2010–11 Newcastle Jets FC season

October 2015 January 2020 Newcastle United Jets FC 2010–11 Branko Culina (A-League) Manager Ken Edwards Chairman A-League 7th Final DNQ 2009–10 2011–12 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. 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.http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=34305 A-League Football Club Newcastle Jets 31 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110219114809/http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=34305 19 February 2011 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.Gardiner James https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/460304/jets-woes-put-game-in-doubt/ Jets woes put game in doubt – Local News – News – General – Newcastle Herald Theherald.com.au 1 September 2010 31 October 2011 2 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100902045138/http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/jets-woes-put-game-in-doubt/1928582.aspx live 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.http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/182446,ffa-ride-to-the-jets-rescue.aspx FFA Ride to the Jets Rescue – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – The Ultimate Football Website Au.fourfourtwo.com 6 September 2010 31 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120930140536/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/182446%2Cffa-ride-to-the-jets-rescue.aspx 30 September 2012 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.Dillon Robert https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/461153/tinkler-rescues-jets-as-ffa-ejects-con/ Tinkler rescues Jets as FFA ejects Con – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald Theherald.com.au 23 September 2010 31 October 2011 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.https://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/coal-magnate-throws-in-fuel-to-get-team-firing-again-20100922-15n25.html Coal magnate throws in fuel to get team firing again Sydney Morning Herald 23 September 2010 31 October 2011 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.Dillon Robert https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/460969/tinklers-20-20-vision-for-jets/ Tinkler's 20–20 vision for Jets – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald Theherald.com.au 2 October 2010 31 October 2011 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.Gardiner James https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/462298/branko-to-coach-jets-until-2015/ Branko to coach Jets until 2015 – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald Theherald.com.au 8 October 2010 31 October 2011https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/461364/jets-unveil-25million-blueprint-for-future/ Jets unveil $2.5million blueprint for future – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald Theherald.com.au 12 October 2010 31 October 2011 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.Gardiner James https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/461651/jets-make-pitch-to-region-budget-ticket-plan-aims-to-bring-families-aboard/ Jets make pitch to region: Budget ticket plan aims to bring families aboard – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald Theherald.com.au 16 October 2010 31 October 2011James Gardiner https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/463452/jets-throw-open-gates-for-match-against-melbourne/ Jets throw open gates for match against Melbourne – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald Theherald.com.au 15 October 2010 31 October 2011 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.Keeble Brett https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/461615/jets-change-course-in-hunt-for-success/ Jets change course in hunt for success – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald Theherald.com.au 13 October 2010 31 October 2011 29 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101029231904/http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/jets-change-course-in-hunt-for-success/1966948.aspx?storypage=0 live 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, generally speculated to be an almost certain