2018–19 Melbourne Victory W-League season

Melbourne Victory W-League
2018–19 season
W-League	1st
Top goalscorer	Natasha Dowie (6 goals)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2018–19 Melbourne Victory W-League season was the club's eleventh season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games at Epping Stadium, Lakeside Stadium and AAMI Park. The club's manager for the season was Jeff Hopkins.

Players

Squad information

Updated 27 October 2018.[1] 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	Casey Dumont
3	DF	Teigen Allen
4	DF	Alexandra Gummer
5	DF	Laura Alleway
6	DF	Annabelle Martin
7	MF	Christine Nairn
8	DF	Angie Beard
9	FW	Natasha Dowie (captain)
10	FW	Kyra Cooney-Cross

No.	Position	Player
11	MF	MelindaJ Barbieri
14	FW	Melina Ayres
15	MF	Emily Gielnik
16	DF	Samantha Johnson
17	MF	Dani Weatherholt
18	MF	Grace Maher
19	MF	Lia Privitelli
20	GK	Bethany Mason-Jones
21	MF	Ella Mastrantonio

Transfers in

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Source
15	FW	Emily Gielnik	26	Brisbane Roar	Transfer	Pre-season	[2]
18	MF	Grace Maher	19	Canberra United	Transfer	Pre-season	[3]
21	MF	Ella Mastrantonio	26	unattached	Signed	Pre-season	[4]
17	FW	Dani Weatherholt	24	Orlando Pride	Loan	Pre-season	[5]
7	MF	Christine Nairn	28	Orlando Pride	Loan	Pre-season	[5]
16	DF	Samantha Johnson	27	Utah Royals FC	Loan	Pre-season	[6]
3	DF	Teigen Allen	24	Sydney FC	Transfer	Pre-season	[7]

Transfers out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Source
19	DF	Kristen McNabb	24	Seattle Reign	Loan return	Pre-season
31	DF	Christina Gibbons	22	Sky Blue FC	Loan return	Pre-season
17	MF	Gülcan Koca	28		Retired	Pre-season	[8]
7	FW	Jeon Ga-eul	30	Hwacheon KSPO WFC	Transfer	Pre-season	[9]

W-League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Victory	12	7	3	2	21	15	+6	24	Qualification to Finals series and 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship
2	Brisbane Roar	12	6	2	4	18	17	+1	20	Qualification to Finals series
3	Sydney FC (C)	12	6	1	5	28	19	+9	19
4	Perth Glory	12	5	4	3	28	20	+8	19
5	Melbourne City	12	6	1	5	20	15	+5	19
6	Adelaide United	12	5	3	4	17	19	−2	18
7	Newcastle Jets	12	5	1	6	18	21	−3	16
8	Canberra United	12	3	4	5	13	18	−5	13
9	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	1	1	10	11	30	−19	4

Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Fixtures

28 October 2018 1	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Adelaide United	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,714 Referee: Isabella Blaes

1 November 2018 2	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
	Ayres 7' Dowie 11'	Report	Vine 12'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 713 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

16 November 2018 3	Melbourne City	0–2	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
		Report	Kellond-Knight 31' (o.g) Gielnik 65'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

24 November 2018 4	Sydney FC	2–3	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
	Logarzo 39' Kennedy 83'	Report	Dowie 5', 45+1' (pen.), 51'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 5,540 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

2 December 2018 5	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Morwell
	Dowie 13' Nairn 39'	Report	Ledbrook 73'	Stadium: Latrobe City Stadium Attendance: 593 Referee: Isabella Blaess

16 December 2018 7	Brisbane Roar	4–3	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
	Toby 10' Dumont 47' (o.g) Dowie 61' (o.g) Nagasato 90'	Report	Nairn 23' Dowie 82' Gielnik 90+2'	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,045 Referee: Katie Patterson

