Newcastle host Wellington on Saturday with each groups determined to keep away from the A-League Ladies’s picket spoon.
Two factors away from the last-ranked Phoenix with two video games remaining, the Jets can construct a cushty buffer with victory that might all however condemn their opponents to a second straight spoon.
They will additionally head to the No.2 Sportsground trying to ship membership legend Tara Andrews off on a excessive in her ultimate dwelling sport for the membership.
Andrews, who has scored a club-record 46 targets, will retire on the finish of the marketing campaign after eight particular person seasons because the Jets’ top-scorer.
The Phoenix, who’re after consecutive wins in Australia for the primary time of their historical past, have had an up-and-down marketing campaign and want to discover the shape that noticed them upset Sydney FC 1-Zero two video games again.
Phoenix coach Natalie Lawrence stated a robust dwelling run would have a big effect on how the facet progresses subsequent marketing campaign.
“You finish properly, that is the… lasting reminiscence you go away with,” she stated.
“We ended final season actually sturdy and extra aggressive and this season we have been extra aggressive all through.
“So if we are able to flip the performances into leads to our final three video games … get extra outcomes and preserve dominating video games and switch these performances into targets and factors, then we are able to most likely look again on the season fondly.”
It is going to be Newcastle coach Gary van Egmond’s first sport in cost since being appointed the membership’s everlasting boss earlier this week, after beforehand maintaining the job on an interim foundation.
Van Egmond’s facet has gained simply one among six video games since taking up after Ash Wilson left the function in February.
