The Melbourne Victory Post
Match2 May 2033
The view from the top for Melbourne Victory
48 points, and the rest of the division looking up. Every side that finishes first spends the season pretending it is not thinking about it, and this one has started pretending.
The dugout2 May 2033
Jarrod Moore 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.
Squad2 May 2033
Words at Melbourne Victory training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jed Drew 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.
Squad2 May 2033
Noah Botic 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 Melbourne Victory this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market2 May 2033
Noah Doyle steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Noah Doyle 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.
Market2 May 2033
Oliver Miller steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oliver Miller 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.
Market2 May 2033
Melbourne Victory promote Jordan Hill from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jordan Hill 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.
Market2 May 2033
Daniel Phillips steps up from the Melbourne Victory academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel 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.
The dugout2 May 2033
Noah Botic gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Noah Botic is on it.
In brief
- The dugout Oscar Sullivan knocks on the manager's door
- Squad Isaac Hughes finally belongs at Melbourne Victory
- Squad Questions about Remember Adomako Boateng on the training pitch