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Steady
Squad13 Sep 2027
Jaiden Kucharski asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market13 Sep 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Perth Glory know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Market13 Sep 2027
The window shut and Austin Ayoubi is still in the building
Perth Glory spent a month trying to move him and nobody rang back. He trains with a squad that has told him where he stands, and both sides start counting down to the next one.
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Steady
Market16 Aug 2027
Austin Ayoubi hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Perth Glory can pretend not to have heard.
Market16 Aug 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Perth Glory know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Zane Helweh asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Steady
Squad26 Jul 2027
Will Freney is the real thing at 21
A season average of 7.18 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Perth Glory know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
Squad26 Jul 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Loan watch26 Jul 2027
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Perth Glory, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
Market26 Jul 2027
Godwin Akpobolouka is 20, and Perth Glory have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Market26 Jul 2027
Perth Glory have made Austin Ayoubi available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Squad26 Jul 2027
A new face in his position, and Matthew Sutton suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Perth Glory have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
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Steady
Market19 Jul 2027
Mark Birighitti has left for Sydney FC in a $6.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Market19 Jul 2027
He is 20, and nobody at Perth Glory signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market19 Jul 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Perth Glory know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A new face in his position, and Christian Theoharous suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Perth Glory have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Jaiden Kucharski asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Steady
Squad21 Jun 2027
Trent Ostler knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Perth Glory, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market21 Jun 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Perth Glory know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
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Steady
Market26 Apr 2027
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Perth Glory they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad26 Apr 2027
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Matthew Sutton plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
Squad26 Apr 2027
A welcome sight on the training pitch: Stefan Colakovski has come through recovery and is pushing for a place again.
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Steady
Squad8 Mar 2027
“The easiest signature of my career.” Adam Taggart and Perth Glory agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad8 Mar 2027
At 21, Will Freney is already the best thing here
An average of 7.16 in a first team he is several years too young for. Perth Glory have something, and by now the whole division has noticed.
Match6 Mar 2027
Melbourne Victory left with the points after a 1-3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
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Steady
Match27 Feb 2027
Beaten 0-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad1 Mar 2027
Trent Ostler gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Loan watch1 Mar 2027
“I did not go to Newcastle Jets to sit and watch. I want to come back to Perth Glory and fight for my place.” 16 appearances in 26 matches say the rest.
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Steady
Market1 Feb 2027
Matt Dench hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Perth Glory can pretend not to have heard.
Market1 Feb 2027
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Match30 Jan 2027
Still nobody has beaten Perth Glory
The unbeaten run reaches 6. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Squad1 Feb 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market1 Feb 2027
Zane Helweh is 20, and Perth Glory have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Will Freney finally opens his account
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Perth Glory have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Tom Lawrence unhappy with how he is being used
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Tom Lawrence has let it be known that he does not like the way Perth Glory are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
Squad1 Feb 2027
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Christian Theoharous keeps the shirt for now, at Perth Glory's convenience rather than his own.
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Upbeat
Match9 Jan 2027
A 1-0 win over Auckland FC, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad11 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Pieter Jacobsz
“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.
Market11 Jan 2027
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Jaiden Kucharski has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Perth Glory.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Ben Warland asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The terraces11 Jan 2027
The press cannot get enough of Matthew Sutton
Praise is not points and never has been. It is, however, the fastest way for a valuation to move, and everybody in the game reads the same pages.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Adam Taggart named in the team of the week
A rating of 6.55 was enough for the selectors, and nobody who watched the match is going to argue with them.
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Steady
Squad16 Nov 2026
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad16 Nov 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Uneasy
Squad9 Nov 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match7 Nov 2026
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Melbourne City came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Callum Timmins asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Crisis
Match31 Oct 2026
1-2 to Macarthur FC, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad2 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Austin Ayoubi
“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.
Boardroom2 Nov 2026
111% of the income goes out in wages at Perth Glory
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Loan watch2 Nov 2026
“I did not go to Newcastle Jets to sit and watch. I want to come back to Perth Glory and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Perth Glory will explain it as a decision about the team, and it may well be one. A dressing room has never once read it that way.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Matthew Sutton knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Perth Glory, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Steady
Squad10 Aug 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Matthew Sutton commits to Perth Glory for another 4 years.
Market10 Aug 2026
“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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matthew Sutton asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market10 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Trent Ostler's contract
48 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Market10 Aug 2026
Riley Foxe told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Riley Foxe has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Perth Glory.
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Steady
Market3 Aug 2026
Nasaf come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Perth Glory did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad3 Aug 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tom Lawrence commits to Perth Glory for another 3 years.
Market3 Aug 2026
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Market3 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Brian Kaltak's contract
24 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Matthew Sutton knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Perth Glory, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market3 Aug 2026
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Lucas Scicluna has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Perth Glory.