2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season

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Melbourne Victory W-League
2017–18 season
ManagerJeff Hopkins
StadiumLakeside Stadium, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-League7th
Top goalscorerNatasha Dowie (6 goals)
Highest home attendance6,045 vs Sydney FC
26 January 2018
Lowest home attendance336 vs Western Sydney Wanderers
24 November 2017
Average home league attendance2,366
Away colours

The 2017–18 Melbourne Victory W-League season was the club's tenth 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 was managed by Jeff Hopkins.

Players[]

Squad information[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Casey Dumont
2 FW Australia AUS
3 DF Australia AUS Alexandra Gummer
5 DF Australia AUS Laura Alleway
6 DF Australia AUS
7 FW South Korea KOR Jeon Ga-eul
8 DF Australia AUS Angela Beard
9 FW England ENG Natasha Dowie (Captain, on loan from Boston Breakers)
10 FW Australia AUS Kyra Cooney-Cross
11 MF Australia AUS MelindaJ Barbieri
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Australia AUS Laura Spiranovic
14 FW Australia AUS Melina Ayres
15 MF Australia AUS Adriana Taranto
16 MF Australia AUS
17 MF Turkey TUR Gülcan Koca
18 MF Australia AUS Tiffany Eliadis
19 DF United States USA Kristen McNabb (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
20 GK Australia AUS
31 DF United States USA Christina Gibbons (on loan from FC Kansas City)

Transfers in[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
5 DF Australia Laura Alleway 27 United States Orlando Pride Transfer Pre-season 2019 Free [1]
1 GK Australia Casey Dumont 25 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
8 DF Australia Angela Beard 20 Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [3]
10 FW Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross 15 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
14 FW Australia Melina Ayres 18 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [5]
31 DF United States Christina Gibbons 21 United States FC Kansas City Loan Pre-season Free [6]
18 FW Australia Tiffany Eliadis 22 Australia South Melbourne Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
2 FW Australia 17 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
19 DF United States Kristen McNabb 23 United States Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season Free [8]
7 MF South Korea Jeon Ga-eul 29 Incheon Red Angels Transfer Pre-season Free [9]

Transfers out[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
8 MF Australia Ayesha Norrie 20 Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
10 MF United States Christine Nairn 27 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [11]
1 GK Mexico Bianca Henninger 27 United States Houston Dash Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
16 DF United States Samantha Johnson 26 United States Chicago Red Stars Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
10 MF United States Christine Nairn 27 United States Washington Spirit Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
2 DF Australia Alex Natoli 21 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [12]
Australia Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [12]
MF New Zealand Kirsty Yallop 30 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [12]

Contract extensions[]

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes

Managerial staff[]

Position Name
Head Coach Wales Jeff Hopkins
Assistant Coach
Team Manager

Squad statistics[]

N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Casey Dumont 6 0 0 0 0 6+0 0 0 0 0
2 FW Australia 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
3 DF Australia Alexandra Gummer 3 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Australia Laura Alleway 5 0 0 0 0 5+0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Australia 5 0 1 0 0 5+0 0 1 0 0
7 FW South Korea Jeon Ga-eul 5 1 1 0 0 5+0 1 1 0 0
8 DF Australia Angela Beard 6 0 0 0 0 6+0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England Natasha Dowie 6 5 0 0 0 6+0 5 0 0 0
10 FW Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross 6 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 0 0 0
11 MF Australia MelindaJ Barbieri 4 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0
13 FW Australia Laura Spiranovic 4 0 1 0 0 3+1 0 1 0 0
14 FW Australia Melina Ayres 4 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Australia Adriana Taranto 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Australia 5 1 0 0 0 2+3 1 0 0 0
17 MF Turkey Gülcan Koca 5 0 1 0 0 4+1 0 1 0 0
18 MF Australia Tiffany Eliadis 5 0 0 0 0 2+3 0 0 0 0
19 DF United States Kristen McNabb 5 1 2 0 0 5+0 1 2 0 0
20 GK Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
31 DF United States Christina Gibbons 4 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: 15 December 2017
  • Source: Competitive Matches
  • Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Competitions[]

W-League[]

Main article: 2017–18 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
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 15 19  −4 11 3 1 2 11 8  +3 0 1 5 4 11  −7

Last updated: 2 February 2018.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHABAHAHBHAAAHA
ResultWL✖LDLW✖LLWDLL
Position34787977777777
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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27 October 2017 1 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Canberra United Melbourne
19:00 AWST
  • McNabb 6'
  • Dowie 63'
 Report
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
3 November 2017 2 Melbourne City 1–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
17:20 AEDT
  • Stott 82'
 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,510
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
19 November 2017 4 Perth Glory 3–1 Melbourne Victory Perth
13:30 AWST
  • Hill 54'
  • Kerr 65', 77'
 Report
  • Dowie 52'
 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Katie Patterson
24 November 2017 5 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
  • Dowie 63'
 Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 336
Referee: Lara Lee
2 December 2017 6 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Cromer Park
Attendance: 1,644
Referee: Casey Reibelt
9 December 2017 7 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
  • Dowie 11', 50'
  • Jeon 33'
  • 37'
 Report Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 637
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
29 December 2017 9 Melbourne Victory 1–3 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:20 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,533
Referee: Kelly Jones
5 January 2018 10 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
16:20 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,981
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
14 January 2018 11 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
Report
  • Luik 63'
 Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 1,143
Referee: Lara Lee
19 January 2018 12 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
17:20 AEDT
  • 24'
 Report
  • Dowie 51'
 Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 2,859
Referee: Kelly Jones
26 January 2018 13 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:20 AEDT
  • 49'
 Report
  • 4'
  • Logarzo 30'
 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Maddison Kennedy
2 February 2018 14 Adelaide United 2–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
21:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 719
Referee: Katie Patterson

References[]

  1. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign defender Laura Alleway". The Women's Game. 29 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Casey Dumont joins Beth Mason-Jones as Melbourne Victory 'keepers". The Women's Game. 18 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Beard joins Victory". Melbourne Victory. 19 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Young stars sign two-year deals". Melbourne Victory. 20 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Ayres bolsters attacking options". Melbourne Victory. 22 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign versatile American Christina Gibbons". The Women's Game. 4 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b "A trio of W-League signings". Melbourne Victory. 19 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Victory signs Kristen McNabb". Melbourne Victory. 24 October 2017.
  9. ^ "South Korean international joins W-League". Melbourne Victory. 25 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Local stars sign on for Roar Women". Brisbane Roar. 22 September 2017.
  11. ^ @AnnOdong (9 October 2017). "Last season's Melbourne Victory captain Christine Nairn won't be back this season. Her blog explains why" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 26 October 2017.

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