2022–23 Newcastle Jets FC season

Newcastle Jets
2022–23 season
ChairmanShane Mattiske
ManagerArthur Papas
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium
A-League Men10th
A-League Men FinalsDNQ
Australia CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Beka Mikeltadze (6)
All: Beka Mikeltadze (6)
Highest home attendance9,271
vs. Central Coast Mariners
(22 April 2023)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance4,380
vs. Macarthur FC
(14 April 2023)
A-League Men
Average home league attendance6,152
Biggest win4–0
vs. Brisbane Roar (H)
(27 January 2023)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Melbourne Victory (A)
(4 November 2022)
All statistics correct as of 29 April 2023.

The 2022–23 season was the 22nd in the history of Newcastle Jets Football Club and the club's 18th season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Newcastle Jets also competed in the Australia Cup for the seventh time.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Jack Duncan
2 DF New Zealand NZL Dane Ingham
3 DF Australia AUS Jason Hoffman
4 FW Japan JPN Manabu Saitō
5 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman (co-captain)
6 MF Australia AUS Brandon O'Neill (co-captain)
7 FW Australia AUS Trent Buhagiar
9 FW Georgia (country) GEO Beka Mikeltadze
10 MF Australia AUS Reno Piscopo
11 FW Australia AUS Jaushua Sotirio
14 MF Australia AUS Mohamed Al-Taay
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Australia AUS Kosta Grozos
18 MF Australia AUS Daniel Stynes
19 MF Australia AUS Callum Timmins
20 GK Australia AUS Michael Weier
22 DF Australia AUS Phillip Cancar
25 DF England ENG Carl Jenkinson (co-captain)
26 FW Australia AUS Archie Goodwin
30 GK Australia AUS Noah James
32 MF Australia AUS Angus Thurgate
33 DF Australia AUS Mark Natta
39 DF Australia AUS Thomas Aquilina

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
6 MF Brandon O'Neill Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 11 June 2022 [1][2]
10 FW Reno Piscopo Unattached Free transfer 2 years 21 June 2022 [3]
7 FW Trent Buhagiar Unattached Free transfer 2 years 24 June 2022 [4]
11 FW Jaushua Sotirio Unattached Free transfer 2 years 27 June 2022 [5]
23 FW Rory Jordan Australia Northbridge Bulls Free transfer 2 years 28 June 2022 [6]
33 DF Mark Natta Unattached Free transfer 2 years 4 July 2022 [7]
24 DF New Zealand James McGarry Unattached Free transfer 2 years 5 July 2022 [8]
25 DF England Carl Jenkinson Unattached Free transfer 2 years 3 August 2022 [9]
18 MF Daniel Stynes Perth Glory Free transfer 1 year 4 August 2022 [10]
19 MF Callum Timmins Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 4 August 2022 [10]
30 GK Noah James Australia Dandenong Thunder End of loan (1 year) 23 August 2022 [11]
8 MF Georgia (country) Beka Dartsmelia Georgia (country) Locomotive Tbilisi Free transfer Multi-year 30 August 2022 [12]
4 FW Japan Manabu Saitō Unattached Free transfer 6 months 25 January 2023 [13]
39 DF Thomas Aquilina Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 1.5 years 8 February 2023 [14]
22 DF Phillip Cancar Scotland Livingston Free transfer 1.5 years 8 February 2023 [14]

