WPW R6 @ Melbourne City | Sun 7th Dec | 5:00pm | SS4

No ALW match for the Nix this weekend, so we look ahead towards City after the FIFA window.

Let's smash them

RR

No ALW match for the Nix this weekend, so we look ahead towards City after the FIFA window.

We get to watch the Ferns instead... yay?

City $1.29
Draw $5
Nix $7.50

Those odds surprise me. Yeah, we suck on the road historically but we have only conceded twice this season, 1 defensive howler and 1 penalty. Scoring hasn't been easy tho.

RR

City $1.29
Draw $5
Nix $7.50

Those odds surprise me. Yeah, we suck on the road historically but we have only conceded twice this season, 1 defensive howler and 1 penalty. Scoring hasn't been easy tho.

Men @ 5.80 then onto the woman @ 7.50 217 for 5 thats me.

RR

City $1.29
Draw $5
Nix $7.50

Those odds surprise me. Yeah, we suck on the road historically but we have only conceded twice this season, 1 defensive howler and 1 penalty. Scoring hasn't been easy tho.

$1.29 is shocking odds. Let's hope we can defy it.

Wellington Phoenix squad: 1. Victoria ESSON (gk), 2. CJ BOTT, 3. Tiana JABER, 4. Mackenzie BARRY, 5. Ellie WALKER, 7. Grace JALE, 9. Sabitra BHANDARI, 11. Manaia ELLIOTT, 13. Brooke NEARY (gk), 14. Lucía LEÓN, 15. Daisy BRAZENDALE, 16. Marisa VAN DER MEER, 20. Emma MAIN, 21. Lara WALL, 22. Aimee DANIELI (gk), 23. Brooke NUNN, 24. Pia VLOK, 27. Zoe BENSON, 28. Grace BARTLETT

(Two to be omitted)

Ins: 3. Tiana JABER (returning from injury), 13. Brooke NEARY (gk) (promoted), 14. Lucía LEÓN (returning from injury), 27. Zoe BENSON (promoted).

Outs: 12. Ella MCMILLAN (omitted), 17. Ela JEREZ (omitted), 19. Liv INGHAM (omitted), 26. Lily BRAZENDALE (omitted).

Jaber and Leon back in, which is great.

It's a good looking squad, if someone can score goals...

Captain Stott with a point to prove for Melb City perhaps.
Deven Jackson the other Kiwi in their squad.

Melbourne City (two to be omitted)

2. Ellie Wilson, 3. Danielle Turner, 5. Taylor Otto, 6. Leticia McKenna, 7. Danella Butrus, 8. Alexia Apostolakis, 9. Holly McNamara, 10. Izabella Rako, 11. Deven Jackson, 12. Shelby McMahon, 13. Rebekah Stott (captain), 14. Laura Hughes, 15. Chinaza Uchendu, 16. Karly Roestbakken, 18. Leah Davidson, 20. Caitlin Karic, 21. Aideen Keane, 23. Melissa Barbieri (Gk), 24. Malena Mieres (Gk).

Up to the ladies once again to salvage the weekend.

Fire up!!

Your starters. pic.twitter.com/CJQNrtiJH0

— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) December 7, 2025

Today's Starting lineup

Samba starts
And Leon is on the bench

Good luck to Danieli.

Is Esson injured?

Awful,awful black kit.
Yellow would work so much better 

Fenix

Awful,awful black kit.
Yellow would work so much better 

Have to wear it to get the required number of games for the away front of shirt sponsor

Half a Pint

Fenix

Awful,awful black kit.
Yellow would work so much better 

Have to wear it to get the required number of games for the away front of shirt sponsor

of course. But it's total crap.
No concern for the viewer 

Lol that tackle and refereeing gave me flashbacks to yesterday. 

Well,we weren't very good, but that's a poor game,and City were worse. 

Formulaic negative crap. I don't think the coaches give these players any idea how to attack or score goals.

Way top much pissing around with it achieving nothing.

City 64% possession  0 shot. 

Tough watch. Both teams terrible 

Yea impressive first half. Mel C are a quality side and we are going punch for punch with them. We probably had the best chance of the half at the end there. 
Our backup keeper seems way more comfortable on the ball Esson, but probably too comfortable for her couple of hiccups. I don't remember her having to make a save yet(?)
Jale is really growing into her role in the middle. She is using her body well and is finding good positions in defence and attack. Just wish she wouldn't try the long taking pass as often as she has.

Bit underwhelmed by Samba. Her touch often lets her down but she is coming back from injury so that's understandable. But if we can find her when their defence is up, we might be on. 

Every time the crowd get louder, I think Mel City have the ball in a good position but they are actually cheering cause Samba has the ball. lol

Hope that isn't a reoccurence of Sambas injury.

Hopefully Samba's alright, just returning from injury of course. That was good from Bev and the coaching staff, taking no chances and getting her off.

kwlap

Bit underwhelmed by Samba. Her touch often lets her down but she is coming back from injury so that's understandable. But if we can find her when their defence is up, we might be on. 

Samba looks terrible, maybe she's not fit , but I'd rather have Fergusson back and I thought she was dreadful.. at least she was fit.

Feel like we are getting closer... but knowing our luck we'll lose 1 nil.

Come on Luicia!!

Jale has been excellent I think, shame she couldn't get a good hold of that ball to score in the first half. 

Oh Main!!! Really should have been a head there 

Very close, needed someone to tap it in

Benson makes her debut.  Lets make it a memorable one girls.

Well that is that then. Boo

Gah. Didn't deserve that

Dominated the whole game and the threw it all away. That's what happens when your sloppy in front of goal.

So gutting to concede so late

No one tracked the run of Stott there. Really should have been marked

I thought she looked off side as

Melbourne were terrible.
And we lost.
Neither side had any idea how to score.

If you want to score,  you have to get the ball in the box, in positions that make the defence uncomfortable.  Not piddle around with it, going back whenever you can,waiting for the defence to be in place,refreshed and all watching your predictable passing. 

Modern coaches have a lot to answer for

Stott should never have been given any room to get in there.  

 This weekend sucks. 

A result is always the result. Its objective. It can't be unfair. But this time it does feel that way.