Above: Impetus’ Player of the Month for April, Izzy Holly McNamara (centre). Photo: Melbourne City.
Each month, Impetus‘ team of writers and photographers who cover the competition will vote to decide their best player, head coach, and young player in the A-League Women. Here are the winners from April.
Player of the month:
Holly McNamara (Melbourne City)
The Golden Boot winner, the star of the league and the Melbourne City Invincible, Holly Mac is Impetus’s player of the month for April. The Matildas striker scored three goals in April as she helped City finish top of the table and complete a season long unbeaten run.
Her finishing has been excellent, her movement sometimes thrilling and her ability to decide games seems to be increasing with each week. April was another outstanding month for the brilliant young striker and with two more trophies to win, it can still get better for Holly Mcnamara.
Young player of the month:
Alexia Apostolakis (Melbourne City)
It’s an all City month, but when you win the league without losing a game it is hard to ignore the individual quality that makes that happen.
Apostolakis has not been as spectacular as some young players in April, but rarely plays a wrong pass of mistimes a tackle in the Melbourne City defence.
She earned a call up to the Matildas squad as a train-on player at the start of the month and despite being only 18, that felt overdue.
Apostolakis was once again crucial for April’s two league games, where City had to get results to win the league. She is an assured and confident presence in a side brimming with talent.
Head Coach of the month
Michael Matricciani (Melbourne City)
Another unbeaten month, leading to the stunning achievement of ending the A-League Women home and away season having not lost a single match.
City were the previous side to go through an entire season without defeat back in 2019/20, but that was over a 12-game season. To do it over 23 matches in the way that Matricciani led his team to this time round is a totally different matter.
On domestic duties this month, Matricciani coached his side to two wins out of two – scoring a total of nine goals in those successes over Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory, conceding just twice.
There’s plenty still for City to achieve in May as they aim to clinch a first A-League Women Grand Final win since 2019/20, and also go into the Semi-Finals of the Asian Champions League.
Those achievements make Matricciani the first person to win an Impetus A-League Women monthly award more than once in a season and ensure his side complete a clean sweep of our awards for April.
Impetus‘ A-League Award Winners 2024/25:
November 2024:
Player: Tameka Yallop (Brisbane Roar).
Young Player: Sarah O’Donoghue (Perth Glory).
Head Coach: Alex Smith (Brisbane Roar).
December 2024:
Player: Laini Freier (Brisbane Roar).
Young Player: Tiana Fuller (Central Coast Mariners).
Head Coach: Michael Matricciani (Melbourne City).
January 2025:
Player: Leticia McKenna (Melbourne City).
Young Player: Alyssa Whinham (Wellington Phoenix).
Head Coach: Jeff Hopkins (Melbourne Victory).
February 2025:
Player: Chelsie Dawber (Adelaide United).
Young Player: Jessika Nash (Central Coast Mariners).
Head Coach: Adrian Stenta (Adelaide United).
March 2025:
Player: Izzy Gomez (Central Coast Mariners).
Young Player: Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory).
Head Coach: Michael Matricciani (Melbourne City).
April 2025:
Player: Holly McNamara (Melbourne City).
Young Player: Alexia Apostolakis (Melbourne City).
Head Coach: Michael Matricciani (Melbourne City).
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