The Collective

Alex Molchanoff and Michael Thompson review round one of the Isuzu Ute A-League and give a quick preview of round two. The Mariners big win in the F3 Derby, Ufuk Talay and Sydney FC plus Perth Glory headlined the discussion on this episode. 

Against all the odds the Central Coast Mariners pulled off a mighty upset in Gosford, coming from behind to win the F3 Derby against Newcastle 3-2 on the back of one of the most iconic finishes in A-League & F3 Derby history

The F3 Derby takes its place as the finale of opening weekend as the under siege Mariners look to overcome a turbulent off season against a Newcastle side fresh off claiming the Australia Cup

It was a contest devoid of many real chances as Melbourne Victory & Auckland played out a 0-0 draw on opening weekend at AAMI Park

The opening Match of the Week for the 2025/26 season takes place at AAMI Park in Melbourne with a rematch of last seasons dramatic semi-final between Melbourne Victory and Auckland FC. Victory are looking to finally get over the hump after losing the last two straight Grand Finals while the defending Premiers Auckland FC are out for revenge after Victory gatecrashed their fairytale season in Auckl...

Two goals in three minutes, one for either side saw the points split in Parramatta between the Wanderers & City on opening weekend

The defending champions Melbourne City start their title defence with a Saturday afternoon clash in Parramatta against one of last seasons standouts, the Western Sydney Wanderers.

The highlights from SEM Phoenix 40 point demolition of the Illawarra Hawks at John Cain Arena last night. 

It was a magical night for the SEM Phoenix as they put the Illawarra Hawks to the sword by 40 points at John Cain Arena 

Adelaide United were too strong for Sydney FC on opening night, winning a thrilling contest 2-1 at Coopers Stadium

Adelaide & Sydney get the honour of opening up the 2025/26 A-League season at Coopers Stadium in front of what will be a near capacity crowd

The longest off-season in world football is officially over and the A-Leagues seasons are back for the new season. Join Julian Marcus, Robbie Feldmann and Eric Subijano as they preview the 2025/26 Isuzu Ute A-League Men's season before it starts this weekend. 

The 20th A-League Grand Final will create history as Melbourne City & Melbourne Victory meet at a sold out AAMI Park for the first ever Melbourne Derby A-League Grand Final. Can City shed the little brother tag once and for all or will Melbourne Victory become the first team to win the title from 5th spot?

Melbourne City vs Melbourne City, Melbourne sporting heritage being written in real time... Let the battle commence...

Join Jude Dolan, Julian Marcus, Alex Molchanoff & Robbie Feldmann for a look back at the 20th season of the A-League

Relive the best moments of Melbourne City's & Melbourne Victory's 2024/25 seasons en route to this historic Grand Final as heard on The Collective.

Join Julian Marcus, Jude Dolan, Alex Molchanoff, Robbie Feldmann, Neal Symons, James Worth, Michael Thompson & Katie Lambeski for Grand Final Matchday LIVE from AAMI Park ahead of the 2025 Grand Final between Melbourne City & Melbourne Victory. Including the 2024/25 season in review.

Marco Tilio speaks to The Collective after City claimed the Championship with a 1-0 win in the Grand Final against Victory

Melbourne City goalkeeper Patrick Beach speaks to the Collective after Melbourne City's 2nd Championship win in the Grand Final

Kai Trewin from Melbourne City speaks to The Collective after City's 1-0 Grand Final win over Melbourne Victory

Yonatan Cohen's 10th minute goal was enough to hand Melbourne City their second championship and the eternal bragging rights over Victory in front of an AAMI Park record crowd of 29'902

Western United will need to overturn a 3-0 deficit and rewrite the record books to deny Melbourne City a birth in this year's Grand Final. City are seeking a 5th Grand Final in six seasons while Western are looking for a miracle.

A 1-1 draw was enough for Melbourne City to progress 4-1 on aggregate to their 5th Grand Final in six seasons and setup an historic Melbourne Derby Grand Final against the Victory

Auckland FC will be greeted by a sold out Go Media Stadium crowd for their first ever home final. They lead 1-0 on aggregate and haven't conceded to Victory in three matches this season, have the Victory got another Finals special in them? Or will Auckland steamroll their way to a home Grand Final?

In one of the biggest upsets in A-League Finals history the Melbourne Victory have pulled off a 2-0 win in the second leg in Auckland to eliminate the Premiers 2-1 on aggregate and make their 8th Grand Final