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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 (3) 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	7,431
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
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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
7	MF	Eli Adams	Melbourne Victory	Free transfer	3 years	2 June 2024
21	GK	Noah James	Sydney Olympic	End of loan	(2 years)	18 June 2024
25	MF	Oscar Fryer	Sydney FC NPL	Free transfer	2 years	23 June 2024
6	MF	Matthew Scarcella	Sydney FC	Loan	1 year	2 July 2024
9	FW	Lachlan Rose	Macarthur FC	Free transfer	2 years	21 July 2024
22	FW	Ben Gibson	APIA Leichhardt	Free transfer	2 years	9 September 2024
10	FW	Wellissol	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	16 September 2024

From youth squad

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

Transfers out

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

Contract extensions

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

Pre-season and friendlies

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

Last updated: 4 January 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

League table

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

Last updated: 4 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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Australia Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of match played 4 January 2025

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

As of match played 4 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
	33	DF		Mark Natta	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					16	0	0	5	0	0	21	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 4 January 2025

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

References

1. Gardiner, James (21 May 2024). "Lets get cracking: Jets coach to discuss plans with new owners". Newcastle Herald. The Jets have 10 players contracted for next season, including recruit Aleks Susnjar
2. "Newcastle Jets sign Aleksandar Šušnjar". Newcastle Jets. 26 June 2024.
3. Gardiner, James (2 June 2024). "Newcastle Jets add promising Melbourne Victory attacker to arsenal". Newcastle Herald.
4. "Newcastle Jets sign Eli Adams". Newcastle Jets. 14 June 2024.
5. ^ "Noah James Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets. 18 June 2024.
6. "Newcastle Jets sign Oscar Fryer". Newcastle Jets. 23 June 2024.
7. "Newcastle Jets sign Matthew Scarcella on loan". Newcastle Jets. 2 July 2024.
8. "Newcastle Jets sign Lachlan Rose". Newcastle Jets. 21 July 2024.
9. Gardiner, James (22 July 2024). "Rosy outlook: Jets recruit has big shoes to fill after striker's exit". Newcastle Herald. Stamatelopoulos' move coincides with the arrival of Rose on a two-year deal.
10. Gardiner, James (9 September 2024). "Olyroos return, striker confirmed as Jets to meet Sydney FC in friendly". The Newcastle Herald.
11. "Newcastle Jets sign Ben Gibson". Newcastle Jets. 10 September 2024.
12. "Newcastle Jets sign Brazilian forward Wellissol". Newcastle Jets. 16 September 2024.
13. "Ben van Dorssen signs scholarship deal". Newcastle Jets. 12 June 2024.
14. "Alex Nunes signs scholarship deal". Newcastle Jets. 17 June 2024.
15. "Will Dobson signs scholarship deal". Newcastle Jets. 16 August 2024.
16. "Hoffman to farewell fans at the F3 Derby on Saturday". Newcastle Jets. 25 April 2024.
17. "Turning the page after two of the best years of my life in Australia! So many memories and good friends made. Time to head home and see what the next chapter brings". Carl Jenkinson. 3 May 2024 – via Instagram.
18. ^ "Newcastle Jets confirm ALM player departures". Newcastle Jets. 29 May 2024.
19. "FV - NPL Match Centre". GameDay. 25 May 2024.
20. Morgan, Gareth (31 May 2024). "Double A-League Championship and Premiership winner rejoins Glory". Perth Glory.
21. "Exciting Young Forward Archie Goodwin Becomes A Red". Adelaide United. 6 June 2024.
22. "Jets agree transfer fee for Stamatelopoulos to European Club". Newcastle Jets. 21 July 2024.
23. Monteverde, Marco (22 July 2024). "Apostolos Stamatelopoulos parts ways with Jets to join Scottish club Motherwell". news.com.au.
24. "Callum Timmins Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets. 19 June 2024.
25. "Phillip Cancar Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets. 20 June 2024.
26. "Zac Bowling signs Scholarship deal". Newcastle Jets. 21 June 2024.
27. "Lachlan Bayliss Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets. 24 June 2024.
28. "Kosta Grozos Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets. 25 June 2024.
29. "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
30. ^ "Newcastle Jets FC - Squad". soccerway.com.

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