The Central Coast Mariners Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Trent Sainsbury 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 Central Coast Mariners this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
Andrew Jenkins steps up from the Central Coast Mariners academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrew Jenkins 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
Central Coast Mariners promote Travis Mitchell from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Travis Mitchell 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: Hugh Lloyd joins the Central Coast Mariners first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Hugh Lloyd 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
Central Coast Mariners promote Matt James from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Matt James 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kaito Taniguchi has company in his position
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Kaito Taniguchi keeps the shirt for now, at Central Coast Mariners's convenience rather than his own.
In brief
- Squad A wage question at Central Coast Mariners
- Squad Alfie McCalmont is not doing himself any favours