The Hyundai A-League’s top two might be locked in but there’s still plenty of intrigue around which teams will secure spots in the top four and top six respectively.
City, Victory and Adelaide are all vying for a top-four finish while Brisbane Roar, Western Sydney Wanderers and Perth Glory are battling for the last remaining finals position.
With so much on the line across all five matches, it promises to be another cracking round of action in the A-League.
Here’s all the important team news ahead of the weekend’s fixtures.
Friday, 6 April 2018
Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Kick-Off: 7:50 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEST)
Referee: Chris Beath
Assistant Referee 1: Lance Greenshields
Assistant Referee 2: James Cleal
Fourth Official: Ben Abraham
Video Assistant Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 7.00pm (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 #NEWvPER
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
NEWCASTLE JETS
Ins: 3.Jason HOFFMAN (return from suspension), 10.Wayne BROWN (return from injury), 32.Angus THURGATE (promoted)
Outs: 17.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI (suspension)
Unavailable: 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (knee – 5 weeks)
PERTH GLORY
Ins: 20.Jake BRIMMER, 26.Jacob ITALIANO (both promoted)
Outs: 15.Brandon WILSON (illness)
Unavailable: 15.Brandon WILSON (illness)
Newcastle Jets squad: 1.Jack DUNCAN (Gk), 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 7.Dimi PETRATOS, 8.Ronald VARGAS, 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 10.Wayne BROWN, 11.Patricio RODRIGUEZ, 13.Ivan VUJICA, 16.Nick COWBURN, 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**
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, 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
**one to be omitted**
Saturday, 7 April 2018
Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Brisbane Roar FC
ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park
Kick-Off: 5:35 PM (Local) (5:35 PM AEST)
Referee: Kurt Ams
Assistant Referee 1: Owen Goldrick
Assistant Referee 2: Greg Taylor
Fourth Official: Adrian Arndt
Video Assistant Referee: Nick Waldron
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 5.00pm (AEST)
Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (SWR 999). ABC News on Radio, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-League Live.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #WSWvBRI
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS
Ins: 8.Roly BONEVACIA (promoted), 19.Mark BRIDGE (promoted), 35.Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS (promoted)
Outs: 33.Michael THWAITE (suspended)
Unavailable: Nil
BRISBANE ROAR
Ins: 2.Dane INGHAM (promoted), 5.Corey BROWN (promoted), 10.Brett HOLMAN (promoted)
Outs: 20.Shannon BRADY (not selected)
Unavailable: 1.Michael THEO (Gk) (finger – TBC), 3.Luke DEVERE (knee – 1 week), 6.Avram PAPADOPOULOS (fractured ankle – TBC), 13.Jade NORTH (calf – 2 weeks)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 3.Jack CLISBY, 4.Josh RISDON, 5.Brendan HAMILL, 6.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 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), 24.Raul LLORENTE, 35.Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS, 40.Nicholas SUMAN (Gk), 42.Keanu BACCUS
**two to be omitted**
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 2.Dane INGHAM, 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, 16.Mitchell OXBORROW, 17.Matt MCKAY (c), 19.Jack HINGERT, 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**
Saturday, 7 April 2018
Melbourne City FC v Central Coast Mariners
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off: 7:50 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEST)
Referee: Alex King
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis
Assistant Referee 2: Luke Brennan
Fourth Official: Jonathan Barreiro
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 7.45pm (AEST) and ONE from 7:45pm
Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (SRN, Coast FM Gosford 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 #MCYvCCM
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
MELBOURNE CITY
Ins: 6. Osama MALIK (returns from injury), 11.Bruce KAMAU (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: Nil
CENTRAL COAST MARINERS
