2008–09 Newcastle Jets season

The 2008-09 Season will be the fourth season of the A-League and the first for the Newcastle Jets as defending champions. The Jets will also be competing in the AFC Asian Champions League for the first time at season's end.

Contents

Senior Squad

Changes

After the success of the 2007-08 season a number of Jets players left the club including Mark Bridge and Stuart Musialik to Sydney FC and Joe Marston Medal winner Andrew Durante and Troy Hearfield to Wellington Phoenix. Although rumours persisted about captain Jade North and Adam Griffiths wishing to leave the club after being a part of the Socceroos squad that faced Singapore and China, both of which have chosen to remain with the Jets for the start of the 2008-09 season.[1][2][3]

Most players who left the Jets suggested wage demands as the major issue with Jets owner Con Constantine refusing to allow players to utilise service agreements which would allow more flexibility under the salary cap.[4][4]

Forward Jason Naidovski was the first new player to sign on for the Jets for season 2008-09, arriving from the Australian Institute of Sport followed by right sided midfielder Shaun Ontong from Adelaide United,[5][6] and exciting under 20's Australian representative Kaz Patafta from Benfica.[7] Defender Antun Kovacic soon followed. Former Danish Under 21s representative, Jesper Håkansson signed a 2-year contract with the Jets on 30 July 2008 after a week's trial.[8] and Ecuardorian Edmundo Zura signed on as the new Marquee player soon after.

Transfers

In

Out

Triallists
The following players trialled with the Jets but were unsuccessful in gaining a contract.[11][12][13][14]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Ante Covic (Vice-Captain)
2 DF Adam Griffiths (Vice-Captain)
3 DF Jade North (Captain)
5 MF James Holland (Youth)
6 MF Jesper Håkansson
7 MF Kaz Patafta
8 MF Matt Thompson
9 FW Joel Griffiths (Captain)
10 MF Song Jin-Hyung
11 DF Tarek Elrich
12 MF Jobe Wheelhouse
13 MF Adam D'Apuzzo (Junior Marquee)
14 MF Shaun Ontong
15 FW Jason Hoffman (Youth)
16 MF Ben Kantarovski (Youth)
17 DF Antun Kovacic
No. Position Player
18 MF Noel Spencer
19 FW Jason Naidovski (Youth)
20 GK Ben Kennedy
23 FW Edmundo Zura (Marquee)
24 FW Marko Jesic (Short Term-Youth Team)
25 DF Daniel Piorkowski (Short Term)
26 MF Mark Milligan
27 MF Jesse Pinto (Short Term-Youth Team)
28 DF Jarrad Ross (Short Term-Youth Team)
29 FW Sean Rooney (Short Term)
30 GK Justin Pasfield (Short Term)
31 FW James Virgili (Short Term-Youth Team)
32 FW Brodie Mooy (Short Term-Youth Team)
33 MF Taylor Regan (Short Term-Youth Team)
40 GK Ben McNamara (Short Term-Youth Team)

Youth Squad

In 2008 the Newcastle Jets will compete in the National Youth League. Youth League games will generally be held as curtain raisers for the main Jets game at EnergyAustralia Stadium except in the middle of summer when heat is a factor. The team will be coach by former player Craig Deans, the squad was announced on 16 September however more players are likely to be added by the start of the season.[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Ben McNamara
GK Jordan Griffiths
DF Jon Griffiths
DF Patrick Wheeler
DF Jarrad Ross
DF Simon Mooney
DF George Strogylos
DF Joel Witherdin
DF Jacob Pepper
MF Taylor Regan
MF Adrian Karakolevski
No. Position Player
MF Fabian Iacovelli
MF Matthew Comerford
MF Matthew Harper
MF Jesse Pinto
FW Harry Maguire
FW Dylan Murphy
FW James Virgili
FW Brodie Mooy
FW Ben Martin
FW Marko Jesic

