bozz Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) Central Coast Mariners Vs Melbourne Victory MARINERS last 5 home games: GF 7 - GA 4 MELB VICTORY last 5 away games: GF 14 - GA 2 Mariners avg more than 1 goal a game & conceed less than 1 goal a game. While Victory avg more than 2 goals a game & conceed less than 1 goal a game. All this points to a high scoring game. It's a tricky call, Victory might be less motivated but still playing for pride while CCM have everything to play for BUT are missing some key players. I believe both teams are capable of scoring today but im not sure if the game will be OVER 2.5 goals. Im predicting a DRAW & taking the half ball on Centrebet. GL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) Mariners V Victory is LIVE on http://www.sen.com.au/ Click on the little radio to the right where it says "Listen Live" Also on http://www.coastfm.org.au/ Live Game Stats HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) Might not be able to update much as New Years Eve here and plan to hit the turps :ok Good luck with all your bets people and thanx for all your input into the A League thread this year as it has been well worth the effort! Cheers all :cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthethings Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) I took the over since the line at Pinnacle was 2/2.5. High juice at -123, but I think the combination of two teams playing open (nothing to lose or gain either way, really), entertaining the crowd on New Year's Eve and bringing in subs hoping to impress leads me to think there'll be some goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouch Potato Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) I've taken the Mariners -0 @ $2.10 Sportingbet. Loss to Qld was their first in over a year so I think overall their record speaks for itself. Have had a small saver on Victory 2-0 though, as I think this is the most likely scoreline should Melbourne win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) I like CCM tonight, the pressure is off MLB tonight, whilst they'll want to keep winning, I think tonight might not be their night. I think at this stage it's important to maintain momentum, look at AU last season, clearly the best team in the league, but at the end of the day Sydney were crowned champions, because they slacked off after securing top spot, and couldn't start playing again when it mattered. Mlb will have to bear this in mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC Monday 1 January 6.00pm AEDT (5.00pm AEST (Qld only), 5.30pm ACDT, 4.00pm AWDT) EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Newcastle Squad: 40. Ante COVIC (gk) 2. Steve EAGLETON 3. Jade NORTH 5. Milton RODRIGUEZ 6. Andrew DURANTE 8. Matt THOMPSON 9.Vaughan COVENY 10. Nick CARLE 12. Paul OKON (Captain) 13. Adam D’APUZZO 15. Stuart MUSIALIK 16. Labinot HALITI 18. Joel GRIFFITHS 19. Mark BRIDGE 20. Ben KENNEDY (gk) 22. Steven OLD 24. Paul KOHLER 25. Tim BROWN In: Nick Carle (return from suspension), Paul Okon (return from injury), Labinot Haliti (returns from Albanian National Team camp), Tim Brown (short-term contract signing) Out: Tarek Elrich (omitted) Others Unavailable: Craig Deans (knee – season), Jobe Wheelhouse (ankle – season) Sydney FC Squad: 1.Clint BOLTON (gk) 2.Iain FYFE 3.Alvin CECCOLI 6.Ufuk TALAY 7.Robbie MIDDLEBY 8.Ruben ZADKOVICH 9.David ZDRILIC 10.Steve CORICA 11.Sasho PETROVSKI 12.David CARNEY 14.Alex BROSQUE 15.Terry McFLYNN 16.Mark MILLIGAN 17.Jacob TIMPANO 20.Justin PASFIELD. In: Jacob Timpano (return from injury) Out: Mark Rudan (suspended – 1 week) Others Unavailable: Nil Impending stats, facts and trivia This match sees the first home appearance of new Newcastle Jets goalkeeper ANTE COVIC. Now aged 31, Covic left Australian shores in 1999 to play in Greece (Kavala and PAOK) before joining Swedish side Hammarby in 2002. He played 121 league games (39 clean sheets) at Hammarby, including an impressive unbroken streak of 109 starting appearances from May 2002 till July 2006. Covic, who was a member of the Qantas Socceroos 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, had one of the highest all-time clean-sheets-per-game percentages in the old NSL, when he kept 20 clean sheets in his 45 league games with Marconi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) Newcastle Jets Vs Sydney FC I am at work and fairly hungover after celebrating New Years Eve in style with Ads25 and Jeffers, and boy they can both drink, especially the Englishman. Past matches Nov 04, 2006 A-League Newcastle Jets 1 - 1 Sydney FC Sep 17, 2006 A-League Sydney FC 2 - 2 Newcastle Jets Jul 22, 2006 A-League Sydney FC 2 - 1 Newcastle Jets Jan 06, 2006 A-League Sydney FC 0 - 0 Newcastle Jets Oct 30, 2005 A-League Sydney FC 1 - 1 Newcastle Jets Sep 11, 2005 A-League Newcastle Jets 2 - 1 Sydney FC These teams have had 4 draws together and a 2-1 win to each other. So the chances are it is going to be a draw or a 2-1 win to either side. Past 8 Games M W D L P GF GA Sydney Home 8 3 1 4 10 11 12 Jets Away 8 2 4 2 10 10 9 Some big ins for the Jets which include Carle, Okon and Haliti and this will bolster the Jets significantly. Sydney have Mark Rudan out who will be very much missed in their defence and as the Jets have plenty of scoring options I expect the home team to take advantage of that. Current Odds 1 X 2 Jets 2-35 3-25 2-75 Sydney Do not have much time to add anything else as severely pressed for time. I like the Jets to win as the break would have done them good and they have a good looking side in for mine, especially with Rudan out for Sydney. History here suggests it could be a draw also, so a saver on the draw may be a way to cover that if you think it might occur. BET Newcastle