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.
| 2010–11 season | |
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| Chairman | Ken Edwards |
| Manager | Branko Culina (A-League) |
| A-League | 7th |
| Final | DNQ |
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8]
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.[9][10] 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.[11]
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, an almost certain sellout, will play host to big-name players; David Beckham, and Landon Donovan.[12]
2010–11 season squads
editSenior squad
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Beginning of season transfers
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Re-signed:
Unsuccessful trialists:
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Youth squad
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Women's squad
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Pre-season fixtures
edit| Melbourne Heart | 1–2 | Newcastle Jets |
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Sibon  68' |
Bridges 6' Abbas 27' |
| Sydney United | 0–2 | Newcastle Jets |
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| Abbas 14' Brockie 38' |
| Rockdale City Suns | 0–4 | Newcastle Jets |
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| Abbas 12' Rooney 24' Topor-Stanley 32' Jesic 59' |
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.[13]
| NBN State Youth League XI | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets Youth |
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| NBN State League XI | 1–3 | Newcastle Jets |
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| Joel Wood 88' |
Petrovski 23' Brockie 35' Jesic 75' |
Mid-season fixtures
editAfter 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.[14]
2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures
edit| 6 August 2010 | Adelaide United  | 0 : 0 |  Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| Friday 19:30 CST | Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,479 Referee:  Gerard Parsons |
| 13 August 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 1 |  Melbourne Heart | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Friday 20:00 EST | Brockie 60' |
Report Summary |
Kantarovski 79' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 8,735 Referee: Ryan Shepheard |
| 21 August 2010 | Perth Glory  | 1 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | nib Stadium, Perth |
| Friday 15:15 WST | Jelić 45+1' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 12,031 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 5 September 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 0 : 0 |  Brisbane Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Sunday 15:00 EST | Zadkovich  30'  82' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,066 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 11 September 2010 | Adelaide United | 2 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| Saturday 19:00 CST | Leckie 22' Flores 65' |
Report Summary |
Rooney 89' |
Attendance: 9,571 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 17 September 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 2 : 0 | Perth Glory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Friday 20:00 EST | Bridges 10' Haliti 89' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 6,977 Referee: Ryan Shepheard |
| 22 September 2010 | Gold Coast United  | 1 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| Wednesday 19:30 EST | Curtis 89' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 2,091 Referee: Peter Green |
| 25 September 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 0 : 0 |  Melbourne Victory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Saturday 19:30 EST | Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,652 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 16 October 2010 | Brisbane Roar | 1 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| Saturday 19:45 EST | Reinaldo 77' |
Report Summary |
M. Smith 18' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 10,191 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 31 October 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 0 : 2 | Melbourne Heart | Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie |
| Sunday 15:00 EDT | Report Summary |
Kalmar 53' Sibon 90+4' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 7 November 2010 | Sydney FC  | 1 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
| Sunday 17:00 EDT | Cazarine 76' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,512 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 13 November 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 3 : 1 | Adelaide United | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Saturday 19:45 EDT | Topor-Stanley 4' Jesic 13', 52' |
Report Summary |
Fyfe 79' |
Attendance: 8,278 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 17 November 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 1 | Brisbane Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Wednesday 19:30 EDT | Kantarovski 54' |
Report Summary |
Solórzano 80' |
Attendance: 7,829 Referee: Peter Green |
| 20 November 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 0 |  Wellington Phoenix | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Saturday 19:00 EDT | Jesic 55' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 12,147 Referee: Gerard Parsons |
| 24 November 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 1 |  Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Wednesday 19:00 EDT | Petrovski 90+2' |
Report Summary |
Simon 49' |
Attendance: 7,730 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 4 December 2010 | North Queensland Fury  | 0 : 2 | Newcastle Jets | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
| Saturday 20:15 EST | Report Summary |
Topor-Stanley 79' Petrovski 90+3' |
Attendance: 3,573 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 8 December 2010 | Melbourne Heart | 0 : 2 | Newcastle Jets | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| Wednesday 19:00 EDT | Report Summary |
Wheelhouse  7'Jeffers 12'Jesic 18' |
Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Alan Milliner |
| 15 December 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 2 : 0 | Gold Coast United | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Wednesday 19:00 EDT | Abbas 77' Miličević 51' 78' Petrovski 82' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,046 Referee: Ryan Shepheard |
| 18 December 2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| Saturday 19:00 NZDT | T. Brown 18' Rojas 31' Greenacre 41' Macallister 88' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 6,053 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 27 December 2010 | Melbourne Victory | 2 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| Monday 18:00 EDT | Hernández 20' Ricardinho 90' |
Report Summary |
Zadkovich 54' |
Attendance: 16,378 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 3 January 2011 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 2 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Monday 17:00 EDT | Haliti 66' |
Report Summary |
Moriyasu 36' Cazarine 45+1' |
Attendance: 12,118 Referee: Matthew Gillett |
| 8 January 2011 | North Queensland Fury | 1 : 3 | Newcastle Jets | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
| Saturday 20:15 EST | M. Hughes 90+5' (pen.) |
Report Summary |
Zadkovich 13' Haliti 16' Ryan Griffiths 70' |
Attendance: 4,315 Referee: Ryan Shepheard |
| 11 January 2011 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 0 | North Queensland Fury | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Tuesday 7:30 EDT | Jesic 13' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,218 Referee: Gerard Parsons |
| 16 January 2011 | Newcastle Jets | 0 : 2 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Sunday 17:00 EDT | Report Summary |
Simon 14' Hutchinson 87' |
Attendance: 13,463 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 22 January 2011 | Gold Coast United | 5 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| Saturday 20:15 EST | Traoré 9' Djite 36', 79', 87'Smeltz 61' |
Report Summary |
Zhang 75' |
Attendance: 14,783 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 30 January 2011 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| Sunday 17:00 NZDT | Macallister 20' |
Report Summary |
Ryan Griffiths 66' |
Attendance: 10,917 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 2 February 2011 | Melbourne Victory | 2 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
| Wednesday 19:00 EDT | Pondeljak 57' Kruse 69' |
Report Summary |
Fiorentini 61' |
Attendance: 11,296 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 6 February 2011 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 1 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Sunday 17:00 EDT | Petrovski 84' |
Report Summary |
Cazarine 77' |
Attendance: 6,780 Referee: Peter Green |
| 10 February 2011 | Newcastle Jets | 4 : 0 | Perth Glory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Thursday 19:30 EDT | Haliti 13' Brockie 55' Petrovski 68' (pen.), 69' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,286 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 13 February 2011 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Sunday 17:00 EDT | Pérez 90' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 9,975 Referee: Chris Beath |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brisbane Roar (C) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 65 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a] |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 57 | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series |
| 4 | Gold Coast United | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 46 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 43 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 41 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Heart | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 35 | |
| 9 | Sydney FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 34 | |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 23 | |
| 11 | North Queensland Fury | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.
Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions.
Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.
Season statistics
editGoal scorers
editLast updated 18 August 2010
| Name | Pre-Season | A-League | Finals | Total |
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| Sasho Petrovski |
1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Marko Jesic |
2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Labinot Haliti |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Jeremy Brockie |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Ruben Zadkovich |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Bridges |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sean Rooney |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Griffiths |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Discipline
edit| Name | Cautions
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2nd Caution – Send-Off
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Send-Offs
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| Ruben Zadkovich |
3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kasey Wehrman |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Abbas |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bridges |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kantarovski |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarek Elrich |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Regan |
1 | 0 | 0 |
 Zhang Shuo |
1 | 0 | 0 |
Home attendance
edit| 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 |
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