2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC (women) season
Melbourne Victory W-League 2017–18 football season
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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.
ManagerJeff Hopkins
StadiumLakeside Stadium, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-League7th
Top goalscorerNatasha Dowie (6 goals)
| 2017–18 season | |||
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| Manager | Jeff Hopkins | ||
| Stadium | Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne AAMI Park, Melbourne | ||
| W-League | 7th | ||
| Top goalscorer | Natasha Dowie (6 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,045 vs Sydney FC 26 January 2018 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 336 vs Western Sydney Wanderers 24 November 2017 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,366 | ||
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Players
Squad information
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| No. |
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] |
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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 |
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Managerial staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Jeff Hopkins |
| Assistant coach | |
| Team manager |
Squad statistics
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | W-League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals | | | | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Casey Dumont | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | |
Whitney Knight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Alexandra Gummer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Laura Alleway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Annabelle Martin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | |
Jeon Ga-eul | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | |
Angela Beard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  |
Natasha Dowie | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | |
Kyra Cooney-Cross | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
MelindaJ Barbieri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | |
Laura Spiranovic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | |
Melina Ayres | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | |
Adriana Taranto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Lia Privitelli | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  |
Gülcan Koca | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Tiffany Eliadis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | |
Kristen McNabb | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | |
Bethany Mason-Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | |
Christina Gibbons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 15 December 2017
- Source: Competitive Matches
= 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 | 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: 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 | 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
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2018. 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.
| 27 October 2017 1 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Canberra United | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AWST | Report |
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Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
| 3 November 2017 2 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 17:20 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,510 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
| 19 November 2017 4 | Perth Glory | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
| 13:30 AWST | Report |
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Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Katie Patterson |
| 24 November 2017 5 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 336 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 2 December 2017 6 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 1,644 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 9 December 2017 7 | Melbourne Victory | 4–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 16:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 637 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
| 29 December 2017 9 | Melbourne Victory | 1–3 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 17:20 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,533 Referee: Kelly Jones |
| 5 January 2018 10 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
| 16:20 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 3,981 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
| 14 January 2018 11 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 16:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 1,143 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 19 January 2018 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 17:20 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 2,859 Referee: Kelly Jones |
| 26 January 2018 13 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 17:20 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Maddison Kennedy |
| 2 February 2018 14 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 21:30 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 719 Referee: Katie Patterson |