The Hyundai A-League will celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity this weekend with the competition’s annual Harmony Round.
The key message of the round this year is that everyone belongs, with clubs embracing diversity among players, spectators, supporters and partners in the celebrations.
On the field, a number of teams will be tested this week with international commitments and injuries set to challenge squad depth around the league.
Here’s all the important team news for the weekend’s fixtures.
Friday, 23 March 2018
Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets
Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Kick-Off: 7:20 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEDT)
Referee: Kurt Ams
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Cream
Assistant Referee 2: Paul Cetrangolo
Fourth Official: Daniel Elder
Video Assistant Referee: Craig Zetter
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 7.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (Super Radio Network). ABC News on Radio, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-League Live.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #ADLvNEW
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
ADELAIDE UNITED
Ins: 6.Vince LIA (promoted), 21.Tarek ELRICH (promoted)
Outs: nil
Unavailable: 9.Baba DIAWARA (continues recovery)
NEWCASTLE JETS
Ins: 10.Wayne BROWN (promoted), 13.Ivan VUJICA (promoted), 18.Johnny KOUTROUMBIS (promoted)
Outs: 7.Dimitri PETRATOS (International duty – 1 week)
Unavailable: 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (knee – 7 weeks), 9.Roy O’DONOVAN (suspension – 1week)
Adelaide United squad: Adelaide United squad: 1.Daniel MARGUSH (gk), 2.Michael MARRONE, 5.Taylor REGAN, 6.Vince LIA, 7.Ryan KITTO, 8.ISAÍAS (C), 11.Johan ABSALONSEN, 14.George BLACKWOOD, 16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS, 17.Nikola MILEUSNIC, 19.Ben GARUCCIO, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 21.Tarek ELRICH, 22.Ersan GÜLÜM, 23.Jordan ELSEY, 29.Ryan STRAIN, 37.Daniel ADLUNG, 77.Džengis ČAVUŠEVIĆ
**two to be omitted**
Newcastle Jets squad: 1.Jack DUNCAN (gk), 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 8.Ronald VARGAS, 10.Wayne BROWN, 11.Patricio RODRIGUEZ, 12.Mario SHABOW, 13.Ivan VUJICA, 16.Nick COWBURN, 17.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 18.Johnny KOUTROUMBIS, 20.Glen MOSS (gk), 22.Lachlan JACKSON, 24.Joseph CHAMPNESS, 27.Riley MCGREE, 32.Angus THURGATE, 44.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY (c)
**two to be omitted**
Saturday, 24 March 2018
Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Kick-Off: 5:35 PM (Local) (5:35 PM AEDT)
Referee: Peter Green
Assistant Referee 1: James Tesoriero
Assistant Referee 2: Scott Edeling
Fourth Official: Ben Abraham
Video Assistant Referee: Strebre Delovski
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 5.00pm (AEDT)
Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (Coast FM Gosford). ABC News on Radio, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-League Live.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #CCMvSYD
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
CENTRAL COAST MARINERS
Ins: 3.Josh ROSE (promoted), 14.Adam BERRY (promoted) & 24.Lachlan WALES (promoted)
Outs: 5.Antony GOLEC (fractured tibia – indefinite)
Unavailable: 6.Tom HIARIEJ (indefinite), 15.Alan BARO (hamstring – 1 week)
SYDNEY FC
Ins: 16.Anthony KALIK, 19.Chris ZUVELA (both promoted), 26.Luke WILKSHIRE (return from illness).
Outs: 6.Josh BRILLANTE (international duty – 2 weeks).
Unavailable: 23.Rhyan GRANT (knee – indefinite).
