Roar Rookie About
I am a football writer who writes on the A-League and the National Youth League (NYL) as well various European football leagues. I currently write for Goal! Weekly, SoccerAnchor, Bundesliga Fantatic, Sports Tran National, just to name a few.
Also cover the Victorian Premier League (VPL) for Football Federation Victoria (FFV).
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@Quinby07
- Member Since:
- February 2012
- Based In:
- Melbourne
- Favourite Sports:
- AFL, Cricket, Football,
Latest Articles
Should Eli Babalj return to Melbourne Heart?
25 Jan 2013Melbourne Heart recently announced that Eli Babalj was returning to the Red and White for the remainder of this season and 2013-14. But is re-joining the Heart the right move for the twenty-year-old? Babalj’s return is obviously a massive addition for the Heart. Babalj brings plenty to the table for coach John Aloisi. Standing at [...]
Unconvincing Victory escape punishment in Perth
21 Jan 2013The Melbourne Victory finally got the better of the Perth Glory in Western Australia with a gutsy, yet unconvincing, 1-0 win on Saturday evening. The Victory were wasteful, but to be fair, the Glory were disappointing and never really looked like scoring. They failed to punish Ange Postecoglou’s side. The game’s only goal came on [...]
Ange’s philosophy extends to Victory youth
23 Oct 2012The National Youth League (NYL) kicked off this weekend with Melbourne Victory defeating Adelaide United 3-0. And it was obvious Ange Postecoglou’s philosophy was implemented by Victory’s youth side. NYL coach Darren Davies Victory setup with the same system as the senior side did on Friday night against the Reds, in which the seniors ran [...]
Heart once again wasteful in front of goal
16 Oct 2012For the second consecutive week John Aloisi’s Melbourne Heart have been wasteful in front of goal, butchering many chances in the 1-1 draw with the Wellington Phoenix. Heart controlled most of the contest and created many opportunities with Richard Garcia, Fred and Josip Tadic all having opportunities to kick a second decisive goal. The performance [...]
A defensive crisis at the Melbourne Victory
15 Oct 2012Brisbane Roar’s 5-0 thumping of the Melbourne Victory on the weekend shows that Ange Postecoglou’s side have plenty of problems, not the least of which is defence. Postecoglou decided to move Matthew Foschini into the centre, joining Skipper Adrian Leijer as Mark Milligan was on Socceroos duties in Qatar, while Spase Dilevski came in at [...]
Di Matteo should be regretting Essien’s departure
22 Sep 2012European Champions Chelsea opened their defence of their Champions League crown with a somewhat lucky 2-2 draw with Serie A Champions Juventus. The sluggish Blues midfield showed a glaring flaw in Di Matteo’s setup. Frank Lampard and John Obi Mikel started in the two deep midfield positions and were exploited by the Juventus midfield of [...]
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