Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory
Ref: Adam Kersey, AustraliaMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle · 33,000 cap
Match recap
Newcastle Jets beat Melbourne Victory 5–2 in their A-League fixture. Gibson, Badolato, Badolato, Badolato, and Fryer scored for Newcastle Jets; Genreau and Jelacic replied for Melbourne Victory. Newcastle Jets held 54% possession to 46% for Melbourne Victory. Newcastle Jets sit 1st in the A-League table while Melbourne Victory are 4th.
First Half
⚽
Gibson
⚽
Badolato
25'
⚽
Genreau
35'
Davidson
Yellow Card
⚽
Badolato
Assist: Dobson
Second Half
46'
⇄
Esposito
46'
⇄
Rodrigues
55'
⚽
Jelacic
Assist: Genreau
⇄
Gibson
⇄
Dobson
69'
⇄
Stella
⇄
Bertoncello
⇄
Aquilina
⚽
Badolato
85'
⇄
Vergos
90+2'
⇄
Valadon
⚽
Fryer
Assist: Wilmering
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 |  Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Newcastle JetsMelbourne Victory
9Won
Statistical edge
9–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack1 · 2 won
17
Shots
17
8
Shots on target
7
12
Shots in the box
12
5
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
8
2
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
556
Total passes
473
467
Accurate passes
371
84%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
9
0
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
3
7
Blocked shots
2
Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1J. DelianovG
- 5J. ShaughnessyD
- 11B. GibsonF
- 14M. BurgessM
- 15A. ŠušnjarD
- 17K. GrozosM
- 19A. BadolatoM
- 23D. WilmeringD
- 28W. DobsonM
- 39T. AquilinaD
- 43X. BertoncelloM
Substitutes
- 8L. BaylissF
- 9L. RoseF
- 22Joel BertolissioD
- 25O. FryerF
- 40J. BaylisG
- 42M. CooperD
- 45C. BraccoM
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2J. DavidsonD
- 4L. JacksonD
- 8J. ValadonM
- 9N. VergosF
- 10D. GenreauM
- 11Clarismario RodriguesM
- 15S. EspositoD
- 16J. InserraD
- 23K. JelacicM
- 25J. DuncanG
- 34X. StellaM
Substitutes
- 3A. TraoréD
- 14M. GrimaldiF
- 22J. RawlinsD
- 29O. DragicevicM
- 40J. WarshawskyG
- 64MataM
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Badolato | M | 90 | 10.0 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Kosta Grozos(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Will Dobson | M | 57 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2/4 |
| Ben Gibson | F | 56 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Max Burgess | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Daniel Wilmering | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| James Delianov | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Shaughnessy | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Bertoncello | M | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Aleksandar Šušnjar | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Kevin Aquilina | D | 70 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jordan Baylis | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Cooper | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Bayliss | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Fryer | F | 33 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3/5 |
| Joel Bertolissio | D | 20 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Bracco | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Lachlan Rose | F | 34 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Jelacic | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Denis Genreau | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1/1 |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Lachlan Jackson | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Clarismario | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jack Duncan | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Davidson(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4/7 |
| Xavier Stella | M | 69 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joshua Inserra | D | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Warshawsky | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adama Traoré | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Dragicevic | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Mata | M | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jing Lual | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |