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The Melbourne Victory Post
7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad7 Sep 2026
Adama Traoré breaks a bone — 89 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 89 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market7 Sep 2026
Harrison Shillington puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Melbourne Victory, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Joshua Inserra is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
In brief
- Squad Nahuel Peralta in a row with a teammate
- Squad Lachlan Jackson called up by his country