Westfield W-League News

Mary Fowler
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‘Enough chances to win two games’ - Karlovic rues Adelaide’s missed opportunities

Adelaide United's young guns had Westfield W-League Champions Sydney FC rocked but the Reds did everything but score in the 1-0 loss, says head coach Ivan Karlovic. The hosts, who started the match with an average age of only 20.7 years, caused chaos in the Sky Blues defence t

Caitlin Foord
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Foord snatches winner as Sydney FC deny spirited Adelaide

Caitlin Foord grabbed the winning goal after Sydney FC were given a scare in a 1-0 victory against a youthful Adelaide United side. The Reds had the Westfield W-League Champions shaken at half-time after Isabel Hodgson's effort crashed off the Sky Blues crossbar, while the 23-

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New-look Wanderers appear set to create Westfield W-League history

They've never made the Westfield W-League Finals Series before, but all signs are pointing to Western Sydney Wanderers doing so in some style this season. Dean Heffernan has led his side to consecutive victories in the first two rounds of the 2019/20 campaign; a feat the Wande

Lynn Williams
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Harrison's drought-breaking goal sees Wanderers dispose of Jets in the wet

Amy Harrison's first Western Sydney Wanderers goal - and first in the Westfield W-League in almost five years - was enough for her side to secure a well-deserved 1-0 win over a brave Newcastle Jets in a weather-affected clash on Friday. A severe thunderstorm hit Bankwest Stadi

Shay Evans
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'Really special' debut goal just the beginning for Sydney's Evans

Shay Evans had only one thought in her mind as she sprinted onto the pitch at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium last Sunday afternoon ? enjoy the moment.  "I just said to myself, 'just focus and go out there and be yourself out on the pitch'," Evans remembers of her second-ever Westfi

Casey Dumont
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‘I love penalties!’ - Dumont’s heroics lead Premiers Victory to first win of 2019/20 season

Casey Dumont confessed her love for facing penalties after producing one of the all-time great Westfield W-League goalkeeping displays in Melbourne Victory's win against Brisbane Roar. Captain Natasha Dowie netted a double in Victory's 3-2 triumph at Dolphin Stadium in Redclif

Natasha Dowie
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Dowie scores a stunner as Victory bounce back against Roar

Natasha Dowie's spectacular volley got Melbourne Victory's Westfield W-League Premiership defence up and running in a thrilling 3-2 win against Brisbane Roar. English striker Dowie's second strike of the evening on 76 minutes was the highlight as the Premiers quickly put the m

Katie Stengel
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‘Call us an underdog, but we’re second on the table’: Stengel ranks Canberra among the best

Canberra United forward Katie Stengel has rubbished claims her side will come into their clash against the star-studded Melbourne City as underdogs on Sunday. Canberra put on a strong showing in their 2-0 win over Perth Glory in Round 1 last weekend, which has Stengel brimming

Vesna Milivojevic
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‘You’re not big or strong enough’: The doubters that inspired Milivojevic’s Wanderers debut

When Vesna Milivojevic made her Westfield W-League debut with Western Sydney Wanderers last week, she couldn't help but think back to all the people that doubted that moment would ever arrive. Signed by the Wanderers just two days before their 2019/20 season-opener against Ade

Abby Smith; Matildas at Bankwest
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The Westfield Matildas match that left American Wanderer in awe

The sight of a record crowd clad in green and gold at Bankwest Stadium is one of the main highlights for the Westfield Matildas in 2019. Saturday, November 9 was a historic day for the women's game as more than 20,000 fans were on hand to watch Ante Milicic's side beat Chile 2

Abby Smith
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The last-minute decision which led Smith to join Wanderers revolution

Western Sydney shot-stopper Abby Smith had never played outside of the USA before making an 11th-hour decision to join the Wanderers for the 2019/20 Westfield W-League campaign. Now, after her stellar Round 1 debut, Smith is revelling in her choice to uproot from her home and

Aivi Luik
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Luik signs for Melbourne City

Three-time Westfield W-League Champion, Aivi Luik, has returned to Melbourne City. The 12-cap Westfield Matilda, Luik, signed for her former club alongside experienced New Zealand international, Rebekah Stott, after they both had been playing for Avaldsnes IL in the Norwegian

Jada Whyman
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Around the grounds: Wanderers' Whyman undergoes surgery, fit-again Raso eyes Roar glory

Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper Jada Whyman is set to miss a large chunk of the Westfield W-League 2019/20 Season after undergoing surgery this week. The promising shot-stopper revealed the news on Twitter, confirming she went under the knife to fix a patella tendon injury

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Victorian Government backs Australia’s FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Bid

Football Federation Australia (FFA) today thanked and congratulated the Victorian Government for its support of Australia's bid to host the FIFA Women's World CupTM in 2023. The Victorian Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Mr Martin Pakula, made the announcement at

Charley
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Canberra United v Melbourne City: match preview

Canberra United made a brilliant start to the 2019/20 Season but will get a good test of their credentials against Melbourne City on Sunday in the final game of Round 2. The team from the nation's capital may have unearthed a new Westfield W-League star in Simone Charley, who