16/17 HAL Round 23 | Melbourne City vNewcastle Jets | Sat 18th Mar 2017 7:50pm

[Jeterpool]

A-League 16/17 Round 23 Preview - Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 20 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins - 9, City Wins - 8, Drawn - 3

In Newcastle – 11 matches.
Jets Wins - 7, City Wins - 3, Drawn - 1
In Melbourne - 9 matches
Jets Wins - 2, City Wins - 5, Drawn - 2

Average Home A-League Crowd – 9494
Average Away A-League Crowd - 7002

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 31, City - 37
In Melbourne -
Jets – 12, City - 20

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 10, City - 10

Cards in Fixture
Jets - 60 (59 yellow, 1 red), City 33 (31 yellow, 2 red)

Recent Form (A-League)
Jets - LDLDL (2 points from last 15)
City - LDWLW (7 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets - Andrew Nabbout (8)
City – Bruno Fornaroli (13)

Last Result -
Newcastle Jets 2 (Nabbout 14', Nabbout 52') - Melbourne City 1 (Fornaroli 69' pen) at Coffs International Stadium, A-League, Round 17, Season 2016/17

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

Newcastle Jets	Melbourne City
Jack Duncan	Dean Bouzanis
Jason Hoffman	Ivan Franjic
Lachlan Jackson	Michael Jakobsen
Nigel Boogaard	Osama Malik
Daniel Mullen	Joshua Rose
Mateo Poljak	Neil Kilkenny
Steven Ugarkovic	Luke Brattan
Ma Leilei	Tim Cahill
Andrew Hoole	Bruce Kamau
Andrew Nabbout	Bruno Fornaroli
Morten Nordstrand	Nicolas Colazo

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 - Bruno Fornaroli (6)

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	12	11	1	1	994	0	0	1	0	0
3	Jason Hoffman	21	20	1	2	1717	1	0	2	1	0
4	Nigel Boogaard	16	15	1	1	1354	2	1	5	0	0
5	Ben Kantarovski	9	6	3	4	541	0	1	0	0	0
6	Steven Ugarkovic	20	19	1	3	1666	1	0	6	0	0
7	Andrew Hoole	21	21	0	1	1873	5	2	6	0	0
8	Mateo Poljak	21	16	5	6	1470	1	0	1	0	0
9	Aleksandr Kokko	11	5	6	5	413	1	0	1	0	0
10	Wayne Brown	18	15	3	4	1322	2	1	5	0	0
11	Labinot Haliti	3	1	2	0	116	0	0	0	0	0
12	Andy Brennan	2	1	1	1	95	0	0	0	0	0
12	Harrison Sawyer	3	0	3	0	47	0	0	1	0	0
13	Ivan Vujica	10	9	1	3	775	0	0	1	0	0
15	Andrew Nabbout	19	18	1	6	1538	8	4	3	0	0
16	Nick Cowburn	13	11	2	1	1039	0	0	0	0	0
18	Ma Leilei	13	7	6	6	679	1	2	5	0	0
19	Morten Nordstrand	18	14	4	10	1222	3	2	2	0	0
20	Jack Duncan	20	20	0	0	1800	0	0	0	0	0
22	Lachlan Jackson	12	11	1	1	967	0	0	2	0	0
23	Devante Clut	18	7	11	6	689	1	2	0	0	0
24	Kristian Brymora	1	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
26	Iain Fyfe	3	3	0	2	205	0	0	1	0	0
28	John Koutroumbis	19	10	9	1	1010	0	0	4	0	0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 1 matches
Mark Jones - 1 win, Michael Valkanis - 0 wins, 0 drawn

Newcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

• Mark Jones - 2 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 50% 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 – Michael Valkanis 0% win ratio (0 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss)

TALKING POINTS:

General

• There has never been a scoreless result between these two teams, and only one match with fewer than 2 goals.
• The average goals per match in this fixture is over 3.
• Andrew Nabbout and Bruno Fornaroli are the only players to have scored in this fixture this season. They've scored 3 goals each.
• The Jets haven't conceded a first half goal in the last 4 matches.
• Newcastle have won 5 times in 23 matches during March.

Players

• Bruno Fornaroli has scored 6 goals in the last 4 fixtures between the two clubs. He has scored City's last 5 goals in this fixture.
• Mateo Poljak is closing in on a milestone 50 matches for the Jets. This week could be his 48th appearance.
• Jason Hoffman became the first Jets player to be dismissed this season.
• Last weekend was the first match in which Nigel Boogaard made an appearance for the Jets without the captain's armband.
• The penalty converted by Andrew Nabbout was just the second penalty the Jets have received this season.

Newcastle Jets

• Clayton Zane, who will lead the team this week in Mark Jones' absence, has a 100% win record against City - a 1-0 win thanks to Adam Taggart.
• The Jets haven't scored the first goal away from home all season.
• Newcastle has lost it's last 3 away fixtures and have taken 7 from a possible 30 points on the road this season.
• Six players have been sent off while wearing the captain's armband - Paul Okon, Ljubo Milicevic, Jobe Wheelhouse, Kew Jaliens, Nigel Boogaard (x4) and Jason Hoffman.
• Newcastle are 14 matches without a clean sheet on the road. The last was the 1-0 win against the Mariners in Gosford last season.

