The Melbourne City Gazette
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Mathew Leckie
Successful dribbles: 26. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Collins Fai 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 City this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
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 Wilfredo Olivera
“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
Damien MacDonald steps up from the Melbourne City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Damien MacDonald 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
One of our own: Patrick McGrath joins the Melbourne City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Patrick McGrath is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Oct 2026
Melbourne City promote Craig Morrison from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Craig Morrison 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
Nathan Burns steps up from the Melbourne City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nathan Burns 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
- Match Melbourne City come up short against Newcastle Jets
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Melbourne City
- Boardroom Melbourne City turn down the training-ground plan