This week's edition of the NPL Victoria Podcast has been scripted and recorded by a specially-trained LLM. Hume City's miserable run continued on Friday night as Oakleigh put four goals past another finals contender. Is Nick Hegarty under the pump already? St Albans brushed aside Melbourne Victory, with 17-year-old Oli Dragicevic pulling the strings. But have Dinamo left it too late for a finals charge? Meanwhile, a sorry Melbourne Knights gift three goals to Preston, Heidelberg's Yaren Sozer pu...
Jul 22, 2025•1 hr 35 min
It's an Espresso Edition (by our standards) of the pod this week and Josh, Nick & Ivka dive into the Dockerty Cup semi finals and catch-up round games. With a 3-1 upset win over Avondale, South Melbourne are officially 'Box Office' again. How has Sinisa Cohadzic transformed the playing style in the space of a few months? Meanwhile, a strange Avondale XI has the pod scratching our heads. Over at Olympic Village, Heidelberg put a beatdown on helpless VPL2 opposition, as Nunawading's magical ru...
Jul 16, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Has there ever been a better round of goals in this competition? From Diego Cuba's physics-defying free kick to a pair of Preston pile-drivers, we were spoilt for choice for goal of the week. Add in two six-goal thrillers and a pair of backflip celebrations, and NPL Victoria fans were eating good this past weekend. We start at George Andrews, where Thunder found themselves 3-0 up against Oakleigh inside half an hour, before the Cannons roared back to life in the second half. Then, over at Frank ...
Jul 08, 2025•1 hr 36 min
Josh, Nick and Ivka dive into the Knights' 2-1 win over Victory in a relegation six-pointer. Is this the start of an unlikely revival? Plus, Ivka delivers a first-hand account of last week's SGM, and we discuss the approach of the new board to dissenting voices. Preston were humbled inside 20 minutes at the hands of Oakleigh, in a behind-closed-doors affair at Jack Edwards Reserve. Was this Joe Guest's masterpiece? And what went wrong for the Lions? Elsewhere, everything that could go wrong, did...
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 42 min
St Albans looked set for a fourth straight Desmond, before Mickel Platt stepped up in stoppage time. Are Dinamo set for another great escape? And why do Oakleigh always seem to get the June blues? Victory's goalkeeping woes continue as Port Melbourne takes the chocolates in Bundoora. But can the Sharks keep hold of their star man? Kalilou Kamara saves a point for Avondale against Preston, there's drama on the touchline at Frank Holohan, and the unthinkable now seems inevitable for the Melbourne ...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 38 min
It's all hands on deck this week as Nick, Lachie, Josh & Ivka dive into South Melbourne's storybook finish against Preston, with Max Mikkola scoring a 90th-minute bicycle kick to win the game. Where did South's best performance of the season come from, and why are Preston failing to click in attack? Melbourne Victory defied the doubters to produce perhaps the greatest result in the history of their academy program, demolishing Oakleigh 5-2 away at Jack Edwards Reserve. Will the young Vucks a...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 50 min
Welcome to The Late Late Show with Nick, Josh & Ivka! The trio hop on the mic after Victory's dramatic comeback and even more dramatic collapse against Avondale in stoppage time. Were the young Vucks hard done by against the league leaders? Hume City have sacked another head coach with a winning record, but still got the job done against Dandenong City with 10 men. We ponder why Ric Marchioli was shown the door, and what the future might hold at Broadmeadows. South Melbourne and Preston both...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Is there such a thing as TOO MUCH NPL Victoria? One brave commentator put that to the test this weekend on his trip south of the Barassi Line, and has been left a little worse for wear. It's a full complement this week as Josh, Nick, Ivka and Lachie dive into Hume's thrilling win over Gully, and South's impressive second-half showing against Victory. Have South Melbourne turned a corner? Thunder won their sixth straight derby at Frank Holohan in incredibly dramatic and contentious fashion. Were ...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 41 min
37 minutes was all it took for Jack Pope to write his name in South Melbourne folklore, with two ripper goals and a red card for shirt-fronting a Knights opponent, helping lift Hellas out of the relegation zone. Josh, Lachie and Ivka sift through the derby debris and ponder where to now for the Knights, as news breaks live during recording of the resignation of Club President Simon Pincic and the rest of the incumbent board. Elsewhere, Preston nab a point late against Dandy City, Altona's win ha...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 37 min
An unprecedented relegation six-pointer looms in the OG Melbourne derby. How on earth did we get here? Josh is back alongside Nick and Ivka to dive into South Melbourne's shock defeat at the hands of Port Melbourne. Just who is Maxim Gaydovskiy, and could the new boss lead the Sharks to safety? The Knights missed their late chance to stun Heidelberg, and have turned to John Markovski. His first game in the dugout: against the old enemy. Fresh from his struggles with Port, is Jonesy the right man...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 32 min
