ALM 2025/26 | MD 6 | Auckland FC v Newcastle Jets | 30/11/25

A-League 2025/26 Match Day 6 Auckland FC v Newcastle Jets

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall ? 2 fixtures between the two teams. Of this, the teams have met on 2 occasions in the A-League and on 0 occasions in the Australia Cup, on 0 occasions in the NSL, on 0 occasions in the Asian Champions League, on 0 occasions in the Pre-Season Cup and on 0 in the OCC.
Jets Wins - 0, Auckland Wins - 1, Drawn - 1

In Newcastle ? 1 matches.
Jets Wins - 0, Auckland Wins - 0, Drawn - 1
In Go Media - 1 matches
Jets Wins - 0, Auckland Wins - 1, Drawn - 0
In Neutral venues 0 matches
Jets Wins - 0, Auckland Wins - 0, Drawn - 0

Average Home A-League Crowd ? 6130
Average Away A-League Crowd - 13138

Goals in Fixture
Jets ? 1, Auckland - 3
In Go Media -
Jets ? 0, Auckland - 2

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets ? 1, Auckland - 1

Cards in Fixture
Jets - 4 (4 yellow, 0 red), Auckland 4 (3 yellow, 1 red)

Last Result -
Newcastle Jets 1 (Adams 12') - Auckland FC 1 (Randall 37') at McDonald Jones Stadium, A-League, Round 18, Season 2024/25

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 2024/25 Match day 18

Newcastle Jets	Auckland FC
Noah James	Alex Paulsen
Thomas Aquilina	Hiroki Sakai
Kosta Grozos	Thomas Smith
Mark Natta	Nando Pijnaker
Kota Mizunuma	Francis de Vries
Daniel Wilmering	Luis Gallegos
Lachlan Bayliss	Jake Brimmer
Callum Timmins	Logan Rogerson
Eli Adams	Neyder Moreno
Clayton Taylor	Jesse Randall
Lachlan Rose	Guillermo May

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

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Heaviest Defeat

Jets 0 ? Auckland FC 2 (Moreno 83', de Vries 89') at Go Media Stadium, A-League Season 2024/25 Round 5, 30/11/2024.

Leading Scorers in fixture ?

Jets - Eli Adams (1)
Auckland - Francis de Vries, Neyder Moreno, Jesse Randall (1)

2025/26 SEASON STATISTICS

Number	Name	Appearances	Starts	Subbed On	Subbed off	Minutes Played	Goals	Assists	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Minutes per Goal Contribution	Position
1	James Delianov	10	10	0	0	930	0	0	0	0	0	GK
5	Joe Shaughnessey	3	3	0	0	270	0	0	0	0	0	DF
7	Eli Adams	3	0	3	0	98	1	2	1	0	32.6666666666667	MF
8	Lachlan Bayliss	8	4	4	4	375	0	0	2	0	0	DF
9	Lachlan Rose	9	3	6	3	327	1	0	0	0	327	FW
11	Ben Gibson	9	7	2	7	523	5	1	1	0	87.1666666666667	FW
13	Clayton Taylor	2	0	2	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	MF
14	Max Burgess	10	10	0	7	792	2	3	0	0	158.4	FW
15	Aleksandar Susnjar	9	9	0	0	840	0	0	5	0	0	DF
17	Kosta Grozos	9	7	2	1	678	0	1	1	1	678	MF
18	Kota Mizunuma	5	5	0	4	413	3	1	0	0	103.25	MF
19	Alexander Badolato	9	9	0	2	781	5	3	3	0	97.625	MF
21	Noah James	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	GK
22	Joel Bertolissio	5	1	4	1	215	0	0	0	0	0	MF
23	Daniel Wilmering	10	10	0	1	915	2	4	1	0	152.5	DF
24	Alex Nunes	6	0	6	0	90	1	1	0	0	45	MF
25	Oscar Fryer	6	1	5	1	207	2	0	0	0	103.5	FW
28	Will Dobson	9	5	4	5	459	1	1	0	0	229.5	MF
33	Mark Natta	2	2	0	0	210	0	0	0	0	0	DF
39	Thomas Aquilina	9	7	2	3	615	0	2	1	0	307.5	DF
41	Lucas Scicluna	2	0	2	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	MF
42	Max Cooper	6	6	0	0	540	0	0	1	0	0	DF
43	Xavier Bertoncello	10	9	1	9	623	3	0	0	0	207.666666666667	FW
45	Christian Bracco	7	2	5	1	280	0	0	0	0	0	MF
46	Ethan Debono	1	0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	MF
60	Garang Arou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DF

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head ? 0 matches
Mark Milligan - 0 wins, Steve Corica - 0 wins, 0 drawn

Newcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records ?

