The Central Coast Mariners Post
Player ratings21 Jan 2036
Harry Steele, 33, rolls back the years — 7.83
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.83 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad21 Jan 2036
Tempers go at Central Coast Mariners
Harry Steele 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.
Market21 Jan 2036
The Nathan Collins conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Sydney FC will make the call about Nathan Collins this week. Central Coast Mariners have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
Squad21 Jan 2036
Words at Central Coast Mariners training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Tyreece Simpson 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.
The terraces21 Jan 2036
Central Coast Mariners supporters have found a favourite in Noah Wright
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Noah Wright 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.
Match19 Jan 2036
Noah Wright the difference as Central Coast Mariners beat Newcastle Jets
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Noah Wright. 1‑0 against Newcastle Jets, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings21 Jan 2036
Ninety minutes of Noah Wright at his very best
Marked 8.27. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Central Coast Mariners.
Squad21 Jan 2036
The manager makes an example of Ryan McGrath
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad21 Jan 2036
Central Coast Mariners pick somebody else ahead of Bailey Murphy
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
In brief
- Market Tom Kelly leaves for nothing
- Market Dylan Grant leaves for nothing
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Will McKay