Hyundai A-League Round 21 Preview
All the team news and match information for Round 21 (final round)
Hyundai A-League 2007/08 Round 21 Preview
Stats, Facts & Milestones • Leading into the final round of the Hyundai A-League 2007/08, the Queensland Roar heads a remarkable competition ladder which sees four teams equal on 31 competition points (the Queensland Roar leading due to goal difference). • Never before in well over 100 years of Australia's major national football competitions have four teams been equal on points leading into the final round: o in the NRL (formerly NSWRL) the most number of teams equal on points leading into the final round was three, in 1908 (Souths, Easts, Glebe), 1980 (Wests, Easts & Canterbury), 1990 (Canberra, Brisbane & Penrith) and 2005 (Parramatta, St-George-Illawarra & Brisbane) o in the AFL (formerly VFL) the most number of teams equal on points leading into the final round was also three, in 1949 (North Melbourne, Carlton & Collingwood) and 1992 (Geelong, Footscray & Collingwood) o neither in the old NSL (1977-2004), nor in a previous Hyundai A-League season, did a team enter the final round at the top of the ladder equal on points with any other team. • In term of final season ladders, the maximum number of teams that have finished equal on points at the end of a season is three: o in the NRL this occurred in 1941 only (Easts, Balmain & Canterbury) o in the AFL this also occurred in 1941 (Carlton, Melbourne & Richmond), in 1943 (Richmond, Essendon & Fitzroy) and in 1992 (Geelong, Footscray, Collingwood) o in the NSL this occurred in 1988 only (Wollongong, Sydney Croatia & South Melbourne).
Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory Friday, 18 January 2008 Kick-Off 8:00pm AEDT (10:00pm NZDT, 7:30pm ACDT, 7:00pm AEST, 6:00pm AWDT) EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Referee: Michael Hester Assistant Referees: Nathan Gibson & Rodney Allen Fourth Official: Murray Wilson
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 7:30pm AEDT (7:00pm ACDT, 6:30pm AEST, 5:30pm AWDT). Sky Sport 3 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 10:00pm NZDT.
Radio: ABC 1233 Newcastle (1233AM) - www.abc.net.au/newcastle; 6PR 882AM (Perth) www.mytalk.com.au; SportFM (Perth); 90.5FM www.905.com.au;
Tickets: PROticket - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Visit www.proticket.com.au or call +61 2 4915 2345 .
Newcastle Jets Squad: 1.Ante COVIC (GK), 3.Jade NORTH (C), 5.Stuart MUSIALIK, 6.Andrew DURANTE, 8.Matt THOMPSON, 9.Joel GRIFFITHS, 11.Tarek ELRICH, 13.Adam D-APUZZO, 14.Jobe WHEELHOUSE, 15.Scott TUNBRIDGE, 17.Troy HEARFIELD, 18.Noel SPENCER, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Ben KENNEDY, 23.Jason HOFFMAN , 25.James HOLLAND, 26.Ben KANTAROVSKI *two to be omitted
In: Ben Kantarovski (new signing), Troy Hearfield (promoted), Scott Tunbridge (promoted) Out: Stephen Laybutt (Injury - Achilles)
Others Unavailable: Adam Griffiths (suspended) Steve Eagleton (Season), Denni (Injury - Hamstring)
Perth Glory Squad: 1.Jason PETKOVIC (gk), 2.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 4.Simon COLOSIMO (Captain), 5.Jamie HARNWELL, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 10.Billy CELESKI, 12.Leo BERTOS, 13.Nikita RUKAVYTSYA, 14.Jamie COYNE, 16.Nick RIZZO, 17.Jimmy DOWNEY, 18.Hayden FOXE, 21.James ROBINSON, 22.Jerry KARPEH, 25.Tyler SIMPSON, 30.Tando VELAPHI (gk) *one to be omitted
In: Simon Colosimo (promoted), Leo Bertos (return from suspension) Out: Stan Lazaridis (hamstring - 1 week)
Others Unavailable: David Tarka (hamstring - season), Mitchell Prentice (knee - 1 week)
Impending stats, facts and trivia: The Newcastle Jets will be aiming to overcome the Hyundai A-League's most dominant all-time performance by an away team over a home team: in their four previous encounters in Newcastle, the Glory have won all four matches over the Jets, scoring a massive 15 goals to just 3 against (previous scores in Newcastle: 2005/06 Perth won 5-1 and 3-1, 2006/07 Perth won 3-0, 2007/08 Perth won 4-1).
Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix Saturday, 19 January 2008 Kick-Off 7:00pm AEDT (9:00pm NZDT, 6:30pm ACDT, 6:00pm AEST, 5:00pm AWDT) Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford Referee: Kevin Docherty Assistant Referees: Alex Glasgow & Murray Wilson Fourth Official: Strebre Delovski
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 7:00pm AEDT (6:30pm ACDT, 6:00pm AEST, 5:00pm AWDT). Sky Sport 3 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 9:00pm NZDT.
Radio: Coast FM 96.3FM (Central Coast) - www.coastfm.org.au
Tickets: Ticketek - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Visit www.ticketek.com.au or call 132 849
Central Coast Mariners Squad: 1.Matthew TROTT (gk), 2.Matt SIMON, 3.Paul O-GRADY, 6.Andre GUMPRECHT, 7.John HUTCHINSON, 10.Tom PONDELJAK, 13.Tony VIDMAR, 15.Andrew CLARK, 16.Nigel BOOGAARD, 18.Alex WILKINSON, 19.Adam KWASNIK, 20.Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 22.Sasho PETROVSKI, 23.Mile JEDINAK, 25.John ALOISI, 26.Alvin CECCOLI *one to be omitted
In: Nigel BOOGAARD (Returns from Injury) Out: Nil
Others Unavailable: Nik Mrdja (Knee - Season), Matthew Osman (Knee - Season), Dean Heffernan (Broken Leg - Season), Greg Owens (Hamstring - Indefinite),
Wellington Phoenix Squad: 1.Mark PASTON (gk), 2.Jeremy CHRISTIE, 3.Tony LOCHHEAD, 5.Karl DODD, 6.Tim BROWN, 7.Ross ALOISI (Captain), 9.Shane SMELTZ, 10.Michael FERRANTE, 11.DANIEL, 16.Kristian REES, 17.Vince LIA, 18.Ahmad ELRICH, 19.Greg DRAPER, 20.Glen MOSS (gk), 21.FELIPE, 23.Costa BARBAROUSES *one to be omitted
In: Costa Barbarouses (promoted), Ross Aloisi (return from suspension), Tony Lochhead (return from suspension) Out: Steven O-Dor (omitted), Vaughan Coveny (omitted) Others Unavailable: Nil
Impending stats, facts and trivia
Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory Sunday, 20 January 2008 Kick-Off 5:00pm AEDT (7:00pm NZDT, 4:30pm ACDT, 4:00pm AEST, 3:00pm AWDT) Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Referee: Peter O-Leary Assistant Referees: Ben Wilson & Gavin Martin Fourth Official: James Lewis
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 4:30pm AEDT (4:00pm ACDT, 3:30pm AEST, 2:30pm AWDT). Sky Sport 3 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 7:00pm NZDT.
Radio: SEN1116 (Melbourne) 1116am - www.sen.com.au
Tickets: Ticketek - available via internet or phone and at the venue. Call 132 849 or visit www.ticketek.com.au
Sydney FC Squad: 1.Clint BOLTON (gk), 2.Iain FYFE, 6.Tony POPOVIC (Captain), 7.Robbie MIDDLEBY, 8.Ruben ZADKOVICH, 10.Steve CORICA, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 13.Ben Vidaic, 14.Alex BROSQUE, 15.Terry McFLYNN, 16 Mark MILLIGAN, 20.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 21.Adam BIDDLE, 22.JUNINHO, 23.Ufuk TALAY, 26.Brendan RENAUD, 28.Michael BRIDGES. *two to be omitted
In: Mark Milligan (returns from injury), Ben Vidaic (promoted) Out: Nil
Others Unavailable: Jacob Timpano (thigh - 4 weeks), Adam Casey (leg - 4 weeks), Michael Enfield (knee - 6 months).
