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Match: Newcastle Jets vs. Central Coast Mariners
Date: Sunday 27 January, 2008
Kick off time: 6pm - Gates Open 4pm (local time)
Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Assistant Referees: Nathan Gibson & Jason Power
Fourth Official: James Lewis

TV: Live & Exclusive Fox Sports 1 (www.foxsports.com.au) - Match broadcast commences 5:30pm AEDT (5:00pm ACDT, 4:30pm AEST, 3:30pm AWDT). Sky Sport 1 (www.skysport.co.nz) - Match broadcast commences 8:00pm NZDT.

Radio: ABC 1233 Newcastle (1233AM) – www.abc.net.au/Newcastle; Coast FM 96.3FM (Central Coast) - www.coastfm.org.au
Tickets on sale by: Phone ProTicket on 02 4915 2345, Web Sales www.proticket.com.au , All ProTicket Outlets

Haven't been beaten by the Gypsies in something like 711 days and something that will hopefully continue

Keeping a clean sheet will be absolutely key for us. Hopefully Aloisi is out through injury as we all know how much of a threat he is.

1 - 0 win Jets, Griffo to score.

Newcastle Jets Squad: 1.Ante COVIC (gk), 2.Adam GRIFFITHS, 3.Jade NORTH (Captain), 5.Stuart MUSIALIK, 6.Andrew DURANTE, 8.Matt THOMPSON, 9.Joel GRIFFITHS, 10.Denni, 11.Tarek ELRICH, 13.Adam D’APUZZO, 14.Jobe WHEELHOUSE, 15.Scott TUNBRIDGE, 17.Troy HEARFIELD, 18.Noel SPENCER, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Ben KENNEDY (gk), 23.Jason HOFFMAN, 25.James HOLLAND, 28.Song Jin HYUNG *four to be omitted

In: Adam Griffiths (Return from Suspension), Denni (promoted), Song Jin Hyung (New Signing – Subject to Clearance), Jobe Wheelhouse (promoted)
Out: Nil

Others Unavailable: Steve Eagleton (Injury – Season), Stephen Laybutt (Achilles – Season)

Central Coast Mariners Squad: 1.Matthew TROTT (gk), 2.Matt SIMON, 3.Paul O’GRADY, 5.Bradley PORTER, 6.Andre GUMPRECHT, 7.John HUTCHINSON, 10.Tom PONDELJAK, 11.Damien BROWN, 12.Greg OWENS, 13.Tony VIDMAR, 15.Andrew CLARK, 16.Nigel BOOGAARD, 18.Alex WILKINSON, 19.Adam KWASNIK, 20.Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 22.Sasho PETROVSKI, 23.Mile JEDINAK, 25.John ALOISI, 26.Alvin CECCOLI *four to be omitted

In: Paul O’GRADY (Promoted), Bradley PORTER (Promoted), Damien BROWN (Promoted), Greg OWENS (Returns from Injury)
Out: Nil

Others Unavailable: Dean HEFFERNAN (Broken Leg – Season), Nik MRDJA (Knee – Season), Matthew OSMAN (Knee – Season)

Impending stats, facts and trivia
In terms of previous finals experience in both the Hyundai A-League and the old NSL, the Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners have overall similar records. While Newcastle can call upon more players in its squad with some form of Australian finals experience (14 Jets players have played in finals campaigns before, compared with 12 for the Mariners), the combined finals appearances of Central Coast players (175 finals matches) is actually higher than Newcastle's (128). Newcastle are entering their third Hyundai A-League final's campaign while the Mariners have been in the Finals Series just once previously.

this is a tough one. But ill tip the jets. I think the jets will win 2-1 in a close game.

1-0 CCM

Final Score
Newcastle jets 2-0 Central Coast Mariners
i was close with the prediction
the griffiths brothers have pretty much put the jets into the grand final (the only way they cannot get to the grand final is if central coast beat them 3-0 next week which i think is unlikely)
Adam Griffiths scoring first in the 22nd minute
Brother Joel scoring in the 85th of a penalty kick

looks like Newcastle will be playing sydney in the final

Cheers Captain Obvious

or 4-1

5-2?

615 - 246!

That's right folks, i went there.

He did.

So my real prediction will be 1-0 Jets, Griffiths to score.

That was a great win for us, i was at he game and teh atmosphere was great; Lets hope it can continue for the 2nd leg.

Welcome, Fabregas

Good to have another Jet on board.