A-League Men Round 16 Review 2025/26

Facts and Figures

Goals Scored: There were 20 goals in six matches, eight scored in the first half and 12 in the second.
Clean Sheets: One out of 12 teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There were two draws in six matches.
Possession: In three out of four matches where a team claimed three points, the winning team had less possession than their opponent.
Coach of the Round: Mark Milligan (Newcastle Jets)
Player to look out for: Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets)

Points of Interest

Ramy Najjarine played his 50th A-League start.

Sebastian Esposito scored his first goal in his A-League career.

Harry Steele of Central Coast Mariners played his 100th A-League game.

Central Coast Mariners had back-to-back wins for the first time this A-League season.

Mark Natta made his 100th appearance in the A-League.

The Jets had their sixth consecutive win in the A-League and have equalled the number of points that they had for the entirety of last season, with 30 points.

Highlights

Louis D’Arrigo scored 90 seconds after been brought off the bench for Melbourne Victory against Wellington Phoenix.

Callum Talbot scored his first goal in 108 games in the A-League in the game between Macarthur FC and Perth Glory.

Storm Roux scored a crucial goal for Central Coast Mariners against Brisbane Roar.

Melbourne City captain Aziz Behich broke the deadlock in the second half against Western Syndey Wanderers.

Wanderers equalised through substitute Bozhidar Kraev, with a header from a cross by Angus Thurgate.

Clayton Taylor of Newcastle Jets scored a hat-trick against Adelaide United.

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A-League Men Review Round 16 (Season 2024/25)

Facts and Figures

Goals Scored: There were eight goals in five matches.
Clean Sheets: Five out of ten teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There were two draws in five matches.
Round 16 (In a Nutshell): In two out of three matches where a team claimed three points, the winning team had less possession than their opponents. Find out what transpired in Round 16.

Team with the Bye

Western United

Game played at later date

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United on Tuesday, April 22

Round Highlights

It was great to see new Melbourne Victory signing Mitch Langerak play his first game in the Big Blue.

Victory coach Arthur Diles had his first win as coach.

Lachlan Wales played his first game for Perth Glory and the substitute scored an equaliser against Newcastle Jets, which made the score 2-2.

Neyder Moreno of Auckland FC scored the only goal of the game in the 95th minute for Auckland FC in their win over Western Sydney Wanderers.

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A-League Men Review Round 16 (Season 2023/24)

Facts and Figures

Goals Scored: There were 25 goals in six matches.
Clean Sheets: Two out of 12 teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There was one draw in six matches!
Round 16 (In a Nutshell): In three out of four matches, where a team claimed three points the winning team had more possession than their opponent! Find out what transpired in Round 16.

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