15/16 HAL Round 24 | Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets | Sunday 20/3/16 @ 500pm

[Jeterpool]

A-League 15/16 Round 24 Preview - Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 32 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins - 14, Victory Wins - 11, Drawn - 7


In Newcastle – 16 matches.
Jets Wins - 8, Victory Wins - 3, Drawn - 5
In Melbourne - 16 matches
Jets Wins - 6, Victory Wins - 8, Drawn - 2

Average Home A-League Crowd – 10515
Average Away A-League Crowd - 18348

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 44, Victory - 44
In Melbourne -
Jets – 17, Victory - 25

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 17, Victory - 13

Cards in Fixture
Jets - 62 (58 yellow, 4 red), Victory 56 (53 yellow, 3 red)

Recent Form (FFA Cup & A-League)
Jets - DWWLL (7 points from last 15)
Victory - DLDWL (5 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets - Milos Trifunovic (9)
Victory – Besart Berisha (15)

Last Result -
Jets 0 – Victory 1 (Ben Khalfallah 71') at Hunter Stadium, A-League, Round 13, 3/1/2016.

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 11 Round 13

Newcastle JetsMelbourne Victory
Mark BirighittiDaniel Vukovic
Jason HoffmanDaniel Georgievski
Daniel MullenThomas Deng
Nigel BoogaardMatthieu Delpierre
Nick CowburnDylan Murnane
Mateo PoljakLeigh Broxham
Ben KantarovskiKosta Barbarouses
Cameron WatsonOliver Bozanic
Ryan KittoFahid Ben Khalfallah
Enver AlivodicArchie Thompson
Milos TrifunovicBesart 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 AAMI Park, 29/08/2008.

Leading Scorers in fixture –


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



2015/16 SEASON STATISTICS

NumberNameAppearancesStartsSubstitute AppearancesSubbed offMinutes PlayedGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed - Second BookableStraight Red
1Mark Birighitti222201196900200
2Daniel Mullen151500131800210
3Jason Hoffman212101188700800
4Nigel Boogaard181801155400220
5Ben Kantarovski181442125820510
6Cameron Watson16124897800400
7Enver Alivodic232304199813100
8Mateo Poljak222201196701600
9Milos Trifunovic222207186290400
10Leonardo Vitor Santiago1614211112102000
11Labinot Haliti21112400000
13Ki-Je Lee880072001100
14Mitch Cooper1138327410000
17Radovan Pavicevic60608700200
20Ben Kennedy211010100000
22Lachlan Jackson161332120300100
23David Carney151503133434600
24Nick Cowburn181082102200300
25Brandon Lundy10107500000
27Braedyn Crowley817020200000
28Ryan Kitto1486769011100



COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 2 matches
Scott Miller - 1 win, Kevin Muscat - 1 win, 0 drawn

Newcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

Scott Miller - 2 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 0.5% 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 – 1 match (0 wins, 1 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)
Clayton Zane – 1 match (0 wins, 1 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)

Melbourne Victory Coach Record – Kevin Muscat 33% win ratio (3 wins, 3 drawn, 3 losses)




KEY FACTS:

General

Newcastle have won their last 2 matches at AAMI Park.
The last 4 matches between these clubs have been won by a scoreline of 1-0.
Neither team has scored a first half goal in the last 4 matches between the clubs.
In the last match away against Victory, Edson Montano scored the Jets 300th goal.
Last weekend was the first time in 7 home matches where the crowd was >10000.



Players

Mark Birighitti will make his 74th A-League appearance this weekend and equal the number appearances of Jacob Pepper this weekend.
Danny Vukovic will make his 35th appearance against the Jets - the most of any opposition player.



Newcastle Jets

The Jets have won every time they have scored in the first half, away to Melbourne Victory.
The Jets have scored 8 goals away from home this year.
Scoring at a rate of 0.91 goals per game, this is the second worst Jets attacking team in the club's history.
While the rate of conceeding is 1.48 goals per match is historically on par for the Jets.



Melbourne Victory

Victory have a mid-week match in the ACL against Suwon Bluewings
Victory have only conceeded 8 goals at home this year.
Archie Thompson may make his 25th appearance against the Jets - the 4th most appearances against the club.

[plague]

Doomed.
No griff no hope.
We stink.

