If we lose we could potentially finish in the bottom 3, which would be very disappointing. WSW with everything to play for. If they win they are guaranteed a top 4 finish and a home playoff match.
Gutted to take to the sidelines for a couple of weeks, but looking after myself is a must right now. I am always proud and honoured to step out there with a Phoenix or Fern on my chest and play professional football in a country that is so dear to me. pic.twitter.com/LAnPjRaLA7
this has been an entertaining game from the nix, done very well to complete the double against WSW. Key thing for me about the attitude and spirit that is in this team is Rylee Foster celebrating the save that Danieli made. She could be sulking at being subbed but no, she celebrates as her team mate makes a great save.
Enjoyable game, good crowd, great result. We played some very nice football at times, it didnt always come off, but there you are. Our finishing/shooting is really quite poor though, we should have killed that game in the first half. Still, we have a decent squad, hopefully if we lose some players we can replace them with even better.
Nice way to finish the season. Great to see Elliot looking sharp again, and McMeeken played with discipline. I liked Breslin's assertiveness too – you don't see it much in the women's game, but when done right, that kind of energy can lift the whole team.
Will be interesting to see how the squad shapes up next season. Hopefully most of the kiwis will stay. Wouldn't surprise me if all 5 of the imports don't come back, could see speckmaier, cox and maybe foster getting picked up by other a-league sides
Great performance and a super way to end the season. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Think the club management and coaches can be happy with the progress made this season, finishing above four Aussie teams (deservedly) and looking in the races for finals until we weren't.
Will be interesting to see how the squad shapes up next season. Hopefully most of the kiwis will stay. Wouldn't surprise me if all 5 of the imports don't come back, could see speckmaier, cox and maybe foster getting picked up by other a-league sides
I like Cox and Foster but Speckmaier is by far the most important of the lot - I don't know if ALW does marquees like ALM does but she's worth spending extra $$ on
That was a very entertaining game. The crowd would be keen to come back and watch that again if we play like that more often than not. Which will go a long way to sustain this team.
For our imports I think that Cox, Speckmaier and Foster would be starters at any ALeague club, so if we can keep them that would be awesome. But if we keep one of the Strikers that would be the biggest win. All three blocks one of our younger players from developing.
Davidson is no better than McMeeken so she can seek pastures new and Breslin somehow saved the best for last- her hi lights reel from yesterday’s game would get her a gig somewhere else. Step overs and Maradonas galore! Where the hell did that come from???
Whinham was better than Fraser yesterday, and almost a blessing in disguise as if Longo was fit then one of them wouldn’t have started.
We need more games in preseason for next year so that the likes of Main, Elliot, Robertson and Brown can play themselves into some form. They all are capable of scoring or assisting at this level, but seem to take a while to get going.
Once players return from injury we are looking pretty solid and no doubt conversations are already going on to get our import players sussed for next season.
Also any update on Lily Alfeld and her back operation success???
Breslin was excellent, although she goes backwards a bit too much. Whinham and Fraser work well together, Fraser covers a lot of ground and was always snapping at someone's heels.
Next year, I would certainly take Speckmaier. On yesterday's performance, Breslin could be an option.
Taylor was great yesterday, I think she's improved a lot from last year. Barry was sublime.
Next season, I would have our team doing shooting drills for hours at a time, because we are weak.
Who knows why Brown hasn't played,because in the little we saw of her,she showed she can shoot.
Very happy for the team to finish there season with a good positive win. Some of the football particularly in the first half was excellent. Remembering this was a team without, Wisnewski, Van DeMeer, Knott, Lake, Longo, and Taylor for most of the game. Credit to this group.
With all those injuries it feels we never really had a settled first XI all season. Right to this last game, there were so many changes to personnel and positionally. When Taylor went off injuried, things really could have changed for the worse but thought Breslin really stood up in the central midfield role, remembering that she was signed more as a forward or 10. So to her credit she has adapted well. Nice to see Danelli get a debut. But did anyone else think she seems pretty short for a keeper. Guess we will see more of her at the U20 world cup later this year. On to the long off season now. Be interesting to see if any of these players make the next step overseas. Taylor, Barry, Fraser could all have moved on by next season. A few will be eyeing up Olympic selection. So be interesting to see how the likes of Fraser, Barry, Taylor, Edwards keep match fit between now and then. Quite a few will be eyeing the U20 world cup in in September. That's still 6 months away. Wonder how these players will stay in good touch for that tournament. At the very least will expect some to play NZ NL or maybe Aus NPL. Or will NZF go into some sort of private camp for these players. Don't think that worked last time round. As once they got to the WC team seemed really short on match fitness/sharpness,. McMeekan, Elliot, Brazendale, Ingham, Errington, McMillian, Daneli.
Great to see Alyssa finish the season so strongly. One of the most naturally talented and entertaining players in the A League imo. Has come on leaps and bounds with strength and fitness in the latter part of the season. On a very positive trajectory.LG
finishing 8th is better than the last two seasons. Well done ladies.
