Lily Alfeld: Rising With The Phoenix

Above: Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Lily Alfeld in training this season. Photo supplied to Impetus by: Wellington Phoenix via Wollongong Mercury. Lily Alfeld, was the first player to sign for the new Wellington Phoenix club after they joined the A-League Women competition and was announced as their inaugural captain. For this week’s #MidweekDub feature, Lily spokeContinue reading “Lily Alfeld: Rising With The Phoenix”

Impetus Achievers Awards

Round Ten of the A-League Women saw Sydney break a long-standing record and the two Melbourne sides along with Adelaide United earn significant wins in the Finals race. Impetus’ writing team of Ben Gilby, Kris Goman, and Kieran Yap reveal who caught their eye this weekend (7/2/22). PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ben: In a dramaticContinue reading “Impetus Achievers Awards”

A-League Women Round-Up

Ahead of the 2021/22 season’s big kick-off tomorrow, Impetus’ Ben Gilby heard from eight of the competition’ ten clubs and a total of 17 players and eight head coaches as the season launch media events were held. SYDNEY FC: Named Australasia’s Best Female Sporting Team Sydney FC’s women’s team were named Australasia’s best for 2021Continue reading “A-League Women Round-Up”

A-League Women Preview

Impetus kicks off our third season covering the top tier of women’s football in Australia with Kieran Yap (KY)’s assessment of each of the club’s best close-season signings and Ben Gilby (BG)’s predictions of where the teams will finish. ADELAIDE UNITED Key Signing: Shadeene Evans Adelaide have mostly tried to keep their team from lastContinue reading “A-League Women Preview”

Australian Football Round-Up

Ben Gilby rounds up a busy week in the game Down Under. We hear from Matildas head coach Tony Gustavsson on the announcement of the Australia squad to take on Brazil. Elsewhere, the ramifications of Lisa De Vanna’s allegations roll on. The key people at Wellington Phoenix who announce their coaching team and first playerContinue reading “Australian Football Round-Up”