sellout, is set to play host to big-name players David Beckham and Landon Donovan.http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=36008 A-League Football Club Newcastle Jets 31 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110223001623/http://newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=36008 23 February 2011 dead 2010–11 season squads Senior squad 1 AUS GK Ben Kennedy 2 AUS DF Taylor Regan 3 AUS DF Adam D'Apuzzo 4 AUS DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley 5 AUS DF Ljubo Miličević Vice-Captain 6 AUS MF Ben Kantarovski Youth 7 AUS MF Kasey Wehrman Vice-Captain 8 England FW Michael Bridges Captain 9 China FW Zhang Shuo 10 AUS MF Ruben Zadkovich 11 AUS DF Tarek Elrich 12 AUS MF Jobe Wheelhouse 13 AUS FW Sasho Petrovski 14 AUS FW Labinot Haliti 15 AUS FW Sean Rooney Youth 16 New Zealand FW Jeremy Brockie 17 Italy MF Marcello Fiorentini 18 AUS FW Marko Jesic Youth 19 Iraq MF Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi 20 AUS GK Neil Young 21 AUS MF Brodie Mooy Youth 22 AUS MF Kaz Patafta 23 AUS FW Ryan Griffiths 24 ENG FW Francis Jeffers Guest Player 25 Australia DF Sam Gallaway Youth 26 AUS FW James Virgili Youth 27 SLO FW Tomislav Misura Injury Replacement 28 Australia DF Mario Šimić Youth 30 AUS GK Paul Henderson Injury Replacement 31 Australia DF Jacob Pepper Youth 40 AUS GK Matthew Nash Injury Replacement Beginning of season transfers auto In: Australia Kasey Wehrman – Fredrikstad FK Australia Ruben Zadkovich – Derby County New Zealand Jeremy Brockie – North Queensland Fury FC AUS Taylor Regan – Youth League Italy Marcello Fiorentini – A.C. Palazzolo 1913 China Zhang Shuo – Persik Kediri Australia Paul Henderson – Sydney Olympic Out: Australia Matt Thompson – Melbourne Heart FC Australia Jason Naidovski – Contract Expired Australia Shaun Ontong – Contract Expired Australia Angelo Costanzo – Retired Australia Jason Hoffman – Melbourne Heart FC South Korea Song Jin-Hyung – Tours FC Italy Fabio Vignaroli – Released Due To Injury Netherlands Donny de Groot – Go Ahead Eagles 5em Re-signed: Australia Ljubo Miličević – 1 Year Australia Ben Kennedy – 2 Years England Michael Bridges – 2 Years Australia Marko Jesic – 1 Year Australia Neil Young – 1 Year Australia Labinot Haliti – 2 Years Australia Tarek Elrich – 2 Years Australia Adam D'Apuzzo – 1 Year Iraq Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi – 1 Year Unsuccessful trialists: South Africa Sibusiso Zuma Panama Chaimir Toloy Australia Griffin McMaster Australia Chris Price Australia David D'Apuzzo New Zealand Aaron Clapham Youth squad 1 Australia Robbie Kolak GK 2 Australia Sam Gallaway DF 3 Australia Mario Šimić DF 4 Australia Jon Griffiths DF 5 Australia Nathan Millgate DF 6 Australia Jacob Pepper DF 7 Australia Scott Pettit MF 8 Australia Steven Veleski FW 9 Australia Gavin Forbes FW 10 Timor-Leste MF Jesse Pinto Captain 11 Australia James Virgili FW 12 Australia David Talevski MF 13 Australia Fabian Iacovelli FW 14 Australia Kyle Ewart MF 15 Australia Abe Wheelhouse MF 16 Australia Luke Remington MF 17 Australia Michael Finlayson MF 18 Australia Blake Green FW 20 Australia Jack Duncan GK + up to four over-age players Women's squad 1 AUS GK Alison Logue 2 AUS DF Libby Sharpe 3 USA DF Nicole Cross 4 AUS DF Thea Slatyer 5 AUS DF Alex Hyung 6 AUS MF Amber Neilson 7 AUS MF Gema Simon 8 AUS MF Bronte Bates 9 AUS FW Kate Hensman 10 AUS MF Hayley Crawford 11 AUS FW Sasha McDonnell 12 AUS MF Melissa Feuregill 13 AUS DF Carlie Ikonomou 14 AUS DF Hannah Brewer 15 AUS MF Nicole Jones 16 AUS DF Kirstyn Pearce 17 AUS MF Madeline Searl 18 AUS FW Leia Smith 19 AUS FW Tara Andrews 20 AUS MF Kara Mowbray 21 AUS MF Renee Cartwright 22 USA GK Allison Lipsher Pre-season fixtures #ffffff 8 July 2010 19:30 UTC+10 Melbourne Heart 1–2 Newcastle Jets Sibon 68 Bridges 6 Abbas 27 La Trobe City Stadium 3000 #ffffff 18 July 2010 16:00 UTC+10 Sydney United 0–2 Newcastle Jets Abbas 14 Brockie 38 Sydney United Sports Centre 3000 #ffffff 25 July 2010 14:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Brisbane Roar Franjic 85 Port Macquarie Regional Stadium 2000 approx. Stuart Wolfe #ffffff 28 July 2010 20:00 UTC+10 Rockdale City Suns 0–4 Newcastle Jets Abbas 12 Rooney 24 Topor-Stanley 32 Jesic 59 Bicentennial