The Adelaide United Chronicle
Squad14 Jan 2030
Luke Duzel breaks a bone — 23 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 23 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad14 Jan 2030
Ryan White stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Ryan White and Adelaide United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad14 Jan 2030
Tempers go at Adelaide United
Joshua Smits 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.
Squad14 Jan 2030
Ajak Riak 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.
Match12 Jan 2030
Adelaide United come up short against Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Player ratings14 Jan 2030
Nobody could get near Joey Garuccio
Successful dribbles: 12. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Market Chris Edwards leaves for nothing
- Market Adrian Johnson leaves for nothing