The Melbourne City Gazette
Squad5 Oct 2026
Liam Bonetig 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.
Squad5 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Melbourne City
Matheus Rossetto 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.
Squad5 Oct 2026
Late improvement for Matheus Rossetto
At 30 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 4 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.
Market5 Oct 2026
Dean Davis steps up from the Melbourne City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dean Davis 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.
Market5 Oct 2026
One of our own: Toby Hamilton joins the Melbourne City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Toby Hamilton is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market5 Oct 2026
One of our own: Logan Walsh joins the Melbourne City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Logan Walsh is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Words at Melbourne City training over how hard people work
- The dugout Tyler Roberts knocks on the manager's door
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Patrick Beach