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2017/18 Hyundai A-League – Grand Final Match Preview – Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC

2017/2018 Hyundai A-League
Season 13 Grand Final
Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC

When: Saturday 6th April, 2018
Where: Hunter Stadium, 294 Turton Road, New Lambton, NSW
Kickoff: 750pm AEDST (gates open 6pm)
Tickets: SOLD OUT!!!!!

Watch: ONE, FoxSports 1 and FoxSports 1HD
Listen: ABC Newcastle 1233 or ABC Grandstand Radio online/app
Tweet: @SquadronNewy @JetstreamNewy #NTUA #NEWvMVC#ALeagueGF

Prematch: Starlight Room, Wests New Lambton from 2pm
2008 Grand Final Replay 3pm
March To Stadium 615pm

Newcastle Jets squad: 1.Jack DUNCAN (Gk), 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (c), 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 7.Dimi PETRATOS, 8.Ronald VARGAS, 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 11.Patricio RODRIGUEZ, 13.Ivan VUJICA, 16.Nick COWBURN, 17.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 18.Johnny KOUTROUMBIS, 19.Kosta PETRATOS, 20.Glen MOSS (Gk), 22.Lachlan JACKSON, 24.Joseph CHAMPNESS, 27.Riley MCGREE, 44.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY

**two to be omitted**

Ins: 13.Ivan VUJICA (promoted), 19.Kosta PETRATOS (promoted)

Outs: Nil

Unavailable: 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI (hamstring – 2 weeks), 10.Wayne BROWN (calf – 2 weeks)

Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Matt ACTON (Gk), 6.Leigh BROXHAM, 7.Kenny ATHIU, 8.Besart BERISHA, 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 10.James TROISI, 14.Thomas DENG, 16.Josh HOPE, 17.James DONACHIE, 18.Matias SANCHEZ, 19. Pierce WARING, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (Gk), 21.Carl VALERI (c), 22. Stefan NIGRO, 23.Jai INGHAM, 24.Terry ANTONIS, 31.Christian THEOHAROUS, 41.Leroy GEORGE

**two to be omitted**

Ins: 19.Pierce WARING (promoted), 23.Jai INGHAM (promoted)

Outs: Nil

Unavailable: 4.Rhys Williams (calf), 11.Mitch AUSTIN (knee)

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 39 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 16, Victory Wins – 14, Drawn – 9

In Newcastle – 19 matches.
Jets Wins – 10, Victory Wins – 3, Drawn – 6
In Melbourne – 20 matches
Jets Wins – 6, Victory Wins – 11, Drawn – 3

Average Home A-League Crowd – 10231
Average Away A-League Crowd – 17792

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 54, Victory – 54
In Newcastle – 
Jets – 33, Victory – 20

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 19, Victory – 17

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 76 (71 yellow, 5 red), Victory 69 (65 yellow, 4 red)

Recent Form (A-League)
Jets – LLLWW (6 point from last 15)
Victory – WWLWW (12 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Andrew Nabbout, Dimitri Petratos (10)
Victory – Besart Berisha (14)

Last Result – 
Newcastle Jets 2 (Boogaard 31′, McGree 70′) – Melbourne Victory 0 at McDonald Jones Stadium, A-League, Round 19, Season 2017/18

