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Position: 8th

Change in position from 2010/11: ↓ 3

Win-draw-loss record: 6-11-10
(35 goals scored, 43 goals conceded)

Highest goalscorer: Carlos Hernandez (10)

Average attendance: 19,208

With all the pre-season hype surrounding the Victory, with Harry Kewell’s arrival and the formation of a ‘deadly’ forward structure, it’s fair to say that Victory fans’ hopes were high leading into week 1 against Sydney FC. But looking back, it was an underwhelming and unacceptable season from the biggest drawing club in the league. Since the departure of Ernie Merrick during last season’s Asian Champions League, Melbourne have headed downhill. Onto the third full-time manager in the space of a year, the Victory finished the season in 8th place, far below the expectations that the public and the media placed on them before the season started.

35 goals from such a potent and deep forward list ranked 7th among A-League teams for goals scored. 43 goals put the Victory ranked 2nd worst for goals conceded. And without … Continue Reading

Due to the postponement of the Central Coast v Gold Coast game at Robina last weekend, week 17 only ended up featuring 5 fixtures, despite the presence of another of the regional midweek games. 14 goals over the 5 games was a reasonable return, but not nearly enough for scores in the 50′s, 60′s and 70′s to eventuate in fantasy football this week – in fact, 51 was enough to net you the top score in our Ultimate A-League fantasy league this week.

It was a pretty poor week for goalkeepers this week, given the fact there were only two clean sheets held, and those two goalkeepers really had very little to do. Those two ‘keepers, Danny Vukovic and Ben Kennedy, topped the rankings with 5 points, alongside Victory custodian Ante Covic, who managed to scrape together 5 points over his two games this week. Goalkeeper is a position I wouldn’t be trading for at the moment, … Continue Reading