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July 25th, 2008 — Grant Brebner, Melbourne Victory
Grant Brebner may be fit and ready by the third round of the new A-League season. The Scotsman struggled with a groin injury all of last season, and hasn’t played for the Victory since December.
A report in the Herald Sun today says that Brebner is focused on being back in action for Melbourne as soon as possible.
“Last year was personally one of the worst I’ve had in terms of how I felt,” he said.
“There was probably only two games where I felt 100 per cent and we . . . were hoping and praying it was going to get better through work off the park. But it got to the stage where it was obvious I needed to take an enforced break.
“I just couldn’t give my best (so) how long do you want to go on with it? Do you want to get it right or spend the rest of your career an 80 per cent player?”
Source: The Herald Sun
Brebner’s return would certainly give Ernie Merrick an interesting selection headache, with José Luis López, Leigh Broxham and Brebner all playing a similar defensive midfield role. And those aren’t even the only options available: Steve Pantelidis, Steven Pace and Kevin Muscat have all slotted into that position.
It’s an exciting prospect, really. Especially when you consider the plethora of attacking options around. Me thinks we’re in with a pretty good chance this year.
February 2nd, 2008 — Grant Brebner, Joe Keenan, Leandro Love, Melbourne Victory
Surprise, surprise: Leandro Love will be one of the three foreign players in the Melbourne Victory’s Asian Champions League squad.
Frankly, I thought the Brazilian was on his way out, but Ernie Merrick has decided to keep Love on hand:
“We need to keep as many attacking players in the squad as we can. We’ve really got no shortage of defensive or midfield players.”
Ernie Merrick (Herald Sun)
Carlos Hernández appears a certain selection for the Asian Champions League, leaving either Grant Brebner or Joe Keenan to get the drop. While Keenan has not managed to work his way into Merrick’s favourite eleven, Brebner hasn’t started since December. Both have struggled with injury.
Of course, Merrick could leave them both out and sign some fresh foreign talent instead – but considering the club’s current inability to attract new Australian players, this appears unlikely.
January 9th, 2008 — Asian Champions League, Carlos Hernandez, Grant Brebner, Joe Keenan, Leandro Love, Melbourne Victory
One important decision which Ernie Merrick will have to make in the next month is which international player he leaves out of the Melbourne Victory squad for the Asian Champions League.
Coaches have to get their 30-player squad lists in by the 11th of February. One of the stipulations is that each team can only have three foreign players.
This means that one of Melbourne’s four internationals is going to miss out on the Champions League.
Our international players are:
Who should Merrick leave out?
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July 13th, 2007 — Grant Brebner, Melbourne Victory, Players, videos
Together with captain Kevin Muscat, Grant Brebner makes up Melbourne’s muscle in midfield. Like Muscat, Brebner has age and wisdom on his side, closing in on his thirtieth birthday this year. Since joining Melbourne at the start of last season, he has been a compelling presence, proving a vital lifeline to Victory strikers – one which was painfully lacking in the inaugural A League season.
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