Westfield W-League News

Newcastle Jets v Canberra United: match preview

Newcastle Jets and Canberra United will both be looking to bounce back from last-start defeats when they clash at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Jets are still searching for their first win of the campaign after they were edged out by Western Sydney Wanderer

There was a big crowd on hand in the nation's capital for the clash between Canberra United and Perth Glory

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Perth Glory v Sydney FC: match preview

What better way to end Round 3 than with a Grand Final replay between Perth Glory and Sydney FC at Dorrien Gardens on Sunday. Glory are a much-changed line-up from the side that lost last season’s decider but for the players that were involved in that match they’ll be keen to

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Melbourne City v Adelaide United: match preview

Melbourne City will play their first match in front of their home fans when they welcome Adelaide United to John McEwan Reserve on Saturday. City chalked up their first win of the campaign on Sunday, with Emily van Egmond’s last penalty securing a much-deserved 2-1 win over Ca

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Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers: match preview

Western Sydney Wanderers will get a stern test of their Westfield W-League finals credentials when they take on Brisbane Roar on Thursday night in the opening match of Round 3. The Wanderers – who have never made the Finals Series in their history - have been the surprise-pac

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Insider knowledge behind Dumont’s penalty heroics

Skipper Natasha Dowie may have stole the show with her spectacular goal but keeper Casey Dumont was the hero of Melbourne Victory’s win over Brisbane Roar on Thursday night. Dumont was a commanding presence between the sticks for Victory, who relied on her brilliance and Dowie

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Canberra walk away with ‘heads held high’ after last-gasp City defeat

Heather Garriock had nothing but praise for her Canberra United side after it took a 94th-minute penalty for Melbourne City to record their first win of Westfield W-League Season 2019/20. Emily van Egmond held her nerve from the spot in stoppage time to wrap up a 2-1 win for t

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City leave it late to edge Canberra

A stoppage-time penalty from Emily van Egmond secured Melbourne City a 2-1 win over Canberra United. With the match seemingly destined for a draw, the Westfield Matilda converted from the spot in the 94th minute of the contest to secure City’s first win of the Westfield W-Leag

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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