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Matthew Comito 1619180605,1619181706 Jacob Butterfield says the injection of experience into Melbourne Victorys starting 11 played a telling part in his sides 5-4 win over Western Sydney Wanderers at Marvel Stadium on Friday night. Butterfield scored what proved to be the decider in a manic nine-goal thriller, putting Victory 5-1 up in the second half before a late Wanderers charge saw the visiting side move to within one goal by the full-time whistle.  The result - notched in in...

The Roars A-League expert tips and predictions: Match Week 16 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Paul Nicholls has held onto his impressive lead after Match Week 15 and as we draw ever closer to the seasons’ conclusion, it is hard to see him being run down. This week sees seven matches slated and potential do or die clashes for Brisbane, Perth and Wellington, with the distance between all three and the to...

Share on Twitter Adelaide skipper Stefan Mauk scored a brace while impact substitute Kusini Yengi scored one goal and assisted another to deliver the Reds their fourth win on the bounce and dial up the pressure on Victory boss Grant Brebner. Jake Brimmers spectacular free kick got Victory off to the perfect start in the 28th minute, before the Reds hit back, then seized control at Marvel Stadium. Brebner made four changes to the team thumped 6-0 by Melbourne City, while Adelaide goa...

The Roars A-League expert tips and predictions: Matchweek 12 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size As near as I can tell, we are somewhere close to the mid-point of the 2020-21 A-League season and the challenge of tipping should therefore be a little easier. However, nothing could be further from the truth after yet another week of the unexpected and improbable and the Mariners extending their lead at the top o...

Coach Brebner takes blame after Melbourne Victory's 6-0 hammering

The Roars A-League expert tips and predictions: Match Week 11 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The tipping ladder has somewhat tightened, with Paul Nicholls managing only two correct selections in Match Week 10 and just five points now separating the entire panel. This week presents another seven matches to savour, with Sydney FC and Western United backing up after weekend action to meet next Wednesday ni...

Matthew Comito 1614346213,1614346213 Its A-League drama with a local flavour in Matchweek 10, as another chapter is added to the respective stories of two newly-established rivalries. Melbourne Victory play host to Western United at Marvel Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the fifth instalment of the Battle of the Bridge, before Macarthur FC travel to face Sydney FC for the second time in a month. The A-League new boys will be out for vengeance after the Sky Blues defeated the Bulls...

If the A-League dished out awards for failing to convert chances and conceding soft goals, Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay says his struggling team would win them both.

“Nobody at the club has played down the enormity of the path ahead of him. “But for us to expect immediate results, given the context of all the challenges with Covid, the scheduling, travelling and the like, is perhaps unrealistic. “Whilst we’d have hoped for that, there has to be a sense of understanding over the (magnitude) of the managerial changes we’ve undergone. “You see that at the biggest clubs in the world: where there is change it takes time for results to come to fruitio...

Matthew Comito 1613905392,1613907441 As a player, as a fan and now as a head coach, Grant Brebner has seen it all at Melbourne Victory. Hes experienced the highs, hes endured the lows, and as he guides his club through one of its darkest hours, the Victory boss has challenged his players to follow his lead in fronting the criticism and hurt, using it as a tool to enact change. Plagued by a misfiring attack speckled with stars, the plight of Brebners side has deepened week by week a...