- 2007–08 Newcastle Jets season
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The Newcastle Jets A-League 2007-08 season was their most successful A-League season. They defeated Central Coast Mariners 1-0 in their first Grand Final, winning the Championship and qualifying for the AFC Champions League 2009.
During the pre-season, former Jets CEO George Liolio was replaced by Newcastle solicitor John Tsatsimas.[1]
Defender Jade North has been named as the captain for the season.[2]
Squad
Changes
The Newcastle Jets lost several of their most notable players for the 2007-08 season. Nick Carle moved overseas to play with Gençlerbirliği in order to improve his chances of selection for the Socceroos.[3][4] The Jets received a transfer fee of A$650,000 for the talented midfielder. Paul Okon retired due to his inability to keep up at training.[5] Milton Rodriguez went back to his native Colombia after he failed to come to a new agreement with the Jets,[6] apparently asking more money than the Jets were prepared to pay. Three New Zealand players, Tim Brown, Steven Old and Vaughan Coveny decided to join with the new Kiwi outfit Wellington Phoenix.[7][8]
Gary van Egmond took a trip to South America to try to find replacements for lost squad members.[9] Argentinian attacking midfielder Livio Prieto and Brazilian forward Flavio Barros agreed to terms with the Jets as a result of the scouting trip but later reneged on their agreements.[6] However the trip wasn't entirely useless with Argentinian forward Jorge Drovandi and a Brazilian midfielder Denni Rocha dos Santos signing for the club.[10][11]
Three new Australians also joined the club. Joel Griffiths' twin brother Adam Griffiths was signed from English club Brentford to bolster the defence,[12] Scott Tunbridge from Scottish outfit Hamilton Academical and Noel Spencer from Sydney FC (where he had been playing on a short-term deal after being ditched by the Mariners).[13]
The club officially announced on 14 August 2007 that Brazilian Mário Jardel who has won the European Golden Boot award twice, would be joining the side as a marquee player.[14][15]
Another late signing was announced before Round 4, with former Socceroo Stephen Laybutt joining the club.[16]
Liberian striker Boima Karpeh trialled with the Jets in September 2007 but was not signed. He was expected to be signed on an injury waiver for Steve Eagleton.[17][18]
AIS midfielder James Holland was signed on a short term contract for Round 8 to cover for Stuart Musialik who was away on national duty with the Olyroos. Holland impressed on his A-League debut and scored the opening goal for the Jets against the Wellington Phoenix. He was then signed for a further 1 week before returning to the AIS.
On 22 October Gary van Egmond revealed that Drovandi and Tunbridge had been given permission to look for new clubs, stating that they did not fit into the Jet's setup.[19] Drovandi later agreed to terminate his contract allowing the Jets to sign James Holland for the remainder of the season.[20] The talented midfielder also signed for the following two years.[21]
In January 2008 the club signed promising young midfielder Ben Kantarovski to a four year contract.[22] The club also announced that they were in the process of obtaining a visa for South Korean youth international Song Jin-Hyung and that he would be signed on a two year contract.[23]
- In
Name Position From (Club) Date Joined Debut Noel Spencer
Midfield Sydney FC
7 May 2007 Round 1 Adam Griffiths
Defender Brentford
17 May 2007 Round 1 Jorge Drovandi
Forward Rosario Central
2 August 2007 Round 1 Denni
Midfield Santo André
17 August 2007 Round 1 Scott Tunbridge
Forward Hamilton Academical
4 July 2007 Round 11 Mário Jardel
Forward Anorthosis
13 August 2007 Round 4 Ben McNamara
Goalkeeper Lake Macquarie City
18 August 2007 Uncapped Jason Hoffman
Forward Hamilton Olympic
30 August 2007 Round 2 Stephen Laybutt
Defender Gent
30 August 2007 Round 6 James Holland
Midfield AIS
14 October 2007[24] Round 8 Ben Kantarovski
Midfield Broadmeadow Magic
12 January 2008 Uncapped Song Jin-Hyung
Midfield FC Seoul
