Melbourne City vs Newcastle Jets , 2025-26 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

41': Holly Mcnamara (P)

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Newcastle Jets

32': Kelli Brown
66': Libby Copus-Brown
71': Charlotte Lancaster

About

Melbourne City are hosting Newcastle Jets at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Commentary

32': Kelli Brown (Newcastle Jets ) Goal at 32'
41': Natasha Prior (Newcastle Jets ) Yellow Card at 41'
41': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Penalty - Scored at 41'
55': Lauren Allan (Newcastle Jets ) Substitution at 55'
65': Sophie Hoban (Newcastle Jets ) Substitution at 65'
66': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City) Substitution at 66'
66': Libby Copus-Brown (Newcastle Jets ) Goal at 66'
71': Charlotte Lancaster (Newcastle Jets ) Goal at 71'
74': Ellie Wilson (Melbourne City) Substitution at 74'
85': Deven Jackson (Melbourne City) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

NEW		MBC
11	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
43.9	Possession	56.1
16	SHOTS	21
5	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	10
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 1,909

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
3	Danielle Turner
8	Alexia Apostolakis
6	Leticia Mckenna
16	Karly Roestbakken
15	Chinaza Uchendu
9	Holly Mcnamara
7	Danella Butrus
21	Aideen Keane

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Ellie Wilson, Bryleeh Henry, Izabella Rako, Deven Jackson, Melissa Barbieri, Kaya Jugovic.

Newcastle Jets (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Anna Leat (GK)
4	Natasha Prior
23	Zoe Karipidis
15	Emma Bates
5	Olivia Page
8	Emma Dundas
10	Libby Copus-Brown
11	Charlotte Lancaster
44	Kelli Brown
14	Melina Ayres
30	Alexis Collins

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Georgia Ritchie, Lauren Allan, Sophie Hoban, Josie Wilson, Haley Johnson, Josie Allan.

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