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2015/16 Hyundai A-League – Round 8 Match Preview – Newcastle United Jets FC vs Brisbane Roar FC

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2015/2016 Hyundai A-League
Season 11 Round 8

Newcastle United Jets FC vs Brisbane Roar FC

When: Saturday 28th November, 2015
Where: Hunter Stadium, 294 Turton Road, New Lambton, NSW
Kickoff: 515pm AEDST (gates open 415pm)
Tickets: Ticketmaster Link

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

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 go to Members Services at Western Stand 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 at the Western Stand entrance. 

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 32 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 13, Roar Wins – 12, Drawn – 7

In Newcastle – 18 matches.
Jets Wins – 4, Roar Wins – 9, Drawn – 5
In Brisbane – 14
Jets Wins – 9, Roar Wins – 3, Drawn – 2

Average Home A-League Crowd – 9218
Average Away A-League Crowd – 11163

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 33, Roar – 37
In Newcastle –
Jets – 16, Roar – 30

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

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 78 (72 yellow, 6 red), Roar 46 (42 yellow, 4 red)

Recent Form (FFA Cup & A-League)
Jets – WWLDD (8 points from last 15)
Roar – LWDWD (8 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Milos Trifunovic (4)
Roar – Brandon Borello (4)

Last Result –
Jets 1 (Montano 77′) – Roar 2 (Danning 71′, Jackson 86′) at Suncorp Stadium, A-League, Round 27, 24/04/2015.

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 10 Round 27

Newcastle Jets Brisbane Roar
Ben Kennedy Jamie Young
Nick Cowburn Jerome Polenz
Taylor Regan Daniel Bowles
Daniel Mullen Lachlan Jackson
Ki-Je Lee George Lambadaridis
Enver Alivodic Adam Sarota
Jacob Pepper Steven Lustica
Allan Welsh Shannon Brady
Mitch Cooper Dimitri Petratos
Edson Montano Patrick Theodore
Andrew Hoole Jean Carlos Solorzano

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

Jets 3 (Bridge 9’, J Griffiths 53’, Bridge 77’) – Roar 0 at Suncorp Stadium, Round 16, Season 2006/07, 07/12/2006.

Heaviest Defeat

Jets 0 – Roar 5 (Reinaldo 10’, Richter 44’, Brosque 52’, McKay 83’, Murdocca 90+1’), Round 20, Season 2005/06 at Energy Australia Stadium, 26/01/2006.

Leading Scorers in fixture –

Jets – Joel Griffiths (8)
Roar – Reinaldo (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 6 6 0 1 529 0 0 1 0 0
2 Daniel Mullen 4 4 0 0 360 0 0 1 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 7 7 0 0 630 0 0 2 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 6 6 0 1 519 0 0 0 1 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 6 5 1 1 447 1 0 4 0 0
6 Cameron Watson 6 4 2 2 394 0 0 2 0 0
7 Enver Alivodic 7 7 0 0 630 1 0 1 0 0
8 Mateo Poljak 7 7 0 0 630 0 1 1 0 0
9 Milos Trifunovic 7 7 0 2 627 4 0 3 0 0
10 Leonardo Vitor Santiago 5 5 0 4 362 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 5 5 0 0 450 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 2 0 2 0 64 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 4 4 0 1 338 0 0 0 0 0
23 David Carney 7 7 0 1 628 2 3 4 0 0
24 Nick Cowburn 2 0 2 0 36 0 0 0 0 0
25 Brandon Lundy 1 0 1 0 75 0 0 0 0 0
27 Braedyn Crowley 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
28 Ryan Kitto 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 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 – 0 matches
Scott Miller – 0 wins, John Aloisi – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • Phil Stubbins – 3 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 3 losses = 0% win ratio)
  • Gary Van Egmond – 17 matches (9 wins, 3 drawn and 5 losses = 53% win ratio)
  • Richard Money – 3 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 2 losses = 33% win ratio)
  • Branko Culina – 6 matches (1 wins, 4 drawn, 1 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 (1 win, 0 drawn, 0 loss = 100% win ratio)

Brisbane Roar Coach Record – John Aloisi 25% win ratio (1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses)

KEY FACTS:

General

  • The last match between these teams was the first loss in Brisbane in almost 2.5 years.
  • Brisbane won all 3 matches against the Jets last year.
  • The Jets have scored only 1 first half goal against the Roar in the last 3 years, which was a James Donachie own goal, and are currently on a 6 game streak without scoring a first half goal.
  • But when the Jets have scored the first goal in the fixture, they have gone on to win the last 4 times, keeping a clean sheet in the process.
  • Just under one third of the Roar’s goals against the Jets have been scored between the 76th and 90th minute.