[StannyCFCJET]

unfortunately we keep showing no effort to press the ball carrier to deny them space and time. So id bet we'd do it again and victory will have a field day Victards 3-0 :(

[Jetmaster]

We did win there with a shitter team last season....

[hawk]

We'll be to good....in the boat races after

[leftrightout]

Reckon we won't lose this one. Good chance to get 3 points in my opinion.
Victory playing a lot of football recently and not much of it is quality.



AAMI park is suddenly looking really ordinary. Anyone else notice this?

[belchardo]

AAMI park is suddenly looking really ordinary. Anyone else notice this?

must have had a concert recently. field looked a shocker last night, but seemed to play OK while I was watching.

[Jeterpool]

Reckon we won't lose this one. Good chance to get 3 points in my opinion.
Victory playing a lot of football recently and not much of it is quality.



AAMI park is suddenly looking really ordinary. Anyone else notice this?

As it is, the overall performance of the club is tracking to be the third worst in our history in front of only last season and the other wooden spoon season. Even if we get a win it will still be our third worst. The season will be about on par if we can get past 31.

As a matter of interest, this time last year we had 14 points.

[MFKS]

As it is, the overall performance of the club is tracking to be the third worst in our history in front of only last season and the other wooden spoon season. Even if we get a win it will still be our third worst. The season will be about on par if we can get past 31.

As a matter of interest, this time last year we had 14 points.


Of course that right.

Besides the spoons we are either in the finals or finish 7th

Finishing 9th will be a new first for us

[MFKS]

More importantly who is going???

[The Dunster]

If we lose that's going to make it very difficult for Sydney FC to make the top six.

Watson has to start so we don't do anything stupid and actually win this game.

[BodyNovo]

More importantly who is going???

hello

[Jeterpool]

So what lineup are people sending out? I've put my cards on the table earlier in the week but I think I will change a bit and just replace Alivodic with Brennan. Let's see if he's got something about him.

One player I have noticed drop from first team involvement is Braedyn Crowley. We haven't seen him since the 6-1 thumping to Perth when he got 13 minutes off the bench replacing Dave Carney is his last match. I guess not to mention Andrew Pawiak who was on the bench a few times as well.

[plague]

More importantly who is going???

After the the experiments of winning when I'm at the casino, or losing when Plague Jnr comes to games, I'm off to Bali for the weekend to see how that effects games.

Prob won't give a **** about the game though.

[MFKS]

hello

What time you heading down??

I on the 6am effort Sunday

[stopper2]

So what lineup are people sending out? I've put my cards on the table earlier in the week but I think I will change a bit and just replace Alivodic with Brennan. Let's see if he's got something about him.

One player I have noticed drop from first team involvement is Braedyn Crowley. We haven't seen him since the 6-1 thumping to Perth when he got 13 minutes off the bench replacing Dave Carney is his last match. I guess not to mention Andrew Pawiak who was on the bench a few times as well.

In a way it would be good to see the likes of Brennan or Lundy get a run but on the other hand it would be unfair to throw them into the lions den right at the arse end of the season and expecting too much from them when Brennan has not played all season and Lundy has not figured since round 2. Both would have no match fitness as the Youth finished couple of months ago. Maybe give one of them 20min off the bench but this late in the season considering everything, it would be a shite call from Miller to start them. Would be almost like setting them up to fail.

[Wilso8948]

Am I the only bloke not understanding the total fap fest for Andy Brennan? Can someone explain why everyone wants him in? The bloke got signed from the state league and looked ok on youtube against amateur defending? He was also signed by Phil Stubbins. From all reports he's been average and injured in the NPL. Surely Miller has seen the kid train all year and has come to the conclusion he's shit.. Why does he always seem to get special mention above all other youth players??

[Jeterpool]

Am I the only bloke not understanding the total fap fest for Andy Brennan? Can someone explain why everyone wants him in? The bloke got signed from the state league and looked ok on youtube against amateur defending? He was also signed by Phil Stubbins. From all reports he's been average and injured in the NPL. Surely Miller has seen the kid train all year and has come to the conclusion he's shit.. Why does he always seem to get special mention above all other youth players??

For me he's the unknown prospect. He struggled to adapt to the physical (i.e. muscular) demands of the daily training which set him back.

we've given so many people a go, why not him? But your though about Miller seeing him in training has crossed my mind as well and must be the reason he isn't getting a run - or there are others better.

