International commitments and injuries are set to test the depth of a number of Hyundai A-League clubs in Round 5.
Here’s the all-important team news ahead of this weekend’s action.
Friday, 3 November 2017
Melbourne City FC v Sydney FC
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off: 7:50 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEDT)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
MELBOURNE CITY
Ins: 8.Neil KILKENNY (promoted), 12.Bradeyn CROWLEY (promoted) 21.Ruon TONGYIK (promoted),
Outs: 6.Osama MALIK (suspended – 1 week)
Unavailable: 23.Bruno FORNAROLI (ankle)
SYDNEY FC
Ins: 16. Anthony KALIK (promoted), 20.Alex CISAK (gk) (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 23.Rhyan GRANT (knee – indefinite)
Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3.Scott JAMIESON, 5.Bart SCHENKEVELD, 7.Nick FITZGERALD, 8.Neil KILKENNY, 9.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 11.Bruce KAMAU, 12.Bradeyn CROWLEY, 13.Stefan MAUK, 17.Tim CAHILL, 18.Eugene GALEKOVIC(gk), 21.Ruon TONGYIK, 22.Michael JAKOBSEN (c), 25.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 26.Luke BRATTAN, 27.Marcin BUDZINSKI, 44.Ross MCCORMACK
**two 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, 20.Alex CISAK (gk), 22.Seb RYALL, 26.Luke WILKSHIRE, 30.Tom HEWARD-BELLE (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Saturday, 4 November 2017
Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Kick-Off: 7:50 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEDT)
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
NEWCASTLE JETS
Ins: 18.Johnny KOUTROUMBIS (promoted), 19.Kosta PETRATOS (promoted), 22.Lachlan JACKSON (promoted)
Outs: 17.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI (hamstring – 4 weeks)
Unavailable: 8.Ronald VARGAS (ankle – indefinite)
WELLINGTON PHOENIX
Ins: 14.Alex RUFER (promoted), 22.Andrew DURANTE (return from injury), 24.Logan ROGERSON (promoted)
Outs: 3.Scott GALLOWAY (hamstring – 1-2 weeks)
Unavailable: 13.Marco ROSSI (groin, 1 week)
Newcastle Jets squad: 1.Jack DUNCAN (gk), 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (c), 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 7.Dimitri PETRATOS, 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 10.Wayne BROWN, 12.Mario SHABOW, 13.Ivan VUJICA, 15.Andrew NABBOUT, 16.Nick COWBURN, 18.Johnny KOUTROUMBIS, 19.Kosta PETRATOS 20.Glen MOSS (gk), 22.Lachlan JACKSON, 24.Joe CHAMPNESS, 44.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY
**two to be omitted**
Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Lewis ITALIANO (gk), 2.Daniel MULLEN, 4.Goran PARACKI, 6.Dylan FOX, 7.Gui FINKLER, 8.Dario VIDOSIC, 9.Andrija KALUDJEROVIC, 10.Michael McGLINCHEY, 11.Hamish WATSON, 12.Adam PARKHOUSE, 14.Alex RUFER, 17.Ali ABBAS, 19.Thomas DOYLE, 21.Roy KRISHNA, 22.Andrew DURANTE, 23.Matthew RIDENTON, 24.Logan ROGERSON, 30.Keegan SMITH (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Saturday, 4 November 2017
Perth Glory v Adelaide United
nib Stadium, Perth
Kick-Off: 7:00 PM (Local) (10:00 PM AEDT)
Referee: Stephen Lucas
PERTH GLORY
Ins: 5.Jacob POSCOLIERO (promoted), 29.Jeremy WALKER (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 25.Daniel STYNES (hamstring – 5-7 weeks), 7.Joel CHIANESE (collar bone – 5-7 weeks), 3.Marc WARREN (ankle 8-10 weeks)
ADELAIDE UNITED
Ins: 28.Kristin KONSTANDOPOULOS (promoted), 29.Ryan STRAIN (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 5.Taylor REGAN (ankle – 6-7 weeks), 6.Vince LIA (knee – 2-3 weeks), 9.Baba DIAWARA (hamstring – 1-2 weeks), 11.Johan ABSALONSEN (thigh – 3-4 weeks), 21.Tarek ELRICH (knee – long term), 22.Ersan GÜLÜM (lung – 3-4 weeks)
Perth Glory squad: 2.Alex GRANT, 4.Shane LOWRY, 5.Jacob POSCOLIERO, 6.Mitch NICHOLS, 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 19.Joe KNOWLES, 20.Jake BRIMMER, 22.Adam TAGGART, 23.Scott NEVILLE, 29.Jeremy WALKER, 33.Liam REDDY (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Adelaide United squad: 1.Daniel MARGUSH (gk), 2.Michael MARRONE, 4.Ben WARLAND, 7.Ryan KITTO, 8.ISAÍAS (c), 10.Karim MATMOUR, 12.Mark OCHIENG, 14.George BLACKWOOD, 16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS, 17.Nikola MILEUSNIC, 19.Ben GARUCCIO, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 23.Jordan ELSEY, 24.Jordan O’DOHERTY, 25.Apostolos STAMATELOPOULOS, 28.Kristin KONSTANDOPOULOS, 29.Ryan STRAIN, 37.Daniel ADLUNG
**two to be omitted**
Sunday, 5 November 2017
Brisbane Roar FC v Central Coast Mariners
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Kick-Off: 4:00 PM (Local) (5:00 PM AEDT)
Referee: Daniel Elder
BRISBANE ROAR
Ins: 11.Corey GAMEIRO (promoted), 24.Connor O’TOOLE (promoted), 25.Rahmat AKBARI (promoted)
Outs: 3.Luke DEVERE (knee – 10 weeks)
Unavailable: 4.Daniel BOWLES (knee – TBC), 5.Corey BROWN (hamstring – 4-6 weeks), 7.Thomas KRISTENSEN (hamstring – 2 weeks), 20.Shannon BRADY (broken foot – TBC)
CENTRAL COAST MARINERS
Ins: 1.Ben KENNEDY (gk) (promoted), 12.Trent BUHAGIAR (promoted), 14.Adam BERRY (promoted)
Outs: 20.Adam PEARCE (gk) (not selected)
Unavailable: Nil
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Michael THEO (gk), 2.Dane INGHAM, 6.Avram PAPADOPOULOS, 9.Massimo MACCARONE, 10.Brett HOLMAN, 11.Corey GAMEIRO, 13.Jade NORTH, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 16.Mitchell OXBORROW, 17.Matt MCKAY (c), 18.Joe CALETTI, 19.Jack HINGERT, 21.Jamie YOUNG(gk), 22.Eric BAUTHEAC, 24.Connor O’TOOLE, 25.Rahmat AKBARI, 26.Nick D’AGOSTINO, 33.Petros SKAPETIS
**two to be omitted**
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Ben KENNEDY (gk), 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Josh ROSE, 4.Jake McGING, 5.Antony GOLEC, 6.Tom HIARIEJ, 7.Andrew HOOLE, 9.ASDRUBAL, 10.Daniel De SILVA, 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 13.Kwabena APPIAH, 14.Adam BERRY, 15.Alan BARO (c), 16. Liam ROSE, 17.Josh BINGHAM, 18.Tom GLOVER (gk), 23.Wout BRAMA
**two to be omitted**
Monday, 6 November 2017
Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Etihad Stadium, Docklands
Kick-Off: 7:50 PM (Local) (7:50 PM AEDT)
Referee: Peter Green
MELBOURNE VICTORY
Ins: 7. Kenny ATHIU (promoted), 16.Josh HOPE (promoted), 19.Pierce WARING (promoted)
Outs: 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES (international duty – 2 weeks), 10.James TROISI (international duty – 2 weeks), 31.Christian THEOHAROUS (international duty – 1 week)
Unavailable: 8.Besart Berisha (suspended – 1 week), 17.James DONACHIE (quad)
WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS
Ins: 3.Jack CLISBY (promoted), 6.Jacob MELLING (promoted), 33. Michael THWAITE (returns from injury)
Outs: 4.Josh RISDON (International duty – 2 weeks)
Unavailable: 1.Jerrad TYSON (shoulder), 7.Steven LUSTICA (leg), 21.Marc TOKICH (international duty – 1 week)
Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Matt ACTON (gk), 2.Jason GERIA, 4.Rhys WILLIAMS, 5.Mark MILLIGAN, 6.Leigh BROXHAM, 7. Kenny ATHIU, 11.Mitch AUSTIN, 14.Thomas DENG, 16.Josh HOPE, 18.Matias SANCHEZ, 19.Pierce WARING, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (gk), 21.Carl VALERI (c), 22.Stefan NIGRO, 23.Jai INGHAM, 41.Leroy GEORGE
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 3.Jack CLISBY, 5.Brendan HAMILL, 6.Jacob MELLING, 8.Roly BONEVACIA, 9.Oriol RIERA, 10.Àlvaro CEJUDO, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 14.Jumpei KUSUKAMI, 15.Kearyn BACCUS, 16. Jaushua SOTIRIO, 18.Robert CORNTHWAITE (c), 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 22.Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS, 24.Raúl LLORENTE, 25.Chris HERD, 30.John HALL (gk), 33. Michael THWAITE
**two to be omitted**