When Paul Magdić was sacked as coach of Melbourne Knights FC in mid-2012, the club decided to hire Andrew Marth, with fellow club legend Frank Jurić appointed as his assistant. Melbourne Knights, now playing in the VPL, went through a mini-revival after the appointment, escaping relegation by some distance but missing out on making the finals' series. In his first full season, Marth managed to take the Knights to the final series following a second place league finish. Unfortunately, Melbourne Knights lost to both Bentleigh Greens and South Melbourne and exited the finals series.