Newcastle Jets coach Ernie Merrick gives up hope of making A-League finals

A hat-trick from David Williams dented the Newcastle Jets' A-League finals hopes as Wellington Phoenix run out 4-1 winners. Adelaide United kept their finals hopes on track with a hard fought 1-0 win over Central Coast. Melbourne Victory put an end to Perth Glory's 13 game win streak as they ran out 2-0 winners. Oriol Riera hit a double as Western Sydney Wanderers eased past a toothless Melbourne City 3-0. Newcastle Jets coach Ernie Merrick has given up hope of making the A-League finals. With four games remaining, the seventh-placed Jets are seven points adrift of Melbourne City in sixth spot. "When you're in a situation of waiting for other teams to lose matches, I don't think you're in a good place," Merrick told reporters on Tuesday. - Jukic: Graham Arnold's startling U-turn on youth development A-League A-League Table There is not long to go in the 2018-19 A-League season. Check out where your team sits on the ladder. Australia Home Head to ESPN's home of everything A-League, W-League, Socceroos and Matildas! "I can't see anyone losing that many games, two more games than us. "So I don't think we're going...

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