The Fifth Quarter

Written by Lachlan Sherriff (Australian Championship/X) After 11,265 days, South Melbourne and Heidelberg United finally played another game against each other in a national competition. Even in the thirty years away from the national stage, this Greek derby still produced many memorable moments at state level, including when South Melbourne defeated Heidelberg 2-1 in the Dockerty Cup final at the Home of the Matildas earlier in the year. Now, back at their home of Lakeside

Written by Lachlan Sherriff (Australian Championship/X) After a 2025 campaign that's included the NPL Victoria season and finals, the full length of two cup competitions, and their Australian Championship group, today could have finally been the end for Heidelberg United, who would have been eliminated from the Championship with a loss against MetroStars. But as long as this season's been for Heidelberg, they weren't ready to end it just yet. MetroStars, who punched their tic

Written by Lachlan Sherriff Ange Postecoglou watched on in dismay as Nottingham Forest lost 3-0 to Chelsea. (Reuters: Peter Cziborra) "I always win things in my second year" It's a quote that will go down in history. Ange Postecoglou struggled in his second season as manager of Tottenham Hotspur, finishing seventeenth in the league. But when Tottenham won the Europa League, it felt like none of that mattered. Ange Postecoglou had snapped Tottenham's seventeen year trophy drou

Written by Lachlan Sherriff (Auckland FC/Instagram) When fixtures for the 2025/26 A-League Men's season were announced, tonight's match between Melbourne Victory and Auckland FC was instantly marked down as one of the most exciting games of the season. Following the semi-final from last season, which saw Victory qualify for the Grand Final with a thrilling 2-1 win on aggregate, Auckland travelled to AAMI Park tonight in hopes they could get their revenge. Whatever happened, t

Written by Lachlan Sherriff Photo: Australian Championship/X Some games become iconic, lasting memories due to what happened on the...

Written by Lachlan Sherriff Passion. Hatred. Emotions. It’s what makes a great rivalry, and the Dockerty Cup final between Heidelberg...

Written by Lachlan Sherriff The Magic of the Cup. You'll hear about it. Read about it online. But until you truly go out and experience...

Written by Thinh Nguyen Above: Nguyen Tien Linh after scoring Vietnam's 2nd of the night Vietnam kicked off their ASEAN Cup campaign with...

Written by Lachlan Sherriff The second Unite Round in A-League history is in the books. And without a contract for the future, our...

Written by Lachlan Sherriff I'll be honest. Nine times out of ten, I would tune into an exhibition match played on Australian soil...

Written by Lachlan Sherriff When you arrive as the new manager at a club with as many expectations as Melbourne Victory, you're going to...

Football Victoria's decision to combine the NPL women and men's Grand Finals into one day proved to be a roaring success, as Heidelberg...

After failing to win any of their previous four games, including a loss vs South Melbourne which saw them exit the Dockerty Cup,...

It's been 1070 long days, but the UEFA Men's Euros is finally back. To kick it off, we had a strong German side, who are hosting the...

Written by Lachlan Sherriff Coming off a great away win in the Dockerty Cup against Preston Lions, South Melbourne returned to Lakeside...

Written by Lachlan Sherriff After a week of distraction following turmoil at Oakleigh, Dandenong Thunder needed to get their season back...

FIFA have made both the men's and women's U17s World Cup annual. This is an awful idea. Written by Lachlan Sherriff What were you doing...

In a game earmarked by many as the decisive match in the 23/24 Premier League title race, a dominant Liverpool team were held to a draw...

Written by Lachlan Sherriff It was a cool night in south-east Melbourne as eighth place Oakleigh Cannons came to town to play fifth place...

It was Manningham's first ever NPL1 Men's game, but the Cinderella script didn't get played out, as the visitors lost 3-0. Written by...