The Melbourne Victory Post
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Keegan Jelacic
Successful dribbles: 36. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Nothing got past Jordi Valadon
Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 34 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.
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.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
A masterclass from Santos
Marked 9.37 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Melbourne Victory
Jeriel Dorsett 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
Archie Gibson steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Archie Gibson 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 Reece O'Neill from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Reece O'Neill 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
Melbourne Victory promote Hugh Harper from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hugh Harper 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 Alex Lloyd from within
- Squad No hiding place for Piero Magallanes
- Match Santos the difference as Melbourne Victory beat Western Sydney Wanderers