Newcastle Jets
The Newcastle Jets are only one of three teams from the old NSL competition to appear in the A-League. The Jets won their first premiership in 2007/08 when they defeated the Central Coast Mariners 1 nil in a controversial Grand Final. With their maiden premiership under the Jets belt, Newcastle have assured themselves a spot in the Asian Champions League – which will see them compete for Asia’s most coveted club trophy.
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 (17 hours ago)
Central Coast won their first match in 10 games with a 3-0 victory over a 10-man Newcastle at Bluetongue Stadium on Monday night.
The game was re-scheduled from Saturday, when heavy rain forced it to be postponed, and it was the Mariners who stole the show through goals by Nigel Boogaard, Adam Kwasnik and Matt Simon.
Boogaard [...] Read article
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Newcastle Jets coach Branko Culina says the re-scheduled A-League match against North Queensland on Tuesday could cost his team in Saturday’s F3 derby against the Central Coast Mariners.
The Jets were forced to stay an extra three days in Townsville after their clash with the Fury was postponed last Saturday due to a waterlogged pitch, eventually [...] Read article
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Newcastle coach Branko Culina has called on his team to stop conceding soft goals and warned them not to use their short turnaround as an excuse ahead of Saturday’s must-win A-League clash with Central Coast Mariners.
The Jets lost 2-1 to North Queensland on Tuesday, in a game rescheduled from Saturday after heavy rain in Townsville [...] Read article
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
North Queensland Fury have overcome off field dramas to keep their slim finals hopes alive after defeating Newcastle Jets 2-1 at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Tuesday night.
A rescheduled game due to weather conditions saw a small crowd of 4,156 watch a deadlock created by goals from the Jets Matthew Thompson and the Fury’s Chris Grossman [...] Read article
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
The postponed A-League match between North Queensland and the Newcastle Jets will now be played on Tuesday at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
The match, originally scheduled to be played on Saturday night, was postponed due to heavy rain caused by tropical cyclone Olga.
The Weather Bureau is predicting more heavy showers at the venue over the next 24 [...] Read article
Friday, January 29th, 2010
Branko Culina is one of us – one of the many football supporters in this country. Sure Branko is a former professional footballer and current football manager, most recently with the Newcastle Jets, but Branko is a supporter of Australian football above all else.
Talk about skin in the game.
Branko has been involved with football [...] Read article
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Sydney FC edged their noses back in front in the intense three-way race for the A-League minor premiership with a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Newcastle on Sunday.
Vitezslav Lavicka’s side bounced back from their defeat to the Gold Coast last week with an impressive performance at EnergyAustralia Stadium to complete an eventful A-League round which saw [...] Read article
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
A dramatic five-minute surge from Newcastle shortly after halftime further boosted their A-League title credentials while denting Brisbane’s finals aspirations in a 2-0 win at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.
After a dour first half where neither side looked like scoring, the Jets, led by star forward Michael Bridges, turned the match on its head after [...] Read article