2018–19 W-League

The 2018–19 W-League season was the eleventh season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.

W-League

Season	2018–19
Champions	Sydney FC (3rd title)
Premiers	Melbourne Victory (1st title)
Matches played	57
Goals scored	189 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Sam Kerr (13 goals)
Biggest home win	Sydney FC 5–1 Brisbane Roar (9 December 2018)
Biggest away win	Western Sydney Wanderers 1–5 Perth Glory (24 January 2019)
Highest scoring	Canberra United 4–4 Perth Glory (4 November 2018)
Highest attendance	7,163 Melbourne Victory vs. Perth Glory (1 December 2018)
Lowest attendance	500 Melbourne City vs. Adelaide United (28 December 2018)
Average attendance	1,528
← 2017–18 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 16 February 2019.

Clubs

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Adelaide United	Adelaide	Marden Sports Complex Coopers Stadium	6,000 16,500
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane	Suncorp Stadium Lions Stadium	52,500 5,000
Canberra United	Canberra	McKellar Park Seiffert Oval	3,500 15,000
Melbourne City	Melbourne	CB Smith Reserve AAMI Park	2,000 30,050
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne	Lakeside Stadium Epping Stadium AAMI Park Latrobe City Stadium	12,000 10,000 30,050 12,000
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle	Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground McDonald Jones Stadium	5,000 33,000
Perth Glory	Perth	Dorrien Gardens nib Stadium	4,000 20,500
Sydney FC	Sydney	Seymour Shaw Jubilee Oval Leichhardt Oval WIN Stadium	5,000 20,505 20,000 23,000
Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney	Marconi Stadium ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium	9,000 83,500 24,000

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][5]
Canberra United	Heather Garriock	Rachel Corsie[6]	Nike University of Canberra[7][8]
Melbourne City	Rado Vidošić	Steph Catley[9]	Nike
Melbourne Victory	Jeff Hopkins	Natasha Dowie[10]	Adidas[11]
Newcastle Jets	Craig Deans	Cassidy Davis Gema Simon Emily van Egmond[12]	Viva Teamwear[13] Greater Bank[14]
Perth Glory	Bobby Despotovski	Sam Kerr[15]	Macron[16]
Sydney FC	Ante Juric	Teresa Polias[17]	Puma
Western Sydney Wanderers	Dan Barrett	Servet Uzunlar[18]	Nike[19]

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position on table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Melbourne City	Patrick Kisnorbo	Coaching Restructure[20]		Pre-season	Rado Vidošić	19 June 2018
Western Sydney Wanderers	Richard Byrne	New Head Coach Appointed[21]			Dan Barrett	3 August 2018

Transfers

Further information: W-League transfers for 2018–19 season

Foreign players

As of the end of the season.

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Non-Visa foreign(s)	Former player(s)
Adelaide United	Fanndís Friðriksdóttir	Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir	Amber Brooks	Veronica Latsko
Brisbane Roar	Chioma Ubogagu	Yūki Nagasato	Celeste Boureille	Carson Pickett
Canberra United	María José Rojas	Rachel Corsie	Refiloe Jane	Rhoda Mulaudzi		Denise O'Sullivan^G Paige Nielsen
Melbourne City	Theresa Nielsen	Yukari Kinga	Lauren Barnes	Jasmyne Spencer	Rebekah Stott^A Hailie Mace^G	Jodie Taylor^G
Melbourne Victory	Natasha Dowie	Samantha Johnson	Christine Nairn	Dani Weatherholt
Newcastle Jets	Britt Eckerstrom	Taylor Smith	Katie Stengel	Arin Wright
Perth Glory	Rachel Hill	Alyssa Mautz	Katie Naughton	Nikki Stanton	Stacey Cavill^A
Sydney FC	Aubrey Bledsoe	Danielle Colaprico	Sofia Huerta	Savannah McCaskill
Western Sydney Wanderers	Elizabeth Addo	Maruschka Waldus	Lo'eau LaBonta	Sydney Miramontez

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 25 October 2018 and 6 February 2019, over 14 rounds, with each team playing twelve matches.

