2024–25 Newcastle Jets FC season

Newcastle Jets

2024–25 season
Newcastle Jets playing away to Wellington Phoenix on 28 December 2024.
Owner	Maverick Sports Partners (100%)
Chairman	Shane Mattiske
Head Coach	Robert Stanton
Stadium	McDonald Jones Stadium
A-League Men	11th
Australia Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Ben Gibson (4) All: Thomas Aquilina (5)
Highest home attendance	8,548 vs. Sydney FC (4 January 2025) A-League Men
Lowest home attendance	2,971 vs. Macarthur FC (25 August 2024) Australia Cup
Average home league attendance	7,111
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Perth Glory (A) (14 December 2024) A-League Men
Biggest defeat	1–4 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (A) (8 November 2024) A-League Men
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2024–25 season is the Newcastle Jets Football Club's 24th season since its establishment in 2000. Newcastle Jets will participate in the A-League Men for the 20th season, and participated in the Australia Cup for the ninth time.

Players

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  AUS Ryan Scott (vice-captain) 4 DF  AUS Phillip Cancar 6 MF  AUS Matthew Scarcella (on loan from Sydney FC) 7 MF  AUS Eli Adams 9 FW  AUS Lachlan Rose 10 FW  BRA Wellissol 11 MF  AUS Jacob Dowse 13 FW  AUS Clayton Taylor 14 DF  NZL Dane Ingham 15 DF  AUS Aleksandar Šušnjar 17 MF  AUS Kosta Grozos (captain) 19 MF  AUS Callum Timmins 21 GK  AUS Noah James

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  AUS Ben Gibson 23 DF  AUS Daniel Wilmering 24 MF  AUS Alex Nunes (scholarship) 25 MF  AUS Oscar Fryer 27 DF  AUS Nathan Grimaldi 28 MF  AUS Will Dobson (scholarship) 29 FW  AUS Justin Vidic (scholarship) 33 DF  AUS Mark Natta 37 MF  NZL Lachlan Bayliss 39 DF  AUS Thomas Aquilina 44 DF  AUS Ben van Dorssen (scholarship) 66 GK  AUS Zac Bowling (scholarship)

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No.	Position	Name	From	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref.
15	DF	Aleksandar Šušnjar	Perth Glory	Free transfer	2 years	21 May 2024	[1][2]
7	MF	Eli Adams	Melbourne Victory	Free transfer	3 years	2 June 2024	[3][4]
21	GK	Noah James	Sydney Olympic	End of loan	(2 years)	18 June 2024	[5]
25	MF	Oscar Fryer	Sydney FC NPL	Free transfer	2 years	23 June 2024	[6]
6	MF	Matthew Scarcella	Sydney FC	Loan	1 year	2 July 2024	[7]
9	FW	Lachlan Rose	Macarthur FC	Free transfer	2 years	21 July 2024	[8][9]
22	FW	Ben Gibson	APIA Leichhardt	Free transfer	2 years	9 September 2024	[10][11]
10	FW	Wellissol	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	16 September 2024	[12]

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
44	DF		Ben van Dorssen	19	2-year scholarship[13]
24	MF		Alex Nunes	17	2-year scholarship[14]
28	MF		Will Dobson	16	2-year scholarship[15]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Name	To	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
3	DF	Jason Hoffman	Retired		25 April 2024	[16]
25	DF	Carl Jenkinson	Unattached	End of contract	3 May 2024	[17][18]
20	GK	Michael Weier	Hume City	End of contract	25 May 2024	[18][19]
5	DF	Lucas Mauragis	Unattached	End of contract	29 May 2024	[18]
6	MF	Brandon O'Neill	Perth Glory	End of contract		[18][20]
7	FW	Trent Buhagiar	Unattached	End of contract		[18]
10	MF	Reno Piscopo	Unattached	End of contract		[18]
15	MF	Jason Berthomier	Unattached	End of contract		[18]
18	MF	Daniel Stynes	Unattached	End of contract		[18]
26	FW	Archie Goodwin	Adelaide United	Mutual contract termination		[18][21]
8	FW	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	Motherwell	$501,000	21 July 2024	[22][23]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
21	Noah James	Goalkeeper	2 years	18 June 2024	[5]
19	Callum Timmins	Central midfielder	1 year	19 June 2024	[24]
22	Phillip Cancar	Centre-back	2 years	20 June 2024	[25]
66	Zac Bowling	Goalkeeper	1 year	21 June 2024	Scholarship contract[26]
37	Lachlan Bayliss	Midfielder	2 years	24 June 2024	[27]
17	Kosta Grozos	Central midfielder	2 years	25 June 2024	[28]

