17/18 HAL Round 19 | Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory | Sat 3rd Feb 2018 5.35pm

[Jeterpool]

A-League 2017/18 Round 19 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 38 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins - 15, Victory Wins - 14, Drawn - 9

In Newcastle – 18 matches.
Jets Wins - 9, Victory Wins - 3, Drawn - 6
In Melbourne - 20 matches
Jets Wins - 6, Victory Wins - 11, Drawn - 3

Average Home A-League Crowd – 10162
Average Away A-League Crowd - 17792

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 52, Victory - 54
In Newcastle -
Jets – 31, Victory - 20

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 18, Victory - 17

Cards in Fixture
Jets - 73 (68 yellow, 5 red), Victory 69 (65 yellow, 4 red)

Recent Form (A-League)
Jets - DWWLD (8 point from last 15)
Victory - DLWWL (7 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets - Andrew Nabbout (8)
Victory – Besart Berisha (8)

Last Result -
Newcastle Jets 1 (Hoffman 45+1') - Melbourne Victory 2 (Barbarouses 33', Berisha 53') at AAMI Park, A-League, Round 13, Season 2017/18

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 2017/18 Round 13

Newcastle Jets	Melbourne Victory
Glen Moss	Lawrence Thomas
John Koutroumbis	Jason Geria
Nigel Boogaard	Thomas Deng
Nikolai Topor-Stanley	Rhys Williams
Ivan Vujica	Stefan Nigro
Steven Ugarkovic	Carl Valeri
Ben Kantarovski	Mark Milligan
Dimitri Petratos	James Troisi
Joe Champness	Leroy George
Andrew Nabbout	Kosta Barbarouses
Jason Hoffman	Besart Berisha

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

Jets 4 (Bridge 36’, Bridge 48’, Coveny 51’, J Griffiths 73’) – Victory 0 at Hunter Stadium, Round 21, Season 2006/07, 19/01/2007.

Heaviest Defeat

Jets 0 – Victory 5 (Hernandez 41’, Thompson 50’, Allsopp 61’, Allsopp 64’, Brebner 90’), Round 3, Season 2008/09 at Telstra Dome, 29/08/2008.

Leading Scorers in fixture –

Jets - Joel Griffiths (5)
Victory - Archie Thompson (7)

2017/18 SEASON STATISTICS

Number	Name	Appearances	Starts	Subbed On	Subbed off	Minutes Played	Goals	Assists	Yellow Cards	Red Cards
1	Jack Duncan	9	9	0	0	810	0	0	0	0
3	Jason Hoffman	15	13	2	7	1129	4	1	2	0
4	Nigel Boogaard	17	17	0	0	1530	0	0	2	0
5	Ben Kantarovski	15	14	1	4	1229	3	0	3	0
6	Steven Ugarkovic	18	18	0	3	1606	1	2	1	0
7	Dimitri Petratos	17	17	0	4	1517	7	5	2	0
8	Ronald Vargas	3	3	0	3	197	0	1	0	0
9	Roy O'Donovan	7	6	1	0	571	7	2	3	0
10	Wayne Brown	14	8	6	6	716	0	0	3	0
11	Patricio Rodriguez	4	2	2	1	241	1	1	0	0
12	Mario Shabow	7	0	7	0	90	0	0	1	0
13	Ivan Vujica	17	17	0	2	1492	0	2	5	0
15	Andrew Nabbout	18	18	0	6	1564	8	6	3	0
16	Nick Cowburn	5	0	5	0	104	0	0	0	0
17	Daniel Georgievski	11	11	0	4	822	1	2	5	0
18	John Koutroumbis	10	5	5	2	463	2	0	2	0
19	Kosta Petratos	4	0	4	0	27	0	0	0	0
20	Glen Moss	9	9	0	0	810	0	0	0	0
22	Lachlan Jackson	6	1	5	0	168	0	0	0	0
23	Devante Clut	5	1	4	1	59	0	0	0	0
24	Joe Champness	17	11	6	9	996	3	1	1	0
27	Riley McGree	1	0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0
32	Angus Thurgate	3	0	3	0	30	0	0	0	0
44	Nikolai Topor-Stanley	18	18	0	0	1620	1	0	2	0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 2 matches
Ernie Merrick - 1 win, Kevin Muscat - 1 win, 0 drawn

Newcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

• Ernie Merrick - 2 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 50% win ratio)
• Mark Jones - 3 matches (0 wins, 1 drawn, 2 losses = 0% win ratio)
• Scott Miller - 3 matches (1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss = 33% win ratio)
• Phil Stubbins - 3 matches (1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss = 33% win ratio)
• Gary Van Egmond – 16 matches (10 wins, 2 drawn and 4 losses = 63% win ratio)
• Richard Money – 3 matches (1 win, 1 drawn, 1 loss = 33% win ratio)
• Branko Culina – 6 matches (1 wins, 2 drawn, 3 losses = 17% win ratio)
• Nick Theodorakopoulos – 1 match (0 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)
• Craig Deans – No Matches
• Clayton Zane – 1 match (0 wins, 1 drawn, 0 loss = 0% win ratio)

Melbourne Victory Coach Record – Kevin Muscat 40% win ratio (6 wins, 5 drawn, 4 losses)

TALKING POINTS:

General

• Newcastle are 1 goal from scoring their 400th in the A-League.
• Since Roy O'Donovan's injury, Andrew Nabbout has been involved (scored or assisted) 10 of the 24 goals the team has scored.
• Newcastle have scored in 18 consecutive matches.
• A win will see the Jets break their current record points haul for a season, which stands at 36 points.
• Following the first 9 rounds, the Jets earned 17 points. They equalled this points tally in the second set of 9 games.

Key Stats from Previous Round

• Nikolai Topor-Stanley is the 11th different player to score for the Jets in the A-League this season. The record stands at 13 in Season 2010/11.
• Riley McGree is the 161st player to appear for the Jets in the A-League.
• The Jets have dropped 9 points this season from a winning position. They have only lost 1 of the 4 games they've dropped points after taking the lead.
• Jason Hoffman scored the 7th goal of his Jets career.
• The Jets scored their 39th goal for the season, breaking their previous season record of 38, set in season 2011/12.

Players

• Nikolai Topor-Stanley is in line to make his 100th A-League appearance for the Jets.
• Daniel Georgievski will miss the match after receiving his 5th yellow card of the season against City.
• Kosta Barbarouses has scored in his last 4 games against the Jets - 2 each for Wellington and Victory. He hadn't scored in the 16 appearances he made against the Jets prior to that.

Newcastle Jets

• Newcastle haven’t scored the first goal in the last 5 fixtures between these clubs.
• The Jets have scored an average of 2.2 goals per game at home this season.
• Newcastle have been behind at half time aging the Victory once in the last 5 seasons (14 matches) and have NEVER trailed at half time to the Victory when playing at home.

Melbourne Victory

• Leroy George has provided 11 assists so far this season.
• Kosta Barbarouses has scored in the both fixtures between the teams this season.
• Victory have had the greater share of possession in 10 of the last 11 meetings between these teams.

[belchardo]

the last stat in the general section really surprised me. i thought the first third of the season was much better than the second, but turns out we've got the same number of points during that period. how good are brains!

i think it might be good for georgevski to sit a match out, he's really down on form and hopefully a rest gives him a bit more...something.

also, jeterpool, you missed the memorable match bit!

[mic22]

Hoff right back, Champness and Pato wings?

[380]

Nah Hoff to bench. Crazy G is a better RB than Hoff. Unfortunately for Hoff he is just going to be a victim off better players starting to return who play further up the park where he has been getting used.

