Members of the Impetus team of contributors covering the competition unveil their choices of player, coach, and event of the week. We’ll keep a tally of all the votes and just before Finals, reveal which player and coach have received the most votes across the season to be named the Impetus A-League Women Player and Coach of the Season 23/1/24
Player of the week
Ben Carey
Morgan Aquino. Her perfomance against Brisbane Roar was phenomenal, and showed yet again why she’s the best keeper in the league right now. Aquino kept a clean sheet, made eight saves, and even saved a penalty. Amazing effort.
Kieran Yap
Alexia Apostolakis. The Western Sydney youngster is developing into one of the most complete players in the league. She is part of the Wanderers first line of defence and is creating scoring chances regularly.
Against Central Coast, her pass for Holly Caspers to score was excellent. She was a huge difference in this game.
Coach of the week
Ben Carey
Ante Juric. His side, Sydney FC, were down 1-0 against an inspired Newcastle Jets. His half time talk must have breathed new life into his team. And his choice to bring on Zara Kruger was an excellent one, because she scored the winning goal in stoppage time.
Kieran Yap
Jeff Hopkins. Victory needed a win, when you play Canberra you know they’re probably going to score or at least get chances , so Hopkins trusted his attackers to get the job done. It happened late and in spectacular fashion but his faith was rewarded.
Moment of the week
Ben Carey
Emily Gielnik’s late winner against Canberra United. She beat her defender and then got out the paintbrush. Her strike was high and curled in at the last moment into the inside side netting. A great effort from the substitute and hopefully and indication of a return to pre injury form.
Kieran Yap
Keiwa Hieda’s winning goal. The instant control, the shimmy, the change of direction and then the composure to find the winner for Western United. Brilliant stuff.
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