Cup Football / by - August 30, 2016 1:48 pm
National spotlight motivating Papas, Gully
Image: Smile for Peter Until recently, it was easy to forget that Arthur Papas was only 36 years old. It would appear on the surface as if three years coaching…
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Feature Articles / by - August 29, 2016 7:38 pm
Days of pride and celebration: Melbourne Knights’ glory years – Part 1
Image: OzFootball Over the course of many football clubs’ long histories, there exists a period of time when all things seem to come together. Players, coaches, officials and supporters alike play…
NPL Victoria / by - August 28, 2016 9:37 pm
Bergers blockbuster awaits as South ease past Hume
Image: Graeme Furlong South Melbourne have comfortably accounted for Hume City with a 3-0 victory at Lakeside Stadium on Sunday to progress to the next round of the NPL Victoria…
NPL2 / by - August 28, 2016 12:49 pm
Top-two cemented in West as Ballarat hit Whittlesea for eight
Image: David Mullins Sports Photography St Albans and North Geelong cemented their status as the top two teams of the West as Whittlesea’s promotion hopes crashed with an 8-1 capitulation…
Football News / by - August 28, 2016 12:20 pm
Galaxy hold shootout nerves to progress to Grand Final
Photo: Rachel Bach Galaxy United have stormed through to the inaugural NPLW Victoria Grand Final triumphing on penalty kick’s at the expense of hosts Alamein FC. At the close of play at…
NPL Victoria / by - August 27, 2016 12:23 pm
Five-star Cannons power past Gully
Image: Smile for Peter The Oakleigh Cannons have prevailed into next week’s semi-finals after an emphatic 5-2 elimination final win over Green Gully at Jack Edwards Reserve last night. The…
NPL Victoria / by - August 26, 2016 6:31 pm
Perseverance pays off for prolific Athiu
Image: Graeme Furlong 12,501 kilometres separate the poor agricultural region of Jonglei in South Sudan and the Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg. It’s an entire world apart, yet against all the…
Cup Football / by - August 26, 2016 1:50 pm
Checkmate Victory in Hennessey’s game of chess
Photo: Mark Avellino Hume City’s narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of FFA Cup rivals Melbourne Victory was as coach Dean Hennessey aptly described; “a game of chess”. The game was…
NPL Victoria / by - August 25, 2016 9:15 pm
NPL Victoria Player of the Month: August
A shorter month of fixtures in August but still enough time to see plenty of quality in the final regular season rounds as clubs wrapped up their campaigns. For some…
NPL / by - August 25, 2016 6:17 pm
Ierardo embracing underdog tag ahead of Alamein clash
Photo: Mark Tizard/Galaxy United Galaxy United coach Vince Ierardo says that he is quietly confident about his side’s chances going into it’s cut-throat clash against Alamein this Saturday afternoon. The…
Cup Football / by - August 24, 2016 10:01 pm
Deja vu for Hume as Victory prevail; Clarke makes City debut
Photo: Mark Avellino For the second season running, Hume City’s FFA Cup run has come to a halt against the Melbourne Victory, with the A-League outfit claiming a dire 1-0…
NPL / by - August 24, 2016 6:15 pm
NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 26
Graphic: Alesich Design The final Team of the Week of the season sees Bulleen dominate selection after they managed to triumph over Hume City to stay up for another season,…
NPL Victoria / by - August 24, 2016 6:06 pm
How off-season training determines success during the season
Time and time again throughout each season, a multitude of clubs, regardless if they are NPL or lower league, all suffer from ongoing player injuries, which in essence is affecting…
Feature Articles / by - August 23, 2016 9:24 pm
Northcote City and Victoria’s history of fallen champions
Photo: Mark Avellino When the Preston Lions defeated the Moreland (then Whittlesea) Zebras 3-1 in the 2007 VPL Grand Final, the game would herald the beginning of a trend which…
Women's Football / by - August 23, 2016 3:32 pm
Three-horse race as SL1 title goes down to wire
Photos: South Yarra SC, SMFC, Helen Tran It may only be a km or two distance between Lakeside Stadium and Fawkner Park, but there will be more than a few…
NPL Victoria / by - August 23, 2016 11:46 am
Lozanovski: Northcote will bounce back
Image: Graeme Furlong As the storms broke out at Jack Edwards Reserve on Sunday evening, so too did Northcote hearts as Oakleigh Cannons dashed any hopes of survival with a…
NPL Victoria / by - August 22, 2016 10:09 pm
St Albans increase lead over Warriors and Ranges, City keep race alive
Image: David Mullins Sports Photography With two rounds to go it’s advantage St Albans who now have a three-point lead as the only top-three side to claim a win on…
NPL Victoria / by - August 22, 2016 2:10 pm
Northcote relegated as Bulleen secure safety, Richmond earn play-off
Image: Smile for Peter The final positioning of the NPL Victoria ladder was confirmed last night with the automatic relegation of Northcote City and the scheduling of the finals series….
A-League / by - August 22, 2016 10:09 am
Crowley to make A-League return with Melbourne City
Photo: Graeme Furlong Northcote City hot-shot forward Braedyn Crowley is set to join A-League powerhouse Melbourne City for the 2016-17 domestic season. The former Newcastle Jets man impressed his new A-League outfit in his…
NPL Victoria / by - August 21, 2016 8:15 pm
Vassiliadis departs Sharks after six-year tenure
Image: Graeme Furlong Eric Vassiliadis has stood down as Port Melbourne Sharks coach after six years of service at JL Murphy Reserve. The multiple promotion-winning and state league title-winning coach…