January 23, 2025 • 6 mins
Auckland FC have rescued a point in the 10th minute of added time for a 2-all away A-League draw against leaders Adelaide United.
Auckland sub Logan Rogerson headed home in the death throes of added time for a competition point.
Adelaide remain top of the league by a point from Auckland.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Darcy Waldegrave
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
It'd be joined now by Terry mcflinn, director of football
for akf C. Good evening, Terry, Good evening, Dusky.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
How are you.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
I'm very, very well. Enjoyed the entertainment last night. Well,
I expect from your point of view, you probably lost
a few years in the last nine minutes, didn't you.
What a game?
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Yeah, look it was. It was a great game. I
think the performance from the boys was excellent. But as
you said, it wasn't wasn't too good for my blood pressure.
But it looked at the boys show great fighting spirit.
They kept going right to the end and got a draw.
Probably deserve something more than a draw. It again, but
at this point we'll take that.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
I've never been a big fan of V A R.
I think it interrupts the flow of the game. It's
one of the few sports where I don't think we
need it. I think again that was reiterated underlined last night,
in the fact one went the way of a KFC,
the other one didn't right or wrong, sighed everything down.
I can't deal with you Lad's comment on that, Terry
or not.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Oh, look, I think it's part and part of the
game night, so we're pretty used to it. It look
for us, the VR did that. I think the intervened.
They asked the referee to have a look at the situation.
He did, but he decided that his call on field
for was the right one and we just have to
move onward.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
It what makes sense, I suppose, and moving on you
will be coming out on Sunday. The team have stayed
over there for the next fixture. It makes perfect sense.
You're a pretty pragmatic bandch aren't you. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Look, we knew this was going to be a triple.
We're gonna have to stay on the road. So on
the twenty second and then the twenty sixth didn't make sense.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
To come back to Oakland.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
So the team's flown in today from Adelaide into Sydney.
We'll twin to more Saturday, play on Sunday, come back
on Monday.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
When you look back at the game last night again,
do you look to the first half and go, we
need to do more in that first half of football.
That's got to be the biggest bone of contention, doesn't it. Erry.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Look, I think we're we're very comfortable with the way
we're performing in both halves. I think we've been consistently
keeping the ball moving, the ball well, creating chances. But
probably the most pleasant thing for me, Darchi is a
three wrong games out and the fitness levels is very,
very high, and we scored a lot of goals in
the last fifteen minutes.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Their attention to fitness detail has been prevalent right since
the club started. It's almost like a non negost. Well,
wasn't it in this day and age?
Speaker 3 (02:42):
But he's you know, I had a performance of lights Pekarum.
It's fantastic. He's got the boys very very fit, hungry
for work, the hungry to get fitter, to get stronger,
and it's just a joy to what's the train every
day improvements?
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Where do you think work has to change on the
park before the next game? Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Look, we will assess the opposition as we do every week.
The coaches all prepare the team accordingly as to what
we need to do to win the game. In terms
of improvement, we've got our processes, we've got our structures
that we stick to. We've got one hundred percent trust
and faith and every one of the players so We're
just looking forward to the game on Sunday, making sure
the players recover well and prepare well.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Have you got anyone coming back? How far does your
quiver right now? Terry?
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Obviously Dan Hall still with a brooken ankle. He's probably
be back in five to six weeks. Hierarchi was like,
with a cutcheon, he's clear to play a nice So yeah, look,
we've got a fit and healthy bunch, which is very
good for the coaches, and they've got a full compliment
to pick from.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
And with Steve Krker, how's he You think your heart's gone?
I thought, as he was going to explode at the
end of the eexture last night. That's a that's an
excited dude. You didn't even know where you're staying with them,
don't you.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
Yeah, look, Steve, he's a very passionate guy, and I
think the players feed off that passion as well, which
is great to see. I think the supporters appreciated as well.
