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Thurgate's deft opener earns Newcastle first win despite United's late rally

Newcastle Jets survived a late barrage to beat Western United 1-0 on Saturday evening and secure their first win of the Hyundai A-League season. Teenage attacker Angus Thurgate, leading the line in place of Panamanian international Abdiel Arroyo, gave the Jets a deserved lead

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Adelaide boss Verbeek is a perfectionist, says star pupil Maria

Michaël Maria says his long-standing connection with Adelaide United boss and "perfectionist" Gertjan Verbeek is helping him flourish in the Hyundai A-League. Verbeek deployed Maria in a left-back role against Central Coast Mariners and the 24-year-old was one of the key weapo

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Mileusnic scores wonderful volley as rampant Adelaide punish Mariners

Adelaide United romped into fifth spot on the Hyundai A-League ladder with a convincing 3-1 victory against Central Coast Mariners on Saturday night. Milan Duric gave the Mariners a flying start in Gosford with a penalty on six minutes but it was one-way traffic in favour of t

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Mauk still believes in Roar attack after 55 shots without a goal

Stefan Mauk admits his frustration with Brisbane Roar's barren spell but the midfielder backed his side to break their goal-drought against Melbourne City. Robbie Fowler's charges have not scored in their last three Hyundai A-League matches.

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Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United: match preview

Central Coast Mariners have the chance to jump into the Hyundai A-League top six when they host in-form Adelaide United in Gosford on Saturday. The Mariners' recent resurgence hit a road block last time out, going down 3-1 to league-leaders Melbourne City. It came at the en

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Western United FC v Newcastle Jets: match preview

Western United FC are chasing three consecutive wins when Newcastle Jets come to GMHBA Stadium on Saturday night (kick-off 7.30pm AEDT). Mark Rudan's troops have recorded back-to-back come-from-behind wins over Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers over the last fortn

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Toure scores on Australia U-23 debut to continue remarkable three-month rise

Al Hassan Toure's astonishing rise continued as the teenager scored on his first appearance for Australia U-23 in a 5-1 win against China U-23in Chongqing. The Adelaide United forward, born as a refugee in Guinea to Liberian parents, declared for his newly adopted nation last

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Milicic draws up blueprint of Macarthur FC’s ideal marquee player

Inaugural Macarthur FC head coach Ante Milicic has outlined what he wants from the Bulls' first marquee signing. The current Westfield Matildas coach, who will take over the expansion club when the team from Sydney's southwest enter the Hyundai A-League in 2020/21, is already

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Stats Preview: Why all signs point against another 6-1 in the Big Blue

Sydney FC are riding high in the Hyundai A-League compared to the stuttering Melbourne Victory but all signals point away from another Big Blue mauling on Sunday. The Sky Blues romped past the Victory 6-1 in the 2018/19 Semi Final the last time these fierce rivals met at Netst

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Best of the pressers: ‘Mac’s back’ - How Mombaerts plans to use Maclaren in return from injury

Erick Mombaerts will leave it late to decide just how to use Jamie Maclaren as he makes his return from injury against his former side Brisbane Roar on Sunday afternoon. Maclaren missed the last two rounds of Hyundai A-League action but Mombaerts' side showed no signs of missi

Callum McCowatt in action against Ireland on Friday

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Phoenix starlet McCowatt scores on international debut with All Whites

Wellington Phoenix young gun Callum McCowatt scored on his international debut for the All Whites in their friendly against the Republic of Ireland on Friday. The 20-year-old attacker scored the opening goal of the match at Ireland's Aviva Stadium, before the home side fought

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Appiah-Kubi’s redemption story to make Hyundai A-League history

Enjoying time with his newborn son and training on his own at a park in Adelaide, playing in the Hyundai A-League wasn't really on Kwabena Appiah-Kubi's radar five weeks ago. Without a club after a short stint with Newcastle Jets at the end of the 2018/19 Season, the 27-year-o

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‘It should dig at them’ – O’Neill feeds off Victory misery ahead of Big Blue

Brandon O'Neill revels in the knowledge Sydney FC's 6-1 hammering of Melbourne Victory in last season's Hyundai A-League Semi Final has been eating away at their rivals for the entire off-season. As the two sides get set to meet for the first time in the 2019/20 Hyundai A-Leag