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.

Positions by round

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

	Leader and qualification to Finals series
	Qualification to Finals series

Source: w-league.com.au

Fixtures

Round 1

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC

25 October 2018	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–3	Sydney FC	Sydney
		Report	Foord  13', 76' Logarzo  60'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 1,499 Referee: Lara Lee

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

28 October 2018	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Perth Glory	Brisbane
	Pickett  88'	Report	Mautz  54'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 3,796 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Canberra United v Melbourne City

28 October 2018	Canberra United	2–0	Melbourne City	Canberra
	Mulaudzi  57' Carpenter  85'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,679 Referee: Katie Patterson

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

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

Round 2

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

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

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

2 November 2018	Melbourne City	3–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
	Spencer  13', 48', 60'	Report	Sayer  21'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,696 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar

4 November 2018	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
		Report	Pickett  39'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 713 Referee: Katie Patterson

Canberra United v Perth Glory

4 November 2018	Canberra United	4–4	Perth Glory	Canberra
	Jane  7' (pen.), 77' (pen.) Mulaudzi  30' Rojas  45+1'	Report	O'Sullivan  5' (o.g.) Mautz  82' McKenna  87' Corsie  90' (o.g.)	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,742 Referee: Lara Lee

Round 3

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory

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

Newcastle Jets v Canberra United

17 November 2018	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Canberra United	Newcastle
	Vine  45+2'	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers

17 November 2018	Perth Glory	3–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Perth
	Hill  15', 57' Kerr  42'	Report		Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 716 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

18 November 2018	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Adelaide United	Brisbane
		Report	Latsko  51'	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,286 Referee: Lara Lee

Round 4

Adelaide United v Canberra United

22 November 2018	Adelaide United	2–0	Canberra United	Adelaide
	Latsko  27' Prior  86' (o.g)	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 1,029 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

24 November 2018	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
		Report	Kingsley  59'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 652 Referee: Lara Lee

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

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

Perth Glory v Melbourne City

25 November 2018	Perth Glory	5–2	Melbourne City	Perth
	Kerr  10', 52' Hill  21' Mautz  65', 90+4'	Report	Kellond-Knight  49', 69' (pen.)	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 2,358 Referee: Katie Patterson

Round 5

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

29 November 2018	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
		Report	Ubogagu  56'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,405 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

1 December 2018	Melbourne City	1–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
	Simon  54' (pen.)	Report	Campagnale  90+7'	Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 500 Referee: Lara Lee

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Canberra United v Sydney FC

2 December 2018	Canberra United	2–0	Sydney FC	Canberra
	Mulaudzi  45+4' Roestbakken  60'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,537 Referee: Katie Patterson

Round 6

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

6 December 2018	Adelaide United	2–2	Perth Glory	Adelaide
	Latsko  22', 79'	Report	Kerr  40', 45+2'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Katie Patterson

Western Sydney Wanderers v Canberra United

7 December 2018	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–2	Canberra United	Sydney
	Khamis  65' Ledbrook  87'	Report	Carpenter  52' Uzunlar  85' (o.g)	Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

9 December 2018	Newcastle Jets	1–3	Melbourne City	Newcastle
	Stengel  54'	Report	Kinga  30' Butt  34' Spencer  72'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

9 December 2018	Sydney FC	5–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
	Foord  15', 67', 83' Polias  59' Ibini  70'	Report	Nagasato  25'	Stadium: Seymour Shaw Park Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Lara Lee

Round 7

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

13 December 2018	Sydney FC	5–2	Adelaide United	Sydney
	Huerta  45+4' Colaprico  58' McCaskill  71' Ibini  88', 90+4'	Report	Latsko  22', 66'	Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 2,226 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

15 December 2018	Perth Glory	2–2	Newcastle Jets	Perth
	McKenna  4' Kerr  29' (pen.)	Report	Stengel  17', 18'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 652 Referee: Lara Lee