From youth squad

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
7 MF Jordan O'Doherty Unattached End of contract 20 May 2022 [15]
8 MF Spain Mario Arqués Unattached End of contract 20 May 2022 [15]
10 FW Cameroon Olivier Boumal Unattached End of contract 20 May 2022 [15]
15 DF Dylan Murnane Unattached End of contract 20 May 2022 [15]
17 FW South Sudan Valentino Yuel Unattached End of contract 20 May 2022 [15]
19 DF Taylor Regan Unattached End of contract 20 May 2022 [15]
21 MF Greece Savvas Siatravanis Unattached End of contract 20 May 2022 [15]
5 MF Ben Kantarovski Unattached End of contract 27 May 2022 [16]
23 FW Eli Babalj Unattached End of contract 27 May 2022 [16]
13 MF Brandon Wilson Unattached End of contract 8 June 2022 [17]
25 MF Samuel Silvera Portugal Paços de Ferreira End of loan 8 June 2022 [17]
44 DF Riley Warland Unattached Mutual contract termination 8 June 2022 [17]
11 MF Brazil Daniel Penha Brazil Atlético Mineiro End of loan 23 June 2022 [18]
27 DF Lucas Mauragis Wellington Phoenix Loan 30 June 2022 [19]
4 DF Jordan Elsey Perth Glory Mutual contract termination 21 January 2023 [20][21]
23 FW Rory Jordan Australia APIA Leichhardt Loan[a] 21 January 2023 [20]
24 DF New Zealand James McGarry Central Coast Mariners Mutual contract termination 8 February 2023 [14][23]
8 MF Georgia (country) Beka Dartsmelia Unattached Mutual contract termination 27 March 2023 [24]
  1. ^ Following the conclusion of his loan, Jordan signed a contract extension with APIA Leichhardt, mutually terminating his contract with Newcastle Jets.[22]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
3 Jason Hoffman Right-back 1 year 20 May 2022 [25]
20 Michael Weier Goalkeeper 2 years 20 May 2022 [26]
14 Mohamed Al-Taay Central midfielder 1 year 24 May 2022 [27]
16 Kosta Grozos Central midfielder 1 year 24 May 2022 [27]
26 Archie Goodwin Striker 3 years 25 May 2022 [28]
27 Lucas Mauragis Left-back 2 years 30 June 2022 New two-year contract signed, replacing previous contract which was until end of 2022–23.[29]

Pre-season and friendlies

6 August 2022 Sydney Olympic Australia 1–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
  • O'Donovan ?'
 Report
Stadium: WSW training facility
25 August 2022 Coastal Premier League All-Stars Australia 1–15 Newcastle Jets Coffs Harbour
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 Report
Stadium: Coffs Harbour International Stadium
Attendance: 2,000+
4 September 2022 Newcastle Jets 3–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
 CoY report
Newcastle Herald report
Note: The match was played over three 45-minute periods
17 September 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Newcastle Jets Blacktown
Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
29 September 2022 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
AEST
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
26 November 2022 Greater Bank Tour of Tamworth Newcastle Jets 1–1 Melbourne City Tamworth
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Scully Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 15 October 2022 29 April 2023 Matchday 1 10th 26 8 5 13 30 45 −15 030.77
Australia Cup 30 July 2022 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 27 8 5 14 30 47 −17 029.63

Last updated: 29 April 2023
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

Main article: 2022–23 A-League Men

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Brisbane Roar 26 7 9 10 26 33 −7 30
9 Perth Glory 26 7 8 11 36 46 −10 29 Qualification for 2023 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Newcastle Jets 26 8 5 13 30 45 −15 29
11 Melbourne Victory 26 8 4 14 29 34 −5 28
12 Macarthur FC 26 7 5 14 31 48 −17 26 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and 2023 Australia Cup play-offs[a]
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified to the AFC Cup as the 2022 Australia Cup winners.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 8 5 13 30 45  −15 29 5 2 6 21 22  −1 3 3 7 9 23  −14

Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round2345678191011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHAAHAHAAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHHA
ResultWWLLLWLLWLLDDWDWWLLLDDLWLL
Position735911811126810101198777787897810
Points36666999121212131417182124242424252626292929
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

