2008–09 Queensland Roar W-League season

The 2008–09 season was the Queensland Roar's first season of football (soccer) in Australia's women's league, the W-League, whose home ground was Ballymore Stadium.

Queensland Roar FC
2008–09 season
ManagerJeff Hopkins
W-LeaguePremiers and Champion

Players

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  AUS Casey Dumont
2 DF  AUS Kate McShea (Captain)
3 DF  AUS Karla Reuter
4 DF  AUS Clare Polkinghorne
5 DF  AUS Brooke Spence
6 FW  AUS Jenna Tristram
7 DF  AUS Kim Carroll
8 MF  AUS Elise Kellond-Knight
9 MF  AUS Alicia Ferguson
10 FW  AUS Lana Harch
11 FW  AUS Ruth Blackburn
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF  AUS Veronica Williams
13 MF  AUS Tameka Butt
14 DF  AUS Vedrana Popovic
15 MF  AUS Stephanie Latham
16 MF  AUS Lauren Colthorpe
17 FW  AUS Tashina Roma
18 FW  AUS Courtney Beutel
19 MF  AUS Ellen Beaumont
20 GK  AUS Lara Boon
30 GK  AUS Alycia Catchpole

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Queensland Roar (C) 10 8 1 1 27 7 +20 25 Qualification to Finals series
2 Newcastle Jets 10 5 2 3 17 12 +5 17
3 Canberra United 10 4 4 2 14 10 +4 16
4 Sydney FC 10 4 2 4 15 12 +3 14
5 Melbourne Victory 10 4 0 6 13 13 0 12
6 Central Coast Mariners 10 4 0 6 15 20 −5 12
7 Perth Glory 10 3 2 5 14 24 −10 11
8 Adelaide United 10 2 1 7 11 28 −17 7
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results

Home and away season

Round 1
Queensland Roar4–1Adelaide United
Harch  22'  66'
Colthorpe  58'
Ferguson  64'		 Report Black  46'
Attendance: 835
Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Round 2
Queensland Roar0–1Canberra United
Report Mowbray  16'
Attendance: 610
Referee: Pru Donohoe

Round 3
Newcastle Jets0–2Queensland Roar
Report Beutel  14'
Colthorpe  84'
Attendance: 1,140
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 4
Central Coast Mariners0–5Queensland Roar
Report Polkinghorne  12'
Harch  66'
Colthorpe  68' (pen.)
Kellond-Knight  80'
Latham  89'
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 5
Queensland Roar2–0Melbourne Victory
Beutel  33'
Butt  57'		 Report
Referee: Lee Corey

Round 6
Queensland Roar3–0Sydney FC
Reuter  12'
Ferguson  30'
Beutel  63'		 Report
Attendance: 580
Referee: Sara Hodson

Round 7
Perth Glory3–5Queensland Roar
Kerr  7'
De Vanna  40'
Tabain  45'		 Report Colthorpe  2'
Harch  49'
Kellond-Knight  57'
McShea  38'  82'
Latham  89'
Beutel  90+3'
Members Equity Stadium
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 8
Melbourne Victory1–3Queensland Roar
Timko  26' Report Beutel  9'
Ferguson  23'
Butt  55'
Bob Jane Stadium
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 9
Queensland Roar2–0Central Coast Mariners
Beutel  51'
Harch  57'		 Report
Attendance: 940
Referee: Prue Donohoe

Round 10
Canberra United1–1Queensland Roar
Munoz  66' Report Popovic  87'
McKellar Park
Attendance: 712
Referee: Jacqui Melsham

Finals Series

Semi-Final
Newcastle Jets0–1Canberra United
Report Mowbray  26'
EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: Sara Hodson
Queensland Roar1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Sydney FC
Butt  29' Report O'Neill  71'
Small  78'
Penalties
Dumount
Butt
Kellond-Knight
Harch
Beaumount
Reuter 		5–4 Brogan
Bolger
Clifford
Ledbrook
Khamis
Walsh
Attendance: 1,891

Final
See also: 2009 W-League Grand Final (January)
Queensland Roar2–0Canberra United
Harch  6'
Butt  23'		 Report
Attendance: 4,554
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Leading scorers (regular season)
Total Pos Player Goals per Round
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10
6FWCourtney Beutel111111
5FWLana Harch2111
4FWLauren Colthorpe1111
3FWAlicia Ferguson111
2FWTameka Butt11
2FWElise Kellond-Knight11
2FWStephanie Latham1
1FWKarla Reuter1
1FWClare Polkinghorne1
1FWVedrana Popovic1

  A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Awards
  • Player of the Year: Lana Harch
  • Fair Play Award: Queensland Roar

Milestones
  • First game = 4–1 home win vs. Adelaide United
  • Largest win = 5–0 away win vs. Central Coast Mariners
  • Largest loss = 1–0 home loss vs. Canberra United
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