2017 W-League Grand Final

The 2017 W-League Grand Final was the final match of the 2016–17 W-League season and decided the champions of women's football in Australia for the season.

2017 W-League Grand Final
Event2016–17 W-League
Perth Glory Melbourne City
0 2
Date12 February 2017
Venuenib Stadium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Player of the MatchJess Fishlock
RefereeKate Jacewicz
Attendance4,591

The match took place at nib Stadium in Perth, Australia on 12 February 2017 and was played by Perth Glory and reigning league champions Melbourne City. The match was won by Melbourne City 0–2, who recorded their second consecutive league championship.[1] The match marked the second time both clubs qualified for a Grand Final, Perth having lost in the 2014 final and Melbourne qualifying for their second consecutive final after winning the 2016 final. The player of the match award was won by Jessica Fishlock of Melbourne City.[2] At the time, the attendance of 4,591 was a record for W-League grand finals.[3]


Match details
Perth Glory0–2Melbourne City
Report Fishlock  45+1'
Yanez  72'
Attendance: 4,591
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Perth Glory
Melbourne City
PERTH GLORY:[4][5]
GK18 Gabrielle Dal Busco
DF2 Sarah Carroll  75'
DF3 Kim Carroll
DF4 Alyssa Mautz
DF7 Nikki Stanton
MF9 Rosie Sutton
MF10 Vanessa DiBernardo  83'
MF13 Jaymee Gibbons  54'
MF17 Natasha Rigby
FW20 Samantha Kerr (c)
FW22 Arianna Romero
Substitutes:
GK1 Melissa Maizels
DF5 Patricia Charalambous 75'
MF6 Carla Bennett
MF8 Shawn Billam 54'
MF14 Caitlin Doeglas
Manager:
Bobby Despotovski
MELBOURNE CITY:[4][5]
GK1 Lydia Williams
DF2 Teigen Allen
DF3 Lauren Barnes
DF5 Laura Alleway
MF6 Aivi Luik
MF7 Steph Catley (c)
MF10 Jess Fishlock
MF11 Erika Tymrak  90+4'
FW13 Rebekah Stott
FW16 Beverly Yanez  87'
FW17 Marianna Tabain  66'  68'
Substitutes:
DF12 Olivia Ellis
FW14 Melina Ayres 90+4'
MF15 Amy Jackson 68'
DF19 Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 87'
GK20 Emily Shields
Manager:
Jessica Fishlock

Match statistics

The following are the match statistics for the 2017 W-League Grand Final:[5]

Perth Glory Melbourne City
Ball possession45%55%
Passes385495
Passing accuracy67%75%
Corners71
Shots on goal2013
On target shots63
Aerial duels won67%33%
Interceptions2927
Fouls74
Yellow cards11
Red cards00

Notes

    References
    1. "W-League grand final: Melbourne City first club to win two titles in a row". ABC News. 12 February 2017.
    2. "Re-live: Melbourne City defeat Perth Glory 2–0 in the 2016/17 W-League grand final". Fox Sports News. 12 February 2017. [Jess] Fishlock was named player of the match after a relentless performance in both attack and defence.
    3. "City create history in front of record crowd". Football Federation Australia. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
    4. "Official Team Line-Ups". Perth Glory Women's (Twitter). 12 February 2017.
    5. "Perth Glory v. Melbourne City – Statistics". W-League. 12 February 2017.


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