The final regular-season fixture is upon us, with our City boys finally taking on the cellar-dwelling Newcastle Jets in what looms as a must-win matchup for the Jets if they are to avoid their fourth wooden spoon in little over a decade… See full post at: https://www.talkingcity.online/post/match-preview-city-vs-newcastle-2

Only a few clubs have excelled at providing young players with valuable minutes. The landscape of the league depicts that young players must perform from the start or look down the barrel of a short contract or being shipped back to the NPL. This is due to salary cap restrictions, and the lack of incentive…

A fortnight off? No worries. Instead of venturing forward with no obvious direction, we saw the front three reinvigorated by a direct Nabbout, highly confident Noone and sharp-shooting Maclaren, who on another day would have bagged a hat-trick. Seemingly focused on strong pressing defence and intricate, direct counter attacking play, the playing group has taken…

Ever since our inaugural season as Melbourne Heart, we have shown glimpses of having what it takes to be champions of the league. Many times, however, we fall short in a lacklustre or tiresome performance – often giving up dodgy leads. Although, change is happening in the league. Mariners are on top, Victory seem to…

It’s a famous line, one that sticks with football fans all around the world. This is something that must have been engraved into the way of Australian football, particularly during the height of older-than-most marquee players in the league. The 2016/17 season boasted mature squads, with Sydney FC, Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City all averaging…

A loan deal in Australia. Words we have only been familiar with since 2018 when the FFA decided to allow loans, under the presumption that young players will play greater minutes, which would assist in young player development. Otherwise, since 2005, our national league has restricted the ability for clubs to loan, pay for or…