Park 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.http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=33980 A-League Football Club Newcastle Jets 31 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110219115531/http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=33980 19 February 2011 dead #ffffff 14 July 2010 18:00 UTC+10 NBN State Youth League XI 2–0 Newcastle Jets Youth Darling Street Oval, Hamilton #ffffff 14 July 2010 20:00 UTC+10 NBN State League XI 1–3 Newcastle Jets Joel Wood 88 Petrovski 23 Brockie 35 Jesic 75 Darling Street Oval, Hamilton 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.James Gardiner https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/461739/its-official-beckhams-coming-to-newcastle/ It's official: Beckham's coming to Newcastle – Local News – News – General – Newcastle Herald Theherald.com.au 20 October 2010 31 October 2011 #ffffff 27 November 2010 19:30 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Sasho Petrovski 39Labinot Haliti 52 Landon Donovan 7 Energy Australia Stadium 23317 Matthew Brezze 2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures 6 August 2010 Friday 19:30 CST Adelaide United 20px 0 : 0 ReportSummary 20px Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 8,479 AUS Gerard Parsons D 13 August 2010 Friday 20:00 EST Newcastle Jets 20px 1 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Melbourne Heart Brockie 60 Kantarovski 79 o.g. EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 8,735 AUS Ryan Shepheard D 21 August 2010 Friday 15:15 WST Perth Glory 20px 1 : 0 ReportSummary 20px Newcastle Jets Jelić 45+1 nib Stadium, Perth 12,031 AUS Matthew Breeze L 5 September 2010 Sunday 15:00 EST Newcastle Jets 20px 0 : 0 ReportSummary 20px Brisbane Roar Zadkovich 2 30 82 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 7,066 AUS Kris Griffiths-Jones D 11 September 2010 Saturday 19:00 CST Adelaide United 20px 2 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Newcastle Jets Leckie 22Flores 65 Rooney 89 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 9,571 AUS Ben Williams L 17 September 2010 Friday 20:00 EST Newcastle Jets 20px 2 : 0 ReportSummary 20px Perth Glory Bridges 10Haliti 89 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 6,977 AUS Ryan Shepheard W 22 September 2010 Wednesday 19:30 EST Gold Coast United 20px 1 : 0 ReportSummary 20px Newcastle Jets Curtis 89 Skilled Park, Gold Coast 2,091 AUS Peter Green L 25 September 2010 Saturday 19:30 EST Newcastle Jets 20px 0 : 0 ReportSummary 20px Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 8,652 AUS Chris Beath D 16 October 2010 Saturday 19:45 EST Brisbane Roar 20px 1 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Newcastle Jets Reinaldo 77 M. Smith 18 o.g. Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 10,191 AUS Jarred Gillett D 31 October 2010 Sunday 15:00 EDT Newcastle Jets 20px 0 : 2 Report Summary 20px Melbourne Heart Kalmar 53 Sibon 90+4 pen. Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie 3,114 AUS Kris Griffiths-Jones L 7 November 2010 Sunday 17:00 EDT Sydney FC 20px 1 : 0 Report Summary 20px Newcastle Jets Cazarine 76 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 8,512 AUS Chris Beath L 13 November 2010 Saturday 19:45 EDT Newcastle Jets 20px 3 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Adelaide United Topor-Stanley 4Jesic 13 52 Fyfe 79 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 8,278 AUS Kurt Ams W 17 November 2010 Wednesday 19:30 EDT Newcastle Jets 20px 1 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Brisbane Roar Kantarovski 54 Solórzano 80 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 7,829 AUS Peter Green D 20 November 2010 Saturday 19:00 EDT Newcastle Jets 20px 1 : 0 Report Summary 20px Wellington Phoenix Jesic 55 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 12,147 AUS Gerard Parsons W 24 November 2010 Wednesday 19:00 EDT Newcastle Jets 20px 1 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Central Coast Mariners Petrovski 90+2 Simon 49 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 7,730 AUS Matthew Breeze D 4 December 2010 Saturday 20:15 EST North Queensland Fury 20px 0 : 2 ReportSummary 20px Newcastle Jets Topor-Stanley 79Petrovski 