Two derbies, two Asian Champions League clashes and a raft of players returning from injury are just some of the considerations that have contributed to this weekend’s squads. See all the teams here!
Friday, 27 February 2015
Melbourne City FC v Adelaide United
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off: 7:40 PM (Local) (7:40 PM AEDT)
Referee: Alan Milliner
Assistant Referee 1: Brad Hobson
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham
Fourth Official: Lucien Laverdure
TV Broadcast: Live and exclusive coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.00pm (AEDT), Live Coverage on SBS HD & SBS One from 7.30pm AEDT and Sky Sport 2 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 774 ABC Melbourne, ABC Local Radio VIC, Online/ABC Radio Mobile phone app.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #MCYvADL
Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Andrew REDMAYNE (GK), 4.Connor CHAPMAN, 5.Erik PAARTALU, 6.Aaron MOOY, 7.Iain RAMSAY, 8.Massimo MURDOCCA, 10.Robert KOREN, 13.Jonatan GERMANO, 15.David WILLIAMS, 16.Josh KENNEDY, 17.Jason HOFFMAN, 18.Paulo RETRE, 20.Tando VELAPHI (GK), 22.Jack CLISBY, 24.Patrick KISNORBO (c), 27.Kew JALIENS, 29.Safuwan BAHARUDIN
***one to be omitted***
Ins: 7.Iain RAMSAY (promoted), 13.Jonatan GERMANO (promoted)
Outs: 25.Jacob MELLING (knee – 3-4 weeks)
Unavailable: 3.Robbie WIELAERT (ankle 5-6 weeks), 11.Damien DUFF (ankle/calf – indefinite), 14.James BROWN (knee – 1-2 weeks), 19.Ben GARUCCIO (ankle – 9-10 weeks), 23.Mate DUGANDZIC (knee – 1-2 weeks)
Adelaide United squad: 1.Eugene GALEKOVIC (GK) (c), 2.Michael MARRONE, 4.Dylan McGOWAN, 7.PABLO SÁNCHEZ, 9.Sergio CIRIO, 10.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 11.Bruce DJITE, 12.Marck OCHIENG, 14.Cameron WATSON, 15.Ben WARLAND, 16.Craig GOODWIN, 17.Awer MABIL, 18.Jimmy JEGGO, 19.Miguel PALANCA, 20.Paul IZZO (GK), 21.Tarek ELRICH, 24.Bruce KAMAU, 32.Nathan KONSTANDOPLOUS
***two to be omitted***
Ins: 12.Marck OCHIENG (promoted), 15.Ben WARLAND (promoted), 24.Bruce KAMAU (promoted), 32.Nathan KONSTANDOPLOUS (promoted)
Outs: 5.Osama MALIK (ankle – 2 weeks), 8.ISAÍAS (suspended – 1 week)
Unavailable: 3.Nigel BOOGAARD (knee – 1 week), 23.Jordan ELSEY (knee – indefinite)
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners
Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Kick-Off: 5:00 PM (Local) (5:00 PM AEDT)
Referee: Adam Fielding
Assistant Referee 1: Ryan Gallagher
Assistant Referee 2: Leigh Pigram
Fourth Official: Chris Young
TV Broadcast: Live and exclusive coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT)
Radio Broadcast: Online/ABC Radio Mobile phone app. Coast FM 963 (Central Coast)
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #F3Derby
Newcastle Jets squad: 1.Jess VANSTRATTAN (Gk), 2.Scott NEVILLE, 3.Taylor REGAN, 8.Zenon CARAVELLA, 10.Travis COOPER, 12.Sam GALLAGHER, 13.Edson MONTANO, 16.Jacob PEPPER (c), 18.Allan WELSH, 19.Mitch COOPER, 20.Ben KENNEDY (Gk), 21.Ki-je LEE, 22.Daniel MULLEN, 26.Nicholas COWBURN, 27.Radovan PAVICEVIC, 28.Braedyn CROWLEY
Ins: 10.Travis COOPER (promoted), 28.Braedyn CROWLEY (promoted)
Outs: 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI (suspended – 1 week), 11.Andrew HOOLE (suspended – 1 week)
Unavailable: 15.Joshua BARRESI (knee – season), 17.James VIRGILI (ankle – 6 weeks)
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Matthew NASH (gk), 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Josh ROSE, 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO, 5.Zac ANDERSON, 7.John HUTCHINSON (c), 8.Nick MONTGOMERY, 10.Anthony CACERES, 11.Nick FITZGERALD, 12.Liam REDDY (gk), 14.Travis MAJOR, 16.Liam ROSE, 18.Glen TRIFIRO, 19.Matt SIMON, 20.Anthony KALIK, 23.Isaka CERNAK, 25.Eddy BOSNAR, 26.Fabio FERREIRA
***two to be omitted***
Ins: 19.Matt SIMON (promoted), 25.Eddy BOSNAR (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 17.Richard VERNES (shoulder – indefinite), 21.Michael NEILL (foot – indefinite)
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Sydney FC
Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Kick-Off: 7:30 PM (Local) (7:30 PM AEDT)
Referee: Chris Beath
Assistant Referee 1: Nathan MacDonald
Assistant Referee 2: James Tesoriero
Fourth Official: Kris Griffiths-Jones
TV Broadcast: Live and exclusive coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT)
Radio Broadcast: Online/ABC Radio Mobile phone app.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #SydneyDerby
