The Melbourne City Gazette
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Mathew Leckie, 35, rolls back the years — 8.26
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.26 at 35, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Match24 Oct 2026
Elba Rashani among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Elba Rashani on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Melbourne City and Newcastle Jets.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Andreas Kuen runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
The manager makes an example of Aziz Behich
“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
Matt Lawrence steps up from the Melbourne City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Matt Lawrence 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
Connor McKay steps up from the Melbourne City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Connor McKay 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
Patrick Fletcher steps up from the Melbourne City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick Fletcher 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
- Market One of our own: James Walker joins the Melbourne City first team
- Match Elba Rashani rescues a point for Melbourne City
- Boardroom Melbourne City turn down the training-ground plan