International club (of the century) of mystery
So last Thursday in the Greek Community Cup we beat Altona East 3-0, and then on the Saturday we beat East Kew, also 3-0. Some highlights packages have been put up of other games in this tournament,...
View ArticleLate pre-season fixture changes
The Greek Community Cup game against Heidelberg that was scheduled for tomorrow, is now scheduled for Sunday at 5:00 PM. Expect a youthful team to be fielded once again on our behalf. Here's hoping...
View ArticlePre-season news from far away places
Did you go? I didn't. Last Saturday arvo at Lakeside, our senior men drew 1-1 with South Australian side Campbelltown City. I don't if we played well or not. I suppose it doesn't matter.Did you go? I...
View ArticleSet expectations to... - South Melbourne 1 Kingston City 1 (South won 5-3 on...
This was the first chance I'd had this season to have an extended look at what our senior men's team has been doing. So far it's been highlight snatches of deliberately obscure friendly matches, which...
View ArticleWhat's the point of going out? We're just going to wind up back here, anyway.
Last night, in front of people that matter, South Melbourne 4, Essendon Royals 1. Video highlights make it all look like a bit of kick and giggle to be honest.This Saturday, in front of people who can...
View ArticleHere comes the Aldi NSL...
Disclaimer - a good chunk of what follows assumes that South Melbourne will be a successful applicant for a national second division.Well, knock me down with a feather, it's finally here. Or somewhat...
View ArticleUnwatchable / Unwatched - Mill Park 0 South Melbourne 2
Well, I was going to miss the first ten minutes of the broadcast of the Greek Community Cup final, because of "errands". Then I got home, and tried to watch from about 12th minute onward, only to be...
View ArticleBe Where You Belong - South Melbourne 2 Moreland City 1
Another new season, and another year of supporting this club. Though my commitment and interest has wavered between extremes since my first game circa late 1992, here I am, a touch over 30 years later,...
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Lavender Blues - Green Gully 1 South Melbourne 3
Bringing order to chaos, but at what cost?You know I'd almost forgotten that we didn't go to Green Gully Reserve last year? Rocking up to the game, I was shocked to be welcomed to a paved parking lot....
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Outsourcing - South Melbourne 2 Melbourne Knights 1
South Melbourne FC maintained their perfect start to the season with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Melbourne Knights on Monday night at Lakeside Stadium. Due to an athletics meet that took over the...
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Flag - Dandenong Thunder 0 South Melbourne 1
I alternate between despising how this team plays and yet still manages to grind out wins, and admiring with significant reservation how this team grinds out wins even when it doesn't play particularly...
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Rubbish - South Melbourne 0 Heidelberg United 2
Nothing much more to say other then that the performance in the first half was absolute rubbish. Against probably the most mediocre Heidelberg team in a decade, we looked beyond inept. Without Ajak...
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I can't see through metal, Kent! St Albans 0 South Melbourne 1
I've been burnt by this increasingly frequent phenomenon before, but never quite like this. With all home duties sorted, I decided to head to Churchill Reserve early, get one of those sweet parking...
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Torn - Oakleigh Cannons 0 South Melbourne 1
Provided with two options, I decided against going to this match, preferring instead to watch it with a friend at their city apartment. A pleasant dinner on Clarendon Street, a nice stroll with only...
View ArticleEverybody Knows - Hume City 0 South Melbourne 0
You know me, I don't like to complain. Things don't always go the way you planned. Case in point: I wanted to go to Saturday night's game, but events transpired so that I couldn't. So instead I sat on...
View ArticleMonkey's Paw Curls - South Melbourne 3 Kingston City 4
Getting done over by a lower division team helmed by two former coaches of ours, while fielding several ex-South players was bad enough. But you know how they say "it's the hope that kills you?" I'm...
View ArticleSpoiled Brats - South Melbourne 1 Bentleigh Greens 0
Sitting in second place, and still complaining. Good. Finding new ways towards self-loathing for a team continuing to eke out wins, despite a few injuries. Also good.Hearing news of an old foe copping...
View ArticleOde to Joy - South Melbourne 5 Port Melbourne 2
Look, one utterly brilliant performance, one magical night of attacking football, should not make up for some of the utter dross we've had to put up with (and yes, I know we're in second place). I've...
View ArticleNotes from the 2022 AGM
Another year, and another delayed AGM, this one even more delayed than the one before. For whatever reason, the interest of our ordinary members on such matters remains weak; the less said about the...
View ArticleMore goals! South Melbourne 5 Altona Magic 1
Everyone's all like, we need more Sunday home games. Well, there you go. Sunday afternoon, beautiful day out, team coming off a big, entertaining win and... not a great turnout. Maybe word hasn't...
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