# 2010–11 Newcastle Jets FC season

The Newcastle Jets 2010–11 season was the Newcastle Jets' sixth season since the inception of the Australian A-League and the tenth since the club's founding, in 2000.
It was announced on 22 July 2010 that Michael Bridges would be the Newcastle Jets senior team captain, With Ljubo Miličević to be his deputy.
Prior to Newcastle's round 4 games against Brisbane Roar, it was revealed that the club was under significant financial stress. This meant that the club was unable to pay staff and player wages on time. This resulted in the club seeking either a loan or an advance on their quarterly share of the television deal. It was announced by the club and the Football Federation Australia that the governing body would give a short term assistance package, making sure the club made it through their next few games and back into financial viability.
After giving Con Constantine every chance to show that he was able to prove financial viability, it was determined by the FFA that the best course of action would be to sell the club to mining magnate and horse owner Nathan Tinkler. In the first few weeks under his ownership Tinkler stated that he wished to give the club back to the community, and he made several key changes to the way the club was run. These changes included appointing an executive chairman in Ken Edwards to run the club while a board of directors and football advisory board were put in place. Tinkler also extended his ownership of the Jets to last until at least 2020. This enabled the club to move forward with a new direction which included resigning manager Branko Culina on a four-year contract, and doubling the footballing departments budget from $1.1million to around $2.5million, creating 8 new full-time positions at the club and 15 jobs in total.
As part of a new initiative called "Be a part of it", the Jets will host a community day, where 10,000 fans will be admitted free for the game against Melbourne Heart on 31 October 2010. A new price structure for tickets includes a free season pass for children younger than 15, a family pass for 11 home games with reserved grandstand for $100 and general admission for $10. The club has a new sponsor with Hunter Medical Research Institute. The Jets will have the institute's logo on the front of their jersey and will donate $5000 for every goal they score at home and $2500 for an away goal. The changes continued when the club set up a new administration office, extended the contract of coach Branko Culina until March 2015 and unveiled a $2.5 million blueprint for the football department.
The Newcastle Jets announced with the FFA and the State Government, that they would host the Los Angeles Galaxy at Energy Australia Stadium on 27 November. The match, an almost certain sellout, will play host to big-name players; David Beckham, and Landon Donovan.

## 2010–11 season squads
### Senior squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Ben Kennedy |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Taylor Regan |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Adam D'Apuzzo |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Ljubo Miličević (Vice-Captain) |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Ben Kantarovski (Youth) |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Kasey Wehrman (Vice-Captain) |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Michael Bridges (Captain) |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Zhang Shuo |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Ruben Zadkovich |
| 11 | DF | AUS | Tarek Elrich |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Jobe Wheelhouse |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Sasho Petrovski |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Labinot Haliti |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Sean Rooney (Youth) |
| 16 | FW | NZL | Jeremy Brockie |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ITA | Marcello Fiorentini |
| 18 | FW | AUS | Marko Jesic (Youth) |
| 19 | MF | IRQ | Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Neil Young |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Brodie Mooy (Youth) |
| 22 | MF | AUS | Kaz Patafta |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Ryan Griffiths |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Francis Jeffers (Guest Player) |
| 25 | DF | AUS | Sam Gallaway (Youth) |
| 26 | FW | AUS | James Virgili (Youth) |
| 27 | FW | SVN | Tomislav Misura (Injury Replacement) |
| 28 | DF | AUS | Mario Šimić (Youth) |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Paul Henderson (Injury Replacement) |
| 31 | DF | AUS | Jacob Pepper (Youth) |
| 40 | GK | AUS | Matthew Nash (Injury Replacement) |

### Youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Robbie Kolak |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Sam Gallaway |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Mario Šimić |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Jon Griffiths |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Nathan Millgate |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Jacob Pepper |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Scott Pettit |
| 8 | FW | AUS | Steven Veleski |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Gavin Forbes |
| 10 | MF | TLS | Jesse Pinto (Captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | AUS | James Virgili |
| 12 | MF | AUS | David Talevski |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Fabian Iacovelli |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Kyle Ewart |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Abe Wheelhouse |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Luke Remington |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Michael Finlayson |
| 18 | FW | AUS | Blake Green |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Jack Duncan |
| — | | | + up to four over-age players |

### Women's squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Alison Logue |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Libby Sharpe |
| 3 | DF | USA | Nicole Cross |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Thea Slatyer |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Alex Hyung |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Amber Neilson |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Gema Simon |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Bronte Bates |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Kate Hensman |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Hayley Crawford |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Sasha McDonnell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Melissa Feuregill |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Carlie Ikonomou |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Hannah Brewer |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Nicole Jones |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Kirstyn Pearce |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Madeline Searl |
| 18 | FW | AUS | Leia Smith |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Tara Andrews |
| 20 | MF | AUS | Kara Mowbray |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Renee Cartwright |
| 22 | GK | USA | Allison Lipsher |

## Pre-season fixtures

The Newcastle Jets will play two trial games for players currently playing in the NBN State Football League. These games will give players from the Under-20, and First Grade teams from within the competition to have the opportunity to earn an A-league contract, and give the Newcastle Jets the chance to observe the best of the local youth talent.

## Mid-season fixtures

After the ownership change, the new structure wanted to show an exhibition match. After a few days of hard work and collaboration between the Newcastle Jets, the FFA and the New South Wales Government, it was announced at a press conference at Newcastle University that the Newcastle Jets would host David Beckham's LA Galaxy.

## 2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane Roar (C) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 65 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series |
| 4 | Gold Coast United | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 46 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Heart | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 35 | |
| 9 | Sydney FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 34 | |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 23 | |
| 11 | North Queensland Fury | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 19 | |
* ↑ First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions. Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

## Season statistics
### Goal scorers

Last updated 18 August 2010
| Name | Pre-Season | A-League | Finals | Total |
| Sasho Petrovski | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Marko Jesic | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Labinot Haliti | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeremy Brockie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ruben Zadkovich | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Bridges | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sean Rooney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Griffiths | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Discipline

| Name | Cautions | 2nd Caution – Send-Off | Send-Offs |
| Ruben Zadkovich | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kasey Wehrman | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Abbas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bridges | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kantarovski | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarek Elrich | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Regan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zhang Shuo | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Home attendance

| Round | Opponent | Attendance |
| Round 1 | Melbourne Heart | 8735 |
| Round 4 | Brisbane Roar | 7066 |
| Round 6 | Perth Glory | 6977 |
| Round 8 | Melbourne Victory | 8652 |
| Round 10 | North Queensland Fury | |
| Round 11 | Melbourne Heart | 3114 |
| Round 13 | Adelaide United | 8278 |
| Round 14 | Brisbane Roar | 7829 |
| Round 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 12147 |
| | Total Attendance | 50651 |
| | Average Attendance | 7850 |