Melbourne Victory Squad: 1.Michael THEOKLITOS (gk), 2.Kevin MUSCAT (Captain), 7.Matthew KEMP, 9.Daniel ALLSOPP, 10.Archie THOMPSON, 12.Rodrigo VARGAS, 13.Kaz PATAFTA, 14.Adrian CACERES, 16. Carlos HERNANDEZ, 17.Daniel VASILEVSKI, 18.Leigh BROXHAM, 19.Evan BERGER, 21.Sebastian RYALL, 22.Nick WARD, 24.Steven PACE, 30.Mitchell LANGERAK (gk) *one to be omitted
In: Daniel Allsopp (returns from illness) Out: Nil
Others Unavailable: Daniel Piorkowski (shoulder - 3 weeks), Ljubo Milicevic (knee - 2 weeks), Grant Brebner (groin - 3 weeks)
Impending stats, facts and trivia
Adelaide United v Queensland Roar Sunday, 20 January 2008 Kick-Off 6:30pm ACDT (9:00pm NZDT, 7:00pm AEDT, 6:00pm AEST, 5:00pm AWDT) Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Referee: Strebre Delovski Assistant Referees: Matthew Cream & Peter Chapman Fourth Official: Paul Cetrangolo
TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 7:00pm AEDT (6:30pm ACDT, 6:00pm AEST, 5:00pm AWDT). Sky Sport 1 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Delayed Match broadcast commences 8:00am NZDT Monday 21 January 2008.
Radio: Fresh FM (Adelaide) 92.7FM www.freshfm.com.au
Tickets: Venue*tix: available via internet or phone and at the venue. Visit www.venuetix.com.au or phone (08) 8225 8888.
Adelaide United Squad: 50.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 2.Richie ALAGICH, 3.Milan SUSAK, 4.Angelo COSTANZO, 6.CASSIO, 7.Lucas PANTELIS, 10.Nathan BURNS, 11.Bruce DJITE, 12.Matthew MULLEN, 13.Travis DODD (Capt), 15.Jonas SALLEY, 16.Bobby PETTA, 17.Isyan ERDOGAN, 18.Robert CORNTHWAITE, 20.Robert BAJIC (gk), 21.Jason SPAGNUOLO, 23.Dez GIRALDI, 26.Fabian BARBIERO, 1.Daniel BELTRAME (gk)*four to be omitted
In: Bobby Petta (return from injury), Fabian Barbiero (returns from suspension), Matt Mullen (promoted), Daniel Beltrame (gk) (return from injury) Out: Nil
Others Unavailable: Paul Agostino (quad - 3 weeks), Kristian Sarkies (DVT - Indefinite), Shaun Ontong (ankle - season), Michael Valkanis (knee - season), Diego (back - 1 week)
Queensland Roar Squad: 30.Griffin McMASTER (gk), 2.Andrew PACKER, 4.Craig MOORE, 5.Josh McCLOUGHAN, 7.Michael ZULLO, 8.Massimo MURDOCCA, 9.Simon LYNCH, 11.REINALDO, 12.Tahj MINNIECON, 13.Zoran PETREVSKI, 14.Ben GRIFFIN, 15.Matt McKAY, 17.Mitch NICHOLS, 18.Danny TIATTO,19.Sasa OGNENOVSKI, 21.Chris GROSSMAN, 22.Robbie KRUSE, 23.MARCINHO, 40.Marko SUTALO *four to be omitted
In: Reinaldo (return from suspension), Chris Grossman (promoted), Robbie Kruse (return from hamstring injury), Zoran Petrevski (promoted). Out: Nil
Others Unavailable: Matt Ham (shoulder injury - out for season), Stuart McLaren (ankle injury - 2 weeks), Liam Reddy (thumb injury - 1 week), Hyuk-Su Seo (calf injury - 1 week),
Impending stats, facts and trivia - Adelaide United will be aiming to break their current run of four consecutive losses, which is the club's equal longest streak of losses in the Hyundai A-League. Adelaide United's past four matches have resulted in defeats to Central Coast (L1-2), Sydney (L1-3), Newcastle (L1-2) and Perth (L2-3). This equals Adelaide's four match losing streak which occurred in the last two games of the 2005/06 and first two games of the 2006/07 seasons. - Only one other club in the Hyundai A-League has lost more than four games in a row (New Zealand Knights, 11 straight losses, Round 4-14, 2005/06).
N.B. Squads subject to change