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2016/17 Hyundai A-League – Round 11 Match Preview – Newcastle United Jets FC vs Adelaide United

2016/2017 Hyundai A-League
Season 12 Round 11
Newcastle United Jets FC vs Adelaide United FC

When: Friday 17th December, 2016
Where: Hunter Stadium, 294 Turton Road, New Lambton, NSW
Kickoff: 750pm AEDST (gates open 5pm, W-League kickoff 520pm)
Tickets: Ticketmaster Link
Prematch: Premier Hotel, 1 Brunker Rd, Broadmeadow from 4pm

Join The Squadron at our new venue The Premier Hotel for pre-match drinks. 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. We will depart from the Premier 40 mins prior to kickoff.

Watch: LIVE on FoxSports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Newcastle 1233 or ABC Radio online/app or EON Sports app
Tweet: @SquadronNewy @JetstreamNewy #NTUA #NEWvADL

Active support is now located in the dedicated active support area in Bays 40 & 41 on the Southern Hill. 
If you have ever wanted to join active support and try it out, now is the time. We are looking for people to step up and be involved in active support so please come along and join in.
Any supporter holding a Jets membership can enter the active support bay by simply showing your card.
You can also purchase a full season or 3 game Squadron membership online or an individual Squadron ticket online (adult ticket only) or from the dedicated ticket window (all tickets) at the Southern Gates to gain entry to the active support area. 

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 35 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 10, United Wins – 14, Drawn – 11

In Newcastle – 16 matches.
Jets Wins – 7, United Wins – 5, Drawn – 4
In Adelaide – 19 matches
Jets Wins – 3, United Wins – 9, Drawn – 7

Average Home A-League Crowd – 10235.3125
Average Away A-League Crowd – 10057.2105263158

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 34, United – 45
In Newcastle –
Jets – 17, United – 14

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 16, United – 14

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 90 (88 yellow, 2 red), United 53 (50 yellow, 3 red)

Recent Form (A-League)
Jets – LDLLW (4 points from last 15)
United – DLDWL (5 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Nigel Boogaard, Andrew Hoole, Own Goals (2)
United – Henrique, Sergio Guardiola (3)

Last Result –
Jets 1 (Brown 17′) – United 1 (Makarounas 30′) at McDonald Jones Stadium, A-League, Round 1, 9/10/2016.

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 16/17 Round 1

Newcastle Jets Adelaide United
Jack Duncan Eugene Galekovic
Jason Hoffman Tarek Elrich
Daniel Mullen Iacopo La Rocca
Nigel Boogaard Dylan McGowan
Nick Cowburn Ben Garuccio
Steven Ugarkovic Isaias
Wayne Brown James Holland
Ben Kantarovski Jesse Makarounas
Andrew Nabbout Sergio Cirio
Andrew Hoole Sergi Guardiola
Aleksandr Kokko Henrique

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 – Marcelo Carrusca (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 2 2 0 1 153 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 9 8 1 2 696 0 0 0 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 6 6 0 0 540 2 1 1 0 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 7 5 2 3 464 0 1 0 0 0
6 Steven Ugarkovic 9 8 1 2 685 1 0 2 0 0
7 Andrew Hoole 10 10 0 0 900 2 1 4 0 0
8 Mateo Poljak 9 5 4 0 559 0 0 1 0 0
9 Aleksandr Kokko 5 2 3 2 154 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wayne Brown 10 10 0 2 862 1 0 3 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
13 Ivan Vujica 7 6 1 2 554 0 0 1 0 0
15 Andrew Nabbout 7 6 1 4 494 1 3 2 0 0
16 Nick Cowburn 9 8 1 0 722 0 0 0 0 0
18 Ma Leilei 3 1 2 1 122 0 0 1 0 0
19 Morten Nordstrand 7 6 1 3 471 1 0 1 0 0
20 Jack Duncan 10 10 0 0 900 0 0 0 0 0
22 Lachlan Jackson 3 2 1 1 157 0 0 0 0 0
23 Devante Clut 10 4 6 3 497 1 1 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 7 6 1 0 548 0 0 2 0 0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 1 matches
Mark Jones – 0 wins, Guillermo Amor – 0 wins, 1 drawNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

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

Adelaide United Coach Record – Guillermo Amor 25% win ratio (1 win, 3 drawn, 0 losses)

TALKING POINTS:

General

  • Newcastle have claimed 5 points from losing positions this year.
  • The 26 shots from the Jets last week is the most they have had in one A-League match, eclipsing the 23 they had against Perth in Round 9, Season 2013/14
  • Newcastle are yet to receive a penalty this season.
  • The Jets are 6 matches without a win against Adelaide. The last win was under Phil Stubbins.
  • The Jets have the chance to make it back-to-back wins for the first time since February.

