The A-League has long been lauded as the ‘next big thing’ of Australian sport. The Giant, we were told, was finally awakening, set to conquer everything before it and consign Australian Rules and the rugby codes to the annals of irrelevancy. The Giant obviously decided to hit the snooze button. After flirting with the lofty heights of [...]

New Zealand franchises have never been a cosy fit in Australian sports leagues.   With the exception of the New Zealand Warriors making a Grand Final in the NRL, teams from across the Tasman have been notorious under performers both on and off the court. It’s already taken the A-League two attempts to even come close [...]