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 2017/18 Round 19

Newcastle Jets Melbourne Victory
Jack Duncan Lawrence Thomas
Jason Hoffman Matias Sanchez
Nigel Boogaard James Donachie
Nikolai Topor-Stanley Rhys Williams
Lachlan Jackson Leigh Broxham
Steven Ugarkovic Carl Valeri
Ben Kantarovski Terry Antonis
Dimitri Petratos James Troisi
Patricio Rodriguez Christian Theoharous
Andrew Nabbout Kosta Barbarouses
Roy O’Donovan 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 19 19 0 1 1648 0 0 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 24 22 2 9 1923 6 1 4 1
4 Nigel Boogaard 22 22 0 1 1972 1 0 2 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 22 20 2 5 1769 5 0 5 0
6 Steven Ugarkovic 28 28 0 4 2473 1 4 3 0
7 Dimitri Petratos 26 26 0 5 2322 10 9 4 0
8 Ronald Vargas 8 7 1 7 485 0 2 1 0
9 Roy O’Donovan 15 14 1 3 1177 9 2 4 1
10 Wayne Brown 20 11 9 9 957 0 0 4 0
11 Patricio Rodriguez 11 6 5 4 651 1 4 0 0
12 Mario Shabow 7 0 7 0 90 0 0 1 0
13 Ivan Vujica 21 19 2 2 1700 0 2 6 0
15 Andrew Nabbout 22 22 0 8 1902 10 7 4 0
16 Nick Cowburn 11 2 9 2 276 0 0 0 0
17 Daniel Georgievski 19 19 0 4 1542 1 2 8 0
18 John Koutroumbis 12 7 5 2 643 2 0 2 0
19 Kosta Petratos 4 0 4 0 27 0 0 0 0
20 Glen Moss 10 9 1 0 872 0 0 0 0
22 Lachlan Jackson 11 4 7 1 468 1 0 0 0
23 Devante Clut 5 1 4 1 59 0 0 0 0
24 Joe Champness 26 14 12 12 1266 5 2 2 0
27 Riley McGree 11 8 3 1 796 5 1 0 0
32 Angus Thurgate 7 0 7 0 96 0 0 0 0
44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley 28 28 0 0 2520 1 1 5 0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 3 matches
Ernie Merrick – 2 wins, Kevin Muscat – 1 win, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • Ernie Merrick – 3 matches (2 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 67% 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 38% win ratio (6 wins, 5 drawn, 5 losses)

TALKING POINTS:

General

  • The Jets finals record (W-D-L) is 6-1-5.
  • Newcastle have won their last 4 home finals matches.
  • This is the 6th Grand Final for Melbourne Victory. It’s the second for the Jets.

 

Key Stats from Previous Round

  • Last week’s win was the first time the Jets defeated City this season.
  • The Jets gained a win from a losing position for the first time since Round 10.
  • For the 5th time, the Jets came back to win after trailing at half time. It’s the second time they’ve done it against City.
  • The crowd of 19131 is the 6th biggest Jets home crowd.

 

Players

  • Jason Hoffman is the only player who remains from the ’08 Grand Final winning team.
  • Nikolai Topor-Stanley is the only Jets player to have played every minute this season.
  • Daniel Georgievski will play in his second consecutive Grand Final.
  • There have been 7 occasions where a Jets player scored at least once against a former club – Dimi Petratos (Roar and Sydney FC), Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne Victory), Daniel Georgievski (Melbourne Victory), Joe Champness (Brisbane Roar) and Jason Hoffman (Melbourne City)
  • Joel Griffiths is the Jets leading scorer in Grand Finals with 1.

 

Newcastle Jets

  • The Jets have been in 5 competitive shootouts in all competitions, winning 2 and losing 3. They lost their last penalty shootout, which was to Perth in the 2015 FFA Cup.
  • The Jets have defeated all A-League clubs this season.
  • The attendance record for a Jets game at McDonald Jones stadium is 24338.

 

Melbourne Victory

  • Victory have been kept scoreless in 3 of their last 5 visits to Newcastle (3 seasons).
  • The Victory have defeated the Jets in Newcastle twice since the Jets lifted their only championship.
  • The last 4 Victory players to score in Newcastle have all had their first name start with B (Berisha, Barbarouses, Ben Khalfallah)

 

Injuries 

  • Newcastle Jets Ben Kantarovski, Jack Duncan
  • Melbourne Victory Rhys Williams,

THE REFEREE: – Jarred Gillett

  • The Jets have a W-D-L record under Gillett of 8-6-12.
  • He has officiated 26 Jets matches.
  • He has refereed a Jets v Mariners game on 4 occassions, with each team winning twice.
  • He has never refereed the Jets in a finals fixture.
  • His ratio of bookings is roughly 3:2 (Jets to opposition)
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2017/18 Hyundai A-League – Round 4 Match Preview – Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers

2017/2018 Hyundai A-League
Season 13 Round 4
Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC

When: Sunday 29th October, 2017
Where: Hunter Stadium, 294 Turton Road, New Lambton, NSW
Kickoff: 5pm AEDST (gates open 2pm, W-League kickoff 230pm)
Tickets: Ticketmaster Link

Watch: LIVE on FoxSports 1 and FoxSports 1HD
Listen: ABC Newcastle 1233 or ABC Grandstand Radio online/app
Tweet: @SquadronNewy @JetstreamNewy #NTUA #NEWvWSW

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 15 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 3, Wanderers Wins – 8, Drawn – 4

In Newcastle – 7 matches.
Jets Wins – 0, Wanderers Wins – 5, Drawn – 2
In Sydney – 8 matches
Jets Wins – 3, Wanderers Wins – 3, Drawn – 2

Average Home A-League Crowd – 14645
Average Away A-League Crowd – 11099

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 14, Wanderers – 24
In Newcastle – 
Jets – 4, Wanderers – 13

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 4, Wanderers – 11

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 31 (29 yellow, 2 red), Wanderers 22 (22 yellow, 0 red)

Recent Form (A-League)
Jets – WDW (7 point from last 9)
Wanderers – WDD (5 points from last 9)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Roy O’Donovan (5)
Wanderers – Oriol Riera (3)

Last Result – 
Newcastle Jets 0 – Western Sydney Wanderers 3 (Cornthwaite 40, Sotirio 42′, Corthwaite 50′) at McDonald Jones Stadium, A-League, Round 25, Season 2016/17

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 2016/17 Round 25

Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers
Jack Duncan Vedran Janjetovic
Daniel Mullen Scott Neville
Nigel Boogaard Robert Cornthwaite
Lachlan Jackson Jonathan Aspropotamitis
Jason Hoffman Jack Clisby
Mateo Poljak Terry Antonis
Steven Ugarkovic Kearyn Baccus
Wayne Brown Nicolas Martinez
Andrew Hoole Jumpei Kusukami
Andrew Nabbout Jaushua Sotirio
Morten Nordstrand Lachlan Scott

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

Jets 2 (Jaliens 37’, Taggart 64’) – Wanderers 0, Round 21, Season 2013/14 at Pirtek Stadium, 02/03/2014.

Heaviest Defeat

Jets 0 – Wanderers 3 (Bridge 6’, 33’, Visconte 80’), Round 27, Season 2012/13 at Hunter Stadium, 29/03/2013 & Jets 0 – Wanderers 3 (Corthwaite 40′, Sotirio 42′, Corthwaite 50′), Round 25, Season 2016/17 at Hunter Stadium, 1/4/2017.

Leading Scorers in fixture –

Jets – Adam Taggart (3)
Wanderers – Mark Bridge (5)

2017/18 SEASON STATISTICS

Number Name Appearances Starts Substitute Appearances Subbed off Minutes Played Goals Assists Yellow Cards Red – Second Bookable Straight Red
1 Jack Duncan 3 3 0 0 270 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 3 3 0 0 270 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 3 3 0 2 263 1 0 1 0 0
6 Steven Ugarkovic 3 3 0 0 270 0 0 1 0 0
7 Dimitri Petratos 3 3 0 0 270 2 0 0 0 0
8 Ronald Vargas 3 3 0 3 197 0 1 0 0 0
9 Roy O’Donovan 3 3 0 0 270 5 1 2 0 0
10 Wayne Brown 3 0 3 0 73 0 0 1 0 0
12 Mario Shabow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ivan Vujica 3 3 0 1 261 0 1 1 0 0
15 Andrew Nabbout 3 3 0 3 236 0 3 1 0 0
16 Nick Cowburn 2 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
17 Daniel Georgievski 3 3 0 0 270 0 0 2 0 0
18 John Koutroumbis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Kosta Petratos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Glen Moss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Lachlan Jackson 1 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
23 Devante Clut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Joe Champness 3 0 3 0 34 1 0 1 0 0
44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley 3 3 0 0 270 0 0 0 0 0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 0 matches
Ernie Merrick – 0 wins, Hayden Foxe – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • Ernie Merrick – 0 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = N/A% win ratio)
  • Mark Jones – 3 matches (0 wins, 1 drawn, 2 losses = 0% win ratio)
  • Scott Miller – 3 matches (0 win, 0 drawn, 3 losses = 0% win ratio)
  • Phil Stubbins – 3 matches (1 win, 2 drawn, 0 losses = 33% win ratio)
  • Gary Van Egmond – 4 matches (1 win, 0 drawn and 3 losses = 25% win ratio)
  • Richard Money – No Matches
  • Branko Culina – No Matches
  • Nick Theodorakopoulos – No Matches
  • Craig Deans – No Matches
  • Clayton Zane – 2 matches (1 win, 1 drawn, 0 losses = 50% win ratio)

