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Acevski confirms Hume City departure

Image: Mark Avellino Lou Acevski has departed the Hume City hot seat less than a week out from their FFA Cup Round of 32 tie with the Marconi Stallions. Acevski…

Six-week slump leaves ‘what-if?’ over Box Hill season

Photo: Sonia Licciardi With the sound of the full-time whistle at George Andrews Reserve on Saturday night came the unbridled joy of victors Box Hill United, who became the first side…

Classy goals propel Gully to all-Green cup final

For the second year in a row, Hume City have been eliminated at the semi-final stage of the Dockerty Cup by an Arthur Papas-led side, succumbing 2-0 to Green Gully…

Sinking Sharks a worry for Vassiliadis and Port

Image: Frank Khamees/Sportgraphy “Making finals is the bare minimum and from there onwards there’s no real limit,” beamed Eric Vassiliadis following his side’s goalless season opening draw against the Oakleigh…

Bayside stun Calder as top four takes shape

Image: Rachel Bach The top four looks to have been all but confirmed after Round 18 of the NPLW, following wins to Bulleen, Alamein and Galaxy United. The Lions’ 4-0…

Whittlesea push away, last ditch goals flavour of the week

Photo: Smile For Peter The promotion race has picked up pace at a rate of knots in the past few weeks in the NPL2 West. An incredibly tight race for…

Greens’ grip tightens, Cannons win thriller & Paco emerge

Image: Smile for Peter A weekend which could have major implications in both the title and the relegation race unfolded over the weekend. South Melbourne’s contentious 4-3 defeat against Oakleigh…

Dandenong defeats pay dividends for Kingston

Image: Sonia Licciardi Kingston City turned out to be the big winners on the weekend following their 4-0 win over Nunawading. While that win was pretty much a given for…

Victory set to lockout South fans

TCF understands the NPL Round 22 fixture between Melbourne Victory and South Melbourne FC will be played behind closed doors at a venue yet to be announced, but understood not…

Remembering Peter Kakos: 1977-2006

Think of some of the great strikers to wear the number nine jersey in the VPL/NPL and the likes of Milos Lujic at South Melbourne, Luke Sherbon at Dandenong Thunder…

No place like Holmes at Bentleigh

With the tense stand-off between rivals Bentleigh and South Melbourne entering the final few minutes, the game still remains in the balance as the Greens look to get their noses…

Leading by example: Barbieri urges youth to grasp chance

Photo: Rachel Bach Melissa Barbieri has become an icon of Australian football since she emerged for the Matildas back in 2002. But an Asian Cup triumph, four World Cups and…

NPLW Victoria Team of the Week: Round 17

GK: Melissa Maizels (Alamein FC) Arguably her finest display of the season, and it came in a game where those at the other end earned most of the plaudits. With the…

Knights livid at non-decision as Greens progress to cup final

Bentleigh Greens won through to the Dockerty Cup final in a clash that left the Melbourne Knights livid due to a disallowed goal late into the contest. Trailing 1-2 at…

NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 20

Round 20 saw one fixture postponed due to conditions, but also replaced by another catch-up fixture – Richmond vs Oakleigh – that we factored in to this week. So therefore there…

Enjoyment crucial to Kingston’s return to winning ways

Photo: Smile for Peter For Kingston City, performance took a back seat for two other factors in their game against Springvale White Eagles on Saturday afternoon, ones that usually sit on polar…

Cannons, Gully win to keep pressure on top four

Image: Smile for Peter Green Gully and Oakleigh Cannons cemented their place in the NPL Victoria top six with victories over bottom-half opponents Bulleen Lions and Richmond SC respectively on…

Springvale shot-stopper loving life as first-choice

Photo: David Mullins Sports Photography While the Springvale White Eagles may have headed into their game against second-placed Kingston on the back of consecutive defeats, their spirits were far from dampened. Staring…

NPL Victoria players named for Young Socceroos training camp

Image: Mark Witte NPL Victoria regular trio Yaren Sozer, Callum Goulding and Joshua Hope have formed part of the 23-player list named for the Young Socceroos training camp on the…

Advantage Calder, BDS earns Southern’s second win & Bulleen hit for six

Photo: The Man in the Stands It’s advantage Calder United in the race for the NPLW Minor Premiership after the Keilor-based outfit hit top spot with two games in hand after Bulleen…