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

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  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

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  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

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
Melbourne Heart1–2Newcastle Jets
Sibon  68' Bridges  6'
Abbas  27'
La Trobe City Stadium
Attendance: 3000
Sydney United0–2Newcastle Jets
Abbas  14'
Brockie  38'
Attendance: 3000
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

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
6 August 2010 Adelaide United 0 : 0 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 CST Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,479
Referee: Gerard Parsons
13 August 2010 Newcastle Jets 1 : 1 Melbourne Heart EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Friday 20:00 EST Brockie  60' Report
Summary		 Kantarovski  79' (o.g.) Attendance: 8,735
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
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
25 September 2010 Newcastle Jets 0 : 0 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday 19:30 EST Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,652
Referee: Chris Beath
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
31 October 2010 Newcastle Jets 0 : 2 Melbourne Heart Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie
Sunday 15:00 EDT Report
Summary		 Kalmar  53'
Sibon  90+4' (pen.)		 Attendance: 3,114
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
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
20 November 2010 Newcastle Jets 1 : 0 Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday 19:00 EDT Jesic  55' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 12,147
Referee: Gerard Parsons
24 November 2010 Newcastle Jets 1 : 1 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Wednesday 19:00 EDT Petrovski  90+2' Report
Summary		 Simon  49' Attendance: 7,730
Referee: Matthew Breeze
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
8 January 2011 North Queensland Fury 1 : 3 Newcastle Jets Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Saturday 20:15 EST M. Hughes  90+5' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Zadkovich  13'
Haliti  16'
Ryan Griffiths  70'		 Attendance: 4,315
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
11 January 2011 Newcastle Jets 1 : 0 North Queensland Fury EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Tuesday 7:30 EDT Jesic  13' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,218
Referee: Gerard Parsons
16 January 2011 Newcastle Jets 0 : 2 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Sunday 17:00 EDT Report
Summary		 Simon  14'
Hutchinson  87'		 Attendance: 13,463
Referee: Chris Beath
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
30 January 2011 Wellington Phoenix 1 : 0 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT Macallister  20' Report
Summary		 Ryan Griffiths  66' Attendance: 10,917
Referee: Chris Beath
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
13 February 2011 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 0 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 17:00 EDT Pérez  90' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,975
Referee: Chris Beath
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 30 18 11 1 58 26 +32 65 Finals series and 2012 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Central Coast Mariners 30 16 9 5 50 31 +19 57
3 Adelaide United 30 15 5 10 51 36 +15 50 Finals series and 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32 +8 46 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 Disbanded at end of season
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
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
Sasho Petrovski1506
Marko Jesic2406
Labinot Haliti0404
Jeremy Brockie2204
Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi3104
Ruben Zadkovich0202
Nikolai Topor-Stanley1203
Michael Bridges2103
Sean Rooney1102
Ryan Griffiths0101

Discipline
Name Cautions 2nd Caution – Send-Off Send-Offs
Ruben Zadkovich310
Kasey Wehrman200
Ali Abbas100
Michael Bridges100
Ben Kantarovski100
Tarek Elrich100
Taylor Regan100
Zhang Shuo100

Home attendance
Round Opponent Attendance
Round 1Melbourne Heart8735
Round 4Brisbane Roar7066
Round 6Perth Glory6977
Round 8Melbourne Victory8652
Round 10North Queensland Fury
Round 11Melbourne Heart3114
Round 13Adelaide United8278
Round 14Brisbane Roar7829
Round 15Wellington Phoenix12147
Total Attendance50651
Average Attendance7850

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