TALKING POINTS:

General

  • In the 15 times these two teams have met, the crowd has never been below 9000 – home and away.
  • Both teams are undefeated so far this season.
  • The Jets have conceded just one second half goal this season.
  • The Jets have claimed 1 point in the last 6 times these two teams have met.
  • The Jets A-League record at home in a Sunday 5:00pm kick off is 40 matches, 16 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses.

 

Key Stats from Previous Round

  • Roy O’Donovan became the first player since Edson Montano to score in 3 consecutive games.
  • Roy’s 5 shots on target this season have all resulted in goals.
  • This win was the Jets’ 100th in the A-League.
  • This was the 11th consecutive game the Jets have failed to keep a clean sheet.
  • The Jets scored the 1st goal in a match for the first time in 9 competitive matches.

 

Players

  • Jaushua Sotirio has scored in his last 3 games against the Jets.
  • A Wanderers defender scored in each of the 3 fixtures between these teams last season.
  • Roy O’Donovan can become the first player since Adam Taggart to score in 4 consecutive matches.
  • Nigel Boogaard will equal the most A-League appearances as captain, with 44.
  • Nick Cowburn could make his 50th appearance for the Jets this weekend.

 

Newcastle Jets

  • The Jets have kept just 1 clean sheet in this fixture.
  • The Jets have scored in just one match of the last 5 times these two teams have met.
Next Match

2017/18 Hyundai A-League – The F3Derby #1 Match Preview – Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle United Jets FC

2017/2018 Hyundai A-League
Season 13 Round 1
THE F3DERBY – GAME 1
Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle United Jets FC

When: Saturday 7th October, 2017
Where: Central Coast Stadium, Dane Drive, Gosford, NSW
Kickoff: 535pm AEDST (gates open 345pm, Legends game k/off 4pm)
Tickets: Ticketek Link
Watch: LIVE on Foxsports 1 and FoxSports 1HD
Listen: ABC Grandstand Digital online or ABC Radio App
Tweet: @SquadronNewy @JetstreamNewy #F3DERBY #NTUA

Join the Gosford Sprint train leaving Broadmeadow at 1243pm
Get to Hotel Gosford from 151pm for prematch drinks
Get to the Stadium at 345pm to check out the F3 Derby Legends game kicking off at 4pm
All 2017/18 Jets Members can scan their membership card at turnstiles for free entry into the stadium

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 41 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 11, Mariners Wins – 14, Drawn – 16

In Newcastle – 20 matches.
Jets Wins – 7, Mariners Wins – 4, Drawn – 9
In Gosford – 20 matches
Jets Wins – 3, Mariners Wins – 10, Drawn – 7

Average Home A-League Crowd – 12304
Average Away A-League Crowd – 10725

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 37, Mariners – 50
In Gosford – 
Jets – 15, Mariners – 32

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 20, Mariners – 18

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 101 (97 yellow, 4 red), Mariners 58 (53 yellow, 5 red)

Leading Scorers
Jets – N/A
Mariners – N/A 

Last Result – 
Newcastle Jets 0 – Central Coast Mariners 2 (Montgomery 32′, Ferreira 51′) at Central Coast Stadium, A-League, Round 26, Season 2016/17

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 2016/17 Round 26

Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners
Jack Duncan Paul Izzo
Daniel Mullen Storm Roux
Nigel Boogaard Liam Rose
Lachlan Jackson Harry Ascroft
Nick Cowburn Scott Galloway
Mateo Poljak Nick Montgomery
Steven Ugarkovic Adam Berry
Morten Nordstrand Fabio Ferreira
Jason Hoffman Kwabena Appiah-Kubi
Andrew Nabbout Roy O’Donovan
Harrison Sawyer Connor Pain

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

Jets 4 (Nordstrand 1′, Alivodic 18′, Nordstrand 54′, Poljak 79′) – Mariners 2 (Ferreira 51′ pen, O’Donovan 76′) Round 27, Season 2015/16 at Central Coast Stadium, 09/04/2016.

