Melbourne Victory’s squads for this weekend’s away fixtures in Brisbane and Newcastle have been submitted.
Both sides are in for afternoon action, as Victory’s Women take on Brisbane Roar from 3:00pm on Saturday, with the Men also in for a 3:00pm start on Sunday for their trip to Newcastle.
Melbourne Victory Men
Rai Marchan continues to undertake the APL concussion protocol, and remains closely monitored by Victory’s medical staff.
Paul Izzo’s recovery remains on track, as he returns to training.
Tony Popovic has included new signings Damien Da Silva, Connor Chapman and Bruce Kamau in the extended squad.
1.Matt ACTON, 2.Jason GERIA, 3.Enrique LOPEZ, 5.Damien DA SILVA, 6.Leigh BROXHAM, 7.Chris IKONOMIDIS, 8.Josh BRILLANTE, 9.Tomi JURIC, 10.Bruno FORNAROLI, 11.Ben FOLAMI, 14.Connor CHAPMAN, 16.Stefan NIGRO, 18.Bruce KAMAU, 21.Roderick MIRANDA, 22.Jake BRIMMER, 24.Nishan VELUPILLAY, 28.Will Wilson, 29.Eli ADAMS, 30.Ahmad TALEB, 31.Matthew BOZINOVSKI
In: 5.Damien DA SILVA (new signing), 7.Chris IKONOMIDIS (returns from suspension), 14.Connor CHAPMAN (new signing), 18.Bruce KAMAU (promoted)Â
Out: 23.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS (omitted)
Unavailable: 4.Rai MARCHAN (injured), 17.Luis NANI (injured), 20.Paul IZZO (injured)
Melbourne Victory Women
Melina Ayres is back in contention for the match day squad, as she continues her recovery and builds towards full fitness.
1.Casey DUMONT, 2. Tiffany ELIADIS, 3.Claudia BUNGE, 5.Jessika NASH, 6.Beattie GOAD, 8.Alana MURPHY, 9.Catherine ZIMMERMAN, 10.Alex CHIDIAC, 11.Natalie TATHEM, 13.Sarah ROWE, 14.Melina AYRES, 15.Amy JACKSON, 16.Paige ZOIS, 17.Maja MARKOVSKI 18.Kayla MORRISON, 19.Lia PRIVITELLI, 20.Miranda TEMPLEMAN, 21.Elise KELLOND-KNIGHT, 22.Ava BRIEDIS, 23.Emily KOS
In: 13.Sarah ROWE (promoted), 14.Melina AYRES (returns from injury), 22.Ava BRIEDIS (promoted), 23.Emily KOS (promoted)
Out: nil
Unavailable: 7.Gema SIMON (injured)
