2017–18 Melbourne Victory W-League season

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.

For the A-League team's 2017–18 season, see 2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC season.
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

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  AUS Casey Dumont
2 FW  AUS Whitney Knight
3 DF  AUS Alexandra Gummer
5 DF  AUS Laura Alleway
6 DF  AUS Annabelle Martin
7 FW  KOR Jeon Ga-eul
8 DF  AUS Angela Beard
9 FW  ENG Natasha Dowie (Captain, on loan from Boston Breakers)
10 FW  AUS Kyra Cooney-Cross
11 MF  AUS MelindaJ Barbieri
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW  AUS Laura Spiranovic
14 FW  AUS Melina Ayres
15 MF  AUS Adriana Taranto
16 MF  AUS Lia Privitelli
17 MF  TUR Gülcan Koca
18 MF  AUS Tiffany Eliadis
19 DF  USA Kristen McNabb (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
20 GK  AUS Bethany Mason-Jones
31 DF  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 Laura Alleway 27 Orlando Pride Transfer Pre-season 2019 Free [1]
1 GK Casey Dumont 25 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
8 DF Angela Beard 20 Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [3]
10 FW Kyra Cooney-Cross 15 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
14 FW Melina Ayres 18 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [5]
31 DF Christina Gibbons 21 FC Kansas City Loan Pre-season Free [6]
18 FW Tiffany Eliadis 22 South Melbourne Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
2 FW Whitney Knight 17 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
19 DF Kristen McNabb 23 Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season Free [8]
7 MF 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 Ayesha Norrie 20 Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
10 MF Christine Nairn 27 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [11]
1 GK Bianca Henninger 27 Houston Dash Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
16 DF Samantha Johnson 26 Chicago Red Stars Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
10 MF Christine Nairn 27 Washington Spirit Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
2 DF Alex Natoli 21 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [12]
Kariah White Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [12]
MF Kirsty Yallop 30 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [12]

Contract extensions
No. Name Position Duration Date Notes

Managerial staff
Position Name
Head Coach Jeff Hopkins
Assistant Coach
Team Manager

Squad statistics
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalW-League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Casey Dumont 6 0 0 0 0 6+00000
2 FW Whitney Knight 2 0 0 0 0 1+10000
3 DF Alexandra Gummer 3 0 0 0 0 3+00000
5 DF Laura Alleway 5 0 0 0 0 5+00000
6 DF Annabelle Martin 5 0 1 0 0 5+00100
7 FW Jeon Ga-eul 5 1 1 0 0 5+01100
8 DF Angela Beard 6 0 0 0 0 6+00000
9 FW Natasha Dowie 6 5 0 0 0 6+05000
10 FW Kyra Cooney-Cross 6 0 0 0 0 4+20000
11 MF MelindaJ Barbieri 4 0 0 0 0 1+30000
13 FW Laura Spiranovic 4 0 1 0 0 3+10100
14 FW Melina Ayres 4 0 0 0 0 4+00000
15 MF Adriana Taranto 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
16 MF Lia Privitelli 5 1 0 0 0 2+31000
17 MF Gülcan Koca 5 0 1 0 0 4+10100
18 MF Tiffany Eliadis 5 0 0 0 0 2+30000
19 DF Kristen McNabb 5 1 2 0 0 5+01200
20 GK Bethany Mason-Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
31 DF Christina Gibbons 4 0 0 0 0 4+00000

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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
  • Click here for season fixtures.
27 October 2017 1Melbourne Victory2–1Canberra UnitedMelbourne
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
3 November 2017 2Melbourne City1–0Melbourne VictoryMelbourne
17:20 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,510
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
19 November 2017 4Perth Glory3–1Melbourne VictoryPerth
13:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Katie Patterson
24 November 2017 5Melbourne Victory1–1Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 336
Referee: Lara Lee
2 December 2017 6Sydney FC2–0Melbourne VictorySydney
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Cromer Park
Attendance: 1,644
Referee: Casey Reibelt
9 December 2017 7Melbourne Victory4–0Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
16:30 AEDT
  • Dowie  11', 50'
  • Jeon  33'
  • Privitelli  37'
 Report Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 637
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
29 December 2017 9Melbourne Victory1–3Newcastle JetsMelbourne
17:20 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,533
Referee: Kelly Jones
5 January 2018 10Brisbane Roar2–1Melbourne VictoryBrisbane
16:20 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,981
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
14 January 2018 11Melbourne Victory2–1Melbourne CityMelbourne
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 1,143
Referee: Lara Lee
19 January 2018 12Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Melbourne VictorySydney
17:20 AEDT
  • Phonsongkham  24'
 Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 2,859
Referee: Kelly Jones
26 January 2018 13Melbourne Victory1–2Sydney FCMelbourne
17:20 AEDT
  • Privitelli  49'
 Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Maddison Kennedy
2 February 2018 14Adelaide United2–1Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
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 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. "Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 26 October 2017.
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