Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Newcastle Jets
  • 14': Ben Gibson
  • 20': Alexander Badolato
  • 45'+2': Alexander Badolato
  • 79': Alexander Badolato
  • 90'+1': Oscar Fryer
FT
5 - 2
Melbourne Victory
  • 25': Denis Genreau
  • 55': Keegan Jelacic

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 14': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 14'
  • 20': Alexander Badolato (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 20'
  • 25': Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 25'
  • 35': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 35'
  • 45'+2': Alexander Badolato (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 47'
  • 45': Joshua Rawlins (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
  • 55': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 55'
  • 56': Lachlan Rose (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 56'
  • 57': Oscar Fryer (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 57'
  • 69': Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 69'
  • 70': Christian Bracco (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 70'
  • 70': Joel Bertolissio (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 70'
  • 79': Alexander Badolato (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 79'
  • 85': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 85'
  • 90'+1': Oscar Fryer (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 91'
  • 90'+2': Oliver Dragicevic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 6
46.4 Possession 53.6
17 SHOTS 17
7 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
2 Blocked Shots 7
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 6,137

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sydney FC 7 +9 15
2 Brisbane Roar 7 +5 14
3 Auckland FC 7 +4 14
4 Melbourne City FC 7 +4 12
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NEW Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 James Delianov (GK)
15 Aleksandar Susnjar
5 Joe Shaughnessy
17 Kosta Grozos
23 Daniel Wilmering
39 Thomas Aquilina
19 Alexander Badolato
14 Max Burgess
43 Xavier Bertoncello
28 Will Dobson
11 Ben Gibson
Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
Jordan Baylis, Joel Bertolissio, Max Cooper, Lachlan Bayliss, Oscar Fryer, Christian Bracco, Lachlan Rose.

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Jack Duncan (GK)
4 Lachlan Jackson
15 Sebastian Esposito
2 Jason Davidson Yellow Card
16 Joshua Inserra
10 Denis Genreau
8 Jordi Valadon
34 Xavier Stella
9 Nikolaos Vergos
23 Keegan Jelacic
11 Clarismario Rodrigues
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Oliver Dragicevic, Matthew Grimaldi, Joshua Rawlins, Jack Warshawsky, Jing Lual, Adama Traoré, Juan Mata.

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