
Season Review · October 6, 2026
Bellinston: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Bellinston’s Season 23 in Division 8 finished with 14 points from 22 matches: three wins, five draws and 14 losses. The club scored 29 goals and conceded 53, ending the season in 11th place with a goal difference of -24.
Gary's mark
5/5
Poor — ★★☆☆☆
Finished
11th
Points
14
Record
3-5-14
GD
-24

Gary 'Nano' Pettit-Thompson IV
Lead Football Journalist
The Match & Season Desk
Data-first, narrative-second. If it happened on the pitch, Gary filed it.
A Columns Desk filing — visual season centre first, then the full notebook.
Season Centre
The campaign in pictures — before the filing.
Position
11th
Points
14
Win Rate
14%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-3-1
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Branko Bartolić
LW
12 contributions
Top scorer
Branko Bartolić
LW
8 goals
Top assists
Branko Bartolić
LW
4 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 14
- P13
- Scoring
- 29
- P42
- Defence
- 53
- P21
- Clean sheets
- 3
- P33
- Goal difference
- -24
- P13
5/5
Season mark
Poor — ★★☆☆☆
Campaign Record
3-5-14
Wins
3
14%
Draws
5
23%
Losses
14
64%
Attack · Defence
-24 GD
The Filing
Gary's notebook, desk by desk — with the forthcoming newsroom voices framed around the edges.
From Gary's Notebook
Season Overview
Filed by
Gary Nano
Bellinston’sSeason 23in Division 8 finished with 14 points from 22 matches: three wins, five draws and 14 losses. The club scored 29 goals and conceded 53, ending the season in 11th place with a goal difference of -24.
The season’s defining number was that -24 goal difference, reflecting the defensive struggles captured in the supplied fun fact. Bellinston’s record also shows the challenge across the campaign: 14 defeats alongside three wins and five draws.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Scored 29 goals across the season.
- Recorded five draws.
- Finished 11th with 14 points and a goal difference of -24.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Bellinston’s record of three wins, five draws and 14 losses yielded 14 points and an 11th-place finish. The 29 goals scored against 53 conceded left the club with a -24 goal difference.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Bellinston’s Season 23 ended with 14 points and an 11th-place finish. The club scored 29 goals, while conceding 53, and its final record of three wins, five draws and 14 losses resulted in a -24 goal difference.
