The Central Coast Mariners Post
Market10 Aug 2026
Melbourne City come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Central Coast Mariners did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Eli Adams due for a Central Coast Mariners medical
Everything agreed with Gamba Osaka, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Central Coast Mariners bid $130.0K for Ben Warland
The offer went to Brisbane Roar this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Market10 Aug 2026
Macarthur FC join the queue for Diesel Herrington
Add another name to the list: Macarthur FC have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Diesel Herrington. The answer from Central Coast Mariners has not changed — yet.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Rapid Wien tell Central Coast Mariners: Marco Tilio is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mark Williams steps up from the Central Coast Mariners academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mark Williams 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.
In brief
- Market Central Coast Mariners promote Blake Simpson from within
- Squad Chris Donnell in a row with a teammate
- Squad The training reports on Alfie McCalmont are not good