Nix to take on Sydney FC in Auckland

by Denise Duffy, New Zealand correspondent (22/1/23) Above: North Harbour Stadium, where Wellington Phoenix will host Sydney FC next month. Photo: Auckland Stadiums. Wellington Phoenix have announced that their women’s team will be playing their A-League Women round 15 match against Sydney FC at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau’s, New Zealand onContinue reading “Nix to take on Sydney FC in Auckland”

Phoenix take flight with stunning win

Wellington Phoenix 5-0 Canberra United By Kieran Yap Above: Wellington Phoenix celebrate their fourth goal against Canberra United. Photo: Keep Up. “It really has been coming for us,” said Chloe Knott after Wellington Phoenix’s 5-0 defeat of Canberra United. It is safe say that very few people outside of the club could have predicted it.Continue reading “Phoenix take flight with stunning win”

A-League Women Media Conferences

Ahead of this weekend’s matches, Ben Gilby, Denise Duffy, and Ryan Miller-Woods report the views of head coaches and players around the A-League Women (21/1/23). Adelaide United by Ben Gilby Adelaide United host Melbourne Victory tomorrow with head coach Adrian Stenta determined that his side will end their winless run which stretches to four matches.Continue reading “A-League Women Media Conferences”

Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix post-match special & Photo Gallery

Ben Gilby reports on both head coaches media conferences and Tom McCarthy delivers top quality photo action from the game Macedonia Park (15/1/23). Above: Perth Glory’s Cyera Hintzen (right) battles with Wellington Phoenix’s Mackenzie Barry. Photo: Tom McCarthy. Perth Glory head coach Alex Epakis was very much of the “glass half full” mood when reflectingContinue reading “Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix post-match special & Photo Gallery”

Perth take the Distance Derby Glory

Perth Glory 2-0 Wellington Phoenix by Ben Gilby (15/1/23) Above: Susan Phonsongkham (left) celebrates after dispatching her penalty to put Perth Glory 2-0 up. Photo: Keep Up. Perth Glory earned a much-needed win in the first-ever Distance Derby in Western Australia to mark legendary defender Kim Carroll’s 150th W/A-League Women game in style. A 5,500kmContinue reading “Perth take the Distance Derby Glory”

A-League Women Previews

12/1/23 CANBERRA UNITED v NEWCASTLE JETS by Ryan Miller-Woods Canberra United will be going into their match on Saturday against Newcastle Jets with a lot of confidence from the result and performance they had against Adelaide United – an outcome that ended a three-match losing streak. Canberra United’s Grace Jale has been an integral andContinue reading “A-League Women Previews”

Chloe Knott: Overcoming challenges and “learning heaps”

In the latest of our Midweek Dub series of interviews with A-League Women players, Wellington Phoenix’s Chloe Knott speaks about the challenges of her earliest days playing the game as a young girl in the North-West of England, her fierce desire to play international football, and the passionate belief she has that Phoenix will turnContinue reading “Chloe Knott: Overcoming challenges and “learning heaps””

Western United persist past Phoenix

Western United 1-0 Wellington Phoenix by Kieran Yap (7/1/23) Above: Tyla-Jay Vlajnic celebrates her winning goal. Image: @wufcofficial Western United have won their sixth straight game to maintain their perfect record, but they were made to earn it by a well-organized Wellington Phoenix. Wellington were without Alyssa Whinham and Paige Satchell from their attack. WesternContinue reading “Western United persist past Phoenix”

A-League Women Previews

Ben Gilby sets the scene for three of this weekend’s Round Nine matches with reports from the media conferences with additional reporting by Ryan Miller-Woods on Wellington Phoenix’s events (5/1/23). Adelaide United v Canberra United Adelaide United’s Dylan Holmes made clear to the media today that her team need to get back to their bestContinue reading “A-League Women Previews”

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 (2/1/23) Player of the Week:Continue reading “A-League Women Weekly Awards”