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 1.Ante COVIC (gk), 4.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY (c), 5.Brendan HAMILL, 6.Antony GOLEC, 7.Labinot HALITI, 9.Tomi JURIC, 10.Yojiro TAKAHAGI, 12.Nikita RUKAVYTSYA, 15.Yianni PERKATIS, 16.Jaushua SOTIRIO, 17.Romeo CASTELEN, 18.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 23.Jason TRIFIRO, 25.Sam GALLAWAY
Ins: 6.Antony GOLEC (promoted), 15.Yianni PERKATIS (promoted),16.Jaushua SOTIRIO (promoted), 19.Mark BRIDGE (promoted)
Outs: 2.Shannon COLE (1 week), 13.Matthew SPIRANOVIC (suspended – 1 week), 8.Mateo POLJAK (suspended – 1 week), 11.Brendon SANTALAB (shoulder)
Unavailable: 34.Golgol MEBRAHTU (knee – indefinite)
Sydney FC squad: 1.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 2.Seb RYALL, 5.Matt JURMAN, 6.Nikola PETKOVIC, 8.Milos DIMITRIJEVIC, 9.Shane SMELTZ, 11.Bernie IBINI, 13.Christopher NAUMOFF, 14.Alex BROSQUE (c), 16.Alex GERSBACH, 17.Terry ANTONIS, 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 21.Mark JANKO, 23.Rhyan GRANT, 25.Aaron CALVER, 26.Jacques FATY, 27.Mickael TAVARES, 34.Robert STAMBOLZIEV
***two to be omitted***
Ins: 2.Seb RYALL (promoted), 34.Robert STAMBOLZIEV (promoted)
Outs: None
Unavailable: 7.Corey GAMEIRO (knee – indefinite), 22.Ali ABBAS (knee – indefinite), 19.Nick CARLE (knee – indefinite), 3.Sasa OGNENOVSKI (hip – indefinite)
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar FC
nib Stadium, Perth
Kick-Off: 6:30 PM (Local) (9:30 PM AEDT)
Referee: Ben Williams
Assistant Referee 1: Tim Mihevc
Assistant Referee 2: Josh Mannella
Fourth Official: David Bruce
TV Broadcast: Live and exclusive coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT)
Radio Broadcast: Online/ABC Radio Mobile phone app.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #PERvBRI
Perth Glory squad: 1.Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 3.Brandon O’NEILL, 5.Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 9.Andy KEOGH, 10.Nebojsa MARINKOVIC, 11.Richard GARCIA, 14.Chris HAROLD, 15.Jamie MACLAREN, 16.Sidnei SCIOLA, 17.Mitch NICHOLS, 18.Jack DUNCAN (gk), 19.Josh RISDON, 20.Daniel DE SILVA, 21.Scott JAMIESON, 23.Michael THWAITE (c), 27.Dragan PALJIC, 28.Denis KRAMAR
***two to be omitted***
Ins: 3.Brandon O’NEILL (promoted), 20.Daniel DE SILVA (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 7.Youssouf HERSI (hamstring – season), 8.Ruben ZADKOVICH (1 week – hamstring), 13.Diogo FEREIRA (hip – 3 weeks)
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Michael THEO (gk), 2.Jerome POLENZ, 3.Shane STEFANUTTO, 4.Adam SAROTA, 5.Corey BROWN, 8.Steven LUSTICA, 9.ANDRIJA Kaluderovic, 10.HENRIQUE, 12.Jean Carlos SOLORZANO, 13.Jade NORTH, 15.James DONACHIE, 17 Matt McKAY (c), 18.Luke BRATTAN, 21.Jamie YOUNG (gk), 22.Thomas BROICH, 23.Dimitri PETRATOS, 28.Brandon BORRELLO, 33.Luke DeVERE
***two to be omitted***
Ins: 10.HENRIQUE (return from injury), 23.Dimitri PETRATOS (promoted), 33.Luke DeVERE (promoted)
Outs: 34.Shannon BRADY (not selected)
Unavailable: Nil
Sunday, 1 March 2015
Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off: 5:00 PM (Local) (5:00 PM AEDT)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistant Referee 1: David Walsh
Assistant Referee 2: George Lakrindis
Fourth Official: Jonathan Barriero
TV Broadcast: Live and exclusive coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 1 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: Online/ABC Radio Mobile phone app.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #MVCvWEL
Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Nathan COE (GK), 2.Jason GERIA, 4.Nick ANSELL, 5.Mark MILLIGAN (c), 6.Leigh BROXHAM, 7.Gui FINKLER, 8.Besart BERISHA, 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 10.Archie THOMPSON, 13.Andrew NABBOUT, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 15.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 16.Rashid MAHAZI, 17.Matthieu DELPIERRE, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (GK), 21.Carl VALERI, 22.Jesse MAKAROUNAS, 24.Scott GALLOWAY
***two to be omitted***
Ins: 15.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI (promoted), 17.Matthieu DELPIERRE (returns from injury), 22.Jesse MAKAROUNAS (promoted)
Outs: 23.Adrian LEIJER (overseas)
Unavailable: Nil
Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Glen MOSS (GK), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3.Joel GRIFFITHS, 4.Roly BONEVACIA, 5.Michael BOXALL, 7.Kenny CUNNINGHAM, 8.Alex RODRIGUEZ, 9.Nathan BURNS, 10.Michael McGLINCHEY, 13.Albert RIERA, 15.Jason HICKS, 17.Vince LIA, 18.Ben SIGMUND, 19.Tom DOYLE, 20.Lewis ITALIANO (GK), 21.Roy KRISHNA, 22.Andrew DURANTE (c)
***one to be omitted***
Ins: 3.Joel GRIFFITHS (new signing)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 16.Louis FENTON (concussion – 1 week), 23.Matthew Ridenton (knee – 4 weeks)
