The Melbourne Victory Post
Squad26 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Melbourne Victory
Emmanuel Ledesma 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.
Boardroom26 Oct 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Melbourne Victory
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
Keegan Jelacic stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Keegan Jelacic and Melbourne Victory agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words at Melbourne Victory training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jack Duncan 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.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Denis Genreau runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad26 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Emmanuel Ledesma
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Emmanuel Ledesma, and the manager let it.
Market26 Oct 2026
Darren Carter steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Darren Carter 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
Cooper Robinson steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cooper Robinson 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
Melbourne Victory promote Owen Fisher from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Owen Fisher 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
- Market Melbourne Victory promote Max Morrison from within
- Player ratings One of those days for Keegan Jelacic
- Match Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers take a point apiece