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Ben KENNEDY (gk), 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Josh ROSE, 4.Jake McGING, 7.Andrew HOOLE, 8.Blake POWELL, 10.Danny De SILVA, 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 14.Adam BERRY, 16.Liam ROSE, 18.Tom GLOVER (gk), 19.Jacob POSCOLIERO, 21.Kye ROWLES, 22.Jacob MELLING, 23.Wout BRAMA (c) 24.Lachlan WALES, 27.Peter SKAPETIS
**two to be omitted**
Sydney FC squad:: 1.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk), 2.Aaron CALVER, 3.Ben WARLAND, 4.Alex WILKINSON, 5.Jordy BUIJS, 8.Paulo RETRE, 9.BOBÔ, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 11.Adrian MIERZEJEWSKI, 12.Fabio FERREIRA, 13.Brandon O’NEILL, 14.Alex BROSQUE (c), 16.Anthony KALIK, 17.David CARNEY, 18.Matt SIMON, 19.Chris ZUVELA, 20.Alex CISAK (gk), 26.Luke WILKSHIRE.
**two to be omitted**
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Saturday, 24 March 2018
Melbourne City FC v Western Sydney Wanderers FC
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off: 7:50 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEDT)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistant Referee 1: Wilson Brown
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Ilievski
Fourth Official: Shaun Evans
Video Assistant Referee: Craig Zetter
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 7.45pm (AEDT) and ONE from 7:45pm
Radio Broadcast: ABC News on Radio, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-League Live.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #MCYvWSW
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
MELBOURNE CITY
Ins: 11.Bruce KAMAU (promoted), 15.Denis GENREAU (promoted)
Outs: nil
Unavailable: 6.Osama MALIK (quad)
WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS
Ins: 9.Oriol RIERA (returns from injury), 15.Kearyn BACCUS (promoted), 21.Marc TOKICH (promoted), 34.Kosta GROZOS (promoted),
Outs: 4.Josh RISDON (international duty), 6.Marcelo CARRUSCA (injury quad strain – one week)
Unavailable: Nil
Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3. Scott JAMIESON, 4. Harrison DELBRIDGE, 5.Bart SCHENKEVELD, 7. Nick FITZGERALD, 8.Oliver BOZANIC, 10.Dario VIDOSIC, 11.Bruce KAMAU, 13. Stefan MAUK, 14.Daniel ARZANI, 15.Denis GENREAU, 18. Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 22. Michael JAKOBSEN, 23.Bruno FORNAROLI, 26. Luke BRATTAN, 27. Marcin BUDZINSKI, 37.Nathaniel ATKINSON
**two to be omitted**
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 3.Jack CLISBY, 5.Brendan HAMILL, 7.Steven LUSTICA, 8.Roly BONEVACIA, 9.Oriol RIERA, 10.Alvaro CEJUDO, 11.Brendon Santalab, 15.Kearyn BACCUS, 16.Jaushua SOTIRIO, 18.Chris IKONOMIDIS, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 21.Marc TOKICH, 24.Raul LLORENTE, 33.Michael THWAITE, 34.Kosta GROZOS, 40.Nicholas SUMAN (gk), 42.Keanu BACCUS
**two to be omitted**
Sunday, 25 March 2018
Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar FC
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Kick-Off: 7:00 PM (Local) (5:35 PM AEDT)
Referee: Daniel Elder
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Lount
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Rule
Fourth Official: Jack Morgan
Video Assistant Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 5.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: ABC News on Radio, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-League Live.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #WELvBRI
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
WELLINGTON PHOENIX