So yeah, I was very pleased with him last night
that the boys kept going right to the end and
got a result, which, like I said, we definitely deserved
at least.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
It's interesting that not quite but as good as at
the top of the table. Still the energy required to
keep that run rolling even though you've had some concessions
of goals and some losses. This is beyond the wild
of streams of the club surely to keep that going
and to do it over the ditch as well.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Yeah, look, we knew that to win this league you
have to be consistent both at home underway. We went
into Australia pre season as part of preparation for this.
We spent a period of time in Melbourne, period of
time in Sydney to get the players used to traveling
different climates, difference reminding. So we've tried to prepare ourselves
(04:57):
best we possibly could for every scenario. The players have
bought into it. The one thing they do love is
playing in front of the Auckland supporters. As we said
from his we're team for the community, from the community.
So these two games on the road, we just can't
wait to get back to Comedia Stadium against MacArthur next
weekend and.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
With the upcoming match against Western Sydney Wanderers. What have
you seen? What is karaka? What are the players seen around?
Potential ways to can open their way through the defense?
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Oh look, I won't give too much away on here.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Oh come on, they're not listening from the game.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
But yeah, look again to atal respect to all our opponents,
we give them the due respected to deserve. They've been
good this season. The Wanderers, they've got some very good
young players. But we'll prepare accordingly. A lot of times
it's about how we do things. I will try and
break down the opposition, getting behind them and hurt them.
And but yeah, like I said, the preparation's gone well,
(05:57):
we've got two more days training in Sydney before the game,
so we're looking forward to it.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
And finally the love from the Expats or Aussies of
maybe two and on their own countrymen, you only have
pockets of support. Great to see though, isn't it that
some of the New Zealand fans are actually turning up
when it comes to those away fixtures.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
Yeah, definitely. Look, I think we when we played Melbourne
City a few weeks ago in Melbourne there was a
massive Kiwi contingent that turned up and have become Awkland
FC fans. So yeah, look, I'd encourage as many Kiwis
as possible who's in Australia and we're there to come
and support us as get behind your native countrymen and
help us when we're in a foreign land.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Good stuff. Terry mcflynn, Director football for Auckland FC. Thanks
very much for your time and good luck for your heart.
It's it's not that close. Come the Wanderers game on Sunday.
Thanks for yours lovely, thank you.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
Tick.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Care for more from sports talk, listen live to News
Talks it'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the
podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Darcy Waldegrave
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
It'd be joined now by Terry mcflinn, director of football
for akf C. Good evening, Terry, Good evening, Dusky.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
How are you.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
I'm very, very well. Enjoyed the entertainment last night. Well,
I expect from your point of view, you probably lost
a few years in the last nine minutes, didn't you.
What a game?
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Yeah, look it was. It was a great game. I
think the performance from the boys was excellent. But as
you said, it wasn't wasn't too good for my blood pressure.
But it looked at the boys show great fighting spirit.
They kept going right to the end and got a draw.
Probably deserve something more than a draw. It again, but
at this point we'll take that.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
I've never been a big fan of V A R.
I think it interrupts the flow of the game. It's
one of the few sports where I don't think we
need it. I think again that was reiterated underlined last night,
in the fact one went the way of a KFC,
the other one didn't right or wrong, sighed everything down.
I can't deal with you Lad's comment on that, Terry
or not.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Oh, look, I think it's part and part of the
game night, so we're pretty used to it. It look
for us, the VR did that. I think the intervened.
They asked the referee to have a look at the situation.
He did, but he decided that his call on field
for was the right one and we just have to
move onward.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
It what makes sense, I suppose, and moving on you
will be coming out on Sunday. The team have stayed
over there for the next fixture. It makes perfect sense.
You're a pretty pragmatic bandch aren't you. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Look, we knew this was going to be a triple.
We're gonna have to stay on the road. So on
the twenty second and then the twenty sixth didn't make sense.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
To come back to Oakland.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
So the team's flown in today from Adelaide into Sydney.
We'll twin to more Saturday, play on Sunday, come back
on Monday.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
When you look back at the game last night again,
do you look to the first half and go, we
need to do more in that first half of football.
