A combination of injuries and international duty have impacted a number of clubs ahead of a vital weekend in the Hyundai A-League. Here are all the squads for Round 23.
Friday, 27 March 2015
Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off: 7:40 PM (Local) (7:40 PM AEDT)
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Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistant Referee 1: Brad Hobson
Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Barreiro
Fourth Official: Lucien Laverdure
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.30pm (AEDT) and SBS HD & SBS One from 7.30pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 774 ABC Melbourne, ABC Local Radio VIC, Grandstand Digital (Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth), Online / ABC Radio Mobile phone app.
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Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Nathan COE (GK), 4.Nick ANSELL, 6.Leigh BROXHAM (c), 7.Gui FINKLER, 8.Besart BERISHA, 10.Archie THOMPSON, 13.Andrew NABBOUT, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 16.Rashid MAHAZI, 17.Matthieu DELPIERRE, 18.Dylan MURNANE, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (GK), 21.Carl VALERI, 22.Jesse MAKAROUNAS, 31.Kieran DOVER, 34.Thomas DENG, 35.George HOWARD, 36.Joey KATEBIAN
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 13.Andrew NABBOUT (promoted), 18.Dylan MURNANE (promoted), 22.Jesse MAKAROUNAS (promoted), 31.Kieran DOVER (promoted), 34.Thomas DENG (promoted), 35.George HOWARD (promoted), 36.Joey KATEBIAN (promoted)
Outs: 2.Jason GERIA (international duty), 5.Mark MILLIGAN (international duty), 11.Connor PAIN (international duty), 15.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI (international duty), 24.Scott GALLOWAY (international duty)
Unavailable: 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES (ineligible – international duty)
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Matthew NASH (gk), 3.Josh ROSE, 5.Zac ANDERSON, 6.Brent GRIFFITHS, 7.John HUTCHINSON (c), 8.Nick MONTGOMERY, 10.Anthony CACERES, 11.Nick FITZGERALD, 12.Liam REDDY (gk), 14.Travis MAJOR, 15.Mathew SIM, 16.Liam ROSE, 18.Glen TRIFIRO, 20.Anthony KALIK, 23.Isaka CERNAK, 24.Hayden MORTON, 25.Eddy BOSNAR, 26.Fabio FERREIRA
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 1.Matthew NASH (gk) (return from illness), 6.Brent GRIFFITHS (promoted), 18.Glen TRIFIRO (promoted), 25.Eddy BOSNAR (return from suspension)
Outs: 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO (injured), 30. Adam PEARCE (gk) (not selected)
Unavailable: 2.Storm ROUX (international duty), 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO (hamstring – 1 week), 17.Richard VERNES (shoulder – indefinite), 21.Michael NEILL (foot – indefinite), 19.Matt SIMON (groin – indefinite)
Saturday, 28 March 2015
Melbourne City FC v Brisbane Roar FC
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off: 7:30 PM (Local) (7:30 PM AEDT)
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Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Brennan
Assistant Referee 2: George Lakrindis
Fourth Official: David Bruce
TV Broadcast: Live and exclusive coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 774 ABC Melbourne, ABC Local Radio VIC, Grandstand Digital (Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth), Online / ABC Radio Mobile phone app.
