Hunter's Best

Newcastle Jets Civic Reception at City Hall

Source: Newcastle City Council

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Councillor John Tate and Newcastle City Council will join with the Jets to celebrate their inaugural Hyundai A-League Premiership win on Thursday 28th February from 3.30pm in front of City Hall. And will it be a celebration! ,

The RAAF at Williamtown will do a fly over of the celebrations by three FA18’s, the victorious players and coaching staff will be introduced to the waiting crowd, the Hyundai A-League Trophy will be on display and commemorative merchandise will be available.

2008 Grand Final: Newcastle Jets 1 - 0 Mariners

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The Newcastle Jets are the 2008 Hyundai A-League Champions! The Jets defeated the Central Coast Mariners 1-0 in front of over 36,000 fans at the Sydney Football Stadium today.

The opening period, and indeed the majority of the game, was dominated by the team from the Hunter, as their astute passing game troubled the Mariners no end.

Newcastle Jets Grand Final Tickets on Sale

Source: Newcastle City Council

The Ticketek Hunter Street Box Office will be open from 9am to 7pm (2 hours of extra trading) on Tuesday 19 February 2008 to help provide ticket sales for the Hyundai A-League 2008 Grand Final.

Tickets may also be purchased over the phone 02 4929 1977

Preliminary Final: Newcastle Jets 3 - 2 Roar

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The Newcastle Jets are Grand Final bound after a dramatic 3-2 extra-time victory over a mobile and difficult Queensland Roar outfit.

In front of a massive and vocal crowd at EnergyAustralia Stadium, coach Gary Van Egmond came through with his midweek promise and he and the team delivered a performance that Novocastrians can be forever proud of.

Newcastle Jets - Crunch Time In Newcastle

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This week could serve as one of the biggest occasions in the long history of football in the Hunter region. A spot in the 2008 Hyundai A-League Grand Final is on the line this Sunday as the Jets take on the Queensland Roar in the Preliminary Final.

Coincidentally, this is the same stage of the competition that saw the Jets bow out of last season’s Finals Series against Adelaide United in a heartbreaking penalty shootout. This time, however, there is one significant difference; we’re on home soil.

Major Semi Final (Second Leg): Newcastle Jets 0 - Mariners 3

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The Newcastle Jets were downed 3-0 by an enthusiastic Central Coast Mariners outfit tonight, and the winning margin, via a dramatic Extra-Time period, has given the Mariners the first Grand Final berth.

Newcastle Jets - Major Semi-Final 2nd Leg Travel Info

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A place in the Grand Final awaits the winner of the Newcastle Jets Vs Central Coast Mariners Major Semi-Final tie. The second leg of which will be played at Gosford’s Bluetongue Stadium on Sunday 10th February.

Newcastle Jets - Major Semi-Final 2nd Leg Travel Info

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A place in the Grand Final awaits the winner of the Newcastle Jets Vs Central Coast Mariners Major Semi-Final tie. The second leg of which will be played at Gosford’s Bluetongue Stadium on Sunday 10th February.

The Jets’ legion of travelling supporters has been brilliant throughout the 2007/08 Hyundai A-League campaign, and this will be the case once again during the Finals. A huge contingent of Newcastle supporters are expected to converge on Gosford for the second leg, and The Squadron have again organised a bus service for those fans wanting to travel down to the game.

Major Semi-Final (First Leg): Newcastle Jets 2 - 0 Mariners

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The Newcastle Jets have taken the first steps to entering the 2008 Grand Final, after defeating the Central Coast Mariners inside a sweltering EnergyAustralia Stadium, which was filled to capacity with passionate supporters.

Both teams set out their stall cautiously, opting for balance in their sides as they began their two-legged tie. A Joel Griffiths free-kick from 20 yards would prove to be the best strike of the opening 10 minutes, as his goalbound effort forced a good save from Danny Vukovic in the Mariners’ goal.

Moments later and it was the turn of the Mariners top striker, John Aloisi, to take aim. But just as it seemed the Socceroo striker’s back-post header was going in beyond Ante Covic, Jets’ Captain, Jade North, made a fine goal line clearance over the bar to deny Aloisi a crucial away goal.

Magnificent Seven - Newcastle Jets

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Leading into the 2008 Finals Series, the Newcastle Jets are full of confidence after notching up 3 consecutive wins. To add to this wonderful run of form, the Jets have been given a boost by having more players named in the extended Qantas Socceroos squad than any other Hyundai A-League club.

Seven Jets players have had the privilege of being named by new boss Pim Verbeek in his preliminary squad, which will be whittled down to 18 on Monday 4th February, before the team takes on Qatar at Telstra Dome in Melbourne in a fortnight.

Mark Bridge, Ante Covic, Adam Griffiths, Joel Griffiths, James Holland, Stuart Musialik, and Newcastle Jets’ Captain, Jade North, have all been named today, along with 13 other Hyundai A-League players, and 19 overseas based players.