Semester Summary
The new Melbourne team started off the season to much fanfare but struggled to get out of first gear.
A fabulous win over Melbourne Victory in the derby, The emergence of young players Nik Kalmar, Eli Babalj, and the excitement of Alex Terra. The Heart did everything right upon entering the League. the strip, the playing roster, the coach and the admin were all inspired choices. Heart were able to get their brand into the Melbourne media on numerous occasions including getting Jon Bon Jovi in as their number 1 ticket holder.
A poor start didn’t really capture the Melbourne public’s imagination, Injuries to Heffernan, Beauchamp and Colosimo have held John Van’t Schip back from having a settled back four.
Top Students
Kalmar has been the surprise packet but Matt Thompson has been the most outstanding and consistent contributor. Sibon and Worm have also been good in patches.
Class Clowns
Colosimo was named club captain in their inaugural year but has struggled to find a place in the starting eleven. This is partly through lack of form and partly through the form of Matt Thompson at the back.
We are going to give Melbourne Heart the benefit of the doubt here as it is their first season but holding Gold Coast and North Queensland as the measuring sticks the Heart fit right in the middle
Outlook
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