Melbourne Victory Team News

November 19th, 2009

A Preview, Other News And A Kick In The Nuts

By: Marcus | Comments 3 Comments

Thought I’d start this post by re-living Carlos Hernandez’s miss kick. His foot missed the ball and hit John Hutchinson right in his fatherhood during Melbourne’s encounter with the Mariner’s last round.

The recent news in the build up to our clash with the Roar at Suncorp on Saturday includes:
Injury replacment Marvin Angulo was denied an [...]



November 16th, 2009

Bits And Pieces

By: Marcus | Comments No Comments

I just wanted to do a post on all the recent stuff that has been going on around the club over the past few weeks that I missed due to my exam commitments.

Sutee lead Thailand to Victory in there Asian Cup Qualifier against Singapore with a brace. (Above, Goal.com)
Billy Ceeski’s injury replacement Mavin Angulo is [...]

November 11th, 2009

VOTW: Hitler’s Take On Melbourne’s Goalkeeping Situation!

By: Marcus | Comments 2 Comments

I found this video while doing my weekly patrol on Youtube. Very funny. It takes aim at the top managment at Melbourne, with Hitler questioning Ernie, Geoff Lord and Gary Cole

There are obviously some disgruntled supporters out there, great way to get the point across.
I love all three Adeliade reference’s especially the last one, ‘Its’ [...]

November 10th, 2009

Central Coast 4, Melbour….ZzZzZzZzZzZz

By: Marcus | Comments 2 Comments

We came into this match winning 6 out of the past 7 matches and hoping to improve on the 3-0 defeat we suffered out the hands of Central Coast at home in round 1. This match showed the form doesn’t count for anything in this league as the out of form Mariner’s did one better [...]

November 3rd, 2009

Melbourne Break Perth Curse

By: Marcus | Comments No Comments

Just a quick one today guys, I’m in the middle of exam’s and very short on time.

Melbourne Victory: 2 (C Coyne own goal 6, Hernandez 67)
Perth Glory: 1 (Sterjovski 19)
Crowd: 10,035 at Members Equity Stadium
Melbourne just managed to edge a victory against Perth in front of a strong crowd.



October 28th, 2009

Check Mate, That’s Eighth Straight!

By: Marcus | Comments 4 Comments

With Tom Pondeljak out through injury Mate Dugandzic got the nod for his debut start for the club, while guest player Sutee Suksomkit replaced Fabiano as Archie’s partner in crime. He proved the inspiration as Melbourne defeated Adeliade for the eighth consecutive time.

Melbourne Victory: 3 (Dugandzic 17, 56, Leijer 89)
Adelaide United: 1 (Hughes 64)
Crowd: 21,182 [...]

October 22nd, 2009

Youth Bag There First Win, As The Women Bounce Back

By: Marcus | Comments 1 Comment

Youth Team
In this 5th round match Melbourne were tied at the bottom end with there opponents Newcastle on 3 points, AIS being bottom.
The first goal came from an unlucky source as young center back Matt Foschini poked the bakk home from a goal mouth scrabble after 14 minutes.
Youth captain Aziz Behich continued his good form [...]

October 21st, 2009

Melbourne Bounce Back Against The Jets

By: Marcus | Comments 2 Comments

After Sydney ripped us apart last week we have managed to bounce back against Newcastle securing all 3 points with a 3-1, albeit a very plucky win.

Newcastle Jets: 1 (Haliti 22)
Melbourne Victory: 3 (Thompson 61, Pondeljak 78, Hernandez 84)
Sunday, October 18, 2009
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Melbourne went into this match failing to win at EnergyAustralia Stadium [...]

October 15th, 2009

Structural Destruction

By: Marcus | Comments 7 Comments

Well wasn’t that a let down?
Melbourne Victory’s 100th game…Check
Ernie Merrick’s 100th game…Check
Centre piece of the month…Check
Full media coverage due to all other codes finishing…Check
30,000 supporters in the stadium…Check
The team…AHH SHIT

Melbourne Victory: 0
Sydney FC: 3 (Brosque 14, Bridge 15, 19)
Crowd: 30,668 at Etihad Stadium
I’m not going to write about the match highlights, I think I [...]

October 7th, 2009

A Tribute To Sydney

By: Marcus | Comments 11 Comments

With only 2 more sleeps until the biggest match on the A-League calendar, that is Melbourne Vs. Sydney, which takes place on Friday night, I thought I would look back into the past and show a couple of classic match between these big rival’s.
The first match is ancient. Back when Dwight Yorke was plying [...]






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