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Jeggo, Goodwin get call-up to Socceroo squad
Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has tinkered slightly with his line up for the upcoming 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Japan.
Michael Lynch, The Age's expert on soccer, has had extensive experience of high level journalism in the UK and Australia. Michael has covered the Socceroos through Asia, Europe and South America in their past three World Cup campaigns. He has also reported on Grands Prix and top class motor sport from Asia and Europe. He has won several national media awards for both sports and industry journalism.
Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has tinkered slightly with his line up for the upcoming 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Japan.
Melbourne City will be hoping that their last two friendlies are certainly not a harbinger for A-League the season ahead.
Socceroo striker Mathew Leckie made a big impression in his Bundesliga side Ingolstadt's match against Bayern Munich.
October and November are the months when Melbourne's greatest prizes – the Caulfield and Melbourne cups, Victoria Derby and Oaks and the Cox Plate – are decided.
When there's a million dollars up for grabs, especially in a race restricted to three year olds, the temptation is always to go for it.
Melbourne City fans will finally get the chance to see star signing Tim Cahill in action for the first time on their own turf later this week when John van 't Schip's side takes on Western Sydney Wanderers in the FFA Cup.
At Caulfield on Saturday one three-year-old filly beat her own sex comfortably over 1400 metres to stake her claim as a contender for bigger tests later in the spring.
Jameka has become the four-year-old buzz horse in the Caulfield Cup market.
Most people remember it as the Naturalism Stakes. Nowadays it might be best known as the "golden ticket" stakes
There is no doubt that Melbourne City has achieved the biggest domestic coup the A-League has ever had with the capture of Tim Cahill for the upcoming season.
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