A-League NYE Crystal Ball 2012/13

New Years Eve. A day of festivities, A-League included. Two games take place this evening, Central Coast Mariners vs Perth Glory followed by Adelaide United vs Sydney FC and we at The Football Sack have prepared the party-poppers. 

Before then however the team has done a few predictions, as we always do around this time of year, for the season ahead.

What are your predictions for the A-League in 2013?

Matt Greenlaw
Editor
More likely to win a championship than the Mariners

A-League Premiers Plate: Melbourne Victory
A-League Champion: Central Coast Mariners
Golden Boot: Danny McBreen (20)
Johnny Warren Medalist: Marco Rojas
How will the Socceroos go in the East Asia Cup: Disqualified for using too many players in squad.
Headline we will see: "Wanderers fan group RBB sing rendition of Red and Black from Lés Miserables"
Headline we won't see: "Melbourne Heart fan group sing A Heart Full of Love from Lés Miserables"
Import of the year: Iacopo La Rocco. Revelation.

Christian Layland
Chief of Staff
A Roar fan in Melbourne who (again) took this article far too seriously
A-League Premiers Plate: Mariners. Arnold best ever coach in HAL and will again win silverware to prove it.
A-League Champion: Roar because I'm biased, but also because Mulvey has tasted success with every team he has had control of in the last decade or so.
Golden Boot: McBreen (more than the next guy).
Johnny Warren Medalist: Urggh, maybe Rojas.
How will the Socceroos go in the East Asia Cup: Second. I really think third but Holgers record in competition proper is excellent.
Headline we will see: "Chip on shoulder causes soccer fans to think entire world is against them"
Headline we won't see: "Hyundai A-League legitimately the eleventh highest crowd in the world"
Import of the year: Neumann. Why? Because these pretzels are making me thirsty

Pete 'Supernova' Nowakowski

Contributor
Only diving he does is off the back of the Titanic II 

A-League Premiers Plate: Adelaide United (on the final day of the season)
A-League Champion: Perth Glory (beating the Mariners 2-1 in extra time)
Golden Boot: Jeremy Brockie (15)
Johnny Warren Medalist: Jacob Burns (for uncharacteristically not getting a yellow card all game)
How will the Socceroos go in the East Asia Cup: Fourth.
Headline we will see: "Rogic set to leave the A-League in favour of the Bundesliga"
Headline we won't see: "Osieck sets out his men to attack the Japanese in Hiroshima"
Import of the year: Jeronimo Morales Neumann (for changing his apparent ways and declaring that he will not dive)

Scott Condon
Contributor
Looks good in fluro yellow. 

A-League Premiers Plate: Central Coast Mariners
A-League Champion: Melbourne Victory
Golden Boot: Danny McBreen (19)
Johnny Warren Medalist: Marco Rojas
How will the Socceroos go in the East Asia Cup: Runners Up
Headline we will see: "Barca interested in Kiwi Messi Rojas"
Headline we won't see: "Barca interested in messy Aussie Broxham"
Import of the year: Guilerme Finkler. Pronounce that, Culina-connoisseurs.
 

Sam McInerney

Contributor
Only bloke in Adelaide that doesn't think it's a Pissant town

A-League Premiers Plate: Central Coast Mariners
A-League Champion: Central Coast Mariners
Golden Boot: Jeremy Brockie (A whole cake tin's worth. Ok, 20)
Johnny Warren Medalist: Tom Rogic
How will the Socceroos go in the East Asia Cup: Third place
Headline we will see: "Heart striker scores a brace; Golgol scores goal-goal"
Headline we won't see: "Mainstream TV media praises A-League fan behaviour"
Import of the year: Marcelo Carrusca. Nuff said.