2010–11 Newcastle Jets season

Newcastle United Jets FC
2010–11 season
Chairman Ken Edwards
Manager Branko Culina
(A-League)
A-League 7th
Final DNQ
← 6th – 2009–10 2011-12 →

The Newcastle Jets 2010–11 season was the Newcastle Jets' sixth season since the inception of the Australian A-League and the tenth since the club's founding, in 2000.

It was announced on 22 July 2010 that Michael Bridges would be the Newcastle Jets senior team captain, With Ljubo Miličević to be his deputy.[1]

Prior to Newcastle's round 4 games against Brisbane Roar, it was revealed that the club was under significant financial stress. This meant that the club was unable to pay staff and player wages on time. This resulted in the club seeking either a loan or an advance on their quarterly share of the television deal.[2] It was announced by the club and the Football Federation Australia that the governing body would give a short term assistance package, making sure the club made it through their next few games and back into financial viability.[3]

After giving Con Constantine every chance to show that he was able to prove financial viability, it was determined by the FFA that the best course of action would be to sell the club to mining magnate and horse owner Nathan Tinkler.[4] In the first few weeks under his ownership Tinkler stated that he wished to give the club back to the community, and he made several key changes to the way the club was run.[5] These changes included appointing an executive chairman in Ken Edwards to run the club while a board of directors and football advisory board were put in place. Tinkler also extended his ownership of the Jets to last until at least 2020.[6] This enabled the club to move forward with a new direction which included resigning manager Branko Culina on a four year contract, and doubling the footballing departments budget from $1.1million to around $2.5million, creating 8 new full-time positions at the club and 15 jobs in total.[7][8]

As part of a new initiative called "Be a part of it", the Jets will host a community day, where 10,000 fans will be admitted free for the game against Melbourne Heart on 31 October 2010.[9][10] A new price structure for tickets includes a free season pass for children younger than 15, a family pass for 11 home games with reserved grandstand for $100 and general admission for $10. The club has a new sponsor with Hunter Medical Research Institute. The Jets will have the institute's logo on the front of their jersey and will donate $5000 for every goal they score at home and $2500 for an away goal. The changes continued when the club set up a new administration office, extended the contract of coach Branko Culina until March 2015 and unveiled a $2.5 million blueprint for the football department.[11]

The Newcastle Jets announced with the FFA and the State Government, that they would host the Los Angeles Galaxy at Energy Australia Stadium on 27 November. The match, an almost certain sellout, will play host to big name players; David Beckham, and Landon Donovan.[12]

Contents

2010–11 Season Squads

Senior Squad

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 Ben Kennedy
2 DF Taylor Regan
3 DF Adam D'Apuzzo
4 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley
5 DF Ljubo Miličević (Vice-Captain)
6 MF Ben Kantarovski (Youth)
7 MF Kasey Wehrman (Vice-Captain)
8 FW Michael Bridges (Captain)
9 FW Zhang Shuo
10 MF Ruben Zadkovich
11 DF Tarek Elrich
12 MF Jobe Wheelhouse
13 FW Sasho Petrovski
14 FW Labinot Haliti
15 FW Sean Rooney (Youth)
16 FW Jeremy Brockie
No. Position Player
17 MF Marcello Fiorentini
18 FW Marko Jesic (Youth)
19 MF Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi
20 GK Neil Young
21 MF Brodie Mooy (Youth)
22 MF Kaz Patafta
23 FW Ryan Griffiths
24 FW Francis Jeffers (Guest Player)
25 DF Sam Gallaway (Youth)
26 FW James Virgili (Youth)
27 FW Tomislav Misura (Injury Replacement)
28 DF Mario Šimić (Youth)
30 GK Paul Henderson (Injury Replacement)
31 DF Jacob Pepper (Youth)
40 GK Matthew Nash (Injury Replacement)

Beginning of Season Transfers

In:

Out:

  

Re-signed:

Unsuccessful Trailists:

  

Youth Squad

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 Robbie Kolak
2 DF Sam Gallaway
3 DF Mario Šimić
4 DF Jon Griffiths
5 DF Nathan Millgate
6 DF Jacob Pepper
7 MF Scott Pettit
8 FW Steven Veleski
9 FW Gavin Forbes
10 MF Jesse Pinto (Captain)
No. Position Player
11 FW James Virgili
12 MF David Talevski
13 FW Fabian Iacovelli
14 MF Kyle Ewart
15 MF Abe Wheelhouse
16 MF Luke Remington
17 MF Michael Finlayson
18 FW Blake Green
20 GK Jack Duncan
+ up to four over-age players

Women's Squad

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 Libby Sharpe
3 DF Nicole Cross
4 DF Thea Slatyer
5 DF Alex Hyung
6 MF Amber Neilson
7 MF Gema Simon
8 MF Bronte Bates
9 FW Kate Hensman
10 MF Hayley Crawford
11 FW Sasha McDonnell
No. Position Player
12 MF Melissa Feuregill
13 DF Carlie Ikonomou
14 DF Hannah Brewer
15 MF Nicole Jones
16 DF Kirstyn Pearce
17 MF Maddy Searl
18 FW Leia Smith
19 FW Tara Andrews
20 MF Kara Mowbray
21 MF Renee Cartwright
22 GK Allison Lipsher

