Author: Mark Gojszyk

Mark Gojszyk

A win at last for Casey Comets

The adage “when it rains, it pours” held true on Friday night, as Casey Comets recorded a drought breaking first win of the season with a 6-0 thrashing of South Yarra…

Lanning keeping sights on season double

Boroondara Eagles goalkeeper Anna Lanning says her team has set its sights on doing the double this season after defeating Bundoora United 2-1 in the Team App Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Along…

The ‘keeper answering Knights’ Mayday calls

When Chris Talajic propelled Melbourne Knights to a 70th minute lead against South Melbourne on Sunday, wary home supporters weren’t resting easy. Despite a promising season to date, with fourth…

Taylor: In the spotlight for another trophy

South Melbourne manager Chris Taylor is delighted his side are “in the spotlight for another trophy” after a drama fuelled Dockerty Cup semi-final victory over Heidelberg United on Wednesday night.

NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 21

Death, taxes and a Chris May extra-time penalty save are almost life’s certainties now. Elsewhere, it’s good to see a few new faces in TOTW, with Port Melbourne and North Geelong players getting in on the act following rare victories.

Bergers too strong for Bundy

A depleted Bundoora United have succumbed 2-0 to a rampaging Heidelberg United at Hillsview Recreation Reserve on Saturday.

NPL Team of the Midweek: Round 20

Four games in this special edition Team of the Midweek (TOTMW?) sees us select a condensed 11 players for an all-star starting line-up of the best performers from the Round 20 games over the last two days.

WPL Team of the Week: Round 15

All of a sudden we’re becoming inundated with goalkeeper nominations, with about seven in the past two weeks. Meanwhile, the Casey Comets are showing some promise again, with two players in the team.

Ragusa departs Werribee City

Nino Ragusa has parted ways with Werribee City after 19 rounds of the 2015 NPL Victoria season.

Boland’s key to beating Bentleigh

After Green Gully’s shock 4-0 win over Bentleigh Greens, Liam Boland says the key to victory was riding a wave of Gully momentum and keeping it simple.

Straight sets victory for Bergers over Yarra

Heidelberg United have continued their ascent up the Women’s Premier League ladder, moving up to fifth place with a 6-0 victory over South Yarra.

The ‘Bend it like Brodie Paterson’ NPL Victoria Round 19 Preview

All the rage this week has been Brodie Paterson’s Beckham-like strike against Melbourne Knights, making news overseas. That underscores our preview with week, with plenty of action elsewhere around the grounds as well.

NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 18

Another week, another solid combination of new and old faces, solid defensive performances, midfield maestros and attacking masterclasses.

Around the world in 18 days

When Anisa Guajardo flew out to Melbourne in late May to join Heidelberg United, her World Cup dream seemed shattered. One game into her Women’s Premier League career, the last thing the attacker would have expected was getting back on a plane to return to North America.

NPL Victoria players discuss FFA Cup

Players from the four Dockerty Cup semi-finallists – also acting as Victoria’s representatives on the national stage of the FFA Cup – discuss the competition ahead of Wednesday’s draw.

Stalemate as Bergers end Eagles’ winning streak

For the first time in 12 competitive games as coach, Shaun Ontong hasn’t taken all three points in a game, as his Boroondara Eagles settled for a 2-2 draw against Heidelberg United.

WPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 13

One less game this week – Box Hill vs NTC – but still plenty of skill on offer, with a smaller concentration of teams featured this Round due to some blowouts around the grounds. There were some mammoth performances on offer from a few players that barely put a foot wrong.