The teams are in ahead of six A-Leagues fixtures in two days leading up to Christmas Day.
Catch up with all the team news below with A-Leagues Ins and Outs. Updates are to follow ahead of fixtures kicking off on Boxing Day and beyond as we tick toward 2023.
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These are the key takeaways from this week’s Ins and Outs to consider when tinkering with your Official A-Leagues Fantasy sides:
A-League Men
- Giordano Colli is recalled to the Perth Glory squad for Friday night’s Distance Derby against Wellington
- Luke Brattan (suspension – five yellows) and Max Burgess (concussion) miss out for Sydney FC
- Craig Noone is back for Macarthur FC, serving a suspension for collecting five yellow cards
- Milos Ninkovic is back in contention for Western Sydney after missing Round 8 through injury
A-League Women
- Sydney FC captain Natalie Tobin returns from suspension
- Brisbane Roar forward Mariel Hecher begins an extended stint on the sidelines after suffering an ACL injury in Round 5
- Wanderers head coach Kat Smith calls Cushla Rue, Gemma Ferris and Sienna Saveska up to her squad for the Sydney Derby
- Sky Blues midfielder Rachel Lowe is promoted to Ante Juric’s Round 6 squad
LIBERTY A-LEAGUE WOMEN
Team news to come regarding post-Christmas fixtures:
- Melbourne City v Perth Glory: Tuesday, December 27
- Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix: Tuesday, December 27
- Western United v Newcastle Jets: Wednesday, December 28
Friday, December 23: Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar
Newcastle Jets squad: 1. Georgina WORTH 3. Emily GARNIER 4. Josie ALLAN 5. Leia PUXTY 6. Cass DAVIS 7. Chloe WALANDOUW 9. Tara ANDREWS 10. Sophie STAPLEFORD, 12. Murphy AGNEW 13. Lauren ALLAN 14. Lucy JOHNSON 15. Sarah GRIFFITH 18. Taren KING, 19. Ash BRODIGAN, 20. Claire COELHO 22. Cannon CLOUGH, 23. Teigen ALLEN, 24. Josie MORLEY, 25. Lara GOOCH, 29. Adriana KONJARSKI
Ins: Nil
Outs: Nil
Brisbane Roar squad: 1.Isabella SHUTTLEWORTH (gk), 2. Annabel HAFFENDEN, 3.Jessie RASSCHAERT, 5. Jamilla RANKIN, 6.Holly MCQUEEN, 7.Ayesha NORRIE©, 9. Larissa CRUMMER, 10.Katrina GORRY, 11. Sharn FREIER, 12.Shea CONNORS, 13.Tamar LEVIN, 16. Zara KRUGER, 18.Teagan THOMPSON, 19. Hollie PALMER, 20.Georgia BEAUMONT, 21.Mia BAILEY (gk), 23.Kajsa LIND, 31.Aleeah DAVERN, 51. Hensley HANCUFF (gk), 78. Margot ROBBINE
Ins: Nil
Outs: 8.Mariel HECHER
Unavailable: 17.Talitha KRAMER, 4. Kijah STEPHENSON
Friday, December 23: Canberra United v Melbourne City
Canberra United squad: 1. Keeley RICHARDS (GK), 2. Emily ROACH 3. Grace TARANTO 4. Holly MURRAY 5. Emma ILIJOSKI, 6. Laura HUGHES, 7. Ellie BRUSH 8. Sasha GROVE,10. Grace MAHER, 11. Grace JALE, 12. Hayley TAYLOR-YOUNG 13. Sophia CHRISTOPHERSON, 14. Chloe MIDDELTON 15. Madison McCOMASKY, 16. Kennedy FAULKNOR, 17. Vesna MILIVOJEVIC, 18. Chloe LINCOLN, 19. Nickoletta FLANNERY, 23. Michelle HEYMAN, 24. Ellen GETT
Ins: Nil
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 9. Chengshu WU
