How are the clubs shaping up in the pre-season and who looks the goods before the 2018/19 kick-off? FourFourTwo is keeping tabs on the wins, draws and losses ahead of another bumper A-League season.
Adelaide United
JULY
10 Para Hills 0 - 2 Adelaide United ((N. Konstandopoulos 9’ Irabona 85’)
18 Adelaide United 2 (Stamatelopoulos 37’ Armiento 86’) - 1 West Torrens Birkalla (D’Agostino 50’), Marden Sports Complex
25 Adelaide United 2 (Stamatelopoulos 62’ Armiento 90’) - 0 Adelaide Olympic, Marden Sports Complex
AUGUST
1 Adelaide United 3 (Elsey 12', Boland 19', Goodwin 53') - 0 Central Coast Mariners, Marden Sports Complex, FFA Cup Round of 32
10 Adelaide United 7 (Goodwin 23', Stamatelopoulos 30', Ilso 45', Regan 64', Kitto 83', Strain 86', 88') - 0 South Adelaide, AUTC, Adelaide
21 Adelaide United 0 - 0 Melbourne City, Coopers Stadium
29 Queensland Lions 0 - 1 Adelaide United (Goodwin 32') , Perry Park, FFA Cup Rd of 16
SEPTEMBER
12 Melbourne City 2 (Fornaroli 12' Vidosic 16') - 0 Adelaide United, CFA Melbourne
19 Adelaide United 2 (Ilso 45' Boland 45+1') - 2 Perth Glory (Elsey o.g. 11', Mrcela 44'), Coopers Stadium
26 APIA Leichhardt 0 - 2 Adelaide United (Goodwin 71', Boland 80') FFA Cup QF, Leichhardt Oval
OCTOBER
5 Bentleigh Greens 0 - 2 Adelaide United (Halloran 21', Elsey 49'), FFA Cup SF, Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
12 Adelaide United 2 (Strain 72', Blackwood 84') - 1 Melbourne Victory (OG 67')
TOTAL: 12 (GAMES) 9 (W), 2 (D), 1 (L)
Brisbane Roar
JUNE
27 Brisbane Roar 4 (Reardon 15', Duncan 36', Bautheac 56', 85') - 0 Logan Lightning, Logan Metro Sports Park
JULY
12 Mackay & Whitsunday Magpies Crusaders 0 - 5 Brisbane Roar (Bautheac 12' (pen), Henrique 49' (pen), 83', Muratovic 78', Sawyer 85'), BB Print Stadium
31 Brisbane Roar 2 (Bautheac, Taggart) - 1 Wellington Phoenix, Cbus Super Stadium
AUGUST
7 Brisbane Roar 0 - Melbourne City 1 (Fornaroli 120'), Dolphin Oval, FFA Cup Round of 32
15 Brisbane Roar 1 (Mauk 78') - Sydney FC 1 (Buhagiar), Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
SEPTEMBER
1 Melbourne Victory 0 - 0 Brisbane Roar, Morwell
15 Peninsula Power 2 (Plummer 16', Strickland 85') - 3 (Taggart 20', 29', o.g. 47') Brisbane Roar AJ Kelly Park
25 Melbourne City 1 (Vidosic 55') - 1 Brisbane Roar (Henrique), CFA Melbourne
29 Brisbane Roar 3 (Taggart 14') Mikkelsen 75', Wenzell-Halls 78') - 0 Brisbane Premier League Select XI, Logan Metro Sports Complex
TOTAL: 9 (GAMES), 5 (W), 3 (D), 1 (L)
Central Coast Mariners
✌️ @usainbolt
— Central Coast Mariners (@CCMariners) 13 October 2018
☝️ Ross McCormack
☝️ @Jmuzza23
Sit back and enjoy all four goals from last night's pre-season trial! 🔥 #CCMFC @FOXFOOTBALL pic.twitter.com/SyBxHmap6p
AUGUST
1 Adelaide United 3 (Elsey 12', Boland 19', Goodwin 53') - 0 Central Coast, Marden Sports Complex, FFA Cup Round of 32
14 Adamstown Rosebud FC 0 - 6 Central Coast (Hiariej 2', Pain 28', Simon 32', Macdonald 50', 63', Millar 65'), Pluim Park, Lisarow
25 Newcastle Jets 2 (Hoffman 41’, O’Donovan 61’) - 2 Central Coast Mariners (Clisby 11’, Pain 66’), Maitland No.1 Sportsground
31 Central Coast Mariners 6 (Clisby 1', 41', McGlinchey 12', Kekeris 14', Shabow 29', Macdonald 57') - 1 (Knight 79') Central Coast Select, Central Coast Stadium (KO 7.30pm AEST)
SEPTEMBER
13 Central Coast Mariners 3 (Simon 1', Hiariej 15', McGlinchey 16') - 0 Western Sydney Wanderers, Pluim Park
