Brown has to be benched.

We missed Carl today too imo.

-PB

As soon as we have CB cover when either Georg or Donachie are ready, Broxham is taking his spot, no doubt.

Storm hasn't been half as bad, but looking forward to a back line of:

Deng - Niedermeier - Donachie - Broxham

With either or probably both of Roux and Brown on the bench to come on for any outs in the back, with of course Broxham shifting to fill the gap.

What a shit day for the club :(

Losing in the semi-final for the ladies, and then being schooled (again) by Perth in the men's to essentially rule out any chance at the Premiership.

Yep my thoughts exactly.

Gotta have Antonis and Valeria in the DMs linking through Honda to the front 3 of Troisi, Ola and Kosta.

God I wish these injuries would fuck off.

-PB

It is frustrating when you have the best squad (16) but can not get enough of them on the pitch at the same time to prove it.
The reality is we had 3 missing (Ola, Carl, Dongs) and 2 at half speed (Honda, Georg) and it was an even match against a fully fit Perth.
MV have chosen a very good squad to do well at ACL and finals but with 3 imports (plus Carl) over 30 it was always going to run the risk of not being able to win the plate due to old man injuries.
In a salary capped league with restrictions on squads if is virtually impossible to win the plate, the trophy and do well in ACL all in the one season.

I think we've done exceptionally well with the team we've been putting on the park week in week out and there's no shame in losing to that Perth team, that was a strong team they had. We just need to get our best team on the pitch like we almost had earlier in the year when our play was incredible.

If this team gets on the pitch together...look out.

Ola, Kosta up top. Troisi behind them. Terry and Honda with Baena behind them. Then Deng, Donks, Georg and Brox. Thomas in goal.

I agree with you. The 4-3-3 was back last night due to too necessity, but we look way more dangerous playing the 4-4-2 diamond. The team that wins the premiership usually has a great run with injuries, unfortunately it's not our year this year.

If Ola is injured long term, we are fucked. More important than Honda in my opinion

Changrai United beating Yangoon United 3-1.

Changrai will travel away to Sanfrecce Hiroshima to play off for a spot in our group on Tuesday 19th at 9pm Melbourne time.

we can't afford any more injuries with ACL around the corner.

ACL squad announced  Neidermeir the visa player left out: https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/melbourne-victory-confirms-afc-champions-league-squad

2019 AFC Champions League – Group F kickoff times (Melbourne Victory),

Matchday 1 – Tuesday March 5th:
7.30pm AEDT Melbourne Victory v Daegu at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Matchday 2 – Tuesday March 12th:
Sanfrecce Hiroshima/Chiangrai United v Melbourne Victory at Hiroshima Big Arch or Singha Stadium*

*will be known once Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Chiangrai United fixture is decided next week

Matchday 3 – Wednesday April 10th:
10.00pm AEST (8.00pm Beijing) Guangzhou Evergrande v Melbourne Victory at Tianhe Stadium

Matchday 4 – Tuesday April 23rd:
7.30pm AEST Melbourne Victory v Guangzhou Evergrande at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Matchday 5 – Wednesday May 8th:
8.00pm AEST (7.00pm Seoul) Daegu v Melbourne Victory at Daegu Arena

Matchday 6 – Wednesday May 22nd (kickoff time To Be Confirmed by AFC):
Melbourne Victory v Sanfrecce Hiroshima/Chiangrai United at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

does the club actually get a say in the kickoff times for home games? Why not 7pm on a weeknight? i noticed the newcastle playoff kicked off at 7pm the other night.  

7. Match Schedule

7.1. All Matches shall be played in accordance with the AFC Competitions Calendar.

7.1.1. Participating Clubs shall indicate their preferred kick-off times upon entry to the Competition or by a deadline stipulated by the AFC.

7.1.2. Where necessary for sporting reasons and taking into consideration the time zones, Matches in the same group of the Group Stage may be played simultaneously.

7.1.3. All kick-off times shall be determined by the AFC General Secretariat, taking into consideration sporting, marketing, and broadcasting matters.

7.2. The Match Schedule shall be determined following the official draws for the Preliminary Stage, Playoff Stage, Group Stage and Knockout Stage. The date and format of theofficial draws shall be determined by the AFC General Secretariat.

7.3. The AFC General Secretariat retains final discretion to amend the Match Schedule.

All hail the king: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-surreal-feeling-jane-bunn-and-archie-thompson-to-be-moomba-monarchs-20190215-p50y0q.html

The amount of shit kenny cops every week from our own is sickening. Same people bagged out brox and Danny  and kempy. Also same people bagged kosta that day in geelong and it took a while for kosta to get back to his normal self. 

People see Kenny and want him to be Ola. It is totally unfair. Kenny is progressing well. He and Elvis need some game time to improve. To KM credit or due to injuries this is happening. MV fans should be proud of what the team has achieved this year. Considering the injuries it has been impressive. We are playing exciting football and setting ourselves up for ACL and the finals. Tonight a perfect example. A draw away against a good side that played well. You should be happy with the team and with Kenny.

Kenny butchered many chances and is not up to scratch imo (he still could improve). But some of the attacks on social media are extremely poor behavior.

Agree. The same people also bagged kemp. Allsopp and broxy.  They also targetted kosta when we played perth in geelong. They forget  players do hear it and actually get hurt  by it. 

Kenny's a lovely bloke and if people are crossing the line on social media then shame on them, but he's had enough of a chance now to show that he's not quite A-League level, or at least not Victory level.

Elvis, on the other hand, has adapted very well.

What’s everyones thoughts on Lesiotis? Thought he was great against Wellington considering his relative inexperience. Seems to taking his opportunities with both hands so well done to the lad.

Definitely could do with another season in the NPL but I think he might still come good.

Kenny can come good. Just needs  patience   . He reminds  me of simon. A big lump  of a lad who looks like bambi on ice but provides much needed physicality 

Kirdar just put Victory Youth up 3-0 in the first matchday of NPLV2 against Ballarat City in the 71st minute.

Ends 4-0.

Need to sign Kosta up ASAP for next year. Have this niggling feeling that WMG will make a serious play for him.

Kirdar didnt score any goals.
Palazzolo, Said ×2 and Diaz with the goals.

Yazid Said is a quality player, seriously hope this kid is given a chance.

I think he has the potential to be Valeris replacement one day. He looks like a good young player and is calm on the ball under pressure.

My mistake, Kirdar with the assist for the third goal.

Bring on the ACL, we don't have a chance for the plate.