The Melbourne Victory Post
Match23 Oct 2027
Nobody wins at Melbourne Victory
12 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
Match23 Oct 2027
4 matches without a win for Melbourne Victory
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Melbourne Victory are no longer polite ones.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Words exchanged at Melbourne Victory
Takumi Tsuchiya and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom25 Oct 2027
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.
Squad25 Oct 2027
A row about effort at Melbourne Victory
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Denis Genreau was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market25 Oct 2027
Melbourne Victory promote Damien Scott from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Damien Scott 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.
Market25 Oct 2027
Cooper Gallagher steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cooper Gallagher 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
Melbourne Victory promote Grant White from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Grant White 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.
Market25 Oct 2027
Marcus Price steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marcus Price 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
- Boardroom Melbourne Victory let a promise lapse
- Player ratings Nishan Velupillay runs at them all day
- Player ratings Denis Genreau was the difference for Melbourne Victory