The Central Coast Mariners Post
Squad25 Oct 2027
Matthew Sutton keeps Central Coast Mariners in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 9 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad25 Oct 2027
A fracture rules Joe Knowles out for 58 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Central Coast Mariners will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Player ratings25 Oct 2027
A defender's afternoon for Fin Conchie
Defensive actions: 24. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Harry Steele signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Harry Steele and Central Coast Mariners agree another 4 years.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Tempers go at Central Coast Mariners
Trent Sainsbury 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.
Boardroom25 Oct 2027
Graduation day at Central Coast Mariners
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Player ratings25 Oct 2027
Trent Sainsbury shuts the door
Defensive actions: 20, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.
Market25 Oct 2027
Caleb Harper steps up from the Central Coast Mariners academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caleb Harper 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.
Market25 Oct 2027
Tim Walker steps up from the Central Coast Mariners academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tim Walker 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: Lucas Johnson joins the Central Coast Mariners first team
- Market Central Coast Mariners promote Caleb Gray from within
- Player ratings A defender's afternoon for Alfie McCalmont