2017–18 W-League

W-League
Season	2017–18
Champions	Melbourne City (3rd title)
Premiers	Brisbane Roar (3rd title)
Matches played	54
Goals scored	185 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Sam Kerr (13 goals)
Biggest home win	Canberra United 6–1 Adelaide United (7 January 2018)
Biggest away win	Canberra United 1–5 Newcastle Jets (28 January 2018)
Highest scoring	Perth Glory 4–4 Canberra United (20 January 2018)
Longest winning run	Sydney FC (5 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Sydney FC (9 games)
Longest winless run	Adelaide United (7 games)
Longest losing run	Adelaide United (4 games)
Highest attendance	8,449; Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Sydney FC; (9 December 2017)
Lowest attendance	215; Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Perth Glory; (1 December 2017)
Average attendance	2,122
	← 2016–17 2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 4 February 2018.

The 2017–18 W-League season was the tenth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.

Clubs[]

Stadia and locations[]

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Adelaide United	Adelaide	Marden Sports Complex	6,000
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane	Suncorp Stadium A.J. Kelly Park	52,500 1,500
Canberra United	Canberra	McKellar Park	3,500
Melbourne City	Melbourne	Lakeside Stadium CB Smith Reserve AAMI Park	12,000 2,000 30,050
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne	Lakeside Stadium Epping Stadium AAMI Park	12,000 10,000 30,050
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle	McDonald Jones Stadium	5,000 33,000
Perth Glory	Perth	Dorrien Gardens nib Stadium	4,000 20,500
Sydney FC	Sydney	Allianz Stadium	45,500
Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney	Marconi Stadium ANZ Stadium	9,000 83,500

Personnel and kits[]

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit sponsors
Adelaide United	Ivan Karlović	Emma Checker^[1]	Macron^[2]
Brisbane Roar	Melissa Andreatta	Clare Polkinghorne^[3]	Umbro^[4]
Canberra United	Heather Garriock	Michelle Heyman Ashleigh Sykes^[5]	Nike University of Canberra^[6]
Melbourne City	Patrick Kisnorbo	Steph Catley^[7]	Nike
Melbourne Victory	Jeff Hopkins	Natasha Dowie^[8]	Adidas^[9]
Newcastle Jets	Craig Deans	Emily van Egmond^[10]	Viva Teamwear^[11] Greater Bank^[12]
Perth Glory	Bobby Despotovski	Sam Kerr^[5]	Healthway, National Storage, Goodlife, Macron^[13]
Sydney FC	Ante Juric	Teresa Polias^[14]	Puma
Western Sydney Wanderers		Ellie Brush Erica Halloway^[15]	Nike^[16]

Managerial changes[]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position on table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Canberra United		Resigned^[17]	5 February 2017	Pre-season	Heather Garriock^[18]	22 May 2017
Sydney FC	Dan Barrett	Resigned^[19]	15 May 2017		Ante Juric^[20]	7 June 2017
Melbourne City	Jess Fishlock	End of contract^[21]	6 July 2017		Patrick Kisnorbo^[21]	6 July 2017
Adelaide United		End of contract^[22]	9 July 2017		Ivan Karlović^[22]	9 July 2017

Transfers[]

Foreign players[]

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Non-Visa foreigner(s)	Former player(s)
Adelaide United	Danielle Colaprico	Makenzy Doniak	Alyssa Mautz	Katie Naughton
Brisbane Roar	Cheung Wai Ki	Celeste Boureille	Carson Pickett
Canberra United	Laura Bassett	Elise Thorsnes	Haley Kopmeyer	Toni Pressley		Kendall Fletcher^G
Melbourne City	Yukari Kinga	Lauren Barnes	Ashley Hatch	Jess Fishlock	Jodie Taylor^G Rebekah Stott^A
Melbourne Victory	Natasha Dowie	Jeon Ga-eul	Christina Gibbons	Kristen McNabb	Gülcan Koca^A
Newcastle Jets	Britt Eckerstrom	Arin Gilliland	Tori Huster	Katie Stengel
Perth Glory	Raquel Rodríguez	Amanda Frisbie	Rachel Hill	Nikki Stanton
Sydney FC	Emma Rolston	Aubrey Bledsoe	Emily Sonnett
Western Sydney Wanderers	Lee Falkon	Marlous Pieëte	Maruschka Waldus	Lo'eau LaBonta

