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Joe is a sports writer and researcher based in Sydney. He is a regular contributor to The Guardian Australia and Leopold Method, while his work has also been published on Football NSW, Overland and New Matilda.
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The Memphis poet, Matt Cook, once drawled, "James Joyce? I'd rather throw dead batteries at cows than read him". Watching the Socceroos yesterday morning,…
The fitness of French midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa will be vital to the success of Newcastle United this season, after a strange off-season and…
Hull City are back in the top flight, and will be tested from the outset with opening matches against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and…
After the Socceroos latest string of average performances in the East Asian Cup, the knives are well and truly being sharpened for Socceroos coach…
Meet Fabrizio Miccoli, the man with cartoons on his arms, Diego Maradona's earring and slits shaved into his eyebrows. They may have missed out…
Australians, it is said, love free thinkers and larrikins. More than that, we love an irreverent footballer, one who doesn't respect the rules of…
The treacherously long A-League off-season continues, but July will be an exciting month for Australian fans of the English Premier League. Four days after…
The English may have invented the game and the Brazilians perfected it, but as rival football fans in England come together to protest exorbitant…
Now that the Socceroos have qualified for the biggest show on earth, we can all rest easy after months of tension and soul-searching. Tuesday…
On the same day that the good people at The Womens Game reached their crowd-funding target to begin their own online show, controversy broke…
On Monday night's Q&A program, serial ranter and former Labor leader Mark Latham turned heads with his attack on the "tut-tut brigade", who, in…
Player profiles, interviews with club administrators, form guides and speculative gossip. The cynics among us would say that this is all we can expect…
Last Friday, Newcastle Jets announced the winning design for its 2013-2014 away kit. There were three kits to choose from but, by popular demand,…
It was a message that reverberated around the room last Thursday night, as fans from around New South Wales met at FFA headquarters in…
Yesterday afternoon, one of Australia's fiercest sporting rivalries was played in suburban Sydney. Fans weren't there to see the Western Sydney Wanderers play Sydney…
For once, the rumours were true. Sir Alex Ferguson is retiring at Manchester United. If the 'Twittersphere' was abuzz with the rumours, it was…
It's a story that just won't go away. South Melbourne want to buy, Melbourne Heart and the Central Coast aren't interested in selling, and…
It's been largely ignored or forgotten about, but this month marks ten years since the publication of the Crawford Report, which set football in…
As Anzac Day approaches, this week's round of AFL and rugby league matches assume greater significance as they trade upon the heightened sense of…
Tony Popovic might have been named coach of the season, but Graham Arnold will be the happier man after winning his first A-League grand…
Bela and Titus, I agree with you both to an extent, but it’s pretty hard to be skeptical of the Wanderers first season. As I said back in February and in this article, there are still plenty of challenges ahead
All fine in the West, but let’s not get carried away with Wanderers
Gorman can take credit for A-League showdown
Central Coast Mariners in Gosford. Another edition of Arnie v Ange
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
Bobby, it probably should be, but you can bet it won’t
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
well, after the ref blew his whistle for a penalty, Milligan put it away under immense pressure, then Melbourne scored early in extra time and defended the lead well.
I can’t imagine your frustration, Perth were the better side tonight I thought. Next season!
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
the fact they got a result even when they weren’t at their best? They still had to score in extra time, and then close out the game
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
FT: Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
it’s all over after 2 hours of football at Etihad Stadium. Perth Glory will rightly feel hard done by after some controversial refereeing, but they should have closed it out earlier. Shane Smeltz’s penalty miss in the 88th minute came back to haunt them, and Melbourne were clinical after some good fortune in the dying moments. They’ll have plenty of confidence going into the semi-finals, while Perth will have to wait another season. Amazing scenes
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 120′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
free kick, this is it for Glory
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 119′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
nobody wants to score!! Now Nabbout misses from close range
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 118′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
how did Rojas miss that!
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 116′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
beautiful play by Rojas there, put Thompson clear on goal, but he can’t finish! Glory miss an opportunity up the other end!
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
fair enough Nathan, more than a couple of tough calls tonight. Still, Smeltz could have wrapped it up
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 114′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
Leijer’s down injured. Looks to be all over now
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 113′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
great tackle by Risdon, stopped Thompson breaking away
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 112′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
another chance for Nagai, but well defended by Leijer
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 111′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
Credit to Nagai for getting up straight away, but that looked like a penalty
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 110′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
Nagai goes to ground in the box, but no penalty given by the ref.
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 109′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
Dilevski coming on for Broxham
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 107′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
great run into the box by Jamieson, but he’s covered by Nathan Coe. Goal kick. Perth need that kind of positivity
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 106′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
can the young gun Daniel Da Silva save Perth Glory? Miller withdrawn
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
remember this is the A-League. No expectations no disappointment for referees
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 105′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
Just fifteen minutes for Glory to pull one back, but the Victory look comfortable after a well taken goal by Archie Thompson.
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 104′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
McGarry’s shot goes way over the bar. Getting desperate now for the Glory
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
EXTRA TIME: 103′ Melbourne Victory 2-1 Perth Glory
great intervention by Connor Pain, but Miller should have done better with that pass
Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: A-League Finals live scores, blog
certianly, j binnie. Whether we like it or not the big end of town is crucial to financing A-League clubs. The challenge is in getting the right kind of investors
Gorman can take credit for A-League showdown