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Huge roar for Brisbane at home against Glory

Brisbane Roar 2-0 Perth Glory By Ben Carey at Perry Park (24/3/24). Above: Brisbane Roar celebrate after Kijah Stephenson scores the opening goal. Photo: Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar thrashed Perth Glory on Sunday, giving the locals something to celebrate on a very wet and dreary afternoon in the “Sunshine State”. There was a surprisingly good turnout, almost filling the stands, as has become common place this season, butContinue reading “Huge roar for Brisbane at home against Glory”

City hit form ahead of finals

Melbourne City 3-0 Central Coast Mariners By Kieran Yap 23/3/24 Above: Taylor Otto seals the game for Melbourne City. Photo: Melbourne City. Melbourne City kept their title hopes alive with a 3-0 win over the Central Coast Mariners. Goals to Hannah Wilkinson, Emina Ekic and Taylor Otto mean that if results go their way tomorrowContinue reading “City hit form ahead of finals”

Harding brace sends Wanderers to fifth

Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 Western United By Kieran Yap 23/3/24 Above: Western Sydney celebrates Sophie Harding’s goal. Photo: Western Sydney Wanderers. The Western Sydney Wanderers climbed into fifth place on the ladder with a 3-1 win over Western United. Sophie Harding was the difference with two goals and an accidental assist for The Wanderers, whoContinue reading “Harding brace sends Wanderers to fifth”

The Jets stay alive thanks to super sub Melina Ayres

Newcastle Jets 3-2 Melbourne Victory By Callum Logie (13/03/24). Above: Newcastle Jets’ Melina Ayres celebrates late goal against Melbourne Victory. Photo: Newcastle Jets The final push of the season is well and truly here, as two teams desperate to stay in the finals race took each other on in Newcastle. Newcastle came into the fixture in excellentContinue reading “The Jets stay alive thanks to super sub Melina Ayres “

‘This is going to be a very, very, very exciting group’- Gustavsson & Van Egmond on The Matildas Olympics

By Emma Burke 21/4/24 Above: Emily Van Egmond. Photo: Football Australia. Matildas star Emily van Egmond and head coach Tony Gustavsson have spoken to media today after it was announced that the Matildas will meet USA, Germany, and either Zambia or Morocco at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Matildas will open their Olympic campaignContinue reading “‘This is going to be a very, very, very exciting group’- Gustavsson & Van Egmond on The Matildas Olympics”

Wellington win keeps hope alive

By Emma Burke 20/3/24 Photo from Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 4-0 Adelaide United It was all Wellington Phoenix all the time at Porirua Park in today’s midweek make-up Round 16 clash, where the Nix kept their finals hopes alive by downing Adelaide United 4-0. An early mistake from Adelaide’s Nanako Sasaki allowed Macey Fraser theContinue reading “Wellington win keeps hope alive”

NPLW Victoria Wrap Round 1: Essendon Royals come for the crown

By Kieran Petrik-Bruce 20/3/24 Above: The Essendon Royals celebrate Ava Groba’s goal against Bulleen. Photo: Essendon Royals Instagram Opening round of the NPLW Victoria kicked off on the weekend, this season 12 teams fighting to be champions, with two new teams to the top flight, plus Bentleigh Greens formerly Bayside United. More than half of the goalsContinue reading “NPLW Victoria Wrap Round 1: Essendon Royals come for the crown”

Match Report: London City Lionesses 1-0 Sunderland

By Joe Rosedon 18/3/24 Photo: Simon Lapwood For London City Lionesses Twitter London City Lionesses shock promotion chasing Sunderland with 1-0 win. Ruesha LittleJohn’s stunning first-half effort was enough to seal victory for the Dartford-based side. Within the first five minutes, London City Lionesses had a guilt-edged chance. Claudia Moan was called into action when Paige Satchell was put through on goal with a ball over the top, but the Sunderland goalkeeperContinue reading “Match Report: London City Lionesses 1-0 Sunderland”

Match Report: Manchester United 2-0 Bristol City

By Fran Lever 17/3/24 Above: Lucia Garcia for Manchester United. Photo: Manchester United. A scrappy game saw Manchester United hold onto their top four spot – but Liverpool are not far behind them. It was box office viewing at Leigh Sports Village as fourth placed Manchester United struggled at times against bottom of the tableContinue reading “Match Report: Manchester United 2-0 Bristol City”

Melbourne derby ends in goalless draw

Melbourne Victory 0-0 Melbourne City By Kieran Yap 17/3/24 Above: Emily Gielnik (left) is pursued by Karly Roestbakken. Photo: Melbourne Victory The Melbourne derby ended in stalemate after both sides spurned chances to take all three points on Sunday afternoon. Melbourne Victory entered the match on a hot streak. They had scored 13 goals inContinue reading “Melbourne derby ends in goalless draw”