18 January 2008 Semi Final (2nd leg) - Out
Name Position To (Club) Date Left Milton Rodriguez
Forward América de Cali
Start of season Tim Brown
Midfield Wellington Phoenix
Start of season Labinot Haliti
Forward Slaven
Start of season Tony Faria
Midfield Released Start of season Tolgay Özbey
Forward Blacktown City
Start of season Steven Old
Defender Wellington Phoenix
Start of season Vaughan Coveny
Forward Wellington Phoenix
Start of season Nick Carle
Midfield Gençlerbirliği
Start of season Paul Okon
Defender Retired Start of season Ivan Necevski
Goalkeeper Sydney FC
Start of season Shane Webb
Defender Released Start of season Jorge Drovandi
Forward Unknown 4 December 2007 Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Ante Covic (Vice-Captain) 2 DF Adam Griffiths 3 DF Jade North (Captain) 4 DF Steve Eagleton (de-listed due to injury) 5 MF Stuart Musialik 6 DF Andrew Durante 7 FW Jorge Drovandi 8 MF Matt Thompson 9 FW Joel Griffiths 10 MF Denni 11 MF Tarek Elrich (Youth) 12 DF Paul Kohler 13 MF Adam D'Apuzzo (Youth) 14 MF Jobe Wheelhouse No. Position Player 15 FW Scott Tunbridge 16 DF Craig Deans (de-listed due to injury) 17 MF Troy Hearfield (Youth) 18 MF Noel Spencer 19 FW Mark Bridge 20 GK Ben Kennedy (Youth) 21 FW Mário Jardel (Marquee) 22 GK Ben McNamara (Youth) 23 FW Jason Hoffman (Youth) 25 MF James Holland (Youth) 26 MF Ben Kantarovski (Youth) 27 DF Stephen Laybutt 28 MF Song Jin-Hyung Pre-Season Cup
Group stage
Group A Points Table
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA BP Adelaide United 8 3 1 2 0 6 3 3 Perth Glory 8 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 Newcastle Jets 3 3 1 0 2 2 5 0 Melbourne Victory 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 0 Round 1
14 July 2007
14:30 UTC+10Newcastle Jets 0 – 1 Perth Glory Port Macquarie Regional Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: James LewisReport Harnwell 48'
The bumpy ground at Port Macquarie caused troubles for both teams. New signings Scott Tunbridge, Adam Griffiths and Noel Spencer started for the Jets. The game was drawed nil all at half time but Jamie Harnwell won the game for the Glory early in the second half.
Round 2
22 July 2007
14:00 UTC+10Melbourne Victory 0 – 1 Newcastle Jets Skilled Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Ben WilliamsReport Wheelhouse 51'
The Jets managed to come back from Victoria with 3 points. Midfielder Jobe Wheelhouse knocked home a 51st minute Joel Griffiths free kick to give the Jets the win.
Round 3
27 July 2007
19:30 UTC+9:30Adelaide United 4 – 1 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Craig ZetterBurns 6'
Djite66'
Sarkies80' (pen)
Alagich86'
Report Bridge 69'
A. Griffiths79'
J. Griffiths90+2' (pen)
Adelaide demolished Newcastle in a game full of penalties and cards, not many of which seemed to go the Jets way. Adelaide was four up through four different players before the Jets finally scored a consolation penalty goal in the dying moments of the game despite only having 9 players on the field.
Play-offs
4 August 2007
19:30 UTC+10Newcastle Jets 3 – 2 Sydney FC Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Peter GreenJ. Griffiths 5',
76'
Tunbridge56'
Report Zadkovich 79'
Talay83'
The Jets managed their second win of pre-season despite a late comeback from Sydney FC. Argentinian Jorge Drovandi got his first taste of Australian football, playing for 50 minutes of the game. The ever impressive Joel Griffiths scored a brace for the Jets and Scott Tunbridge was gifted a goal after a mix-up in the Sydney defence. Despite Sydney playing poorly for most of the game they managed to score two late goals.
Finals
10 August 2007
19:30 UTC+12Wellington Phoenix 0 – 0 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,174Report Penalties Smeltz
Aloisi
Christie
Johnson2 – 4 J. Griffiths
Bridge
Thompson
Elrich
A close game that resulted in another nil all draw. Both sides had plenty of chances but failed to capitalize. Joel Griffiths put the ball into the net but was ruled offside. Jets goalkeeper Ante Čović produced two saves during the penalty shootout to see the Jets finish the pre-season in 5th position.