Pre-Season Fixtures

8 July 2010
19:30 UTC+10
 Melbourne Heart 1–2 Newcastle Jets La Trobe City Stadium
Attendance: 3000
Sibon  68' Bridges  6'
Abbas  27'
18 July 2010
16:00 UTC+10
 Sydney United 0–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 3000
Abbas  14'
Brockie  38'
25 July 2010
14:00 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Brisbane Roar Port Macquarie Regional Sports Stadium
Attendance: 2000 approx.
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Franjic  85'
28 July 2010
20:00 UTC+10
 Rockdale City Suns 0–4 Newcastle Jets Bicentennial Park
Abbas  12'
Rooney  24'
Topor-Stanley  32'
Jesic  59'

The Newcastle Jets will play two trial games for players currently playing in the NBN State Football League. These games will give players from the Under-20, and First Grade teams from within the competition to have the opportunity to earn an A-league contract, and give the Newcastle Jets the chance to observe the best of the local youth talent.[13]

14 July 2010
18:00 UTC+10
 NBN State Youth League XI 2–0 Newcastle Jets Youth Darling Street Oval, Hamilton
14 July 2010
20:00 UTC+10
 NBN State League XI 1–3 Newcastle Jets Darling Street Oval, Hamilton
Attendance: 2000
Joel Wood  88' Petrovski  23'
Brockie  35'
Jesic  75'

Mid-Season Fixtures

After the ownership change, the new structure wanted to show an exhibition match. After a few days of hard work and collaboration between the Newcastle Jets, the FFA and the New South Wales Government, it was announced at a press conference at Newcastle University that the Newcastle Jets would host David Beckham's LA Galaxy.[14]

27 November 2010
19:30 UTC+10
 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 23317
Referee: Matthew Brezze
Sasho Petrovski  39'
Labinot Haliti  52'		 Landon Donovan  7'

2010–11 Hyundai A-League Fixtures

Round 1

6 August 2010
Friday 19:30 CST
 Adelaide United 0–0 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 8479
Referee: Gerard Parsons
Report
Summary

Round 2

13 August 2010
Friday 20:00 EST
 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Melbourne Heart EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 8735
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
Brockie  60' Report
Summary		 Kantarovski  79' (o.g.)

Round 3

21 August 2010
Friday 15:15 WST
 Perth Glory 1–0 Newcastle Jets ME Bank Stadium
Attendance: 12031
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Jelic  45+1' Report
Summary

Round 4

5 September 2010
Sunday 15:00 EST
 Newcastle Jets 0–0 Brisbane Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 7066
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Report
Summary

Round 5

11 September 2010
Saturday 19:00 CST
 Adelaide United 2–1 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9571
Referee: Ben Williams
Mathew Leckie  23'
Marcos Flores  65'		 Report
Summary		 Sean Rooney  90'

Round 6

17 September 2010
Friday 20:00 EST
 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 6977
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
Michael Bridges  10'
Labinot Haliti  89'
Summary

Round 7

22 September 2010
Wednesday 19:30 EST
 Gold Coast United 1–0 Newcastle Jets Skilled Park
Attendance: 2091
Referee: Peter Green
John Curtis  90' Report
Summary

Round 8

25 September 2010
Saturday 19:30 EST
 Newcastle Jets 0–0 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 8652
Referee: Chris Beath

Summary

Round 9

16 October 2010
Saturday 20:15 EST
 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10191
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Reinaldo  77' Report
Summary		 Smith  18' (o.g.)

Round 10

11 January 2011
20:30 EST
 Newcastle Jets 1–0 North Queensland Fury EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 8218
Referee: Gerard Pearsons
Jesic  12' Summary

Round 11

31 October 2010
Sunday 15:00 EDT
 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Melbourne Heart Port Macquarie Regional Stadium
Attendance: 3114
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Summary Nick Kalmar  53'
Gerald Sibon  90+4' (pen.)

Round 12

7 November 2010
Sunday 17:00 EDT
 Sydney FC 1–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 8512
Referee: Chris Beath
Bruno Cazarine  76' Summary

Round 13

13 November 2010
Saturday 19:45 EDT
 Newcastle Jets 3–1 Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 8278
Referee: Kurt Ams
Nikolai Topor-Stanley  4'
Marko Jesic  13', 52'		 Summary Iain Fyfe  79'

Round 14

17 November 2010
Wednesday 19:30 EDT
 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Brisbane Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 7829
Referee: Peter Green
Ben Kantarovski  53' Summary Solórzano  80'

Round 15

20 November 2010
Saturday 19:00 EDT
 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 12147
Referee: Gerard Parsons
Marko Jesic  55'

Round 16

24 November 2010
Saturday 19:00 EDT
 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 7703
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Sasho Petrovski  90+2' Matt Simon  47'