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Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Andrew REDMAYNE (GK), 5.Erik PAARTALU, 7.Iain RAMSAY, 8.Massimo MURDOCCA, 9.Harry NOVILLO, 10.Robert KOREN, 13.Jonatan GERMANO, 14.James BROWN, 15.David WILLIAMS, 16. Josh KENNEDY, 17.Jason HOFFMAN, 18.Paulo RETRE, 20.Tando VELAPHI (GK), 22.Jack CLISBY, 23.Mate DUGANDZIC, 24.Patrick KISNORBO (c), 26.Marc MARINO, 27.Kew JALIENS
**two to be omitted*
Ins: 9.Harry NOVILLO (returns from illness), 15. David WILLIAMS (returns from injury), 16.Josh KENNEDY (returns from injury)
Outs: 6.Aaron MOOY (international duty), 28.Nick SYMEOY, 34.Stefan ZINNI
Unavailable: 3.Robbie WIELAERT (ankle – 3 weeks), 4.Connor CHAPMAN (suspended – 2 matches), 11.Damien DUFF (ankle/calf – indefinite), 19.Ben GARUCCIO (ankle – 8 weeks), 25.Jacob MELLING (knee – 1-2 weeks), 29.Safuwan BAHARUDIN (international duty)
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 2.Jerome POLENZ, 3.Shane STEFANUTTO, 4.Adam SAROTA, 6.George LAMBADARIDIS, 8.Steven LUSTICA, 9.ANDRIJA Kaluderovic, 12.Jean Carlos SOLORZANO, 16.Devante CLUT, 18.Luke BRATTAN, 19.Jack HINGERT, 21.Jamie YOUNG (gk), 23.Dimitri PETRATOS, 26.Lachlan JACKSON, 28.Brandon BORRELLO, 34.Shannon BRADY, 36.Fraser CHALMERS (gk)
Ins: Nil
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 1.Michael THEO (groin – 1 week), 5.Corey BROWN (international duty), 10.HENRIQUE (knee – 4 weeks), 13.Jade NORTH (groin – 1 week), 15.James DONACHIE (international duty), 17.Matt McKAY (international duty), 22.Thomas BROICH (ankle – 1 week), 33.Luke DeVERE (international duty)
Saturday, 28 March 2015
Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers FC
nib Stadium, Perth
Kick-Off: 6:30 PM (Local) (9:30 PM AEDT)
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Referee: Stephen Lucas
Assistant Referee 1: Josh Manella
Assistant Referee 2: Tim Mihevc
Fourth Official: Daniel Elder
TV Broadcast: Live and exclusive coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 9.30pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 720 ABC Perth, ABC Local Radio WA, Grandstand Digital, Online / ABC Radio Mobile phone app.
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Perth Glory squad: 1.Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 4.Riley WOODCOCK, 5.Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 8.Ruben ZADKOVICH, 9.Andy KEOGH, 10.Nebojsa MARINKOVIC, 11.Richard GARCIA, 14.Chris HAROLD, 16.Sidnei SCIOLA, 17.Mitch NICHOLS, 19.Josh RISDON, 21.Scott JAMIESON, 23.Michael THWAITE (c), 25.Mitch OXBORROW, 27.Dragan PALJIC, 28.Denis KRAMAR, 30.Jordan THURTELL (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 4.Riley WOODCOCK (promoted), 16.Sidnei SCIOLA (promoted), 25.Mitch OXBORROW (promoted), 30.Jordan THURTELL (gk) (promoted)
Outs: 15.Jamie MACLAREN (international duty), 18.Jack DUNCAN (gk) (international duty), 20.Danny DE SILVA (international duty)
Unavailable: 7.Youssouf HERSI (hamstring – season), 13.Diogo FERREIRA (knee – 1 week)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 1.Ante COVIC (gk), 3.Yusuke TANAKA, 4.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY (c), 6.Antony GOLEC, 7.Labinot HALITI, 10.Yojiro TAKAHAGI, 12.Nikita RUKAVYTSYA, 14.Kerem BULUT, 15.Yianni PERKATIS, 17.Romeo CASTELEN, 18.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 20.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 23.Jason TRIFIRO, 25.Sam GALLAWAY, 33.Nick KALMAR, 37.Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS, 38.Steve KUZMANOVSKI, 42.Adrian MADASCHI
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 15.Yianni PERKATIS (promoted), 42.Adrian MADASCHI (new signing)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 2.Shannon COLE (collarbone), 5.Brendan HAMILL (thigh), 8.Mateo POLJAK (calf), 9.Tomi JURIC (international duty), 11.Brendon SANTALAB (shoulder), 13.Matthew SPIRANOVIC (hamstring), 16.Jaushua SOTIRIO (international duty), 19.Mark BRIDGE (injured), 22.Nick WARD (knee – indefinite), 34.Golgol MEBRAHTU (knee – indefinite)
Sunday, 29 March 2015
Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Kick-Off: 5:00 PM (Local) (3:00 PM AEDT)
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Referee: Peter Green
Assistant Referee 1: Glen Lochrie
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Shchetinin
Fourth Official: Alex King
TV Broadcast: Live and exclusive coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 3.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 2 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: Online / ABC Radio Mobile phone app.
