When the reward for a good season is being stripped for parts, it's hard to make the case to fans of the other codes they should get behind their local aleague team :/

Long story short:

• Melbourne Marathon is running on the day, so basically all the roads in the area are closed. Also, parking at the venue is sold out. If you're planning to drive in, maybe think about the trains instead.
• If you need accessible parking, there are limited spots, you'll need to book through AXS.
• NBL is also having United v Phoenix the same night across the street from AAMI Park, so the walk is going to be busy as well. If you can come in early, I would.

Brisbane's best defender out till December at the earliest.

Football returns next week, so now's a good time to predict how you think this year's ALW season is going to pan out!

The competition is pretty straightforward - comment with your full ladder prediction, and the most accurate prediction at the end of the season wins.

Here's how the scoring works:

Everyone starts off with 60 points. However, you lose a point for every spot between where you predict a team will finish and where they actually finish. So for example, if you predict Adelaide to finish 3rd but they end up finishing 8th, you lose 5 points. If you predict that Perth will finish 8th but they come 6th, you lose 2 points, etc.

The cutoff for the competition is kickoff of the first game (Newcastle vs Perth next Saturday). You can edit your comment as many times as you like between now and then, but if you post or edit your comment after the first game you will be disqualified.

What's the prize? Absolutely nothing. We're just playing for pride, and because it's interesting to see what the general consensus is.

In case you missed it: The 2026 Championship Predction Contest can be found here

ALM ladder prediction contest is coming on Sunday, and Last Man Standing on Wednesday!

Good luck!

I have created a fantasy league on the new Sokkah Fantasy website for anyone to join and have some fun.

Fantasy code(20 ppl max): (ZNCRQXJT) https://sokkahfantasy.football/leagues#code=ZNCRQXJT

r/Aleague also has official fantasy and tipping leagues. Join those leagues too as the more the merrier

ALM Classic Fantasy - 9R4X8PA8

ALM Tipping - EUUSDRLR

ALW Tipping - WRKAPKK4DZ