The Newcastle Jets Gazette
Squad21 Apr 2031
The knee: Joe Shaughnessy out for 32 days
32 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Newcastle Jets lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
The dugout21 Apr 2031
Daniel Powell keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Newcastle Jets may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad21 Apr 2031
A falling-out at Newcastle Jets
Nathan Walker and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout21 Apr 2031
The manager makes an example of Saad Moukachar
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout21 Apr 2031
Joe Shaughnessy gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Joe Shaughnessy is on it.
The dugout21 Apr 2031
A door opens for Joel O'Neill
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- Market Another notebook out for Joel O'Neill
- Squad Gavin Wright is not doing himself any favours
- Squad Blake Williams is fit again