A Big Blue an F3 Derby and a whole lot of implications for the make-up of the top six. See all the squads for this weekend’s Round 21 action.
Friday, 26 February 2016
Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City FC
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Kick-Off:Â 7:30 PM (Local) (5:30 PM (AEDT))
Referee:Â Matthew Conger
Assistant Referee 1:Â Mark Rule
Assistant Referee 2:Â Glen Lochrie
Fourth Official:Â Stephen Lucas
TV Broadcast:Â Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #WELvMCY
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
Wellington Phoenix squad: 1. Glen MOSS (GK), 2. Manny MUSCAT, 4. Roly BONEVACIA, 5. Troy DANASKOS, 6. Dylan FOX, 8. Alex RODRIGUEZ, 10. Michael MCGLINCHEY, 11. Kwabena APPIAH, 12. Blake POWELL, 13. Albert RIERA, 15. James MCGARRY, 16. Louis FENTON, 18. Ben SIGMUND, 19. Tom DOYLE, 20. Lewis ITALIANO (GK), 22. Andrew DURANTE (captain), 23. Matthew RIDENTON, 24. Logan ROGERSON, 24. **Two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 5. Troy DANASKOS (promoted), 8. Alex RODRIGUEZ (returns from injury), 24. Logan ROGERSON (promoted)
Outs:Â 26. Hamish WATSON (suspended).
Unavailable:Â 14. Alex RUFER (broken leg, season), 17. Vince LIA (knee injury 2 to 3 weeks), 21.Roy KRISHNA (ankle injury 10 to 12 weeks), 26. Hamish WATSON (suspended).
Melbourne City FC: 1. Thomas SORENSEN (GK), 2. Alex WILKINSON, 5. Ivan FRANJIC, 8. Aaron MOOY, 11. Michael ZULLO, 14. James BROWN, 18. Paulo RETRE, 19. Ben GARUCCIO, 20. Dean BOUZANIS (GK), 22. Jack CLISBY, 23. Bruno FORNAROLI, 24. Patrick KISNORBO (C), 25. Jacob MELLING, 26. Marc MARINO, 27. Nick FITZGERALD, 28. Steve KUZMANOVSKI, 9. Anthony CACERES, 33. Osama MALIK ***two to be omitted***
Ins: 14. James BROWN (promoted), 26. Marc MARINO (promoted), 29. Anthony CACERES (returns from suspension)
Outs:Â , 17. Wade DEKKER (omitted)
Unavailable: 7. Corey GAMEIRO (knee – season)
Friday, 26 February 2016
Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Perth Glory
Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Kick-Off:Â 7:40 PM (Local) (7:40 PM (AEDT))
Referee:Â Strebre Delovski
Assistant Referee 1:Â James Tesoriero
Assistant Referee 2:Â Andrej Giev
Fourth Official:Â Luke Withell
TV Broadcast:Â Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.30pm (AEDT), SBS TWO from 7:30pm AEDT and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 702 ABC Sydney, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live. Crocmedia A-League Live (www.facebook.com/A-leagueLIVERadio).
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #WSWvPER
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad:Â 2.Shannon COLE, 3.Scott JAMIESON, 4.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 5.Brendan HAMILL, 6.Mitch NICHOLS, 7.Romeo CASTELEN, 8.DIMAS, 10.Dario VIDOSIC, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 12.Scott NEVILLE, 15.Kearyn BACCUS,16.Jaushua SOTIRIO, 17.ALBERTO, 18.ANDREU, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk), 21.Jacob PEPPER, 30.Liam REDDY (gk)Â **two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 17.ALBERTO (returns from suspension), 21.Jacob PEPPER (promoted)
Outs:Â nil
Unavailable:Â nil
Perth Glory squad: 1. Ante COVIC, 2. Alex GRANT, 3. Marc WARREN, 4.Shane LOWRY, 6. Dino DJULBIC, 7.Gyorgy SANDOR, 9.Andy KEOGH, 10.Nebojsa MARINKOVIC, 11.Richard GARCIA, 12.Jerrad TYSON (gk), 13.Diogo FERREIRA, 14.Chris HAROLD, 17.Diego CASTRO, 18. Mitch OXBORROW, 19.Josh RISDON, 21. Kosta PETRATOS, 23.Krisztian VADOCZ, 29. Aryn WILLIAMS  **two to be omitted**
Ins: 3. Marc WARREN, 6.Dino DJULBIC
Outs: nil
Unavailable: 8.Ruben ZADKOVICH (knee – indefinite)
Saturday, 27 February 2016
Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar FC
Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Kick-Off:Â 4:45 PM (Local) (5:15 PM (AEDT))
Referee:Â Shaun Evans
Assistant Referee 1:Â George Lakrindis
Assistant Referee 2:Â Stephen Toth
Fourth Official:Â Daniel Elder
TV Broadcast:Â Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 891 ABC Adelaide, 612 ABC Brisbane, ABC Local Radio SA, ABC Local Radio Qld, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #ADLvBRI
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
Adelaide United squad: 1.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk) (c), 2.Michael MARRONE, 4.Dylan McGOWAN, 6.Stefan MAUK, 7.PABLO SANCHEZ, 8.ISAIAS, 9.Sergio CIRIO, 10.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 11.Bruce DJITE, 14.George MELLS, 15.Ben WARLAND, 16.Craig GOODWIN, 17.Mate DUGANDZIC, 20.John HALL (gk), 21.Tarek ELRICH, 23.Jordan ELSEY, 24.Bruce KAMAU, 25.Ruon TONGYIK **two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 14.George MELLS (returns from injury), 25.Ruon TONGYIK (promoted)
Outs:Â nil
Unavailable: 3.Iacopo LA ROCCA (suspension – 1 week), 19.Eli BABALJ (knee – season)
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Michael THEO, 3. Shane STEFANUTTO, 5.Corey BROWN, 7.CORONA, 8.Steven LUSTICA, 9.Jamie MACLAREN, 10.HENRIQUE, 13.Jade NORTH, 14.Daniel BOWLES, 16.Devante CLUT, 17.Matt McKAY (c), 18.Javier HERVAS, 19.Jack HINGERT, 20.Shannon BRADY, 21.Jamie YOUNG (gk), 22.Thomas BROICH, 23.Dimitri PETRATOS, 28.Brandon BORRELLO **two to be omitted**
Ins: 5.Corey BROWN (promoted), 16.Devante CLUT (promoted), 20.Shannon BRADY (promoted)
Outs:Â 15.James DONACHIE (injured, knee, 1 week)
Unavailable:Â 6.Jerome POLENZ (injured, quadricep muscle, 4 weeks), 11.Jean Carlos SOLORZANO (injured, quadricep muscle, 2 weeks)
Saturday, 27 February 2016
Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off:Â 7:30 PM (Local) (7:30 PM (AEDT))
Referee:Â Kris Griffiths-Jones
Assistant Referee 1:Â David Walsh
Assistant Referee 2:Â Wilson Brown
Fourth Official:Â Lucien Laverdure
TV Broadcast:Â Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.15pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 774 ABC Melbourne, 702 ABC Sydney, ABC Local Radio Vic, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #BigBlue
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
Melbourne Victory squad:Â 1.Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 4.Nick ANSELL, 5.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 6.Leigh BROXHAM (c), 7.Gui FINKLER, 8.Besart BERISHA, 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 10.Archie THOMPSON, 11.Connor PAIN, 13.Oliver BOZANIC, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 16.Rashid MAHAZI, 17.Matthieu DELPIERRE, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (gk), 22.Jesse MAKAROUNAS, 23.Jai INGHAM, 24.Thomas DENG
Ins:Â 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES (returns from suspension), 22.Jesse MAKAROUNAS (promoted), 24. Thomas DENG (promoted)
Outs: 2.Jason GERIA (suspended – 1 week)
Unavailable: 21.Carl VALERI (ill – season)
Sydney FC squad: 1.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 2.Seb RYALL, 5.Matt JURMAN, 7. Andrew HOOLE, 8.Milos DIMITRIJEVIC, 9.Shane SMELTZ, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 13.Brandon O’NEILL, 14.Alex BROSQUE, 17.David CARNEY, 18.Matt SIMON, 19.Jacques FATY, 20.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 21.Filip HOLOSKO, 22.Ali ABBAS, 23.Rhyan GRANT, 25. Aaron CALVER, 27.Mickael TAVARES **two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 22. Ali ABBAS, 27. Mickael TAVARES
Outs:Â Nil
Unavailable:Â Nil
Sunday, 28 February 2016
Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Kick-Off:Â 5:00 PM (Local) (5:00 PM (AEDT))
Referee:Â Ben Williams
Assistant Referee 1:Â Allyson Flynn
Assistant Referee 2:Â Owen Goldrick
Fourth Official:Â Matthew Cropper
TV Broadcast:Â Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 4.30pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 1233 ABC Newcastle, 92.5 ABC Central Coast, ABC Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live. Coast FM 96.3 (Central Coast)
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #CCMvNEW
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Paul IZZO (gk), 3.Josh ROSE, 5.Harry ASCROFT, 6.Mitch AUSTIN, 8.Nick MONTGOMERY (c) 10.Luis GARCIA, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 13.Alastair BRAY (gk), 14.Daniel HEFFERNAN, 15.Brad McDONALD, 16.Liam ROSE, 17.Francesco STELLA, 19.Josh BINGHAM, 21.Michael NEILL, 22.Jake McGING, 23.Tomislav USKOK, 25.Adam BERRY, 28.Matthew FLETCHER **two to be omitted**
Ins: 10.Luis GARCIA (return from injury), 14.Daniel HEFFERNAN (promoted) 17.Francesco STELLA (promoted), 22.Jake McGING (return from injury), 28.Matthew FLETCHER (promoted)
Outs: 2.Storm ROUX (fractured fibula – season), 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO (suspended – 1 week), 7.Fabio FERREIRA (suspended – 1 week)
Unavailable: 9.Roy O’DONOVAN (suspended – 1 week)
Newcastle Jets squad: 1. Mark BIRIGHITTI (Gk), 2. Daniel MULLEN, 3. Jason HOFFMAN, 4. Nigel BOOGAARD (C), 5. Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6. Cameron WATSON, 7. Enver ALIVODIC, 8. Mateo POLJAK, 9. Milos TRIFUNOVIC, 10. LEONARDO, 14. Mitch COOPER, 16. Steven UGARKOVIC, 17. Radovan PAVICEVIC, 19. Morten NORDSTRAND, 20. Ben KENNEDY (Gk), 22. Lachlan JACKSON, 24. Nick COWBURN, 28. Ryan KITTO **two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 5. Ben KANTAROVSKI (returns from suspension), 8. Mateo POLJAK (returns from suspension)
Outs:Â Nil
Unavailable: 11. Labinot HALITI (knee – season)Â
