12 weeks, means a 12-week pre-season Tour de Sydney that the club should/could/won’t organize. The week we’re playing the FFA Cup. So 11-weeks.
Tour de Sydney, 2023 edition.
Week 1: Macarthur Rams @ Lynwood Park, Campbelltown.
Week 2: Inter Lions @ Leichhardt Oval, Lilyfield
Week 3: Sydney Olympic @ Belmore Oval, Belmore
Week 4: Sydney United @ King Tom, Edensor Park
Week 5: Hakoah @ ES Marks Athletic, Moore Park
Week 6: Northbridge Bulls @ Northbridge Oval, Northbridge
Week 7: Manly United @ Cromer Park, Dee Why
Week 8: Sutherland Sharks @ Sutherland
Week 9: Mt Druitt @ Mt Druitt
Week 10: Bankstown City @ Jenson Oval, Sefton (ft. a cheeky trip to the old playhouse)
Week 11: Rockdale @ Illinden.
Would make those long Wednesday Afternoon meetings a lot more pleasant knowing once I jumped in the car home, it’d be a new destination for a few months.
Any of the three would be solid but unless you’re after American kitschy burgers, Five Barrel has the best beers. Unless you’re prepared to walk from Rube Goldberg in Tarrawanna.
I randomly remember an interview with Grant from a few years back where he was asked that question and I think the club was looking into it. If I had to guess either he would be classified as a contractor and thus would not be eligible OR he would be eligible and would just take it after he retires/get it paid out.
If they do, they probably get it cashed out. Otherwise maybe new contracts mean that they’ve technically re-started employment? In any case, can’t see any professional footballer doing it, they’d be almost guaranteed to lose their starting position in any team they’d be in.
If they do, like Daveee said, they’d be told to do it in the off season