Ins: 15.James MCGARRY (promoted), 17.Monty PATTERSON (promoted), 20.Oli SAIL (promoted), 22.Andrew DURANTE (return from injury), 27.Willem EBBINGE (promoted), 28.Sam PHILIP (promoted), 29.OLIVER WHYTE (promoted), 31.Sam SUTTON (promoted)
Outs: 10.Michael MCGLINCHEY (international duty – 1 week),13.Marco ROSSI (injury – calf) 14.Alex RUFER (international duty – 1 week), 18.Sarpreet SINGH (international duty – 1 week), 19.Tom DOYLE (international duty – 1 week), 21.Roy KRISHNA (international duty – 1 week), 40.Tando VELAPHI (injury)
Unavailable: 2.Daniel MULLEN (knee – end of season), 5.Ryan LOWRY (quad – end of season)
BRISBANE ROAR
Ins: 5.Corey BROWN (promoted), 20.Shannon BRADY (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 1.Michael THEO (gk) (finger – TBC), 3.Luke DEVERE (knee – 2-3 weeks), 6.Avram PAPADOPOULOS (fractured ankle – TBC), 13.Jade NORTH (calf – 2-3 weeks), 26.Nick D’AGOSTINO (ankle – 1 week)
Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Lewis ITALIANO (gk), 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 4.Goran PARACKI, 6.Dylan FOX, 7.Nathan BURNS, 8.Matija LJUJIC, 9.Andrija KALUDJEROVIC, 12.Adam PARKHOUSE, 15.James MCGARRY, 17.Monty PATTERSON, 20.Oli SAIL (gk), 22.Andrew DURANTE(c), 24.Logan ROGERSON, 26.Liberato CACACE, 27.Willem EBBINGE, 28.Sam PHILIP, 29.Oliver WHYTE 31.Sam SUTTON
**two to be omitted**
Brisbane Roar FC squad: Brisbane Roar FC squad: 4.Daniel BOWLES, 5.Corey BROWN, 7.Thomas KRISTENSEN, 8.Jacob PEPPER, 9.Massimo MACCARONE, 10.Brett HOLMAN, 11.Corey GAMEIRO, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 17.Matt MCKAY (c), 18.Joe CALETTI, 19.Jack HINGERT, 20.Shannon BRADY, 21.Jamie YOUNG(gk), 22.Eric BAUTHEAC, 24.Connor O’TOOLE, 31.Brendan WHITE(gk), 33.Henrique SILVA, 77.Ivan FRANJIC
**two to be omitted**
Sunday, 25 March 2018
Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory
nib Stadium, Perth
Kick-Off: 4:00 PM (Local) (7:00 PM AEDT)
Referee: Adam Fielding
Assistant Referee 1: Owen Goldrick
Assistant Referee 2: Arvin Shanmuganathan
Fourth Official: Kate Jacewicz
Video Assistant Referee: Eddie Lennie
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 7.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (SWR99.9 and Sport FM Perth). ABC News on Radio, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-League Live.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #PERvMVC
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
PERTH GLORY
Ins: 20.Jake BRIMMER (promoted), 33.Liam REDDY (Gk) (returns from suspension), 17.Diego CASTRO (returns from injury)
Outs: 40.Jackson LEE (omitted)
Unavailable: None
MELBOURNE VICTORY
Ins: 19. Pierce WARING (promoted), 23.Jai INGHAM (promoted)
Outs: 10.James TROISI (International Duty – 1 week)
Unavailable: 11.Mitch AUSTIN (knee – indefinite)
Perth Glory squad: 2.Alex GRANT, 4.Shane LOWRY, 7.Joel CHIANESE, 8.Xavi TORRES, 9.Andy KEOGH (c), 13.Nick FEELY (gk), 14.Chris HAROLD, 15.Brandon WILSON, 16.Joseph MILLS, 17.Diego CASTRO, 18.Andreu GUERAO, 20.Jake BRIMMER, 22.Adam TAGGART, 23.Scott NEVILLE, 26.Jacob ITALIANO, 33.Liam REDDY (gk) , 66.Dino DJULBIC, 88.Neil KILKENNY
**two to be omitted**
Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Matt ACTON (gk), 4.Rhys WILLIAMS, 6.Leigh BROXHAM, 7.Kenny ATHIU, 8.Besart BERISHA, 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES, , 14. Thomas DENG, 16.Josh HOPE, 17.James DONACHIE, 18.Matias SANCHEZ, 19. Pierce WARING, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (gk), 21.Carl VALERI (c), 23.Jai INGHAM, 24.Terry ANTONIS, 31.Christian THEOHAROUS, 41.Leroy GEORGE
**one to be omitted**
