The NPL Victoria Pod

Lachie and Josh are back to review a madcap round of NPL & VPL action! Avondale put EIGHT past Thunder in a club-record win - but victory was soured by a horror tackle on star playmaker Kristian Trajceski. Oakleigh boss Chris Taylor isn't known for making substitutions, but when Asad Kasumovic knew his number was almost up, the South Australian found another gear to vanquish a valiant St Alban...

Essendon Royals continue to claim some major scalps, having knocked off South Melbourne at Lakeside this weekend. How far can the newly promoted side go? And what’s going wrong at South Melbourne? Bulleen and Preston have moved clear on top of the ladder, but how stables are the Lions’ positions on top of the tree? Plus get the rundown from Heidelberg and Boroondara’s thrilling 4-4 draw, Alamein’s...

Returning from his antipodean adventures, Lachie joins Josh for a belated edition of the pod.  Avondale outclassed Oakleigh on their own deck to vault into second place, and lift their own bespoke piece of silverware. Are Zok Markovski's men back to their imperious best, or had they never left?  Green Gully slumped to their 5th defeat of the campaign in a listless performance at Lakeside. Is it ti...

Pokuah and Oscar are back to talk through the weekend’s NPLW action, as Bulleen returned to the top of the table with a dominant display against South Melbourne. Meanwhile, the closeness of the rest of the competition is reflected in a gridlocked ladder, with only a handful of points separating most teams. Are FV Emerging the real deal? Have the newly promoted teams been brought back to earth? Tun...

With Lachie on secondment to the NZ National League, Nick and Josh are on deck to review another bonkers round of NPL and VPL action.  Ryan McGuffie has been shown the door at Fox St after Kaine Sheppard netted the world's most nonchalant hat-trick in Heidelberg's 6-0 demolition of St Albans, but it's the almost-7th goal that captured our imagination.  There's sliding doors moments at Oakleigh, a...

With April being Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, FC Bulleen Lions striker Dennis Menelaou jumps on the podcast to discuss his return to football from testicular cancer. Dennis talks about the ups and downs of the journey back to the pitch after making his return less than a year after his diagnosis. The young striker also details his time at Bulleen, his football career to date, coming up again...

NPLW Victoria has thrown up plenty of early season surprises and drama, with FV Emerging topping the table after three rounds whilst both newly promoted teams continue to collect major scalps. Meanwhile the old guard of Bulleen and South Melbourne are finding their feet ahead of their blockbuster meeting. With wonder goals flying in on a weekly basis, be sure to tune in so you don’t miss a moment...

South Melbourne superstar Max Mikkola joins the NPL Victoria Pod for a special guest interview!  The 24-year-old discusses his career to date, what brought him to South, their playing style, Esteban Quintas behind-the-scenes and delve into the vaunted long throw. It’s an interview you won’t want to miss! This week’s podcast is brought to you by Sacred Herb - who are fuelling us with their deliciou...

We're back!!!! Round 7 is in the books and Lachie, Josh and Nick are on deck to unpack a huge weekend of action across Victoria in all three men's tiers and NPLW Victoria. Two 0-0 draws in the heavyweight clashes - what did we learn?  Hume drop the hammer on Melbourne Knights in their first game under David Chick, why CB Smith Reserve has the new luxury viewing position in Victoria and did we see...

The NPLW Victoria is back and - to celebrate - the NPL Victoira Pod is delighted to announce that NPLW review podcast, Radio Dub, has joined our audio network! Pokuah Frimpong and Oscar Rutherford discuss all the major talking points from a bumper opening weekend, with both promoted teams securing shock wins away from home, FV Emerging putting four past Calder, and reigning champions South Melbour...

Roll up, roll up It’s time to get on board on the NPL Victoria Coaching Merry Go Round! Katsakis IN at Bentleigh Greens, Watson OUT at Hume City and David Chick completes a switcheroo between the two - the boys unpack the raft of coaching changes that unfolded over the weekend.  Elsewhere:  The humble pie’s back in the oven as Manningham STUN the reigning champions A central defender does the unth...

Another week of NPL Victoria in the books, and if you could manage to see it through the pitch sprinklers popping off across the state - it was a cracker!  The pod is BACK after a wild weekend of NPL Victoria in which Heidelberg and Hellas set the bar with a thrilling Greek derby draw, Hume City scored another screamer and Altona pulled off a magic win. Around the grounds there were texts from clu...

