The Melbourne Victory Post
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
Door shut on Mason Melia
Melbourne Victory asked and Tottenham said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Jordi Valadon falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Matthew Grimaldi knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Matthew Grimaldi trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market14 Sep 2026
Melbourne Victory add cover with Joe Wallis
It is the least glamorous business a club does and the reason seasons do not collapse in February. Joe Wallis is here for the weeks when three men are injured and somebody still has to play.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Somebody is after Jack Duncan’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Jack Duncan suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Melbourne Victory have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Market14 Sep 2026
Melbourne Victory and Joe Wallis are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
In brief
- The dugout The manager comes out for Denis Genreau
- Squad Keegan Jelacic is starting to belong
- Squad Santos is training like a man with a point to make