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JETS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF WITH FOREIGN MARQUEE

The Newcastle Jets can begin their search for a marquee striker, following positive talks with Football Federation Australia in Sydney today.

The Jets wanted assurances that A-League clubs could have a foreign marquee as well as a home grown star, after they signed Socceroo Jason Culina last month.

New Zealand’s Shane Smeltz is now the club’s main target, but the Jets say they’ll also continue to scour overseas leagues for other high profile strikers.

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.

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