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2016/17 Hyundai A-League – Round 6 Match Preview – Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC

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2016/2017 Hyundai A-League
Season 12 Round 6
Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC

When: Thursday 10th November, 2016
Where: AAMI Park, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC
Kickoff: 750pm AEDST (gates open 650pm)

Away Supporters
Tickets: Ticketek Link
Purchase your tickets in Bay 32 to sit with fellow away supporters

Not Travelling?
Join fellow Jets supporters from 6pm at our new venue The Premier Hotel to watch the away game LIVE. All supporters are welcome – u18’s will need to be accompanied by a supervising adult.
If you sign up to become a Premier Hotel member for $10, you receive $10 in credit on your card. Ask for a membership form at the bar. A Premier Hotel membership gets you a 5% discount on food & drink not only at Premier but also at Junction Hotel & Sunnyside Tavern. You can purchase members only schooner cards – 10 schooners of local tap beers $55 or 10 schooners of craft tap beers $65.

Watch: LIVE on FoxSports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Grandstand Radio online/app or EON Sports Radio app
Tweet: @newyboys #NTUA #MCYvNEW

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 18 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 8, City Wins – 7, Drawn – 3

In Newcastle – 10 matches.
Jets Wins – 6, City Wins – 3, Drawn – 1
In Melbourne – 8 matches
Jets Wins – 2, City Wins – 4, Drawn – 2

Average Home A-League Crowd – 9654
Average Away A-League Crowd – 6909

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 28, City – 34
In Melbourne –
Jets – 11, City – 18

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 9, City – 9

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 55 (54 yellow, 1 red), City 30 (28 yellow, 2 red)

Recent Form (A-League)
Jets – DWDLL (5 points from last 15)
City – WWLWL (9 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Nigel Boogaard (2)
City – Bruno Fornaroli (4)

Last Result –
Jets 2 (Trifunovic 48′ pen, Trifunovic 72′) – City 1 (Bruno Fornaroli 79′) at Hunter Stadium, A-League, Round 18, 7/2/2016.

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 15/16 Round 18

Newcastle Jets Melbourne City
Mark Birighitti Thomas Sorensen
Jason Hoffman Osama Malik
Daniel Mullen Patrick Kisnorbo
Nigel Boogaard Ivan Franjic
Nick Cowburn Michael Zullo
Mateo Poljak Jack Clisby
Steven Ugarkovic Jacob Melling
Mitch Cooper Paulo Retre
Enver Alivodic Aaron Mooy
Milos Trifunovic Bruno Fornaroli
Leonardo Vitor Santiago Harry Novillo

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

Jets 3 (Goodwin 56’, Zadkovich 52’, R Griffith 87’ pen) – City 0, Round 19, Season 2011/12 at Hunter Stadium, 11/02/2012.

Heaviest Defeat

Jets 0 – City 4 (Jaliens 18′, Novillo 47′, Williams 63′, Ramsay 87′) at AAMI Park, A-League, Round 21, 14/03/2015 & Jets 0 – City 4 (Mooy 43′, Fornaroli 56′, Mooy 59′, Fornaroli 62′) at Hunter Stadium, A-League, Round 10, 13/12/15

Leading Scorers in fixture –

Jets – Ryan Griffiths (6)
City – Mate Dugandzic (5)

