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Melbourne City quietly make history with third-straight A-League title

17-Apr-2023 01:23:54 | The Guardian

Melbourne City’s dominance of the A-League gives their third-straight title an understated quality and means their legacy as one of Australia’s all-time great teams remains in progress

In the end, it was a rather nondescript way for Melbourne City to make history. Able to secure the A-League Men premiership for a record-setting third straight season by defeating Central Coast on Saturday, Rado Vidošić’s side was forced to settle for a 1-1 draw, only to then have the crown fall into their laps a day later when Western United upset Adelaide, making City’s eight-point lead atop the table an unassailable one.

It meant there were no scenes of jubilationat the final whistle or confetti cascading around a joyous Scott Jamieson lifting the premiers’ plate. That will have to wait until this week, City’s captain instead having to make do with tweeting a celebratory Kobe Bryant gif. History made, but quietly.