The Perth Glory Sentinel
Squad25 Oct 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Joshua Risdon
55 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Perth Glory lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Tempers go at Perth Glory
Tom Lawrence 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 Perth Glory
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.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Brian Kaltak 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.
Market25 Oct 2027
Harrison Hughes steps up from the Perth Glory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Harrison Hughes 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
Caleb Thomas steps up from the Perth Glory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caleb Thomas 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
Jake McCallum steps up from the Perth Glory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jake McCallum 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
Perth Glory promote Eli McCallum from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Eli McCallum 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.
Match23 Oct 2027
Auckland FC take the points off Perth Glory
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- Player ratings Henry Hore runs at them all day
- Squad Denis Parkinson stays put