The A-League reaches its fourth weekend and with it comes the return of a whole host of big name and key players. An impressive list includes Alessandro Del Piero, Brett Emerton, Shane Smeltz, Jeronimo, Marcelo Carrusca, Harry Kewell, Emile Heskey, Marcel Seip and Pablo Contreras, each of whom missed at least the past week, if not the entire season to date. While form and overall quality have begun to level out through three weeks, these players' returns will have a lot to do with how A-League clubs respond to early adversity or continue bright starts.
A-League week 4 squad lists
Emile Heskey, Alessandro Del Piero and Harry Kewell all return from injuries to lead the A-League into Week 4.
Heskey and Del Piero are obviously the focus, but beyond their star status, both Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC are off to slow starts. The returns of their key players will give a better idea of whether or not the early struggles are lasting or if the big names can live up to that status and enlighten their teammates. Here are the squad lists for the A-League’s fourth week:
Friday November 1: Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United - Pirtek Stadium
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, 18. La Rocca, 19. Bridge, 20. Tyson, 21. Ono, 23. Trifiro (two to be omitted)
Injured/Unavailable: Hersi (foot - 1 week), Appiah (leg - 1 week)
Adelaide United: 1. Galekovic, 3. Boogaard, 4. McKain, 5. Malik, 7. Jeronimo, 8. Isaias, 9. Cirio, 10. Carrusca, 13. Lustica, 14. Watson, 17. Mabil, 18. Zullo, 20. Izzo, 21. Elrich, 22. Ferreira, 23. Elsey, 24. McGrath (two to be omitted)
Injured/Unavailable: Bowles (ankle - 6 weeks), Kitto (return to youth team)
Saturday November 2: Perth Glory v Sydney FC - nib Stadium
Perth Glory: 1. Vukovic, 2. Clisby, 3. O'Neill, 4. R. Edwards, 5. Pantelidis, 6. C. Edwards, 7. Burns, 8. Nagai, 9. Smeltz, 10. Maclaren, 14. McGarry, 16. Sidnei, 17. Harold, 18. Duncan, 20. De Silva, 21. Jamieson, 23. Thwaite, 24. Davies (two to be omitted)
Injured/Unavailable: Zahra
Sydney FC: 1. Necevski, 2. Ryall, 3. Warren, 5. Jurman, 6. Petkovic, 7. Emerton, 10. Del Piero, 11. Garcia, 13. Calvano, 16. Chianese, 19. Carle, 20. Janjetovic, 21. Yau, 22. Abbas, 27. Naumoff, 28. Thompson, 29. Urosevski (one to be omitted)
Injured/Unavailable: Mallia (not selected), Grant (knee - long-term), Gameiro (knee - 2 weeks), Bojic (calf - 1 week)
Saturday November 2: Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners - Hunter Stadium
Newcastle Jets: 1. Birighitti, 2. Neville, 3. Regan, 4. Jaliens, 5. Kantarovski, 6. Caravella, 7. Hoole, 8. Zadkovich, 9. Heskey, 10. Burns, 12. Chapman, 15. Brillante, 16. Pepper, 18. Brown, 19. Bridges, 20. Kennedy, 21. Gallaway, 22. Taggart (two to be omitted)
Injured/Unavailable: Cooper (knee - 4 weeks)
Central Coast Mariners: 1. Pasfield, 2. Rose, 3. Seip, 5. Anderson, 6. Griffiths, 7. Hutchinson, 8. Montgomery, 9. Duke, 10. Flores, 11. Fitzgerald, 12. Reddy, 14. McGlinchey, 15. Roux, 16. Sainsbury, 17. Caceras, 18. Neill, 19. Simon, 21. Sterjovski (two to be omitted)
Injured/Unavailable: McBreen, Morton (knee - 1 week), Kwasnik (groin - 1 week), Curran (returns to youth team)
Sunday November 3: Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Heart - Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane Roar: 1. Theo, 2. Smith, 3. Stefanutto, 5. Franjic, 10. Henrique, 12. Doe, 13. North, 14. Ferreira, 15. Donachie, 17. McKay, 18. Brattan, 19. Hingert, 20. Acton, 22. Broich, 23. Petratos, 26. Brown, 28. Borrello, 29. Yeboah (two to be omitted)
Injured/Unavailable: Miller (calf - 2 weeks), Berisha (hamstring - 1 week)
Melbourne Heart: 1. Redmayne, 3. Wielaert, 5. Mitchinson, 6. Gerhardt, 7. Ramsay, 8. Murdocca, 10. Kewell, 11. Mifsud, 14. Mebrahtu, 15. Williams, 16. Behich, 17. Hoffman, 19. Garuccio, 20. Velaphi, 21. Mauk, 22. Kalmar, 23. Dugandzic, 25. Migliorini (two to be omitted)
Injured/Unavailable: Kisnorbo (knee - 3 weeks), Macallister (hamstring - 3-5 weeks), Germano (hamstring - 3 weeks)
Monday November 4: Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix - Etihad Stadium
Melbourne Victory: 1. Coe, 2. Contreras, 3. Traore, 4. Ansell, 5. Milligan, 6. Broxham, 7. Finkler, 9. Barbarouses, 10. Thompson, 11. Pain, 13. Nabbout, 14. Troisi, 15. Nichols, 16. Mahazi, 20. Thomas, 23. Leijer, 24. Galloway, 25. Geria (two to be omitted)
Injured/Unavailable: None
Wellington Phoenix: 1. Moss, 2. Muscat, 3. Caira, 5. Boxall, 6. Brindell-South, 7. Bertos, 8. Ifill, 9. Cunningham, 10. Huysegms, 11. Brockie, 13. Riera, 15. Hicks, 16. Fenton, 17. Lia, 18. Sigmund, 21. Hernandez, 22. Durante, 30. Spoonley (two to be omitted)
Injured/Unavailable: Italiano (ankle - 2-3 weeks)
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