About-face made after a furious backlash from football fans with NRL Magic Round-style weekend to instead be hosted by Sydney
The A-Leagues will play an all-inclusive Unite Round in January after the deal for grand finals to be hosted in Sydney was scrapped following fan backlash.The A-Leagues will play an all-inclusive Unite Round in January after the deal for grand finals to be hosted in Sydney was scrapped following fan backlash.
The “Unite Round” will feature double-header matches in which the women’s and men’s teams play one after another. The matches will be held at Allianz Stadium at Moore Park, Parramatta’s Commbank Stadium and the ageing Leichhardt Oval in Lilyfield. “That’s certainly not going to be up and running by January but we’re confident it can host this wonderful competition.”
Leichhardt is set to host Unite Round matches between Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory, Wellington Phoenix and the Central Coast Mariners, Canberra United and Adelaide United, and Brisbane Roar and the Newcastle Jets.
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