A new era is just what Australian football needs.
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We’ve needed an injection of fresh ideas, innovation and energy for a while.
Finally, that looks poised to happen after the FFA's proposed reform of its Congress model was rejected by member associations.
It’s something that has been coming for a while now, but has unfortunately the process dragged on longer than most would have liked.
That process reached a crucial point on Thursday afternoon. The stage is now set for FIFA to take charge and a new era will hopefully follow.
With the Socceroos qualified for another World Cup next year and the Matildas playing some of the most incredible football we have seen, the platform at the top level is there for the sport to continue to grow in this country.
However, there must be changes, particularly at grassroots level, for that to occur.
A large portion of the Australian football community have wanted change for a while.
It never came, but with this week’s decision, a fresh vision and approach appears imminent.
- TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
We don’t need the VAR in our game.
While it’s obviously great to use technology in sport in the best ways possible, the VAR simply just doesn’t enhance the spectacle in the A-League.
It’s taken the natural aspect out of our game.
It also ruins the flow of the game.
We saw first hand last weekend in our match against Adelaide United how much time can be spent on one decision.
Even after that time spent, decisions on the VAR system won’t always be the correct call.
There will still be inconsistency with the system and if that is the case, why not just leave it up to the referee in the middle to decide?
It’s an accepted part of sport that decisions aren’t always going to go your way.
Let’s allow the referee to continue to make those calls.
- IMPORTANT DAY OUT
After our loss to Adelaide, there is no doubt our home stand against Brisbane Roar is massive this weekend.
We need to start getting wins on the board so we aren’t chasing our tales in the second half of the season in pursuit of a finals spot.
There is no better place to get that ball rolling than in front of our home fans on Saturday night.
Brisbane are in a similar situation to us and will be keen to get their season moving as well after a disappointing start to the campaign.
For that reason, we are expecting an intense encounter.
Massimo Maccarone is unquestionably their main danger.
He might be towards the back end of his career but his record in front of goal still speaks for itself.