Western Australia

NPLW WA 2024 Round One Review

Impetus’ coverage of the NPLW WA is back for another season with an increased depth of coverage. Ben Gilby and Ava-Marianne Elliott provide a full report from one game each, along with all the details from the round’s other two matches. Cat Bryant supplies a superb photo gallery from our game of the week (1/4/24).Continue reading “NPLW WA 2024 Round One Review”

City secure Premiers Plate

Perth Glory 1-2 Melbourne City by Jonathon Hagger with additional reporting from Ben Gilby (31/3/24) Above: A battle for possession at Macedonia Park today. Photo: Perth Glory. Melbourne City secured the victory they needed to lift the Premier’s Plate in Western Australia. Dario Vidosic’s side took advantage of Sydney FC’s final-week failure to secure threeContinue reading “City secure Premiers Plate”

NPLW WA Night Series Semi-Final Review

Words by Ben Gilby, photography from Denyse McCulloch (18/3/24) Above: Balcatta Etna celebrate in their 2-0 semi-final win over Fremantle City. Photo supplied to Impetus 71 by: Denyse McCulloch. This coming Saturday will see a repeat of the thrilling 2022 Night Series Final as Balcatta Etna face off against Perth RedStar after both teams wonContinue reading “NPLW WA Night Series Semi-Final Review”

Georgia Cassidy: “It’s been an amazing 12 months”

Young Matildas star Georgia Cassidy answers Ben Gilby‘s questions from the Australia U20 HQ in Tashkent as they prepare for their U20 Asia Cup semi-final with Japan on Wednesday (11/3/24). Above: Georgia Cassidy in action for the Young Matildas against Chinese Taipei on Saturday. Photo: Football Australia. Georgia Cassidy is living the dream. After aContinue reading “Georgia Cassidy: “It’s been an amazing 12 months””

Phoenix rise as Perth’s winless run extends

Perth Glory 1-3 Wellington Phoenix by Emma Burke (8/3/24) Above: Wellington Phoenix celebrate Michaela Robertson’s (fourth left) goal that put them 2-1 up last night. Photo: Wellington Phoenix. Spending a whole week in Perth to avoid jet lag has paid dividends for Wellington Phoenix as they recorded their first-ever set of back-to-back wins over PerthContinue reading “Phoenix rise as Perth’s winless run extends”

Aquino on confidence, form, and the need to “get out there and enjoy it”

by Ben Gilby (6/3/24) Above: Morgan Aquino speaking to the media today ahead of Perth Glory’s Distance Derby against Wellington Phoenix at Macedonia Park on Friday night. Image: Perth Glory. Morgan Aquino is arguably one of the A-League Women’s players of the season. The goalkeeper leads the stat lists for most saves made and percentageContinue reading “Aquino on confidence, form, and the need to “get out there and enjoy it””

NPLW WA Night Series Wrap

Impetus 71’s Ben Gilby begins his coverage of yet another season of the NPLW WA with all the news from the first two weeks of the round-robin of the pre-season tournament in Western Australia with photos supplied by Rob Lizzi and Cat Bryant (4/3/24). Above: Murdoch University (red) and Perth SC battle it out inContinue reading “NPLW WA Night Series Wrap”

Epakis: “It’s almost as if the Finals have started”

by Ben Gilby (29/2/24). Above: Perth Glory head coach Alex Epakis speaking to the media today. Image: Perth Glory. After a strong start to the season that saw them constantly in the A-League Women’s top two, Perth Glory are without a win in their last seven matches – a run that has seen them dropContinue reading “Epakis: “It’s almost as if the Finals have started””

Adelaide rock Perth with vital win

Adelaide United 2-1 Perth Glory by Jonathon Hagger (27/1/24) Above: Adelaide United celebrate a goal in their excellent win today. Photo: Adelaide United. Perth Glory’s recent disappointing run of form continued after doing down to defeat at Adelaide United, who started the day bottom of the table. It was a result that continued the Glory’sContinue reading “Adelaide rock Perth with vital win”

A-League Women Weekly Awards

Members of the Impetus 71 team of contributors covering the competition unveil their choices of player, coach, and event of the week. We’ll keep a tally of all the votes and just before Finals, reveal which player and coach have received the most votes across the season to be named the Impetus A-League Women Player and Coach of theContinue reading “A-League Women Weekly Awards”