The Australia Cup & Promotion

The Beaut Game · Post by **The Beaut Game** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:06 am

When should the promotion start for the The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Womenâ€™s Asian Cup?

And what would you suggest as a good way of ensuring healthy crowds to the games?

For mine, I would start with targeting each and every club in S.A and Australia and invite them to attend the games. It needs to be supproted by EVERY women's club in S.A no iffs and no buts.I would look to run club 7 a side comps before the game and at half time. A round robin scenario with a prize pool.

Invite teams to nominate players who can attend training sessions for the various teams ie act as australian football ambasadors for the teams.

The way to ensure buy in from the clubs is to actively involve them in the tournament.

I don't want to see it fizzle out like the Festival Cup which was a very good tournament.

I await your suggestions.

lollipop · Post by **lollipop** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:24 am

your a thinker TBG...

I totally agree they need to make the most of this fantastic hosting opportunity coz if we dont WE WONT BE GETTING ANOTHER CHANCE ANYTIME SOON!!

BillShankly · Post by **BillShankly** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:27 pm

All 5 of the Immanuel High School girls sides will be attending atleast one match of the tournament

billy the kid · Post by **billy the kid** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:08 am

What is happening? Apart from coverage on the Federation's website, I haven't heard too much about this big tournament on mainstream media outlets.

Are the Matildas and other o/s teams going to do some much needed promotional work whilst in Adelaide?

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:09 am

I think what is required is a hell of a lot more information being put out there. If i didn't read the forum i wouldn't have had any idea that it was even on... Is the information being sent out to clubs and schools? Big question is though when the info is givin to clubs and schools will it get passed on to the players and families or over looked yet again?

Unretired · Post by **Unretired** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:42 am

All info was sent to club delegates including pricing.

Cost is only $5.00 for Adults and children under 15 free for a double header. Finals are more expensive.

Most of the Para hills womens club will be going to the Matildas match on the Saturday night.

Mind you, the final is on a Sunday at 2.30pm in the afternoon when all the prem games are on. Maybe we could ask SAWSA to postpone or change times of these matches so we can all go to the finals to support this wonderful op for womens soccer in SA

billy the kid · Post by **billy the kid** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:12 pm

Dusty. As I feared. Publicity needs to be far more pervasive than it currently is.

Mrs Trainer: No disrespect, Info to club delegates is very limited AND will rely on it being promoted by them solely.

Hopefully the women's league will do as the boy's/men's league did and have a break during the World Cup.

I would be very dissapointed if we could not get hundreds and thousands of people to the Matildas games. If I were a betting person, I would say hundreds only!

Lets see. But Dusty's comments worry me as this might be the case with publicity.

gubs · Post by **gubs** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:53 pm

Mrs Trainer wrote:All info was sent to club delegates including pricing.

Cost is only $5.00 for Adults and children under 15 free for a double header. Finals are more expensive.

Most of the Para hills womens club will be going to the Matildas match on the Saturday night.

Mind you, the final is on a Sunday at 2.30pm in the afternoon when all the prem games are on. Maybe we could ask SAWSA to postpone or change times of these matches so we can all go to the finals to support this wonderful op for womens soccer in SA

yeh i think Fulham are postponing some of their games, mainly coz of state trips but gives more incentive to postpone when the Matildas are in town

gubs · Post by **gubs** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:55 pm

there were also flyers handed out at that "Veer it like Viduka" day at Hindmarsh Stadium where the kids were explained the science behind football. There were possibly 1000 people there so flyers handed out on that day wouldn't have done any harm at all

pvfc · Post by **pvfc** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:10 pm

Australias first group game is also at 2:30 on a Sunday afternoon - either Prems teams and their supporters will miss out on going to the MAtildas game , or the prems games may have to be re-scheduled...but will SAWSA do that? lets hope so.

courtz · Post by **courtz** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:57 pm

they wldnt itd b all too hard for them

skeet · Post by **skeet** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:56 pm

when does the competition start??
on the forum is the first ive heard of it

Unretired · Post by **Unretired** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:10 pm

Group A
Team GP W D L GF GA Pts

China PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

# Date Venue Kick Off Match

1 19 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1200 China PR - Chinese Taipei
2 19 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1430 Japan - Vietnam
3 21 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1630 Chinese Taipei - Japan
4 21 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1900 Vietnam - China PR
5 23 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1430 China PR - Japan
6 23 Jul 06 Marden Stadium 1430 Chinese Taipei - Vietnam

