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Newcastle Jets striker Roy O’Donovan has found a permanent home in the region, with the Irish import and his young family set to become Australian citizens at one of City of Newcastle’s online citizenship ceremonies on Tuesday. O’Donovan and his wife Ellen relocated to Australia in 2015, initially for a change of scenery, but when their son Alfie was born less than 12 months later, the O’Donovans soon fell in love with Newcastle and the unparalleled lifestyle it had to offer.

Maybe a global pandemic is just what the A-League needed A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Here’s a stat for you, Andrew Howe. Of the 54 goals scored in the A-League to date, 21 of them – or just over 38 per cent – have been slotted home by players aged 23 or younger. Valentino Yuel may not be in that age bracket, but the 26-year-old continued the trend of exciting new talent getting on the scoresheet when he angled home the opener in Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Wellington Phoenix in Wollongong yeste...

Two sensational goals have given Newcastle their first win of the A-League season in an entertaining 2-1 win against Wellington.

Former Cork City and Sunderland man Roy O’Donovan found the net against Wellington Phoenix.

  "We got into a bit of fighting, we need to show a little bit more composure when it comes.  "We had a little bit of luck tonight, which we had been missing." Newcastle held 35% possession and were out-shot 23-11 by their opponents in Wollongong, but there still plenty of positive aspects for Deans and his charges to take. The Jets executed two excellent counter attacks for Yuel and O'Donovan's goals and will feel they should have sealed the match with a third but could not take advantage of other chances that they forged in transition.  According to defender Nigel Boogaard, the result is...