The Perth Glory Sentinel
Squad13 Jan 2031
Scott Wootton breaks a bone — 61 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 61 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad13 Jan 2031
Jackson Ross says Perth Glory went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad13 Jan 2031
Tom Lawrence 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.
Match11 Jan 2031
Still nobody has beaten Perth Glory
The unbeaten run reaches 6. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Squad13 Jan 2031
Words at Perth Glory training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Brian Kaltak 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.
Player ratings13 Jan 2031
Carlos Carranza stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.86 on the card, and the Perth Glory support went home talking about one name.
Match11 Jan 2031
Point won or two lost for Perth Glory?
Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Auckland FC? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.
Player ratings13 Jan 2031
Nobody could get near Henry Hore
Successful dribbles: 10. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market13 Jan 2031
Mason Shaw leaves for nothing
Contract settled, hands shaken, no fee changing hands. Mason Shaw leaves Perth Glory the quiet way, and the wage bill breathes a little easier.
In brief
- Market Anthony Ward leaves for nothing
- Boardroom Perth Glory keep producing them