Pre-season and friendlies

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

18 July 2024	Newcastle Jets	0–4	Sydney FC	Maitland
		Report	Kucharski 13' Courtney-Perkins 48' Ouahim 53' (pen.) Amanatidis 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Maitland Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Newcastle Jets v Auckland FC

13 August 2024	Newcastle Jets	2–2	Auckland FC	Sydney
	Natta ?' Vidic ?'	Report (Auckland FC) Report (Newcastle Herald)	Rogerson 1' ? ?' (o.g.)	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

11 September 2024	Sydney FC	3–2	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
	Lolley 13' Grant 48' Courtney-Perkins 59'	Report	Rose 30' Gibson 87'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix

17 September 2024	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
	Gibson 60'	Report		Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

29 September 2024	Perth Glory	2–3	Newcastle Jets	Bunbury
15:00 AWST	Majekodunmi 15' Williams 43'	Report	Ingham 10' Šušnjar 55' Adams 66'	Stadium: Hay Park Attendance: 2,043 Referee: Shane Skinner

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

2 October 2024	Perth Glory	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Albany
16:00 AWST	Taggart 5', 12' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Retravision Stadium Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Shane Skinner

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

12 October 2024	Sydney FC	3–2	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
	Lolley 10' Klimana 20' Costa 48'	Report	Rose 5' Adams 75'	Stadium: Sky Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League Men	19 October 2024	4 May 2025	Matchday 1		12	3	1	8	14	21	−7	025.00
Australia Cup	24 July 2024	25 August 2024	Play-offs	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	9	6	+3	066.67
Total					15	5	1	9	23	27	−4	033.33

Last updated: 17 January 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

Main article: 2024–25 A-League Men

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Central Coast Mariners	13	4	5	4	15	22	−7	17
10	Wellington Phoenix[a]	13	5	2	6	15	17	−2	17
11	Newcastle Jets	12	3	1	8	14	21	−7	10
12	Perth Glory	14	2	2	10	9	35	−26	8
13	Brisbane Roar	13	1	2	10	16	30	−14	5

Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2025. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[29]
Notes:

1. Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

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
12	3	1	8	14	20	−6	10	0	1	4	4	9	−5	3	0	4	10	11	−1

Last updated: 17 January 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Home figures include Newcastle Jets' 1–2 loss on neutral ground in Unite Round against Central Coast Mariners on 22 November 2024.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	11	13	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	14	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Ground	H	A	B	A	N	A	H	A	B	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	B	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	X	L	L	L	L	W	X	L	D	W	L	L
Position	11	5	8	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Points	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	7	10	10	10

Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2025. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

19 October 2024 1	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Melbourne City	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT		Report	Tilio 2'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,032 Referee: Shaun Evans

Macarthur FC v Newcastle Jets

25 October 2024 2	Macarthur FC	1–2	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
19:35 AEDT	Jakoliš 19'	Report	Adams 56', 60'	Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 3,809 Referee: Tim Danaskos

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

8 November 2024 4	Western Sydney Wanderers	4–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
19:35 AEDT	Milanovic 22', 33', 75' (pen.) Sapsford 55'	Report	Grozos 67' (pen.)	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 6,220 Referee: Jack Morgan

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners

22 November 2024 5	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
20:00 AEDT	Aquilina 64'	Report	Kaltak 66' Šušnjar 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 5,156 Referee: Shaun Evans

Auckland FC v Newcastle Jets

30 November 2024 6	Auckland FC	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Auckland
17:00 NZDT	Moreno 84' de Vries 89'	Report		Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 13,138 Referee: Tim Danaskos

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

7 December 2024 7	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Adelaide United	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT		Report	Mauk 14'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 5,713 Referee: Ben Abraham

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

14 December 2024 8	Perth Glory	0–4	Newcastle Jets	Perth
18:45 AWST		Report	Aquilina 8' Bayliss 21' Gibson 26', 46'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,459 Referee: Lachlan Keevers

Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets

28 December 2024 10	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Wellington
17:00 NZDT	Barbarouses 2' Retre 59'	Report	Gibson 73'	Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 5,460 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

4 January 2025 12	Newcastle Jets	2–2	Sydney FC	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	Gurd 45' (o.g.) Taylor 72'	Report	Lolley 78' Caceres 89'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,548 Referee: Alex King

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets

7 January 2025 11	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Brisbane
19:00 AEST		Report	Rose 71'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 4,821 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Newcastle Jets v Macarthur FC

12 January 2025 13	Newcastle Jets	1–3	Macarthur FC	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	Gibson 18'	Report	Germain 23' Drew 59' Bernardo 90+1'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 6,152 Referee: Shaun Evans

Western United v Newcastle Jets

17 January 2025 15	Western United	3–1	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
18:00 AEDT	Danzaki 17' Botic 37', 54'	Report	Rose 58'	Stadium: Ironbark Fields Attendance: 3,430 Referee: Adam Bavcar

