2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC (women) season
Melbourne Victory W-League 2016–17 football season
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The 2016–17 Melbourne Victory W-League season was the club's ninth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia.
ManagerJeff Hopkins
W-League9th
| 2016–17 season | |||
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| Manager | Jeff Hopkins | ||
| Stadium | Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne Epping Stadium, Melbourne AAMI Park, Melbourne | ||
| W-League | 9th | ||
| W-League finals series | DNQ | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Natasha Dowie (9 goals) All: Natasha Dowie (9 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,963 vs Canberra United (28 December 2016) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 264 vs Perth Glory (4 December 2016) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 596 | ||
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Players
Squad information
Melbourne Victory's women squad for the 2016–17 W-League.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers in
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | FW |  |
Rachel Alonso | Calder United |
Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [1] | ||
| 3 | DF | |
Alex Cheal | South Melbourne |
Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [1] | ||
| 7 | MF | |
Lia Privitelli | Bulleen Lions |
Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [1] | ||
| 8 | MF | |
Ayesha Norrie | Brisbane Roar | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [1] |
Transfers out
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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Managerial staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Team manager |
Statistics
Squad statistics
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | W-League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals | | | | ||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Bianca Henninger | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Alex Natoli | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Alex Cheal | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Melissa Taranto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Alexandra Gummer | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Annabel Martin | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Lia Privitelli | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Ayesha Norrie | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  |
Natasha Dowie | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  |
Christine Nairn | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
MelindaJ Barbieri | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | |
Laura Spiranovic | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | |
Selin Kuralay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | |
Adriana Taranto | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | |
Samantha Johnson | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | |
Gülcan Koca | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
Rachel Alonso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | |
Bethany Mason-Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | |
Kirsty Yallop | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | |
Kariah White | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | |
Emily Kenshole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 10 January 2018
- Source: [citation needed]
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Competitions
W-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canberra United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Perth Glory | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 23 | |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 | |
| 4 | Melbourne City (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | |
| 5 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 14 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 13 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 13 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 9 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 |
Last updated: 1 December 2017.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2017. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures
- Click here for season fixtures.
| 6 November 2016 1 | Adelaide United | 3–3 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 14:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Katie Patterson |
| 13 November 2016 2 | Melbourne Victory | 0–4 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT | Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 270 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
| 20 November 2016 3 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT | Dowie  83' |
Report | Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 339 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
| 27 November 2016 4 | Melbourne City | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 14:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,943 Referee: Katie Patterson |
| 4 December 2016 5 | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 264 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
| 11 December 2016 6 | Melbourne Victory | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 273 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
| 16 December 2016 7 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
| 17:20 AEDT | Hoy 84' |
Report | Dowie 18' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,740 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
| 28 December 2016 9 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Canberra United | Melbourne |
| 17:20 AEDT | Dowie 30' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,963 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
| 1 January 2017 10 | Brisbane Roar | 1–4 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
| 16:00 AEST | Chapman 42' |
Report |
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Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Attendance: 1,805 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 8 January 2017 11 | Perth Glory | 3–2 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
| 16:00 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 578 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
| 15 January 2017 12 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 467 Referee: Katie Patterson |
| 28 January 2017 14 | Canberra United | 5–1 | Melbourne Victory | Canberra |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,254 Referee: Lara Lee |