That's got to be the biggest bone of contention, doesn't it. Erry.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Look, I think we're we're very comfortable with the way
we're performing in both halves. I think we've been consistently
keeping the ball moving, the ball well, creating chances. But
probably the most pleasant thing for me, Darchi is a
three wrong games out and the fitness levels is very,
very high, and we scored a lot of goals in
the last fifteen minutes.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Their attention to fitness detail has been prevalent right since
the club started. It's almost like a non negost. Well,
wasn't it in this day and age?
Speaker 3 (02:42):
But he's you know, I had a performance of lights Pekarum.
It's fantastic. He's got the boys very very fit, hungry
for work, the hungry to get fitter, to get stronger,
and it's just a joy to what's the train every
day improvements?
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Where do you think work has to change on the
park before the next game? Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Look, we will assess the opposition as we do every week.
The coaches all prepare the team accordingly as to what
we need to do to win the game. In terms
of improvement, we've got our processes, we've got our structures
that we stick to. We've got one hundred percent trust
and faith and every one of the players so We're
just looking forward to the game on Sunday, making sure
the players recover well and prepare well.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Have you got anyone coming back? How far does your
quiver right now? Terry?
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Obviously Dan Hall still with a brooken ankle. He's probably
be back in five to six weeks. Hierarchi was like,
with a cutcheon, he's clear to play a nice So yeah, look,
we've got a fit and healthy bunch, which is very
good for the coaches, and they've got a full compliment
to pick from.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
And with Steve Krker, how's he You think your heart's gone?
I thought, as he was going to explode at the
end of the eexture last night. That's a that's an
excited dude. You didn't even know where you're staying with them,
don't you.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
Yeah, look, Steve, he's a very passionate guy, and I
think the players feed off that passion as well, which
is great to see. I think the supporters appreciated as well.
So yeah, I was very pleased with him last night
that the boys kept going right to the end and
got a result, which, like I said, we definitely deserved
at least.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
It's interesting that not quite but as good as at
the top of the table. Still the energy required to
keep that run rolling even though you've had some concessions
of goals and some losses. This is beyond the wild
of streams of the club surely to keep that going
and to do it over the ditch as well.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Yeah, look, we knew that to win this league you
have to be consistent both at home underway. We went
into Australia pre season as part of preparation for this.
We spent a period of time in Melbourne, period of
time in Sydney to get the players used to traveling
different climates, difference reminding. So we've tried to prepare ourselves
(04:57):
best we possibly could for every scenario. The players have
bought into it. The one thing they do love is
playing in front of the Auckland supporters. As we said
from his we're team for the community, from the community.
So these two games on the road, we just can't
wait to get back to Comedia Stadium against MacArthur next
weekend and.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
With the upcoming match against Western Sydney Wanderers. What have
you seen? What is karaka? What are the players seen around?
Potential ways to can open their way through the defense?
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Oh look, I won't give too much away on here.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Oh come on, they're not listening from the game.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
But yeah, look again to atal respect to all our opponents,
we give them the due respected to deserve. They've been
good this season. The Wanderers, they've got some very good
young players. But we'll prepare accordingly. A lot of times
it's about how we do things. I will try and
break down the opposition, getting behind them and hurt them.
And but yeah, like I said, the preparation's gone well,
(05:57):
we've got two more days training in Sydney before the game,
so we're looking forward to it.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
And finally the love from the Expats or Aussies of
maybe two and on their own countrymen, you only have
pockets of support. Great to see though, isn't it that
some of the New Zealand fans are actually turning up
when it comes to those away fixtures.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
Yeah, definitely. Look, I think we when we played Melbourne
City a few weeks ago in Melbourne there was a
massive Kiwi contingent that turned up and have become Awkland
FC fans. So yeah, look, I'd encourage as many Kiwis
as possible who's in Australia and we're there to come
and support us as get behind your native countrymen and
help us when we're in a foreign land.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Good stuff. Terry mcflynn, Director football for Auckland FC. Thanks
very much for your time and good luck for your heart.
It's it's not that close. Come the Wanderers game on Sunday.
Thanks for yours lovely, thank you.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
Tick.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
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Talks it'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the
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