Furns (@newyboys) is away this week so Michael (@BodyNovo) hosts this edition with David (@Jeterpool) and Heath (@parksey_10) where they go through all the talking points from a frustrating Jets loss away to Sydney FC.
In off-field news the lads cover off the #NewyHelps charity campaign and the league wide boycotts.
Then they preview the home game against Melbourne City at Hunter Stadium this Sunday and the rest of Round 10.
Try to ignore the storm going on in the background.
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FIXTURE FACTS
Overall – 16 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 7, City Wins – 6, Drawn – 3
In Newcastle – 8 matches.
Jets Wins – 5, City Wins – 2, Drawn – 1
In Melbourne – 8
Jets Wins – 2, City Wins – 4, Drawn – 2
Average Home A-League Crowd – 9899
Average Away A-League Crowd – 6909
Goals in Fixture
Jets – 26, City – 29
In Newcastle –
Jets – 15, City – 11
1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 8, City – 8
Cards in Fixture
Jets – 51 (50 yellow, 1 red), City 24 (23 yellow, 1 red)
Recent Form (FFA Cup & A-League)
Jets – LDDDL (3 points from last 15)
City – WLDWW (10 points from last 15)
Leading Scorers
Jets – Milos Trifunovic (4)
City – Bruno Fornaroli (7)
Last Result –
Jets 3 (Kantarovski 58′, Trifunovic 74′ pen, Trifunovic 78′) – City 2 (Mooy 12′, Mauk 22′) at AAMI Park A-League, Round 4, 30/10/2015.
Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 11 Round 4
Newcastle Jets
Melbourne City
Mark Birighitti
Thomas Sorensen
Jason Hoffman
Connor Chapman
Daniel Mullen
Patrick Kisnorbo
Nigel Boogaard
Paulo Retre
Ki-Je Lee
Ben Garrucio
Mateo Poljak
Aaron Mooy
Ben Kantarovski
Jacob Melling
Mitch Cooper
Stefan Mauk
David Carney
Steve Kuzmanovski
Enver Alivodic
Bruno Fornaroli
Milos Trifunovic
David Williams
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.
Leading Scorers in fixture –
Jets – Ryan Griffiths (6)
City – Mate Dugandzic (5)
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
8
8
0
1
709
0
0
1
0
0
2
Daniel Mullen
4
4
0
0
360
0
0
1
0
0
3
Jason Hoffman
9
9
0
0
810
0
0
3
0
0
4
Nigel Boogaard
6
6
0
1
519
0
0
0
1
0
5
Ben Kantarovski
8
7
1
1
627
2
0
4
0
0
6
Cameron Watson
8
6
2
4
540
0
0
2
0
0
7
Enver Alivodic
9
9
0
1
789
1
0
1
0
0
8
Mateo Poljak
9
9
0
0
810
0
1
1
0
0
9
Milos Trifunovic
8
8
0
2
717
4
0
3
0
0
10
Leonardo Vitor Santiago
6
6
0
5
450
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
7
7
0
0
630
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
6
6
0
2
500
0
0
0
0
0
23
David Carney
9
9
0
1
808
2
3
4
0
0
24
Nick Cowburn
4
0
4
0
70
0
0
0
0
0
25
Brandon Lundy
1
0
1
0
75
0
0
0
0
0
27
Braedyn Crowley
3
1
2
0
110
0
0
0
0
0
28
Ryan Kitto
3
1
2
1
115
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, John Van’t Schip – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –
Scott Miller – 1 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 0 losses = 100% win ratio)
Melbourne City Coach Record – John Van’t Schip 41% win ratio (5 wins, 2 drawn, 5 losses)
KEY FACTS:
General
The Jets last win came against Melbourne City was the second time they have come from behind at half time to win, and the first from being 2 goals down.
City scored 5 goals in their last visit to Hunter Stadium
Newcastle have been scoreless in the first half of the last 8 matches. This equals the previous record which was set last season.
Both the Jets and the visiting team have entered the sheds scoreless at half time in 12 of the last 18 home matches.
There is, on average, more than 3 goals per match when these two teams meet and only one match has had fewer than 2 goals.
Players
Mark Birrighitti has kept 2 clean sheets in his 3 home appearances against Melbourne City
Milos Trifunovic hasn’t had a shot in his last 2 appearances.
The Jets have been adjudged offside 5 times in each of the last two matches
Coaches
December has recently been a tough month for Jets coaches. In the previous 4 seasons, the Jets have won 5, drawn 1 and lost 13 matches during the festive period.
However, the Jets remained winless in November for the second consecutive year.
Miller’s Jets continue to be the tightest defensive team in Jets history, conceding 1.1 goals per match so far this season.
However, they remain the least disciplined, with an average of 2.6 yellow cards per match. The team’s discipline may be improving because they have only received 1 booking in the last 2 matches.
Newcastle Jets
The Jets have kept the visiting scoreless in the first half of the last 7 matches.
The Jets have won only one game at home in 2015.
Melbourne City
City have scored 5 goals in their last two games.
But they are yet to keep a clean sheet in the A-League
Melbourne City have kept the Jets scoreless in the first half of the last 5 matches.
Furns (@newyboys) is joined by regular co-hosts Michael (@BodyNovo) and Heath (@parksey_10) to discuss all the action from an entertaining Jets draw with Brisbane. We go through the game stats before we discuss the player performances, coaching and tactics.
In off-field news we discuss the #NewyHelps charity campaign hitting its first milestone before jumping into the huge off field issue of the week with the protests against the Anti Football Mafia in Round 8 of the A-League and the boycotts that will take place during Round 9.
We go through the current injury list as we preview the game away to Sydney at Allianz Stadium this Friday before we giving our thoughts and tips on the other games in Rd 9.
