The Melbourne Victory Post
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Too dear: Melbourne Victory walk away from Paul Ayongo
$4.1M was the most the club would pay and Ararat-Armenia were asking for more. Deals like this are revived in the last week of a window roughly half the time, and everybody involved knows it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Denis Genreau signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Denis Genreau commits to Melbourne Victory for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Melbourne Victory
Juan Mata and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
Melbourne Victory promote Bailey Craig from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bailey Craig has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Brett Harrison joins the Melbourne Victory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Brett Harrison is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Cameron Edwards joins the Melbourne Victory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cameron Edwards is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Melbourne Victory promote Nathan Roberts from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nathan Roberts has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Denis Genreau knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Melbourne Victory, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Joshua Rawlins wants to know why he earns less
Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and Melbourne Victory have no good answer.
In brief
- Squad Somebody is after Jason Davidson’s shirt
- The dugout Juan Mata keeps his manager's vote