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One of the key questions hanging over this Sunday’s clash with the Newcastle Jets is whether Kaz Patafta will get another start.
When he first signed with the Melbourne Victory, he was hailed as the “next Harry Kewell” by one reader. But before last Saturday, Patafta had only 200 minutes of in-season game time to prove […]

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News on MelbourneVictory.com.au suggests that Archie Thompson won’t be ready for the game against Perth in Darwin tomorrow night. Apparently, his sojourn with the Socceroos camp has left the Melbourne Victory’s marquee man worse off than we’d hoped.
Kaz Patafta will be stepping  into his place, partnering Danny Allsopp up the front. It’s a game Melbourne […]

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He’s just 18, but Kaz Patafta’s credentials read like someone at least… 1 1/2 years older.
In 2004, he received a scholarship to study with the Australian Institute of Sport; in 2005, he led the Joeys during the World Championships for under-17s; in 2006, he joined Benfica’s B team, trained with the Socceroos before the World […]

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Ernie Merrick talked to the press last week about how the Patafta-signing came about in a rather, well, unorthodox fashion. It all began at Sydney FC’s match against the Urawa Red Diamonds in March:
“I went and got my ticket and sat down at the game, and I sat next to this very attractive young girl […]

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It’s just been confirmed on SEN Radio that Kaz Patafta will be coming to Melbourne Victory on a 1 year loan deal from Benfica. This brings the total number of under-20 players on the roster to 4, one more than required by the A-League.
This year’s squad is becoming stronger by the day.

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Rumours are doing the rounds that promising Olyroo Kaz Patafta may be making his way to Melbourne, on a one-year loan deal from Portuguese giant Benfica. Source of this rumour is Record, a Lisbon sports daily. Specifically this article, which loosely translated claims that “midfielder Kaz Patafta, one of the promising players of the youth […]

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