The following do not fill a Visa position:
^A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
^G Guest Players

Regular season[]

The regular season was played between 27 October 2017 and 4 February 2018, over 14 rounds, with each team playing twelve matches.^[23]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	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

Positions by round[]

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Team ╲ Round
Brisbane Roar	2	5	4	2	3	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Sydney FC	8	9	9	9	9	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	2
Newcastle Jets	3	2	3	5	4	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Melbourne City	9	6	2	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Canberra United	6	7	6	3	2	3	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5
Perth Glory	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	5	6	6	6	6
Melbourne Victory	3	4	7	8	7	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Western Sydney Wanderers	6	3	8	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Adelaide United	5	7	5	6	8	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Leader and qualification to Finals series
	Qualification to Finals series

Source: w-league.com.au

Notes:

Melbourne Victory were tied with Newcastle Jets at the end of Round 1, as were Canberra United and Western Sydney Wanderers.
Adelaide United were tied with Canberra United at the end of Round 2.

Home and away season[]

Round 1[]

27 October 2017	Sydney FC	1–3	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
17:20 AEDT	Sonnett 80' (pen.)	Report	Gorry 1' Toby 37', 84'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 2,707 Referee: Katie Patterson

27 October 2017	Perth Glory	4–1	Melbourne City	Perth
19:00 AWST	Kerr 4' Hill 74', 90+3' Bolger 83'	Report	Simon 48'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,308 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

28 October 2017	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Canberra United	Melbourne
16:30 AEDT	McNabb 6' Dowie 63'	Report	Heyman 25'	Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

29 October 2017	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

Round 2[]

3 November 2017	Melbourne City	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
17:20 AEDT	Stott 82'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,510 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

3 November 2017	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	LaBonta 13' Sutton 90+1'	Report	Doniak 22'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 532 Referee: Casey Reibelt

4 November 2017	Newcastle Jets	2–0	Sydney FC	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	2' Gilliland 29'	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,303 Referee: Kelly Jones

5 November 2017	Brisbane Roar	1–4	Perth Glory	Brisbane
13:30 AEST	Polkinghorne 43'	Report	Hill 42', 59', 83' Kerr 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 4,120 Referee: Maddison Kennedy

Round 3[]

10 November 2017	Adelaide United	3–1	Perth Glory	Adelaide
16:50 ACDT	Doniak 4', 31', 74'	Report	Checker 50' (o.g.)	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 947 Referee: Lara Lee

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

12 November 2017	Canberra United	3–2	Sydney FC	Canberra
16:30 AEDT	Heyman 13', 85' Pressley 78'	Report	Ledbrook 45+2' (pen.), 70' (pen.)	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Casey Reibelt

12 November 2017	Melbourne City	5–2	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
16:30 AEDT	Simon 5' Crummer 45', 71' Fishlock 54', 77'	Report	Stengel 16', 20'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,773 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 4[]

17 November 2017	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Adelaide United	Brisbane
16:20 AEST	Raso 86'	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 2,127 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

18 November 2017	Sydney FC	3–2	Melbourne City	Sydney
17:00 AEDT	Ledbrook 45+2' Polias 64' Siemsen 90+1'	Report	Ralston 46' (o.g.) Crummer 53'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Lara Lee

19 November 2017	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Canberra United	Newcastle
16:30 AEDT	van Egmond 8' (pen.)	Report	Sykes 48' Pressley 65'	Stadium: Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Maddison Kennedy

19 November 2017	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

Round 5[]

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

25 November 2017	Canberra United	3–2	Perth Glory	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Maher 18' Sayer 57' Bassett 70'	Report	Hill 45' 87'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,004 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

25 November 2017	Adelaide United	1–2	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	Naughton 51'	Report	Stengel 32' Huster 49'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 835 Referee: Kelly Jones

Round 6[]

1 December 2017	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
19:30 AEDT		Report	Kerr 50'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 215 Referee: Maddison Kennedy

2 December 2017	Sydney FC	2–0	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Ibini 3' De Vanna 57'	Report		Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 1,644 Referee: Casey Reibelt

3 December 2017	Canberra United	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Canberra
16:30 AEDT		Report	Butt 67'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,126 Referee: Katie Patterson

