Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Newcastle Jets

A-League 2026/27 Matchweek 1 · 17 Oct 2026

Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle Jets in the A-League 2026/27.

At Central Coast Stadium, Gosford.

Referee: Adam Kersey, Australia.

Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets drew 2–2. A. Auglah opened the scoring for Central Coast Mariners after 11 minutes. An own goal from O. Lavale made it 2–2 after 78 minutes.

Goalscorers

Central Coast Mariners: A. Auglah 11' (pen), O. Lavale 60' (pen)
Newcastle Jets: P. Wood 49', O. Lavale 78' (og)

Central Coast Mariners starting lineup (4-4-2)

30 Andrew Redmayne (G)
15 Storm Roux (D)
3 Diesel Herrington (D)
12 Noah Mccann (D)
5 Lucas Mauragis (D)
72 Ali Auglah (M)
6 Haine Eames (M)
8 Chris Donnell (M)
39 Alexander Bolton (M)
37 Bailey Brandtman (F)
9 Oliver Lavale (F)

Newcastle Jets starting lineup (4-1-4-1)

Match events

11′ Central Coast Mariners: Penalty, A. Auglah
34′ Newcastle Jets: Yellow Card, W. Dobson
42′ Newcastle Jets: Yellow Card, M. Burgess
42′ Central Coast Mariners: Yellow Card, A. Auglah
49′ Central Coast Mariners: Yellow Card, A. Bolton
49′ Newcastle Jets: Normal Goal, P. Wood, J. Shaughnessy
54′ Central Coast Mariners: Substitution, A. De Lima, A. Bolton
54′ Central Coast Mariners: Substitution, J. Mantell, H. Eames
60′ Central Coast Mariners: Penalty, O. Lavale
63′ Newcastle Jets: Substitution, Z. Clough, J. Recchia
63′ Newcastle Jets: Substitution, Z. Schreiber, W. Dobson
73′ Central Coast Mariners: Substitution, T. Mckibbin, S. Roux
74′ Newcastle Jets: Substitution, N. Vergos, P. Wood
74′ Newcastle Jets: Substitution, J. Hill, J. Lolley
78′ Newcastle Jets: Own Goal, O. Lavale
85′ Newcastle Jets: Substitution, E. Debono, X. Bertoncello
86′ Central Coast Mariners: Yellow Card, B. Brandtman
87′ Central Coast Mariners: Substitution, L. Becvinovski, A. Auglah
87′ Central Coast Mariners: Substitution, P. Ortiz, O. Lavale

Match statistics

Statistic	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle Jets
Total Shots	12	18
Shots on Goal	4	5
Ball Possession	41%	59%
Corner Kicks	1	6
Fouls	9	17
Passes accurate	269	416
Goalkeeper Saves	4	2

The table as it stood on 17 Oct 2026

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Auckland	1	+2	3
2	Macarthur	1	+1	3
3	Central Coast Mariners	1	0	1
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1
5	Sydney	1	0	1
6	Western Sydney Wanderers	1	0	1
7	Perth Glory	1	-1	0
8	Melbourne City	1	-2	0

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's. Clubs with no game played by then are not listed.