By Kieran Yap 2/4/25 Above: Sawa Matsuda. Photo: Adrian Geremia for Heidelberg United. It is still early days in the 2025 season, but there is a bit of swagger about Heidelberg United. they are playing like a team that won the Grand Final, and while they may not be sweeping teams aside right now, thereContinue reading “NPLW Vic Round 3: Berger’s have some swagger about them, and Dovaston scores in her 50th game”
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Bulleen lift Community Shield with win against Heidelberg United
Bulleen Lions 4-2 Heidelberg United By Kieran Yap 8/1/25 Above: Erin Hudson lifts the Community Shield with the Bulleen Lions Photo: Bulleen Lions Bulleen Lions have started off 2025 by lifting the Community shield. Caitlin Freind’s new look attack was in sparkling form as they defeated last season’s Grand Final winners 4-2 at The HomeContinue reading “Bulleen lift Community Shield with win against Heidelberg United”
Mia Bailey: the Queensland keeper who became a Victorian champion
By Kieran Yap 17/9/24 Above: Mia Bailey (right) and Sarah O’Donoghue. Photo: Heidelberg United It is fair to say that Heidelberg United made some good decisions in the season that saw them crowned champions. One of those was the recruitment of Queensland star Mia Bailey. The former Brisbane Roar goalkeeper’s arrival was a real coupContinue reading “Mia Bailey: the Queensland keeper who became a Victorian champion”
“I feel like now I’ve finally repaid them for everything”: Steph Galea reflects on becoming a champion
By Joe Rosedon 16/9/24 Above: Stephanie Galea after Heidelberg’s Grand Final win. Photo: Football Victoria. Heidelberg United captain Stephanie Galea talks to Impetus about a season that will go down in history. After nine years at Heidelberg United, Steph Galea can finally call herself a Grand Final winner. A remarkable campaign saw her team struggle with form at the beginning ofContinue reading ““I feel like now I’ve finally repaid them for everything”: Steph Galea reflects on becoming a champion”
“It was a dream come true that I’ve always wanted”: Heidelberg United are the NPLW Vic Champions of 2024
By Kieran Yap 10/9/24 Above: Heidelberg United lift the trophy. Photo: Football Victoria “Great run.. that’s a penalty… what a goal!… I think we’re headed for extra time… what the F-…?…What. A. Game!” These are just some of the utterances and exclamations heard around the ground at the 2024 NPLW Victoria Grand Final. Heidelberg UnitedContinue reading ““It was a dream come true that I’ve always wanted”: Heidelberg United are the NPLW Vic Champions of 2024”
NPLW Vic: Preston and Heidelberg head into Grand Final
Preston Lions 1-0 Essendon Royals By Joe Rosedon 2/9/24 Preston edged past Essendon to reach their first ever Grand Final, after Haley Johnson once again delivers for Preston, scoring the only goal of the game An unsurprisingly cagey start saw very few chances of note, with both teams reluctant to reveal the hands too early and Essendon able to nullify Preston’s free scoring front line. AContinue reading “NPLW Vic: Preston and Heidelberg head into Grand Final”
NPLW Vic Round 16: Bergers score five against Boroondara
By Joe Rosedon 9/7/24 Above: Keely Lockhart celebrates scoring for Heidelberg United. Heidelberg United 5 Boroondara Eagles 0 A dominant Heidelberg hammer a hapless Boroondara. Doubles from Keely Lockhart and Kathryn Vlahopoulous and a goal directly from a corner by Margot Robinne gave Heidelberg a comfortable victoy. From the offset, Heidelberg looked threatening. Robinnewould have felt she should have done better from a cutback to the edge ofContinue reading “NPLW Vic Round 16: Bergers score five against Boroondara”
Jancevski double buries Bulleen
By Kieran Yap 18/6/2024 (kieran84@live.com.au) Heidelberg United 3-1 Bulleen Lions: Round 13 NPLW Victoria It was always going to be her. Up against her old side and the league’s top side, Alana Jancevski delivered two second half goals to set Heidelberg on their way to a 3-1 win against Bulleen Lions. It was a toughContinue reading “Jancevski double buries Bulleen”
Heidelberg hit four past Brunswick Juventus
Brunswick Juventus 0-4 Heidelberg United By Kieran Yap 21/5/24 A Sarah O’Donoghue inspired Heidelberg United won their third game of the season in a relentless display against Brunswick Juventus. The final score was 4-0 at CB Smith Reserve, but it could easily have been more, with a new signing helping transform The Bergers fortunes inContinue reading “Heidelberg hit four past Brunswick Juventus”
Victorian NPLW Catch Up Round: Alamein have a big win on and off the pitch.
By Kieran Yap (Kieran84@live.com.au) 7/8/23 Above: Alamein FC celebrate one of their seven goals. Photo: Centre Circle Photography. Three games were played this weekend to make up for games missed earlier in the season. Alamein hosted an under-strength Heidelberg United, Preston travelled to face FV Emerging and Calder took on Bulleen in a crucial matchContinue reading “Victorian NPLW Catch Up Round: Alamein have a big win on and off the pitch.”
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