19 Central Coast Mariners 4 (Simon 4', 8', 59', Shabow 51') - 0 Central Coast United, Pluim Park
OCTOBER
5 Wollongong Wolves 1 (Madden 24') - 3 Central Coast Mariners (McGlinchey 40', Pain 45', Simon 69', WIN Stadium
11 Sydney FC 2 (Van der Linden 15', Brosque 36') - 0 Central Coast Mariners
12 Central Coast Mariners 4 (McCormack 8', Murray 42' Bolt 55', 69') - 0 Macarthur South West United
TOTAL: 9 (GAMES), 6 (W), 1 (D), 2 (L)
Melbourne City
💥 Boom, boom, Vidosic! 💥 This goal from @dvidosic10 was the winner this afternoon as we defeated Perth Glory 1-0 at CFA Melbourne. pic.twitter.com/7WUBdtW9Cf
— Melbourne City FC 🏙️ (@MelbourneCity) 7 October 2018
JULY
24 Kerala Blasters 0 - 6 Melbourne City (Vidosic 30', McGree 33' & 56', Wales 50', Najjarine 75', Fornaroli 79'), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India
27 Girona FC 6 - 0 Melbourne City, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, India,
AUGUST
7 Brisbane Roar 0 - 1 Melbourne City (Fornaroli 120'), Dolphin Oval, FFA Cup Round of 32
21 Adelaide United 0 - 0 Melbourne City, Coopers Stadium
29 Melbourne City 1 (Fornaroli 54',) - 0 Newcastle Jets, AAMI Park, FFA Cup Round of 16
SEPTEMBER
12 Melbourne City 2 (Fornaroli 12' Vidosic 16') - 0 Adelaide United, CFA Melbourne
19 Melbourne City 1 (McGree 53') - 2 Western Sydney Wanderers (Riera 33', Bonevacia 41'), FFA Cup QF, AAMI Park
25 Melbourne City 1 (Vidosic pen 55') - 1 Brisbane Roar (Henrique), CFA Melbourne
OCTOBER
7 Melbourne City 1 (Vidosic 17') - 0 Perth Glory, CFA Melbourne
12 Melbourne City 4 (Delbridge 21', Berenguer 24', Vidosic pen 67', McGree 91') - 1 Western Sydney Wanderers (Majok 34'), Shepparton
TOTAL: 10 (GAMES) 6 (W), 2 (D), 2 (L)
Melbourne Victory
JULY
24 Oakleigh Cannons 2 (Piemonte 13' pen, Stoilovoc 69') - 4 Melbourne Victory (Athiu 7', Barbarouses 16', Brown 59', Said 87')
31 Port Melbourne Sharks 1 - 5 Melbourne Victory (Antonis 14', 17', 18, Athiu 26', Hope 54'), JL Reserve
AUGUST
7 Perth Glory 0 - 1 Melbourne Victory (Barbarouses 38'), Dorrien Gardens, FFA Cup Round of 32
21 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 3 (Sekiya 9', 47', Milgate 80') - 2 Melbourne Victory (Athiu 60', 66'), Leichhardt Oval, FFA Cup Round of 16
SEPTEMBER
1 Melbourne Victory 0 - 0 Brisbane Roar, Morwell
8 Melbourne Victory 1(Troisi 18') - 1 (Bonevacia 79') Western Sydney Wanderers, Ballarat
OCTOBER
5 Melbourne Victory 1 (Honda pen) - 3 Wellington Phoenix (Krishna hat-trick, pen/2 goals), AAMI Park
12 Adelaide United 2 (Strain 72', Blackwood 84') - 1 Melbourne Victory (OG 67')
TOTAL: 8 (GAMES) 3 (W), 2 (D), 3 (L)
.@kskgroup2017, cool from the spot! Keisuke scored in his first game for #MVFC, a behind-closed-doors friendly against Wellington Phoenix #OurVictory pic.twitter.com/mHLkJ1lU5R
— Melbourne Victory (@gomvfc) 5 October 2018
Newcastle Jets
JULY
6 Shanghai Shenhua 0 - 2 Newcastle Jets (Hoffman 25', Simmons 87'), Haikou, China
8 Changchun Yatai 1 - 1 Newcastle Jets (Ridenton 13') (won 3-1 on penalties), Haikou, China
18 Mid North Coast Select 0 - 9 Newcastle Jets (Georgievski 14', Hoffman 17', 31', 42' Boogaard 19', 35', Champness 38', Thurgate 65', Vujica 80')
31 Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC 1 (21') - 2 Newcastle Jets (Hoffman 40', K. Petratos 65'), Pinatar Arena, Spain
AUGUST
1 Al Fayha 2 - 1 Newcastle Jets (Jackson 75'), Pinatar Arena, Spain
3 Cartagena FC 3 - 2 Newcastle Jets (O'Donovan 53', 80' pen), Pinatar Arena, Spain
