The Melbourne Victory Post
Match21 Oct 2034
Melbourne Victory make it 8 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Melbourne Victory have 8 straight wins of it.
Match21 Oct 2034
No mercy from Melbourne Victory
Western Sydney Wanderers will want this one forgotten quickly: 3‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Melbourne Victory were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Player ratings23 Oct 2034
Noah Botic scores twice — 8.73
Two goals and a mark of 8.73 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
The dugout23 Oct 2034
Arion Sulemani keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Melbourne Victory may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market23 Oct 2034
Levi Ball has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Melbourne Victory they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom23 Oct 2034
Graduation day at Melbourne Victory
6 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad23 Oct 2034
Tempers go at Melbourne Victory
Jed Drew 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.
Match21 Oct 2034
Melbourne Victory keep winning on the road
3 away wins in a row. Travelling support is the truest kind, and this season it is being repaid in the only currency that counts.
Market23 Oct 2034
One of our own: Stefan Craig joins the Melbourne Victory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stefan Craig 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 One of our own: Max Hill joins the Melbourne Victory first team
- Market One of our own: Peter Wright joins the Melbourne Victory first team
- Player ratings A masterclass from Jed Drew