Melbourne City squad: Sally JAMES (GK), 3. Naomi CHINNAMA, 4. Chelsea BLISSETT, 6. Leticia MCKENNA, 7. Julia GROSSO, 8. Kaitlyn TORPEY, 10. Rhianna POLLICINA, 13. Emina EKIC, 14. Katie BOWEN, 18. Leah DAVIDSON, 19. Maria Jose ROJAS, 20. Caitlin KARIC, 21. Isabella ACCARDO, 22. Bryleeh HENRY, 23. Melissa BARBIERI (GK), 24. Daniela GALIC, 25. Darcey MALONE
Ins: 25. Darcey MALONE (returns from injury)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 5. Tori TUMETH (ACL), 9. Holly MCNAMARA (ACL), 15. Emma CHECKER (illness), 16. Karly ROESTBAKKEN (foot), 17. Hannah WILKINSON (quad)
Saturday, December 24: Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers
Sydney FC squad: 1. Jada WHYMAN, 2. Mary STANIC-FLOODY, 3. Charlotte MCLEAN, 4. Anna GREEN, 5. Kirsty FENTON, 6. Sarah HUNTER, 8. Rachel LOWE, 9. Madison HALEY, 10. Remy SIEMSEN, 11. Cortnee VINE, 12. Natalie TOBIN (capt), 14. Abbey LEMON, 15. Mackenzie HAWKESBY, 16. Deborah-Anne DE LA HARPE, 17. Jynaya DOS SANTOS, 19. Charlize RULE, 20. Princess IBINI, 21. Shay HOLLMAN, 24. Shay EVANS, 30. Katie OFFER.
(2-4 to be omitted)
Ins: 8. Rachel LOWE (promoted), 12. Natalie TOBIN (return from suspension) 17. Jynaya DOS SANTOS (promoted), 24. Shay EVANS (promoted).
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 18. Taylor RAY (injured)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC: 1.Jordyn BLOOMER (GK), 2.Alexia APOSTOLAKIS, 3.Gemma FERRIS, 4.Angelique HRISTODOULOU, 5.Lauren KEIR, 6.Amy CHESSARI, 7.Amy HARRISON, 8.Olivia PRICE, 9.Sophie HARDING,10.Sienna SAVESKA, 11.Danika MATOS, 13.Jitka CHLASTAKOVA, 14.Clare HUNT (C), 15.Cushla RUE, 16.Malia STEINMETZ, 17.Sheridan GALLAGHER, 18.Bethany GORDON, 20.Shamiran KHAMIS (GK), 23.Ella ABDUL-MASSIH, 25.Holly CASPERS, 29.Melissa CACERES.
Ins: 3.Gemma FERRIS (promoted), 10.Sienna SAVESKA (promoted), 15.Cushla RUE (promoted)
Outs: N/A
Unavailable: N/A
ISUZU UTE A-LEAGUE MEN
Team news to come regarding post-Christmas fixtures:
- Western United v Melbourne Victory: Monday, December 26
- Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners: Tuesday, December 27
- Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets: Tuesday, December 27
Friday, December 23: Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers
Brisbane Roar squad: 1.Macklin FREKE (gk), 2.Scott NEVILLE, 3.Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS, 4.Anton MLINARIC, 5.Thomas ALDRED ©, 6.Connor CHAPMAN, 7.Rahmat AKBARI, 8.Riku DANZAKI, 10.Nikola MILEUSNIC, 11.Jez LOFTHOUSE, 13.Henry HORE, 16.Joshua BRINDELL-SOUTH, 17.Carlo ARMIENTO, 19.Jack HINGERT, 23.Jordan HOLMES, 26.James O’SHEA, 27.Kai TREWIN, 28.Joseph KNOWLES, 29.Cyrus DEHMIE, 35.Louis ZABALA **(two to be omitted)**
IN: 4.Anton MLINARIC
OUT:
UNAVAILABLE: 32. James NIKOLOVSKI
Western Sydney Wanderers: 1. Daniel MARGUSH, 2. Gabriel CLEUR, 3. Adama TRAORE, 5. Tomislav MRCELA, 6. Marcelo GUEDES, 7. Ramy NAJJARINE, 8. Oliver BOZANIC, 9. Kusini YENGI, 10. Milos NINKOVIC, 11. Sulejman KRPIC, 12. Ruon TONGYIK, 17. Romain AMALFITANO, 19. Daniel WILMERING, 20. Lawrence THOMAS (GK), 23. Yeni NGBAKOTO, 26. Brandon BORRELLO, 28. Calem NIUEWENHOF, 31. Aidan SIMMONS, 32. Nathanael BLAIR, 36. Alessandro LOPANE.
