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Departing Newcastle coach Craig Deans is bullish about his battling club's talented youngsters and wants A-League rivals to develop their own players rather than poach the Jets' emerging stars.
Share on Twitter The match at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday almost developed into a head-to-head battle between Goodwin and Perth goalkeeper Tando Velaphi, who foiled the teenager four times. The point lifted Newcastle off the bottom on goal difference above Melbourne Victory, with each club to play Premiers Plate winners Melbourne City in their final game. Perth finished in ninth spot and failed to win any of their last nine away games, kept just two clean sheets The Jets had plenty of possession but as has been the case so often this season, their final ball into the box an...
Share on Twitter The 1-1 draw at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday came courtesy of a contentious penalty and an own goal. Referee Alex King awarded a spot kick after a VAR check following a corner when Lachlan Jackson's header hit the arm of Sydney striker Bobo. Roy O'Donovan's powerful 59th minute penalty conversion gave Newcastle the lead, but the Jets couldn't hold on and went a 12th straight game without victory. Sydney salvaged a deserved point in somewhat fortuitous circumstances as an attempted 76th minute clearance from Jets defender Connor O'Toole cannoned off teammate ...
Twenty years since his professional debut, Wes Hoolahan is still going strong as he approaches 39.
Melbourne City emerged on top of the A-League table after an eight-game Matchweek 18 came to its conclusion on Wednesday night. City drew with Macarthur FC on Saturday, April 24. The result sent Patrick Kisnorbo's side one point above both Central Coast Mariners - who took just one point from games against Sydney FC and Brisbane Roar - and the Sky Blues, who drew level with the Mariners after notching four points from two games in Matchweek 18.