2017–18 Melbourne City FC (W-League) season

The 2017–18 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's third season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team was based at the City Football Academy at La Trobe University and played home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve. The club was managed by former Melbourne City men's player Patrick Kisnorbo who was the assistant coach in the previous season.[1] Jess Fishlock, who was a player-coach in the previous season, returned to the club and was Kisnorbo's assistant coach.[2]

For the A-League team's 2017–18 season, see 2017–18 Melbourne City FC season.
Melbourne City W-League
2017–18 season
ManagerPatrick Kisnorbo
StadiumCB Smith Reserve, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-League4th
W-League finals seriesChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Jess Fishlock (5 goals)
All: Jess Fishlock (7 goals)
Highest home attendance3,510 vs. Melbourne Victory
3 November 2017
Lowest home attendance426 vs. Adelaide United
3 December 2017
Average home league attendance1,982

Players

Squad information

Melbourne City's Women squad for the 2017–18 W-League,[3] updated 15 February 2018.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Lydia Williams (on loan from Houston Dash)
2 DF Japan JPN Yukari Kinga
3 DF United States USA Lauren Barnes (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
4 FW United States USA Ashley Hatch (on loan from North Carolina Courage)
5 MF Australia AUS Lia Muldeary
6 MF Australia AUS Aivi Luik
7 DF Australia AUS Steph Catley (Captain, on loan from Orlando Pride SC)
9 FW Australia AUS Larissa Crummer
10 MF Wales WAL Jess Fishlock (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
11 MF Australia AUS Rhali Dobson
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW England ENG Jodie Taylor (Guest player)
13 DF New Zealand NZL Rebekah Stott
14 DF Australia AUS Alanna Kennedy
15 MF Australia AUS Amy Jackson
16 MF Australia AUS Sofia Sakalis
17 FW Australia AUS Kyah Simon
18 DF Australia AUS Hayley Richmond
19 DF Australia AUS Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
20 GK Australia AUS Emily Shields
23 GK Australia AUS Melissa Hudson (née Barbieri)
30 GK Australia AUS Emily Kenshole

Transfers in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
11 MF Australia Rhali Dobson 25 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
18 DF Australia Hayley Richmond 18 Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
16 MF Australia Sofia Sakalis 15 Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
17 FW Australia Kyah Simon 26 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season Free [5]
14 DF Australia Alanna Kennedy 22 United States Orlando Pride Loan Pre-season Free [6]
2 DF Japan Yukari Kinga 33 Canberra United Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
4 FW United States Ashley Hatch 22 United States North Carolina Courage Loan Pre-season Free [6]
30 GK Australia Emily Kenshole Australia Galaxy United Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
5 MF Australia Lia Muldeary 15 Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
23 GK Australia Melissa Hudson (née Barbieri) 37 Injury replacement Mid-season Free [7]
12 FW England Jodie Taylor 31 England Arsenal Guest player Mid-season 2018 Free [8]
6 MF Australia Aivi Luik 32 Norway Vålerenga Transfer Mid-season 2018 Free [9]

Transfers out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
2 DF Australia Teigen Allen 23 Norway Vålerenga Pre-season Free [10]
4 DF Australia Rachel Binning Pre-season Free
5 DF Australia Laura Alleway 27 United States Orlando Pride Pre-season Free [11]
6 MF Australia Aivi Luik 32 Norway Vålerenga Pre-season Free [10]
11 MF United States Erika Tymrak 26 United States FC Kansas City Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
12 DF Australia Olivia Ellis 18 Pre-season Free
14 FW Australia Melina Ayres 18 Melbourne Victory Pre-season Free [13]
16 FW United States Beverly Yanez 29 United States Seattle Reign FC Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
17 FW Australia Marianna Tabain 25 Perth Glory Pre-season Free [14]
18 FW Australia Jacynta Galabadaarachchi 16 Pre-season Free [12]
30 GK Australia Kelsey Quinn Pre-season Free

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
15Amy JacksonMidfielder1 year11 September 2017[15]
19Tyla-Jay VlajnicDefender1 year11 September 2017[15]
10Wales Jess FishlockCentral midfielder1 year17 October 2017[16]
1Lydia WilliamsGoalkeeper1 year19 October 2017[17]
3United States Lauren BarnesDefender1 year19 October 2017[17]
9Larissa CrummerForward1 year19 October 2017[17]
13New Zealand Rebekah StottDefender1 year19 October 2017[17]
7Steph CatleyDefender1 year21 October 2017[18]
20Emily ShieldsGoalkeeper25 October 2017[6]

