The Melbourne Victory Post
Squad26 Oct 2026
Jack Warshawsky is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Melbourne Victory
Jason Davidson 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.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Denis Genreau 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 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.
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.
Market26 Oct 2026
One of our own: Jackson Kennedy joins the Melbourne Victory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jackson Kennedy 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
Oscar Walsh steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oscar Walsh 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 Aidan Robinson from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Aidan Robinson 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
One of our own: Reece Thomas joins the Melbourne Victory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Reece Thomas is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Nishan Velupillay the difference as Melbourne Victory beat Western Sydney Wanderers
- Player ratings Nishan Velupillay stands above it all
- Boardroom Melbourne Victory turn down the training-ground plan