2016/17 SEASON STATISTICS

Number Name Appearances Starts Substitute Appearances Subbed off Minutes Played Goals Assists Yellow Cards Red – Second Bookable Straight Red
2 Daniel Mullen 1 1 0 1 63 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 4 3 1 2 246 0 0 0 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 5 5 0 0 450 2 0 0 0 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 4 4 0 2 330 0 1 0 0 0
6 Steven Ugarkovic 5 5 0 1 425 1 0 1 0 0
7 Andrew Hoole 5 5 0 0 450 1 1 2 0 0
8 Mateo Poljak 4 2 2 0 252 0 0 0 0 0
9 Aleksandr Kokko 3 1 2 1 78 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wayne Brown 5 5 0 1 430 1 0 0 0 0
11 Labinot Haliti 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 Andy Brennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ivan Vujica 5 4 1 1 376 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mitch Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Andrew Nabbout 4 3 1 2 262 0 2 1 0 0
16 Nick Cowburn 5 5 0 0 450 0 0 0 0 0
17 Radovan Pavicevic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Morten Nordstrand 4 3 1 2 246 0 0 0 0 0
20 Jack Duncan 5 5 0 0 450 0 0 0 0 0
22 Lachlan Jackson 3 2 1 1 157 0 0 0 0 0
23 Devante Clut 5 1 4 1 186 1 0 0 0 0
24 Kristian Brymora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 John Koutroumbis 2 1 1 0 98 0 0 0 0 0
30 Pierce Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 0 matches
Mark Jones – 0 wins, John Van’t Schip – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • Mark Jones – 0 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = N/A% win ratio)
  • Scott Miller – 3 matches (2 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 67% win ratio)
  • Phil Stubbins – 3 matches (0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses = 0% win ratio)
  • Gary Van Egmond – 7 matches (3 wins, 1 drawn and 3 losses = 43% win ratio)
  • Richard Money – No matches
  • Branko Culina – 3 matches (1 win, 1 drawn, 1 loss = 33% win ratio)
  • Nick Theodorakopoulos – No matches
  • Craig Deans – 1 Match (1 win, 0 drawn, 0 losses = 100% win ratio)
  • Clayton Zane – 1 match (1 win, 0 drawn, 0 losses = 100% win ratio)

Melbourne City Coach Record – John Van’t Schip 43% win ratio (6 wins, 2 drawn, 6 losses)

TALKING POINTS:
General

  • The last time the Jets placed City in Melbourne, they had their famous 3-2 come from behind win.
  • There has never been a scoreless draw between these two teams, and only one match where only 1 goal was scored.
  • The average goals per match in this fixture is over 3.
  • Only one Jets coach has lost their first match against City – Gary van Egmond
  • The Jets have a W-D-L record on a Thursday night of 2-1-2.

Players

  • Jason Hoffman has been booked in the last 3 matches against Melbourne Heart
  • Bruno Fornaroli and Aaron Mooy both scored 3 goals against the Jets last year, however were outscored by Milos Trifunovic with 4.
  • A player has scored a double in 4 of the last 5 fixutes between these teams.

Newcastle Jets

  • Newcastle have won only twice against City in Melbourne.
  • Every time Newcastle have lead at half time, they have gone on to claim all 3 points.
  • The Jets have a poor record after playing the Phoenix away from home, winning 2 while drawing 5 and losing 6.
  • The Jets have travelled to Melbourne the round following a trip to Wellington on 4 occasions and have lost every time.

Melbourne City

  • City have scored 4 or more goals against the Jets 3 times in the last 2 seasons.
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2016/17 Hyundai A-League – Round 4 Match Preview – Newcastle United Jets FC vs Sydney FC

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2016/2017 Hyundai A-League
Season 12 Round 4
Newcastle United Jets FC vs Sydney FC

When: Saturday 29th October, 2016
Where: Hunter Stadium, 294 Turton Road, New Lambton, NSW
Kickoff: 535pm AEDST (gates open 435pm)
Tickets: Ticketmaster Link
Prematch: Premier Hotel, 1 Brunker Rd, Broadmeadow from 1pm

Join The Squadron at our new venue The Premier Hotel for prematch drinks. All supporters are welcome – u18’s will need to be accompanied by a supervising adult.
If you sign up to become a Premier Hotel member for $10, you receive $10 in credit on your card. Ask for a membership form at the bar. A Premier Hotel membership gets you a 5% discount on food & drink not only at Premier but also at Junction Hotel & Sunnyside Tavern. You can purchase members only schooner cards – 10 schooners of local tap beers $55 or 10 schooners of craft tap beers $65. We will depart from the Premier 40 mins prior to kickoff.