[The Camel]

For me he's the unknown prospect. He struggled to adapt to the physical (i.e. muscular) demands of the daily training which set him back.

we've given so many people a go, why not him? But your though about Miller seeing him in training has crossed my mind as well and must be the reason he isn't getting a run - or there are others better.

If Pacivevic is better than him (hence making the bench regularly) then Brennan must be shit

[outsider]

Referee Chris Beath

[The Dunster]

Miller should only give Brennan a run if he's in his plans for the future. If not, put him out to Jardels Corner to train alone.

[StannyCFCJET]

Referee Chris Beath

oh ffs well thats game

[Jeterpool]

THE REFEREE: – Chris Beath

Beath has officiated 26 Jets matches.
The Jets W-D-L record under Beath is 5-5-16.
Beath has officiated Jets v Victory on 2 occasions. The Jets have drawn both matches.
Beath has sent a player off in the last 2 Jets matches he has officiated - Hamish Watson and Daniel Mullen.
The Jets have been awarded only one penalty under Beath. The opposition have been awarded 3.
This is the third time in 5 matches Beath has officiated a Jets match.

[Bon]

THE REFEREE: – Chris Beath

Beath has officiated 26 Jets matches.
The Jets W-D-L record under Beath is 5-5-16.
Beath has officiated Jets v Wellington on 5 occasions. The Jets have won once but have lost the last 4 matches.
Beath has sent a player off in the last 2 Jets matches he has officiated - Hamish Watson and Daniel Mullen.
The Jets have been awarded only one penalty under Beath. The opposition have been awarded 3.
This is the third time in 5 matches Beath has officiated a Jets match.


Nice stat, but aren't we playing Victree? :gent:

[Jeterpool]

Nice stat, but aren't we playing Victree? :gent:

Fixed




smart ass :grin:

[Bon]

Fixed




smart ass :grin:

hahaha I didn't want to be that pedantic bloke, but I wasn't sure if you were just chucking sh!t in to check if people were reading it, again.. :thumbsup:

[hawk]

Ben Williams is a bigger turd. Is it ok to boo refs?

[RAM]

We'll win 5-0.

We're the strongest club in Asia at the moment.

Watson will prove all you haters wrong with at least a brace.

[MFKS]

We'll win 5-0.

We're the strongest club in Asia at the moment.

Watson will prove all you haters wrong with at least a brace.

I will have some of whatever you are smoking.

You are off with the pixies and St Paddy's day is over

[380]

Yep can just picture Watson scoring two oggy's.

[Retro Jet]

Nice stat, but aren't we playing Victree? :gent:


Fixed




smart ass :grin:


hahaha I didn't want to be that pedantic bloke, but I wasn't sure if you were just chucking sh!t in to check if people were reading it, again.. :thumbsup:

Good you did Bon...cause youze know I would have...

[steve136]

Game day. We will win. Triff will score a clinical hat-trick. Allivodic will provide all three assists.

[MFKS]

Game day. We will win. Triff will score a clinical hat-trick. Allivodic will provide all three assists.

He on the bench

[StannyCFCJET]

why do we always have two defensive CMs on the bench are the youngters that bad

[MFKS]

It's 40 mins before kick off and the dilema kicks in

I am about 1-2 kms from the ground and I have beer available

Do I go to the game??


FMD

Easy decision isn't it

[MFKS]

why do we always have two defensive CMs on the bench are the youngters that bad

Yes

[Jeterpool]

Don't mind the change but I'm disappointed with the defensive minded bench. I would have considered Cooper over Watson.

Screams of "let's nick a point", not what a team with finals aspirations would believe.

[StannyCFCJET]

Don't mind the change but I'm disappointed with the defensive minded bench. I would have considered Cooper over Watson.

Screams of "let's nick a point", not what a team with finals aspirations would believe.

could explain why the team dont look like they believe they can win at times

[boz-monaut]

I have no interest in Formula 1 but it's a lot more exciting than this garbage - what was that corner?

why is this game on in the same city at exactly the same time as the race?

[Retro Jet]

So, who's playing for a contract at this point of the season?

[Retro Jet]

Kitttoooooooooooooo

Great lead up from Leo though.

[weston]

Jesus Christ

[weston]

Fmd

[furns]

Lol
Being a Jets supporter perfectly encapsulated in three minutes right there

[lquiquer]

Why Kitto and not Enver ?....

[belchardo]

Chris beath is bloody pathetic. How the **** does this ****er get paid? The first one he gets was bullshit. The second one was worse. Something like 12 fouls by them to our 3, but we're the ones with three yellow cards!

