Above: Football West Academy’s Theodora Mouithys (gold shirt) in action against Perth SC last season. Photo: Football West
29/4/25
We’ve assembled a group of people who are watching the competition’s matches especially closely to identify the league’s most consistent players each month. For April, Ben Gilby, Kelechi Osunwa, and Tommy Doleman produced a short list of five players, from which the winner was selected.
The shortlist – April 2025
Klaudia Houlis (Football West Academy)
In her third season as part of the set-up, Klaudia Houlis has established herself as one of the best young weapons in the competition. Goals have always been an integral part of her game, and that remains the case, with five in six matches to date. However, Houlis is also thriving with the additional responsibility of wearing the captain’s armband. She has always been a threat, but this season is seeing a more rounded game, which bodes well for her future career.
Jamie-Lee Gale (Balcatta Etna)
Always one of the most threatening players in the competition, the former Fremantle City star, who has also played A-League Women football for Perth Glory, Jamie-Lee Gale has hit the ground running in 2025 as part of Balcatta Etna’s superb attacking line. Pete Rakic’s side are thought by a number of people to be the favourites for the NPLW WA title this season, and Gale’s combination play via her surging runs up the flank, exceptional finishing, and dangerous set-pieces have seen her at the peak of her powers already. Then, throw in a total of six goals in four games this season, which includes a hat-trick at UWA-Nedlands and a superb Olimpico and you get a player at her peak.
Lacey Heys (Football West Academy)
A player who has been hugely influential in everything that her side has done this season, Lacey Heys has had an exceptionally impressive April as the Football West Academy hit top spot on the ladder. Heys has contributed an impressive number of assists, and shown real quality with her free-kicks.
Violet Longmore (Perth SC)
Just five NPLW WA matches into her career at Dorrien Gardens, Violet Longmore is showing all the promise that marked her out as an integral part of the recent Hyundai NTC set up. Longmore has vision and composure beyond her tender years. An integral component linking the Azzurri defence with attack, Longmore has settled in quickly and is building up an impressive relationship with those around her in contributing to her side’s impressive start to the season.
Impetus NPLW WA Player of the Month for April 2025:
Theodora Mouithys (Football West Academy)
The player that Kelechi Osunwa has described as “the velvet glove to the steel fist that is the NTC” has been absolutely on fire in the opening six weeks of the NPLW WA season. Whilst Mouithys burst onto the scene last year with her powerful runs and immensely impressive upper body strength, this season has seen her take it to a whole new level. Five goals in her side’s six games is an impressive stat in itself, but her sheer presence and influence on each match have been exceptional. A recent call up to the Junior Matildas is rich reward for her superb start to the season.
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