3 December 2017	Melbourne City	1–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Hatch 14'	Report	Mautz 73'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 426 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 7[]

9 December 2017	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

9 December 2017	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

10 December 2017	Melbourne City	2–1	Canberra United	Melbourne
16:30 AEDT	Fishlock 20', 80'	Report	Heyman 23'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,504 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

10 December 2017	Brisbane Roar	0–3	Newcastle Jets	Brisbane
16:30 AEST		Report	Gilliland 15', 31', 40'	Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Attendance: 1,288 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 8[]

15 December 2017	Sydney FC	3–0	Canberra United	Sydney
17:20 AEDT	De Vanna 30', 42' Pressley 48' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 2,958 Referee: Casey Reibelt

15 December 2017	Adelaide United	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Doniak 31'	Report	Pieëte 23' Falkon 72'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 739 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

16 December 2017	Newcastle Jets	3–3	Perth Glory	Newcastle
20:15 AEDT	Gilliland 31' Stengel 83' S. Carroll 90+4' (o.g.)	Report	Kerr 77', 82', 84'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 3,210 Referee: Maddison Kennedy

17 December 2017	Brisbane Roar	2–0	Melbourne City	Brisbane
15:30 AEST	Toby 62' Gorry 72'	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 3,204 Referee: Lara Lee

Round 9[]

29 December 2017	Melbourne Victory	1–3	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
17:20 AEDT	Cooney-Cross 28'	Report	Huster 5' Stengel 41' (pen.) Brewer 72'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,533 Referee: Kelly Jones

29 December 2017	Adelaide United	1–2	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Chidiac 55' (pen.)	Report	Ledbrook 26' Foord 90+3'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Katie Patterson

29 December 2017	Perth Glory	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Perth
19:00 AWST		Report	Raso 59' Toby 66'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

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

Round 10[]

3 January 2018	Sydney FC	2–2	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
17:20 AEDT	Ledbrook 20' Ibini 27'	Report	van Egmond 35' (pen.) G. Simon 89'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 4,229 Referee: Lara Lee

5 January 2018	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
16:20 AEST	Polkinghorne 56' Boureille 80'	Report	Ayres 22'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 3,981 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

7 January 2018	Melbourne City	3–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
16:30 AEDT	Hatch 25' Vlajnic 35' Kinga 43'	Report		Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 508 Referee: Casey Reibelt

7 January 2018	Canberra United	6–1	Adelaide United	Canberra
18:30 AEDT	Carpenter 4' Thorsnes 38', 47', 53' Sykes 44' Roestbakken 52'	Report	Mautz 11'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 11[]

12 January 2018	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Adelaide United	Newcastle
17:20 AEDT	Stengel 28'	Report	Colaprico 21' Naughton 43'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,112 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

14 January 2018	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Melbourne City	Melbourne
16:30 AEDT	Ayres 71' Gibbons 86'	Report	Luik 63'	Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 1,143 Referee: Lara Lee

14 January 2018	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

14 January 2018	Perth Glory	0–2	Sydney FC	Perth
19:00 AWST		Report	De Vanna 20' Logarzo 48'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 846 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 12[]

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

20 January 2018	Perth Glory	4–4	Canberra United	Bunbury
16:30 AWST	Kerr 13', 16', 43' Hill 22'	Report	Sykes 24', 34' Maher 45+3' Thorsnes 62'	Stadium: Attendance: 1,369 Referee: Katie Patterson

21 January 2018	Melbourne City	0–0	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
16:30 AEDT		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,170 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 13[]

26 January 2018	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Sydney FC	Melbourne
17:20 AEDT	49'	Report	4' Logarzo 30'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Maddison Kennedy

28 January 2018	Canberra United	1–5	Newcastle Jets	Canberra
16:30 AEDT	Carpenter 42'	Report	van Egmond 13', 66' Stengel 23', 82', 90'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,117 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

28 January 2018	Adelaide United	2–4	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
16:00 ACDT	Doniak 22' Condon 60'	Report	Raso 20' Toby 74' McCormick 83' (o.g.) Gielnik 90+1'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 630 Referee: Kelly Jones

28 January 2018	Perth Glory	3–4	Western Sydney Wanderers	Perth
20:15 AWST	Kerr 51', 61' Hill 78'	Report	Lowe 1' Brush 4' Price 88' Halloway 90'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 14[]