Great work on a few occasions by our forwards, nice hassle from morten amd kitto for the goal.

[weston]

Mullens second yellow is a perfect example of how terrible refereeing is in this game. That gets a yellow and and it isn't even anywhere near as bad as other tackles that happen on a week to week basis.

Disgrace

[Jetmaster]

I have no doubt if that foul was by one of the top clubs he would have got off. Us or scum get a card.

[belchardo]

Beath must have got the word he's being too obvious and is now trying to even things up.

[steve136]

Nice. Waste chance after chance then concede on their first shot on target. Classic jets.

[steve136]

Also, MV are a bunch of talentless hacks.

[belchardo]

****.

[belchardo]

Lolololol. Linesman hasn't got one right all night.

[steve136]

I'm just going to throw this out there - Leonardo is the best player on the ball that I've ever seen in the A-League. Right up there with what we saw from Del Piero imo

[weston]

Would be nice if we tried to win a ****ing game

[furns]

Watson on

Now we're f*cked

[lquiquer]

Watson and Jackson!!!... FfS go for 3 points...

[Retro Jet]

Gutsy draw all things considered.
I thought we played out well from the back. Wasn't the panic stations we're so often used to.
Leo 3 pts and Hamlet 1 with the JM Medal. Well in Leo.

[MFKS]

I might be pissed but that is the geeTeezt display fro. The Jets since Billy Griff scored the winning goal aganst the Gypos in the GF .

Come on you arseholes

[StannyCFCJET]

So, who's playing for a contract at this point of the season?

everyone who hasnt resigned yet

[Nou Camp]

played much better without triff and Nobby in the middle
Can use triffs visa spot for a good winger
Even with 10 men we still had chances

[redwah]

I can't decide which was worse, the ref giving Mullen the second yellow or ****ing Robbin slater banging on how his studs were showing and he went through the player....FMD....why do either of them get to be involved in the game when their guide dogs don't?

[hawk]

I can't decide which was worse, the ref giving Mullen the second yellow or ****ing Robbin slater banging on how his studs were showing and he went through the player....FMD....why do either of them get to be involved in the game when their guide dogs don't?

the other commentator was with mullo. Slater is mong


rof...nobby going off his face when alivi puts his sitter shot wide

....just finished watching replay. We had real dig today.

[Jeterpool]

Anyone have a crowd for yesterday?

[MFKS]

12 or 14 k if I remember right

I was giving them a spraying about their lousy crowds through beer goggles

[Jeterpool]

I'm going to say that was a massive effort yesterday. The boys ran and defended so well. The only shot Birighitti faced was the Berisha goal. Berisha was the only front line player credited with a shot.

Enver really should have buried that chance in the second half. It was great work from Ugarkovic to win it back and Enver had done the hard work. Such a shame.

Victory started very quickly but we grew into the game and were good for our goal. It's just a shame that the game was effectively stopped as a contest with Mullen's dismissal. I was surprised that Victory seemed to be persistently fouling us and finally received punishment in the second half but I felt it took too long.

I'm interested in the opinion of a referee (current or ex) on both cards. I thought the first was very harsh. The second beat the player to the ball and won it and the opposition player ran into him. If he's on his feet and they collide - is Mullen sent off?

[MFKS]

I'm going to say that was a massive effort yesterday. The boys ran and defended so well. The only shot Birighitti faced was the Berisha goal. Berisha was the only front line player credited with a shot.

Enver really should have buried that chance in the second half. It was great work from Ugarkovic to win it back and Enver had done the hard work. Such a shame.

Victory started very quickly but we grew into the game and were good for our goal. It's just a shame that the game was effectively stopped as a contest with Mullen's dismissal. I was surprised that Victory seemed to be persistently fouling us and finally received punishment in the second half but I felt it took too long.

I'm interested in the opinion of a referee (current or ex) on both cards. I thought the first was very harsh. The second beat the player to the ball and won it and the opposition player ran into him. If he's on his feet and they collide - is Mullen sent off?

The bit that upset me most with Mullens second yellow is Beath seen it and let it go.

If it was serious enough to warrant a yellow and a send off then why didn't Victree get a free kick??

Even if he was playing advantage it went out straight away and we got a goal kick.

After Mullen walked and the stoppage in the game the game restarted with Birraz taken a goal kick


Why??

