JETS NAME 18-MAN SQUAD AHEAD OF A-LEAGUE OPENER

Jets coach Phil Stubbins has named an 18-man squad for Newcastle’s first round clash with the Central Coast on Saturday.

While there were few surprises, Zenon Caravella is a notable inclusion, having only returned to active duty with the Jets last Friday.

David Carney and Jonny Steele are likely to start on the left, while Caravella’s inclusion could see Taylor Regan shuffled back to defence.

As expected, Adrian Madaschi, Ben Kantarovski and Billy Celeski have been omitted due to injury.

The Jets will hold one final training session tomorrow before travelling to Gosford on Saturday for the derby.

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