A-League Men Round 17 Review 2025/26

Facts and Figures

Goals Scored: There were 13 goals in four matches.
Clean Sheets: None out of eight teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There were two draws in four matches.
Coach of the Round: Mark Milligan (Newcastle Jets)
Players of the Round: Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United), Max Burgess (Newcastle Jets), Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory)

Games not included in blog

Macarthur FC played Auckland FC on January 5th. Melbourne City take on Central Coast Mariners on April 7th.

Points of interest

Ryan Fraser of Western Sydney Wanderers scored his third goal in four A-League appearances.

Newcastle Jets have scored the most goals this season, but they have conceded the second most. Nine of their goals scored have come from players off the bench.

Newcastle Jets are the only team in the A-League not to have drawn a game this season.

Daniel Wilmering of Newcastle Jets got his sixth assist of the season.

Juan Mata of Melbourne Victory got his eight assists this season.

Highlights

Ryan Fraser did brilliantly to break the deadlock in the 17th minute for Western Sydney Wanderers against Wellington Phoenix.

Lachlan Bayliss scored a phenomenal goal that broke the deadlock in the Newcastle Jets game against the Perth Glory.

Newcastle Jets super sub Xavier Bertoncello scored his fifth goal of the season.

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A-League Men Review Round 17 (Season 2024/25)

Facts and Figures

Goals Scored: There were 15 goals in five matches.
Clean Sheets: Two out of ten teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There was one draw in five matches.
Round 17 (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 17.

Game played at earlier date (Not included in blog)

Melbourne City v Western United on Tuesday, January 7th

Team with the Bye

Wellington Phoenix

Round Highlight

The Newcastle Jets came back from a two-goal deficit to claim a point against Central Coast Mariners, thanks to two substitutes Lachlan Rose and Japanese import Kota Mizunuma.

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A-League Men Review Round 17 (Season 2023/24)

Facts and Figures

Goals Scored: There were 14 goals in six matches.
Clean Sheets: Four out of 12 teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There was one draw in six matches!
Round 17 (In a Nutshell): In five out of five matches, where a team claimed three points the winning team had less possession than their opponent! Find out what transpired in Round 17.

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