There was no advantage to Victree and it was almost like spite from the ref with an agenda

[MFKS]

Jeterpool

What is it now as far as reds go got us this season

Boogaard x 2
Mullen x 2
Kanta x 1

All second yellows all pretty needless really

Have I missed any??

What we benefit Gypos straight red and the Nix bloke getting 2 yellows??



An area where we have to improve no doubt going forward as we not the greatest side and can't give leg ups to our opponents like that

[Jeterpool]

Jeterpool

What is it now as far as reds go got us this season

Boogaard x 2
Mullen x 2
Kanta x 1

All second yellows all pretty needless really

Have I missed any??

What we benefit Gypos straight red and the Nix bloke getting 2 yellows??



An area where we have to improve no doubt going forward as we not the greatest side and can't give leg ups to our opponents like that

Add in Jacob Melling's attempt on Nordstrand at Hunter Stadium and you've got them all.

[plague]

Geez the way you blokes are carrying out its like we must have played well for once.
Is that the case?
Even the good Member was impressed.
What's going on in this crazy messed up world?

[baldrick]

I'm interested in the opinion of a referee (current or ex) on both cards. I thought the first was very harsh. The second beat the player to the ball and won it and the opposition player ran into him. If he's on his feet and they collide - is Mullen sent off?

First one was very soft, but still a yellow.

Second was a definite yellow card. He's been "careless &/or reckless" while making the tackle. It doesn't matter if he gets the ball.



And for what it's worth, it was a pretty good advantage from Beathy to let play go on & come back to give the card.

[Jeterpool]

First one was very soft, but still a yellow.

Second was a definite yellow card. He's been "careless &/or reckless" while making the tackle. It doesn't matter if he gets the ball.



And for what it's worth, it was a pretty good advantage from Beathy to let play go on & come back to give the card.

OK. It's hard sometimes through rose tinted glasses to look at it objectively. I agree that the first one was very soft. I thought it was unlucky.

[belchardo]

I disagree about the first. berisha moved into mullen. it was a foul by berisha.

[Jetmaster]

If the current rules now say that it was second yellow then so be it.
Just shows how soft we are becoming....what guys like Lorimer, Stielike, Allardyce and Gentile must think watching todays fairies.

[belchardo]

If the current rules now say that it was second yellow then so be it.

I'd be fine with that too, but only if they were applied consistently. that wasn't even the worst tackle of the game. we get one game where bone crunching tackles from behind are ok (or maybe rugby tackles if you are the wanderers keeper), and a game like this where (only some of the) challenges are deemed too reckless even though there is no contact, studs aren't showing and the "fouled" player barely needs to take evasive action.

[RAM]

If the current rules now say that it was second yellow then so be it.
Just shows how soft we are becoming....what guys like Lorimer, Stielike, Allardyce and Gentile must think watching todays fairies.

x2

[Jetmaster]

Players used to go through entire careers without getting booked let alone sent off.

eg - moi, and Ían Callaghan

[weston]

Neither cards were yellows. Neither were fouls let alone cards. You see people going in studs up week in week out. Mullen came in from the front, won the ball, his toes are pointing down, what else would they like him to do?

Absolutely nothing wrong with the tackle.

[GazFish35]

Id argue it wasn't even a tackle, the victree player didn't have the ball. it was a loose ball that mullen was first too

[sammydog]

There was no contact for me, he was first to the ball and then pulled his legs out to avoid contact. No card was warranted.

If it was warranted and reckless, then it was no different to the Victory keeper rushing out on Ugarkovic. If he hadn't gone the high jump to go over the top, that could have been nasty. If Mullen was reckless then so was the Victory keeper.

[belchardo]

Id argue it wasn't even a tackle, the victree player didn't have the ball. it was a loose ball that mullen was first too


There was no contact for me, he was first to the ball and then pulled his legs out to avoid contact. No card was warranted.

If it was warranted and reckless, then it was no different to the Victory keeper rushing out on Ugarkovic. If he hadn't gone the high jump to go over the top, that could have been nasty. If Mullen was reckless then so was the Victory keeper.

shut down the internet, their points cannot be argued with.

[idontwannaplaywithhowey]

If the current rules now say that it was second yellow then so be it.
Just shows how soft we are becoming....what guys like Lorimer, Stielike, Allardyce and Gentile must think watching todays fairies.

Its not the players, its the law makers.