 

Players

  • Andrew Hoole scored the 150th goal for the Jets away from home. It was also his first Jets goal from open play.
  • Kristian Brymora became the 147th player to make an appearance for the Jets in the A-League
  • Andrew Hoole remains 1 yellow card away from an automatic suspension.

 

Newcastle Jets

  • The opposition have scored the first goal in the last 8 matches.
  • The Jets haven’t lost a match when they have lead at half time since Season 2014/15.
  • The Jets have scored against Adelaide only once in the last 6 matches – Wayne Brown’s goal in Rd 1.
  • Newcastle have kept 3 clean sheets in the last 12 months.
  • The Jets have conceded 5 goals in the second half of matches this season compared to 10 in the first half.

 

Adelaide United

  • Eugene Galekovic has been in goals for Adelaide in 26 of the 28 matches over the last 10 seasons.
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2016/17 Hyundai A-League – Round 10 Match Preview – Perth Glory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC

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2016/2017 Hyundai A-League
Season 12 Round 10
Perth Glory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC

When: Saturday 10th December, 2016
Where: nib Stadium, 310 Pier St, Perth WA 6000
Kickoff: 10pm AEDST (7pm local time)

Join fellow Jets supporters from 8pm at our new venue The Premier Hotel to watch the away game LIVE. 
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 #NTUA #PERvNEW

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 33 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 6, Glory Wins – 21, Drawn – 6

In Newcastle – 17 matches.
Jets Wins – 5, Glory Wins – 10, Drawn – 2
In Perth – 16 matches
Jets Wins – 1, Glory Wins – 11, Drawn – 4

Average Home A-League Crowd – 8951
Average Away A-League Crowd – 8658

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 33, Glory – 65
In Perth –
Jets – 14, Glory – 33

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 13, Glory – 18

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 68 (63 yellow, 5 red), Glory 52 (48 yellow, 4 red)

Recent Form (A-League)
Jets – LLDLL (1 points from last 15)
Glory – DLWLD (5 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Nigel Boogaard (2)
Glory – Andy Keogh (6)

Last Result –
Jets 1 (Poljak 90+2′ pen) – Perth 2 (Vadocz 72′, Keogh 88′ pen) at McDonald Jones Stadium, A-League, Round 25, 26/03/2016.

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 15/16 Round 25

Newcastle Jets Perth Glory
Mark Birighitti Ante Covic
Jason Hoffman Aryn Williams
Ben Kantarovski Alex Grant
Nigel Boogaard Shane Lowry
Nick Cowburn Marc Warren
Mateo Poljak Gyorgy Sandor
Steven Ugarkovic Krisztian Vadocz
Leonardo Vitor Santiago Richard Garcia
Mitch Cooper Chris Harold
Morten Nordstrand Diego Castro
Ryan Kitto Andrew Keogh

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

Jets 4 (Haliti 13’, Brockie 54’, Petrovski 68’Penalty, Petrovski 69’) – Glory 0 at Hunter Stadium, Midweek Round 1, Season 2010/11, 10/02/2011.

Heaviest Defeat

Jets 1 (Parisi 71’) – Glory 6 (Harold 24′, Castro 45′, Mullen 48′ o.g., Harold 54′, Grant 74′, Castro 88′), Round 16, Season 2015/16 at Hunter Stadium, 24/01/2016.

Leading Scorers in fixture –

Jets – Joel Griffiths (6)
Glory – Jamie Harnwell (7)
 

