2017–18 Perth Glory FC season

The 2017–18 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 21st season since its establishment in 1996. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time and the FFA Cup for the 4th time.

Perth Glory
2017–18 season
ChairmanTony Sage
ManagerKenny Lowe
Stadiumnib Stadium, Perth
A-League8th
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerAdam Taggart (8 goals)
Highest home attendance13,565 vs Melbourne Victory
19 November 2017
Lowest home attendance7,277 vs Central Coast Mariners
10 March 2018
Average home league attendance9,186

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
2 DF  AUS Alex Grant
4 DF  AUS Shane Lowry
7 FW  AUS Joel Chianese
8 MF  ESP Xavi Torres
9 FW  IRL Andy Keogh (Captain)
13 GK  AUS Nick Feely
14 FW  AUS Chris Harold
15 MF  AUS Brandon Wilson
16 DF  ENG Joseph Mills
17 MF  ESP Diego Castro
18 MF  ESP Andreu
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  AUS Joe Knowles
20 MF  AUS Jake Brimmer
21 FW  AUS Jamal Reiners
22 FW  AUS Adam Taggart
23 DF  AUS Scott Neville
25 MF  AUS Daniel Stynes
29 DF  AUS Jeremy Walker (Injury replacement)
33 GK  AUS Liam Reddy
66 DF  AUS Dino Djulbic
88 MF  AUS Neil Kilkenny

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
28 FW Joe Knowles20 [1]
25 MF Daniel Stynes19 [2]

Transfers in
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
23DF Scott Neville Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 3 years 25 April 2017 [3]
5DF Jacob Poscoliero Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 1 year 18 May 2017 [4]
6MF Mitch Nichols Free transfer 2 years 23 June 2017 [5]
20MF Jake Brimmer Free transfer 31 July 2017 [6]
18MF Andreu Free transfer 1 year 9 August 2017 [7]
8MF Xavi Torres Free transfer 1 year 25 August 2017 [8]
11FW Mitchell Mallia Blacktown City Injury replacement 11 October 2017 [9]
29DF Jeremy Walker Green Gully Injury replacement 11 October 2017 [10]
66DF Dino Djulbic Free transfer 1.5 years 22 January 2018 [11]
88MF Neil Kilkenny Free transfer 6 months 25 January 2018 [12]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
23FW Kosta Petratos Newcastle Jets Free transfer 25 January 2017 [13]
6DF Dino Djulbic End of contract 14 May 2017 [14]
10MF Nebojša Marinković End of contract 14 May 2017 [14]
11MF Richard Garcia Retired 14 May 2017 [14]
18MF Mitchell Oxborrow End of contract 14 May 2017 [14]
20DF Aryn Williams End of contract 14 May 2017 [14]
26DF Lucian Goian End of contract 14 May 2017 [14]
30GK Jordan Thurtell End of contract 14 May 2017 [14]
5DF Rhys Williams Melbourne Victory Free transfer 15 May 2017 [15]
19DF Josh Risdon Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 16 May 2017 [16]
8MF Rostyn Griffiths Pakhtakor Tashkent Undisclosed 1 August 2017 [17]
11FW Mitchell Mallia End of contract 19 December 2017 [18]
5DF Jacob Poscoliero Mutual contract termination 30 January 2018 [19]
3DF Marc Warren Mutual contract termination 20 February 2018 [20]
6MF Mitch Nichols Mutual contract termination 20 February 2018 [20]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateRef.
7Joel ChianeseStriker1 year14 May 2017

[1]

13Nick FeelyGoalkeeper1 year14 May 2017[1]
17 Diego CastroWinger1 year14 May 2017[1]
33Liam ReddyGoalkeeper1 year14 May 2017[1]
3Marc WarrenLeft back1 year21 May 2017[21]
9 Andy KeoghStriker1 year30 May 2017[22]
29Jeremy WalkerRight-back19 December 2017[18]
2Alex GrantDefender1 year24 April 2018[23]
4Shane LowryDefender1 year24 April 2018[23]
33Liam ReddyGoalkeeper1 year24 April 2018[23]

Technical staff
Position Name
Manager Kenny Lowe
Assistant Manager Andrew Ord
Youth Team Manager John Gibson
Goalkeeping Coach Danny Milosevic
Strength & Conditioning Coach Toby Horak
Physiotherapist Chris Hutchinson

