The Perth Glory Sentinel
Squad13 Oct 2031
Words exchanged at Perth Glory
Clayton Taylor 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.
Market13 Oct 2031
Perth Glory promote Kye Phillips from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Kye Phillips 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.
Market13 Oct 2031
One of our own: Caleb King joins the Perth Glory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Caleb King is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market13 Oct 2031
Perth Glory promote Ethan Palmer from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ethan Palmer 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.
Market13 Oct 2031
Adrian Ward steps up from the Perth Glory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Adrian Ward 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.
Squad13 Oct 2031
Rhys Harris signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Rhys Harris commits to Perth Glory for another 4 years.
The dugout13 Oct 2031
Alex Badolato asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad13 Oct 2031
Words at Perth Glory training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Blake Kennedy 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.
The dugout13 Oct 2031
The manager makes an example of Blake Kennedy
“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
- The dugout When it matters, Harrison Devenish-Meares plays
- Squad Clayton Taylor wants to know why he earns less
- The dugout The manager makes Will Kennedy a promise