#71 – U20 Failure, Australia Cup Final & Socceroos Squad (feat. Petar Petrov)

<p>Graham is joined by football recruitment consultant and data analyst Petar Petrov to examine what Australia’s failure to qualify for the U20 Asian Cup reveals about the A-League and the development of the country’s best young players.</p><p><br /></p><p>They discuss the lack of senior experience within the squad, player-release problems, the domestic calendar and whether visa places are preventing young Australians from receiving more opportunities. The conversation also covers Newcastle Jets’ 7-1 continental defeat, the changing gap between the A-League and NPL, and South Melbourne’s chances against Melbourne Victory in the Australia Cup final.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second half features a position-by-position Socceroos squad analysis, including Kasey and Jordy Bos, Kealey Adamson, Yaya Dukuly, Marcus Younis, Eli Adams, Zach Sapsford, Alex Robertson, Paul Okon-Engstler, Aiden O’Neill, Patrick Yazbek and Dylan Leonard.</p><p><br /></p><p>A detailed discussion about Australia’s youth pathways, the future of the A-League and the growing depth of the Socceroos.</p><p><strong>Join the discussion:</strong> <a href="https://greenandgoldfc.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠greenandgoldfc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Follow on X: </strong><a href="https://x.com/fcgreenandgold" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@fcgreenandgold⁠</a></p>