The festive period may be upon us but the action continues to come thick and fast with the Hyundai A-League’s Summer of Football kicking off on Thursday night.
Here’s all the important squad news ahead of Round 12.
Thursday, 21 December 2017
Brisbane Roar FC v Perth Glory
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Kick-Off: 6:50 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEDT)
Referee: Kurt Ams
BRISBANE ROAR
Ins: 3.Luke DEVERE (promoted), 11.Corey GAMEIRO (promoted), 26.Nick D’AGOSTINO (promoted)
Outs: 77.Ivan FRANJIC (quad – 2 weeks)
Unavailable: 1.Michael THEO (gk) (finger – 2 weeks), 6.Avram PAPADOPOULOS (suspended – 4 games), 10.Brett HOLMAN (knock – 1 week), 13.Jade NORTH (groin – 1 week), 18.Joe CALETTI (foot – 10 weeks), 20.Shannon BRADY (broken foot – TBC), 22.Eric BAUTHEAC (hamstring – 4-6 weeks)
PERTH GLORY
Ins: 2.Alex GRANT (returns from injury), 9.Andy KEOGH (returns from injury), 24.Callum TIMMINS (promoted), 34.Yagoub MUSTAFA (promoted)
Outs: 26.Jacob ITALIANO (omitted), 27.Riley WARLAND (omitted)
Unavailable: 3.Marc WARREN (ankle – 3-4 weeks), 8.Xavi TORRES (groin – 1-2 weeks), 22.Adam TAGGART (hamstring – 1 week), 23.Scott NEVILLE (toe – 2-3 weeks), 25.Daniel STYNES (hamstring – 2-3 weeks)
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 3.Luke DEVERE, 4.Daniel BOWLES, 5.Corey BROWN, 7.Thomas KRISTENSEN, 8.Jacob PEPPER, 9.Massimo MACCARONE, 11.Corey GAMEIRO, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 16.Mitchell OXBORROW, 17.Matt MCKAY (c), 19.Jack HINGERT, 21.Jamie YOUNG(gk), 24.Connor O’TOOLE, 25.Rahmat AKBARI, 26.Nick D’AGOSTINO, 31.Brendan WHITE(gk), 33.Petros SKAPETIS, 36.Daniel LECK
**two to be omitted**
Perth Glory squad: 2.Alex GRANT, 4.Shane LOWRY (c), 5.Jacob POSCOLIERO, 6.Mitch NICHOLS, 7.Joel CHIANESE, 9.Andy KEOGH, 13 Nick FEELY (gk), 14.Chris HAROLD, 15.Brandon WILSON, 16.Joseph MILLS, 17.Diego CASTRO, 18. Andreu GUERAO, 19.Joe KNOWLES, 20.Jake BRIMMER, 24.Callum TIMMINS, 29.Jeremy WALKER, 33.Liam REDDY (gk), 34.Yagoub MUSTAFA
**two to be omitted**
Friday, 22 December 2017
Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers FC
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Kick-Off: 7:50 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEDT)
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
NEWCASTLE JETS
Ins: 12.Mario SHABOW (promoted)
Outs: nil
Unavailable: 1.Jack DUNCAN (foot – 3 weeks), 8.Ronald VARGAS (ankle – indefinite), 9.Roy O’DONOVAN (groin – 11 weeks), 16.Nick COWBURN (knee – 1 week), 17. Daniel GEORGIEVSKI (knee – 1 week)
WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS
Ins: 5.Brendan HAMILL (promoted), 7. Steve LUSTICA (promoted), 25.Chris HERD (promoted)
Outs: 4.Josh RISDON (suspended – 1 match)
Unavailable: 1.Jerrad TYSON (gk) (shoulder)
Newcastle Jets Squad: 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 4.Nigel BOOGAARD, 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 7.Dimitri PETRATOS, 10.Wayne BROWN, 12.Mario SHABOW, 13.Ivan VUJICA, 15.Andrew NABBOUT, 18.Johnny KOUTROUMBIS, 19.Kosta PETRATOS, 20.Glenn MOSS, 22.Lachlan JACKSON, 23.Devante CLUT, 24.Joe CHAMPNESS, 30.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 44.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY
**one to be omitted**
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 3.Jack CLISBY, 5.Brendan HAMILL, 7. Steve LUSTICA, 8.Roly BONEVACIA, 9.Oriol RIERA, 10.Álvaro CEJUDO, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 14.Jumpei KUSUKAMI, 15.Kearyn BACCUS, 18.Robbie CORNTHWAITE, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 22.Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS, 24.Raúl LLORENTE, 25.Chris HERD, 30.John HALL (gk), 33.Michael THWAITE, 42.Keanu BACCUS
**two to be omitted**
Saturday, 23 December 2017
Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Kick-Off: 7:35 PM (Local) (5:35 PM AEDT)
Referee: Chris Beath
WELLINGTON PHOENIX
Ins: 10.Michael MCGLINCHEY (Returns from Injury), 22.Andrew DURANTE (Returns from Injury),
Outs: 8.Dario VIDOSIC (released)
Unavailable: 6.Dylan FOX (hamstring), 21.Roy KRISHNA (knee)
SYDNEY FC
Ins: 16.Anthony KALIK (promoted), 21. Charles LOKOLINGOY (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 23.Rhyan GRANT (knee – indefinite)
Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Lewis ITALIANO (gk), 2.Daniel MULLEN, 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 4.Goran PARACKI, 9.Andrija KALUDJEROVIC, 10.Michael MCGLINCHEY, 11.Hamish WATSON, 12.Adam PARKHOUSE, 13.Marco ROSSI, 14.Alex RUFER, 17.Ali ABBAS, 18.Sarpreet SINGH, 19.Tom DOYLE, 22.Andrew DURANTE 23.Matthew RIDENTON, 24.Logan ROGERSON, 30.Keegan SMITH (gk)
**one to be omitted**
Sydney FC squad: 1.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk), 4.Alex WILKINSON, 5.Jordy BUIJS, 6.Josh BRILLANTE, 7.Michael ZULLO, 8.Paulo RETRE, 9.BOBÔ, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 11.Adrian MIERZEJEWSKI, 13.Brandon O’NEILL, 14.Alex BROSQUE (c), 16.Anthony KALIK, 17.David CARNEY, 18. Matt SIMON, 21. Charles LOKOLINGOY, 22.Seb RYALL, 26.Luke WILKSHIRE, 30. Thomas HEWARD-BELLE.
**two to be omitted**
Saturday, 23 December 2017
Melbourne City FC v Melbourne Victory
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off: 7:50 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEDT)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
MELBOURNE CITY
Ins: 8.Neil KILKENNY (promoted), 12.Braedyn CROWLEY (promoted), 34.Connor METCALFE (promoted)
Outs: 2.Manny MUSCAT (suspended – 2 weeks)
Unavailable: 23.Bruno FORNAROLI (ankle)
MELBOURNE VICTORY
Ins: 5.Mark MILLIGAN (returns from injury), 7.Kenny ATHIU (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 11.Mitch AUSTIN (knee), 17.James DONACHIE (quad)
Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 3.Scott JAMIESON, 5.Bart SCHENKEVELD, 6.Osama MALIK, 7.Nick FITZGERALD, 8.Neil KILKENNY, 12.Braedyn CROWLEY, 13.Stefan MAUK, 14.Daniel ARZANI, 18.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 21.Ruon TONGYIK, 22.Michael JAKOBSEN, 25.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 26.Luke BRATTAN, 27.Marcin BUDZINSKI, 34.Connor METCALFE, 37.Nathaniel ATKINSON, 44.Ross McCORMACK
**two to be omitted**
Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Matt ACTON (gk), 2.Jason GERIA, 4.Rhys WILLIAMS, 5.Mark MILLIGAN, 6.Leigh BROXHAM, 7.Kenny ATHIU, 8.Besart BERISHA, 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 10.James TROISI, 14.Thomas DENG, 16.Josh HOPE, 18.Matias SANCHEZ, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (gk), 21.Carl VALERI (c), 22.Stefan NIGRO, 23.Jai INGHAM, 31.Christian THEOHAROUS, 41.Leroy GEORGE
**two to be omitted**
Note: the squads for Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners will be sent on Monday 25 December 2017.
