Each of the A-League’s ten clubs has gone about the past six months differently, but all roads have led to tonight’s kick off between Sydney FC and Newcastle Jets at the Allianz Stadium. Due to the season launch coinciding with an international break, several high profile players will be absent, while injuries have ravaged more than one club. Here are the complete squad and injury lists ahead of Week 1:
A-League week 1 squad lists
After nearly six months of offseason, the A-League is back today.
Friday October 11: Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets - Allianz Stadium
Sydney FC: 1. Necevski, 2. Ryall, 3. Warren, 5. Jurman, 6. Petkovic, 8. Bojic, 10. Del Piero, 11. Garcia, 13. Tiago, 14. Mallia, 16. Chianese, 19. Carle, 20. Janjetovic, 22. Abbas, 23. Grant, 24. Gligor, 27. Naumoff (one to be omitted)
Injured/Absent: Emerton (back - 1 week), McFlynn (groin - 4 weeks), Triantis (groin - long-term), Antonis (thigh - long-term), Bosschaart (ankle - long-term), Gameiro (knee - 4 weeks), Yau (Panama)
Newcastle Jets: 1. Birighitti, 2. Neville, 4. Jaliens, 6. Caravella, 7. Hoole, 8. Zadkovich, 10. Burns, 11. Goodwin, 12. Chapman, 15. Brillante, 16. Pepper, 17. Virgili, 18. Brown, 20. Kennedy, 21. Gallaway, 22. Taggart
Injured/Absent: Heskey (knee - 3/4 weeks), Gibbs (illness - 1 week), Bridges (groin - 1 week), Cooper (knee - indefinite)
Saturday October 12: Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers - Bluetongue Stadium
Central Coast Mariners: 1. Pasfield, 3. Rose, 4. Seip, 5. Anderson, 6. Griffiths, 7. Hutchinson, 8. Montgomery, 9. Duke, 10. Flores, 11. Fitzgerald, 12. Reddy, 13. Morton, 15. Roux, 16. Sainsbury, 17. Caceras, 19. Simon, 21. Sterjovski, 22. Slater (two to be omitted)
Injured/Absent: McBreen (loan until October 31), McGlinchey (New Zealand), 18. Neill (ankle - 1 week), Kwasnik (groin - 1 week)
Western Sydney Wanderers: 1. Covic, 2. Cole, 3. D’Apuzzo, 4. Topor-Stanley, 5. Beauchamp, 6. Polenz, 7. Haliti, 8. Poljak, 9. Juric, 10. Mooy, 11. Santalab, 12. Minniecon, 13. Spiranovic, 17. Hersi, 18. La Rocca, 19. Bridge, 20. Tyson, 21. Ono, 22. Heffernan, 23. Trifiro (four to be omitted)
Injured/Absent: Perkatis (knee - 2 weeks), Barresi (leg - 2 weeks), Appiah (leg - 3 weeks)
Saturday October 12: Melbourne Victory v Melbourne Heart - Etihad Stadium
Melbourne Victory: 1. Coe, 2. Contreras, 3. Traore, 4. Ansell, 6. Broxham, 7. Finkler, 10. Thompson, 11. Pain, 13. Nabbout, 14. Troisi, 15. Nichols, 16. Mahazi, 17. Jeggo, 20. Thomas, 22. Makarounas, 23. Leijer, 24. Galloway, 25. Geria (two to be omitted)
Injured/Absent: Milligan (Australia), Barbarouses (New Zealand)
Melbourne Heart: 1. Redmayne, 2. Walker, 3. Wielaert, 5. Mitchinson, 6. Gerhardt, 7. Ramsay, 8. Murdocca, 10. Kewell, 14. Mebrahtu, 15. Williams, 16. Behich, 17. Hoffman, 18. Vrankovic, 20. Velaphi, 22. Kalmar, 23. Dugandzic, 24. Kisnorbo, 25. Migliorini (two to be omitted)
Injured/Absent: Engelaar (fractured tibia - long-term), Macallister (hamstring - 4-6 weeks), Mifsud (Malta), Germano (hamstring - 3 weeks)
Sunday October 13: Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar - Westpac Stadium
Wellington Phoenix: 2. Muscat, 3. Caira, 4. Adams, 5. Boxall, 6. Brindell-South, 8. Ifill, 9. Cunningham, 10. Huysegems, 12. Boyd, 13. Riera, 17. Lia, 18. Sigmund, 21. Hernandez, 24. Watson, 25. Hicks, 30. Spoonley, 40. McPeake (one to be omitted)
Injured/Absent: Moss (New Zealand), Bertos (New Zealand), Brockie (New Zealand), Rufer (U17 New Zealand), Fenton (shoulder - 3-5 weeks), Italiano (ankle - 4-6 weeks), Durante (New Zealand)
Brisbane Roar: 1. Theo, 2. Smith, 3. Stefanutto, 5. Franjic, 7. Berisha, 10. Henrique, 11. Miler, 13. North, 14. Ferriera, 15. Donachie, 18. Brattan, 19. Hingert, 20. Acton, 22. Broich, 23. Petratos, 26. Brown, 28. Borrello, 29. Yeboah (two to be omitted)
Injured/Absent: McKay (Australia), Lambadaridis (knee - season)
Sunday October 13: Adelaide United v Perth Glory - Coopers Stadium
Adelaide United: 1. Galekovic, 3. Boogaard, 4. McKain, 5. Malik, 7. Jeronimo, 8. Isaias, 9. Cirio, 10. Carrusca, 13. Lustica, 14. Watson, 16. Bowles, 17. Mabil, 18. Zullo, 20. Izzo, 21. Elrich, 22. Ferreira, 23. Elsey, 24. McGrath (two to be omitted)
Injured/Absent: Cassio (quad - 4-5 weeks), Djite (ankle - 4 weeks)
Perth Glory: 1. Vukovic, 2. Clisby, 3. O’Neill, 4. R Edwards, 5. Panelidis, 6. C. Edwards, 7. Burns, 8. Nagai, 10. Maclaren, 11. Zahra, 14. McGarry, 16. Sidnei, 17. Harold, 19. Risdon, 20. De Silva, 21. Jamieson, 23. Thwaite, 30. Spence (two to be omitted)
Injured/Absent: Smeltz (hip - 4 weeks), Dodd (knee - on-going), Duncan (quad - 4 weeks)
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