15 October 2022 2 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Perth Glory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,089
Referee: Daniel Elder
22 October 2022 3 Newcastle Jets 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,028
Referee: Jack Morgan
28 October 2022 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 9,641
Referee: Shaun Evans
4 November 2022 5 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,052
Referee: Ben Abraham
12 November 2022 6 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
11 December 2022 7 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Newcastle Jets Gosford
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,078
Referee: Ben Abraham
16 December 2022 8 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,135
Referee: Kurt Ams
21 December 2022 1 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,173
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
27 December 2022 9 Adelaide United 0–1 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
19:15 AEDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,350
Referee: Ben Abraham
1 January 2023 10 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Sydney FC Newcastle
15:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,041
Referee: Alireza Faghani
8 January 2023 11 Macarthur FC 2–0 Newcastle Jets Campbelltown
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Adam Kersey
15 January 2023 12 Western United 1–1 Newcastle Jets Ballarat
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Mars Stadium
Attendance: 2,356
Referee: Kurt Ams
22 January 2023 13 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,081
Referee: Daniel Elder
27 January 2023 14 Newcastle Jets 4–0 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,235
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
4 February 2023 15 Perth Glory 2–2 Newcastle Jets Perth
22:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 3,858
Referee: Shaun Evans
12 February 2023 16 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,595
Referee: Alex King
18 February 2023 17 Macarthur FC 0–1 Newcastle Jets Campbelltown
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,223
Referee: Stephen Lucas
25 February 2023 18 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Western United Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,190
Referee: Ben Abraham
4 March 2023 19 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Newcastle Jets Wellington
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 6,388
Referee: Shaun Evans
11 March 2023 20 Newcastle Jets 2–4 Adelaide United Newcastle
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,839
Referee: Daniel Elder
18 March 2023 21 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,864
Referee: Adam Bavcar
2 April 2023 22 Melbourne City 1–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,088
Referee: Jack Morgan
8 April 2023 23 Brisbane Roar 3–0 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Kayo Stadium
Attendance: 3,911
Referee: Shane Skinner
14 April 2023 24 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Macarthur FC Newcastle
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,380
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
22 April 2023 25 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,271
Referee: Shaun Evans
29 April 2023 26 Sydney FC 2–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 12,541
Referee: Alex King

Australia Cup

Main article: 2022 Australia Cup
30 July 2022 Round of 32 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Adelaide United Newcastle
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,439
Referee: Kurt Ams

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 29 April 2023
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Jack Duncan 16 0 0 0 16 0
2 DF New Zealand Dane Ingham 21+3 0 1 0 25 0
3 DF Australia Jason Hoffman 10+15 1 1 0 26 1
4 FW Japan Manabu Saitō 4+4 1 0 0 8 1
5 DF Australia Matthew Jurman 19+1 1 1 0 21 1
6 MF Australia Brandon O'Neill 14+2 1 1 0 17 1
7 FW Australia Trent Buhagiar 17+8 5 1 0 26 5
9 FW Georgia (country) Beka Mikeltadze 21+2 6 1 0 24 6
10 MF Australia Reno Piscopo 14+4 1 0 0 18 1
11 FW Australia Jaushua Sotirio 16+7 3 1 0 24 3
14 MF Australia Mohamed Al-Taay 7+11 0 0 0 18 0
17 MF Australia Kosta Grozos 14+9 2 1 0 24 2
18 MF Australia Daniel Stynes 7+9 1 0 0 16 1
19 MF Australia Callum Timmins 2+11 0 0 0 13 0
20 GK Australia Michael Weier 10 0 1 0 11 0
22 DF Australia Phillip Cancar 1+2 0 0 0 3 0
25 DF England Carl Jenkinson 22+1 0 0 0 23 0
26 FW Australia Archie Goodwin 1+7 2 0+1 0 9 2
31 FW Australia Moonib Adus 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
32 MF Australia Angus Thurgate 25+1 2 1 0 27 2
33 DF Australia Mark Natta 14+6 0 0+1 0 21 0
39 DF Australia Thomas Aquilina 5+5 0 0 0 10 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
4 DF Australia Jordan Elsey 7+2 1 1 0 10 1
8 MF Georgia (country) Beka Dartsmelia 11+7 1 0 0 18 1
23 FW Australia Rory Jordan 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
24 DF New Zealand James McGarry 7+3 1 0+1 0 11 1

