Ben Smith

Striker - Southern United U18
21 Nov 2027
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62 Edition

The Southern United Herald

4 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match4 Oct 2027

Southern United up to position 2

21 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Squad4 Oct 2027

Chris Nelson stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Chris Nelson and Southern United agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad4 Oct 2027

Southern United lose Clayton Van Hattum

33 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

In brief

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58 Edition

The Southern United Herald

6 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match6 Sep 2027

Southern United up to position 2

21 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Boardroom6 Sep 2027

$122.4K on the table at Southern United

The board have answered with money instead of encouragement, which is the only answer a manager ever wants. Spending it well is now entirely his problem.

Loan watch6 Sep 2027

Ben Smith wants to come home

“I did not go to Melbourne City to sit and watch. I want to come back to Southern United and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.

Squad6 Sep 2027

Deklan Tuiloma gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad6 Sep 2027

Cameron Lewis asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Squad6 Sep 2027

International call for Matt Reid

Matt Reid joins up with his country. Southern United lose him for the window and would like him back in one piece.

In brief

53 Edition

The Southern United Herald

2 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad2 Aug 2027

The manager makes an example of Grant McGrath

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad2 Aug 2027

Southern United lose Marco Fenton

51 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Boardroom2 Aug 2027

Southern United release $122.4K for the manager

The board have put money on the table rather than an encouraging word. What happens to it now is somebody else's problem, and somebody else's job.

In brief