90+3 Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville 3,573 AUS Kurt Ams W 8 December 2010 Wednesday 19:00 EDT Melbourne Heart 20px 0 : 2 ReportSummary 20px Newcastle Jets Wheelhouse 0 7Jeffers 12Jesic 18 AAMI Park, Melbourne 2,754 AUS Alan Milliner W 15 December 2010 Wednesday 19:00 EDT Newcastle Jets 20px 2 : 0 Report Summary 20px Gold Coast United Abbas 77 Miličević 2 51 78 Petrovski 82 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 8,046 AUS Ryan Shepheard W 18 December 2010 Saturday 19:00 NZDT Wellington Phoenix 20px 4 : 0 ReportSummary 20px Newcastle Jets T. Brown 18 Rojas 31 Greenacre 41 Macallister 88 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,053 AUS Jarred Gillett L 27 December 2010 Monday 18:00 EDT Melbourne Victory 20px 2 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Newcastle Jets Hernández 20 Ricardinho 90 Zadkovich 54 AAMI Park, Melbourne 16,378 AUS Matthew Breeze L 3 January 2011 Monday 17:00 EDT Newcastle Jets 20px 1 : 2 ReportSummary 20px Sydney FC Haliti 66 Moriyasu 36Cazarine 45+1 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 12,118 AUS Matthew Gillett L 8 January 2011 Saturday 20:15 EST North Queensland Fury 20px 1 : 3 Report Summary 20px Newcastle Jets M. Hughes 90+5 pen. Zadkovich 13 Haliti 16 Ryan Griffiths 70 Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville 4,315 AUS Ryan Shepheard W 11 January 2011 Tuesday 7:30 EDT Newcastle Jets 20px 1 : 0 Report Summary 20px North Queensland Fury Jesic 13 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 8,218 AUS Gerard Parsons W 16 January 2011 Sunday 17:00 EDT Newcastle Jets 20px 0 : 2 Report Summary 20px Central Coast Mariners Simon 14 Hutchinson 87 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 13,463 AUS Chris Beath L 22 January 2011 Saturday 20:15 EST Gold Coast United 20px 5 : 1 Report Summary 20px Newcastle Jets Traoré 9Djite 36 79 87Smeltz 61 Zhang 75 Skilled Park, Gold Coast 14,783 AUS Matthew Breeze L 30 January 2011 Sunday 17:00 NZDT Wellington Phoenix 20px 1 : 0 Report Summary 20px Newcastle Jets Macallister 20 Ryan Griffiths 0 66 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 10,917 AUS Chris Beath L 2 February 2011 Wednesday 19:00 EDT Melbourne Victory 20px 2 : 0 Report https://archive.today/20120716094508/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000470315/scoreboard.html Summary 20px Newcastle Jets Pondeljak 57 Kruse 69 Fiorentini 0 61 Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 11,296 AUS Strebre Delovski L 6 February 2011 Sunday 17:00 EDT Newcastle Jets 20px 1 : 1 ReportSummary 20px Sydney FC Petrovski 84 Cazarine 77 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 6,780 AUS Peter Green D 10 February 2011 Thursday 19:30 EDT Newcastle Jets 20px 4 : 0 Report Summary 20px Perth Glory Haliti 13 Brockie 55 Petrovski 68 pen. 69 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle 7,286 AUS Matthew Breeze W 13 February 2011 Sunday 17:00 EDT Central Coast Mariners 20px 1 : 0 ReportSummary 20px Newcastle Jets Pérez 90 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford 9,975 AUS Chris Beath L Table NJ Season statistics Goal scorers Last updated 18 August 2010 Name Pre-Season A-League Finals Total AUS Sasho Petrovski 1 5 0 6 AUS Marko Jesic 2 4 0 6 AUS Labinot Haliti 0 4 0 4 NZ Jeremy Brockie 2 2 0 4 Iraq Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi 3 1 0 4 ENG Ruben Zadkovich 0 2 0 2 AUS Nikolai Topor-Stanley 1 2 0 3 ENG Michael Bridges 2 1 0 3 AUS Sean Rooney 1 1 0 2 AUS Ryan Griffiths 0 1 0 1 Discipline Name Cautions 2nd Caution – Send-Off Send-Offs AUS Ruben Zadkovich 3 1 0 AUS Kasey Wehrman 2 0 0 Iraq Ali Abbas 1 0 0 ENG Michael Bridges 1 0 0 AUS Ben Kantarovski 1 0 0 AUS Tarek Elrich 1 0 0 AUS Taylor Regan 1 0 0 China Zhang Shuo 1 0 0 Home attendance Round Opponent Attendance Round 1 Melbourne Heart 8735 Round 4 Brisbane Roar 7066 Round 6 Perth Glory 6977 Round 8 Melbourne Victory 8652 Round 10 North Queensland Fury Round 11 Melbourne Heart 3114 Round 13 Adelaide United 8278 Round 14 Brisbane Roar 7829 Round 15 Wellington Phoenix 12147 Total Attendance 50651 Average Attendance 7850 References 30em External links http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/ 2010–11 Category:2010–11 A-League by team