In the first weekend of A-League games since the closing of the transfer window, clubs across the league will debut newly signed players. Interesting, all five games will take place in New South Wales with the Melbourne Heart-Perth Glory game moving to Albury. While the inclusions of Steven Lustica (Brisbane Roar), Eddy Bosnar (Central Coast Mariners), Sasa Ognenovski (Sydney FC) and Michael Marrone (Adelaide United) are all changes due to transfers, returns from injury should play an equally important role this weekend. Ivan Franjic (Brisbane), Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory) and Michael Zullo (Adelaide) all come back from recovery in a vitally important Round 18.
A-League week 18 squad lists
Sasa Ognenovski highlights a group of new signings in this weekend’s round of key A-League games.
Michael Dodge
Friday February 7: Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar - 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, 13. Spiranovic, 17. Hersi, 19. Bridge, 20. Tyson, 21. Ono, 22. Heffernan, 23. Trifiro (two to be omitted)
Unavailable/Injured: n/a
Brisbane Roar: 1. Theo, 2. Smith, 3. Stefanutto, 5. Franjic, 7. Berisha, 8. Lustica, 10. Henrique, 11. Miller, 13. North, 14. Ferreira, 15. Donachie, 18. Brattan, 19. Hingert, 20. Acton, 22. Broich, 23. Petratos, 26. Brown (one to be omitted)
Unavailable/Injured: McKay (ankle - 1 week), Borrello (omitted)
Saturday February 8: Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory - Bluetongue Stadium
Central Coast Mariners: 1. Pasfield, 2. Rose, 4. Seip, 5. Anderson, 7. Hutchinson, 9. Duke, 11. Fitzgerald, 12. Reddy, 15. Roux, 17. Caceras, 19. Simon, 20. Ibini, 21. Sterjovski, 22. Slater, 25. Bosnar, 26. Kim, 27. Cernak, 29. Sim (two to be omitted)
Unavailable/Injured: Griffiths (groin - 1 week), Montgomery (suspended - 1 week), McBreen (transferred), Sainsbury (transferred)
Melbourne Victory: 1. Coe, 2. Contreras, 3. Traore, 4. Ansell, 5. Milligan, 6. Broxham, 7. Finkler, 10. Thompson, 11. Pain, 13. Nabbout, 14. Troisi, 16. Mahazi, 20. Thomas, 21. Rogic, 22. Makarounas, 23. Leijer, 24. Galloway, 25. Geria (two to be omitted)
Unavailable/Injured: n/a
Saturday February 8: Sydney FC v Adelaide United - Allianz Stadium
Sydney FC: 1. Necevski, 2. Ryall, 4. Despotovic, 5. Jurman, 6. Petkovic, 9. Gameiro, 10. Del Piero, 13. Ogenovski, 14. Mallia, 19. Carle, 20. Janjetovic, 21. Dimitrijevic, 22. Abbas, 24. Gligor, 25. Petkovski, 28. Thompson, 29. Urosevski, 35. Caton (two to be omitted)
Unavailable/Injured: Garcia (ankle - 1 week), Bojic (back - 2 weeks), McFlynn (quad - 2 weeks)
Adelaide United: 1. Galekovic, 2. Marrone, 3. Boogaard, 4. McKain, 5. Malik, 7. Jeronimo, 8. Isaias, 9. Cirio, 10. Carrusca, 11. Djite, 14. Watson, 17. Mabil, 18. Zullo, 20. Izzo, 21. Elrich, 22. Ferreira, 23. Elsey, 31. Griffiths (two to be omitted)
Unavailable/Injured: Cassio (hamstring - indefinite), Melling (knee - 3 weeks), Bowles (omitted), Golec (transferred)
Sunday February 9: Melbourne Heart v Perth Glory - Lavington Sports Ground (Albury, NSW)
Melbourne Heart: 1. Redmayne, 3. Wielaert, 6. Gerhardt, 7. Ramsay, 8. Murdocca, 10. Kewell, 11. Mifsud, 13. Germano, 15. Williams, 16. Behich, 17. Hoffman, 19. Garuccio, 20. Velaphi, 21. Mauk, 22. Kalmar, 23. Dugandzic, 24. Kisnorbo (one to be omitted)
Unavailable/Injured: Engelaar (suspension - 1 week)
Perth Glory: 1. Vukovic, 2. Clisby, 5. Griffiths, 7. Burns, 8. Marinkovic, 9. Smeltz, 10. Maclaren, 14. McGarry, 16. Sidnei, 17. Harold, 18. Duncan, 19. Risdon, 23. Thwaite, 25. Woodcock, 28. Sernas, 36. Gallas
Unavailable/Injured: R. Edwards, Zahra, De Silva
Sunday February 9: Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix - Hunter Stadium
Newcastle Jets: 1. Birighitti, 3. Regan, 4. Jaliens, 6. Caravella, 7. Hoole, 8. Zadkovich, 9. Heskey, 11. Goodwin, 13. Gibbs, 15. Brillante, 16. Pepper, 17. Virgili, 19. Bridges, 20. Kennedy, 21. Gallaway, 22. Taggart, 24. Oxborrow, 27. Ward (two to be omitted)
Unavailable/Injured: Griffiths (suspended - 2 weeks), Kantarovski (knee - short-term)
Wellington Phoenix: 1. Moss, 2. Muscat, 3. Caira, 6. Brindell-South, 10. Huysegems, 11. Brockie, 12. Boyd, 13. Riera, 14. Rufer, 15. Hicks, 17. Lia, 18. Sigmund, 20. Italiano, 21. Hernandez, 22. Durante, 23. Ridenton, 24. Krishna (one to be omitted)
Unavailable/Injured: Boxall (suspended - 1 week), Cunningham (suspended - 1 week), Bertos (groin - 2-3 weeks)
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