The Perth Glory Sentinel
Player ratings23 Oct 2028
Both of them Thomas Waddingham's — 8.47
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.47, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
The dugout23 Oct 2028
Brandon O'Neill: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Perth Glory have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad23 Oct 2028
Thomas Waddingham 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 Perth Glory this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom23 Oct 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Perth Glory
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.
Match21 Oct 2028
Thomas Waddingham the difference as Perth Glory beat Auckland FC
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Thomas Waddingham. 2‑1 against Auckland FC, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The terraces23 Oct 2028
Perth Glory supporters have found a favourite in Thomas Waddingham
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Thomas Waddingham 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 Oct 2028
Perth Glory end the wait against Auckland FC
It had gone 5 games. The players did not celebrate like men who had won a match; they celebrated like men who had been let out of something.
The dugout23 Oct 2028
Jaiden Kucharski frozen out at Perth Glory
This is not rotation. Jaiden Kucharski has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Perth Glory is pretending otherwise.
Market23 Oct 2028
Perth Glory promote Declan Fisher from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Declan Fisher 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.
In brief
- Market Daniel Marshall steps up from the Perth Glory academy
- Market Perth Glory promote Caleb Cummings from within
- Market Perth Glory promote Riley Hunter from within