Exciting draw between Roar and Victory in scorching Brisbane

Brisbane Roar 1-1 Melbourne Victory By Ben Carey (11/02/22) Above: Catherine Zimmerman and Ayesha Norrie compete for the ball. Photo: Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar played out an exciting 1-1 draw against Melbourne Victory on a scorching Saturday afternoon in Brisbane. Despite numerous calls from players and fans for games to be moved to later inContinue reading “Exciting draw between Roar and Victory in scorching Brisbane”

Melbourne club media conferences

Kieran Yap reports on Melbourne Victory boss Jeff Hopkins’ media conference today, with Jonathan Tay delivering all the details from Melbourne City head coach Dario Vidosic‘s event (10/2/23). Victory add quality and depth for Chidiac’s farewell game by Kieran Yap Melbourne Victory are strengthened for their encounter with Brisbane Roar, but it is likely toContinue reading “Melbourne club media conferences”

Lia Privitelli: Victory’s leader in attack

For this week’s Midweek Dub interview, Melbourne Victory’s Lia Privitelli talks to Impetus’ Kieran Yap about her experiences in the league, managing a demanding job and football career and being a surprise Grand Final captain. (8/2/23). Above: Lia Privitelli shows her delight after scoring against Adelaide United last season. Photo: Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory beganContinue reading “Lia Privitelli: Victory’s leader in attack”

A-League Women Weekly Awards

Each week during the home and away season, Impetus’ writing and photography team covering the A-League Women will nominate a player, coach, and event of the week. We’ll keep a tally of the player and coach votes as the weeks go by, and just before the Finals, will announce our winners for 2022/23 (6/2/23). Player of the Week:Continue reading “A-League Women Weekly Awards”

Victory celebrates Dub Round with an important win

Melbourne Victory 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers By Kieran Yap (4/2/23) Above: Melbourne Victory celebrate Alex Chidiac’s goal from the penalty spot. Photo: @LibertyALeague twitter Melbourne Victory strengthened their hold on a top-four position with a 3-1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers at CB Smith Reserve that was more challenging than the scoreline suggested. It wasContinue reading “Victory celebrates Dub Round with an important win”

Sydney FC win in nine-goal shoot out over Victory

Melbourne Victory 3-6 Sydney FC By Kieran Yap at AAMI Park (26/1/23). Above: Hat-trick hero Princess Ibini gets a shot away for Sydney FC at Melbourne Victory today. Photo: Keep Up. That was a crazy couple of hours. Nine goals, multiple goalkeeper changes, a hattrick, three penalty kicks, and a ticketing fiasco are the highlightsContinue reading “Sydney FC win in nine-goal shoot out over Victory”

A-League Women News

Ryan Miller-Woods reports on Melbourne Victory and Canberra United’s media conferences, plus news from Sydney FC about an exciting opportunity for girls in New South Wales later this year (25/1/23). Ahead of his side’s match tomorrow against Sydney FC in the ‘Big Blue’, Melbourne Victory head coach Jeff Hopkins told the media that he believesContinue reading “A-League Women News”

A-League Women Weekly Awards

Each week during the home and away season, Impetus’ writing and photography team covering the A-League Women will nominate a player, coach, and event of the week. We’ll keep a tally of the player and coach votes as the weeks go by, and just before the Finals, will announce our winners for 2022/23 (23/1/23) Player of the Week:Continue reading “A-League Women Weekly Awards”

Chidiac-inspired comeback leaves Adelaide still searching for Victory

Adelaide United 1-2 Melbourne Victory by Ben Gilby (21/1/23) Above: Alex Chidiac (left) jumps for joy after scoring her equaliser for Melbourne Victory as Beattie Goad looks to join in the celebrations. Photo: Keep Up. Melbourne Victory ended their run of three straight draws after coming from behind to defeat Adelaide United at ServiceFM StadiumContinue reading “Chidiac-inspired comeback leaves Adelaide still searching for Victory”

Wanderers and Victory miss opportunities, but continue undefeated streaks

Western Sydney Wanderers 0-0 Melbourne Victory Report by Kieran Yap, with EXCLUSIVE photos from Wanderers Football Park by Kris Goman (19/1/23). Above: Western Sydney Wanderers’ Sarina Bolden gets up highest in an aerial battle. Photo: Kris Goman for Impetus. Neither side would have been happy with the draw, but both clubs maintained strong records asContinue reading “Wanderers and Victory miss opportunities, but continue undefeated streaks”