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

16 December 2018	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

Round 8

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers

20 December 2018	Brisbane Roar	3–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane
	Miramontez  34' (o.g.) Riley  70' Toby  86'	Report	Yeoman-Dale  63'	Stadium: Dolphin Oval Attendance: 2,389 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

21 December 2018	Perth Glory	2–1	Sydney FC	Perth
	Kerr  47', 85'	Report	Kennedy  27'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,179 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

21 December 2018	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

Melbourne City v Canberra United

22 December 2018	Melbourne City	3–0	Canberra United	Melbourne
	Dobson  8', 45+2' Simon  36'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,830 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 9

Canberra United v Brisbane Roar

27 December 2018	Canberra United	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Canberra
	Mulaudzi  3'	Report	Toby  38'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,358 Referee: Katie Patterson

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

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

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

31 December 2018	Newcastle Jets	2–3	Adelaide United	Newcastle
	Collister  21' Johns  85' (o.g.)	Report	Friðriksdóttir  57' Hodgson  90+2' Latsko  90+4'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,065 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City

1 January 2019	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–2	Melbourne City	Sydney
	Yeoman-Dale  14'	Report	Butt  38' Jones  81'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 10

Perth Glory v Canberra United

3 January 2019	Perth Glory	1–0	Canberra United	Perth
	Kerr  85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 838 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

4 January 2019	Sydney FC	3–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
	McCaskill  28', 90+5' Ibini  77'	Report	Copus-Brown  82'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 2,997 Referee: Katie Patterson

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

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

Round 11

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

10 January 2019	Sydney FC	3–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
	Huerta  39' Foord  64', 80'	Report		Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 1,511 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

11 January 2019	Melbourne City	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
		Report	Ubagagu  74'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,760 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

12 January 2019	Newcastle Jets	3–1	Perth Glory	Newcastle
	Wright  57' Andrews  64' Vine  90+2'	Report	Kerr  34'	Stadium: No.2 Sportsground Attendance: 1,876 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Canberra United v Adelaide United

13 January 2019	Canberra United	1–0	Adelaide United	Canberra
	Carpenter  59'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,486 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 12

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

19 January 2019	Adelaide United	1–4	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
	Latsko  41'	Report	Lowe  2' Ledbrook  61' (pen.) Halloway  90' Addo  90+7'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 937 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

19 January 2019	Brisbane Roar	1–3	Sydney FC	Brisbane
	Toby  41'	Report	Tobin  31' Foord  38' (pen.), 75'	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,118 Referee: Lara Lee

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

20 January 2019	Melbourne City	4–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
	Kinga  31' (pen.), 58' Catley  37' Mace  69'	Report		Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 425 Referee: Katie Patterson

Canberra United v Melbourne Victory

5 February 2019	Canberra United	0–0	Melbourne Victory	Queanbeyan
		Report		Stadium: Seiffert Oval Referee: Isabella Blaess

Round 13

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory

24 January 2019	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–5	Perth Glory	Sydney
	L. Khamis  27'	Report	Moreno  9' Naughton  39' Kerr  70', 81' Hill  84'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 951 Referee: Katie Patterson

Brisbane Roar v Canberra United

25 January 2019	Brisbane Roar	4–1	Canberra United	Brisbane
	Raso  19' Boureille  32' Nagasato  70' Toby  73'	Report	Flannery  62'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

25 January 2019	Adelaide United	1–2	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
	Friðriksdóttir  29'	Report	Wright  22' (pen.) Petratos  90+1'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 842 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

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

Round 14

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

31 January 2019	Sydney FC	0–2	Melbourne City	Wollongong
		Report	Cáceres  67' Butt  86'	Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,415 Referee: Lara Lee

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

1 February 2019	Adelaide United	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
	Jónsdóttir  13'	Report		Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 672 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

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

Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers

2 February 2019	Newcastle Jets	4–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Newcastle
	Tamplin  43' Andrews  55' Collister  70' Vine  79'	Report	Addo  66'	Stadium: No.2 Sportsground Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Finals series