Ins: 10. Milos NINKOVIC
Outs: Nil
Friday, December 23: Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix
Perth Glory squad: 33.Liam REDDY (gk), 2.John KOUTROUMBIS, 5.Mark BEEVERS, 6.Aaron MCENEFF, 7.Ryan WILLIAMS, 8.Mustafa AMINI (c), 10.Salim KHELIFI, 11.Ben AZUBEL, 13.Cameron COOK (gk), 14.Jack CLISBY, 16.Keegan JELACIC, 18.David WILLIAMS, 19.Zach DUNCAN, 20.Giordano COLLI, 23.Mitch OXBORROW, 25.Matt HATCH, 28.Trent OSTLER, 29.Darryl LACHMAN, 36.Joseph FORDE, 37.Jacob MUIR
Ins: 20.Giordano COLLI, 23.Mitch OXBORROW
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 1.Brad JONES (gk) (injured), 21.Anthony BURKE-GILROY (injured), 22.Adrian SARDINERO (injured)
Wellington Phoenix squad: 4. Scott WOOTTON, 5. Steven UGARKOVIC, 6. Tim PAYNE, 7. Kosta BARBAROUSES, 9. Oskar ZAWADA, 10. David BALL, 11. Bozhidar KRAEV, 12. Lucas MAURAGIS, 13. Nicholas PENNINGTON, 14. Alex RUFER, 17. Callan ELLIOT, 19. Sam SUTTON, 20. Oli SAIL (gk), 21. Joshua LAWS, 23. Clayton LEWIS, 31. Yan SASSE, 40. Alex PAULSEN (gk).
IN: Nil
OUT: 8. Ben OLD (injured), 18. Ben WAINE (sick).
Unavailable: 3. Finn SURMAN (injured), 8. Ben OLD (injured), 18. Ben WAINE (sick), 24. Oskar VAN HATTUM (injured).
Saturday, December 24: Sydney FC v Macarthur FC
Sydney FC squad: 1. Andrew REDMAYNE (GK), 2. James DONACHIE, 5. Connor O’TOOLE, 8. Paulo RETRE, 9. Adam LE FONDRE, 10. Joe LOLLEY, 11. Robert MAK, 12. Pat WOOD, 16. Patrick YAZBEK, 17. Anthony CACERES, 18. Diego CABALLO, 19. Adrian SEGECIC, 20. Thomas HEWARD-BELLE (GK), 21. Alex PARSONS, 23. Rhyan GRANT, 25. Jaiden KUCHARSKI, 27. Adrian VLASTELICA, 28. Jake GIRDWOOD-REICH, 29. Aaron GURD, 36. Oscar PRIESTMAN.
(2-4 to be omitted)
Ins: 5. Connor O’TOOLE (promoted), 21. Alex PARSONS (promoted), 25. Jaiden KUCHARSKI (promoted), 36. Oscar PRIESTMAN (promoted).
Outs: 22. Max BURGESS (concussion), 26. Luke BRATTAN (suspended – 5 yellows).
Unavailable: 4. Alex WILKINSON (c) (injured), 6. Jack RODWELL (injured).
Macarthur FC squad: Filip KURTO (gk), Jake McGING, Tomi USKOK, Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS, Ivan VUJICA, Kearyn BACCUS, Daniel DE SILVA, Ulises DAVILA, Daniel ARZANI, Al Hassan TOURE, Nick SUMAN (gk), Matt MILLAR, Charles M’MOMBWA, Jake HOLLMAN, Anthony CARTER, Jed DREW, Craig NOONE, Jerry SKOTADIS, Bachana ARABULI.
Ins: Craig NOONE (returns from suspension)
Outs: Lachlan ROSE (injury – foot)