8 Gold Coast Knights 0 - 1 Newcastle Jets (Topor-Stanley 11')
25 Newcastle Jets 2 (Hoffman 41’, O’Donovan 61’) - 2 Central Coast Mariners (Clisby 11’, Pain 66’), Maitland No.1 Sportsground
29 Melbourne City 1 (Fornaroli 54',) - 0 Newcastle Jets, AAMI Park, FFA Cup Round of 16
SEPTEMBER
7 Newcastle Jets 4 (O'Donovan pen, Georgievski, Sheppard, M.Petratos) - 1 Young Socceroos, Central Coast
12 Sydney FC 2 (Le Fondre 12', 52' pen) - 1 (Thurgate 33') Newcastle Jets, Leichhardt Oval
22 Edgeworth Eagles 0 - 5 Newcastle Jets (D.Petratos 3', 9', Vargas 33', Austin 47', Hoffman 61'), Jack McLaughlin Oval
29 Newcastle Jets 4 (D.Petratos 7', Boogaard 16', Vargas 19', Sheppard 89') - 0 Western Sydney Wanderers, No. 1 Sportsground, Maitland
TOTAL: 13 (GAMES), 7 (W), 2 (D), 4 (L)
Perth Glory
Chelsea v Glory - the big names weren't just on the field when we took on @ChelseaFC at @OptusStadium...@schwarzer_mark@TheRealBozza@ALeague#OneGlory pic.twitter.com/qfuGosEiDC
— Perth Glory FC (@PerthGloryFC) July 28, 2018
JULY
11 Perth SC 0 - 3 Perth Glory (Italiano 20', Keogh 44' Timmins 88'), Dorrien Gardens
18 Gwelup Croatia 0 - 6 Perth Glory (Keogh 5', Franjic 18', Harold 56', 89', Italiano 71', Santalab 80'), Dorrien Gardens
23 Perth Glory 0 - 1 Chelsea (Pedro 5'), Optus Stadium, Perth
AUGUST
1 Perth Glory 5 (Davidson 5', Castro 12', Brimmer 42', Mustafa 59', Harold 63') - 2 WA State Team, Perth Plasterboard Centre Stadium, Inglewood
7 Perth Glory 0 - Melbourne Victory 1, Dorrien Gardens, FFA Cup Round of 32 (6.30pm AWST)
Not quite sure how you ‘edge’ your way to a 7-1 win (!😀), but great to see Glory dominating the back page of today’s Borneo Post 👍.#SarawakGlory #OneGlory pic.twitter.com/AwXe1M6dD7
— Perth Glory FC (@PerthGloryFC) August 13, 2018
11 Sarawak FA 1 - 7 Perth Glory (Castro 26', Davidson 27', 42', Sabri og 27', Dau 67', Hore 73', Santalab 90'), Kuching, Malaysia
15 Sarawak State Team 0 - 7 Perth Glory (Castro 1' pen, 36', Farah 19', 26', Dau 22', Ferreira 40', Mustafa 72'), Kuching, Malaysia
SEPTEMBER
6 Inglewood United 0 - 7 Perth Gory (Santalab 4', 16', 33', Ferreira 31', 42', Castro 38', Harold 55'), Perth Plasterboard Centre Stadium
13 Perth Glory 2 (Mrcela 56', Chianese 85') - 1 (Kay 73') WA State Team
19 Adelaide United 2 (Ilso 45' Boland 45+1') - 2 Perth Glory (Elsey o.g. 11', Mrcela 44'), Coopers Stadium
27 Rockingham City 0 - 7 Perth Glory (Harold 8', Keogh 45', Mustafa 47', 50', 58', Domfeh 80', Farah 84'), Lark Hill Sports Complex
OCTOBER
7 Melbourne City 1 (Vidosic 17') - 0 Perth Glory, CFA Melbourne
TOTAL: 12 (GAMES), 8 (W), 1 (D), 3 (L)
Sydney FC
18 Dunbar Rovers 0 - 5 Sydney FC (Gallegos 11’, Brosque 20’, Ninkovic 42’, Brillante 45’, Buhagiar 49’), North Sydney Oval
25 Sydney FC 3 (Buhagiar 44’, Lokoli-Ngoy 78’, O’Neill 86’ pen) - 0 Sutherland Sharks, Jubilee Oval, Kogarah
AUGUST
1 Rockdale City Suns 2 - Sydney FC 4 (De Silva 30', Warland 48', Brosque 51', 64'), FFA Cup Round of 32, Ilinden Sports Centre
7 Sydney FC 0 - 0 Hakoah Sydney City East, Leichhardt Oval
15 Brisbane Roar 1 (Mauk 78') - Sydney FC 1 (Buhagiar 17'), Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
21 Cairns FC 1 (Cavanah 17') - 2 Sydney FC (Brosque pen 64', Buhagiar 67'), FFA Cup Round of 16, Barlow Park, Cairns
28 Sydney FC 3 (Brosque 37', Le Fondre 43',Buhagiar 86'- 0 Indian U23s, Macquarie University
SEPTEMBER