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Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Glen MOSS (GK), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3.Joel GRIFFITHS, 4.Roly BONEVACIA, 8.Alex RODRIGUEZ, 11.Kwabena APPIAH, 13.Albert RIERA, 14.Alex RUFER, 15.Jason HICKS, 17.Vince LIA, 18.Ben SIGMUND, 20.Lewis ITALIANO (GK), 21.Roy KRISHNA, 22.Andrew DURANTE (c), 23.Matthew RIDENTON, 31.Andrew BLAKE, 32.Tamupiwa DIMAIRO
*one to be omitted*
Ins: 2.Manny MUSCAT (returns from injury), 11.Kwabena APPIAH (promoted), 14.Alex RUFER (promoted), 23.Matthew RIDENTON (returns from injury), 31.Andrew BLAKE (promoted), 32.Tamupiwa DIMAIRO (promoted)
Outs: 5.Michael BOXALL (international duty), 9.Nathan BURNS (international duty), 10.Michael MCGLINCHEY (international duty), 16.Louis FENTON (international duty), 19.Tom DOYLE (international duty)
Unavailable: 6.Josh BRINDELL-SOUTH (shoulder – 4 weeks), 7.Kenny CUNNINGHAM (hamstring – 2 weeks), 12.Tyler BOYD (international duty)
Sydney FC squad: 1.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 2.Seb RYALL, 5.Matt JURMAN, 6.Nikola PETKOVIC, 8.Milos DIMITRIJEVIC, 9.Shane SMELTZ, 11.Bernie IBINI, 12.Hagi GLIGOR, 13.Christopher NAUMOFF, 14.Alex BROSQUE (c), 16.Alex GERSBACH, 18.Peter TRIANTIS, 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 23.Rhyan GRANT, 25.Aaron CALVER, 26.Jacques FATY, 27.Mickael TAVARES, 34.Robert STAMBOLZIEV
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 12.Hagi GLIGOR, 18.Peter TRIANTIS, 25.Aaron CALVER
Outs: 21.Mark JANKO (international duty – 1 week)
Unavailable: 7.Corey GAMEIRO (knee – indefinite), 22.Ali ABBAS (knee – indefinite), 19.Nick CARLE (knee – indefinite), 3.Sasa OGNENOVSKI (hip – indefinite), 17.Terry ANTONIS (knee – 1 week)
Sunday, 29 March 2015
Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United
Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Kick-Off: 5:00 PM (Local) (5:00 PM AEDT)
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Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Nathan MacDonald
Assistant Referee 2: Ryan Gallagher
Fourth Official: Adrian Arndt
TV Broadcast: Live and exclusive coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 2 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: Online / ABC Radio Mobile phone app.
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Newcastle Jets squad: 3.Taylor REGAN, 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 7.Enver ALIVODIĆ, 8.Zenon CARAVELLA, 10.Travis COOPER, 12.Sam GALLAGHER, 13.Edson MONTAÑO, 16.Jacob PEPPER, 18.Allan WELSH, 19.Mitch COOPER, 20.Ben KENNEDY (Gk), 21.Daniel MULLEN (c), 22.Ki-je LEE, 25.Brandon LUNDY, 26.Nicholas COWBURN, 27.Radovan PAVICEVIC, 30.John SOLARI (Gk)
*one to be omitted*
Ins: 10.Travis COOPER (promoted), 25.Brandon LUNDY (promoted)
Outs: 11.Andrew HOOLE (international duty)
Unavailable: 1.Jess VANSTRATTAN (Gk) (knee – indefinite), 2.Scott NEVILLE (groin – 4 weeks), 15.Joshua BARRESI (knee – season), 17.James VIRGILI (ankle – 4 weeks)
Adelaide United squad: 1.Eugene GALEKOVIC (GK) (c), 2.Michael MARRONE, 3.Nigel BOOGAARD, 4.Dylan McGOWAN, 5.Osama MALIK, 7.PABLO SÁNCHEZ, 8.ISAÍAS, 9.Sergio CIRIO, 10.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 11.Bruce DJITE, 14.Cameron WATSON, 15.Ben WARLAND, 16.Craig GOODWIN, 18.Jimmy JEGGO, 19.Miguel PALANCA, 20.Paul IZZO (GK), 24.Bruce KAMAU, 32.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS
***two to be omitted***
Ins: 14.Cameron WATSON (promoted), 15.Ben WARLAND (promoted), 32.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS (promoted)
Outs: 21.Tarek ELRICH (international duty)
Unavailable: 17.Awer MABIL (quadricep – 1-2 weeks), 21.Tarek ELRICH (international duty), 23.Jordan ELSEY (knee – indefinite), 30.John Hall (international duty)