2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season

Western Sydney Wanderers W-League
2017–18 season
Manager	Richard Byrne
Stadium	Marconi Stadium, Sydney; ANZ Stadium, Sydney
W-League	8th
Top goalscorer	Erica Halloway (3 goals)
Highest home attendance	8,449 vs. Sydney FC; 9 December 2017
Lowest home attendance	215 vs. Perth Glory; 1 December 2017
Average home league attendance	2,770
Home colours	Away colours

The 2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season is their sixth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team plays home games both at Marconi Stadium and ANZ Stadium and the club is managed by Richard Byrne.

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
2	DF	Maruschka Waldus
3	MF	Jennifer Bisset
4	MF	Chloe O'Brien
5	MF	Kahlia Hogg
6	MF	Lo'eau LaBonta (on loan from FC Kansas City)
7	DF	Ellie Brush (Co-Captain)
8	MF	Erica Halloway (Co-Captain)
9	FW	Rosie Sutton
10	FW	Lee Falkon
11	FW	Marlous Pieëte

No.	Position	Player
12	FW	Rachel Lowe
13	MF	Olivia Price
14	MF	Sunny Franco
15	FW	Talitha Kramer
16	MF	Alix Roberts
17	DF	Katelyn Leadbetter
18	DF	Alexandra Huynh
19	FW	Susan Phonsongkhan
20	GK	Trudy Burke
30	GK	Nicole Simonsen

Contract extensions

Position	Name
Head Coach	Richard Bryne
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeper Coach

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					W-League
N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jada Mathyssen-Whyman	7	0	0	0	0	7+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Maruschka Waldus	8	0	1	0	0	8+0	0	1	0	0
3	MF		Jennifer Bisset	3	0	1	0	0	2+1	0	1	0	0
4	MF		Chloe O'Brien	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
5	MF		Kahlia Hogg	8	0	0	0	0	6+2	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Lo'eau LaBonta	8	1	0	0	0	8+0	1	0	0	0
7	DF		Ellie Brush	8	1	1	0	0	8+0	1	1	0	0
8	MF		Erica Halloway	8	2	0	0	0	7+1	2	0	0	0
9	FW		Rosie Sutton	6	1	0	0	0	4+2	1	0	0	0
10	FW		Lee Falkon	8	1	1	0	0	7+1	1	1	0	0
11	FW		Marlous Pieëte	8	1	1	0	0	8+0	1	1	0	0
12	FW		Rachel Lowe	4	0	0	0	0	2+2	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Olivia Price	4	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Sunny Franco	2	0	1	0	0	1+1	0	1	0	0
15	FW		Talitha Kramer	7	0	0	0	0	7+0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Alix Roberts	6	0	2	0	0	6+0	0	2	0	0
17	DF		Katelyn Leadbetter	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
18	DF		Alexandra Huynh	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Susan Phonsongkhan	4	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Trudy Burke	1	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Nicole Simonsen	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 4 January 2018
Source:
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Competitions

W-League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brisbane Roar	12	9	1	2	21	12	+9	28	Qualification to Finals series
2	Sydney FC	12	8	1	3	26	16	+10	25
3	Newcastle Jets	12	6	2	4	26	21	+5	20
4	Melbourne City (C)	12	6	2	4	20	15	+5	20
5	Canberra United	12	5	1	6	24	27	−3	16
6	Perth Glory	12	4	2	6	25	27	−2	14
7	Melbourne Victory	12	3	2	7	15	19	−4	11
8	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	3	2	7	13	21	−8	11
9	Adelaide United	12	3	1	8	15	27	−12	10

Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2018. Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	3	2	7	13	21	−8	11	1	1	3	4	7	−3	2	1	4	9	14	−5

Last updated: 4 February 2018.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	H	H	B	A	H	H	A	H	B	A	H	A	A
Result	L	W	L	✖	D	L	L	W	L	✖	L	D	W	L
Position	6	3	8	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2018. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

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29 October 2017 1	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Newcastle
14:30 AEDT	Stengel 14' Kingsley 78'	Report	Halloway 77'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,168 Referee: Lara Lee

29 October 2017 2	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1	Adelaide United	Sydney
14:30 AEDT	LaBonta 13' Sutton 90+1'	Report	Doniak 22'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 532 Referee: Casey Reibelt

10 November 2017 3	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
19:30 AEDT		Report	Pickett 30'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 389 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

24 November 2017 5	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Dowie 63'	Report	Halloway 42'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 336 Referee: Lara Lee

1 December 2017 6	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Perth Glory	Melbourne
16:30 AEDT		Report	Kerr 50'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 215 Referee: Maddison Kennedy

9 December 2017 7	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–3	Sydney FC	Sydney
17:00 AEDT	Brush 41' (pen.)	Report	Siemsen 21', 24' De Vanna 62'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 8,449 Referee: Kelly Jones

15 December 2017 8	Adelaide United	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
20:00 ACST	Doniak 31'	Report	Pieëte 23' Falkon 72'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 739 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

1 January 2018 9	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
17:20 AEDT		Report	Fishlock 90+2'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 4,178 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

14 January 2018 11	Canberra United	2–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Canberra
16:30 AEDT	Heyman 76' Thorsnes 77'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,464 Referee: Casey Reibelt

19 January 2018 12	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
17:20 AEDT	Phonsongkham 24'	Report	Dowie 51'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 2,859 Referee: Kelly Jones

28 January 2018 13	Perth Glory	3–4	Western Sydney Wanderers	Perth
23:15 AWST	Kerr 51', 61' Hill 78'	Report	Lowe 1' Brush 4' Price 88' Halloway 90'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Casey Reibelt

4 February 2017 14	Sydney FC	4–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Logarzo 25' Foord 32' Cooper 41' Siemsen 46'	Report	Waldus 86'	Stadium: Seymour Shaw Park Attendance: 2,519 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC W-League
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Club	History Players
Grounds	Campbelltown Stadium Marconi Stadium Popondetta Park
Seasons (6)	2012–13 2013–14 2014 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Managers	Stephen Roche (2012–2014) Norm Boardman (2014–)
Captains	Sarah Walsh (2012–2013) Heather Garriock (2013–2014) Caitlin Cooper (2014–2017) Ellie Brush & Erica Halloway (2017–)

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