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

25 January 2025 16	Newcastle Jets	v	Perth Glory	Newcastle
18:00 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets

1 February 2025 17	Central Coast Mariners	v	Newcastle Jets	Gosford
19:35 AEDT				Stadium: Industree Group Stadium

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

8 February 2025 18	Newcastle Jets	v	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

15 February 2025 19	Adelaide United	v	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
19:05 ACDT				Stadium: Coopers Stadium

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

21 February 2025 20	Newcastle Jets	v	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
19:35 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Newcastle Jets v Auckland FC

9 March 2025 22	Newcastle Jets	v	Auckland FC	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

12 March 2025 14	Melbourne City	v	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:00 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

Newcastle Jets v Western United

16 March 2025 23	Newcastle Jets	v	Western United	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Macarthur FC v Newcastle Jets

28 March 2025 24	Macarthur FC	v	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
19:35 AEDT				Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium

Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix

6 April 2025 25	Newcastle Jets	v	Wellington Phoenix	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners

12 April 2025 26	Newcastle Jets	v	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle
19:35 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

20 April 2025 27	Sydney FC	v	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
15:00 AEDT				Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers

26 April 2025 28	Newcastle Jets	v	Western Sydney Wanderers	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

4 May 2025 29	Melbourne Victory	v	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

Australia Cup

Main article: 2024 Australia Cup

Newcastle Jets v Western United

24 July 2024 Play-offs	Newcastle Jets	4–1	Western United	Darwin
17:25 ACST	Garuccio 17' (o.g.) Aquilina 29', 66' Grimaldi 42'	Report	Danzaki 89'	Stadium: Larrakia Park Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Tim Danaskos

Rockdale Ilinden v Newcastle Jets

31 July 2024 Round of 32	Rockdale Ilinden	1–2	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Antoniou 30'	Report	Vidic 11', 45+3'	Stadium: Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre Referee: Ben Abraham

Newcastle Jets v Macarthur FC

25 August 2024 Round of 16	Newcastle Jets	3–4	Macarthur FC	Maitland
15:00 AEST	Grozos 14' (pen.) Natta 20' Aquilina 68'	Report	Germain 48', 54' Jakoliš 71', 75'	Stadium: Maitland Sportsground Attendance: 2,971 Referee: Ben Abraham

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[30]

As of match played 17 January 2025

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A-League Men		Australia Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	AUS	Ryan Scott	15	0	12	0	3	0
Defenders
4	DF	AUS	Phillip Cancar	12	0	8+2	0	1+1	0
14	DF	NZL	Dane Ingham	9	0	6	0	3	0
15	DF	AUS	Aleksandar Šušnjar	11	0	8	0	1+2	0
23	DF	AUS	Daniel Wilmering	15	0	9+3	0	3	0
27	DF	AUS	Nathan Grimaldi	4	1	1	0	2+1	1
33	DF	AUS	Mark Natta	15	1	12	0	3	1
39	DF	AUS	Thomas Aquilina	15	5	12	2	3	3
Midfielders
6	MF	AUS	Matthew Scarcella	11	0	2+6	0	2+1	0
17	MF	AUS	Kosta Grozos	14	2	11	1	3	1
19	MF	AUS	Callum Timmins	14	0	9+2	0	3	0
24	MF	AUS	Alex Nunes	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
28	MF	AUS	Will Dobson	6	0	0+6	0	0	0
37	MF	NZL	Lachlan Bayliss	13	1	10+2	1	0+1	0
45	MF	AUS	Christian Bracco	4	0	0+2	0	0+2	0
Forwards
7	FW	AUS	Eli Adams	13	2	10	2	0+3	0
9	FW	AUS	Lachlan Rose	4	2	1+3	2	0	0
10	FW	BRA	Wellissol	11	0	3+8	0	0	0
13	FW	AUS	Clayton Taylor	15	1	8+4	1	3	0
22	FW	AUS	Ben Gibson	12	4	9+3	4	0	0
29	FW	AUS	Justin Vidic	8	2	1+5	0	1+1	2

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.[30]

As of match played 17 January 2025

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Men			Australia Cup			Total
1	19	MF		Callum Timmins	3	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0
2	17	MF		Kosta Grozos	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	39	DF		Thomas Aquilina	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	4	DF		Phillip Cancar	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	14	DF		Dane Ingham	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	15	DF		Aleksandar Šušnjar	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23	DF		Daniel Wilmering	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
8	7	FW		Eli Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10	FW		Wellissol	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	33	DF		Mark Natta	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	37	MF		Lachlan Bayliss	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					18	0	0	5	0	0	23	0	0

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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of match played 17 January 2025

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Men	Australia Cup	Total
1	1		Ryan Scott	2	0	2
Total				2	0	2

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