 

Players

  • Lachlan Jackson scored the winner the last time these two teams met.
  • Radovan Pavicevic’s goal last season in Round 10 was the lsat scored by a Jets substitute.
  • Mark Birighitti has kept 4 clean sheets in 6 appearances against Brisbane.
  • Ryan Kitto became the 135th player to appear for the Jets in the A-League.
  • David Carney and Ben Kantarovski are one booking from an automatic one week suspension.

 

Coaches

  • Adam Taggart scored a hat-trick against the last John Aloisi lead team to play at Hunter Stadium
  • Scott Miller has the second best record of a Jets coach after their first 7 games, behind Gary Van Egmond.
  • The Jets are undefeated in 3 consecutive away matches. The last time this was achieved was back in 2011/12.

2015/16 Hyundai A-League – Round 7 Match Preview – Adelaide United vs Newcastle United Jets

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2015/2016 Hyundai A-League
Season 11 Round 7

Adelaide United FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC

When: Sunday 22nd November, 2015
Where: Cooper Stadium, Holden St, Hindmarsh, SA
Kickoff: 5pm AEDST (Local time 430pm)
Tickets: Ticketek Link
Watch: LIVE on Foxsports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Grandstand Digital online or ABC Radio App
Tweet: @newyboys #ADLvNEW #NTUA #NewyHelps

If you are unable to travel to the game in Adelaide, please join us at our official away venue – Sydney Junction Hotel (SJ’s) at Hamilton and watch the game LIVE.
SJ’s is our venue for all away Newcastle Jets fixtures.
The Squadron will be selling tickets for the #NewyHelps raffle at SJ’s. Tickets are only $5 each or 6 for $25. Details on the #NewyHelps charity campaign and raffle are available at newcastlefootball.net/newyhelps
The game will be shown on the big screen and all ages are welcome (u18’s must be accompanied by an adult). All supporters will be able to purchase $5 house beers, wine and spirits and $10 meals are available from the bistro.
Please RSVP to the Facebook event here

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 31 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 10, United Wins – 13, Drawn – 8

In Newcastle – 14 matches.
Jets Wins – 7, United Wins – 5, Drawn – 2
In Adelaide – 17
Jets Wins – 3, United Wins – 8, Drawn – 6

Average Home A-League Crowd – 10521
Average Away A-League Crowd – 9918

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 33, United – 43
In Adelaide –
Jets – 17, United – 30

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 15, United – 13

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 79 (77 yellow, 2 red), United 47 (44 yellow, 3 red)

Recent Form (FFA Cup & A-League)
Jets – LWWLD (7 points from last 15)
United – DLLLL (1 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Milos Trifunovic (4)
United – Pablo Sanchez (2)

Last Result –
Jets 0 – United 1 (Carrusca 28′) at Hunter Stadium, A-League, Round 23, 29/03/2015.

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 10 Round 23

Newcastle Jets Adelaide United
Ben Kennedy Eugene Galekovic
Nick Cowburn Dylan McGowan
Taylor Regan Craig Goodwin
Daniel Mullen Isaias
Ki-Je Lee Marcelo Carrusca
Enver Alivodic James Jeggo
Ben Kantarovski Pablo Sanchez
Jacob Pepper Sergio Cirio
Zenon Caravella Bruce Djite
Mitch Cooper Michael Marrone
Edson Montano Osama Malik

NEWCASTLE JETS SQUAD

1.Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk), 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (C), 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Cameron WATSON, 7.Enver ALIVODIC, 8.Mateo POLJAK, 9.Milos TRIFUNOVIC, 10.LEONARDO, 13.Lee KI-JE, 14.Mitch COOPER, 17.Radovan PAVICEVIC, 20.Ben KENNEDY (gk), 22.Lachlan JACKSON, 23.David CARNEY, 24.Nicholas COWBURN, 25.Brandon LUNDY, 27.Braedyn CROWLEY
**two to be omitted**
Ins
5.Ben KANTAROVSKI (returns from calf injury), 14.Mitch COOPER (promoted), 27.Braedyn CROWLEY (promoted)
Outs
29.Andrew PAWIAK (not selected)
Unavailable
2.Daniel MULLEN (knee – indefinite), 11.Labinot HALITI (knee – season)

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

Jets 4 (Kemp 12’og, Carle 22’, Zelic 68’, Carle 89’) – Adelaide 2 (Valkanis 38, Corbo 67’og) at Hindmarsh Stadium, Round 8, Season 2005/06, 14/10/2005.

