The all important 6-point bonus round, in place for another game, in which Newcastle's Stadium Management screwed us over. This game can be life or death for Fury, as a lot of Fury's game has been this season.
North Queensland Fury vs. Newcastle JetsSaturday, 8 January 2010Dairy Farmers Stadium, TownsvilleLocal kick-off: 8:15pm (9.15pm AEDT)
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
Assistant referees: Daniel Jones and Graham Buzzi
Fourth official: Matt Hodgson
Live and exclusive broadcast on FOX Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 (NZ). Hyundai A-League club partners are Zinc 100.7 (Townsville) and 1233 ABC Newcastle. To purchase tickets visit www.ticketek.com.au
North Queensland Fury: 1. Justin PASFIELD (gk), 2. Jack HINGERT, 3. Brad McDONALD, 4. Eric AKOTO, 5. Mark HUGHES, 7. Gareth EDDS (c), 8. Adam CASEY, 10. Dyron DAAL, 11. David WILLIAMS, 12. Panagiotis NIKAS, 13. Andre KILIAN, 14. Chris GROSSMAN, 15. Chris PAYNE, 18. Brett STUDMAN, 21. Jason SPAGNUOLO, 23. Lorenzo SIPI, 24. Ramazan TAVSANCIOGLU, 28. Sebastian USAI (gk) *three to be omitted*
In: Lorenzo SIPI (promoted), Eric AKOTO (promoted), Dyron DAAL (promoted), Jason SPAGNUOLO (promoted)
Out: Ufuk TALAY (hamstring – 2 weeks), Simon STOREY (lower back – 1 week), Osama MALIK (hamstring – 2-3 weeks), Isaka CERNAK (knee), Matthew HAM (knee – out for the season)
Newcastle Jets: 1. Ben KENNEDY (gk), 2. Taylor REGAN, 3. Adam D’APUZZO, 4. Nikolai TOPOR STANLEY, 7. Kasey WEHRMAN (c), 9. Zhang SHUO, 10. Ruben ZADKOVICH, 11. Tarek ELRICH, 12. Jobe WHEELHOUSE, 13. Sasho PETROVSKI, 14. Labinot HALITI, 17. Marcello FIORENTINI, 18. Marko JESIC, 19. Ali ABBAS, 23. Ryan GRIFFITHS, 50.Jack DUNCAN *one to be omitted*
In: Taylor REGAN, Zhang SHUO (both promoted)
Out: Ljubo MILICEVIC (ankle - two weeks), Neil YOUNG (illness – indefinite), Michael BRIDGES (knee - 6 weeks), Jeremy BROCKIE (broken foot – 4-6 weeks), Sean ROONEY (knee - season), Ben KANTAROVSKI (knee - season), Matthew NASH (groin - two weeks), Kaz PATAFTA (groin - 1 week), Brodie MOOY (shin splints - two weeks)
Head-to-Head: All matches (played 4): North Queensland Fury wins 1, Newcastle Jets wins 3 (0 draws)
- Newcastle Jets midfielder TAREK ELRICH is set to make his 100th Hyundai A-League appearance.