12 Sydney FC 2 (Le Fondre 12', 52' pen) - 1 (Thurgate 33') Newcastle Jets, Leichhardt Oval
19 Avondale FC 2 (Boland 51', 61') - 4 Sydney FC (Buhagiar 17', 28', Ninkovic 105', Le Fondre 114') , FFA Cup QF, John Ilhan Memorial Reserve
29 Sydney FC 2 (Le Fondre, Calver 73' - 1 (Krishna) Wellington Phoenix
OCTOBER
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 - 3 Sydney FC (Buhagiar 49', Siem de Jong 64', Le Fondre pen 75'), FFA Cup SF, Penrith Stadium
11 Sydney FC 2 (Van der Linden 15', Brosque 36') - 0 Central Coast Mariners
TOTAL: 12 (GAMES) 10 (W), 2 (D), 0 (L)
Another tough physical game! But a good win!! Another sausage roll and @acalver96 with a knee shin toe heel volley in the top corner! 🤣🤣#sydneyisskyblue
— Adam Le Fondre (@A1F1E9) 29 September 2018
Wellington Phoenix
JULY
11 Phoenix 2 (Singh, Sinclair) - 1 Miramar Rangers, Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
18 Wairarapa United 0 - 1 (Singh) Phoenix, Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton
31 Brisbane Roar 2 (Bautheac, Taggart) - 1 (Burns) Wellington Phoenix, Cbus Super Stadium
AUGUST
7 Bentleigh Greens 1 (Jankovic 23') - 0 Phoenix, Kingston Heath, FFA Cup Round of 32
18 Lower Hutt City 0 - 5 (og , Singh, Taylor, Krishna brace) Wellington Phoenix, Martin Luckie Park, Wellington
25 Napier City Rovers 0 - 5 (Krishna x3, Yoo, Doyle) Wellington Phoenix, Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
SEPTEMBER
1 Central League Select 0 - 2 (Krishna, Burns) Wellington Phoenix, Weka Park, Raumati Beach
22 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (Fitzgerald 20') - 0 Wellington Phoenix, Marconi Stadium
29 Sydney FC 2 (Le Fondre, Calver 73' - 1 (Krishna) Wellington Phoenix
OCTOBER
5 Melbourne Victory 1 (Honda pen) - 3 Wellington Phoenix (Krishna hat-trick, pen/2 goals), AAMI Park
TOTAL: 10 (GAMES) 6 (W), 0 (D), 4 (L)
TRAINING CAMP | The #Nix have landed safely in Queensland and were straight down to business. Day 1 starts with a morning session prehab led by Head Strength & Conditioning Coach @AidanWivell 🧘🏻♂️💪�� #COYN #trainingcamp #goldcoast pic.twitter.com/nbeOed8xvb
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) July 29, 2018
Western Sydney Wanderers
JULY
26 Wanderers 2 (Bonevacia, Hamill) - 0 Blacktown City
AUGUST
7 Hellenic Athletic Club 3 (Smith 39', Maskey 55', 73') - 4 Wanderers (Billias og 8', Riera 11', 69', Bonevacia 90+'), Darwin Football Stadium, FFA Cup Round of 32 (8pm local, 8.30pm AEST)
29 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 1 (Diaz 65') - 2 Western Sydney Wanderers (Baumjohann 12', Hamill 74') , FFA Cup Round of 16, Marconi Stadium
SEPTEMBER
8 Melbourne Victory 1(Troisi 18') - 1 Western Sydney Wanderers (Bonevacia 79'), Ballarat
19 Melbourne City 1 (McGree 53') - 2 Western Sydney Wanderers (Riera 33', Bonevacia 41'), FFA Cup QF, AAMI Park
22 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (Fitzgerald 20') - 0 Wellington Phoenix, Marconi Stadium
29 Newcastle Jets 4 (D.Petratos 7', Boogaard 16', Vargas 19', Sheppard 89') - 0 Western Sydney Wanderers, No. 1 Sportsground, Maitland
OCTOBER
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 - 3 Sydney FC (Buhagiar 49', Siem de Jong 64', Le Fondre pen 75'), FFA Cup SF, Penrith Stadium
12 Melbourne City 4 (Delbridge 21', Berenguer 24', Vidosic pen 67', McGree 91') - 1 Western Sydney Wanderers (Majok 34'), Shepparton
Total: 9 (GAMES) 5 (W), 1 (D), 3 (L)
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