The Melbourne Victory Post
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Ben Warland due for a Melbourne Victory medical
Everything agreed with Brisbane Roar, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
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 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Melbourne Victory
Juan Mata 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Josh Thomas
Melbourne Victory asked and Swansea City said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Denis Genreau
“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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jamie Murray steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jamie Murray 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: Flynn Fisher joins the Melbourne Victory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Flynn Fisher 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
Melbourne Victory promote Aidan Wood from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Aidan Wood 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
Peter Webb steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Peter Webb 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
- Squad Joshua Rawlins wants to know why he earns less
- Squad A season on the outside for Jack Warshawsky
- The dugout Jack Mihailidis keeps his manager's vote