	Semi-finals					Grand Final
	1	Melbourne Victory	2
	4	Perth Glory (a.e.t.)	4
						Sydney FC		4
						Perth Glory		2
	2	Brisbane Roar	1
	3	Sydney FC	2

Semi-finals

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

10 February 2019	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

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

10 February 2019	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Sydney FC	Brisbane
18:15 AEST	Nagasato  90+2'	Source	Foord  33' Huerta  68'	Stadium: Dolphin Oval Attendance: 4,271 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Grand Final

Main article: 2019 W-League Grand Final

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

16 February 2019	Sydney FC	4–2	Perth Glory	Sydney
16:30 AEDT	Huerta  6' McCaskill  41', 61' Logarzo  70'	Report	Kerr  23' (pen.) Mautz  68'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 6,127 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

As of 5 February 2019, end of regular season[22]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Sam Kerr	Perth Glory	13
2	Natasha Dowie	Melbourne Victory	9
	Caitlin Foord	Sydney FC
	Veronica Latsko	Adelaide United
5	Rachel Hill	Perth Glory	5
	Allira Toby	Brisbane Roar
7	Emily Gielnik	Melbourne Victory	4
	Princess Ibini	Sydney FC
	Alyssa Mautz	Perth Glory
	Rhoda Mulaudzi	Canberra United
	Christine Nairn	Melbourne Victory
	Jasmyne Spencer	Melbourne City
	Cortnee Vine	Newcastle Jets

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of W-League (Australia) hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref.
Jasmyne Spencer	Melbourne City	Sydney FC	3–1	2 November 2018	[23]
Natasha Dowie	Melbourne Victory	Sydney FC	3–2	25 November 2018	[24]
Caitlin Foord	Sydney FC	Brisbane Roar	5–1	9 December 2018	[25]

Own goals

Player	Club	Against	Round
Denise O'Sullivan	Canberra United	Perth Glory	2
Elise Kellond-Knight	Melbourne City	Melbourne Victory	3
Natasha Prior	Canberra United	Adelaide United	4
Servet Uzunlar	Western Sydney Wanderers	Canberra United	6
Casey Dumont	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane Roar	7
Natasha Dowie	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane Roar	7
Sydney Miramontez	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane Roar	8
Laura Johns	Adelaide United	Newcastle Jets	9

Final Series statistics

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref.
Samantha Kerr	Perth Glory	Melbourne Victory	4–2	10 February 2019	[26]

NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award

The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award is awarded to the finest performance of an under-23 player from Australia throughout the season. Each month a panel of experts, headed by Graham Arnold, vote for a monthly nomination using a 3–2–1 points basis. At the end of the season fans vote online for the overall winner, which was awarded to Ellie Carpenter.[27]

Nominees

Month	Player	Club	Ref.
November 2018	Ellie Carpenter	Canberra United	[28]
December 2018	Karly Roestbakken	Canberra United	[29]
January 2019	Princess Ibini	Sydney FC	[30]

End of season awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2018–19 Dolan Warren Awards night on 13 May 2019.[31][32]

• Julie Dolan Medal – Christine Nairn (Melbourne Victory)
• NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Ellie Carpenter (Canberra United)
• Golden Boot Award – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory) (13 goals)
• Goalkeeper of the Year – Aubrey Bledsoe (Sydney FC)
• Coach of the Year – Jeff Hopkins (Melbourne Victory)
• Fair Play Award – Newcastle Jets
• Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
• Goal of the Year – Cortnee Vine (Newcastle Jets v Canberra United, 17 November 2018)

See also

• W-League transfers for 2018–19 season
• 2018–19 Adelaide United W-League season
• 2018–19 Brisbane Roar W-League season
• 2018–19 Canberra United W-League season
• 2018–19 Melbourne City W-League season
• 2018–19 Melbourne Victory W-League season
• 2018–19 Newcastle Jets W-League season
• 2018–19 Perth Glory W-League season
• 2018–19 Sydney FC W-League season
• 2018–19 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season

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