Mark Avellino Photography

12/01/2025

AO | 2025

11/01/2025

Continuing my habit of posting pics a bit late after an event. But hey this one was worth it. What a win from Western United FC

08/01/2025

Who doesnt love a great Goal celebration and Ben Mazzeo certainly delivered when he scored for Melbourne City FC against Western United FC in the RD 17 match at AAMI Park

28/12/2024

Boxing Day Test | Day 3 - What a comeback from India!

27/12/2024

Boxing Day Test | day 1 + 2

25/11/2024

The structure of the Women’s IFCPF World Cup is very different when you compare to the Men’s World Cup each game is largely played consecutively with only one rest day before the Final. It’s a very quick turnaround.

The ParaMatildas arrived in Spain five days after the Pararoos had commenced their competition due to a larger competition structure.

The were the only team to achieve a clean sweep of all games group matches and then pull of a spectacular come form behind win against reining champions the USA.

The infancy of the Women’s competition was a gift for the Media Team as it meant you would become aware of the stories that were happening around the grounds. Everyone was talking about the Irish team who certainly won a lot of fans and also brought a huge amount of support with them. It was a great atmosphere at any of the Irish games.

Australia and the USA are undoubtedly the teams to beat and the friendly rivalry is likely to continue as time passes.

Throughout the week you could see camaraderie develop between all teams and it was great to see so many Irish fans supporting the Tillies. It’s such a great achievement for all involved especially when you consider that the Tillies are now the Asian and World Champions.

These bonds will last a lifetime

I have to say the goals scored by Kaitlyn Smith will be remembered for a long time.

What an amazing achievement by everyone and a huge congratulations to every member of the team and staff. Thank you for being so available and happy to attend media commitments.

24/11/2024

What a wonderful three weeks this was, starting with the preamp in Blacktown and then onto Salou, Spain.

The CommBank Pararoos fought hard but unfortunately things didn’t always go our way. The commitment of the whole team on and off the bench has left me with some wonderful memories. This group of young men are special. They don’t give up, don’t complain they focus hard and just keep at it.

A particular highlight was to see Benny Roche score a goal in his last match and also sealing a much needed win.
next time. This is a wrap of some of the thousands of moments during the IFCPF - International Federation of CP Football World Cup.

20/11/2024

So we won a World Cup last night and I was there. Great work from the ParaMatildas and the extended team. Trophy's don't come easy and becoming the first National Team to win a Football World Cup trophy is a big one⚽🏆🏆

27/08/2024

Thanks for the share Hume City F.C. this was one amazing night. I am so looking forward to tonight's Round of 16 match

26/08/2024

The prospect of relegation is not a great experience. So it was incredible to be shooting this match, so much was on the line and everyone in the crowd had their eyes not only on the match, but also on the results around the grounds. Thankfully, Bentleigh had results go their way and remain in the NPL Victoria for another season.

16/08/2024

Sport is competitive and most times without a certain outcome. So. as the 2024 NPL Vic NPL season comes to an end it’s a great opportunity to celebrate the U23 Green Gully SC squad who took out the Championship at the end of Round 24.

What a massive achievement for this group of young men. A team where the average age is 18-19. They showed great composure to hold it together to take out the competition.

Life as a club photographer is full of so many mixed emotions. Week in, week out you rock up to games shooting in rain, sun and wind without any certainty as to what the outcome will be.

I’m privileged to shoot for two of the Melbourne based Maltese Teams and all I can say is the relationships you form over a number of years really builds the sense of connection you have with not only the club, but the players, parents, coaches, fans and volunteers.

In Gully’s cases it’s been a season of mixed fortunes for the seniors, however one of the highlights for the club has been the promotion of some of the U23 squad into the senior playing group with Shifa Ahmed’s ascendency in the later half of the season being something to enjoy. I wish him all the best at Western United.

As the season has progressed we have seen the senior squad peppered with a number of the U23’s and it’s been exciting to see each and every one of them take the opportunity to be seen. As they say the future is bright.

As the boys got closer to taking out the championship I started forming the idea of doing some form of shoot to honour the occasion. I’m an absolute believer that you should honour the losses but celebrate the wins. Life throws so much at us these days that I think there is no shame in celebrating the hard work and dedication that has landed this team at this point. In the years I have shot Gully I have never seen the 20’s get close to this achievement.

The idea behind the shoot was to give the boys a chance to have a bit of fun and acknowledge the achievement. As I’ve heard many people say over the years these opportunities don’t happen all the time so enjoy the moment.

Congratulations to Head Coach Andrej Maksimov, Assistant Coach Jayden Vella and Physio Liv Micallef.

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13/08/2024

The season quickly coming to a closure saw Caroline Springs George Cross FC head up the freeway to Lara for a shoot out against North Geelong Warriors.

The light was beautiful to shoot in. It was great to score a come from behind equaliser to share the points.

Great to see some of the youth get a run in the squad

02/08/2024

16/07/2024

Well this was something - what a win

25/06/2024