The Adelaide United Chronicle
Player ratings12 Feb 2035
Jake Fletcher, 21, steals the show — 7.64
Marked 7.64 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Squad12 Feb 2035
A falling-out at Adelaide United
Dylan Pierias and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match10 Feb 2035
Adelaide United come up short against Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market12 Feb 2035
One of our own: Caleb Murray joins the Adelaide United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Caleb Murray is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market12 Feb 2035
Kye Spencer steps up from the Adelaide United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kye Spencer 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.
Market12 Feb 2035
One of our own: Michael Flynn joins the Adelaide United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Michael Flynn is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market12 Feb 2035
Mitchell Riley steps up from the Adelaide United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mitchell Riley 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 dugout12 Feb 2035
The manager makes an example of Noah James
“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.
The dugout12 Feb 2035
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑2 Izei Serrano left the room before anybody could ask which.
In brief
- The dugout Dylan Pierias gets picked when it counts
- Squad Jake Fletcher finally opens his account
- Looking ahead A reunion for Noah James