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.
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)
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