2017–18 Canberra United W-League season

The 2017–18 Canberra United FC season was the club's tenth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football. The team played home games at McKellar Park. The club was managed by Heather Garriock.

Canberra United FC
2017–18 season
ManagerHeather Garriock
StadiumMcKellar Park
W-League5th
Top goalscorerElise Thorsnes (6 goals)
Highest home attendance1,464 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
14 January 2018
Lowest home attendance1,003 vs. Sydney FC
12 November 2017
Average home league attendance1,127

Players

Squad information

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  USA Haley Kopmeyer (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
3 DF  AUS Clare Hunt
4 DF  USA Toni Pressley (on loan from Orlando Pride)
5 MF  AUS Brianna Oliverio
6 MF  AUS Caitlin Munoz
7 FW  AUS Nickoletta Flannery
8 MF  AUS Liana Danaskos
10 MF  AUS Grace Maher
11 FW  NOR Elise Thorsnes (on loan from Avaldsnes IL)
12 MF  AUS Bethany Gordon
14 MF  AUS Ashleigh Sykes (Co-Captain)
15 DF  AUS Sarah Morgan
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  AUS Karly Roestbakken
17 FW  AUS Maddy Whittall
18 MF  AUS Taren King
19 FW  AUS Aoife Colvill
20 MF  AUS Amy Sayer
21 DF  AUS Ellie Carpenter
22 MF  AUS Jasmine Maguire
23 FW  AUS Michelle Heyman (Co-Captain)
24 DF  USA Kendall Fletcher (Guest player)
34 DF  ENG Laura Bassett
35 GK  AUS Isobel Davy
36 MF  AUS Georgia Boric

Transfers in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
FW Grace MacIntyre Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [1]
21 DF Ellie Carpenter 17 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
1 GK Haley Kopmeyer 27 Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season Free [3][4]
34 DF Laura Bassett 34 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [5]
8 MF Liana Danaskos Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
5 MF Georgia Plessas Sydney University Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
20 GK Amy Sayer Sydney University Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
24 DF Kendall Fletcher 32 Unattached Guest player Pre-season Free [8][9]
4 DF Toni Pressley 27 Orlando Pride Loan Pre-season Free [9]
19 MF Aoife Colvill Canberra United Academy Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
36 MF Bethany Gordon Sydney University Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
18 MF Taren King Sydney University Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
15 DF Sarah Morgon Canberra United Academy Transfer Pre=season Free [10]
6 MF Caitlin Munoz 34 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free
17 FW Maddy Whittall Belconnen United Transfer Pre-season Free [10]

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK Trudy Burke 26 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free
7 DF Ellie Brush 29 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [11][12]
18 MF Kahlia Hogg 23 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free
12 DF Hannah Brewer 24 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free
2 DF Yukari Kinga 33 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season Free
19 FW Aoife Colvill 16 Canberra United Academy Transfer Pre-season Free
15 DF Sarah Morgan 16 Canberra United Academy Transfer Pre-season Free
9 FW Jasmyne Spencer 27 Orlando Pride Loan return Pre-season Free
22 DF Stephanie Ochs 27 Houston Dash Loan return Pre-season Free
14 MF Ashleigh Sykes 26 Retired Retired End-season Free [13]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes

    Managerial staff

    Current as of 30 January 2017 [14]

    PositionName
    Chairperson Kate Lundy
    Chief Executive Officer Phil Brown
    Head Coach Heather Garriock
    Assistant Coach Njegosh Popovich
    Physiotherapist Julian Russell-Jones
    Team Doctor Dr. Wilson Lo
    Team Manager Antoni Jagarinec

