Just before Christmas, Impetus announced it was sponsoring Wroxham Women defender Harriet Meers. In the first of our regular catch-ups with Harriet, she talks to Ben Gilby about her footballing journey so far. Harriet began our conversation by introducing herself briefly to us:“I was born in 2000 (I am 20 years old) and was broughtContinue reading “Harriet Meers: Lots To Look Forward To In 2021”
Author Archives: bgilby2014
The Chicken Salt Co Partner Impetus’ Coverage of Australian Women’s Football And Offer Readers Exclusive Discounts
We are really pleased to announce that UK based The Chicken Salt Co has begun a partnership with Impetus which will see them support our coverage of Australian Women’s Football and offer our readers an exclusive 5% discount on Chicken Salt orders from their website. Chicken Salt is an Australian staple and found in allContinue reading “The Chicken Salt Co Partner Impetus’ Coverage of Australian Women’s Football And Offer Readers Exclusive Discounts”
Yaina Andrew – Looking For Progress At Penryn Athletic
In the latest piece linked to our content sponsorship with seventh tier Penryn Athletic, Ben Gilby spoke player-manager Yaina Andrew about her footballing journey and what’s been going on at the club since we last touched base in December. 19/1/21 Yaina began our catch up by discussing her own footballing journey: “I was born inContinue reading “Yaina Andrew – Looking For Progress At Penryn Athletic”
The View From France
With France’s D1 Arkema returning after its Christmas and New Year break, Jean-Pierre Thiesset is back to round up all the action from Round Twelve. Paris St Germain stayed top of the table by winning at home 1–0 against third place Bordeaux. They could have scored more goals as they dominated the match overall butContinue reading “The View From France”
Fine Margins The Difference
Chelsea 2–1 Manchester United by Ben Gilby Chelsea won the battle of the top two in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League as they condemned Manchester United to their first defeat of the season at Kingsmeadow and went top of the table in the process. The two teams went into the match as the onlyContinue reading “Fine Margins The Difference”
Brisbane Draw – Have They Lost Their Roar?
Newcastle Jets 1–1 Brisbane Roar By Ben Gilby. Pre-season W League favourites Brisbane Roar are still looking for their first win of the season after they racked up their fourth draw from four games this campaign. Newcastle Jets were outstanding in the first half at McDonald Jones Stadium and will be frustrated that they wereContinue reading “Brisbane Draw – Have They Lost Their Roar?”
Sky Blues Soar To The Top of the Table
Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Report and EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS by Kris Goman The government regulations and border closures see all teams essentially playing their neighbours to reduce travel and thus we have another Sydney derby on our hands. This time it’s a Sydney FC home match so we’re at Stadium Australia which is whereContinue reading “Sky Blues Soar To The Top of the Table”
City Win Thriller To Make Amends
Melbourne Victory 2–3 Melbourne City By Kieran Yap. After last week’s 6-0 thrashing at the hands of their cross-town rivals Melbourne City began the first half with obvious determination to make amends. They welcomed Alex Chidiac into the starting line-up and reinstated Rhali Dobson while Victory started without superstar Lisa De Vanna due to aContinue reading “City Win Thriller To Make Amends”
Condon The Difference Once Again
Perth Glory 1–2 Adelaide United By Ben Gilby Perth Glory’s highly talented team of youngsters went down to their second straight Westfield W League defeat of the season against Adelaide United at Dorrien Gardens, with Emily Condon scoring the decisive goal for the South Australian side for the second week in a row. The gameContinue reading “Condon The Difference Once Again”
The Swedish Scene
@DandalBs returns with our weekly feature on all the news, views and transfer speculation in the top two tiers of Swedish Women’s Football, the Damallsvenskan and Elitettan. As we suspected two weeks ago, it now seems almost certain that Kopparbergs/Göteborgs FC will play Damallsvenskan 2021 as a part of BK Häcken. Häcken is the clubContinue reading “The Swedish Scene”
impetusfootball.org 