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South back on top as Cannons shoot down Heidelberg

Image: Con Deves The makeup of the NPL ladder is one that not many would have expected after six rounds of the league but South Melbourne are now top following…

NPL2 West Team of the Month: May

It was a tight month all up with no clubs actually dominating overall. Northcote went unbeaten but had two draws in four games, while the likes of Ballarat and Werribee…

NPL2 East Team of the Month: May

In a month which saw 102 goals find the back of the net, it is little wonder that goalscorers make up the majority of the starting eleven for May’s TOTM….

Hume, Gully, Port notch up significant Saturday wins

Three Saturday fixtures saw three sides claim three vital points at their respective ladder positions. Hume City’s win over Kingston strengthened their top-six credentials, allowing Port to leapfrog the latter…

Knights blitzed by five-star Bulleen, Bernabo-Madrid sinks Bentleigh

The scenes were quite incredible as Bulleen Lions produced one of the biggest results of the season, thrashing Melbourne Knights 5-0 at Somers Street courtesy of a nine-minute blitz in…

NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 17

GK: Brendan White (Port Melbourne) The Sharks keeper kept a frustrated Gully more frustrated for another week, making a number of important saves. Became a second keeper in a fortnight…

NPLW Team of the Week: Round 15

Graphics: Alesich Design GK: Emily Shields (Bulleen Lions) The Bulleen shot-stopper was in vintage form to deny a slew of Southern chances, ranging from reflex stops to dealing with Mikhaila…

Langy and Magic extend leads, Lions in seventh heaven

Image: Langwarrin At the half-way point of the State League One season, Langwarrin and Altona Magic have consolidated healthy leads at the top of their respective divisions. Gus Macleod’s unbeaten…

Nuna shock Thunder as Hajduk take advantage

Image: Smile for Peter Having got the job done against Melbourne City, Dandenong City have Nunawading to thank after the second-bottom side defeated the second-placed Dandenong Thunder to allow Hajduk…

Ayres steps up at AAMI as South storm to summit

Photo: Cindy Nitsos A historic day of football saw AAMI Park host its first ever NPLW fixture as South Melbourne reigned supreme against Alamein FC. The only other club to return…

Zebras rampant, Bendigo’s heartbreak, Brunswick back to winning ways

Image: Bendigo City Bendigo City nearly broke through for their first win of the season but Moreland City had other ideas with a big turnaround to run out 4-3 winners….

Kingston, Knights draw provides no relief for either in survival race

Image: Con Deves The Grange played host to a survival six-pointer on Monday night but in the end both Kingston and Melbourne Knights had to split a point each, which…

South’s derby delight as Avondale, Lions notch up wins

Image: Smile for Peter It was a clash between two of the league’s in-form heavyweights but by the end of it South Melbourne ran out convincing 3-0 winners over Heidelberg in…

Jankovic salvages Bentleigh draw as Prelevic sinks St Albans

Image: Natasha Morello Bentleigh Greens missed the chance to leapfrog Heidelberg at the top of the table after a 1-1 draw at home against Hume City, while Pascoe Vale secured…

NPLW Team of the Week: Round 14

Graphics: Alesich Design GK: Alyssa Dall’Oste (Box Hill United) The youngster continues to shine in 2016 and came up trumps in a game against top opposition. A number of handy…

NPL2 May Manager of the Month: Greg Kassidas

Image: Box Hill Momentum can be both a wonderful and a dreadful force in football. If you’ve got it, seemingly everything you touch turns to gold – a shank ending…

NPL May Manager of the Month: George Katsakis

Image: Smile for Peter There are some names synonymous with the Victorian NPL and its respective clubs. Think of Heidelberg United and George Katsakis is the obvious name that jumps…

Box Hill shock Galaxy, Maizels makes coaching debut

Feature Image: Rachel Bach Two clashes this weekend saw the league’s freshest coach entries pitted against each other this weekend as Dennis Georgakopoulos’ Box Hill got the best of Kat Smith’s…

Gerhardt headlines Nunawading’s deadline acquisitions

Nunawading City have announced the late acquisitions of Patrick Gerhardt, Jagajeet Shrestha, Dan Gathercole and Chris Antoniadis. Gerhardt is the four-time Liberian international who was Melbourne Knights’ big signing for…

NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 16

GK: Lewis Italiano (Bulleen Lions) Frustrated the hell out of Gully with some of his saves to deny the hosts despite their advances to peg back a deficit against Bulleen….