The Melbourne Victory Post
Boardroom23 Oct 2028
Mark Hughes is out at Melbourne Victory
Four paragraphs on the club website, none of them about football. The board thanked him, wished him well, and had the search under way before the page went up.
Match21 Oct 2028
The wait goes on for Melbourne Victory
8 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.
Boardroom23 Oct 2028
Thomas Price steps up at Melbourne Victory for now
“Somebody picks the team on Saturday. This week it is me, and that is as far as I have thought.” No promises were made in either direction, which is how these usually begin.
The dugout23 Oct 2028
Israel Boatwright says Melbourne Victory 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.
Squad23 Oct 2028
A falling-out at Melbourne Victory
Justin Vidic and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom23 Oct 2028
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.
Market23 Oct 2028
Liam Phillips steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Liam Phillips 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.
Market23 Oct 2028
One of our own: Kai Turner joins the Melbourne Victory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kai Turner 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: Sam Hill joins the Melbourne Victory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sam Hill 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 Anthony McDonald steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
- Player ratings A masterclass from Santos
- Boardroom Melbourne Victory pay $9.5K to end Mark Hughes's contract