2025–26 Newcastle Jets FC (women) season

Newcastle Jets (women)
2025–26 season
Head CoachStephen Hoyle
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium
No.2 Sports Ground
Maitland Sports Ground
A-League Women9th
Top goalscorerMelina Ayres (7 goals)
All statistics correct as of 25 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the Newcastle Jets Football Club (women)'s 18th season in the A-League Women.

Players

First-team squad

As of 5 November 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  AUS Josie Wilson
3 DF  AUS Clauda Cicco
4 DF  AUS Natasha Prior
5 DF  NZL Olivia Page
6 MF  AUS Cassidy Davis (captain)
7 FW  AUS India Breier
8 MF  AUS Emma Dundas
9 FW  AUS Haley Johnson
10 MF  AUS Libby Copus-Brown
11 DF  NZL Charlotte Lancaster
12 GK  AUS Georgia Ritchie
13 FW  AUS Lauren Allan
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  AUS Melina Ayres
15 DF  AUS Emma Bates (scholarship)
18 MF  AUS Sophie Hoban
23 DF  AUS Zoe Karipidis (scholarship)
24 GK  NZL Anna Leat
26 FW  AUS Josie Allan
27 DF  AUS Chloe Walandouw (scholarship)
30 FW  AUS Alexis Collins
32 MF  AUS Claire Adams
44 FW  NZL Kelli Brown
50 GK  AUS Ally Boertje

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
24 GK Anna Leat Eastern Suburbs Free transfer 1 year 25 July 2025 [1]
14 FW Melina Ayres Unattached Free transfer 1 year 15 August 2025 [2]
12 GK Georgia Ritchie Canberra United Free transfer 1 year 1 September 2025 [3]
44 FW Kelli Brown Perth Glory Free transfer 1 year 9 September 2025 [4]
5 DF Olivia Page Unattached Free transfer 1 year 17 September 2025 [5]
11 DF Charlotte Lancaster APIA Leichhardt Free transfer 1 year 19 September 2025 [6]
9 FW Haley Johnson Northern Tigers Free transfer 1 year 30 October 2025 [7]

From academy squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
15 DF Emma Bates 21 1-year scholarship contract[8]
23 DF Zoe Karipidis 20 1-year scholarship contract[9]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
1 GK Danielle Krzyzaniak Unattached End of contract 23 July 2025 [10]
9 DF Bel Rolley Unattached End of contract 23 July 2025 [10]
17 FW Sheridan Gallagher Unattached End of contract 23 July 2025 [10]
22 DF Lorena Baumann Unattached End of contract 23 July 2025 [10]
23 FW Gia Vicari Unattached End of contract 23 July 2025 [10]
24 FW Milan Hammond Unattached End of contract 23 July 2025 [10]
25 MF Lara Gooch Unattached End of contract 23 July 2025 [10]
30 GK Tiahna Robertson Unattached End of contract 23 July 2025 [10]
11 FW Deven Jackson Melbourne City End of contract 28 August 2025 [11][12]
– DF Mia Green Unattached End of contract 28 October 2025 [13]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
26 Josie Allan Forward 2 years 26 June 2025 [14]
2 Josie Wilson Defender 14 July 2025 [15]
6 Cassidy Davis Defensive midfielder 1 year 7 August 2025 [16]
32 Claire Adams Midfielder 1 year 14 August 2025 [17]
13 Lauren Allan Forward 1 year 12 September 2025 [18]
30 Alexis Collins Forward 1 year 18 September 2025 [19]
50 Ally Boertje Goalkeeper 1 year 5 November 2025 [20]

Pre-season and friendlies

20 September 2025 Northern NSW All-Stars 2–6 Newcastle Jets Newcastle, Australia
15:00 AEST
  • 84'
  • 90+2'
 Report
  • Breier 15', 24', 40'
  • Collins 55', 61'
  • Clifton 78'
 Stadium: Darling Street Oval

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 2 November 2025 5 April 2026 17 6 2 9 24 29 −5 035.29
Total 17 6 2 9 24 29 −5 035.29

Last updated: 13 March 2026
Source: Competitions

A-League Women

Main article: 2025–26 A-League Women

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Central Coast Mariners 16 6 4 6 25 25 0 22
8 Brisbane Roar 17 6 4 7 26 34 −8 22
9 Newcastle Jets 17 6 2 9 24 29 −5 20
10 Western Sydney Wanderers 18 4 4 10 16 32 −16 16
11 Sydney FC 17 3 6 8 15 25 −10 15
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2026. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 11 September 2025.[21] Newcastle have byes in Round 2 and Round 14.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 November 2025 1 Canberra United 1–2 Newcastle Jets Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
16 November 2025 3 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Newcastle Jets Porirua
16:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Porirua Park
Attendance: 1,292
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
22 November 2025 4 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,413
Referee: Molly Godsell
7 December 2025 6 Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: polytec Stadium
Attendance: 328
Referee: Sophie Allum
Note: Match was postponed due to extreme heat.[22]
13 December 2025 5 Newcastle Jets 3–0 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
14:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,166
Referee: Sophie Allum
Note: Due to significant player involvement in the international period, the match was postponed by two weeks.[23]
19 December 2025 8 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,145
Referee: Mikayla Ryan
27 December 2025 9 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Canberra United Newcastle
18:00 AEDT Report
  • Dale 90+3'
 Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Molly Godsell
3 January 2026 11 Perth Glory 1–0 Newcastle Jets Perth
18:00 AWST
Report Stadium: Sam Ker Football Centre
Attendance: 948
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
10 January 2026 12 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,261
Referee: Bec Mackie
Note: Due to an extreme heat forecast, the match's kick-off time was delayed by two hours.[24]
13 January 2026 7 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:00 AEDT
  • Cassar 18'
 Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,642
Referee: Izzy Cooper
16 January 2026 13 Melbourne City 1–3 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
16:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,909
Referee: Page Malau-Aduli
21 January 2026 10 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Adelaide United Newcastle
21:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Mikayla Ryan
1 February 2026 15 Newcastle Jets 1–5 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,102
Referee: Mikayla Ryan
7 February 2026 16 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 871
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
13 February 2026 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
16:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Shab Roshan
21 February 2026 18 Newcastle Jets 2–3 Perth Glory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,152
Referee: Isabella Mossin
13 March 2026 19 Newcastle Jets 3–1 Sydney FC Newcastle
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 897
Referee: Izzy Cooper
20 March 2026 20 Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets Brisbane
17:00 AEST Stadium: Imperial Corp Stadium
28 March 2026 21 Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets Adelaide
15:15 ACDT Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
5 April 2026 22 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City Maitland
18:00 AEDT Stadium: Maitland Sportsground

