On this episode of The Dubcast, Poletti and Burke chat about City sweeping their AWCL group stage games, Rhianna Pollicina marking her 100th game with a goal and a win, the Wanderers shock win over the Roar, and more.
Note: This episode was recorded before Football Australia announced the Young Matildas squad and games against South Korea.
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Poletti is joined by Lachie Avil to have a look at both the Australian and New Zealand squads ahead of the two sides facing off in Gosford and Adelaide in the final international window for 2025.Thumbnail photo of Sam Kerr: Supplied by Football Australia
On this special episode of The Dubcast, Poletti and Burke sit down to discuss five of the biggest points from the PFA's report into the 2024/25 A-League Women season.
Below is a link to the report, as well as the points we picked out with time stamps if you only want to listen to certain parts.
Link to the report: https://pfa.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/PFA-ALW-Report-2425-FINAL.pdf
The five key talking points:
Crowd attendances (page 9 of the report) (5:30)
Players wanting an independent commission to run the league (page 12) (17:48)
Player payments/Salary Cap (page 20) (22:10)
Heat and scheduling (page 27) (36:55)
Player safety at clubs (page 33) (47:02)
Thumbnail photo: Marcus Robertson/Round Ball Australia
On this episode of The Dubcast, Poletti and Burke discuss Round 2 of the 2025/26 A-League Women season, which saw both Melbourne teams put four goals each past New South Wales opposition.
We also discuss Wellington Phoenix's first game under Bev Priestman, Sydney FC starting their sixth goalkeeper in the last 12 months, the Young Matildas U20 Asian Cup draw, and more.
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On this episode of The Dubcast, Poletti and Burke discuss Round 1 of the 18th season of the A-League Women, which started in the completely chaotic fashion we've all come to expect from the Dub.
We also discuss whether 14-year-olds should be playing professional football, whether there are any overreactions to Round 1, and answer your questions.
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Ahead of the new season, Poletti and Burke take a look at Perth Glory, and discuss whether Stephen Peters will find finals success in his second season in charge, whether the squad can stay healthy, as well as our players to watch, and notable ins, outs, and retentions.
Thumbnail photo of Susan Phonsongkham: Newcastle Jets/X
The notable ins, outs, and bringing back is not a comprehensive list, and the information is correct as of Thursday, October 16.
Ahead of the new season, Poletti and Burke take a look at the Wellington Phoenix, and discuss Bev Priestman's appointment, whether she'll be able to help guide them to their first finals appearance, as well as our players to watch, and notable ins, outs, and retentions.
Thumbnail photo of Bev Priestman: Wellington Phoenix/X
The notable ins, outs, and bringing back is not a comprehensive list, and the information is correct as of Thursday, October 16.
Ahead of the new season, Poletti and Burke take a look at the Newcastle Jets, and discuss the turnover both on the field and in the coaching department, whether they can make finals, as well as our players to watch, and notable ins, outs, and retentions.
Thumbnail photo of Melina Ayres: Newcastle Jets/X
The notable ins, outs, and bringing back is not a comprehensive list, and the information is correct as of Thursday, October 16.
Ahead of the new season, Poletti and Burke take a look at the Central Coast Mariners, and discuss what the reigning Champions can do with essentially a brand new squad and coach, as well as our players to watch, and notable ins, outs, and retentions.
Thumbnail photo of Kory Babington: Supplied by Central Coast Mariners.
The notable ins, outs, and bringing back is not a comprehensive list, and the information is correct as of Thursday, October 16.
Ahead of the new season, Poletti and Burke take a look at Canberra United, and discuss where Sasha Grove best fits back in to Canberra's squad, as well as our players to watch, and notable ins, outs, and retentions.Thumbnail photo of Sasha Grove: Supplied by Football AustraliaThe notable ins, outs, and bringing back is not a comprehensive list, and the information is correct as of Thursday, October 16.
Ahead of the new season, Poletti and Burke take a look at the Wanderers, and discuss whether with a full off-season if Geoff Abrahams can be the coach to get the Wanderers to the finals, how they'll cope without Sienna Saveska, as well as our players to watch, and notable ins, outs, and retentions.
Thumbnail photo of Geoff Abrahams: Western Sydney Wanderers/X
The notable ins, outs, and bringing back is not a comprehensive list, and the information is correct as of Thursday, October 16.
