The Adelaide United Chronicle
Boardroom26 Oct 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Adelaide United
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Ajak Riak falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match24 Oct 2026
A bad afternoon for Adelaide United against Central Coast Mariners
1‑2 to Central Coast Mariners, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Adelaide United
Steven Lustica was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad26 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Joshua Smits
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Joshua Smits, and the manager let it.
Market26 Oct 2026
Matt Jenkins steps up from the Adelaide United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Matt 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
Adelaide United promote Jason Grant from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jason Grant 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
Adelaide United promote Jamie O'Brien from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jamie O'Brien 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
Adelaide United promote Ethan Johnston from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ethan Johnston 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.
In brief
- Loan watch Max Vartuli has seen enough of Maccabi Petach Tikva
- Player ratings Austin Ayoubi runs at them all day
- Squad Ajak Riak is off the mark for Adelaide United