This time a year ago, Sutherland avoided relegation by three points and 300 people would have been rattling around the stands at Seymour Shaw. Today, 3,000 people have turned up to watch them play on the national stage for the first time, having finished in the top four of the NPL New South Wales. A 10x crowd figure in any other world would have people singing from the rooftops and this is a story that deserves exactly that. The only lamentation will be, they actually had to shut the gates by the way. They could not let any more people in to Seymour Shaw. Today, Australia Cup champions South Melbourne got the 1-0 win. But keep an eye on Sutherland. They could well become one of the stories of the second Australian Championship. ✍️ 🎙️ @lachieflannigan’s full notes from the game: football360.com.au/south-mel…