2 February 2018	Adelaide United	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Doniak 17' McCormick 57'	Report	Cooney-Cross 41'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 719 Referee: Katie Patterson

3 February 2018	Newcastle Jets	0–3	Melbourne City	Newcastle
20:15 AEDT		Report	Taylor 29' Luik 33' Kinga 46'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

4 February 2018	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

4 February 2018	Brisbane Roar	4–1	Canberra United	Brisbane
15:30 AEST	Raso 11' Gielnik 40' 72', 90'	Report	Thorsnes 74'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 4,225 Referee: Lara Lee

Finals series[]

Semi-finals			Grand Final

2	Sydney FC (a.e.t.)	3

3	Newcastle Jets	2
			Sydney FC	0

			Melbourne City	2
1	Brisbane Roar	0

4	Melbourne City	2

Semi-finals[]

10 February 2018	Sydney FC	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
16:45 AEDT	Foord 9' Ledbrook 35' De Vanna 98'	Report	Gilliland 53' Andrews 90+2'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Lara Lee

11 February 2018	Brisbane Roar	0–2	Melbourne City	Brisbane
15:00 AEST		Report	Luik 66' Fishlock 72'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,870 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Grand Final[]

18 February 2018	Sydney FC	0–2	Melbourne City	Sydney
17:00 AEDT		Report	Fishlock 35' Taylor 75'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 6,025 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Regular-season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

As of 4 February 2018; end of regular season

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Sam Kerr	Perth Glory	13
2	Katie Stengel	Newcastle Jets	10
3	Rachel Hill	Perth Glory	9
4	Makenzy Doniak	Adelaide United	7
5	Natasha Dowie	Melbourne Victory	6
5	Elise Thorsnes	Canberra United	6
7	Lisa De Vanna	Sydney FC	5
	Jess Fishlock	Melbourne City
	Arin Gilliland	Newcastle Jets
	Michelle Heyman	Canberra United
	Kylie Ledbrook	Sydney FC
	Allira Toby	Brisbane Roar

Own goals[]

	Team	Against	Round
Emma Checker	Adelaide United	Perth Glory	3
Elizabeth Ralston	Sydney FC	Melbourne City	4
Toni Pressley	Canberra United	Sydney FC	8
Sarah Carroll	Perth Glory	Newcastle Jets	8
Jenna McCormick	Adelaide United	Brisbane Roar	13

Hat-tricks[]

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Rachel Hill	Perth Glory	Brisbane Roar	4–1	5 November 2017	^[24]
Makenzy Doniak	Adelaide United	Perth Glory	3–1	10 November 2017	^[25]
Arin Gilliland	Newcastle Jets FC	Brisbane Roar	0–3	10 December 2017	^[26]
Sam Kerr	Perth Glory	Newcastle Jets	3–3	16 December 2017	^[27]
Elise Thorsnes	Canberra United	Adelaide United	6–1	7 January 2018	^[28]
Sam Kerr	Perth Glory	Canberra United	4–4	20 January 2018	^[29]
Katie Stengel	Newcastle Jets	Canberra United	1–5	28 January 2018	^[30]

End-of-season awards[]

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2017–18 Dolan Warren Awards night on 30 April 2018.^[31]

Julie Dolan Medal – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory) and Clare Polkinghorne (Brisbane Roar)
NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Ellie Carpenter (Canberra United)
Golden Boot Award – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory) (13 goals)
Goalkeeper of the Year – Mackenzie Arnold (Brisbane Roar)
Coach of the Year – Melissa Andreatta (Brisbane Roar)
Fair Play Award – Melbourne Victory
Referee of the Year – Casey Reibelt
Goal of the Year – Lisa De Vanna (Sydney FC v Canberra United, 15 December 2017)

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[1] Migliaccio, Val (27 October 2017). "The grass will certainly be greener for Adelaide United's W-League side Reds at their Marden Stadium home". The Advertiser.

[2] "Adelaide United announces Macron partnership". Adelaide United. 2 June 2016.

[3] "Matildas teammates up in arms as 'freak' Sam Kerr misses cut for FIFA best women's player". The West Australian. 23 September 2017.

[4] "Brisbane Roar and Umbro announce long-term partnership". Brisbane Roar. 15 August 2014.

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