[StannyCFCJET]

Nah Hoff to bench. Crazy G is a better RB than Hoff. Unfortunately for Hoff he is just going to be a victim off better players starting to return who play further up the park where he has been getting used.

On Current form Hoff is un-dropable IMO

[MFKS]

On Current form Hoff is un-dropable IMO

He is going well

But slow the **** down with the big statements

He ain't that indispensable FFS

[380]

The price for having a strong squad that goes deeper than what we have been used to in seasons past. Somebody has to miss out and inevitably that will include players who are going good.

[StannyCFCJET]

He is going well

But slow the **** down with the big statements

He ain't that indispensable FFS

You don't drop players in form and disrupt that form

[380]

You don't drop players in form and disrupt that form

Not dropped just no place for him in the first 11. Dropping a bloke from another position just to make room for Hoff seems more of a selection based on sentiment. If memory serves me correctly Hoff did not start at RB at the beginning of the season and has pretty much played bugger all time at RB this season. He has made his mark this season with his versatility based on our injury list. Between blokes coming back from the injury list and extras in the transfer window he slips back. Unfortunate for Hoff but great for the club and its supporters, Unless that is if you would rather it like it was in years gone by where we scratching to even come up with a half decent first 11 in which case Hoff is a certain starter each week.

[StannyCFCJET]

Not dropped just no place for him in the first 11. Dropping a bloke from another position just to make room for Hoff seems more of a selection based on sentiment. If memory serves me correctly Hoff did not start at RB at the beginning of the season and has pretty much played bugger all time at RB this season. He has made his mark this season with his versatility based on our injury list. Between blokes coming back from the injury list and extras in the transfer window he slips back. Unfortunate for Hoff but great for the club and its supporters, Unless that is if you would rather it like it was in years gone by where we scratching to even come up with a half decent first 11 in which case Hoff is a certain starter each week.

I just feel with Hoff scoring a fair few recently lets keep him in the team and see he goes with Roy back

[StannyCFCJET]

I just feel with Hoff scoring a fair few recently lets keep him in the team and see he goes with Roy back

Merrick seems to pick players on form anyway

[plague]

Plague Jnr in attendance.


Do we get a home semi for coming 6th?

[380]

Plague Jnr in attendance.


Do we get a home semi for coming 6th?

Drop him off at bloody Mega Mania or Revolution. Worst case leave him in the car. We lose it is on you.

[plague]

We lose it is on you.

nah.

its on the kid.

hes the cursed one. My life is blessed homie.

take it up with junior.

[StannyCFCJET]

nah.

its on the kid.

hes the cursed one. My life is blessed homie.

take it up with junior.

Makes his son support the Jets and attend games. Dad of the year right here

[380]

Child abuse in previous seasons LOL

[plague]

Makes his son support the Jets and attend games. Dad of the year right here

nah other way around.
i hate the Jets.

[MFKS]

Plague Jnr in attendance.


Do we get a home semi for coming 6th?

Leave him in the car park unattended at West's

Just put some Asian paraphernalia on the dashboard

Give you at least 3-4 hours grace in his absence

[MFKS]

You don't drop players in form and disrupt that form

When our players are back

Roy starts
Pato starts
Dimi starts
Vargas starts

So where you see Hoff in the front four??

Because I don't see how Nabbout gets a start and I have him ahead off Hoffman in the pecking order

Don't forget you also have Joey C in the mix too

As for at the back Georgevski and King Vuj have their spots and Hoff is only cover for them

So by my counts Hoffman is bench player and his versatility will actually probably see him as one of the first picked on the bench

[Jeterpool]

the last stat in the general section really surprised me. i thought the first third of the season was much better than the second, but turns out we've got the same number of points during that period. how good are brains!

i think it might be good for georgevski to sit a match out, he's really down on form and hopefully a rest gives him a bit more...something.

also, jeterpool, you missed the memorable match bit!

The one I found most interesting that we've never trailed at half time to Victory at home.