The Central Coast Mariners Post
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Christian Theoharous
Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad26 Oct 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.
Boardroom26 Oct 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Central Coast Mariners
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.
Match24 Oct 2026
A bad afternoon for Central Coast Mariners against Adelaide United
0‑2 to Adelaide United, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad26 Oct 2026
The manager makes an example of Alfie McCalmont
“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.
Market26 Oct 2026
One of our own: Rory Anderson joins the Central Coast Mariners first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rory Anderson 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
Central Coast Mariners promote Keanu White from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Keanu White 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
One of our own: Bradley Craig joins the Central Coast Mariners first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bradley Craig 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
Nicholas Hall steps up from the Central Coast Mariners academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nicholas Hall 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 7 new faces, and Central Coast Mariners are still learning each other
- Squad Central Coast Mariners pick somebody else ahead of Leverton Pierre
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Central Coast Mariners