Locked in: every NPL/VPL club’s 2025 coach
The NPL and VPL off-season has seen a host of coaching changes. Check out every club’s new or reappointed gaffer for 2025.
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Named: Melbourne local footy’s most influential movers and shakers
Local footy is the heartbeat of the game but it requires countless hours of expertise and dedication from thousands of people. Here are those who are having the biggest impact on the grassroots.
Quick Singles: Midnight high jinks sends veteran paceman into panic
A former paceman re-enacting his glory days caused a late-night stir, while a team whipped out the spray paint to prove a point. It’s all in this week’s Quick Singles column, looking at quirky happenings in local cricket.
Recruit tracker: A-League legend, international imports sign on
NPL and VPL clubs have been busy securing new talent for 2025, signing ex-A-League talents, including a Melbourne Victory legend, and a host of international imports.
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‘I need a rest’: Panthers’ coach calls time
The Southern league mentor will call time on his two-decade coaching stint. Here’s why.
Cinderella story continues, South cupsets Nix
Victorian Cinderella story FC Melbourne makes history, while NPL power South Melbourne knocks A-League club Wellington out of the Australia Cup.
How RSL meat tray raffles funded Aussie boxing medal winner
An Aussie pub staple has played an unlikely role in the medal dreams of a Victorian boxer who now stands on the cusp of Olympic history in Paris.
Penalty drama, joy as South Melbourne lifts Cup
In a dramatic penalty shootout, South Melbourne has claimed the 100th Dockerty Cup over Oakleigh Cannons – the first step in the club’s potential treble.
Why Dockerty Cup final has added spice
This year’s Dockerty Cup is that extra bit special as heated rivals Oakleigh Cannons and South Melbourne battle for the 100th Cup and their own slice of history.
Cannons cupset sends champions crashing out
For the second time in three years, NPL Victoria power Oakleigh Cannons has sent Sydney FC crashing out of the Australia Cup with a stunning upset.
Promotions confirmed, classic derby with the lot
TALKING POINTS: The first clubs to secure promotion are confirmed, as sadly are relegated clubs, while the Brunswick-Northcote derby did not disappoint.
300+ names: Victoria’s future sport stars take on Australia’s best
A host of Victoria’s future sporting stars will look to put their names up in lights against Australia’s next generation in a monster national tournament. Meet them here.
NSD doubts put clubs in relegation firing line
With the National Second Division teetering, NPL and VPL clubs are all of a sudden facing the prospect of relegation. Plus, who wants to win the VPL1 and VPL1 premiership.
Analysis of every Victorian Metro under-19 emerging player
Victoria’s finest cricketers have risen from the state’s pathway system and this year’s emerging players squad is full of rising stars. Here’s what you need to know about every player in the 2024-25 Metro squad.
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