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 1 1 0 1 63 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 8 7 1 2 606 0 0 0 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 6 6 0 0 540 2 1 1 0 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 7 5 2 3 464 0 1 0 0 0
6 Steven Ugarkovic 8 7 1 2 595 1 0 2 0 0
7 Andrew Hoole 9 9 0 0 810 1 1 4 0 0
8 Mateo Poljak 8 4 4 0 469 0 0 1 0 0
9 Aleksandr Kokko 5 2 3 2 154 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wayne Brown 9 9 0 2 772 1 0 3 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
13 Ivan Vujica 6 5 1 1 466 0 0 0 0 0
15 Andrew Nabbout 6 5 1 4 404 1 3 2 0 0
16 Nick Cowburn 8 8 0 0 720 0 0 0 0 0
18 Ma Leilei 3 1 2 1 122 0 0 1 0 0
19 Morten Nordstrand 7 6 1 3 471 1 0 1 0 0
20 Jack Duncan 9 9 0 0 810 0 0 0 0 0
22 Lachlan Jackson 3 2 1 1 157 0 0 0 0 0
23 Devante Clut 9 3 6 2 413 1 0 0 0 0
26 Iain Fyfe 3 3 0 2 205 0 0 1 0 0
28 John Koutroumbis 6 5 1 0 458 0 0 2 0 0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 0 matches
Mark Jones – 0 wins, Ken Lowe – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • Mark Jones – 0 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = N/A% win ratio)
  • Scott Miller – 3 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 3 losses = 0% win ratio)
  • Phil Stubbins – 3 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 3 losses = 0% win ratio)
  • Gary Van Egmond – 16 matches (3 wins, 6 drawn and 7 losses = 19% win ratio)
  • Richard Money – 3 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 2 losses = 33% win ratio)
  • Branko Culina – 6 matches (2 wins, 0 drawn, 4 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 (0 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)

Perth Glory Coach Record – Ken Lowe 100% win ratio (8 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses)

TALKING POINTS:

General

  • Newcastle have taken 2 points from a possible 42 in the last 14 matches between the teams.
  • Newcastle’s only win in Perth was on 25th November 2005 – 11 years ago.
  • A Jeremy Brockie double (5/11/11) was the last Jets win over Perth.
  • The Jets opposition have scored the first goal of the match in the last 7 fixtures.

Various Events Since Jets Last Won in Perth

  • Liam Reddy has played for 6 A-League clubs.
  • The GFC hadn’t happened.
  • Anthony Callea was top of the ARIA charts in 2005 with “The Prayer”
  • NASA launched the New Horizons space probe (January 2006) targeted at Pluto. It has since passed Pluto (2015) and is continuing it’s mission. Pluto is 7.5 billion kilometres from Earth.
  • Portsmouth, Bolton, Charlton, Brimingham were still in the Premier League. Blackburn finished 6th that year.
  • John Howard was still the Australian Prime Minister.

Players

  • Andrew Hoole is one yellow card away from a one-week suspension.
  • Labinot Haliti is approaching 100 A-League appearances for the Jets (97 appearances)

Newcastle Jets

  • The Jets have lead Perth for a total of 15 minutes since 2012.
  • Since the call for the players to show “more mongrel”, the Jets have received 14 bookings to the opposition’s 6 in 4 matches. They’d received 4 in 5 rounds to that point.
  • The Jets goals for and against per match, at this stage, is comparable to last year.

Perth Glory

  • Perth are 10 matches undefeated at Home
  • Kenny Lowe has never lost against the Jet in 8 A-League and 2 FFA Cup matches.
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2016/17 Hyundai A-League – Round 8 Match Preview – Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle United Jets FC

2016/2017 Hyundai A-League
Season 12 Round 8
Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle United Jets FC

When: Saturday 26th November, 2016
Where: AAMI Park, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne VIC, 3000
Kickoff: 535pm AEDST (gates open 430pm)

Away Supporters
Tickets: Ticketek Link
Purchase your tickets in Bay 11 to sit with the away supporters
Prematch: Beer DeLuxe, Federation Square, Melbourne from 2pm
u18’s welcome when accompanied by a supervising adult

Not Travelling?
Join fellow Jets supporters from 4pm at our new 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 #NTUA #MVCvNEW

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 33 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 14, Victory Wins – 11, Drawn – 8

In Newcastle – 16 matches.
Jets Wins – 8, Victory Wins – 3, Drawn – 5
In Melbourne – 17 matches
Jets Wins – 6, Victory Wins – 8, Drawn – 3

Average Home A-League Crowd – 10515
Average Away A-League Crowd – 18115

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 45, Victory – 45
In Melbourne –
Jets – 18, Victory – 26

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 18, Victory – 13

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 63 (58 yellow, 5 red), Victory 60 (57 yellow, 3 red)

Recent Form (A-League)
Jets – DLLLD (2 points from last 15)
Victory – LWWLW (9 points from last 15)

Leading Scorers
Jets – Nigel Boogaard (2)
Victory – Besart Berish, Marcos Rojas (4)

Last Result –
Jets 1 (Kitto 37′) – Victory 1 (Berisha 57′) at AAMI Park, A-League, Round 24, 20/3/2016.