Melbourne City

• City have been kept scoreless just once this season - a Round 5 clash in Brisbane.

[MFKS]

Gee Boogaard has only been sent off 4 times playing for us

Seems like more

Maybe we too harsh on him Plague

[plague]

Gee Boogaard has only been sent off 4 times playing for us

Seems like more

Maybe we too harsh on him Plague

Well he does need to be on the park at some stage to give away all those penalties.

[plague]

Also: doomed.
Flogged.
Etc etc.


Blokes on here will start muttering the phrase "mathematically possible".

Meanwhile the Knights retake the city without a ****ing whimper from the Sockah boiz.

[Jetmaster]

Will win this, then beat Wello ensuring a result against Wanderers gets us in the six. We will lose and have a "must win" against the Gypos, which we will also lose.
A fighting point against the Smurfs will not be enough.

Will be sooooo Jets.

[belchardo]

Saturday, prime time, playing another perennial underachiever. get your money on a loss people!

[Local Rules]

But it will be a ruthless loss

[StannyCFCJET]

Were not the favorites or expected to get a result = we have a chance of drawing this game

[belchardo]

Were not the favorites or expected to get a result = we have a chance of drawing this game

but it's "must win", so we are guaranteed to put in a listless first 25 minutes and be 2 down by half time.

[Bon]

but it's "must win", so we are guaranteed to put in a listless first 25 minutes and be 2 down by half time.

Only 2?
Such an optimist, belch...

[MFKS]

You blokes are all optimists hoping for a quick kill by Heart

I backing we turn up grab the lead
Things looking good

Boogaard gives away a pen / gets sent and the game slowly slips away from us

This is the Jets FFS it a slow painful suffering

[hawk]

You blokes are all optimists hoping for a quick kill by Heart

I backing we turn up grab the lead
Things looking good

Boogaard gives away a pen / gets sent and the game slowly slips away from us

This is the Jets FFS it a slow painful suffering

Are you still bothering to suffer? Get over it and drink in the amber mediocraty

[Grimario]

Some blokes in, some blokes out.

http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/arti...b1pu71l5isqiye


Preliminary Newcastle Jets Squad vs. Melbourne City: 2. Daniel MULLEN, 4. Nigel BOOGAARD (C), 5. Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6. Steven UGARKOVIC, 7. Andrew HOOLE, 8. Mateo POLJAK, 9. Aleksandr KOKKO, 10. Wayne BROWN, 12. Harrison SAWYER, 13. Ivan VUJICA, 15. Andrew NABBOUT, 18. MA Leilei, 19. Morten NORDSTRAND, 20. Jack DUNCAN (Gk), 22. Lachlan JACKSON, 28. John KOUTROUMBIS, 29. Joel ALLWRIGHT, 50. Tomislav ARCABA (Gk)
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 12. Harrison SAWYER (promoted) 13. Ivan VUJICA (promoted), 20. JACK DUNCAN (Gk) (returns from injury), 29. Joel ALLWRIGHT (promoted)
Outs: 3. Jason HOFFMAN (suspended - 1 week), 30. Pierce CLARK (Gk) (omitted
Unavailable: 1. Ben KENNEDY (Gk) (achilles - season), 16. Nicholas COWBURN (Australian Development Squad Duty - Spain), 21. Daniel ALESSI (knee - season)

[turbojetfireV8]

Apparently we only need three wins from five games, what could possibly go wrong... http://www.theherald.com.au/story/45...inals/?cs=3398

And we still want Hoole to change his mind and tell us he loves us and he's gonna stay... http://www.theherald.com.au/story/45...-power/?cs=306

[Jeterpool]

3 wins in 5 after achieving 5 in 22...hmmm

[leftrightout]

3 wins in 5 after achieving 5 in 22...hmmm

This is why i hate the semi final system... a team that has won 5 of 22 games shouldn't be close to making the semi finals.
I know its to keep the interest in the comp as there is no relegation but its ridiculous!
If you want to play semi's make it top 4.

[WolfMan]

This is why i hate the semi final system... a team that has won 5 of 22 games shouldn't be close to making the semi finals.
I know its to keep the interest in the comp as there is no relegation but its ridiculous!
If you want to play semi's make it top 4.

100%. Any comp where more than half of the participants make a finals series is ridiculous. Rewarding mediocrity - and we STILL can't even hit that level lol

[Jeterpool]

This is why i hate the semi final system... a team that has won 5 of 22 games shouldn't be close to making the semi finals.
I know its to keep the interest in the comp as there is no relegation but its ridiculous!
If you want to play semi's make it top 4.

Exactly. There could still be 3 rounds of finals as well.

1v2 and 3v4 ==> loser 1v2 against winner 3v4 ==> grand final

[lquiquer]

3 wins in 5 after achieving 5 in 22...hmmm

with 4 away games ...... he is dreaming...

[Jeterpool]

with 4 away games ...... he is dreaming...

I'll say, it will be a fantastic achievement for the squad to do this and go against the general form of the team for the past few years.