• Mark Milligan - 0 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = N/A% win ratio)
• Robert Stanton - 2 matches (0 win, 1 drawn, 1 defeats = 0% win ratio)
• Arthur Papas - No matches
• Carl Robinson - No matches
• Ernie Merrick - No matches
• Mark Jones - No matches
• Scott Miller - No matches
• Phil Stubbins - No matches
• Clayton Zane - No matches
• Gary Van Egmond - No matches
• Craig Deans - No matches
• Branko Culina - No matches
• Nick Theodorakopoulos - No matches
• Richard Money - No matches

Auckland FC A-League Coach Record ? Steve Corica 50% win ratio (7 wins, 4 drawn, 3 losses)

Alireza Feghani is the referee this match. 2nd time in last in our last 3 he's officiated us.

Milligan out, he just hugged Corica 🤦*♂️

Randall will have a field day down out right today.

And an odd week to drop Susnjar when we're up against the physicality and height of Cosgrove

Much prefer Natta and Cooper at the back than Susjnar and the slowest pkayer in the league.

We still have issues but I think we are at least showing improvement.

Dobson is causing Far East Sydney FC all sorts of problems.

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Originally Posted by The Dunster

Much prefer Natta and Cooper at the back than Susjnar and the slowest pkayer in the league.

We still have issues but I think we are at least showing improvement.

Dobson is causing Far East Sydney FC all sorts of problems.

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Our biggest issues for me are on our right side. Neither Bertoncello or Bertolissio are starting quality, and they’re both on the same side. Put Aquilina on and play Adams, or shift Badalato out wide and put Bayliss in the mids and we’d be much better off

Puddles a chance of a return here

How has this game not stopped

This is more of a disadvantage down our attacking end.

This is ridiculous

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Originally Posted by Jeterpool

Puddles a chance of a return here

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A rare first team appearance for P.Uddle

In P.uddle we trust.

Breaking up promising attacks..puddle played like a true Jets player

Absolutely comical scenes but will take the 3 points.

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Originally Posted by Mark325

Our biggest issues for me are on our right side. Neither Bertoncello or Bertolissio are starting quality, and they?re both on the same side. Put Aquilina on and play Adams, or shift Badalato out wide and put Bayliss in the mids and we?d be much better off

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I love all of this. You can't carry two unprovens down the same side if they aren't showing a rapid improvement. I can handle one of them starting and someone a bit more experienced playing ahead or behind, but not both.


Badalato was caught napping for their goal and hasn't looked as influential through the middle, give him a shift out wide so he has some space to work in and see if we can get him into the game more. Bayliss is good enough to start and would add some steel to an exciting but weak midfield too.

I never get player names on kits (I rarely buy them anyways) but fudge me I'm tempted to get a P.Uddle shirt now. 2nd best performance for us in its illustrious career too.

Eat Dux Oarklund, especially that prat Corico with his towel on doing absolutely nothing to keep his waterproof jacket dry, lmfao.

2 wins off top spot.

Hail Griff.

Does the match abandoned in second half, result stands rule still apply these days? I know a game went that way in Brisbane years ago and was half hoping they went off.

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Originally Posted by Jetmaster

Does the match abandoned in second half, result stands rule still apply these days? I know a game went that way in Brisbane years ago and was half hoping they went off.

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Yes if past the 75 minute mark

Didn't expect to win that game. I think the abysmal conditions really suited us. It was almost impossible to score in that 2nd half.

Natta and Cooper has been our best combination so far. One of Natta’s better games in recent memory

Still think we could do some experimenting in the backline, Shaughnessy has only been paired with Susjnar, think him and Natta or him and Cooper could be worth a look

Watching Auckland as well made me wish we had their keeper. Delianov is just not that guy in every way, and it’s hard not to bang on about it constantly, he just doesn’t have it