{"podcast":{"title":"Official A-Leagues Podcasts","slug":"official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028","podcast_index_feed_id":7084028,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6389483/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/official-a-leagues-podcasts--6389483","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4d71bd76793f6d3c1fe076a4d2486224.jpg","author":"A-Leagues","episode_count":148,"summary":"Welcome to the Official A-Leagues podcast channel. Enjoy audio versions of our weekly programming, including Dub Zone, Total A-Leagues and The Warm-Up. Find more A-Leagues content on https://aleagues.com.au/.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028"},"episode":{"title":"VAR controversies, Victory’s defensive lapses, finals dark horses, is the top six set? | Download Ep 23","slug":"var-controversies-victory-s-defensive-lapses-finals-dark-horses-is-the-top-six-set-download-ep-23","published_at":"2026-04-13T06:55:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028/var-controversies-victory-s-defensive-lapses-finals-dark-horses-is-the-top-six-set-download-ep-23","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/var-controversies-victory-s-defensive-lapses-finals-dark-horses-is-the-top-six-set-download-ep-23--71283825","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71283825/aldl_ep23.mp3","summary":"Jake Barker-Daish, Naum Sekulovski and Rashid Mahazi pick apart all the big talking points from another jam packed weekend of A-League action, including Newcastle and Auckland both dropping points again, a potentially locked in top six, controversial VAR decisions (and non-decisions) across the competition, how Melbourne Victory’s defensive lapses could cost them dearly, a Josh Nisbet regen at Central Coast Mariners, the players that could take Melbourne City deep in finals and more. And you get your say, including the ultimate debate: whose bicycle kick was better? CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 0:56 Weekend Bangers - Lachie Brook vs Melbourne Victory 1:34 Luke Vickery v Perth Glory 2:19 Noah Maeironi’s lost boot 3:09 Is the top six set? 6:21 Newcastle’s dramatic stoppage time draw with Adelaide 7:28 Should Ethan Alagich’s goal have stood? 9:34 Melbourne Victory’s defensive lapses 12:32 Should Victory have had a handball penalty against Auckland? 14:16 Sydney FC up to third after Sydney Derby win 16:39 Kraev’s \"Hand of Boz\" goal - could it have stood? 17:33 Can Marcus Younis and Andres Kuen take City deep in the finals? 20:49 Is Jesse Mantell the new Josh Nisbet? 24:42 Audience Questions 20:58 Which bicycle kick was better - Anselmo’s or Marcus Younis’s? 26:13 Could a team win the grand final from fifth or sixth? 29:20 Outro","meta_description":"Jake Barker-Daish, Naum Sekulovski and Rashid Mahazi pick apart all the big talking points from another jam packed weekend of A-League action, including N…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1809,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028/episodes/var-controversies-victory-s-defensive-lapses-finals-dark-horses-is-the-top-six-set-download-ep-23/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028/var-controversies-victory-s-defensive-lapses-finals-dark-horses-is-the-top-six-set-download-ep-23.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}