Ins: 17.Josh BINGHAM (promoted), 25.Peter KEKERIS (promoted), 27.Peter SKAPETIS (promoted)
Outs: 29.Jordan SMYLIE (omitted)
Unavailable: 5.Antony GOLEC (indefinite), 6.Tom HIARIEJ (indefinite), 10.Danny De SILVA (hamstring)
Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Dean BOUZANIS (Gk), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3. Scott JAMIESON, 4. Harrison DELBRIDGE, 5.Bart SCHENKEVELD, 6.Osama MALIK, 7. Nick FITZGERALD, 8.Oliver BOZANIC, 10.Dario VIDOSIC, 11.Bruce Kamau, 13. Stefan MAUK, 14.Daniel ARZANI, 18. Eugene GALEKOVIC (Gk), 22. Michael JAKOBSEN, 23.Bruno FORNAROLI, 26. Luke BRATTAN, 27. Marcin BUDZINSKI, 37.Nathaniel ATKINSON
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Ben KENNEDY (Gk), 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Josh ROSE, 4.Jake McGING, 7.Andrew HOOLE, 8.Blake POWELL, 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 15.Alan BARO (c), 16.Liam ROSE, 17.Josh BINGHAM, 18.Tom GLOVER (Gk), 21.Kye ROWLES, 22.Jacob MELLING, 23.Wout BRAMA (c) 24.Lachlan WALES, 25.Peter KEKERIS, 27.Peter SKAPETIS
**two to be omitted**
Sunday, 8 April 2018
Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off: 5:00 PM (Local) (5:00 PM AEST)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Ilievski
Fourth Official: Jonathan Barreiro
Video Assistant Referee: Chris Beath
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 4:30pm (AEST) and Sky Sport 1 (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 #MVCvWEL
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
MELBOURNE VICTORY
Ins: 7.Kenny ATHIU (promoted), 15. Cameron McGILP (promoted), 16.Josh HOPE (promoted), 19.Pierce WARING (promoted)
Outs: 4.Rhys WILLIAMS (suspended – 1 week), 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES (suspended – 1 week)
Unavailable: 11.Mitch AUSTIN (knee)
WELLINGTON PHOENIX
Ins: 13.Marco ROSSI (promoted), 14.Alex RUFER (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 2.Daniel MULLEN (knee – end of season), 5.Ryan LOWRY (quad – end of season) 40.Tando VELAPHI (Gk) (ankle – end of season)
Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Matt ACTON (Gk), 6.Leigh BROXHAM, 7.Kenny ATHIU, 8.Besart BERISHA, 10.James TROISI, 14.Thomas DENG, 15.Cameron McGILP, 16.Josh HOPE, 17.James DONACHIE, 18.Matias SANCHEZ, 19.Pierce WARING, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (Gk), 21.Carl VALERI (c), 22. Stefan NIGRO, 23.Jai INGHAM, 24.Terry ANTONIS, 31.Christian THEOHAROUS, 41.Leroy GEORGE
**two to be omitted**
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, 10.Michael MCGLINCHEY, 13.Marco ROSSI, 14.Alex RUFER, 18.Sarpreet SINGH, 19.Tom DOYLE, 20.OliverSAIL (Gk), 21.Roy KRISHNA, 22.Andrew DURANTE (c), 23.Matt RIDENTON, 24.Logan ROGERSON, 26.Liberato CACACE
**two to be omitted**
Sunday, 8 April 2018
Sydney FC v Adelaide United
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Kick-Off: 7:00 PM (Local) (7:00 PM AEST)
Referee: Shaun Evans
Assistant Referee 1: David Walsh
Assistant Referee 2: Andrej Giev
Fourth Official: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Video Assistant Referee: Strebre Delovski
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 501 from 7.00pm (AEST) and Sky Sport 1 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (SWR 999). ABC News on Radio, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Listen App – A-League Live.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #SYDvADL
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
SYDNEY FC
Ins: 6.Josh BRILLANTE (return from international duty), 7.Michael Zullo (promoted).
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 23.Rhyan GRANT (knee – 1/2 weeks).
ADELAIDE UNITED
Ins: 29.Ryan STRAIN (promoted), 17.Nikola MILEUSNIC (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 77.Džengis ČAVUŠEVIĆ (knee)
Sydney FC squad: 1.Andrew REDMAYNE (Gk), 3.Ben WARLAND, 4.Alex WILKINSON, 5.Jordy BUIJS, 6.Josh BRILLANTE, 7.Michael ZULLO, 8.Paulo RETRE, 9.BOBÔ, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 11.Adrian MIERZEJEWSKI, 12.Fabio FERREIRA, 13.Brandon O’NEILL, 14.Alex BROSQUE (c), 17.David CARNEY, 18.Matt SIMON, 19.Chris ZUVELA, 20.Alex CISAK (Gk), 26.Luke WILKSHIRE
**two to be omitted**
Adelaide United squad: 1.Daniel MARGUSH (Gk), 2.Michael MARRONE, 5.Taylor REGAN, 6.Vince LIA, 7.Ryan KITTO, 8.ISAÍAS (c), 9. Baba DIAWARA, 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
**two to be omitted**