Watch: LIVE on Foxsports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Newcastle 1233 or ABC Radio online/app or EON Sports app
Tweet: @newyboys #NTUA #NEWvSYD

Active support is now located in the dedicated active support area in Bays 40 & 41 on the Southern Hill. 
If you have ever wanted to join active support and try it out, now is the time. We are looking for people to step up and be involved in active support so please come along and join in.
Make sure you purchase a full season or 3 game Squadron membership online or an individual Squadron ticket online (adult ticket only) or from the dedicated ticket window (all tickets) at the Southern Gates to gain entry to the active support area.

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 35 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 6, FC Wins – 21, Drawn – 8

In Newcastle – 17 matches.
Jets Wins – 3, FC Wins – 10, Drawn – 4
In Sydney – 18 matches
Jets Wins – 3, FC Wins – 11, Drawn – 4

Average Home A-League Crowd – 12505
Average Away A-League Crowd – 14168

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 35, FC – 55
In Newcastle –
Jets – 17, FC – 26

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 10, FC – 22

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 62 (59 yellow, 3 red), FC 68 (61 yellow, 7 red)

Recent Form (A-League)
Jets – DWD (5 points from last 9)
FC – WWW (9 points from last 9)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Nigel Boogaard (2)
FC – Filip Holosko (3)

Last Result –
Jets 0 – Sydney 2 (Holosko 15′, Abbas 80′) at ANZ Stadium, A-League, Round 14, 9/1/2016.

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 15/16 Round 14

Newcastle Jets Sydney FC
Mark Birighitti Vedran Janjetovic
Jason Hoffman Rhyan Grant
Daniel Mullen Sebastian Ryall
Nigel Boogaard Matthew Jurman
Nick Cowburn Jacques Faty
Mateo Poljak Milos Dimitrijevic
Ben Kantarovski Mickael Taveres
David Carney Christopher Naumoff
Ryan Kitto Milos Ninkovic
Enver Alivodic Filip Holosko
Milos Trifunovic George Blackwood

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win
Jets 5 (Topor-Stanley 22’, Zadkovich 29’, Brockie 38’, Brockie 87’, Abbas 90’) – Sydney FC 2 (Moriyasu 47’, Beauchamp 71’), Round 7, Season 2011/12 at Sydney Football Stadium, 05/02/2012.

Heaviest Defeat
Jets 0 – Sydney FC 4 (Brosque 13’, Brosque 40’, Milligan 76 og’, Bridge 85’), Round 21, Season 2008/09 at Sydney Football Stadium, 25/01/2009.

Leading Scorers in fixture –
Jets – Milton Rodriguez, Ryan Griffiths, Jeremy Brockie, Michael Bridges, Jobe Wheelhouse (3)
FC – Alex Brosque (10)

2016/17 SEASON STATISTICS

Number Name Appearances Starts Substitute Appearances Subbed off Minutes Played Goals Assists Yellow Cards Red – Second Bookable Straight Red
2 Daniel Mullen 1 1 0 1 63 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 2 1 1 1 87 0 0 0 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 3 3 0 0 270 2 0 0 0 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 3 3 0 1 248 0 1 0 0 0
6 Steven Ugarkovic 3 3 0 0 270 1 0 1 0 0
7 Andrew Hoole 3 3 0 0 270 1 1 1 0 0
8 Mateo Poljak 2 0 2 0 82 0 0 0 0 0
9 Aleksandr Kokko 1 1 0 1 37 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wayne Brown 3 3 0 0 270 1 0 0 0 0
11 Labinot Haliti 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 Andy Brennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ivan Vujica 3 2 1 0 198 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mitch Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Andrew Nabbout 3 3 0 2 237 0 2 1 0 0
16 Nick Cowburn 3 3 0 0 270 0 0 0 0 0
17 Radovan Pavicevic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Morten Nordstrand 2 1 1 1 77 0 0 0 0 0
20 Jack Duncan 3 3 0 0 270 0 0 0 0 0
22 Lachlan Jackson 3 2 1 1 157 0 0 0 0 0
23 Devante Clut 3 1 2 1 173 1 0 0 0 0
24 Kristian Brymora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Johnny Koutroumbis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Pierce Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 0 matches
Mark Jones – 0 wins, Graham Arnold – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –
  • Mark Jones – 0 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = N/A% win ratio)
  • Scott Miller – 3 matches (0 win, 0 drawn, 3 losses = 0% win ratio)
  • Phil Stubbins – 3 matches (0 win, 1 draw, 2 losses = 0% win ratio)
  • Gary Van Egmond – 18 match (4 wins, 3 drawn and 11 losses = 22% win ratio)
  • Richard Money – 3 matches (1 wins, 2 drawn, 0 loss = 33% win ratio)
  • Branko Culina – 6 matches (1 win, 4 drawn, 1 loss = 17% win ratio)
  • Nick Theodorakopoulos – 1 match (0 wins, 1 drawn, 0 losses = 0% win ratio)
  • Craig Deans – No matches
  • Clayton Zane – 1 match (0 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)