21 December 2018 8	Adelaide United	3–2	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
	Latsko 30' Heyman 74' (pen.) Condon 77'	Report	Mastrantonio 87' Alleway 90+1'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 902 Referee: Katie Patterson

28 December 2018 9	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Perth Glory	Melbourne
	Dowie 35', 83'	Report	Hill 90'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,163 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

5 January 2019 10	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Melbourne City	Melbourne
	Nairn 88'	Report		Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 1,265 Referee: Lara Lee

27 January 2019 13	Melbourne Victory	2–2	Sydney FC	Melbourne
	Gielnik 68' Dowie 78'	Report	Kennedy 35' Logarzo 71'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 784 Referee: Casey Reibelt

1 February 2019 14	Perth Glory	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Perth
	Kerr 55'	Report	Nairn 17' Gielnik 35'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 1,110 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

5 February 2019 12	Canberra United	0-0	Melbourne Victory	Queanbeyan
		Postponement Rescheduling		Stadium: Seiffert Oval

Finals Series

10 February 2019 Semi-final	Melbourne Victory	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Perth Glory	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	Nairn 2' Maher 90+4'	Source	Kerr 74', 97', 107' Hill 86'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,599 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

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	7	3	2	21	15	+6	24	4	2	0	9	5	+4	3	1	2	12	10	+2

Last updated: 5 February 2019.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2019. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

"Westfield W-League Ins and Outs: Round 1". 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
"Melbourne Victory land major coup as Gielnik chases 'new challenge'". 20 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
"Grace Maher makes Victory switch". 23 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
"Experienced duo sign W-League deals". 5 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
"Victory confirm Orlando Pride double signing". 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
"Samantha Johnson signs on for 2018/19". 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
"Experienced defender Allen rounds out Victory recruitment". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
"Westfield W-League veteran announces retirement". 17 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
"Match Report: Hwacheon KSPO 3–0 Boeun Sangmu" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

External links

"Westfield W-League Fixtures and Results". w-league.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

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[1] "Westfield W-League Ins and Outs: Round 1". 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[2] "Melbourne Victory land major coup as Gielnik chases 'new challenge'". 20 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

[3] "Grace Maher makes Victory switch". 23 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

[Vic-4] "Experienced duo sign W-League deals". 5 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

[OrlandoP-5] "Victory confirm Orlando Pride double signing". 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

[6] "Samantha Johnson signs on for 2018/19". 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

[7] "Experienced defender Allen rounds out Victory recruitment". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[8] "Westfield W-League veteran announces retirement". 17 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[9] "Match Report: Hwacheon KSPO 3–0 Boeun Sangmu" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

Melbourne Victory FC (W-League)
Est. 2008 in Melbourne, Victoria
The Club	Players
Home stadiums	Etihad Stadium (2008–09) Lakeside Stadium (2008–09, 2013–) Epping Stadium (2008–09, 2016–) Olympic Park (2008–09) Deakin Reserve (2009) LaTrobe City Stadium (2010) AAMI Park (2010) Kardinia Park (2011–12) John Cain Memorial Park (2011) Veneto Club Bulleen (2011–12) Wembley Park (2012–13) Kingston Heath Soccer Complex (2013–16) John Ilhan Memorial Reserve (2015–16)
League	W-League
Seasons (10)	2008–09 2009 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Managers	Matt Shepard (2008–2009) Vicki Linton (2009–2012) Mike Mulvey (2012) Fabrizio Soncin (2012–2013) Dave Edmondson (2013–2014) Joe Montemurro (2014–2015) Dave Edmondson (2015–16) Jeff Hopkins (2016–)
Captains	Tal Karp (2008–2009) Melissa Barbieri (2009–11) Jodie Taylor (2011–12) Maika Ruyter-Hooley (2012) Jessica Fishlock (2012) Enza Barilla (2012) Steph Catley (2012–15) Melissa Barbieri (2015–16) Christine Nairn (2016–17) Natasha Dowie (2017–)
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