Dave (@Jeterpool) Glen (@SufferJetsCity) & Grant (@GrantBLK) review @Aleague @NewcastleJetsFC Rd24 #WELvNEW @WgtnPhoenixFC @WestpacStadium
After the opening question, the hosts spoke about the lineups, key match events and comments from the press conference before discussing news items from the weekend and the potential impact new signings could have on the team. We thank @FoxFootball for the match highlights and post match press conference audio.
Away Supporters
Tickets: Ticketek Link
Purchase your tickets in Bay 36 to sit with fellow away supporters
Not Travelling?
Join fellow Jets supporters from 3pm at our venue – The Premier Hotel – to watch the away game LIVE. All supporters are welcome – u18’s will need to be accompanied by a supervising adult.
If you sign up to become a Premier Hotel member for $10, you receive $10 in credit on your card. Ask for a membership form at the bar. A Premier Hotel membership gets you a 5% discount on food & drink not only at Premier but also at Junction Hotel & Sunnyside Tavern. You can purchase members only schooner cards – 10 schooners of local tap beers $55 or 10 schooners of craft tap beers $65.
Watch: LIVE on FoxSports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Grandstand Radio online/app or EON Sports Radio app
Tweet: @SquadronNewy @JetstreamNewy #NTUA #WELvNEW
FIXTURE FACTS
Overall – 30 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 9, Phoenix Wins – 16, Drawn – 5
The Jets have lost in Wellington only twice in the last 5 seasons.
Newcastle have lost their last 4 matches on the road.
Newcastle haven’t scored the first goal on the road all season – 11 matches.
Key Stats from Previous Round (Courtesty of A-Leauge.com.au)
Of the 6 shots the Jets had, 1 was on target and 1 was taken from inside the box.
The Jets had 39% possession and completed 67.5% of their passes in the opposition half. City achieved 78%.
City have defeated the Jets 4-0 in each of the last 3 seasons.
Bruno Fornaroli has scored 8 goals in 6 appearances against the Jets. The 8 goals have been scored in the last 5 appearances. He’s now the players with the 3rd most goals against the Jets in the A-League.
Fornaroli now joins Shane Smeltz as the player to have scored 3 doubles in matches against the Jets – the most of any opposition player.
Andrew Nabbout was offside 4 times.
Andrew Hoole drew 7 fouls – the most in the game.
Players
Andrew Hoole has won 69 fouls for the Jets this year – the most in the team. Morten Nordstrand is second with 29.
Hoole has also conceded the most fouls in the team, with 42.
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle have conceded 7 penalties in the last 11 matches.
The 8 penalties the Jets have conceded this year is the most of any previous season in the club’s history.
Newcastle have failed to keep a clean sheet on the road in the last 15 matches.
The Jets have had a total of 2 shots on target in their last 2 matches.
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington will be missing a number of key players due to the international week.
Wellington are winless in their last 4 home matches.
A Wellington manager has never won their first match in charge against the Jets.
Furns (@SquadronNewy) Bodes (@BodyNovo) Brendan & Craig preview @Aleague @NewcastleJetsFC Rd24 #WELvNEW vs @WgtnPhoenixFC @WestpacStadium LIVE
The guys meet up at Seven Hills RSL before they head off to Wellington on Friday to record the podcast live. After the opening question, the guys chat about the away experience that is Wellington before previewing the game over in NZ. They chat about the stats between the two clubs for this game, players in both squads, the preferred and likely starting Jets XI and possible tactics. They finish off the episode by previewing the Socceroos game against Iraq that was about to kick off after recording completed, and then talked over the news that has cropped up in the last few days.
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