Sydney FC Coach Record – Graham Arnold 56% win ratio (9 wins, 5 drawn, 2 losses)

TALKING POINTS:

Memorable Match – 5th February 2012

  • The Jets play some of the most fluid and attacking football ever seen in the club, demolishing Sydney 5-2 on their home turf. Goals to Topor-Stanley, Zadkovich, Abbas and a double from Brockie give the Jets their biggest win over Sydney as well as being the first occasion the team scored 5 goals in a match.

General

  • The Jets are currently 10 matches without a win against Sydney. They’ve only achieved 2 draws during that time while they have lost the last 5 matches against Sydney.
  • The Jets have also only scored in one of the last 9 against Sydney. That was a 4-3 loss in Season 2014/15.
  • Sydney currently sit atop the table with 3 wins from their first 3 matches
  • Sydney haven’t conceded a goal in either the FFA Cup or the A-League this year – a run of 7 matches.

Players

  • Alex Brosque has scored 4 goals in his last 3 appearances against Newcastle.
  • Danny Vukovic will make his 35th appearance against the Jets. This is the most of any opposition player.
  • Nigel Boogaard is the first Jets centre back to score in consecutive matches. Should he score this week, he will be the first player to score in 3 consecutive matches since Edson Montano.
  • Former Jet David Carney will return to Newcastle for the first time since his mid-season departure from the club last year.

Newcastle Jets

  • The Jets have remained undefeated after the first 3 matches of a season only once before – 2007/08 when they started with a 5 match streak without loss.
  • If the Jets score this weekend, they will have scored in 8 consecutive A-League matches for the first time since the 2006/07 season, when the team scored in 10 matches in a row.
  • Newcastle have scored 7 goals in the first 3 matches this season – the most in their history. The previous record was 5 in season 2012/13.
  • The Jets have kept Sydney scoreless once in the last 22 matches.

Sydney FC

  • Sydney have never lost against the Jets when they score first.
  • The Jets are currently 284 minutes without scoring against Sydney.

Injuries

  • Newcastle Jets – Daniel Alessi – Knee (Season), Daniel Mullen – Knee (12 weeks), Ben Kennedy – Achilles (Season), Andrew Nabbout – Groin (3 weeks), Lachlan Jackson – Ankle (indefinte)
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2016/17 Hyundai A-League – Round 2 Match Preview – Newcastle United Jets FC vs Brisbane Roar FC

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2016/2017 Hyundai A-League
Season 12 Round 2
Newcastle United Jets FC vs Brisbane Roar FC

When: Sunday 16th October, 2016
Where: Hunter Stadium, 294 Turton Road, New Lambton, NSW
Kickoff: 5pm AEDST (gates open 4pm)
Tickets: Ticketmaster Link
Prematch: Premier Hotel, 1 Brunker Rd, Broadmeadow from 2pm

Join The Squadron at our new venue The Premier Hotel for prematch drinks. All supporters are welcome – u18’s will need to be accompanied by a supervising adult.
If you sign up to become a Premier Hotel member for $10, you receive $10 in credit on your card. Ask for a membership form at the bar. A Premier Hotel membership gets you a 5% discount on food & drink not only at Premier but also at Junction Hotel & Sunnyside Tavern. We will depart from the Premier 40 mins prior to the 5pm kickoff.