Heaviest Defeat

Jets 1 – (Coveny 85′) – Mariners 4 (Gumprecht 4′, Brown 34′, Hutchinson 72′, 83′), Round 16, Season 2005/06 at Express Advocate Stadium, 31/12/2005.

Leading Scorers in fixture –

Jets – Joel Griffiths (6)
Mariners – Matt Simon (6)

2017/18 SEASON STATISTICS

Number Name Appearances Starts Substitute Appearances Subbed off Minutes Played Goals Assists Yellow Cards Red – Second Bookable Straight Red
1 Jack Duncan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Steven Ugarkovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Dimitri Petratos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ronald Vargas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Roy O’Donovan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wayne Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Mario Shabow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ivan Vujica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Andrew Nabbout 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nick Cowburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Daniel Georgievski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 John Koutroumbis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Kosta Petratos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Glen Moss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Daniel Alessi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Lachlan Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Devante Clut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Joe Champness 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Jake Adelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 0 matches
Ernie Merrick – 0 wins, Paul Okon – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • Ernie Merrick – 0 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = N/A% win ratio)
  • Mark Jones – 3 matches (0 wins, 2 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)
  • Scott Miller – 3 matches (2 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses = 67% win ratio)
  • Phil Stubbins – 3 matches (0 wins, 2 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)
  • Gary Van Egmond – 17 matches (6 wins, 6 drawn and 5 losses = 35% win ratio)
  • Richard Money – 3 matches (1 wins, 0 drawn, 2 loss = 33% win ratio)
  • Branko Culina – 6 matches (1 win, 2 drawn, 3 losses = 17% win ratio)
  • Nick Theodorakopoulos – 1 match (0 wins, 1 drawn, 0 losses = 0% win ratio)
  • Craig Deans -1 Match (1 win, 0 drawn, 0 loss = 100% win ratio)
  • Clayton Zane – 2 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 2 losses = 0% win ratio)

Central Coast Mariners Coach Record – Paul Okon 33% win ratio (1 win, 2 drawn, 0 losses)

TALKING POINTS:

General

  • The 2-0 win in the last derby was the Mariners first in 2.5 years.
  • Both teams lost in the FFA Cup Round of 32. The Jets to Adelaide, the Mariners to NPL side Blacktown City.
  • The Jets enter this match having lost their last 7 competitive matches (6 A-League and 1 FFA Cup), and are winless in their last 11. They’ve conceded 20 goals since they last scored, 19 in the A-League, which is an Australian Football record.
  • This will be the 4th time in 5 seasons the Jets start the season away from home.
  • Newcastle have won their first match of the season 3 times in 12 seasons.

Players

  • Only 6 players, to date, have appeared for both sides in the F3 derby. This number will increase throughout the season as Andrew Hoole, Ben Kennedy, Roy O’Donovan and Jake Adelson have traded jerseys this season.
  • Nikolai Topor-Stanley will resume his Jets career on 81 A-League appearances for the club.
  • Up to 10 players are in line to make their A-League debut for the Jets. The next player will be the 151st player to appear in the league for the club.
  • Roy O’Donovan could become just the second player to score for both teams in the F3 Derby.
  • A Jets player has scored on their A-League debut, in Round 1, in the last 2 seasons. Those players are Milos Trifunovic and Wayne Brown.

Newcastle Jets

  • The Jets are currently sitting on 98 A-League wins.
  • In Round 1, Nigel Boogaard will captain the Jets for the 41st time in the A-League, surpassing Jade North (40). Ruben Zadkovich made the most appearances as captain with 44.

Central Coast Mariners

  • Andrew Hoole will miss the match through suspension after receiving his 8th booking in the final round last year.