Jets Straight Out to Win @ $2-35 Draw Saver @ $3-25 if you have any doubts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC Date: Monday January 1 Kick-off (local time): 6.00pm Venue: EnergyAustralia Stadium Radio coverage: ABC 1233 Newcastle (1233AM) – www.abc.net.au/newcastle Previous meeting Newcastle 1 Sydney 1 (EnergyAustralia Stadium, Hyundai A-League round 11, November 2006) Last five results Newcastle: Loss - Win - Draw - Win - Loss Sydney: Win - Win - Draw - Draw - Win Analysis Sydney FC is in the midst of an unbeaten run which stretches back to late October but this is a fixture Terry Butcher's side has never won in five attempts with the past four meetings all drawn. Breaking that sequence will push the reigning champions another step closer to a guaranteed berth in the preliminary final courtesy of a second-placed finish although the English coach is pushed into his first enforced personnel change in six weeks following captain Mark Rudan's suspension. Rudan's second dismissal of an eventful campaign for a professional foul on Perth's Leo Bertos two weeks ago means he is handed an automatic two-match ban by the FFA and can only resume playing with two games left of the regular season. His absence opens the door for Jacob Timpano, one of Sydney's standout performers during the inaugural season who has struggled for fitness since undergoing a double hernia operation in the pre-season. The 20-year-old Timpano is yet to appear for Sydney under Butcher. Another decision revolves around the options available for the lone frontman role after Alex Brosque, last season's joint leading goalscorer with eight goals, was chosen to lead the line ahead of David Zdrilic and Sasho Petrovski against Perth, and scored the winner. While Sydney is losing their captain, Newcastle coach Gary van Egmond will be relieved to be able to again call on talismanic leader Nick Carle after the 25-year-old missed the trip to Adelaide through suspension. Van Egmond's troops will be glad to return home to Newcastle after a mixed bag of results from five successive weeks on the road including wins in Melbourne and Queensland but a draw in New Zealand and losses in Perth and Adelaide. Socceroos goalkeeper Ante Covic will continue between the sticks after signing a two-year deal with the Jets despite conceding three goals on debut a fortnight ago. Ben Kennedy is back on the bench after a stint on the sidelines with a bruised wrist. Striker Mark Bridge, meanwhile, netted his sixth goal of the season against Adelaide to become the club's leading scorer with Jets purely trading in goal-of-the-season contenders. Following Bridge and Carle's memorable strikes in recent rounds, makeshift left-back Matt Thompson was the latest player to put his name forward with a rasping drive to draw Newcastle level at Hindmarsh Stadium. A League Website Review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) Last night's result... Melbourne Victory 2 Fred (23), Thompson (26) Central Coast 1 Kwasnik (53) Crowd 15,404 @ Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium. Was sweating on the Mariner's to equalise and get the 2-2 draw up and they had so many chances to get that goal, and really should have been a draw this game. Great effort again by Melbourne to keep it's unbeaten away run intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) Newcastle Jets V Sydney LIVE WEB BROADCAST HERE LIVE GAME STATS HERE Click on "Live" when it is available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) HT: Newcastle Jets 0 - 0 Sydney FC Jets 48% Poss and only 3 Shots Sydney: 52% Poss and 8 Shots Sydney appear to be the better side in the first half going by the radio broadcast. Jets Bench Milton Rodriguez Steven Old Tim Brown Sydney Bench David Zdrilic Sasho Petrovski Jacob Timpano Maybe the Jets might want to think about getting Rodriguez onto the park. Apparently there is a huge crowd here for this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) 46m Jets 0 - 1 Sydney Early goal in the second half to Sydney. The Jets appear to be really sluggish here tonight and not there usual self. Might be too much xmas pudding :loon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) 20,980 people at the game tonight and a record crowd, sensational stuff for the game in Oz. Jets are on the attack finally and are starting to play like normal, Sydney are stifling in the second half like normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejayville Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Australian A League Round 18 (Thu Dec 28 - Mon Jan 1st) FT: Newcastle Jets 0 - 2 Sydney FC 46' A. Brosque 90' S. Petrovski Ladder after Round 18 Team P W D L F A GD PTS 1. Melbourne Victory FC 18 14 2 2 38 12 26 44 2. Sydney FC 18 8 7 3 28 16 12 31 3. Adelaide United FC 18 8 3 7 28 25 3 27 4. CentralCoast Mariners FC 18 6 5 7 21 22 -1 23 5. Newcastle Jets FC 17 6 5 6 24 27 -3 23 6. Queensland Roar FC 18 6 4 8 21 25 -4 22 7. Perth Glory FC 18 5 3 10 19 23 -4 18 8. New Zealand Knights FC 18 3 3 12 10 39 -29 12 Costly loss for the Jets as they could have cemented a finals spot by being a clear 4th with a win. My first bet for 2007 is a losing one. Newcastle were very ordinary tonight according to the radio, and disappointing for the big crowd. Mariners and Queensland who lost this weekend are not really affected as the Sydney win has not hurt them. Big game next week is Mariners V Jets, and the Roar clash against Adelaide. Final four could be decided next week. Thu 4 Jan - Adelaide / Queensland Fri 5 Jan - Newcastle Jets / Central Coast Mariners Sunday 7 Jan - Sydney FC / New Zealand Knights and Perth Glory / Melbourne Victory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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