Recently, many of you would have seen a decline in numbers in The Squadron and the emergence of a new group on the southern terrace who call themselves NCL. We realise that this situation has created a lot of confusion for people, so we would like to clear a few things up.
According to FFA guidelines an active support group must meet the following basic requirements:
– They must be in an enclosed, ticketed area (not General Admission, for example).
– Security must check all ticket holders.
We have and still do strongly oppose the strict enforcement of these rules because we believe it is against the spirit of free and spontaneous active support. However, they are the rules the FFA applies to all clubs and as long as the Jets are in the A-League they have to abide by them.
There can only be one designated active supporter area, and for us that is the seats on Southern Hill behind the goals.
On Tuesday afternoon we had a meeting with the club and NCL about the future of active support for the Jets.
For the record, we are more than happy to (1) combine with NCL to allow both groups to leverage numbers and experience for a united and better active support or (2) step aside and allow for NCL to become the main active support group.
Regrettably, and contrary to previous statements from NCL, they do not wish to become the official supporter group and abide by the previously mentioned restrictions. NCL also made it clear that they do not wish to work with The Squadron or even take over the current active support on the Southern Hill.
While we accept and have always defended the right for people to support the team how they want but we understand there are safety concerns that the stadium and the Jets must manage including the location of active support groups.
We encourage anyone and everyone to form a united front in supporting the team. The Squadron name was never meant to describe a specific group of supporters, it instead applies to all Jets supporters. Wherever you are in the stadium, we want everyone to be united in lifting the team and letting everyone know they are in Newcastle.
Its our 100th episode!!!! Furns (@SquadronNewy) David (@JeterPool) Bodes (@BodyNovo) Grant (@GrantBLK) & Gavin (@GazFish35) meet up at the Premier Hotel to record a Live review @Aleague Rd17 #NEWvMCY @NewcastleJetsFC 2-1 victory over @MelbourneCity in Coffs Harbour
After the opening question, the team review the Jets 2-1 home away from home win over Melbourne City. They chat about the game overall before you hear the Mark Jones post match press conference thanks to @FoxFootball. The team then talk tactics and how the game unfolded before you can hear a postgame interview Anthony (@_ascarcella) conducted with Jets supporter Rhys after the match at C.Ex Stadium in Coffs Harbour.
The team then return to talk about the starting XI and the players who missed out or dropped to the bench, the player performances during the match before they finish off with the talking points from the game. The hosts have a chat about the final W-League game of the season before they finish off the episode by talking over the latest transfer news.
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Not Travelling?
Join fellow Jets supporters from 5pm at The Premier Hotel to watch the 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 #NEWvMCY
FIXTURE FACTS
Overall – 19 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 8, City Wins – 8, Drawn – 3
In Newcastle – 10 matches.
Jets Wins – 6, City Wins – 3, Drawn – 1
In Melbourne – 9 matches
Jets Wins – 2, City Wins – 5, Drawn – 2
Average Home A-League Crowd – 9654
Average Away A-League Crowd – 7002
Goals in Fixture
Jets – 29, City – 36
In Newcastle –
Jets – 17, City – 16
1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 9, City – 10
Cards in Fixture
Jets – 58 (57 yellow, 1 red), City 32 (30 yellow, 2 red)
Recent Form (A-League)
Jets – DLWDL (5 points from last 15)
City – DDWLW (8 points from last 15)
Leading Scorers
Jets – Andrew Nabbout (5)
City – Bruno Fornaroli (11)
Last Result –
Newcastle Jets 1 (Nabbout 35′) – Melbourne City 2 (Fornaroli 14′, Fornaroli 27′) at AAMI Park, A-League, Round 6, Season 2016/17
Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 2016/17 Round 6
Newcastle Jets
Melbourne City
Jack Duncan
Dean Bouzanis
Jason Hoffman
Ivan Franjic
John Koutroumbis
Osama Malik
Nigel Boogaard
Michael Jakobsen
Ivan Vujica
Manny Muscat
Wayne Brown
Neil Kilkenny
Mateo Poljak
Anthony Caceres
Morten Nordstrand
Tim Cahill
Andrew Nabbout
Bruce Kamau
Andrew Hoole
Bruno Fornaroli
Aleksandr Kokko
Fernando Brandan
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 – Mate Dugandzic, Bruno Fornaroli (5)
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
6
5
1
1
454
0
0
0
0
0
3
Jason Hoffman
15
14
1
2
1236
0
0
1
0
0
4
Nigel Boogaard
11
11
0
1
954
2
1
3
0
0
5
Ben Kantarovski
7
5
2
3
464
0
1
0
0
0
6
Steven Ugarkovic
15
14
1
3
1216
1
0
4
0
0
7
Andrew Hoole
15
15
0
0
1350
4
1
5
0
0
8
Mateo Poljak
15
11
4
3
1067
1
0
1
0
0
9
Aleksandr Kokko
8
3
5
3
246
0
0
0
0
0
10
Wayne Brown
14
14
0
4
1174
2
1
4
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
1
0
1
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
13
Ivan Vujica
10
9
1
3
775
0
0
1
0
0
15
Andrew Nabbout
13
12
1
6
998
5
3
3
0
0
16
Nick Cowburn
13
11
2
1
1039
0
0
0
0
0
18
Ma Leilei
9
3
6
2
377
1
0
3
0
0
19
Morten Nordstrand
12
9
3
5
814
3
1
1
0
0
20
Jack Duncan
16
16
0
0
1440
0
0
0
0
0
22
Lachlan Jackson
6
5
1
1
427
0
0
0
0
0
23
Devante Clut
15
7
8
6
663
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
13
7
6
0
709
0
1
4
0
0
COACHING
Coaches Head to Head – 0 matches
Mark Jones – 0 wins, Michael Valkanis – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –
Mark Jones – 1 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)
Scott Miller – 3 matches (2 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 67% win ratio)
Melbourne City Coach Record – Michael Valkanis 0% win ratio (0 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses)
TALKING POINTS:
General
This fixture has never produced a 0-0 result.
On average, this fixture produces over 3 goals.
The last time these teams faced off on a Friday, the Jets came back from 2 down at half time to win.
Newcastle are 14 matches without keeping a clean sheet. Their record for consecutive matches without a clean sheet is 18.
Newcastle have won 3 matches during January over the last 5 seasons (20 matches).
Players
Bruno Fornaroli has scored 5 goals in his last 3 appearances against the Jets.
Wayne Brown and John Koutroumbis are one yellow card from an automatic 1 week suspension.
Harrison Sawyer became the 148th player to appear for the Jets in the A-League.
Nigel Boogaard made his 32nd appearance as captain last week, surpassing Matt Thompson (31). He is now the player with 3rd most appearances as captain.
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle have conceded the first goal in 13 of their last 14 matches.
The Jets have 1 additional point, when compared to the same point last season.
The Jets have claimed 2 wins from a losing position against City (Heart) – the equal most against any other A-League team.
Melbourne City
Michael Valkanis has faced the Jets only once as a head coach. He was temporary manager for Adelaide following the departure of John Kosmina.
