Here are the results from Round 14 of Season 2025/26 of the A-League (Men).
Newcastle Jets FC vs. Wellington Phoenix FC
23 January 2026 – McDonald Jones Stadium (Attendance: 8,207)
Half Time: 1-0
Full Time: 4-1
⚽️ 1′ Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets)
⚽️ 56′ Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets)
⚽️ 70′ Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets)
⚽️ 86′ Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix)
⚽️ 89′ Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets)
The jets are now second on the table having won their last 4 matches including against Auckland FC at home 1-3 on New Year’s Day.
Auckland FC vs. Central Coast Mariners FC
24 January 2026 – Go Media Stadium (Attendance: 10,225)
Half Time: 1-1
Full Time: 2-2
⚽️ 12′ Jesse Randall (Auckland FC)
⚽️ 44′ Oliver Lavale (Central Coast Mariners)
⚽️ 58′ Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC)
⚽️ 89′ Oliver Lavale (Central Coast Mariners)
Goodwin Reich almost scored with a long shot in the 4th minute that the ccm keeper Redmayne knocked over the crossbar. Jesse Randall got his goal in the 12th minute with a great assist by Guillermo May. It wasn’t an easy shot. Lachie Brook almost got a header that got tapped away by the Mariner’s keeper. He also stopped a shot on goal by May. However, it WAS a 3 vs 1 … if he had passed it, it could have been a goal. And we thought everything was going to go our way. Until a counterattack at the end of the first half that ended in a goal in the 44th minute by Oliver Lavale. Yes, with less than 33% position in the first half.
Second half started looking up … a Francis De Vries cross into the box with Cosgrove heading the ball in. It was a great goal, his sixth of the season. By the way, Sam had the number 09 on his shirt in honour of Auckland Anniversary.
I just had a thought. Maybe Auckland FC should ALWAYS use the number 09 for whichever player wears the number 9 shirt, not just for the anniversary weekend. It would be a cool tradition to have. But maybe starting next year with whomever will be wearing that shirt. Could be Cosgrove, could be someone else.
And then … tragedy struck. CCM scored a goal in the last minute from a corner … no, not a corner. By a horrendous mistake Woud made. It was like he was trying to scoop the ball up but it bounced off his chest and over his head into the goal. He tried to get it out with his hand but it was a bit too late. HOW did that happen? Yes, I feel sorry for goalkeepers, it must be one of the hardest positions to play. People only remember your failings. BUT … Woud screwed up big time in this game with that.
Brisbane Roar FC vs. Adelaide United FC
24 January 2026 – Suncorp Stadium (Attendance: 9,651)
Half Time: 1-0
Full Time: 2-3
⚽️ 41′ Sam Klein (Brisbane Roar)
⚽️ 56′ Brody Burkitt (Adelaide United FC)
⚽️ 60′ Chris Long (Brisbane Roar)
⚽️ 70′ Brody Burkitt (Adelaide United FC)
⚽️ 90+2′ Brody Burkitt (Adelaide United FC)
Adelaide beat Brisbane away with a hat-trick in the second half by 19-year-old Brody Burkitt.
Macarthur FC vs. Melbourne City FC
24 January 2026 – Campbelltown Sports Stadium (Attendance: 3,654)
Half Time: 3-1
Full Time: 6-2
⚽️ 6′ Mitchell Duke (Macarthur FC)
⚽️ 9′ Luke Brattan (Macarthur FC)
⚽️ 24′ Medin Memeti (Melbourne City)
⚽️ 34′ Anthony Cáceres (Macarthur FC)
⚽️ 62′ Luke Vickery (Macarthur FC)
⚽️ 70′ Dean Bosnjak (Macarthur FC)
⚽️ 84′ Marcus Younis (Melbourne City)
⚽️ 90+3′ Harrison Sawyer (Macarthur FC)
8 Goals in total … what a goal fest!
Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs. Perth Glory FC
25 January 2026 – CommBank Stadium (Attendance: 5,178)
Half Time: 0-0
Full Time: 1-0
⚽️ 92′ Ryan Fraser (Western Sydney Wanderers FC)
WSW beat Perth Glory at home 1-0 to take them out of last spot on the table. It was a goal in the 91st minute by former Southampton winger Ryan Fraser on his debut for WSW.
Melbourne Victory vs. Sydney FC
26 January 2026 – AAMI Park (Attendance: 14,816)
Half Time: 0-0
Full Time: 4-0
⚽️ 53′ Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory)
⚽️ 64′ Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory)
⚽️ 79′ Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory)
⚽️ 82′ Lachlan Jackson (Melbourne Victory)
A busy second half by Melbourne Victory.
