Record-breaking Newcastle thrash the Mariners

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It was a record win. GOAL

Newcastle Jets claimed derby bragging rights after a remarkable 10-goal game at Central Coast Stadium on Saturday, as Melbourne City lost.

Newcastle Jets demolished Central Coast Mariners 8-2 in Saturday's F3 derby in the highest-scoring match in A-League history.

The second-placed visitors scored five goals in the last 37 minutes in a madcap encounter at Central Coast Stadium to conclude their regular season in style and send the Mariners to the bottom.

Ernie Merrick's side had lost their previous three games but they looked set to get back to winning ways after only 24 minutes, with Joseph Champness, Roy O'Donovan and Riley McGree putting them 3-0 up.

Connor Pain, who had earlier hit the post, got a goal back before half-time but McGree struck his second 53 minutes in to set up an extraordinary remainder of the match.

Lachlan Jackson headed in Dimitri Petratos' corner before O'Donovan struck the sixth from the penalty spot, and McGree completed his hat-trick with a composed finish 15 minutes from time.

Trent Buhagiar fired in another consolation but Petratos got in on the act barely a minute later, as the Jets hit eight goals in a single game for the first time.