The Melbourne City Gazette
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Daniel Arzani
Successful dribbles: 48. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom26 Oct 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Melbourne City
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
Words at Melbourne City training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Aziz Behich 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
Keanu Webb steps up from the Melbourne City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Keanu 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
One of our own: Bryce Knight joins the Melbourne City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bryce Knight is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Oct 2026
One of our own: Chris Doyle joins the Melbourne City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Chris Doyle is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Oct 2026
Melbourne City promote Tom Davies from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tom Davies 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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Patrick Beach
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Patrick Beach, and the manager let it.
Match24 Oct 2026
Melbourne City come up short against Newcastle Jets
Newcastle Jets left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Boardroom Melbourne City turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad The plan did not have a place for Liam Bonetig
- Squad Elba Rashani unhappy with how he is being used