Ahead of the new season, Poletti and Burke take a look at Sydney FC, and discuss whether Sydney FC can make finals, whether Ante Juric is under pressure, as well as our players to watch, and notable ins, outs, and retentions.
Thumbnail photo of Ante Juric: Marcus Robertson/Round Ball Australia
The notable ins, outs, and bringing back is not a comprehensive list, and the information is correct as of Thursday, October 16.
Read Christian's article on Ante Juric: https://roundballaustralia.com.au/another-early-season-blip-or-something-more-why-ante-juric-should-move-on-next-year/
Ahead of the new season, Poletti and Burke take a look at the Brisbane Roar, and discuss the injuries that impacted last season and whether it will happen again, as well as our players to watch, and notable ins, outs, and retentions.
Thumbnail photo of Alex Smith: Brisbane Roar/X
The notable ins, outs, and bringing back is not a comprehensive list, and the information is correct as of Thursday, October 16.
Read our interview with Grace Kuilamu: https://roundballaustralia.com.au/brisbanes-newest-matilda-aims-for-a-league-women-summit/
Ahead of the new season, Poletti and Burke take a look at Melbourne Victory, and discuss how Melbourne Victory's midfield that is overloaded with talent will work, as well as our players to watch, and notable ins, outs, and retentions.Thumbnail photo of Rhianna Pollicina: Marcus Robertson/Round Ball AustraliaThumbnail photo of Taylor Ray: Texi SmithThe notable ins, outs, and bringing back is not a comprehensive list, and the information is correct as of Thursday, October 16.
Ahead of the new season, Poletti and Burke take a look at all 11 teams, and discuss just how many of the three trophies on offer City can win, as well as our players to watch, and notable ins, outs, and retentions.Thumbnail photo of Rebekah Stott: Marcus Robertson/Round Ball AustraliaThe notable ins, outs, and bringing back is not a comprehensive list, and the information is correct as of Thursday, October 16.
Ahead of the new season, Poletti and Burke take a look at all 11 teams, starting with Adelaide United and they discuss whether Theo Tsiounis can carry on the work that Adrian Stenta started?Thumbnail photo of Tsiounis: Supplied by Adelaide United.
The notable ins, outs, and bringing back is not a comprehensive list, and the information is correct as of Thursday, October 16.
This week on The Dubcast, Poletti and Burke recap the absolute insanity that was the NPL Women's NSW Grand Final, as well as the NPL Victoria Women's Grand Final, the A-League Women fixtures, and more.
This week, Poletti and Burke chat all about the NPL Finals going on around the country, with in-depth looks at the NPL NSW and NPL Victoria Grand Finals taking place on Saturday, September 13. The duo also briefly talk about Western United and the player movement that's gone on since we last recorded.Thumbnail photo credit [From L to R]: Football NSW/Facebook, Football NSW/Facebook, Football Victoria/Facebook, Box Hill United/FacebookContent discussed in the show:Scouting Series: Sofia Fante - https://youtu.be/Uxc0MybUX-4?si=7Ly5tcPWxjrmTta0Isabella Coco-Di Sipio interview - https://youtu.be/FdXjlixKk1A?si=FETfUt_arhMvrUUd
On this episode of The Dubcast, Poletti and Burke chat about the seemingly never-ending list of players moving clubs, Kory Babington being named the Mariners A-League Women coach and what that means holistically, with only one women's coach now in the league as Western United appear to be on the brink of collapse, and the NPL Finals are heating up.Check out Poletti's interview with Isabella Coco-Di Sipio: https://youtu.be/FdXjlixKk1A?si=mb40JETbn1wIVH_oThumbnail Photo Credit [from left to right]: Central Coast Mariners/supplied, Football Australia/supplied, Football Australia/supplied, Texi Smith/Round Ball Australia, Marcus Robertson/Round Ball Australia
On this episode, Poletti (they/them) sits down with Samantha Lewis (she/they) to chat about a number of topics, including her journey into football journalism, her time at the ABC, including the journey to Qatar for the 2022 Men's World Cup, venturing into Women Onside, being President of The Flying Bats, and more.Check out Women Onside: https://www.womenonside.com.au/Piece on North Korea for the ABC: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-18/inside-north-korea-footballs-most-secretive-womens-national-team/103427288