Women's Squad

2008 will see the introduction of the new national women's league, known as the W-League. Newcastle Jets will have a team in this competition with a primary home ground of Wanderers Oval in Broadmeadow. Gary Phillips has been appointed coach and has brought the following players to the club.:[16][17]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Alison Logue
2 DF Hannah Brewer
3 MF Samantha Wood
4 DF Libby Sharpe
5 MF Cheryl Salisbury (C)
6 FW Amber Neilson
7 MF Gemma Simon
8 FW Leia Smith
9 FW Rhali Dobson
10 MF Joanne Peters
11 DF Stacy Day
No. Position Player
12 FW Kate Gill
13 DF Gemma O'Toole
14 MF Nicole Jones
15 MF Emily van Egmond
16 DF Kirstyn Pearce
17 MF Harmony Attwill
18 DF Rebecca Smith
19 MF Sanna Frostevall
20 GK Brianna Davey
21 MF Taleah Doyle
22 DF Courtney Miller

Pre Season Cup

Main article: 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Group A Points Table

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Melbourne Victory 6 3 2 0 1 3 2
Adelaide United 5 3 1 2 0 2 1
Newcastle Jets 2 3 0 2 1 1 2
Perth Glory 2 3 0 2 1 1 2

Round 1

19 July 2008
19:00 UTC+10
 Perth Glory 1 – 1 Newcastle Jets Mandurah
Attendance: 3825
Referee: Steven Gregory
Trinidad  12' (pen) Report Spencer  36'

Round 2

26 July 2008
19:00 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 0 – 0 Adelaide United Baddeley Park Cessnock
Attendance: 2756
Report

Round 3

2 August 2008
14:30 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 0 – 1 Melbourne Victory Port Macquarie Regional Stadium
Attendance: 3133
Report Pondeljak  82'

A-League Regular season

Main article: A-League 2008-09

Points Table

# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Melbourne Victory 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12sm=n 38
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12sm=n 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11sm=n 36
4 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 7 7 35 32 +3sm=n 28
5 Sydney FC 21 7 5 9 33 32 +1sm=n 26
6 Wellington Phoenix 21 7 5 9 23 31 -8sm=n 26
7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 44 -13sm=n 22
8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 39 -18sm=n 18

Round 1

15 August 2008
20:30 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 1 – 1 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 16,079
Referee: Matthew Breeze
J. Griffiths  90 + 1' (pen) Report
Summary		 Simon  87'

Round 2

22 August 2008
21:00 UTC+10
 Perth Glory 3 – 3 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 8,876
Referee: Craig Zetter
Trinidad  36' (Pen)
Dadi  58'
Rukavytsya  81'		 Report
Summary		 J. Griffiths  20' (Pen)
Coyne  49' (o.g.)
North  90+4'

Round 3

29 August 2008
20:00 UTC+10
 Melbourne Victory 5 – 0 Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome
Attendance: 22,509
Referee: Mark Shield
Hernandez  40'
Thompson 45+2'
Allsopp 60' 64'
Brebner 90+1'		 Report
Summary

--- FIFA International Break ---

Round 4

13 September 2008
19:00 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 0 – 0 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 11 535
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Report
Summary		 Prentice  83', 88'

Round 5

19 September 2008
20:00 UTC+10
 Queensland Roar 0 – 1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12 103
Referee: Craig Zetter
Report
Summary		 J. Griffiths  83'

Round 6

27 September 2008
19:00 UTC+10
 Adelaide United 2 – 0 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 8 111
Referee: Srebre Delovski
Cristiano  72'  89' Report
Summary

Round 7

6 October 2008
15:00 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 2 – 2 Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 8 492
Referee: Craig Zetter
Elrich 59'
Patafta 68'		 Report
Summary		 Smeltz 52' (Pen),  89' (Pen)

--- FIFA International Break ---

Round 8

18 October 2008
19:00 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 1 – 0 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 11 384
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Jesic  86' Report
Summary		 Thompson  58'

Round 9

24 October 2008
20:00 UTC+10
 Central Coast Mariners 1 – 0 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 10 710
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Macallister  33' Report
Summary

Round 10

2 November 2008
17:00 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 1 – 2 Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 10 507
Referee: Craig Zetter
J. Griffiths  23' Report
Summary		 McKay  24'
Miller  35'