A-League Season
Regular season
Points Table
# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Central Coast Mariners 21 10 4 7 30 25 +5 34 2 Newcastle Jets 21 9 7 5 25 21 +4 34 3 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 28 24 +4 32 4 Queensland Roar 21 8 7 6 25 21 +4 31 5 Melbourne Victory 21 6 9 6 29 29 0 27 6 Adelaide United 21 6 8 7 31 29 +2 26 7 Perth Glory 21 4 8 9 27 34 -7 20 8 Wellington Phoenix 21 5 5 11 25 37 -12 20 Round 1
26 August 2007
15:00 UTC+8Perth Glory 0 – 0 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 8,508
Referee: Simon PrzydaczReport
SummaryA scrappy game in the Western Australian capital resulted in a nil all draw. South American imports Denni and Jorge Drovandi both made their A-League debuts. Jobe Wheelhouse was rewarded with a start after a convincing pre-season. Gary van Egmond was pleased to come away from Perth with a point.
Round 2
2 September 2007
17:00 UTC+10Newcastle Jets 1 – 1 Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 13,144
Referee: Simon PrzydaczJ. Griffiths 88'
Report
SummaryReinaldo 70'
McLaren42', 85'
A large crowd turned up to see the Jets play their first home game of the season at EnergyAustralia Stadium. Jets playmaker Denni made more of an impression than the previous week, showing off his fancy footwork. Queensland opened the scoring in the 70th minute through striker Reinaldo when the Jets defence was caught off-guard. The Roar's captain McLaren was sent off after bringing down hardworking Jets player Joel Griffiths on the edge of the penalty box. Griffiths equalised the scoring with a classy free kick from the resulting set-piece.
Round 3
9 September 2007
17:00 UTC+12Wellington Phoenix 0 – 1 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 11,478
Referee: Peter O'LearyReport
SummaryThompson 77'
The Jets were without Stuart Musialik and Mark Bridge who were away on national duty. Although Wellington put the Jets under a lot of pressure the Jets managed to steal a victory. Goalkeeper Ante Čović continued his good form and again kept the Jets in the game with a number of fine saves. A free kick late in the game by Matt Thompson took a huge deflection off the foot of Jets defender Adam Griffiths and found the back of the net. Thompson was awarded the goal despite Griffiths claiming the flick-on was intentional. The win lifted the Jets clear of the middle of the table to 2nd.
Round 4
15 September 2007
19:00 UTC+10Newcastle Jets 1 – 0 Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 13,627
Referee: Angelo NardiBridge 81'
Report
SummaryThis game marked the debut of Brazilian superstar Mário Jardel who was welcomed loudly by the home crowd when he came on as a substitute in the 71st minute. Mark Bridge scored a superb goal, his second of the week after playing for the Olyroos. Midfielder Denni was pulled from the pitch in the first half after coach Gary van Egmond felt he was losing the ball too often.
Round 5
21 September 2007
20:00 UTC+10Newcastle Jets 2 – 2 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 11,179
Referee: Matthew BreezeA. Griffiths 3'
Musialik21'
Report
SummaryThompson 65'
Caceres83'
Round 6
29 September 2007
19:00 UTC+10Sydney FC 1 – 0 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 13, 755
Referee: Craig ZetterBrosque 36'
Report
SummaryRound 7
7 October 2007
17:00 UTC+10Central Coast Mariners 1 – 1 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 12,622
Referee: Matthew BreezePondeljak 62'
Report
SummaryBridge 82'
Round 8
14 October 2007
15:00 UTC+10Newcastle Jets 2 – 1 Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 11,947
Referee: Ben WilliamsHolland 17'
J. Griffiths40'
Report
SummaryOld 90+4'
Round 9
19 October 2007
20:00 UTC+10Newcastle Jets 1 – 1 Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 12,326
Referee: Mark ShieldJ. Griffiths 47' (pen)
Report
SummaryKruse 1'
Round 10
26 October 2007
20:00 UTC+10Melbourne Victory 0 – 2 Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome
Attendance: 27,123
Referee: Matthew BreezePantelidis 66'
Report
SummaryA. Griffiths 8'
J. Griffiths88'
This match included some great work from the Griffiths brothers who both managed to score.
