Simon Dixon

Attacking Midfielder (R) - Central Coast Mariners U18
3 May 2029
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142 Edition

The Central Coast Mariners Post

16 Apr 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad16 Apr 2029

The knee: Gabriel Cléùr out for 84 days

84 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Central Coast Mariners lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Squad16 Apr 2029

Words at Central Coast Mariners training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Christian Theoharous 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.

Squad16 Apr 2029

Words exchanged at Central Coast Mariners

Bradley Tapp 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.

The dugout16 Apr 2029

When it matters, Christian Theoharous plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout16 Apr 2029

Dane Lockyer gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market16 Apr 2029

The shop window has Harry Steele in it

Central Coast Mariners have let the market know Harry Steele can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.

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109 Edition

The Central Coast Mariners Post

28 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Market28 Aug 2028

Liam Rippon has said yes to Sydney FC

The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Central Coast Mariners have lost him in all but the paperwork.

Transfer targets28 Aug 2028

The paperwork begins on Joe Wallis

A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Central Coast Mariners have done the hard part with Melbourne Victory, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.

Squad28 Aug 2028

Tempers go at Central Coast Mariners

Jean Lucas Severo 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.

Squad28 Aug 2028

A row about effort at Central Coast Mariners

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Christian Theoharous was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Transfer targets28 Aug 2028

Central Coast Mariners ask about Alex Robinson

A loan enquiry to Sydney FC: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

The dugout28 Aug 2028

When it matters, Alfie McCalmont plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout28 Aug 2028

Haine Eames knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Haine Eames trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Market28 Aug 2028

Kristian Popovic placed on the list

Central Coast Mariners have made Kristian Popovic available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

Boardroom28 Aug 2028

The Central Coast Mariners production line keeps running

18 graduates out of an academy now rated 11 out of 20. Clubs this size survive on exactly that, and the town knows every name.

In brief

65 Edition

The Central Coast Mariners Post

25 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad25 Oct 2027

The knee: Alfie McCalmont out for 24 days

24 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Central Coast Mariners lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Match23 Oct 2027

No mercy from Central Coast Mariners

Adelaide United will want this one forgotten quickly: 4‑1, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Central Coast Mariners were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.

Squad25 Oct 2027

60 days out for Matthew Acton after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Central Coast Mariners will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Player ratings25 Oct 2027

A brace, and Ali Auglah takes the afternoon — 8.79

There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Ali Auglah provided it, and the 8.79 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.

Boardroom25 Oct 2027

Riley Powell signs on for the long haul

Central Coast Mariners moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Riley Powell, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.

Squad25 Oct 2027

Marco Rojas 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.

Boardroom25 Oct 2027

5 academy players handed senior numbers at Central Coast Mariners

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.

The terraces25 Oct 2027

Central Coast Mariners supporters have found a favourite in Alex Badolato

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Alex Badolato 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.

Market25 Oct 2027

Paul Parker steps up from the Central Coast Mariners academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paul Parker 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