Round 11

9 November 2008
19:00 UTC+10
 Perth Glory 2 – 2 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 7 837
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Rukavytsya 27'
Dadi 90 + 2' (Pen)
Coyne 60'		 Report
Summary		 J. Griffiths 17'
Elrich 45'
Piorkowski 68'

--- FIFA International Break ---

Round 12

23 November 2008
16:00 UTC+10
 Wellington Phoenix 2 – 0 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5 500
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Smeltz  79'
Hearfield  86'		 Report
Summary		 J. Griffiths  29'
Milligan  51'

Round 13

30 November 2008
17:00 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 1 – 1 Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 7 136
Referee: Chris Beath
Thompson 56' Report
Summary		 Ognenovski 90+4'

Round 14

7 December 2008
17:00 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 1 – 2 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 7 872
Referee: Srebre Delovski
Wheelhouse  11' Report
Summary		 Fyfe  15'
Gan  78'

Round 15

14 December 2008
19:00 UTC+10
 Queensland Roar 2 – 1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11 048
Referee: Ben Williams
Nichols  45+1'
van Dijk  90'		 Report
Summary		 J. Griffiths  26'
Wheelhouse  11', 70'

Round 16

19 December 2008
20:00 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 4 – 2 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 6 268
Referee: Craig Zetter
Thompson  16'  45+1'  49'
Song  60'		 Summary Allsopp 66'
Ney Fabiano  87'

Round 17

26 December 2008
20:00 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 1 – 2 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 11 413
Referee: Peter O'Leary
J. Griffiths 9'(Pen) Report
Summary		 Petrovski 67'
Simon 80'
Macallister 90 + 1'

Round 18

4 January 2009
17:00 UTC+10
 Wellington Phoenix 3 – 0 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7 520
Referee: Craig Zetter
Bertos 62'
Smeltz 67'  86' (Pen)		 Report
Summary

Round 19

9 January 2009
20:00 UTC+10
 Adelaide United 2 – 0 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 13 585
Referee: Peter Green
Barbiero 23'
Pantelis 74'		 Report
Summary

Round 20

18 January 2009
17:00 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 2 – 1 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 6 665
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Kovacic 41'
Milligan 55' (pen)		 Report
Summary		 Bulloch 65'

Round 21

25 January 2009
17:00 UTC+10
 Sydney FC 4 – 0 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 9 551
Referee: Kevin Docherty
Brosque 12'  40'
Milligan 76' (o.g.)
Bridge 85'		 Report
Summary

Hyundai A-League 2008-2009 Season Table

# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Melbourne Victory 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12sm=n 38
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12sm=n 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11sm=n 36
4 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 7 7 35 32 +3sm=n 28
5 Sydney FC 21 7 5 9 33 32 +1sm=n 26
6 Wellington Phoenix 21 7 5 9 23 31 -8sm=n 26
7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 44 -13sm=n 22
8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 39 -18sm=n 18

Goal scorers

Last updated 26 January 2009

Name Pre-Season A-League Total
Joel Griffiths 0 7 7
Matt Thompson 0 4 4
Tarek Elrich 0 2 2
Marko Jesic 0 1 1
Antun Kovacic 0 1 1
Mark Milligan 0 1 1
Jade North 0 1 1
Kaz Patafta 0 1 1
Noel Spencer 1 0 1
Song Jin-Hyung 0 1 1
Jobe Wheelhouse 0 1 1

Bookings

Last updated 26 January 2009

Name Yellow Red
Jobe Wheelhouse 7 1
Mark Milligan 3 1
Joel Griffiths 2 1
Daniel Piorkowski 0 1
Adam Griffiths 5 0
Tarek Elrich 4 0
Jesper Håkansson 4 0
Jade North 3 0
Ben Kantarovski 2 0
Adam D'Apuzzo 1 0
James Holland 1 0
Marko Jesic 1 0
Jason Naidovski 1 0
Song Jin-Hyung 1 0
Noel Spencer 1 0
Matt Thompson 1 0
Edmundo Zura 1 0

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