Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix, 2026-27 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

1st Half: 7'
0 - 0

About

Newcastle Jets are hosting Wellington Phoenix at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Foul by Bryce Duke (Wellington Phoenix).
5': Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Statistics

WEL		NEW
1	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
19	Possession	81
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
4	Accurate Passes	30
11	Passes	46
0.4	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	1
0.0	Cross %	0.0
4	Long Balls	7
0	Accurate Long Balls	2
0.0	Long Balls %	0.3
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	1
0	Tackles	2
0.0	Tackle %	0.5
2	Interceptions	0
4	Effective Clearances	1
4	Clearances	1

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wellington Phoenix	2	+3	6
2	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	2	+3	4
3	Macarthur FC	2	+1	4
4	Brisbane Roar FC	2	+1	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
2	Alex Grant
5	Joe Shaughnessy
52	Nicholas Paul Badolato
23	Daniel Wilmering
64	Jesse Raymond Hill
24	Alex Nunes
28	Will Dobson
17	Ethan Debono
10	Zach Clough
9	Nikolaos Vergos

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Max Burgess, Xavier Bertoncello, Jordan Baylis, Joel Bertolissio, Joe Lolley, Alexander Badolato, Thomas Aquilina.

Wellington Phoenix (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Henry Gray (GK)
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
28	Bill Tuiloma
23	James McGarry
27	Matthew Sheridan
14	Alex Rufer
8	Max Anderson
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
7	Bryce Duke
9	Rafael Durán
99	Corban Piper

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Walter Scott, Luke James Mitchell, Alby Kelly-Heald, Xuan Loke, Nathan Walker, Riley Bidois, Dylan Richard Gardiner.

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