2010–11 Newcastle Jets FC season

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Newcastle United Jets FC
2010–11 season
ChairmanKen Edwards
Manager
Final
DNQ

The Newcastle Jets

A-League
and the tenth since the club's founding, in 2000.

It was announced on 22 July 2010 that

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

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

Senior squad

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 Australia AUS
Ben Kennedy
2 DF Australia AUS Taylor Regan
3 DF Australia AUS Adam D'Apuzzo
4 DF Australia AUS Nikolai Topor-Stanley
5 DF Australia AUS
Ljubo Miličević (Vice-Captain
)
6 MF Australia AUS
Youth
)
7 MF Australia AUS Kasey Wehrman (Vice-Captain)
8 FW England ENG Michael Bridges (Captain)
9 FW China CHN Zhang Shuo
10 MF Australia AUS Ruben Zadkovich
11 DF Australia AUS Tarek Elrich
12 MF Australia AUS Jobe Wheelhouse
13 FW Australia AUS Sasho Petrovski
14 FW Australia AUS Labinot Haliti
15 FW Australia AUS
Youth
)
16 FW New Zealand NZL Jeremy Brockie
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Italy ITA Marcello Fiorentini
18 FW Australia AUS
Youth
)
19 MF Iraq IRQ
Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi
20 GK Australia AUS
Neil Young
21 MF Australia AUS
Youth
)
22 MF Australia AUS Kaz Patafta
23 FW Australia AUS
Ryan Griffiths
24 FW England ENG
Guest Player
)
25 DF Australia AUS
Youth
)
26 FW Australia AUS
Youth
)
27 FW Slovenia SVN
Injury Replacement
)
28 DF Australia AUS
Youth
)
30 GK Australia AUS
Injury Replacement
)
31 DF Australia AUS
Youth
)
40 GK Australia AUS
Injury Replacement
)

Beginning of season transfers

Youth squad

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

Women's squad

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

Pre-season fixtures

Newcastle Jets
Sibon 68'
Abbas
27'
La Trobe City Stadium
Attendance: 3000
Newcastle Jets
Abbas 14'
Brockie
38'
Brisbane Roar
Franjic 85'
Attendance: 2000 approx.
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Newcastle Jets
Abbas 12'
Rooney 24'
Topor-Stanley 32'
Jesic
59'
Bicentennial Park

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]

Newcastle Jets Youth
Darling Street Oval, Hamilton
Newcastle Jets
Joel Wood 88' Petrovski 23'
Brockie 35'
Jesic 75'
Darling Street Oval, Hamilton
Attendance: 2000

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]

Los Angeles Galaxy
Sasho Petrovski 39'
Labinot Haliti 52'
Landon Donovan 7'
Energy Australia Stadium
Attendance: 23317
Referee: Matthew Brezze

2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures

6 August 2010
CST
Report
Summary
Attendance: 8,479
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
13 August 2010
EST
Brockie 60' Report
Summary
Kantarovski 79' (o.g.) Attendance: 8,735
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
21 August 2010
WST
Jelić 45+1' Report
Summary
Attendance: 12,031
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
5 September 2010
EST
Zadkovich Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 82' Report
Summary
Attendance: 7,066
Referee: Australia Kris Griffiths-Jones
11 September 2010
CST
Leckie 22'
Flores 65'
Report
Summary
Rooney
89'
Attendance: 9,571
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
17 September 2010
EST
Bridges 10'
Haliti 89'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 6,977
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
22 September 2010
EST
Curtis
89'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 2,091
Referee: Australia Peter Green
25 September 2010
EST
Report
Summary
Attendance: 8,652
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
16 October 2010
EST
Reinaldo 77' Report
Summary
M. Smith 18' (o.g.
)
Attendance: 10,191
Referee: Australia Jarred Gillett
31 October 2010
EDT
Report
Summary
Kalmar 53'
Sibon 90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,114
Referee: Australia Kris Griffiths-Jones
7 November 2010
EDT
Cazarine 76' Report
Summary
Attendance: 8,512
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
13 November 2010
EDT
Topor-Stanley 4'
Jesic 13', 52'
Report
Summary
Fyfe 79' Attendance: 8,278
Referee: Australia Kurt Ams
17 November 2010
EDT
Kantarovski 54' Report
Summary
Solórzano 80' Attendance: 7,829
Referee: Australia Peter Green
20 November 2010
EDT
Jesic 55' Report
Summary
Attendance: 12,147
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
24 November 2010
EDT
Petrovski 90+2' Report
Summary
Simon
49'
Attendance: 7,730
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
4 December 2010
EST
Report
Summary
Topor-Stanley 79'
Petrovski 90+3'
Attendance: 3,573
Referee: Australia Kurt Ams
8 December 2010
EDT
Report
Summary
Wheelhouse Red card 7'
Jeffers 12'
Jesic 18'
Attendance: 2,754
Referee: Australia Alan Milliner
15 December 2010
EDT
Miličević Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 78'
Petrovski
82'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 8,046
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
18 December 2010
NZDT
T. Brown 18'
Rojas 31'
Greenacre 41'
Macallister 88'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 6,053
Referee: Australia Jarred Gillett
27 December 2010
EDT
Ricardinho
90'
Report
Summary
Zadkovich 54' Attendance: 16,378
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
3 January 2011
EDT
Haliti 66' Report
Summary
Moriyasu 36'
Cazarine 45+1'
Attendance: 12,118
Referee: Australia Matthew Gillett
8 January 2011
EST
M. Hughes 90+5' (pen.
)
Report
Summary
Ryan Griffiths
70'
Attendance: 4,315
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
11 January 2011
EDT
Jesic 13' Report
Summary
Attendance: 8,218
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
16 January 2011
EDT
Report
Summary
Simon 14'
Hutchinson
87'
Attendance: 13,463
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
22 January 2011
EST
Traoré 9'
Djite 36', 79', 87'
Smeltz 61'
Report
Summary
Zhang 75' Attendance: 14,783
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
30 January 2011
NZDT
Macallister 20' Report
Summary
Ryan Griffiths
Red card 66'
Attendance: 10,917
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
2 February 2011
EDT
Pondeljak 57'
Kruse 69'
Report
Summary
Fiorentini Red card 61' Attendance: 11,296
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
6 February 2011
EDT
Petrovski 84' Report
Summary
Cazarine 77' Attendance: 6,780
Referee: Australia Peter Green
10 February 2011
EDT
Haliti 13'
Brockie 55'
Petrovski 68' (pen.), 69'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 7,286
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
13 February 2011
EDT
Pérez 90' Report
Summary
Attendance: 9,975
Referee: Australia Chris Beath

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

Goal scorers

Last updated 18 August 2010

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

Discipline

Name Cautions Yellow card 2nd Caution – Send-Off Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Send-Offs Red card
Australia Ruben Zadkovich 3 1 0
Australia Kasey Wehrman 2 0 0
Ali Abbas
1 0 0
England Michael Bridges 1 0 0
Australia Ben Kantarovski 1 0 0
Australia Tarek Elrich 1 0 0
Australia Taylor Regan 1 0 0
China 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

References

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