The Central Coast Mariners Post
Squad26 Nov 2040
David White keeps Central Coast Mariners in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 14 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match21 Nov 2040
Bailey Johnson sends Central Coast Mariners through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Bailey Johnson obliged against Perth Glory. 4‑1 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Central Coast Mariners.
Match24 Nov 2040
Central Coast Mariners run riot against Wellington Phoenix
4‑1, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Player ratings26 Nov 2040
A brace, and Oliver Lavale takes the afternoon — 8.93
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Oliver Lavale provided it, and the 8.93 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings26 Nov 2040
Both of them Bailey Johnson's — 8.16
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.16, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Match24 Nov 2040
Nobody wants to play Central Coast Mariners right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad26 Nov 2040
Fin Conchie 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 Central Coast Mariners this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces26 Nov 2040
Central Coast Mariners supporters have found a favourite in Tom Smith
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Tom Smith has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match21 Nov 2040
Perth Glory blown away early
There is a particular helplessness in conceding 2 times before the twentieth minute. Perth Glory tried to reorganise, Central Coast Mariners did not allow it, and the result was written long before it was confirmed.
In brief
- Player ratings James Webb was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Player ratings Luke Clark was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Squad The manager makes an example of Diesel Herrington