2016–17 Melbourne Victory W-League season

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.

Melbourne Victory W-League
2016–17 season
ManagerJeff Hopkins
StadiumLakeside Stadium, Melbourne
Epping Stadium, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-League9th
W-League Finals SeriesDNQ
Top goalscorerLeague: Natasha Dowie (9 goals)
All: Natasha Dowie (9 goals)
Highest home attendance1,963 vs Canberra United
(28 December 2016)
Lowest home attendance264 vs Perth Glory
(4 December 2016)
Average home league attendance596

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MEX Bianca Henninger
2 DF  AUS Alex Natoli
3 DF  AUS Alex Cheal
4 MF  AUS Melissa Taranto
6 DF  AUS Annabel Martin
7 MF  AUS Lia Privitelli
8 MF  AUS Ayesha Norrie
9 FW  ENG Natasha Dowie
10 MF  USA Christine Nairn
11 MF  AUS MelindaJ Barbieri
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW  AUS Laura Spiranovic
14 MF  AUS Selin Kuralay
15 MF  AUS Adriana Taranto
16 DF  USA Samantha Johnson
17 DF  AUS Gülcan Koca
19 FW  AUS Rachel Alonso
20 GK  AUS Bethany Mason-Jones
24 MF  AUS Kirsty Yallop
25 FW  AUS Kariah White
30 GK  AUS Emily Kenshole

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

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes

Managerial staff

Position Name
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Team Manager

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalW-League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Bianca Henninger 7 0 0 0 0 7+00000
2 DF Alex Natoli 12 0 1 0 0 12+00100
3 DF Alex Cheal 7 0 1 0 0 7+00100
4 DF Melissa Taranto 1 0 0 0 0 1+00000
5 DF Alexandra Gummer 7 0 1 0 0 5+20100
6 DF Annabel Martin 11 0 2 0 0 11+00200
7 MF Lia Privitelli 11 0 0 0 0 6+50000
8 MF Ayesha Norrie 9 0 1 0 0 4+50100
9 FW Natasha Dowie 12 9 2 0 0 12+09200
10 MF Christine Nairn 12 2 0 0 0 12+02000
11 MF MelindaJ Barbieri 11 0 0 0 0 5+60000
13 FW Laura Spiranovic 11 1 0 0 0 7+41000
14 MF Selin Kuralay 1 1 1 0 0 0+11100
15 MF Adriana Taranto 10 0 0 0 0 7+30000
16 DF Samantha Johnson 11 0 5 0 0 11+00500
17 DF Gülcan Koca 10 0 1 0 0 8+20100
19 FW Rachel Alonso 4 0 0 0 0 2+20000
20 GK Bethany Mason-Jones 6 0 0 0 0 5+10000
24 MF Kirsty Yallop 3 0 0 0 0 3+00000
25 FW Kariah White 9 1 0 0 0 7+21000
30 GK Emily Kenshole 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
  • Last updated: 10 January 2018
  • Source:
  • = 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: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHHHHHABHAAHBA
ResultDLLLLDDLWLWL
Position47999988888899
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2017. Source: Competitive Matches
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
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 264
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
11 December 2016 6 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
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
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
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
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Lara Lee

References

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