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[25]

As of match played 13 March 2026
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  AUS Josie Wilson 8 0 8 0
3 DF  AUS Claudia Cicco 16 0 16 0
4 DF  AUS Natasha Prior 17 0 17 0
5 DF  NZL Olivia Page 7 0 2+5 0
6 MF  AUS Cassidy Davis 9 1 8+1 1
7 FW  AUS India Breier 12 2 6+6 2
8 MF  AUS Emma Dundas 16 1 16 1
9 FW  AUS Haley Johnson 6 0 1+5 0
10 MF  AUS Libby Copus-Brown 16 1 13+3 1
11 MF  NZL Charlotte Lancaster 11 3 8+3 3
12 GK  AUS Georgia Ritchie 5 0 5 0
13 FW  AUS Lauren Allan 16 3 8+8 3
14 FW  AUS Melina Ayres 17 7 15+2 7
15 DF  AUS Emma Bates 10 0 9+1 0
18 MF  AUS Sophie Hoban 12 2 10+2 2
23 DF  AUS Zoe Karipidis 7 0 3+4 0
24 GK  NZL Anna Leat 12 0 12 0
26 FW  AUS Josie Allan 16 0 12+4 0
30 FW  AUS Alexis Collins 12 0 6+6 0
32 MF  AUS Claire Adams 8 0 3+5 0
44 FW  NZL Kelli Brown 16 4 9+7 4

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.[25]

As of match played 13 March 2026
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women Total
1 24 Anna Leat 2 2

See also

References

  1. ^ Logan, Tom (25 July 2025). "Newcastle Jets sign international goalkeeper Anna Leat". Newcastle Jets.
  2. ^ Logan, Tom (15 August 2025). "Melina Ayres returns to the Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets.
  3. ^ Wood, Reagan (1 September 2025). "Newcastle Jets sign Talented Young Goalkeeper Georgia Ritchie". Newcastle Jets.
  4. ^ Wood, Reagan (9 September 2025). "Newcastle Jets Sign New Zealand International Kelli Brown". Newcastle Jets.
  5. ^ Wood, Reagan (17 September 2025). "Newcastle Jets Sign New Zealand Youth International Olivia Page". Newcastle Jets.
  6. ^ Wood, Reagan (19 September 2025). "Newcastle Jets Sign Charlotte Lancaster". Newcastle Jets.
  7. ^ Wood, Reagan (30 October 2025). "Newcastle Jets Sign Haley Johnson". Newcastle Jets.
  8. ^ Wood, Reagan (15 October 2025). "Emma Bates Signs Scholarship Deal". Newcastle Jets.
  9. ^ Wood, Reagan (2 November 2025). "Zoe Karipidis Returns To The Jets". Newcastle Jets.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Newcastle Jets confirm A-League Women's departures". Newcastle Jets. 23 July 2025.
  11. ^ Logan, Tom (28 August 2025). "Deven Jackson departs the Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets.
  12. ^ Kovacic, Jack (28 August 2025). "Football Ferns attacker joins City". Melbourne City.
  13. ^ @teopellizzeri (28 October 2025). "A tangent that doesn't suit the short-form of a season preview" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter). Mia Green, 20, key member of back-to-back NPLW QLD champions Brisbane City not signed.
  14. ^ Logan, Tom (26 June 2025). "Josie Allan re-signs". Newcastle Jets.
  15. ^ Wood, Reagan. "2025/2026 A-Leagues squad update". Newcastle Jets. Retrieved 14 July 2025. On Contract: [...] Josie Wilson
  16. ^ Logan, Tom (7 August 2025). "Cassidy Davis signs on for 13th consecutive season". Newcastle Jets.
  17. ^ Logan, Tom (14 August 2025). "Claire Adams re-signs for 2025/26". Newcastle Jets.
  18. ^ Wood, Reagan (12 September 2025). "Newcastle Jets Re-Sign Lauren Allan". Newcastle Jets.
  19. ^ Wood, Reagan (18 September 2025). "Newcastle Jets Re-Sign Alexis Collins". Newcastle Jets.
  20. ^ Wood, Reagan (5 November 2025). "Ally Boertje Re-Signs With The Jets". Newcastle Jets.
  21. ^ Wood, Reagan (11 September 2025). "2025/2026 A-League Fixtures Released". Newcastle Jets.
  22. ^ "Match postponed: Ninja A-League F3 Derby to be rescheduled due to extreme heat". A-Leagues. 6 December 2025.
  23. ^ Logan, Tom (24 November 2025). "Round 5 Ninja A-League match rescheduled". Newcastle Jets.
  24. ^ Logan, Tom (8 January 2026). "Ninja A-League F3 Derby kick-off time changed". Newcastle Jets.
  25. ^ a b "Newcastle W - Squad". soccerway.com.
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