Heaviest Defeat

Jets 0 – Adelaide 7 (Djite 2’, 54’, Carrusca 23’, 28’, Boogaard 35’, Cirio 70’, Isais 90+3’) at Hindmarsh Stadium, A-League Season 2014/15 Round 15, 24/01/2015.

Leading Scorers in fixture –

Jets – Joel Griffiths, Nick Carle, Mark Bridge, Matt Thompson (3)
United – Carl Veart, Marcelo Carrusca (4)

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 5 5 0 1 439 0 0 1 0 0
2 Daniel Mullen 4 4 0 0 360 0 0 1 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 6 6 0 0 540 0 0 2 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 5 5 0 0 437 0 0 0 1 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 5 4 1 1 357 1 0 3 0 0
6 Cameron Watson 5 3 2 2 304 0 0 2 0 0
7 Enver Alivodic 6 6 0 0 540 1 0 1 0 0
8 Mateo Poljak 6 6 0 0 540 0 1 1 0 0
9 Milos Trifunovic 6 6 0 1 539 4 0 2 0 0
10 Leonardo Vitor Santiago 5 5 0 4 362 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 4 4 0 0 360 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
16 Lachlan Jackson 3 3 0 1 248 0 0 0 0 0
17 Radovan Pavicevic 2 0 2 0 64 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
23 David Carney 6 6 0 1 538 2 3 3 0 0
24 Nick Cowburn 2 0 2 0 36 0 0 0 0 0
25 Brandon Lundy 1 0 1 0 75 0 0 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 – 0 matches
Scott Miller – 0 wins, Guillermo Amor – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • Phil Stubbins – 3 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 2 losses = 33% win ratio)
  • Gary Van Egmond – 17 matches (5 wins, 7 drawn and 5 losses = 29% win ratio)
  • Richard Money – 3 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 2 losses = 33% win ratio)
  • Branko Culina – 6 matches (2 wins, 2 drawn, 2 losses = 33% win ratio)
  • Nick Theodorakopoulos – 1 match (0 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)
  • Craig Deans – No Matches
  • Clayton Zane – 1 match (1 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = 0% win ratio)

KEY FACTS:

General

  • The Jets have an opportunity to win their 3rd consecutive away game for the first time in their history.
  • The last trip to Adelaide saw the Jets defeated 7-0.
  • The Jets haven’t scored in the first half of the last 5 matches.
  • Adelaide’s last victory was against Sydney in the FFA cup, back in late August.
  • Emile Heskey, with 5 goals, is the only player to have scored more goals at this stage of the season than Milos Trifunovic.

Players

  • The Jets haven’t scored in the first half of the last 5 matches.
  • Before last weekend, Nigel Boogaard’s dismissal was the last previous red card of an opposition player, which was over 2 years ago on 9/11/13. This equates to 55 games.
  • This season the Jets are drawing on average 1 save per match from the opposition keeper. The Jets keeper is making on average 4.66 per match.
  • Both the Jets and opposition players are averaging a higher amount of yellow cards per match than in any previous seasons – 3.17 (Jets) and 2.33 (Opposition)

Coaches

  • The 10 points achieved so far this year is the 2nd best start to a season in Jets history.
  • Scott Miller has not used all 3 available substitutes in the last 3 matches.
  • Miller’s Jets have the best A-League defensive record of any Jets coach.

 

2015/16 Hyundai A-League – Round 6 Match Preview – The F3 Derby

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2015/2016 Hyundai A-League
Season 11 Round 6

Newcastle United Jets FC vs Central Coast Mariners

When: Saturday 14th November, 2015
Where: Hunter Stadium, 294 Turton Road, New Lambton, NSW
Kickoff: 515pm AEDST (gates open 415pm)
Tickets: Ticketmaster Link

Watch: LIVE on Foxsports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Newcastle 1233 or ABC Grandstand online
Tweet: @newyboys #NTUA #F3DERBY                                                        

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 go to Members Services at Western Stand 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 at the Western Stand entrance. 

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 35 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 9, Mariners Wins – 13, Drawn – 13

In Newcastle – 17 matches.
Jets Wins – 7, Mariners Wins – 4, Drawn – 6
In Gosford – 17
Jets Wins – 1, Mariners Wins – 9, Drawn – 7

Average Home A-League Crowd – 12810
Average Away A-League Crowd – 11267

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 29, Mariners – 43
In Newcastle –
Jets – 18, Mariners – 15

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 16, Mariners – 16

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 86 (82 yellow, 4 red), Mariners 49 (46 yellow, 3 red)

Recent Form (FFA Cup & A-League)
Jets – WLWWL (9 points from last 15)
Mariners – WLLLD (4 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Milos Trifunovic (3)
Mariners – Roy O’Donovan (3)

Last Result –
Jets 0 – Mariners 0 at Hunter Stadium, A-League, Round 19, 28/02/2015.

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 10 Round 19

Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners
Ben Kennedy Liam Reddy
Scott Neville Storm Roux
Taylor Regan Joshua Rose
Daniel Mullen Zachary Anderson
Sam Gallagher Jacob Poscoliero
Enver Alivodic Nick Montgomery
Zenon Caravella Anthony Caceres
Jacob Pepper Nick Fitzgerald
Ki-Je Lee Liam Rose
Edson Montano Isaka Cernak
Mitch Cooper Fabio Ferreira

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

Jets 3 (Bridge 6′, Carle 18′, Rodriguez 79′) – Mariners 1 (Mori 40′) Round 12, Season 2006/07 at Energy Australia Stadium, 12/11/2006.

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)

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 4 4 0 1 349 0 0 1 0 0
2 Daniel Mullen 4 4 0 0 360 0 0 1 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 5 5 0 0 450 0 0 1 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 4 4 0 0 347 0 0 0 1 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 5 4 1 1 357 1 0 3 0 0
6 Cameron Watson 4 2 2 1 228 0 0 1 0 0
7 Enver Alivodic 5 5 0 0 450 1 0 1 0 0
8 Mateo Poljak 5 5 0 0 450 0 1 1 0 0
9 Milos Trifunovic 5 5 0 1 449 3 0 1 0 0
10 Leonardo Vitor Santiago 4 4 0 3 334 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 3 3 0 0 270 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
16 Lachlan Jackson 2 2 0 1 158 0 0 0 0 0
17 Radovan Pavicevic 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 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
23 David Carney 5 5 0 1 448 2 2 3 0 0
24 Nicholas Cowburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Brandon Lundy 1 0 1 0 75 0 0 0 0 0
29 Andrew Pawiak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Blake Tuxford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 0 matches
Scott Miller – 0 wins, Tony Walmsley – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • 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)

THE REFEREE: – Kris Griffiths-Jones

  • Has refereed the Jets 11 time with a W-D-L of 2-3-6
  • He has refereed the F3 derby twice, the results being a draw and loss.
  • Griffiths-Jones has dished out 3 red cards to Jets players, none to opposition players.
  • The Jets last won a Griffiths-Jones officiated match back in Rd26 of season 2012/13
  • Griffiths-Jones has awarded 1 penalty to the Jets, compared to 2 for the opposition. One was the Mariners (Flores)

KEY FACTS:

General

  • The last 3 home matches between these teams have been draws.
  • The Jets haven’t beaten the Mariners in over 3 years.
  • The two matches the Jets have lost this season were from goals scored after the 85th minute.
  • The Mariners last win away from home was Season 9, Round 27. That’s 16 matches away from home without a win – 6 of which were draws.
  • The Mariners current away streak is 7 losses in the A-league.
  • The Jets haven’t had a draw in the last 13 A-League matches. The last draw was the last match against he Mariners.

 

Players

  • Protected Species – A Mariners player has not received a booking in this match in last 3 derbies.
  • The last match Paul Izzo played against the Jets was the 7-0 drubbing in Adelaide.
  • Ben Kantarovski is closing in on becoming the player with the 3rd highest number of A-League appearances for the Jets. Kantarovski has 111 appearance while Ben Kennedy ahead of him has 114.

 

Coaches

  • This is the first derby for each coach.
  • Gary Van Egmond (second coming), Clayton Zane and Phil Stubbins all lost their first/return F3 derby. Gary Van Egmond (V1) and Craig Deans are the only two Jets coaches to have won their first derby.
  • A Mariners coach has never lost their first derby