Coates Talent League
The Western Jets boys fell short against the Tassie Devils in the Coates Talent League on Saturday. The Jets made the trip down to Tasmania hoping to claim the points, but were hurt by poor goal kicking, losing 10.12 (72)-7.16 (58). Thomas McGuane was named the Jets best. The Jets sit in eighth spot. The Jets girls match with the Devils was postponed after issues with the Jets flight meant they couldn’t get to Tasmania.
VPL
Werribee City had to settle for a draw against Northcote City in the Victorian Premier League 1 competition on Friday night. Neither team scored in the first half, before both teams found a goal in the second half in the 1-1 result. The Bees remain in 13th spot, six points behind Brunswick City in the relegation battle.
FV
Hoppers Crossing came away with points for a second week in a row in the FV state league 2 north-west. The Reds trailed 2-1 at half time against Craigieburn City, but were able to find an equaliser through Harry Kilpatrick in the second half to share the points. Kilpatrick scored both of the Reds goals. The Reds remain bottom, eight points behind Craigieburn City which sits third bottom.
A-League
Fixtures for the A-League unite round have been confirmed. The round is back for a second year, with teams from both the A-League men’s and women’s competitions taking part in a special round across Sydney.
The round was introduced for the 2023-24 season as part of a partnership between the Australian Professional Leagues and Destination NSW, seeing the A-Leagues stage the first full men’s and women’s round in a single city of any Australian sporting code. United’s men’s side will play a twilight match on November 22 against Perth Glory and the women’s side will play the Newcastle Jets the following day.