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‘Never again, especially against them’ – Broxham admits Semi-Final wounds still have not healed

Leigh Broxham has vowed to make sure Melbourne Victory never experience the devastating pain of a Big Blue mauling ever again. Club stalwart Broxham described the 6-1 Hyundai A-League Semi-Final humbling in May 2019 as 'a low light' of his 13-year Victory career and admitted t

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The Big Blue conundrum Barbarouses has to navigate

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Hyundai A-League Team of the Week - Round 8

The Hyundai A-League table became congested as a number of slow starters picked up wins in Round 8 ? but who were the individual stars that delivered stand-out performances? There was a much-needed win for Melbourne Victory against fellow early-season strugglers Perth Glory, w

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Rising Phoenix plot move into Finals contention

Wellington Phoenix's rise from the depths of the Hyundai A-League table comes as no surprise to a trio of the Kiwi club's star players. The 'Nix notched their first away win of the season on Sunday with an upset 2-1 win over in-form Adelaide United at Coopers Stadium to move o

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Pacey Sydney FC has Le Fondre eyeing Golden Boot

Adam Le Fondre says Sydney FC's added pace in the attacking third is key to his early season returns following a game-winning brace against Western United. The Englishman celebrated his 33rd birthday a day early at GMHBA Stadium with a first-half double for the Sky Blues as th

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The Mariners have signed Brazilian forward Jair

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Stajcic: Jair set to be unleashed against Sydney FC

Central Coast Mariners boss Alen Stajcic has hinted Brazilian recruit Jair could be available for the club's next match against Sydney FC. The Mariners pulled off a big coup last month by nabbing the former Newcastle Jets attacker to fill their final visa spot in the squad.

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‘It was basically freestyle’: Wanderers pay for no structure says Babbel

A frustrated Markus Babbel believes his Western Sydney Wanderers side have hit a fork in the road, with the path his players decide to take to determine the fate of their 2019/20 campaign. After going unbeaten for the first four rounds, Saturday night's 2-0 defeat to Newcastle

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‘He’s becoming a pain for me’: Thurgate’s form gives Merrick selection headache

Newcastle Jets boss Ernie Merrick has a selection dilemma on his hands after Angus Thurgate's second match-winning performance in as many games has rendered the young forward virtually undroppable. Locked in a goalless tussle with Western Sydney Wanderers at McDonald Jones Sta

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Thurgate strikes again to breaks Wanderers resolve

Angus Thurgate scored for the second straight match as Newcastle Jets finished strongly in a wide open 2-0 win against Western Sydney Wanderers. Until Thurgate broke the deadlock in the 77th minute, Glen Moss and Daniel Lopar put on a highlight reel of goalkeeping heroics as b

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Roar surge into top six after second-half rally sinks Mariners

Persistence paid off for Brisbane Roar as Robbie Fowler's men finally broke down the Central Coast Mariners in a 2-0 win at Suncorp Stadium. Roy O'Donovan opened the scoring against his former club on 61 minutes, before Scott Neville netted his first goal in an Orange jersey f

Melbourne Victory celebrate Kruse's goal

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Kruse winner eases pressure on Victory as Glory rue missed chances

Robbie Kruse has marked his first start of the season with the winning goal as Melbourne Victory beat Perth Glory 1-0 in Leigh Broxham's 300th Hyundai A-League appearance. In an entertaining ? and at times fiery ? contest at AAMI Park, Kruse struck just after the half-hour mar

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Western United FC v Melbourne Victory: match preview

It's derby day in Melbourne as Western United FC welcome Victory to GMHBA Stadium on Sunday looking to snap their three-game losing streak. Mark Rudan's side made a good start to life in the Hyundai A-League ? including a 3-2 win over Victory in Round 4 ? but things have gone

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Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar: match preview

League-leaders Sydney FC will be eyeing off a little bit of revenge when Brisbane Roar visit Netstrata Jubilee Stadium on Saturday night. Roar got the better of the Sky Blues in the FFA Cup Round of 32 earlier this year in Robbie Fowler's first competitive game at the helm.

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Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets: match preview

Newcastle Jets will get a good test of their recent resurgence when they travel to Coopers Stadium on Sunday to do battle with Adelaide United. After going four games without a win to start the campaign, Ernie Merrick's Jets have won back-to-back matches to be on the cusp of t