Will the Wanderers make it six wins in a row? Can Sydney FC end their scoring drought? Will Adelaide notch their first win of the season? Round 9 has plenty to offer. See all the important ins-and-outs for each club right here.
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City FC
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Kick-Off: 8:00 PM (Local) (8:00 PM (AEDT))
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Assistant Referee 1: Lance Greenshields
Assistant Referee 2: Andrej Giev
Fourth Official: Trent Nash
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.30pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 1 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 92.5 ABC Central Coast, 774 ABC Melbourne, ABC Local Radio Vic, 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 #CCMvMCY
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/ticketsÂ
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Paul IZZO (gk), 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Josh ROSE (c), 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO, 5.Harry ASCROFT, 6.Mitch AUSTIN, 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 10.Anthony CACERES, 11.Nick FITZGERALD, 14.Daniel HEFFERNAN, 15.Matthew SIM, 16.Liam ROSE, 19.Josh BINGHAM, 20.Anthony KALIK, 21.Michael NEILL, 22.Jake McGING, 23.Tomislav USKOK, 40.Tom HEWARD-BELLE (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 6.Mitch AUSTIN (return from injury), 20.Anthony KALIK (promoted), 23.Tomislav USKOK (promoted)
Outs: 8.Nick MONTGOMERY (suspension – 1 week)
Unavailable: 7.Fabio FERREIRA (hamstring – 1 week), 18.Glen TRIFIRO (back – 4 weeks)
Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Thomas SORENSEN (GK), 4.Connor CHAPMAN, 5.Ivan FRANJIC, 6.Erik PAARTALU, 8.Aaron MOOY, 9.Harry NOVILLO, 15.David WILLIAMS, 18.Paulo RETRE, 19.Ben GARUCCIO, 20.Tando VELAPHI (GK), 21.Stefan MAUK, 22.Jack CLISBY, 23.Bruno FORNAROLI, 24.Patrick KISNORBO, 25.Jacob MELLING, 28.Steve KUZMANOVSKI, 36.Matt MILLAR, 30.Hernan ESPINDOLA
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 19.Ben GARUCCIO (promoted), 24.Patrick KISNORBO (returns from injury), 28.Steve KUZMANOVSKI (promoted)
Outs: 7.Corey GAMEIRO (knee – season)
Unavailable: 3.Aaron HUGHES (calf – 1 week), 10.Robi KOREN (calf – 1 week), 11.Michael ZULLO (calf – undisclosed), 14.James BROWN (foot – 4-6 weeks), 26.Marc MARINO (knee – 4-6 weeks)
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Friday, 4 December 2015
Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Kick-Off: 7:40 PM (Local) (7:40 PM (AEDT))
Referee: Shaun Evans
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis
Assistant Referee 2: Scott Edeling
Fourth Official: Kris Griffiths-Jones
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.00pm (AEDT), SBS TWO from 7:30pm AEDT and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 702 ABC Sydney, 1233 ABC Newcastle, ABC Local Radio NSW, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #SYDvNEW
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/tickets
Sydney FC squad: 1.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 2.Seb RYALL, 3.Alex GERSBACH, 5.Matt JURMAN, 7.Andrew HOOLE, 8.Milos DIMITRIJEVIC, 9.Shane SMELTZ, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 11.Christopher NAUMOFF, 13.Brandon O’NEILL, 14.Alex BROSQUE (c), 18.Matt SIMON, 19.Jacques FATY, 20.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 21.Filip HOLOSKO, 23.Rhyan GRANT, 24.George BLACKWOOD, 27.Mickael TAVARES
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 11.Christopher NAUMOFF (promoted), 19.Jacques FATY (promoted), 24.George BLACKWOOD (promoted)
Outs: 4.Zac ANDERSON (not selected)
Unavailable: 22.Ali ABBAS (knee – indefinite)
Newcastle Jets squad: 1.Mark BIRIGHITTI (Gk), 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Cameron WATSON, 7.Enver ALIVODIC, 8.Mateo POLJAK, 9.Milos TRIFUNOVIC, 10.LEONARDO, 13.Lee KI-JE, 14.Mitch COOPER, 17.Radovan PAVICEVIC, 20.Ben KENNEDY (Gk), 22.Lachlan JACKSON, 23.David CARNEY, 24.Nicholas COWBURN, 25.Brandon LUNDY, 27.Braedyn CROWLEY, 28.Ryan KITTO
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 9.Milos TRIFUNOVIC (returns from injury), 25.Brandon LUNDYÂ (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 2.Daniel MULLEN (knee – indefinite), 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (ankle – 1 week), 11.Labinot HALITI (knee – season)Â
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Saturday, 5 December 2015
Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory
QBE Stadium, Auckland
Kick-Off: 7:15 PM (Local) (5:15 PM (AEDT)
Referee: Alan Milliner
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Rule
Assistant Referee 2: Glen Lochrie
Fourth Official: Alex King
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 774 ABC Melbourne, 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 #WELvMVC
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/ticketsÂ
Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Glen MOSS (GK), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3.Justin GULLEY, 4.Roly BONEVACIA, 7.Jeffrey SARPONG, 8.Alex RODRIGUEZ, 10.Michael MCGLINCHEY, 11.Kwabena APPIAH, 12.Blake Powell, 13.Albert RIERA, 16.Louis FENTON, 17.Vince LIA, 18.Ben SIGMUND, 19.Tom DOYLE, 20.Lewis ITALIANO (GK), 21.Roy KRISHNA, 22.Andrew DURANTE (c), 23.Matthew RIDENTON
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 11.Kwabena APPIAH (promoted), 18.Ben SIGMUND (returns from injury)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: Nil
Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Danny VUKOVIC (GK), 2.Jason GERIA, 5.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 6.Leigh BROXHAM (c), 7.Gui FINKLER, 8.Besart BERISHA, 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 11.Connor PAIN, 13.Oliver BOZANIC, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 16.Rashid MAHAZI, 17.Matthieu DELPIERRE, 18.Dylan MURNANE, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (GK), 22.Jesse MAKAROUNAS, 24.Thomas DENG
Ins: 11.Connor PAIN (promoted), 24.Thomas DENG (promoted)
Outs: 19.George HOWARD (omitted), 21.Carl VALERI (illness)
Unavailable: 3.Scott GALLOWAY (suspended), 4.Nick ANSELL (injured), 10.Archie THOMPSON (injured)
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Saturday, 5 December 2015
Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Brisbane Roar FC
Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Kick-Off: 7:30 PM (Local) (7:30 PM (AEDT))
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Assistant Referee 1: Ryan Gallagher
Assistant Referee 2: Owen Goldrick
Fourth Official: Katie Patterson
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.15pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 702 ABC Sydney, 612 ABC Brisbane, ABC LR NSW & Qld, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #WSWvBRI
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/ticketsÂ
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 1.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 3.Scott JAMIESON, 4.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY (c), 6.Mitch NICHOLS, 7.Romeo CASTELEN, 8.DIMAS, 9.Federico PIOVACCARI, 10.Dario VIDOSIC, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 12.Scott NEVILLE, 16.Jaushua SOTIRIO, 17.ALBERTO, 18.ANDREU, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk), 21.Jacob PEPPER, 22.Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS, 34. Mario SHABOW
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 19.Mark BRIDGE (returns from injury), 9.Federico PIOVACCARI (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: Nil
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 3.Shane STEFANUTTO, 5.Corey BROWN, 6.Jerome POLENZ, 7.CORONA, 8.Steven LUSTICA, 9.Jamie MACLAREN, 10.HENRIQUE, 13.Jade NORTH, 14.Daniel BOWLES, 15.James DONACHIE, 16.Devante CLUT, 17.Matt McKAY (c), 19.Jack HINGERT, 21.Jamie YOUNG (gk), 22.Thomas BROICH, 23.Dimitri PETRATOS, 28.Brandon BORRELLO, 36.Andre JANNESE (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 5.Corey BROWN (promoted), 6.Jerome POLENZ (promoted), 16.Devante CLUT (promoted)
Outs: 18.Javier HERVAS (muscle stiffness)
Unavailable: 1.Michael THEO (gk) (quad strain – 1 week), 12.Jean Carlos SOLORZANO (hamstring strain – 1 week), 33.Luke DE VERE (quad – 2 weeks)
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Sunday, 6 December 2015
Adelaide United v Perth Glory
Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Kick-Off: 4:30 PM (Local) (5:00 PM (AEDT))
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Assistant Referee 1: Brad Hobson
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Toth
Fourth Official: Rick Schneider
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT)
Radio Broadcast: 891 ABC Adelaide, 720 ABC Perth, ABC Local Radio SA & WA, Grandstand Digital, Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #ADLvPER
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/ticketsÂ
Adelaide United squad: 1.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk) (c), 2.Michael MARRONE, 4.Dylan McGOWAN, 7.PABLO SANCHEZ, 8.ISAIAS, 9.Sergio CIRIO, 10.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 11.Bruce DJITE, 14.George MELLS, 17.Mate DUGANDZIC, 18.Jimmy JEGGO, 19.Eli BABALJ, 20.John HALL (gk), 21.Tarek ELRICH, 23.Jordan ELSEY, 24.Bruce KAMAU, 25.Ruon TONGYIK
**one to be omitted**
Ins: 17.Mate DUGANDZIC (promoted), 19.Eli BABALJ (returns from injury)
Outs: 16.Craig GOODWIN (suspended)
Unavailable: 3.Iacopo LA ROCCA (foot – 1 week), 5.Osama MALIK (hamstring – 3 weeks)
Perth Glory squad: 1.Ante COVIC (gk), 3.Marc WARREN, 5.Antony GOLEC, 7.Gyorgy SANDOR, 10.Nebojsa MARINKOVIC, 11.Richard GARCIA (c), 12.Jerrad TYSON (gk), 13.Diogo FERREIRA, 14.Chris HAROLD, 15.Hagi GLIGOR, 16.Sidnei SCIOLA, 17.Diego CASTRO, 18.Mitch OXBORROW, 19.Josh RISDON, 23.Michael THWAITE, 24.Jamal REINERS, 25.Jacob COLLARD, 28.Joe KNOWLES
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 7.Gyorgy SANDOR (promoted), 19.Josh RISDON (promoted), 25.Jacob COLLARD (promoted)
Outs: 29.Aryn WILLIAMS (suspended – 1 week)
Unavailable: 2.Alex GRANT (thigh – 1 week), 6.Dino DJULBIC (ankle – 4 weeks),8.Ruben ZADKOVICH (knee – indefinite), 20.Guyon FERNANDEZ (hamstring – 1 week)Â