Watch: LIVE on Foxsports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Newcastle 1233 or ABC Grandstand online
Tweet: @newyboys #NTUA #NEWvBRI

Active support is now located in the Bay 40/41 on the Southern Hill. 
If you have ever wanted to join active support and try it out, now is the time. We are looking for people to step up and be involved in active support so please come along and join in.
Make sure you purchase a Squadron membership online or a Squadron ticket from the dedicated ticket window at the Southern Gates to gain entry to the active support area.

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 34 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 12, Roar Wins – 13, Drawn – 9

In Newcastle – 18 matches.
Jets Wins – 3, Roar Wins – 9, Drawn – 6
In Brisbane – 16 matches
Jets Wins – 9, Roar Wins – 4, Drawn – 3

Average Home A-League Crowd – 9791
Average Away A-League Crowd – 11246

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 36, Roar – 42
In Newcastle –
Jets – 16, Roar – 31

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 18, Roar – 14

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 81 (74 yellow, 7 red), Roar 49 (45 yellow, 4 red)

Recent Form (A-League)
Jets – D (1 points from last 15)
Roar – D (1 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Wayne Brown (1)
Roar – Luke DeVere (1)

Last Result –
Jets 1 (Leonardo 50′ pen) – Roar 2 (Henrique 67′ pen, Broich 74′) at Suncorp Stadium, A-League, Round 26, 3/4/2016.

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 15/16 Round 26

Newcastle Jets Brisbane Roar
Mark Birighitti Jamie Young
Jason Hoffman Jack Hingert
Daniel Mullen Jade North
Nigel Boogaard James Donachie
Nick Cowburn Corey Brown
Mateo Poljak Corona
Steven Ugarkovic Matt McKay
Leonardo Vitor Santiago Dimitri Petratos
Enver Alivodic Thomas Broich
Morten Nordstrand Jamie Maclaren
Ryan Kitto Brandon Borrello

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

Jets 3 (Bridge 9’, J Griffiths 53’, Bridge 77’) – Roar 0 at Suncorp Stadium, Round 16, Season 2006/07, 07/12/2006.

Heaviest Defeat

Jets 0 – Roar 5 (Reinaldo 10’, Richter 44’, Brosque 52’, McKay 83’, Murdocca 90+1’), Round 20, Season 2005/06 at Energy Australia Stadium, 26/01/2006.

Leading Scorers in fixture –

Jets – Joel Griffiths (8)
Roar – Reinaldo (7)

2016/17 SEASON STATISTICS

Number Name Appearances Starts Substitute Appearances Subbed off Minutes Played Goals Assists Yellow Cards Red – Second Bookable Straight Red
2 Daniel Mullen 1 1 0 1 63 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 1 1 0 1 72 0 0 0 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 1 1 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 1 1 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0
6 Steven Ugarkovic 1 1 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0
7 Andrew Hoole 1 1 0 0 90 0 0 1 0 0
8 Mateo Poljak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Aleksandr Kokko 1 1 0 1 37 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wayne Brown 1 1 0 0 90 1 0 0 0 0
11 Labinot Haliti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Andy Brennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ivan Vujica 1 0 1 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mitch Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Andrew Nabbout 1 1 0 0 90 0 1 1 0 0
16 Nick Cowburn 1 1 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0
17 Radovan Pavicevic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Morten Nordstrand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Jack Duncan 1 1 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0
22 Lachlan Jackson 1 0 1 0 27 0 0 0 0 0
23 Devante Clut 1 0 1 0 53 0 0 0 0 0
24 Kristian Brymora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Pierce Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 0 matches
Mark Jones – 0 wins, John Aloisi – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • Mark Jones – 0 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = N/A% win ratio)
  • Scott Miller – 3 matches (0 wins, 2 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)
  • Phil Stubbins – 3 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 3 losses = 0% win ratio)
  • Gary Van Egmond – 17 matches (9 wins, 3 drawn and 5 losses = 53% win ratio)
  • Richard Money – 3 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 2 losses = 33% win ratio)
  • Branko Culina – 6 matches (1 wins, 4 drawn, 1 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 (1 win, 0 drawn, 0 loss = 100% win ratio)

Brisbane Roar Coach Record – John Aloisi 28% win ratio (2 wins, 3 drawn, 2 losses)

TALKING POINTS:

Memorable Match – 17th November 2013

  • The first match where the Jets came from behind at half time to win. Brisbane took the lead through a Luke Bratten goal on a soggy afternoon in Newcastle. The second half saw the Jets score two goals through Adam Taggart, with a little help from a large puddle of water, to run out 2-1 winners.

