"A-League Women elimination semi-final delivered drama, but few were in attendance"

The game could have been played at a ground more accessible to fans, teams should have had far more publicity about the game, there could have been shuttle buses linking to the CBD or local transport, terrestrial TV availability... so many options.

Instead, they got an attendance of under 800 people. For an absolute banger of a game.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-16/a-league-women-delivers-drama-but-not-a-crowd/102227818

#football #MelbDerby #MCYvMVC #soccer #ALeagueWomen

Chaos league continues to chaos #MCYvMVC #MelbDerby #melbournevictory #aleaguewomen

RT @francisco_aus
I’ve seen penalties given with less contact than that #MelbDerby

RT @ScialpiNick
10 mins to kick off and crowd very underwhelming due to mass @Ticketek outages with fans unable to access their mobile tickets #MelbDerby

All the people whinging about entry to #MelbDerby being delayed...something something womens games and entry opening ten minutes before kick off. #aleagues #aleaguemen #aleaguewomen #soccer #melbournevictory #melbournecity

RT @10NewsFirst@twitter.com

#Breaking: APL CEO Danny Townsend will sit down with 10 News First at 5pm to address the decision to move the A-Leagues Grand Finals to Sydney and the horrific scenes at the weekend's #MelbDerby.

You can also catch the full interview on YouTube after our bulletin | @10FootballAU@twitter.com

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/10NewsFirst/status/1604710914909167616

And a moving picture from #MelbDerby #MCYVMVC

From my point of view at #MelbDerby #MCYVMVC on Saturday 17 December 2022.

Click on the image to see, but ach! Too soon, Microsoft Windows to have a football and boot after what happened last night at the #MelbourneDerby! (#MelbDerby #ALeagueMen #ALeague #ALeagues)

(Only later did I realise the football imagery was probably about the World Cup. Oops.)

“There is no possible excuse for players, cameramen, referees coming to work and not being safe. There’s no place at our club. No place in the game, no place in the league for that sort of behaviour.”

Caroline Carnegie, Melbourne Victory's Managing Director.

It's hard to say what penalties the Victory may face. They have a record of ugly incidents, of which this is the latest and worst.

#Football #MelbourneVictory #MelbDerby #ALeague #MCYvMVC

https://www.espn.com.au/football/australian-a-league-men/story/4834011/melbourne-derby-violence-fa-ceo-condemns-pitch-invaders

When I opened my news this morning I thought they had already found something to blame for the #MelbDerby pitch invasion.

#spinach

When I opened my news this morning I thought they had already found something to blame for the #MelbDerby pitch invasion.

#spinach

Way to go! Melbourne Victory fans scored a protesting own-goal, I see. (By attacking players and referees during a game last night)

Why would you want finals staged in Melbourne after that showing? I can see Victory playing in an empty stadium for the rest of the year. #MelbDerby #ALeague #ALP #MVC

#Dickhead 👇👇👇👇👇👇 #MVCvMCY #MelbDerby

RT @WGroypius@twitter.com

@LucyZelic@twitter.com I wish soccer fans would leave their ethnic grievances in their home countries! Australia used to be such a peaceful place 😢

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/WGroypius/status/1604064046000398339

RT @rpjward@twitter.com

I'm hearing that the APL has told Victory and City that they can't speak to the media tonight. We have asked for someone to speak. I don't know why those in charge don't have someone speaking for the game tonight. #MelbDerby

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/rpjward/status/1604056024079818757

RT @rpjward@twitter.com

I'm hearing that the APL has told Victory and City that they can't speak to the media tonight. We have asked for someone to speak. I don't know why those in charge don't have someone speaking for the game tonight. #MelbDerby

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/rpjward/status/1604056024079818757

RT @AnnaHarrington@twitter.com

Whole range of emotions: devastated, flat, angry. I've covered a lot of ALM games and I've never seen anything this ugly. Hard to see a way up from here. #MelbDerby https://twitter.com/AAPSport/status/1604059372950552577

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AnnaHarrington/status/1604059672201560070

RT @AnnaHarrington@twitter.com

Whole range of emotions: devastated, flat, angry. I've covered a lot of ALM games and I've never seen anything this ugly. Hard to see a way up from here. #MelbDerby https://twitter.com/AAPSport/status/1604059372950552577

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AnnaHarrington/status/1604059672201560070

There is NO REASON to bring a flare ANYWHERE. Impedes people's vision & breathing.

NO REASON to assault (with body or projectiles) a referee or a player.

NO REASON for those supposed "fans" to ruin the match or the club. Farking did it anyway.

Disgrace. #MelbDerby #ALeagueMen

The game has officially been abandoned.

There is no room for violence.

#MCYvMVC #MelbDerby #Football #ALeague