Some 12 months after being deemed good enough to enter the competition, Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners have kicked off their Asian Champions League campaigns in underwhelming style. A Griffiths family affair ended in 2-0 defeat for Newcastle Jets, while the Mariners followed that up with a home stalemate.

Elsewhere, Australia have slid down the rankings out of FIFA's Top 30 following their recent run of mediocre results in the Asian Cup qualifiers, while Mark Schwarzer has laughed off unflattering comments made by former Socceroo number two Zeljko Kalac.

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Trevor Treharne
Deputy Editor, FourFourTwo

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Australia News
Griff Justice For Jets
A FAMILY affair saw two Griffiths brothers overcome a third as eldest sibling Ryan scored one and Joel set up another to help Beijing Guoan defeat Newcastle Jets and Joel's twin Adam 2-0 in Beijing.

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Mariners' Snore Draw
CENTRAL Coast Mariners kept a clean sheet and picked up their first point in their Asian Champions League debut against Pohang Steelers but the match was a snore draw.

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Australia Slide Down The Ranks
AUSTRALIA have slid down the rankings out of FIFA's Top 30 following their recent run of mediocre results in the Asian Cup qualifiers.

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S-League's A Match For A-League
EXCLUSIVE: Singaporean players are technically better than most of their Australian A-League counterparts, says one Sydney-based academy coach with S-League links.

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Australia News
Schwarzy Hits Back At Spider Bait
MARK Schwarzer has laughed off unflattering comments made by former Socceroo number two Zeljko Kalac and has not ruled out continuing for Australia beyond this World Cup campaign.

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McDonald Relishes Pressure
SOCCEROO Scott McDonald insists he is under no extra pressure to find the net in the midst of a barren run by Celtic strike partners Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Georgios Samaras.

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A-League All-Stars Clash?
FOOTBALL Federation Australia is mooting the idea of an A-League All-Stars team to transform itself from paper onto the pitch.

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