We have officially hit the half-way point of the NPL Victoria season and Nick, Lachie and Ivka are back on deck to dissect a huge round of action! Green Gully shocked the Victorian football world with a 5-2 thumping of Avondale on Friday night, headlined by a hat-trick from reigning Gold Medallist Aamir Abdallah. Are Gully a potential second-half of the season bolter? Meanwhile, Dandenong Thunder scored THREE goals in the opening 15 minutes against Preston Lions to continue their brilliant seaso...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 31 min
The coaching merry-go-round has well and truly arrived in NPL Victoria and Lachie, Mark and Nick are here to pick up the pieces! The coaching chaos began at South Melbourne, where former Technical Director Sinisa Cohadzic has been confirmed as the club's senior head coach until the end of the season. A familiar face, but is he the right fit at Hellas? Meanwhile, Melbourne Knights and Port Melbourne BOTH parted ways with their managers in Ivan Franjic and John Markovski. We run the rule over thei...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 32 min
What a way to return from the Dockerty Cup break! Nick, Lachie and Ivka are back to dissect a bonkers weekend of NPL Victoria action, which was headlined by Luka Kolic stealing all the headlines on Monday night with a goal which could see him on the plane to The Best FIFA Football Awards! However, Dandenong Thunder had the last laugh in an incredible come-from-behind victory. Are they firmly contenders for the title? On Friday, Heidelberg roared past top of the table Avondale in a 3-1 victory at...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 27 min
The end of an era. South Melbourne have parted ways with Esteban Quintas after a 3-0 humbling at the hands of an irresistible Heidelberg in the Greek Derby, and Josh, Lachie and Ivka are on board to debate the legacy and achievements of the league's most polarising coach. Melbourne Knights sit in the relegation zone again after a similarly comprehensive defeat to Dandenong Thunder - but why does Ivan Franjic not seem to be under the same sort of pressure? Daniel Graskoski shines as Preston draw ...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 58 min
Milestone moments, refereeing controversies, temper tantrums, and "Chaos League heritage" finishes - Round 9 had it all. Josh, Nick, Ivka, and our interstate interloper Lachie are on board to break it down in a bumper episode of the NPL Victoria Podcast! Victory leap into the top six after a thrilling win over St Albans - are the Young Vucks the real deal? Preston grind it out against the Knights and South barely survive a scare against the Magic, while Heidelberg and Dandy Thunder turn on the s...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 42 min
The knives are out for Esteban Quintas again after a home defeat to Dandenong City - but what will it take for South Melbourne to pull the ripcord? Two former Preston players come back to haunt their former club, with Nick Dib submitting a contender for goal of the season. Where did it go wrong for the Lions away at Port Melbourne? Plus, there's penalty controversy at Avenger Park, Dinamo disappointing at Somers Street again, and the pod ponders whether Joe Guest has somehow become underrated. J...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 32 min
Josh and Ivka are joined by special guest Steve Curtain to discuss Dandenong Thunder's shock win over Avondale, Oakleigh stealing the points late at BT Connor, Hume finally reversing the South Melbourne curse, and Melbourne Knights dropping into the relegation zone with a dismal home defeat to Victory. Plus, there's penalties galore, an unlikely entrant for the most entertaining team in the chaos league, and Ivka's cure for infant insomnia. The NPL Victoria Podcast is brought to you in 2025 by M...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Nick, Josh and Ivka are back on deck to discuss South Melbourne's 3rd defeat on the trot, as Dandenong Thunder climb to an astonishing 2nd in the table. Injuries derail Preston in the searing heat against Avondale, Asahi Yokokawa nets a magnificent hat trick in Heidelberg's 5-1 humbling of Hume, and Green Gully finally get their first win of the season - an emphatic 3-0 drubbing of the Knights. Plus, there's a comeback for the ages in VPL1, and a VPL2 star who throws the ball so far, he has acad...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 24 min
Josh, Lachie and Ivka recap a wild night in front of 9,036 spectators at Genis Steel Stadium. From Gian Albano's nerves of steel panenka to Lleyton Brooks' emphatic sealer, it's a night no Preston supporter will ever forget. For South Melbourne, though, the defeat presents a reckoning. Down to their third-string goalkeeper and with two well-rested stars going down injured, is the Esteban Quintas era going into a tailspin? Heidelberg's defensive injury crisis deepened in a 3-2 defeat to Dandenong...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 41 min
Josh, Nick and Ivka discuss South Melbourne's decision to rest seven of their starting XI against Dinamo, with disastrous consequences. Heidelberg and Preston played out a classic 1-1 draw in Bundoora, in which only star turns from both goalkeepers kept the scoreline in check. But how do the Lions stack up against South on Friday night? Alarm bells are ringing for the Cavaliers after a 'shock' loss to the Sharks, but one member of the panel wasn't surprised in the slightest. There's screamers an...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 36 min
