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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
It couldn’t have been scripted any better. Sydney FC host Melbourne Victory in the final game of the final round this Sunday with two points separating the two biggest Australian cities. But what are they playing for – the minor premiership or Premiership? Listen to the media and you won’t get a straight answer.
Too [...]
Peruse the various A-League forums in cyberspace, and many fans are claiming that this Sunday’s minor premiership showdown between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory is the most important match in the A-League’s five-year history.
Some supporters have gone as far as suggesting that the Valentine’s Day encounter is the biggest domestic club game ever played [...]
I still don’t get it. Almost everyone feels like the integrity of the A-League has been compromised by Nik Mrdja’s pseudo-loan move to the Victory. Yet, as I wrote on Sunday, this isn’t new.
The A-League’s transfer system is a mess and always has been. Whether it’s the Jets and Song Jin-Hyung or Rostyn Griffiths [...]
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 [...]
Sydney FC chief executive Edwin Lugt predicts this Sunday’s A-League premiership showdown against Melbourne will be one of the biggest games in the club’s history.
With top spot on the ladder on the line, the Sky Blues are hoping for a crowd in excess of 20,000.
It would blow their season average at the Sydney Football Stadium [...]
When the A-League’s Young Footballer of the Year is announced at the annual awards night a week from today, it should be a decision between the two outstanding youngsters of season five, Tommy Oar and Mathew Leckie.
As was the case on Saturday night at Hindmarsh Stadium, I would expect the Adelaide flier to come [...]
Football Federation Australia has no plans to change the A-League’s controversial injury replacement rule despite the furore surrounding Nik Mrdja’s late-season switch from Central Coast to Melbourne Victory.
Mrdja made his first appearance for the Victory in Friday night’s 2-0 win over North Queensland after he was signed as an injury replacement for Billy Celeski, who [...]
Little more than a year after earning the boos of his own fans, striker John Aloisi was hailed a hero after his match-winning double gave Sydney a vital 3-2 A-League win over Perth Glory on Sunday.
Aloisi’s 87th-minute winner at Parramatta Stadium kept Sydney in the race for the A-League minor premiership, moving them to within [...]
The race for the A-League minor premiership will go down to the wire with Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory set to fight it out in next Sunday’s blockbuster match at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Sydney’s 3-2 win over Perth Glory at Parramatta Stadium on Sunday, and Gold Coast United’s 1-0 loss at home to Wellington has [...]
Hardly gun-shy after running foul of Football Federation Australia all week, Gold Coast United came out firing after their A-League minor premiership chances were dashed by a 1-0 loss to Wellington Phoenix on Sunday.
Following days of off-field controversies, United coach Miron Bleiberg hinted that the FFA had sent their “best sheriff” to the tourist strip [...]