General

  • There has only been one scoreless match between these two teams in the history of the A-League.
  • The Jets last beat Brisbane in February 2014.
  • The Jets are 7383 attendees from having 1.5 million people attend an A-League game at the stadium.
  • Mark Jones and Nick Nick Theodorakopoulos are the only managers in Jets history to draw their opening match.
  • Gary Van Egmond is the only manager to have won his first match against the Roar.

Players

  • Wayne Brown is the 7th Jets player to score on his A-League debut.
  • The last substitute to score for the Jets, Radavan Pavicevic, scored his goal against the Roar.
  • 5 players made their debut for the club last week, the same number as Round 1 in the previous two seasons.
  • Wayne Brown is the 66th player to score for the Jets.

Newcastle Jets

  • The Jets have scored the first goal in their last 3 fixtures.
  • The Jets have won 5 of the 10 fixtures held on a Sunday between these 2 clubs, while 2 of the 3 wins in Newcastle have come on a Sunday.
  • Newcastle have scored a goal in their last 5 games – the longest streak in 2.5 years.

Brisbane Roar

  • Brisbane have scored the first goal in this fixture on 5 of the last 6 occasions.
  • Brisbane have managed to claim 20 points from a losing position against the Jets over the course of the A-League’s history – the most of any team against Newcastle.

Injuries

  • Newcastle Jets Daniel Alessi – Knee (Season), Mateo Poljak – Calf (possible), Morten Nordstrand – Knee (possible), Daniel Mullen – Knee (12 weeks), Ben Kennedy – Achilles (Season), Jason Hoffman – Calf (Unknown)
  • Brisbane Roar

PREDICTION: –
After one round, the Jets are already facing a test of their squad depth with Mullen sustaining a serious knee injury while Hoffman and Kokko are also in doubt. The return of Poljak and Nordstrand should help to aleviate the loss.
Jacob Pepper will likely deputise for the suspended Matt McKay in midfield. The socceroos midfielder’s presence will be missed but Pepper will bring energy for the Roar in the middle of the park.
The Jets will look to build upon a solid first performance against Adelaide, but to do so they will need to defy a trend of poor restuls againts the Roar in Newcastle.
With the 1.5 millionth fan at the stadium likely to be in attendance on Sunday, I think the Jets will have enough to get over the line.
Jets 2-1

SQUAD: 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (C), 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 7.Andrew HOOLE, 8.Mateo POLJAK, 10.Wayne BROWN, 11.Labinot HALITI, 13.Ivan VUJICA, 14.Mitch COOPER, 15.Andrew NABBOUT, 16.Nick COWBURN, 19.Morten NORDSTRAND, 20.Jack DUNCAN (gk), 22.Lachlan JACKSON, 23.Devante CLUT, 30.Pierce CLARK (gk)
IN: 8.Mateo POLJAK (returns from injury), 14.Mitch COOPER (promoted), 19.Morten NORDSTRAND (returns from injury)
OUT: 2.Daniel MULLEN (knee – indefinite), 3.Jason HOFFMAN (calf – 1-2 weeks), 9.Aleksandr KOKKO (Achilles – 1-2 weeks)
UNAVAILABLE: 1.Ben KENNEDY (gk) (Achilles – season), 2.Daniel MULLEN (knee – indefinite), 3.Jason HOFFMAN (calf – 1-2 weeks), 9.Aleksandr KOKKO (Achilles – 1-2 weeks), 21.Daniel ALESSI (knee – season)