Nate Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 The draw for Australia's biggest football event in our history shall be announced tonight at 7pm, hopefully we don't have a repeat of the Brazil 2014 draw which was filled with what seemed to be a lifetime of weird dancing and fat singers before any actual football content (although Fernanda Lima made it bearable). Here are the pots: Pot 1 Australia Iran Japan Uzbekistan Pot 2 South Korea United Arab Emirates Jordan Saudi Arabia Pot 3 Oman China Qatar Iraq Pot 4 Bahrain Kuwait North Korea (Winner of 2014 AFC Challenge Cup) Depending on whether you want to watch the best quality football or Australia to have the easiest path, the most ideal group would obviously vary from person to person but for mine, I'd love to face up against Saudi Arabia, China and North Korea in the group stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Group A Australia South Korea Oman Kuwait Group B Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia China North Korea Group C Iran United Arab Emirates Qatar Bahrain Group D Japan Jordan Iraq Winner of 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexli Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hope China can go through group B and meet oz in Melbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXJawsaXx Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 If by some miracle North Korea make it through the group stage, it could be South Korea vs North Korea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Games at AAMI Park 09 Jan 2015 Australia v Kuwait Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 14 Jan 2015 Korea DPR v Saudi Arabia Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 18 Jan 2015 Uzbekistan v Saudi Arabia Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 16 Jan 2015 Qualifier v Jordan Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 11 Jan 2015 Iran v Bahrain Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 20 Jan 2015 Japan v Jordan Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Group A Australia South Korea Oman Kuwait Group B Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia China North Korea Group C Iran United Arab Emirates Qatar Bahrain Group D Japan Jordan Iraq Winner of 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Good on you for posting this- saves me looknig it up etc! Comments: Group B - the group of life! Might be a struggle to win the group with Sth Korea in there, anyway if we cross over against the winner of "B" thats no big deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Games at AAMI Park 09 Jan 2015 Australia v Kuwait Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 14 Jan 2015 Korea DPR v Saudi Arabia Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 18 Jan 2015 Uzbekistan v Saudi Arabia Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 16 Jan 2015 Qualifier v Jordan Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 11 Jan 2015 Iran v Bahrain Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 20 Jan 2015 Japan v Jordan Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Plus the quarter final between the winner of Group A and runner-up of Group B. Unbelievable that Newcastle earned the right to host both the semi-final and 3rd place match though, NSW-centric FFA up to their old tricks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 As for my predictions:Group A 1. South Korea 2. Australia Group B 1. China 2. Uzbekistan Group C 1. Iran 2. Qatar Group D 1. Japan 2. Iraq Quarter Finals South Korea vs Uzbekistan Iran vs Iraq China vs Australia Japan vs Qatar Semi Finals South Korea vs Iraq Australia vs Japan 3rd Place Iraq vs Australia Final South Korea vs Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliMate Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Underestimate Iran at your own peril. Have Carlos Queiroz as manager and their WCQ results were pretty impressive. Unlucky that they got drawn in a tough group at the WC because I thought they were a sneaky chance to snatch a point here or there but probably not. If they still have him as manager I'd back them to go far in this tournament but. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I really do rate Iran, they have some extremely damaging x-factor players in Nekounam, Masoud and Dejagah but I just went for a sneaky Iraq win, it's all pointless speculation anyway as there's way too many variables this early on. I fancy China as a bit of a smoky though, they have some quality players but just lack that team cohesion and stability but perhaps they can rectify that before the tournament begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXJawsaXx Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 China vs Australia would be huge considering the amount of Chinese immigrants living here. If I remember correctly, didn't Guangzhou get a big crowd in Gosford last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 China vs Australia would be huge considering the amount of Chinese immigrants living here. If I remember correctly, didn't Guangzhou get a big crowd in Gosford last year? About 9000 which is decent for a Mariners ACL game. China just would have been a far more interesting opponent than Oman who I swear we've played at least 5 times over the past few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXJawsaXx Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 China vs Australia would be huge considering the amount of Chinese immigrants living here. If I remember correctly, didn't Guangzhou get a big crowd in Gosford last year? About 9000 which is decent for a Mariners ACL game. China just would have been a far more interesting opponent than Oman who I swear we've played at least 5 times over the past few years. To be fair, that is a fair amount for any A-League team playing in the ACL haha. Indeed, I am quite sick of Oman. Our group is quite good actually, the only difficulty I can see for us is South Korea. I am really looking forward to this, going to go to as many games as possible. In for Saudi Arabia vs North Korea ;D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm keen for Japan vs Jordan tbh! Considering flying up to BrisVegas for the South Korea game but I dunno if it'll be worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXJawsaXx Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yeah, I am keen for that one too, I am a big fan of Japanese football so it should be good. The advantage of going to a game in Brisbane is that you can make a fairly good weekend out of it. I am tempted to as well to be honest haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japiedog Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 thanks for all of this Nate the Japan v Jordan will be a good one to go to, plus OZ v Kuwait 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Keen to see what the DPR Korea active section looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate Posted March 26, 2014 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Keen to see what the DPR Korea active section looks like. "What time's the march?" 