Wellington Phoenix Women General Discussion and Squad Speculation
What with these 1 year deals?
Won’t they want to lock these players in with the AU team coming in next year?
This will be the first season standalone without NZF involvement. Did they get much cash from NZF? Or was it more NZF paying wages of coaching staff who were working for both organisations?
Anyway hopefully the 1 year deals are not a sign the women's team future is under review. Dome has spoken strongly of Welnix's commitment to a ALW side, but still it must be an additional drain on the coffers, unless they can get some better sponsorship deals. Which could happen leveraging off the WWC.
What with these 1 year deals?
Won’t they want to lock these players in with the AU team coming in next year?
This will be the first season standalone without NZF involvement. Did they get much cash from NZF? Or was it more NZF paying wages of coaching staff who were working for both organisations?
Anyway hopefully the 1 year deals are not a sign the women's team future is under review. Dome has spoken strongly of Welnix's commitment to a ALW side, but still it must be an additional drain on the coffers, unless they can get some better sponsorship deals. Which could happen leveraging off the WWC.
What with these 1 year deals?
Won’t they want to lock these players in with the AU team coming in next year?
A goal and two assists for Kelli Brown this week.
In other games of note. Mona Walker and Rebecca Lakes, Tigers team beat Ava Pritchards, Uni team 1-0.
Hello Nix fans! 👋
— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) June 21, 2023
Five players now in our A-League Women's team for 2023/24 🤩
1⃣ Alyssa Whinham
2⃣ Chloe Knott
3⃣ Emma Main
4⃣ Mickey Robertson
5⃣ 👀 - 4pm (NZT)
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Van Der Meer or Clegg would be super good
Wisnewski, Taylor, Barry, Foster all still training with the ferns so probably unlikely.
Brown would be a nice surprise.
𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐤 😎
— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) June 21, 2023
Mackenzie Barry is back with the Wellington Phoenix on a two-year deal! 💪#COYN! 🔥https://t.co/SAVRs4aeWc | 💛🖤 pic.twitter.com/revGPc6CgJ
Van Der Meer or Clegg would be super good
Wisnewski, Taylor, Barry, Foster all still training with the ferns so probably unlikely.
Brown would be a nice surprise.
Clegg probably will be heading to a US college?
Van Der Meer or Clegg would be super good
Wisnewski, Taylor, Barry, Foster all still training with the ferns so probably unlikely.
Brown would be a nice surprise.
Clegg probably will be heading to a US college?
𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐤 😎
— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) June 21, 2023
Mackenzie Barry is back with the Wellington Phoenix on a two-year deal! 💪#COYN! 🔥https://t.co/SAVRs4aeWc | 💛🖤 pic.twitter.com/revGPc6CgJ
Yay, I love her, LOL, thats got me back for another season!
The quality of AWL was very poor last season. Only a couple of Matildas left in it
Plus its a free degree, personal independence, life skills. Yes they are playing similar age group but average age of nix women team is 20 and sydney city 22 so not much of a diff. College path aint for everyone but not to be dissed as a viable option for some.
And yay Mack is back!
News - Phoenix confirm women's departures
— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) June 23, 2023
The Nix have farewelled the following six women’s players:
▪️ Ava Pritchard
▪️ Saskia Vosper
▪️ Te Reremoana Walker
▪️ Isabel Gomez
▪️ Charlotte Lancaster
▪️ Georgia Candy
Read more 👇
News - Phoenix confirm women's departures
— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) June 23, 2023
The Nix have farewelled the following six women’s players:
▪️ Ava Pritchard
▪️ Saskia Vosper
▪️ Te Reremoana Walker
▪️ Isabel Gomez
▪️ Charlotte Lancaster
▪️ Georgia Candy
Read more 👇
News - Phoenix confirm women's departures
— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) June 23, 2023
The Nix have farewelled the following six women’s players:
▪️ Ava Pritchard
▪️ Saskia Vosper
▪️ Te Reremoana Walker
▪️ Isabel Gomez
▪️ Charlotte Lancaster
▪️ Georgia Candy
Read more 👇
Candy was
5 goals in 32 games, Pritchard just doesn't score enough for us to make the play offs.
5 goals in 32 games, Pritchard just doesn't score enough for us to make the play offs.
I totally get that point. strikers gotta have.much higher returns. But we could also look at how the team was setup, the amount of ball we had in the final third and the quality of chances she was given. I can’t say that any of that was the best either.
Anyway, I hope she goes be a gun somewhere else and we get a striker in who creams it.
5 goals in 32 games, Pritchard just doesn't score enough for us to make the play offs.
I totally get that point. strikers gotta have.much higher returns. But we could also look at how the team was setup, the amount of ball we had in the final third and the quality of chances she was given. I can’t say that any of that was the best either.
Anyway, I hope she goes be a gun somewhere else and we get a striker in who creams it.
5 goals in 32 games, Pritchard just doesn't score enough for us to make the play offs.
I totally get that point. strikers gotta have.much higher returns. But we could also look at how the team was setup, the amount of ball we had in the final third and the quality of chances she was given. I can’t say that any of that was the best either.
Anyway, I hope she goes be a gun somewhere else and we get a striker in who creams it.
She just doesn't have the quality. Her hold up play was poor, but equally with the ball at her feet driving towards goal she was poor. Butchered a fair few chances too
Can't say these girls didn't give 100%. But in reality finishing bottom 2 seasons in a row. There has got to be changes. Not just to the team playing roster either. Be very interesting to follow further developments.
I thought Gomez was well good enough- probably other issues involved there.
The others were fringe players,so it will be great if we can recruit someone better.
So whose next Rolston, Satchell??
2 - @MacarthurRams duo Kelli Brown (39) and India Breier (39) have created more scoring chances than any other players in the 2023 @NPLNSW Women season. Attack.#NPLNSW #NPLWNSW #MRFC #MacarthurRams pic.twitter.com/KQst4sgz9U
— OptaJason (@OptaJason) June 25, 2023
Not as far as we know yet.
Contract expires at end of Season 23/24
Chloe Knott
Emma Main
Mickey Robertson
Alyssa Whinham
Marisa van der Meer
Contract expires at end of Season 24/25
Mackenzie Barry
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 💪
— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) June 27, 2023
Marisa Van der Meer is back with the Nix on a one-year deal! 🤩#COYN! 🔥https://t.co/SAVRs4aeWc | 💛🖤 pic.twitter.com/QKONkzNeMD
Keep them coming. Wisnewski next please.