2010–11 Newcastle Jets FC season

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.

Newcastle United Jets FC
2010–11 season
ChairmanKen Edwards
ManagerBranko Culina
(A-League)
A-League7th
FinalDNQ

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]

2010–11 season squads

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Senior squad

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

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

Beginning of season transfers

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Youth squad

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

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

Women's squad

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

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

Pre-season fixtures

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Melbourne Heart1–2Newcastle Jets
Sibon   68' Bridges   6'
Abbas   27'
La Trobe City Stadium
Attendance: 3000
Sydney United0–2Newcastle Jets
Abbas   14'
Brockie   38'
Newcastle Jets0–1Brisbane Roar
Franjic   85'
Attendance: 2000 approx.
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Rockdale City Suns0–4Newcastle Jets
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]

NBN State Youth League XI2–0Newcastle Jets Youth
Darling Street Oval, Hamilton
NBN State League XI1–3Newcastle Jets
Joel Wood   88' Petrovski   23'
Brockie   35'
Jesic   75'
Darling Street Oval, Hamilton
Attendance: 2000

Mid-season fixtures

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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]

Newcastle Jets2–1Los Angeles Galaxy
Sasho Petrovski   39'
Labinot Haliti   52'
Landon Donovan   7'
Attendance: 23317
Referee: Matthew Brezze

2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures

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21 August 2010 Perth Glory   1 : 0   Newcastle Jets nib Stadium, Perth
Friday 15:15 WST Jelić   45+1' Report
Summary
Attendance: 12,031
Referee:   Matthew Breeze
5 September 2010 Newcastle Jets   0 : 0   Brisbane Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Sunday 15:00 EST Zadkovich   30'   82' Report
Summary
Attendance: 7,066
Referee:   Kris Griffiths-Jones
11 September 2010 Adelaide United   2 : 1   Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday 19:00 CST Leckie   22'
Flores   65'
Report
Summary
Rooney   89' Attendance: 9,571
Referee:   Ben Williams
17 September 2010 Newcastle Jets   2 : 0   Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Friday 20:00 EST Bridges   10'
Haliti   89'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 6,977
Referee:   Ryan Shepheard
22 September 2010 Gold Coast United   1 : 0   Newcastle Jets Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Wednesday 19:30 EST Curtis   89' Report
Summary
Attendance: 2,091
Referee:   Peter Green
16 October 2010 Brisbane Roar   1 : 1   Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 19:45 EST Reinaldo   77' Report
Summary
M. Smith   18' (o.g.) Attendance: 10,191
Referee:   Jarred Gillett
7 November 2010 Sydney FC   1 : 0   Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Sunday 17:00 EDT Cazarine   76' Report
Summary
Attendance: 8,512
Referee:   Chris Beath
13 November 2010 Newcastle Jets   3 : 1   Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday 19:45 EDT Topor-Stanley   4'
Jesic   13', 52'
Report
Summary
Fyfe   79' Attendance: 8,278
Referee:   Kurt Ams
17 November 2010 Newcastle Jets   1 : 1   Brisbane Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Wednesday 19:30 EDT Kantarovski   54' Report
Summary
Solórzano   80' Attendance: 7,829
Referee:   Peter Green
4 December 2010 North Queensland Fury   0 : 2   Newcastle Jets Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Saturday 20:15 EST Report
Summary
Topor-Stanley   79'
Petrovski   90+3'
Attendance: 3,573
Referee:   Kurt Ams
8 December 2010 Melbourne Heart   0 : 2   Newcastle Jets AAMI Park, Melbourne
Wednesday 19:00 EDT Report
Summary
Wheelhouse   7'
Jeffers   12'
Jesic   18'
Attendance: 2,754
Referee:   Alan Milliner
15 December 2010 Newcastle Jets   2 : 0   Gold Coast United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Wednesday 19:00 EDT Abbas   77'
Miličević   51'   78'
Petrovski   82'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 8,046
Referee:   Ryan Shepheard
18 December 2010 Wellington Phoenix   4 : 0   Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Saturday 19:00 NZDT T. Brown   18'
Rojas   31'
Greenacre   41'
Macallister   88'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 6,053
Referee:   Jarred Gillett
27 December 2010 Melbourne Victory   2 : 1   Newcastle Jets AAMI Park, Melbourne
Monday 18:00 EDT Hernández   20'
Ricardinho   90'
Report
Summary
Zadkovich   54' Attendance: 16,378
Referee:   Matthew Breeze
3 January 2011 Newcastle Jets   1 : 2   Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Monday 17:00 EDT Haliti   66' Report
Summary
Moriyasu   36'
Cazarine   45+1'
Attendance: 12,118
Referee:   Matthew Gillett
22 January 2011 Gold Coast United   5 : 1   Newcastle Jets Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Saturday 20:15 EST Traoré   9'
Djite   36', 79', 87'
Smeltz   61'
Report
Summary
Zhang   75' Attendance: 14,783
Referee:   Matthew Breeze
2 February 2011 Melbourne Victory   2 : 0   Newcastle Jets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Wednesday 19:00 EDT Pondeljak   57'
Kruse   69'
Report
Summary
Fiorentini   61' Attendance: 11,296
Referee:   Strebre Delovski
6 February 2011 Newcastle Jets   1 : 1   Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Sunday 17:00 EDT Petrovski   84' Report
Summary
Cazarine   77' Attendance: 6,780
Referee:   Peter Green
10 February 2011 Newcastle Jets   4 : 0   Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Thursday 19:30 EDT Haliti   13'
Brockie   55'
Petrovski   68' (pen.), 69'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 7,286
Referee:   Matthew Breeze

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 30 18 11 1 58 26 +32 65 Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2 Central Coast Mariners 30 16 9 5 50 31 +19 57
3 Adelaide United 30 15 5 10 51 36 +15 50 Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32 +8 46 Qualification for Finals series
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
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.
    Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions.
    Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

Season statistics

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Goal scorers

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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

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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

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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

References

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