The Macarthur FC Chronicle
Player ratings23 Oct 2028
Both of them Jing Reec's — 8.73
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.73, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Match21 Oct 2028
The wait goes on for Macarthur FC
6 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad23 Oct 2028
Tempers go at Macarthur FC
Ryan Fraser 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.
Player ratings23 Oct 2028
Nobody could get near Ryan Fraser
Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad23 Oct 2028
Luke Vickery is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Boardroom23 Oct 2028
Graduation day at Macarthur FC
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.
Market23 Oct 2028
Macarthur FC promote Dale Johnston from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dale Johnston 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.
Market23 Oct 2028
One of our own: Tate Gray joins the Macarthur FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Tate Gray is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Oct 2028
One of our own: Daniel Murphy joins the Macarthur FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Murphy is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Scott Byrne steps up from the Macarthur FC academy
- Boardroom Macarthur FC board go back on their word
- Match Honours even between Macarthur FC and Brisbane Roar