The Melbourne Victory Post
Match24 Oct 2026
A hiding for Melbourne Victory
Beaten 0‑3 by Western Sydney Wanderers, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Isaac Cummings is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 14 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.
Boardroom26 Oct 2026
1 academy players handed senior numbers at Melbourne Victory
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words at Melbourne Victory training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jack Duncan is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market26 Oct 2026
Simon Bennett steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Simon Bennett has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad26 Oct 2026
The manager makes an example of Jack Duncan
“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.
In brief
- Player ratings Nishan Velupillay runs at them all day
- Boardroom Doors closed at Melbourne Victory
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Melbourne Victory
- Boardroom Melbourne Victory spend it where nobody looks