Statistics

Squad statistics
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Alex Grant 21 0 4 0 0 17+304001+00000
4 DF Shane Lowry 21 1 7 0 0 19+117001+00000
7 FW Joel Chianese 13 2 3 0 0 10+222001+00100
8 MF Xavi Torres 24 4 4 0 0 23+144000+00000
9 FW Andy Keogh 25 6 4 0 0 23+164001+00000
13 GK Nick Feely 2 0 0 0 0 1+100000+00000
14 FW Chris Harold 25 2 3 0 0 16+823001+00000
15 MF Brandon Wilson 16 0 2 0 0 9+602001+00000
16 DF Joseph Mills 23 0 5 0 0 22+005001+00000
17 MF Diego Castro 21 7 3 0 0 20+173000+00000
18 MF Andreu 17 0 3 0 0 13+403000+00000
19 FW Joe Knowles 10 1 1 0 0 4+511000+10000
20 MF Jake Brimmer 19 0 0 0 0 4+1400001+00000
21 FW Jamal Reiners 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
22 FW Adam Taggart 15 8 3 0 0 9+583001+00000
23 DF Scott Neville 20 1 3 0 0 19+013001+00000
24 MF Callum Timmins 3 0 0 0 0 0+300000+00000
25 MF Daniel Stynes 1 0 0 0 0 0+000000+10000
26 MF Jacob Italiano 16 0 1 0 0 12+401000+00000
27 DF Riley Warland 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
29 DF Jeremy Walker 13 0 3 0 0 13+003000+00000
33 GK Liam Reddy 27 0 1 0 1 26+001011+00000
34 FW Yagoub Mustafa 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
37 DF Walter Scott 2 0 0 0 0 1+100000+00000
66 DF Dino Djulbic 8 0 2 0 0 7+102000+00000
88 MF Neil Kilkenny 10 1 2 0 0 10+012000+00000
Players no longer at the club:
3 DF Marc Warren 2 0 1 0 0 1+101000+00000
5 DF Jacob Poscoliero 9 0 1 0 0 6+201000+10000
6 MF Mitch Nichols 13 1 3 0 0 10+313000+00000
11 FW Mitchell Mallia 6 1 1 0 0 1+511000+00000

Pre-season and friendlies
12 July 2017 Perth Glory Cancelled Audax Italiano Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST Cancellation Stadium: nib Stadium
19 July 2017 Inglewood United 3–1 Perth Glory Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Perth Plasterboard Centre Stadium
25 July 2017 Perth SC 0–3 Perth Glory Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Referee: Nico Hoyle
16 August 2017 Joondalup United 0–1 Perth Glory Perth, Australia
18:30 AWST Report
Stadium: Percy Doyle Reserve
30 August 2017 Cockburn City 0–4 Perth Glory Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Dalmatinac Park
13 September 2017 WA State Team 1–1 Perth Glory Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST
  • Andres  28'
 Report
Stadium: Hartfield Park
Attendance: 600+
Referee: David Bruce
20 September 2017 Sydney FC 3–2 Perth Glory Sydney, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Kurt Ams

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 8th 8 October 2017 14 April 2018
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 1 August 2017 1 August 2017

A-League
Main article: 2017–18 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification to Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 −2 39 Qualification to Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 39 −6 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 −9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 36 50 −14 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 5 6 16 31 55 −24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 −21 20
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 10 2 15 37 50  −13 32 7 0 6 18 19  −1 3 2 9 19 31  −12

Last updated: 14 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAAHHAHHAH
ResultLDWLWLLWLLWWLLLLLWLLWWDWLWL
Position766655757866677798888788888
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
8 October 2017 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Perth Glory Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 12,223
Referee: Daniel Elder
15 October 2017 2 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 16,663
Referee: Shaun Evans
22 October 2017 3 Perth Glory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Perth
16:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 12,167
Referee: Alex King
27 October 2017 4 Sydney FC 2–0 Perth Glory Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 10,063
Referee: Shaun Evans
4 November 2017 5 Perth Glory 1–0 Adelaide United Perth
19:00 AWST
Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 11,049
Referee: Stephen Lucas
12 November 2017 6 Wellington Phoenix 5–2 Perth Glory Wellington
16:30 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,105
Referee: Kurt Ams
19 November 2017 7 Perth Glory 0–2 Melbourne Victory Perth
16:00 AWST Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 13,565
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
24 November 2017 8 Melbourne City 1–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,963
Referee: Daniel Elder
3 December 2017 9 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Perth Glory Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 8,115
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
9 December 2017 10 Perth Glory 1–2 Newcastle Jets Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 8,063
Referee: Adam Kersey
16 December 2017 11 Perth Glory 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Perth
19:00 AWST
Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 7,750
Referee: Jarred Gillett
21 December 2017 12 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Perth Glory Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,031
Referee: Kurt Ams
30 December 2017 13 Sydney FC 6–0 Perth Glory Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 13,332
Referee: Johnathan Barreiro
5 January 2018 14 Perth Glory 0–3 Adelaide United Perth
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,069
Referee: Kurt Ams
9 January 2018 15 Perth Glory 0–2 Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 8,016
Referee: Jarred Gillett
13 January 2018 16 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,332
Referee: Shaun Evans
18 January 2018 17 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Perth Glory Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 6,258
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
28 January 2018 18 Perth Glory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
17:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,317
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
3 February 2018 19 Adelaide United 2–1 Perth Glory Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report Keogh  5' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,976
Referee: Chris Beath
17 February 2018 20 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Perth Glory Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 4,806
Referee: Alex King
24 February 2018 21 Perth Glory 2–1 Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 8,029
Referee: Shaun Evans
4 March 2018 23 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Perth Glory Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 6,612
Referee: Jarred Gillett
10 March 2018 22 Perth Glory 3–1 Central Coast Mariners Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 7,277
Referee: Kurt Ams
25 March 2018 24 Perth Glory 1–0 Melbourne Victory Perth
16:00 AWST
Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 7,796
Referee: Adam Fielding
29 March 2018 25 Perth Glory 2–3 Sydney FC Perth
18:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 7,742
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
6 April 2018 26 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
19:50 AEST Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,123
Referee: Chris Beath
14 April 2018 27 Perth Glory 2–3 Brisbane Roar Perth
22:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,579
Referee: Peter Green

FFA Cup
Main article: 2017 FFA Cup
1 August 2017 Round of 32 Heidelberg United 1–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 2,811
Referee: Adam Kersey

References
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