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 delicious Yerba Mate, and offering a special deal to our listeners!  Use the code “NPL” for a 15%...

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 one of the best goals of the season at the Veneto Club? That and plenty more on this...

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 Melbourne picking up where they left off in 2023 Enjoying the show? Keep in touch via our socials! ➤...

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 championsA central defender does the unthinkable again in VPL1 Paco go whacko on Beaumaris in VPL2This week’s podcast is brought to you by...

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 club presidents, NPL stars going international, the best worst goal you’ll ever see at Victory, ...

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_ Enjoying the show? Keep in touch via our socials! ➤ Twitter: @NPLVicPod ➤ Instagram: @NPLVictoriaPod ➤...

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, a fresh dose of Dandy drama, Goal celebrations at Hume: both the Incredible and concerning,...

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 stream taken down... PLUS: -  South Melbourne maintain their perfect record, but at what...

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 from the Sharks in Sunshine, another Dandy City late show, the disappearance of a towering figure...

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 NPL Victoria in style  A 3,000-strong crowd deliver an off-field spectacle at Bulleen v...

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 top tiers in Victoria. - Who are the favourites? The biggest ins and outs and players 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 ChatterBrandon Barnes is BACK and Adam Piddick is in - are Thunder the most entertaining club in Victorian football?Listener questions Strap in,...

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 of a goalkeeper concussion (we're not doctors, mate.) -  Dissecting one of the all-time...

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 previewWestern United miss out on promotion - what went wrong? A red letter day for the Italian...

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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  

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 WanderersMacIvor Reserve plays host to a huge battle between South and Oakleigh - the match, the venue and the souv reviewed. How many points...

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 truth behind his recent exit from FC Bulleen Lions! ➤ Follow the show on Twitter: @NPLVicPod ➤...

Ladies and Gentlemen, the silly season has officially BEGUN. As we reach the three quarter mark of the season, the mid-season window (we're as confused as you are) has arrived and clubs across the top two flights have already made a series of high profile moves, with a number more rumoured to be on the way. Nick and Lachie discuss all the transfer scuttlebutt currying lying around on NPL Victoria twitter, sorting the fact from fiction and assigning some potentially controversial grades to...

After a three week break, Nick and Lachie reunite to discuss an event that will live long in NPL Victoria heritage: The lights going out (or rather, not coming on) at half-time of South Melbourne and Dandenong Thunder at Lakeside. While the second half might taken 3 days to get back underway, it was worth the wait. The duo review the madness of it all, as well as the other big talking points from the weekend's league action. They also tkae a deep dive into the week's Australia Cup action,...

It's the halfway mark of the NPL Victoria season and as many clubs turn to new coaches to take them in a bold, fresh direction, the NPL Victoria Pod is doing the same with co-hosts. With Nick unavailable, Lachie rewards last week's guest Josh Parish for his stunning debut inthe last episode with an elevation to the co-host chair. Together, they go through The quirks and curiosities of the Australia CupAnother loss for Bentleigh: Should they consider another coaching change?The mystery NPL...

Tonight, on the NPL Victoria Pod agenda. Nick D’Urbano and Lachie Flannigan are joined by Josh Parish to unpack another huge weekend in NPL Victoria. • Bulleen vs Preston: Game of the Year? The crew debate an instant classic at the Veneto, talk Barraccas, PA systems and  why Brunswick Juventus were also in action that night. • Avengers repels inevitable Oakleigh - who can stop them? • Box Office Hellas? Have a question you want answered on the show? Reach out to us on Twitter! ➤ Follow...

After a week away desposting our NPL2 chaos coins in the back, Lachie and Nick are back to review the goal-laden week that was in Victorian NPL Football, including: - South silence their critics? - Oakleigh secret weapon - Why Altona should've heeded Lachie's warning to keep leading scorer Jonas Markovski in bubble wraap. - The Nick Tolios era is ALIVE at Dandenong City Have a question you want answered on the show? Reach out to us on Twitter! ➤ Follow the show on Twitter:...

Tonight, on the NPL Victoria Pod agenda. Nick D’Urbano and Lachie Flannigan unpack a wide range of huge topics to emerge from a jam packed NPL Victoria bonanza. • Pita (not) back? How an Oakleigh icon disappeared after a one week return. Was it a mirage? Or did we ping a hammy on our victory lap? • The Greens are back! • A snap lockdown needed? One of our hosts suggests a drastic measure should be implemented to curtail a rising “epidemic”. • The same hosts suggests a similar method to keep...

After a week in hospital spent recovering from an attempt to recreate Nahuel Bonada's fence diving goal celebration, Nick and Lachie are back for another episode of the pod! We're only six round into the NPL and NPL2 seasons but there are coaching changes aplenty! Nick and Lachie unpack a series of coaching changes, headlined by Bentlleigh Green's appointment of Riccardo Marchioli as head coach. Also on the agenda: • Goals, goals, goals! •Another night of madness at George Andrews...