    Squad statistics

    N Pos. Nat. Name TotalW-League
    AppsGoalsAppsGoals
    1 GK Haley Kopmeyer 12 0 0 0 0 12+00000
    3 DF Clare Hunt 7 0 1 0 0 6+10100
    4 DF Toni Pressley 12 2 0 0 0 12+02000
    5 MF Brianna Oliverio 3 0 0 0 0 2+10000
    6 MF Caitlin Munoz 7 0 1 0 0 2+50100
    7 FW Nickoletta Flannery 5 0 0 0 0 2+30000
    8 MF Liana Danaskos 10 0 1 0 0 4+60100
    10 MF Grace Maher 11 2 0 0 0 8+32000
    11 FW Elise Thorsnes 9 6 1 0 0 9+06100
    12 GK Bethany Gordon 2 0 0 0 0 1+10000
    13 DF Lauren Keir 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
    14 MF Ashleigh Sykes 10 4 0 0 0 10+04000
    15 DF Sarah Morgan 1 0 0 0 0 1+00000
    16 MF Karly Roestbakken 10 1 1 0 0 8+21100
    17 FW Maddy Whittall 7 0 1 0 0 3+40100
    18 MF Taren King 8 0 1 0 0 7+10100
    19 FW Aofie Colvill 6 0 1 0 0 3+30100
    20 MF Amy Sayer 10 1 1 0 0 7+31100
    21 DF Ellie Carpenter 10 2 2 0 0 10+02200
    22 MF Jasmine Maguire 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
    23 FW Michelle Heyman 11 5 0 0 0 11+05000
    24 DF Kendall Fletcher 2 0 0 0 0 2+00000
    34 DF Laura Bassett 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
    35 GK Isobel Davy 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
    36 MF Georgia Boric 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
    Players no longer at the club:
    5 MF Georgia Plessas 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000

    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: W-League Ladder
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champion.

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    12 5 1 6 24 27  −3 16 4 0 2 15 11  +4 1 1 4 9 16  −7

    Results by round

    Round1234567891011121314
    GroundABHAHHHABHHAHA
    ResultLWWWLLLWWDLL
    Position67632366665555
    Source: Competitive Matches
    A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Fixtures

    • Click here for season fixtures.
    28 October 2017 1 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Canberra United Melbourne
    16:30 AEDT
    Report
    Stadium: Epping Stadium
    Attendance: 500
    Referee: Rebecca Durcau
    12 November 2017 3 Canberra United 3–2 Sydney FC Canberra
    16:30 AEDT
    Report
    Stadium: McKellar Park
    Attendance: 1,003
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    19 November 2017 4 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Canberra United Newcastle
    16:30 AEDT
    Report
    Stadium: No. 2 Sportsground
    Attendance: 1,030
    Referee: Maddison Kennedy
    25 November 2017 5 Canberra United 3–2 Perth Glory Canberra
    16:00 AEDT
    Report
    • Hill  45'
    • Moreno  87'
    Stadium: McKellar Park
    Attendance: 1,004
    Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
    3 December 2017 6 Canberra United 0–1 Brisbane Roar Canberra
    16:30 AEDT Report
    Stadium: McKellar Park
    Attendance: 1,126
    Referee: Katie Patterson
    10 December 2017 7 Melbourne City 2–1 Canberra United Melbourne
    16:30 AEDT
    Report
    Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 2,504
    Referee: Rebecca Durcau
    15 December 2017 8 Sydney FC 3–0 Canberra United Sydney
    17:20 AEDT
    Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
    Attendance: 2,958
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    7 January 2018 10 Canberra United 6–1 Adelaide United Canberra
    18:30 AEDT
    Report
    Stadium: McKellar Park
    Attendance: 1,050
    Referee: Kate Jacewicz
    14 January 2018 11 Canberra United 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra
    16:30 AEDT
    Report Stadium: McKellar Park
    Attendance: 1,464
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    20 January 2018 12 Perth Glory 4–4 Canberra United Bunbury
    16:30 AWST
    Report
    Stadium: Hay Park
    Attendance: 1,369
    Referee: Katie Patterson
    28 January 2018 13 Canberra United 1–5 Newcastle Jets Canberra
    16:30 AEDT
    Report
    Stadium: McKellar Park
    Attendance: 1,117
    Referee: Rebecca Durcau
    4 February 2018 14 Brisbane Roar 4–1 Canberra United Brisbane
    15:30 AEST
    Report
    Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
    Attendance: 4,225
    Referee: Lara Lee

    References

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