Round 17

4 December 2010
Saturday 20:15 EST
 North Queensland Fury 0–2 Newcastle Jets Dairy Farmers Stadium
Attendance: 3573
Referee: Kurt Ams
Nikolai Topor-Stanley  78'
Sasho Petrovski  90+3'

Round 18

8 December 2010
Wednesday 19:00 EDT
 Melbourne Heart 0–2 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park
Referee: Peter Green
Francis Jeffers  12'
Marko Jesic  18'

Round 19

15 December 2010
Wednesday 19:00 EDT
 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Gold Coast United EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 8046
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
Ali Abbas  77'
Sasho Petrovski  82'

Round 20

18 December 2010
Saturday 19:00 NZDT
 Wellington Phoenix 4–0 Newcastle Jets AMI Stadium
Attendance: 6053
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Tim Brown  18'
Marco Rojas  31'
Chris Greenacre  41'
Dylan Macallister  88'

Round 21

27 December 2010
Monday 18:00 EDT
 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,378
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Hernández  20'
Ricardinho  90'		 Report
Summary		 Zadkovich  54'

Round 22

3 January 2011
Monday 17:00 EDT
 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 12,118
Referee: Matthew Gillett
Haliti  66' Report
Summary		 Moriyasu  36'
Cazarine  45+1'

Round 23

8 January 2011
Saturday 20:15 EST
 North Queensland Fury 1–3 Newcastle Jets Dairy Farmers Stadium
Attendance: 4,315
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
M. Hughes  90+5' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Zadkovich  13'
Haliti  16'
Ryan Griffiths  70'

Round 24

16 January 2011
Sunday 17:00 EDT
 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 13,463
Referee: Chris Beath
Report
Summary		 Simon  14'
Hutchinson  87'

Round 25

22 January 2011
Saturday 20:15 EST
 Gold Coast United 5–1 Newcastle Jets Skilled Park
Attendance: 14,783
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Traoré  9'
Djite  36', 79', 87'
Smeltz  61'		 Report
Summary		 Zhang  75'

Round 26

30 January 2011
Sunday 17:00 NZDT
 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,917
Referee: Chris Beath
Macallister  20' Report
Summary		 Ryan Griffiths  66'

Round 27

2 February 2011
Wednesday 19:00 EDT
 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Newcastle Jets AAMI Park
Referee: Srebre Delovski
Pondeljak  57'
Robbie Kruse  70'		 Summary Marcello Fiorentini  62'

Round 28

6 February 2011
Sunday 17:00 EDT
 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 6,780
Referee: Peter Green
Petrovski  84' Report
Summary		 Cazarine  77'

Round 29

10 February 2011
Thursday 17:30 EDT
 Newcastle Jets 4–0 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 7,286
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Haliti  13'
Brockie  55'
Petrovski  68' (pen.),  69'		 Report
Summary

Round 30

13 February 2011
Sunday 17:00 EDT
 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9975
Referee: Chris Beath
Perez  90' Report
Summary

2010–11 Hyundai A-League Table

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Brisbane Roar 30 18 11 1 58 26 +32 65
2 Central Coast Mariners 30 16 9 5 50 31 +19 57
3 Adelaide United 30 15 5 10 51 36 +15 50
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32 +8 46
5 Melbourne Victory 30 11 10 9 45 39 +6 43
6 Wellington Phoenix 30 12 5 13 39 41 −2 41
7 Newcastle Jets 30 9 8 13 29 33 −4 35
8 Melbourne Heart 30 8 11 11 32 42 −10 35
9 Sydney FC 30 8 10 12 35 40 −5 34
10 Perth Glory 30 5 8 17 27 54 −27 23
11 North Queensland Fury 30 4 7 19 28 60 −32 19
Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
  
Teams qualify for finals.
Updated to Week 27
Teams qualify for AFC Champions League.

Season Statistics

Goal scorers

Last updated 18 August 2010

Name Pre-Season A-League Finals Total
Sasho Petrovski 1 5 0 6
Marko Jesic 2 4 0 6
Labinot Haliti 0 4 0 4
Jeremy Brockie 2 2 0 4
Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi 3 1 0 4
Ruben Zadkovich 0 2 0 2
Nikolai Topor-Stanley 1 2 0 3
Michael Bridges 2 1 0 3
Sean Rooney 1 1 0 2
Ryan Griffiths 0 1 0 1

Discipline

Name Cautions 2nd Caution – Send-Off Send-Offs
Ruben Zadkovich 3 1 0
Kasey Wehrman 2 0 0
Ali Abbas 1 0 0
Michael Bridges 1 0 0
Ben Kantarovski 1 0 0
Tarek Elrich 1 0 0
Taylor Regan 1 0 0
Zhang Shuo 1 0 0

Home Attendance

Round Opponent Attendance
Round 1 Melbourne Heart 8735
Round 4 Brisbane Roar 7066
Round 6 Perth Glory 6977
Round 8 Melbourne Victory 8652
Round 10 North Queensland Fury
Round 11 Melbourne Heart 3114
Round 13 Adelaide United 8278
Round 14 Brisbane Roar 7829
Round 15 Wellington Phoenix 12147
Total Attendance 50651
Average Attendance 7850

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