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 29 April 2023
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 6 MF Australia Brandon O'Neill 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
2 25 DF England Carl Jenkinson 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1
3 5 DF Australia Matthew Jurman 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
7 FW Australia Trent Buhagiar 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
9 FW Georgia (country) Beka Mikeltadze 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
6 2 DF New Zealand Dane Ingham 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 DF Australia Jason Hoffman 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
14 MF Australia Mohamed Al-Taay 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
32 MF Australia Angus Thurgate 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 11 FW Australia Jaushua Sotirio 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 1 GK Australia Jack Duncan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 MF Australia Reno Piscopo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 MF Australia Kosta Grozos 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 MF Australia Callum Timmins 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
39 DF Australia Thomas Aquilina 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 19 MF Australia Daniel Stynes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 DF Australia Mark Natta 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1 4 DF Australia Jordan Elsey 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 8 MF Georgia (country) Beka Dartsmelia 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 24 DF New Zealand James McGarry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 59 1 2 0 0 0 59 1 2

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 29 April 2023
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1 Australia Jack Duncan 3 0 3
Total 3 0 3

See also

References

  1. ^ Morgan, Gareth (10 June 2022). "O'Neill's request for early release granted". Perth Glory.
  2. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Brandon O'Neill". Newcastle Jets. 11 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign exciting attacker Reno Piscopo". Newcastle Jets. 21 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Newcastle Jets FC sign exciting attacker Trent Buhagiar". Newcastle Jets. 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign explosive attacker Jaushua Sotirio". Newcastle Jets. 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Newcastle Jets FC sign exciting young attacker Rory Jordan". Newcastle Jets. 28 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign highly rated defender Mark Natta". Newcastle Jets. 4 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign New Zealand international James McGarry". Newcastle Jets. 5 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Carl Jenkinson". Newcastle Jets. 3 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Newcastle Jets sign Callum Timmins and Daniel Stynes". Newcastle Jets. 4 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Jets loan Noah James". Newcastle Jets. 10 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Georgian midfielder Beka Dartsmelia". Newcastle Jets. 30 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Jets sign Japanese international Manabu Saitō". Newcastle Jets. 25 January 2023.
  14. ^ a b c "Newcastle Jets confirm player transfer movement". Newcastle Jets. 8 February 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g "Newcastle Jets confirm A-League Men departures". Newcastle Jets. 20 May 2022.
  16. ^ a b Gardiner, James (27 May 2022). "Soccer: Jets support Kantarovski's quest for miracle A-League return". The Newcastle Herald.
  17. ^ a b c "Newcastle Jets announce A-League men departures". Newcastle Jets. 8 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Daniel Penha to depart Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets. 23 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Jets defender joins on season-long loan". Wellington Phoenix. 30 June 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Duo depart Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets. 21 January 2023.
  21. ^ Morgan, Gareth (23 January 2023). "Glory land highly-rated and experienced central defender". Perth Glory.
  22. ^ "APIA have re-signed the incredible attacking force that is Rory Jordan". APIA Leichhardt. 23 November 2023 – via Facebook.
  23. ^ "Central Coast Mariners sign New Zealand international James McGarry". Central Coast Mariners. 8 February 2023.
  24. ^ Gardiner, James (27 March 2023). "A-League soccer: Georgian Beka Dartsmelia departs as Jets move to retain home grown midfielder Angus Thurgate". The Newcastle Herald.
  25. ^ "Jason Hoffman re-signs with the Jets". Newcastle Jets. 20 May 2022.
  26. ^ "Goalkeeper Michael Weier extends contract". Newcastle Jets. 20 May 2022.
  27. ^ a b Gardiner, James (24 May 2022). "Soccer: Beqa swaps Barca for Georgia and Nations League of Nation". The Newcastle Herald. Kosta Grozos and Mo Al-Taay are understood to have agreed to terms on one-year extensions
  28. ^ "Young gun re-signs for three years". Newcastle Jets. 25 May 2022.
  29. ^ "Lucas Mauragis Re-Signs with the Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets. 30 June 2022.