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 15/16 Round 27

Newcastle Jets Melbourne Victory
Mark Birighitti Lawrence Thomas
Jason Hoffman Jason Geria
Daniel Mullen Thomas Deng
Nigel Boogaard Matthieu Delpierre
Nick Cowburn Scott Galloway
Mateo Poljak Leigh Broxham
Steven Ugarkovic Guilherme Finkler
Leonardo Vitor Santiago Oliver Bozanic
Enver Alivodic Jai Ingham
Morten Nordstrand Kosta Barbarouses
Ryan Kitto 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 Telstra Dome, 29/08/2008.

Leading Scorers in fixture –

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

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 1 1 0 1 63 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jason Hoffman 6 5 1 2 426 0 0 0 0 0
4 Nigel Boogaard 6 6 0 0 540 2 1 1 0 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 5 4 1 2 357 0 1 0 0 0
6 Steven Ugarkovic 6 5 1 1 443 1 0 1 0 0
7 Andrew Hoole 7 7 0 0 630 1 1 3 0 0
8 Mateo Poljak 6 4 2 0 432 0 0 1 0 0
9 Aleksandr Kokko 5 2 3 2 154 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wayne Brown 7 7 0 2 592 1 0 1 0 0
11 Labinot Haliti 2 0 2 0 26 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ivan Vujica 6 5 1 1 466 0 0 0 0 0
15 Andrew Nabbout 6 5 1 4 404 1 3 2 0 0
16 Nick Cowburn 6 6 0 0 540 0 0 0 0 0
18 Ma Leilei 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 Morten Nordstrand 6 5 1 2 426 1 0 0 0 0
20 Jack Duncan 7 7 0 0 630 0 0 0 0 0
22 Lachlan Jackson 3 2 1 1 157 0 0 0 0 0
23 Devante Clut 7 2 5 2 302 1 0 0 0 0
26 Iain Fyfe 1 1 0 1 63 0 0 0 0 0
28 John Koutroumbis 4 3 1 0 278 0 0 1 0 0

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 0 matches
Mark Jones – 0 wins, Kevin Muscat – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • Mark Jones – 0 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = N/A% win ratio)
  • Scott Miller – 3 matches (1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss = 33% 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 30% win ratio (3 wins, 4 drawn, 3 losses)

TALKING POINTS:

Memorable Match – 3/3/2012. Round 22, Season 2011/12

  • The Jets were on a good run in 2012, having lost only once in 6 matches. Facing a Victory team boasting Harry Kewell, the Jets struck after 20 minutes through Ryan Griffiths. Kewell converted a controversial penalty on 24 minutes before youngster Jacob Pepper popped up and scored a double in 9 minutes before half time to give the Jets a 3-1 lead. This would be the final score and continue the Jets mid-season revival and run to the finals.

General

  • The Jets lost 3-1 to Victory in the Round of 32 in this year’s FFA Cup
  • Newcastle have conceded the first goal in the last 5 matches.
  • The Jets are currently on a 5 match winless streak.
  • The Jets are a second half team – scoring 6 goals and conceding just once in the second 45 this season.

Mark Jones

  • After 7 matches, Jones’ points tally is the same or better than 3 previous seasons.
  • Jones ‘ team is scoring at a rate per match higher than Scott Miller’s team (1.2 to 1), while also conceding fewer goals per match (1.4 to 1.5)
  • The team is also more disciplined under Jones, having the received only 1.4 bookings per match. Only Nick Theodorakopoulos’ team received fewer (1.14 per match)

Players

  • Wayne Brown became the 23rd captain of the Jets in the A-League, last weekend.
  • Iain Fyfe (#145) and Ma LeiLei (#146) made their A-League debut’s for the club.
  • Ben Kantarovski may equal the record of appearances in the A-League for the Newcastle Jets. The record is currently held by Tarek Elrich (134).

Newcastle Jets

  • A Newcastle Jets coach hasn’t lost their first A-League match against the Victory since 2006 (Nick Theodorakopoulos).
  • The Jets have never received a penalty in Melbourne when playing the Victory.
  • The Jets have scored 149 goals away from home.

Melbourne Victory

  • Marcos Rojas has scored 4 goals and provided 2 assists in his last 2 appearances against the Jets.
  • Leigh Broxham (24 appearances) may equal Archie Thompson’s record for the most appearances of a Victory player against the Jets.
  • Melbourne have had the week off following the postponement of their match against Wellington.