Archive for the ‘Lead Story’ Category

Not good enough

By boz-monaut • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Melbourne Victory scored its second bucketful of goals in as many weeks, blowing away champions Newcastle Jets 5-0 at Docklands Stadium on Friday night, after putting four past Wellington the previous round. Melbourne has set out its intention of another sparkling season to match its championship year after the disappointment of the last campaign.
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North clinches a point

By boz-monaut • Aug 24th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Newcastle United Jets struck in the dying seconds to clutch a draw against the Glory at Perth Oval. Jets’ captain Jade North used his minimal pace advantage over a sluggish Glory backline to ground a shot past keeper Frank Juric in the 95th minute.
Newcastle did its best to lose the match after […]



Late Finish sees F3 Derby ends in a Stalemate

By boz-monaut • Aug 17th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

The opening game of the A-League Season V4 the F3 derby has ended 1-1 as a last minute Joel Griffiths penalty gave the home side a share of the points after Matt Simon appeared to have won the game for the Mariners having headed them into the lead with just three minutes to go. […]



Jetstream Issue 11 (2009) available at the ground for Round 1

By boz-monaut • Aug 14th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Make sure you grab your copy of The Jetstream at tomorrow’s home match against Central Coast. The Jetstream is the first fanzine of the Newcastle Jets and will be sold outside the ground, in and around Bay 2, near the Mobil petrol station, the Tennis Club, the Southern gate, the bike path next to Turton […]



North solid in Olyroos opening Olympic clash

By James Heffield • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

A gritty defensive performance from Newcastle Jets captain Jade North helped the Olyroos hold on for a 1-1 draw in their opening Olympic fixture against Serbia last night.
Serbia dominated the match but was forced to shoot from outside the 18-yard box for most of the night thanks to the central defensive pairing of North and […]