Group B
Team GP W D L GF GA Pts

Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DPR Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

# Date Venue Kick Off Match

1 16 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1200 Myanmar - Thailand
2 16 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1430 Australia - Korea Republic
3 18 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1200 Thailand - DPR Korea
4 18 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1430 Myanmar - Australia
5 20 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1200 DPR Korea - Myanmar
6 20 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1430 Korea Republic - Thailand
7 22 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1630 Korea Republic - Myanmar
8 22 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1900 Australia - DPR Korea
9 24 Jul 06 Marden Stadium 1430 Thailand - Australia
10 24 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1430 DPR Korea - Korea Republic

semi-final
# Date Venue Kick Off Match

1 27 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1630 Winner Group A - Runners-up Group B
2 27 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1930 Winner Group B - Runners-up Group A

3/4 place
# Date Venue Kick Off Match

1 30 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1230 Loser SF1 - Loser SF2

Final
# Date Venue Kick Off Match

1 30 Jul 06 Hindmarsh Stadium 1530 Winner SF1 - Winner SF2

Unretired · Post by **Unretired** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:12 pm

Pool matches (Double Headers)
$5 = Adult
Children = Free

The Semifinal (Double Header) will be
$ 15 = Adult
$ 7.50 =Concession/child
$ 20 = Family (two adults and 2 children)

The Final (Double Header - includes the 3rd / 4th playoff)
$ 20 = Adult
$ 10 = Child/concession
$ 30 = Family (two adults and 2 children)

Post by **John Cena** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:48 pm

why arnt some of our teams play as curtain raisers to these matches have a few under age games , say toros vs cumberland or whatever let the young girls see there idols play

KrAzY · Post by **KrAzY** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:55 pm

EVERYone who went to veer it like viduka has a sheet with all fixtures and info trust me i handed it out!! haha ... ill be at every aus game

gubs · Post by **gubs** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:10 pm

hahahaha yay!! i reckon we will live there

The Beaut Game · Post by **The Beaut Game** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:27 pm

Love the cut and past job.

I'm on leave too.

No soup for you Gubs!

pvfc · Post by **pvfc** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:36 pm

coyote wrote:why arnt some of our teams play as curtain raisers to these matches have a few under age games , say toros vs cumberland or whatever let the young girls see there idols play

you could get some real good games there -

U13 - Pink Panthers vs Adelaide City
U15 - Toros vs Cumberland
U17 - Cumberland vs Fulham

lollipop · Post by **lollipop** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:03 pm

How about the premier league cup semi finals get played as a curtain rasier!!

gubs · Post by **gubs** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:02 pm

nah Gian they couldn't do that coz Round 5 of the Cup isnt till the 20th of August and the tournament would be over by then....good idea tho

courtz · Post by **courtz** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:49 pm

i suggested the curtain raiser idea... but ye it wouidl all be too hard wldnt it! yeeesssssss

neits/burgo/shadow · Post by **neits/burgo/shadow** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:46 pm

doubt whether they will want curtain raisers...every game is a double header, so the pitch is already being used twice a day for about 8 days or what ever.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:10 pm

billy the kid wrote:Dusty. As I feared. Publicity needs to be far more pervasive than it currently is...

....Lets see. But Dusty's comments worry me as this might be the case with publicity.

I find it worrying the difference in the amount of information being passed on between premier level and lower levels.

Having been involved in both these levels over the past ten years it seems to me that when playing at the top level you seem to get all the information, but playing in the lower levels the information just never seems to get there...

How does anyone expect to get a crowd in or even enough support to have it off like the guys did... if no-one actually knows the event is going on!

Has anyone else had similiar experiences...

Publicity People... Gotta do something...

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:14 pm

here's an idea... you all might think im crazy but... if each of us on the forum print off say five copies of the information and pass it on to interested people there's a quick way to get the word around and it cheap publicity... Not to mention a constructive way to promote our game! It may or may not work but hey least its an idea.... anyone else got any idea's?

The Beaut Game · Post by **The Beaut Game** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:25 am

http://www.the-afc.com/english/competit ... anCup2006/