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NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 7

Some week we get no fullback nominations, this week we get too many. That’s just the nature of TOTW and we’ve had to make a bit of an adjustment as…

Thunder deducted points for fielding ineligible Osmancevic

Dandenong Thunder have been deducted three competition points after being found guilty by the Football Federation Victoria tribunal of fielding an ineligible player during the 2016 NPL Victoria season. It…

Vithoulkas embracing new Spartan culture at Brunswick

Brunswick City’s scintillating start to the season has not gone unnoticed, certainly raising an eyebrow or two. The Spartans – previous competition cellar dwellers – have now recorded four wins…

Heidelberg swoop on former Northcote coach Gymnopoulos

Heidelberg United have swooped on recently available coach Alex Gymnpoulos, announcing him as senior football technical director at the club. The former Northcote City U20s and senior coach will work…

Ranges rise as Atilla conquers opponents

Over the course of a 20-year period in the mid fifth century, the barbarian commonly referred to as Attila the Hun terrorised countless armies throughout Europe. The Ruler of the…

Mitkov and Caminos depart White Eagles, Kovacevic joins

Springvale White Eagles have become the latest NPL2 club to part company with their manager following the resignation of Boyan Mitkov, with Nik Kovacevic being confirmed as his replacement. Mitkov…

Anastasiadis: We have ourselves to blame

Bentleigh Greens coach John Anastasiadis was disappointed not to walk away from Lakeside Stadium with three points saying Bentleigh only have themselves to blame after failing to convert two penalties….

Stoilovic enjoying scintillating early season at Springvale

As the Springvale White Eagles push forward in search of an equaliser in their Round 7 fixture against Box Hill United, there is a feeling that it may be a…

Roganovic: Penalties are like a lottery

With 10 minutes remaining and as many men on the Lakeside pitch for Bentleigh Greens, the whistle blows. Kamal Ibrahim is allegedly felled in the box and the referee points…

Gymnopoulos parts ways with Northcote City

Northoce City and Alex Gymnopoulos have parted ways just seven rounds into the NPL Victoria season. The departure comes after the club had managed only one point to begin the…

Conversano thriving in cut-throat NPL environment

Football can often be unforgiving for a young footballer, who despite proving themselves in pre-season or on the training ground, still find themselves behind a more experienced counterpart in their…

Dutch delight spearheading Richmond charge

With the half-time whistle fast approaching, Richmond have one final opportunity to level proceedings as Jake Barker-Daish prepares to take the corner. Rick Mensink’s side were 2-0 down after strikes…

Webster remains defensive fulcrum as Greens re-ignite South rivalry

When the Bentleigh Greens stepped onto the surface of then Bob Jane Stadium in March 2010 to take on South Melbourne in the second round of the 2010 VPL season,…

FM predicts NPL Victoria: Round 7

Pascoe Vale vs. Richmond SC Football Manager’s take: Dull contest with no real chances of note until past the half hour mark where Davey van ‘t Schip scuffed his lines…

Boroondara making great strides despite NPLW exclusion says Koutroulis

Boroondara Eagles’ Round 2 Team App Cup win against Ashburton United at the modest Markham Reserve came in significant contrast to some of the reigning champions’ previous high-profile encounters. Just…

NPLW Victoria Team of the Week: Round 4

As expected, Alamein’s week, which bore gold with two wins by a combined 12-1 margin, means the club occupies almost half of the TOTW starting XI. It was quite an…

Englishman Barnes’ Nate Foster connection at Thunder

With six rounds of the NPL season completed, Dandenong Thunder boast the state’s most prolific attack, having scored a total of 20 goals in 540 minutes of league football this…

Early struggles lead to Gangemi’s Werribee departure

Domenico Gangemi has departed Werribee City, with the club announcing his resignation on Wednesday night. Gangemi took over from interim coach Tony Trifunov in early August of last year, the latter…

NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 6

What to do when you have four centre-backs nominated for TOTW? Squeeze them all into the same back four. Elsewhere it was a fairly balanced squad, with all other positions…

Dandenong City’s goalkeeping production line in full swing

Over the decades, German Bundesliga side FC Cologne has established a reputation of being able to produce some of the nation’s top goalkeepers. This trend began in the 1970s with…