Who wouldve thought regional Australia would be hanging a gold medal around the figurative neck of the A-League? In the past couple of weekends, the National Rugby League has hoofed its way to Tamworth for a competition match; AFL clubs have played under lights at Launceston; and now, by virtue of a sequence of events, domestic footballs season-stopper, the A-League grand final, will be played in Newcastle.
It is the first time the A-League decider will be held beyond the confines of a metropolitan city. That Newcastle is that venue speaks to the citys deep and long-standing relationship with the code. There have been peaks and troughs, and the troughs have been depressingly low. It wasnt that long ago in 2015 that footballs governing b…
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