The Melbourne Victory Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Denis Genreau signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Denis Genreau commits to Melbourne Victory for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Denis Genreau 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 Melbourne Victory this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Brad Smith falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market10 Aug 2026
Melbourne Victory and Jack Duncan are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market10 Aug 2026
A long bet from Melbourne Victory on Tim Simpson
He is 14, and nobody at Melbourne Victory signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Melbourne Victory sign Michael Roberts, one for the future
Michael Roberts is 14, and Melbourne Victory have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
In brief
- Market A long bet from Melbourne Victory on Sean Watson
- Squad 5 new faces, and Melbourne Victory are still learning each other