ
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In this weekendâs elimination finals, Sydney FC thrashed Macarthur 4-0, and Melbourne Victory beat Melbourne City 3-2 in penalties, after scored were locked at 1-1 at the end of extra time.
The 2024 A-League Men semi finals fixture
Semi-final 1, first leg
Friday May 10
Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners
Allianz Stadium, 7.45pm AEST (10 Boldâs telecast starts 7pm AEST)
Semi-final 2, first leg
Sunday, May 12
Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix
AAMI Park, 4pm AEST (10 Boldâs telecast starts 3.30pm AEST)
Semi-final 1, second leg
Saturday May 18
Central Coast Mariners v Sydney
Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, 7.45pm AEST
Semi-final 2, second leg
Saturday May 18
Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory
Sky Stadium, Wellington, 6.30pm NZT (4.30pm AEST)
All matches shown live on 10 Bold and Paramount+ except Wellington v Melbourne Victory which will be on P+ only.
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Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners is on Friday May 10, 7:45pm.
The NSW Waratahs are playing the ACT Brumbies on Saturday night at Allianz
Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix is on Sunday May 12, 4pm at AAMI Park.
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Rough on Central Coast who wonât return to Australia until mid week
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I for one hope 10 can get a deal done for the Matildas and Socceroos.
The A-League TV deal isnât that bad at all really on 10 & Paramount+. Would the others do a better job, probably not.
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Only station which can give the game full exposure to the game.
7 and 9 has cricket and tennis commitments in summer and footy in winter months and would have to put the football on their secondary channel
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Ten were already putting the majority on multichannels and only taking the internationals on the main channel.
The reality is that the A-League (both Mens and Womens) isnât popular enough to get a FTA audience that justifies main channel coverage. They need to work out whether they want to continue to chase a FTA partner or look at alternate means to get free-to-view content out there.
Itâs a challenge moving forward - fans arenât happy that their sport is so widely spread across broadcaster options and itâs having an impact. Moving to somewhere like Optus might be a safer move to try and shore up an audience.
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Might be worth doing an NBL style deal with Optus paying whatever amount to show every game, then doing a rev share deal with an FTA (perhaps SBS) to show a game or two a week.
That way theyâd get their games in front of EPL/La Liga fans, but still have the FTA exposure.
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Having 2 games live on FTA is better than having it all behind a paywall.
If you watch EPL, A-league, FA Cup and the FIFA WWC and the upcoming Euros , you only need Optus and Paramount+, so itâs not that bad.
The Paramount+ and 10bold coverage is good, I donât think it would improve if it went anywhere else TBH.
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Just two things.
- 10âs TV guide has the broadcast starting at 3pm for this Sundayâs game
- According to 10âs Isuzu UTE A-League fixtures and broadcast times, the game in NZ has it exclusive to P+
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Add beIN Sports if youâre a Bundesliga fan or support a team in the Championship
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There surely comes a point though where FTA networks start saying itâs not worth their effort. The current situation where ten has little to no sport is somewhat advantageous to the a-league in terms of getting coverage.
There are also alternate options to allow free access without being on FTA. The rusted on fans will pay - they have since the leagueâs inception but it has impacts on the leagueâs ability to grow new fans
The game has some fairly serious issues to face in the immediate future - as much as Ten would like to think they might get a second crack anything could happen especially if they can get more money from an alternate option
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