Central Coast Mariners broke news on Thursday that star attacker Marcos Flores had injured his knee at training and would undergo tests on Friday to determine the severity of the injury. His name highlights this week’s unavailable players, along with Brisbane Roar’s Kwame Yeboah and Besart Berisha, Perth Glory’s Jacob Burns and Melbourne Victory’s Archie Thompson. Michael McGlinchey will play his last game for the Mariners before departing for Japan while Kew Jaliens (Newcastle Jets), Patrick Kisnorbo (Melbourne Heart) and Daniel Bowles (Adelaide United) each return to their respective defenses after injury or suspension.
A-League week 13 squad lists
Marcos Flores is out, but for how long?
Brendon Thorne
Friday January 3: Adelaide United v Sydney FC - Coopers Stadium
Adelaide United: 1. Galekovic, 3. Boogaard, 4. McKain, 5. Malik, 8. Isaias, 9. Cirio, 11. Djite, 13. Lustica, 16. Bowles, 17. Mabil, 18. Zullo, 19. Barker-Daish, 21. Elrich, 20. Izzo, 22. Ferreira, 26. Costa
Injured/unavailable: Neumann (suspended - 1 week), Carrusca (general soreness - 1 week), Cassio (hamstring - 3 weeks)
Sydney FC: 1. Necevski, 3. Warren, 4. Despotovic, 5. Jurman, 6. Petkovic, 7. Emerton, 8. Bojic, 9. Gameiro, 10. Del Piero, 11. Garcia, 15. McFlynn, 19. Carle, 20. Janjetovic, 22. Abbas, 24. Gligor, 27. Naumoff, 28. Thompson (one to be omitted)
Injured/unavailable: Ryall (calf - 1 week), Chianese (ankle - 1 week), Tiago (suspended - 3 weeks)
Saturday January 4: Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory - Hunter Stadium
Newcastle Jets: 1. Birighitti, 3. Regan, 4. Jaliens, 5. Kantarovski, 6. Caravella, 7. Hoole, 8. Zadkovich, 9. Heskey, 10. Burns, 11. Goodwin, 15. Brillante, 16. Pepper, 17. Virgili, 18. Brown, 19. Bridges, 20. Kennedy, 21. Gallaway, 22. Taggart
Injured/unavailable: Mitchell
Perth Glory: 1. Vukovic, 2. Clisby, 3. O'Neill, 4. R. Edwards, 6. C. Edwards, 11. Zahra, 14. McGarry, 15. Cernak, 16. Sidnei, 17. Harold, 18. Duncan, 20. De Silva, 22. Makeche, 23. Thwaite, 24. Davies, 25. Woodcock, 26. O'Brien (one to be omitted)
Injured/unavailable: Burns (suspended - 1 week), Gallas (calf), Smeltz (ankle), Maclaren (groin)
Saturday January 4: Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar - AAMI Park
Melbourne Victory: 1. Coe, 2. Contreras, 3. Traore, 4. Ansell, 5. Milligan, 6. Broxham, 7. Finkler, 9. Barbarouses, 11. Pain, 13. Nabbout, 14. Troisi, 15. Nichols, 16. Mahazi, 17. Jeggo, 20. Thomas, 23. Leijer, 24. Galloway, 25. Geria (two to be omitted)
Injured/unavailable: Thompson (hamstring)
Brisbane Roar: 1. Theo, 2. Smith, 5. Franjic, 10. Henrique, 11. Miller, 13. North, 14. Ferreira, 15. Donachie, 17. McKay, 18. Brattan, 19. Hingert, 20. Acton, 22. Broich, 23. Petratos, 26. Brown, 27. Borrello
Injured/unavailable: Yeboah (departs for Germany), Stefanutto (hamstring - 1 week), Berisha (hip - 1 week)
Sunday January 5: Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Heart - Bluetongue Stadium
Central Coast Mariners: 1. Pasfield, 2. McBreen, 3. Rose, 4. Seip, 5. Anderson, 6. Griffiths, 7. Hutchinson, 8. Montgomery, 9. Duke, 11. Fitzgerald, 13. Reddy, 13. Morton, 14. McGlinchey, 15. Roux, 16. Sainsbury, 17. Caceras, 19. Simon, 21. Sterjovski (two to be omitted)
Injured/unavailable: Flores (knee - indefinite), Slater (back - 1 week)
Melbourne Heart: 1. Redmayne, 3. Wielaert, 6. Gerhardt, 7. Ramsay, 8. Murdocca, 10. Kewell, 11. Mifsud, 14. Mebrahtu, 15. Williams, 16. Behich, 17. Hoffman, 18. Vrankovic, 20. Velaphi, 21. Mauk, 22. Kalmar, 23. Dugandzic, 24. Kisnorbo, 25. Migliorini (two to be omitted)
Injured/unavailable: Engelaar (fractured tibia - 2-6 weeks), Germano (calf - 3-4 weeks)
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