Round 11
3 November 2007
19:00 UTC+11Newcastle Jets 0 – 1 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 16,433
Referee: Matthew BreezeReport
SummaryBridges 69'
Round 12
9 November 2007
20:00 UTC+11Newcastle Jets 1 – 4 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 8,122
Referee: Peter GreenJ. Griffiths 49'
Report
SummaryDurante 25' (own)
J. Simpson51'
Rukavytsya63'
90'
Round 13
18 November 2007
18:30 UTC+10:30Adelaide United 1 – 1 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 10,256
Referee: Matthew BreezeDodd 76'
Report
SummaryJ. Griffiths 70'
Round 14
25 November 2007
17:00 UTC+11Newcastle Jets 0 – 0 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 14,169
Referee: Mark ShieldReport
SummaryRound 15
30 November 2007
19:00 UTC+10Queensland Roar 0 – 1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,193
Referee: Peter GreenReport
SummaryJ. Griffiths 90+2'
Round 16
7 December 2007
20:00 UTC+11Sydney FC 1 – 0 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 10,732
Referee: Matthew BreezeZadkovich 52'
Corica90+3'
Report
SummaryRound 17
16 December 2007
17:00 UTC+11Melbourne Victory 1 – 3 Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome
Attendance: 22,626
Referee: Matthew BreezeHernández 11'
Report
SummaryDenni 41'
J. Griffiths54'
76'
The Jets defeated Melbourne in their most convincing win of the season. It was the first time that the Jets had won after going behind. New Australian national coach Pim Verbeek was watching from the stands as numerous players such as Joel Griffiths, Ante Čović and Archie Thompson tried to impress him. Carlos Hernández put the home side ahead early in the first half but Denni scored his first A-League goal to put the Jets back on level terms. Griffiths came close to scoring a hat-trick but had to be happy with reclaiming the position as the league's top goal scorer. James Holland played his first game for the club after signing a permanent contract for the next two seasons.
Round 18
30 December 2007
19:00 UTC+11Newcastle Jets 2 – 3 Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 15,107
Referee: Srebre DelovskiBridge 29' (pen)
Tunbridge81'
Report
SummarySmeltz 16'
Ferrante49'
Rees51'
Round 19
4 January 2008
20:00 UTC+11Newcastle Jets 2 – 1 Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 13,047
Referee: Peter GreenJ. Griffiths 13'
Holland73'
Report
SummaryPantelis 41'
Barbiero18, 45+1'
Round 20
12 January 2008
19:00 UTC+11Central Coast Mariners 1 – 2 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 19,238
Referee: Matthew BreezeKwasnik 9'
Report
SummaryHolland 6'
J. Griffiths52'
Round 21
18 January 2008
20:00 UTC+11Newcastle Jets 2 – 1 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 16,212
Referee: Michael HesterJ. Griffiths 22'
Bridge64'
Report
SummaryRizzo 37'
Harnwell45+2'
Finals series
Major Semi-Final (Leg 1)
27 January 2008
18:00 UTC+11Newcastle Jets 2 – 0 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 22,960
Referee: Matthew BreezeA. Griffiths 22'
J. Griffiths85' (pen)
Report
SummaryMajor Semi-Final (Leg 2)
10 February 2008
18:00 UTC+11Central Coast Mariners 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 19,112
Referee: Ben WilliamsKwasnik 37'
Petrovski74',
95'
Report
SummaryPreliminary final
17 February 2008
18:00 UTC+11Newcastle Jets 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 16,021
Referee: Peter GreenThompson 40'
J. Griffiths104' (pen)
Elrich111'
Report
SummaryReinaldo 90+2' (pen),
118' (pen)
Moore77', 112'
Grand final
24 February 2008
17:00 UTC+11Central Coast Mariners 0 – 1 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 36,354
Referee: Mark ShieldVukovic 90+5'
Summary Bridge 64'
Goal scorers
Last updated 4 July 2008
Name Pre-Season A-League Finals Joel Griffiths
3 12 2 Mark Bridge
0 4 1 Adam Griffiths
0 2 1 James Holland
0 3 0 Scott Tunbridge
1 1 0 Denni
0 1 0 Matt Thompson
0 1 1 Stuart Musialik
0 1 0 Jobe Wheelhouse
1 0 0 Tarek Elrich
0 0 1 References
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