Bulleen Lions superstar Luke Lofts joins the boys to discuss his joruney from the Hull City Academy to Australia, from Hull City to Australia, the art of the free-kick, Kotsy’s Corner, Yerba mate and more 🧉🙌 ➤ Twitter: @NPLVicPod ➤ Instagram: @NPLVictoriaPod ➤ Pester Nick here : @NickDurbano_ ➤ Tell Lachie he's wrong here: @lachieflannigan ➤ Welcome Josh to the pod here: @joshparish_ The NPL Vic...

A chaotic week of NPL Victoria in the books and the goals were flying in faster than you can say Caroline Springs George Cross FC. 25 goals across the top flight as Josh Parish, Lachie Flannigan and Nick D'Urbano reconvene to review the weekend - SEVEN of which came in Manningham, as South Melbourne found their shooting boots at Pettys Reserve Elsewhere there was Seventh heaven at Kingston Heath,...

Do you hear that? The wail of distant sirens on the wind? It's the sound of the copyright police descending on NPL Victoria! Josh Parish and Lachie Flannigan are on deck to unpack the weekend that was and go full sci-fi as we witness the rise of the machines. The boys try to get their head around Melbourne Knights incredible comeback against Avondale - and Lachie's inadvertent role in getting the...

Season 2024 of NPL Victoria is only two rounds old, but it’s already catching the attention of former Premier League stars! Lloyd Isgrove’s scissor kick spectacular sent victorian football viral, helped Hume City to top spot and it wan’t even the HALF of the drama across the weekend. Nick D’Urbano, Lachie Flannigan and Josh Parish are on deck to dissect all the action including a statement win fro...

At long last, NPL Victoria is BACK and boy was its return sweet!  Lachie, Nick and Josh unpack a tremendous opening round of NPL and VPL1, including: An update on the promotion and relegation rules for 2024 New season, same South as Hellas win a tight OG Melbourne Derby Dandenong City return to the top flight with a bang - a seven-goal thriller at Avenger Park Hume’s Premier League star arrives in...

The 2024 NPL Victoria season is right around the corner and that can only mean one thing: A MEGA season preview! NPL clubs are making big signings and this podcast has followed suit: as Nick and Lachie welcome Josh Parish to the podcast as their new permanent co-host. From there, the best Victorian football trio since Lujic, Holmes and Schroen dive into all you need to know in each of the three to...

After another off-season that felt like an eternity, the NPL season is nearly upon us and the pod is BACK in white-hot anticipation.  On the agenda with Lachie and Nick today:  Off-season confessional: the extreme lengths we’re got to to fill the void left by a lack of NPL football in our lives  Tranfers galore: Which signings have caught the eye? NST Chatter Brandon Barnes is BACK and Adam Piddic...

Another NPL Victoria season is in the books and it ended with a historic first, as Avondale claimed their inaugural NPL Victoria Championship with a 4-0 Grand Final victory against South Melbourne.  Josh Parish, Lachie Flannigan and Nick D'Urbano are here to review the game in all it's glory,  including: - An attempt at legitimate match analysis - Far less legitimate attempts at asessing the scale...

20 games. Three leagues. One final day of Victorian Men's football that WELL AND TRULY DELIVERED. Nick D'Urbano and Lachie Flannigan are joined by fellow NPL Victoria commentator Josh Parish to unpack an epic final round, headlined by Benteligh Green's first-ever relegation from NPL Victoria and Manningham's fairytale promotion story into NPL2! Elsewhere on the agenda:  NPL Victoria Final Week 1 p...

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With just five rounds of the regular season remaining, the promotion and relegation is as hot as ever in NPL and NPL2.  It's never an easy task, but Nick and Lachie are back to try and make sense of it all as we enter the home stretch.  ➤ Follow the show on Twitter: @NPLVicPod ➤ Pester Nick here : @NickDurbano_ ➤ Tell Lachie he's wrong here: @lachieflannigan   The NPL Victoria Podcast is brought t...

As the mid-season window concludes, sides have bolstered their ranks with fresh talent to help them to the finish line, and the NPL Victoria is no different.  NPL Victoria commentator Josh Parish once again joins Lachie and Nick for a jam packed epsideo! On the agenda this week:  Oakleigh Cannons defender Anthony Pantazopoulos signs for Western Sydney Wanderers MacIvor Reserve plays host to a huge...

Last week, After Eastern Lions' 1-1 draw with Kingston City,  Nick kicked off the first instalment in the NPL Victoria Pod's feature interview series by catching up with Lions striker Max Batchelor! The 23-year-old discussed his fascinating experience away from the pitch, appearing on New Zealand reality TV series, Heartbreak Island,  the fascinating career journey he's already enjoyed and the tru...