Declan McGrath

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The Newcastle Jets Gazette

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Words exchanged at Newcastle Jets

James Delianov and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Transfer targets

Newcastle Jets make their move for Alfie James

$38.0K on the table at Racing. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.

Transfer targets

Newcastle Jets rebuffed over Niko Kirwan

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Potenza have kept their man, and Newcastle Jets go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Squad

Lachlan Rose falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Transfer targets

A loan move for Amlani Tatu is in the works

Newcastle Jets have made the call to Adelaide United. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.

Squad

Competition arrives for James Delianov

A new face in his position and a shirt he thought he owned suddenly up for discussion. Newcastle Jets have promised nothing, which is what clubs promise at this stage.

Market

The Patrick Wood story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Patrick Wood signs something — a contract at Newcastle Jets or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

Market

Newcastle Jets borrow Stevie Bausor

A season-long look at somebody else’s player: Stevie Bausor arrives from Leicester City with something to prove and a return ticket in the drawer. Good loans make everybody richer; this one starts Saturday.

The dugout

Mitchell Thompson asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief