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NPLW WA 2026 Round Five Action

19/4/26 Above: Abbey Green (black shirt), who scored two goals for Fremantle City in their win over Sorrento. Photo: Denyse RM Photography. Sunday review by Enya Liu Fremantle City 4 – 0 Sorrento Sunday’s pair of matches started with a dominant display at Hilton Park from Fremantle City as they put four past Sorrento. FremantleContinue reading “NPLW WA 2026 Round Five Action”

Building a Fanbase From Scratch: Who Supports London City Lionesses- and Why?

by Hope Robinson (11/04/26) London City Lionesses have entered the Women’s Super League this season aiming to establish themselves among the division’s elite, competing against clubs with established fanbases and long-standing ties to men’s teams, while attempting to build a support base of their own from scratch. What Makes London City Lionesses Different? After gaining promotion at theContinue reading “Building a Fanbase From Scratch: Who Supports London City Lionesses- and Why?”

NPLW WA 2026 Round Three Wrap

Impetus’ team of writers bring you all the latest action from Western Australia (6/4/26) Above: Jamie-Lee Gale, who scored two goals for Balcatta Etna in Round Three. Photo: Denyse RM Photography. Balcatta Etna 3-0 UWA-Nedlands by Ben Gilby Round Three opened on Wednesday night at Home Group Stadium with Balcatta Etna recording their first winContinue reading “NPLW WA 2026 Round Three Wrap”

Premiers City bring curtain down on home and away season with 12th win

Newcastle Jets 1-2 Melbourne City by Alice de Koster Kitto (5/4/26) Above: Danielle Turner celebrates her late winner for Premiers Melbourne City in Maitland today. Photo: A-Leagues. Melbourne City have finished their regular season campaign on a high, with a late strike from Danielle Turner securing a win for the premiers, following a hard fought end-to-end battle againstContinue reading “Premiers City bring curtain down on home and away season with 12th win”

Draw with Sydney sees Mariners miss out by minimal margin

Central Coast Mariners 0-0 Sydney FC by Ben Gilby (4/4/26) Above: Sydney FC’s Shay Hollman (right) holds onto possession despite the close attention of Jynaya dos Santos today. Photo: A-Leagues Central Coast Mariners’ defence of the A-League Women championship is over as they missed out on Finals football by the smallest of margins after thisContinue reading “Draw with Sydney sees Mariners miss out by minimal margin”

NPLW WA 2026 Round Two Wrap

by Ella McShane (29/3/26) Above: Leyna Wood (left, black kit), seen here in action last season, hit Fremantle City’s first goal against UWA-Nedlands. Photo: Denyse RM Photography. Fremantle City 5-0 UWA-Nedlands Dynamic breaks from Fremantle City established their threat from kick-off. UWA-Nedlands were quick on their feet with the counter play, which managed to keepContinue reading “NPLW WA 2026 Round Two Wrap”

Jets fuel fading Finals hopes to dent below-strength Adelaide’s top two dream

Adelaide United 1-3 Newcastle Jets by Ben Gilby (28/3/26) Above: Kelli Brown (white shirt), who scored two of Newcastle Jets’ goals battles away for possession today at ServiceFM Stadium. Photo: Newcastle Jets. Newcastle Jets gained a victory at a significantly depleted Adelaide United this afternoon which keeps alive their Finals hopes for at least anotherContinue reading “Jets fuel fading Finals hopes to dent below-strength Adelaide’s top two dream”

Impressive Canberra dent Adelaide’s top two aspirations in 3rd v 4th clash

Canberra United 3-2 Adelaide United by Ben Gilby (22/3/26) Above: Emma Hawkins (7) celebrates after scoring Canberra United’s third goal today. Photo: Canberra United. Adelaide United’s hopes of going straight into the second week of Finals by finishing in the top two suffered a set-back with this defeat to Canberra United at McKellar Park inContinue reading “Impressive Canberra dent Adelaide’s top two aspirations in 3rd v 4th clash”

Brown hat-trick earns Roar critical home victory

Brisbane Roar 4-2 Newcastle Jets by Alice de Koster-Kitto (21/3/26) Above: Brisbane Roar hat-trick hero Daisy Brown (fourth right, back to camera) celebrates after one of her hugely important strikes last night. Photo: A-Leagues. It was a heated end-to-end battle at Spencer Park this Friday evening, where a second-half goal-fest made up for a quietContinue reading “Brown hat-trick earns Roar critical home victory”

Makala Woods exclusive interview

Wellington Phoenix’s Makala Woods is arguably the biggest impact player of the A-League Women in 2026. The American attacker answers Ben Gilby‘s questions in an exclusive interview for Impetus (19/3/26) Above: Makala Woods, second white shirt from the right, reacts after scoring Wellington Phoenix’s third goal against Brisbane Roar on Saturday. Photo: Ryan Imray forContinue reading “Makala Woods exclusive interview”