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm going to be all over this I think, planning on going to all melb games and the. Fly up to Sydney for the semi and the final. Fingers crossed we go alright 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Until I die Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm going to be all over this I think, planning on going to all melb games and the. Fly up to Sydney for the semi and the final. Fingers crossed we go alright Im thinking the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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xXJawsaXx Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Keen to see what the DPR Korea active section looks like. Most bizarre 4 minutes of my life ahaha. Edited March 27, 2014 by xXJawsaXx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartinHobart Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Hating all this "Australia receives tough Asain Cup Draw" media attention. As hosts if we can't get past Kuwait and Oman it would be an absolute joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Ticketing info: http://www.afcasiancup.com/i/AsianCup/img/pdfs/AFC_Asian_Cup_2015_Ticketing_Guide.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXJawsaXx Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 69 dollars for every Melbourne game isn't bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 69 dollars for every Melbourne game isn't bad. You're not wrong! Plus there's some seriously decent group stage games included, would probably only give the Challenge Cup winner vs Jordan game a miss out of all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXJawsaXx Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 69 dollars for every Melbourne game isn't bad. You're not wrong! Plus there's some seriously decent group stage games included, would probably only give the Challenge Cup winner vs Jordan game a miss out of all of them. Depends who the Challenge Cup winner is. Might go if it is Laos for laughs haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'm going to get that melbourne plus pack, $269 for all melb games plus the two finals in Sydney is awesome value and a great excuse for a trip away. Fingers crossed heart get drawn to play up there the weekend of the 19th then we are really laughing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballism Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Don't usually care too much for international football but I'm actually a little bit excited for this. Decent prices for concession but that $69 pack is only $5 cheaper than buying tickets individually, i.e one group match. Tbh, at $119 the plus pack is pretty tempting but Sydney can go get get fucked (and a week of accom would be pretty expensive - rather spend that on heart away matches) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Will be hitting as many of these as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Does anyone know what they mean by "venue member" in terms of the pre-sale? Does that mean a Heart or Victory member for the Melbourne pack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Nah I think it's like the equivalent of an mcc or medallion club member. Not sure if aami park even has one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Melbourne Pack looks good... http://tickets.afcasiancup.com/venue-pricing/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Melbourne Pack looks good... http://tickets.afcasiancup.com/venue-pricing/ Anyone looking at buying this? Melbourne Pack7 matches incl. a Quarter FinalAustralia vs Kuwait - FRI 9 JANIR Iran vs Bahrain - SUN 11 JANDPR Korea vs Saudi Arabia - WED 14 JANChallenge Cup Winner vs Jordan - FRI 16 JANUzbekistan vs Saudi Arabia - SUN 18 JANJapan vs Jordan - TUE 20 JANQUARTER FINAL 1 - THU 22 JAN CAT 3 - $159 CAT 2 - $219 CAT 1 - $299 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yep, category 3 methinks. Should all us hearts but then together so we are sitting in a group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC56 Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 (edited) I'm going for cat 3 @ $159. The Australian game will sell out, so if I only went to that one game it's not too bad. As I live in Richmond it's easy for me to jump on a tram to get to games, so it's great value for me. I went to all the 2000 Olympics games at the MCG and enjoyed most games. What impact will the Asian Cup have on the A-League season? Edited May 7, 2014 by RFC56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbitm Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Melbourne pack on sale today. Cat 3 sold out so had to settle for non alcohol bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC56 Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 (edited) Well that was an hour lost! Ticket site wouldn't sell me a single Cat 3 seat. Tried Cat 2, but offering corner seat only which I didn't want as they were crap seats. But it would let me buy 2xCat 1 3 seats, every now and then. Ended up buying the second seat as I thought it was better to get seats that I wanted rather than settle for a bad seat. Didn't want to go to Cat 1 although it would have worked out slightly cheaper. So I spent an extra $100 over Cat 2, but I have a spare seat that I can hopefully sell to recoup some costs. Have seats in bays 38 & 40 (different games). Edited May 7, 2014 by RFC56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I got cat 3 at 5.45 this arvo in aisle 15?? 4 of them no worries at all. Looking forward to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Can someone please explain to me how on earth we buy these venue packs? I'm a member of football family and got the link and my MFN but when I follow the link all I get is the page with the prices but I can't click on anything or do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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