The Melbourne Victory Post
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 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Denis Genreau in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Melbourne Victory this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Melbourne Victory rebuffed over Angus Thurgate
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Western Sydney Wanderers have kept their man, and Melbourne Victory go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Melbourne Victory promote Caleb Evans from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Caleb Evans 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
Hayden Gordon steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Hayden Gordon 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Jason Davies joins the Melbourne Victory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jason Davies 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: Isaac Webb joins the Melbourne Victory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Isaac Webb is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Melbourne Victory ask about Aribim Pepple
A loan enquiry to Plymouth Argyle: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Melbourne Victory try to borrow Luka Smyth
Notts County have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
In brief
- The dugout Denis Genreau knocks on the manager's door
- Squad Joshua Rawlins wants to know why he earns less
- Squad Adama Traoré is not doing himself any favours