A-Leagues All Access Season 1, Episode 28: Countdown

1

You Need To Suffer

The first episode of our groundbreaking new weekly series A-Leagues All Access stars Portuguese winger, Luis Nani, showcasing Nani with his young family, at training and following his historic A-League debut for Melbourne Victory.

23 min

2

Pantomime Villain

Charlie Austin is the star of this week's A-Leagues All Access, our groundbreaking weekly docuseries taking A-Leagues fans closer to the action than ever before. This riveting episode includes explosive dressing room footage from half-time of their Isuzu UTE A-League clash, where you see the Brisbane Roar marquee's competitive streak, but also shows off the other side to the star striker. Alongside his wife Bianca, they share a very personal and powerful story around loss and family.

24 min

3

No Hours In Football

Patrick Kisnorbo is the star of this week's A-Leagues All Access, our groundbreaking weekly docuseries taking A-Leagues fans closer to the action than ever before.

23 min

4

Sky's the Limit

The Garang Kuol story proves that sporting fairytales do exist. Plucked from his local club in Shepparton and having made just a handful of senior starts, the Central Coast Mariners teenager is on his way to Newcastle United in the Premier League. This is his story.

22 min

5

Football Maniac

Newcastle Jets coach Arthur Papas has committed his life to football. ‘Football Maniac’ explores the Melbourne-born coach’s journey from aspiring player and coach to the A-Leagues hot seat with the Novocastrians.

23 min

6

Pressure is a Privilege

A-League great Milos Ninkovic did the unthinkable – crossing the Sydney derby divide. ‘Pressure is a Privilege’ takes us inside the most controversial move in A-League history and the match which has sensationally reignited Australia’s fiercest rivalry.

24 min

7

Be Strong Girl

Matildas star Chloe Logarzo knows exactly how crucial the next eight months will be for her career. ‘Be Strong Girl’ follows the midfielder’s return to club football from an ACL injury suffered whilst in national team camp in 2021.

23 min

8

As You Are

It was the ultimate moment of mixed emotion. A drop of agony mixed into a cauldron of euphoria: Melbourne Victory captain Kayla Morrison, in her club tracksuit, watching her team clinch the Liberty A-League championship.

25 min

9

Don't Look Back

Australian football legend Melissa Barbieri has just about done everything there is to do in the game. In the latest episode - Don't Look Back - gain an insight into Barbieri's incredible career, her aspirations to break new ground as a female commentator and her season debut for Melbourne City.

24 min

10

Beautiful, Not Perfect

Perth Glory coach Ruben Zadkovich is the youngest Isuzu UTE A-League coach, who sees things very differently to most.

25 min

11

In the Blood

“In the blood” explores how John Aloisi discovered a passion for football from a young age and his fairytale Socceroos journey and his time at A-League club Western United.

26 min

12

Why So Serious?

Episode 12 of A-Leagues All Access follows Central Coast Mariners star Jason Cummings, exploring how the charismatic striker found a happy home in Gosford, learning to "flick the switch" between the joker inside of him to the motivated striker.

27 min

13

Don't Let Fear Stop You

This week's episode of A-Leagues All Access tells the story of Adelaide United and Socceroos icon Craig Goodwin, revealing how a determined young player turned his dream of making it in football into a reality.

28 min

14

Be Kind. Be Brave. Be Happy.

The heartbreaking decision that changed Ulises Davila’s life forever. Hear his story in A-Leagues All Access.

28 min

15

Mr. Normal

Andrew Redmayne: a five-time Isuzu UTE A-League championship winner, a Socceroos icon, and more recently, even a member of The Wiggles! But he’s also a soon-to-be qualified teacher, a husband, a father - and a very normal bloke.

27 min

16

The Way It Is

This week's episode of A-Leagues All Access follows Melbourne City forward Mathew Leckie’s return to clubland in the days following his heroic display for Australia at the World Cup in late-2022.

27 min

17

No Simple Path

‘No Simple Path’ profiles the Matildas 2023 FIFA World Cup contender Grace Maher, who possesses one of the most lethal left feet in Australia and has a penchant for scoring long bombs.

24 min

18

Away From Home

This week’s episode of A-Leagues All Access follows Carl Jenkinson, the former Arsenal FC defender who embarked on a new challenge in Australia and the Isuzu UTE A-League, where he now co-captains Newcastle Jets.

23 min

19

On the Rise

In ‘On the Rise’, Brisbane Roar midfielder Rahmat Akbari reveals how he did not see his dad and hero Ghulam for the first four years of his life, and the juxtaposition of his Hazara people and the Taliban regime.

24 min

20

Born For This

Coinciding with his return to the All Whites, Wellington Phoenix skipper Alex Rufer reflects on how the family name has influenced his football journey in “Born for This”.

24 min

21

The Future

'The Future' is a heart-warming story of the local product and football-obsessed kid, Joe Gauci, who’s broken into the team he supported, and is now coached by his boyhood idol.

23 min

22

One More Chance

This week’s episode of A-Leagues All Access tells the story of Natalie Tobin, a full-time Occupational Therapist and captain of Sydney FC in the Liberty A-League. How will the reigning Premiers fare with the mounting pressure and expectation?

24 min

23

The Other Side

Beneath the larrikin exterior, Western United attacker Lachie Wales is a deep thinker with a complex past. ‘The Other Side’ explores his mum’s tragic passing during Wales' high school years and how it impacted his football career. Wales also opens up for the first time about the Olyroos controversy which initially saw him banned from the Tokyo Olympics. His myriad personalities are one display, from team joker and quizmaster, to agent provocateur as the tense Melbourne City rivalry erupts in Jamie Maclaren’s record-breaking game.

24 min

24

Rise to the Occasion

“Rise To The Occasion” provides unprecedented access into the matchday preparation for the biggest game of the Liberty A-League season.

23 min

25

Bad Blood

‘Bad Blood’ includes unseen footage of Western Sydney attacker Milos Ninkovic’s bust up with his former mentor, Sydney FC coach Steve Corica, in the bowels of CommBank Stadium, before he was frogmarched out of his former change room.

24 min

26

High Stakes

It’s game on with a Grand Final spot on the line in the Isuzu UTE A-League season, and ‘High Stakes’ sets the scene for this Friday’s finely poised second semi-final between Melbourne City and Sydney FC.

24 min

27

Do or Die

It’s the two Isuzu UTE A-League sides whose bold backing of local youth has sensationally paid off, leaving them one win away from a Grand Final. A record home Central Coast Mariners crowd creates an electric atmosphere, in this rough-and-tumble encounter with Adelaide United. Coaches Nick Montgomery and Carl Veart ride every emotion as former players of their respective clubs, with the All Access crew capturing the key addresses and moments from both change rooms.

23 min

28

Countdown

Larrikinism, reflections of heartbreaking Isuzu UTE Grand Final memories and heartwarming yarns and interactions intertwine in 'Countdown', the ultimate 2022/23 Grand Final preview to Saturday’s CommBank Stadium decider.

24 min

29

Believe

A pre-game bust up lights the fuse for an explosive decider as eccentric striker Jason Cummings, the self-anointed ‘king of the coast’, takes centre stage, with his hat-trick triggering jubilant scenes among the Mariners family.

23 min