The Perth Glory Sentinel
Squad17 Aug 2026
56 days out for Mark Birighitti after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Perth Glory will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Perth Glory turn down Sydney FC for Andriano Lebib
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Perth Glory go back to the board over Matthew Grimaldi
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $723.1K — a club that wants Matthew Grimaldi enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Perth Glory baulk at the price for Matthew Grimaldi
Melbourne Victory wanted more than $670.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Macarthur FC tell Perth Glory: Harry Politidis is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Perth Glory
Arion Sulemani was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Perth Glory
- Squad Competition arrives for Lachlan Jackson
- The dugout Mark Birighitti knocks on the manager's door