Josh, Nick, Ivka and Lachie recap two Monday night classics, with super-sub Tommaso Minutoli putting Melbourne Victory on the brink of a famous win, before a 96th-minute Gustav Moller header saved South Melbourne's blushes. Meanwhile at the Veneto Club, Luke Lofts suffered defeat at the hands of his former club, despite Lochie Reus netting a goal of the season contender from behind the halfway line. Plus, 10-man Preston dig in for 3 points in the Maco Derby, George Lambadaridis heads in a 98th-m...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 27 min
South Melbourne take out the OG Melbourne Derby in style, but haven't we seen this movie before? Plus, there are fortuitous late escapes for Preston Lions and Hume City, Avondale bring the sauce against the Sharks, Altona force us to rethink our Dinamo optimism, and we can't stop talking about Louie Acevski's Mark of the Year. The NPL Victoria Podcast is brought to you in 2025 by Melville Bodyworks, located at 106 Melville Rd Brunswick West. For all your panel beating and smash repairs, give the...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Round one of the 2025 NPL Victoria season is on the books and Josh, Nick, Lachie and Ivka are back on deck to review a blockbuster round one! Knights shock the Bergers in the first game of the season, while Avondale and South kick off their campaign on the right track and it’s a dream first game back in the top flight for Preston! Plus, why a six goal thriller at Frank Holohan was the epitome of peak NPL and the incredible debut from a Wide Receiver turned Northcote striker. The NPL Victoria Pod...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Josh, Nick, Lachie and Ivka get out the crystal ball and put their reputations on the line! With the finals race and relegation battle more competitive than ever, predictions have never been tougher. Will South Melbourne finally get over their Grand Final hurdle? Can Oakleigh survive the departure of 3 key players? Will promoted Preston shake up the title race? And can anyone stop the Avondale juggernaut? The NPL Victoria Podcast is brought to you in 2025 by Melville Bodyworks, located at 106 Me...
Feb 03, 2025•2 hr 11 min
WE'RE BACK! The 2025 NPL Victoria season is just around the corner and the crew are back to dive into all the goings-on throughout the pre-season, whetting the appetite just enough ahead of next week's MEGA season preview. Nick, Lachie and Josh preview some of the major storylines, including new coaching appointments, the promoted clubs, this week's Community Shield and much more. Enjoying the show? Keep in touch via our socials! ➤ Twitter: @NPLVicPod ➤ Instagram: @NPLVictoriaPod ➤ Pester Nick h...
Jan 29, 2025•48 min
One last ride for 2024. Nick, Lachie, Josh and special guest, Mark Ivkovic review the 2024 NPL Victoria men's Grand Final, that saw the Oakleigh Cannons crowned champions in a 1-0 victory over South Melbourne. The crew dive into how the Cannons nullified South last weekend, plus, Hellas' response in the Australia Cup against Hume City. They also give out their end of season awards ahead of Friday night's Football Victoria Gala Night. This week’s podcast is brought to you by Sacred Herbs - who ar...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 30 min
The 2024 NPLW Victoria season is in the books, with Heidelberg United crowned champions How better to celebrate the final edition of the pod than for the Grand Final winning captain Steph Galea to share her thoughts on her team’s incredible season? But that’s not all - Tune in for a full review of a memorable Grand Final, as Heidelberg stunned Preston. Plus final reflections on Heidelberg’s remarkable season turnaround, what it means for Preston to fall agonisingly short again, plus a touch of d...
Sep 12, 2024•43 min
It’s grand final week and we’re back for a bumper episode! Nick and Lachie are joined by the NPL Victoria ‘Woj’ Mark Ivkovic for an extensive preview of the Grand Final between South Melbourne and Oakleigh, plus review of the two semi finals. The crew also catch up with South Melbourne’s Andy Brennan ahead of the big game, who provided an insight into how the season has panned out and where things are at heading into the Grand Final. This week’s podcast is brought to you by Sacred Herbs - who ar...
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr 22 min
One game remains in the NPLW Victoria season: Preston v Heidelberg in the Grand Final Tune in for a breakdown on both teams’ preliminary final successes, plus the takeaway from another missed opportunity for Bulleen Hear from both of the Grand Final coaches, Sven Samild and Dan Foden, who joined the pod for a chat ahead of the big game. Find out everything you need to know ahead of one of the biggest games on the Victorian football calendar! Enjoying the show? Keep in touch via our socials! ➤ Tw...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 11 min
After a dramatic final day of action, we have our semi-finalists and relegated teams locked in. Preston Lions and Essendon Royals will face off in the first semi-final on Friday evening, while Premiers Bulleen Lions host Heidelberg on Saturday. Meanwhile, a late goal resigned Brunswick Juventus to VPL next season, while Calder went out with a whimper. With Oscar once again flaking on the podcast, join Taryn and Pokuah to discuss all the news, storylines and drama of the NPLW Victoria 2024 season...
Aug 30, 2024•34 min
