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Podcast

The Jetstream Podcast – World XI Special

Welcome to a special edition of The Jetstream Podcast. In this episode, which was recorded just before Christmas, Michael (@BodyNovo), David (@Jeterpool) and Heath (@parksey_10) sat down at Wests New Lambton and chatted about the best players on the planet from goalkeeper to striker to give you the definitive list of the top players of 2015. They were totally taken into account for the 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or awards. Continue reading The Jetstream Podcast – World XI Special →

Podcast

The Jetstream Podcast Ep45 – Beaumont St in a Canoe

Furns (@newyboys) is joined on the first Jetstream Podcast of 2016 by Michael (@BodyNovo), Dave (@Jeterpool) and Emma (@synapse101) returns for her second appearance. After again spending as much time as possible on some opening questions, we delve into another loss this time at home to Melbourne Victory. We listen to the press conference with Scott Miller before discussing the game including the stats, player performances and tactics. We also discuss the weekends Youth and Womens fixtures.
We then go through the current rumoured transfers as well as recent news regarding a push to finish the redevelopment of Hunter Stadium.
We then preview the game on Saturday 9th January against Sydney FC at ANZ Stadium and give our tips and thoughts on the rest of the games in Round 14.

We hope that all of our listeners and fellow Novocastrians enjoyed their Christmas break, and that you all enjoy a Happy New Year celebration. We thank you for choosing to listen to us in 2015, and hope that you will join us in 2016 for what we hope are better times. Continue reading The Jetstream Podcast Ep45 – Beaumont St in a Canoe →

News, Next Match

2015/16 Hyundai A-League – Round 13 Match Preview – Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory

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2015/2016 Hyundai A-League
Season 11 Round 13
Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory
W-League and A-League Double Header

When: Sunday 3rd January, 2016
Where: Hunter Stadium, 294 Turton Road, New Lambton, NSW
Kickoff: 2pm AEDST (W-League) 5pm AEDST (A-League)
Tickets: Ticketmaster Link

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

Active support is located in Bay 60. 
Anyone wishing to enter Bay 60 needs to hold a Bay 60 membership or a valid ticket.
If you are already a Jets Member, please go to Members Services to the left of Western Stand gates to be issued a gameday Bay 60 ticket.
For non-members you can purchase a Bay 60 ticket via ticketmaster or the dedicated Bay 60 ticket window to the right of the Western Stand gates. 

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 31 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 14, Victory Wins – 10, Drawn – 7

In Newcastle – 15 matches.
Jets Wins – 8, Victory Wins – 2, Drawn – 5
In Melbourne – 16
Jets Wins – 6, Victory Wins – 8, Drawn – 2

Average Home A-League Crowd – 10626
Average Away A-League Crowd – 18348

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 44, Victory – 43
In Newcastle –
Jets – 27, Victory – 18

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 17, Victory – 12

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 59 (55 yellow, 4 red), Victory 52 (49 yellow, 3 red)

Recent Form (FFA Cup & A-League)
Jets – DLLDL (2 points from last 15)
Victory – LLLLD (1 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Milos Trifunovic (4)
Victory – Besart Berisha (8)

Last Result –
Jets 1 (Carney 75′) – Victory 0 at Hunter Stadium, A-League, Round 3, 23/10/2015.

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 11 Round 3

Newcastle Jets Melbourne Victory
Ben Kennedy Daniel Vukovic
Jason Hoffman Daniel Georgievski
Daniel Mullen Leigh Broxham
Nigel Boogaard Matthieu Delpierre
Lachlan Jackson Dylan Murnane
Mateo Poljak Guilherme Finkler
Ben Kantarovski Kosta Barbarouses
Leonardo Vitor Santiago Oliver Bozanic
David Carney Fahid Ben Khalfallah
Enver Alivodic Carl Valeri
Milos Trifunovic 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 AAMI Park, 29/08/2008.

Leading Scorers in fixture –

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

2015/16 SEASON STATISTICS

Number Name Appearances Starts Substitute Appearances Subbed off Minutes Played Goals Assists Yellow Cards Red – Second Bookable Straight Red
1 Mark Birighitti 11 11 0 1 979 0 0 1 0 0
2 Daniel Mullen 5 5 0 0 450 0 0 1 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 11 11 0 0 990 0 0 5 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 8 8 0 1 699 0 0 0 1 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 11 10 1 1 897 2 0 4 0 0
6 Cameron Watson 11 8 3 5 701 0 0 2 0 0
7 Enver Alivodic 12 12 0 3 1016 1 0 1 0 0
8 Mateo Poljak 12 12 0 0 1080 0 1 2 0 0
9 Milos Trifunovic 11 11 0 2 987 4 0 4 0 0
10 Leonardo Vitor Santiago 7 7 0 6 527 0 1 0 0 0
11 Labinot Haliti 2 1 1 1 24 0 0 0 0 0
12 Andy Brennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ki-Je Lee 8 8 0 0 720 0 1 1 0 0
14 Mitch Cooper 4 1 3 1 63 0 0 0 0 0
15 Themba Muata-Marlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Radovan Pavicevic 4 0 4 0 70 0 0 2 0 0
18 Josh Barresi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Ben Kennedy 2 1 1 0 101 0 0 0 0 0
22 Lachlan Jackson 9 8 1 2 725 0 0 0 0 0
23 David Carney 12 12 0 1 1078 2 3 5 0 0
24 Nick Cowburn 7 2 5 1 235 0 0 1 0 0
25 Brandon Lundy 1 0 1 0 75 0 0 0 0 0
27 Braedyn Crowley 6 1 5 0 165 0 0 0 0 0
28 Ryan Kitto 6 3 3 3 285 0 1 0 0 0
29 Andrew Pawiak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Blake Tuxford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 1 matches
Scott Miller – 1 win, Kevin Muscat – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • Scott Miller – 1 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 0 losses = 100% 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 25% win ratio (2 wins, 3 drawn, 3 losses)

KEY FACTS:

General

  • Newcastle are winless in the last 8 matches. The record is 11.
  • The Jets are now 11 consecutive matches without a first half goal.
  • It has been 379 minutes since the Jets last scored a goal.
  • The last 3 matches between the two teams have ended 1-0.
  • The Jets have won the last two matches between the two teams

Players

  • Ben Kantarovski and Milos Trifunovic are both one yellow card away from an automatic suspension
  • David Carney, the player who scored the winner in the match earlier this season, is suspended this weekend

Newcastle Jets

  • The Jets have scored 1 goal less than at the same point last season.
  • The Jets scoring rate per match is currently tracking at the lowest point when compared to previous seasons (0.75 goals per match)
  • Newcastle won only once at home in 2015. They only managed to score 9 goals in 14 matches.
  • The Jets have lost just once to Melbourne Victory in the last 2 years.

Melbourne Victory

  • Melbourne haven’t won in Newcastle since 18/10/2009
  • Danny Vukovic is the player with the most appearances against the Jets, with 33.