    Managerial staff
    Position Name
    Head coach Australia Patrick Kisnorbo[19]
    Assistant coach Wales Jess Fishlock
    Team manager Australia Louisa Bisby

    Squad statistics
    N Pos. Nat. Name TotalW-LeagueW-League finals series
    AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
    1 GK Australia Lydia Williams 12 0 0 0 0 10+000002+00000
    2 DF Japan Yukari Kinga 14 2 2 0 0 12+022002+00000
    3 DF United States Lauren Barnes 14 0 1 0 0 12+001002+00000
    4 FW United States Ashley Hatch 14 2 0 0 0 11+120002+00000
    5 MF Australia Lia Muldeary 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
    6 MF Australia Aivi Luik 9 2 1 0 0 7+011002+01000
    7 DF Australia Steph Catley 14 0 0 0 0 12+000002+00000
    9 FW Australia Larissa Crummer 8 3 0 0 0 5+330000+00000
    10 MF Wales Jess Fishlock 13 7 1 0 0 11+051002+02000
    11 MF Australia Rhali Dobson 13 1 0 0 0 5+600000+21000
    12 FW England Jodie Taylor 6 1 0 0 0 1+310002+00000
    13 DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott 14 1 0 0 0 12+010002+00000
    14 DF Australia Alanna Kennedy 14 1 1 0 0 12+010002+00100
    15 MF Australia Amy Jackson 10 0 2 0 0 5+301000+20100
    16 MF Australia Sofia Sakalis 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
    17 FW Australia Kyah Simon 14 2 2 0 0 12+022002+00000
    18 DF Australia Hayley Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
    19 DF Australia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 7 1 1 0 0 3+211000+20000
    20 GK Australia Emily Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
    23 GK Australia Melissa Hudson (née Barbieri) 1 0 0 0 0 1+000000+00000
    30 GK Australia Emily Kenshole 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000

    Competitions

    W-League
    Main article: 2017–18 W-League

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Brisbane Roar 12 9 1 2 21 12 +9 28 Qualification to Finals series
    2 Sydney FC 12 8 1 3 26 16 +10 25
    3 Newcastle Jets 12 6 2 4 26 21 +5 20
    4 Melbourne City (C) 12 6 2 4 20 15 +5 20
    5 Canberra United 12 5 1 6 24 27 −3 16
    6 Perth Glory 12 4 2 6 25 27 −2 14
    7 Melbourne Victory 12 3 2 7 15 19 −4 11
    8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 3 2 7 13 21 −8 11
    9 Adelaide United 12 3 1 8 15 27 −12 10
    Source: W-League Ladder
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    12 6 2 4 20 15  +5 20 4 2 0 12 4  +8 2 0 4 8 11  −3

    Results by round
    Round1234567891011121314
    GroundAHHABHHAAHAHBA
    ResultLWWL✖DWLWWLD✖W
    Position96245545544444
    Source: Competitive Matches
    A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Fixtures
    • Click here for season fixtures.
    27 October 2017 1 Perth Glory 4–1 Melbourne City Perth
    19:00 AWST
    • Kerr 4'
    • Hill 74', 90+3'
    • Bolger 83'
    		 Report
    		Stadium: nib Stadium
    Attendance: 1,308
    Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
    3 November 2017 2 Melbourne City 1–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
    17:20 AEDT
    		Report Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 3,510
    Referee: Kate Jacewicz
    12 November 2017 3 Melbourne City 5–2 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
    16:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 1,773
    Referee: Rebecca Durcau
    18 November 2017 4 Sydney FC 3–2 Melbourne City Sydney
    17:00 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Allianz Stadium
    Attendance: 2,115
    Referee: Lara Lee
    3 December 2017 6 Melbourne City 1–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
    17:00 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
    Attendance: 426
    Referee: Kate Jacewicz
    10 December 2017 7 Melbourne City 2–1 Canberra United Melbourne
    16:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 2,504
    Referee: Rebecca Durcau
    17 December 2017 8 Brisbane Roar 2–0 Melbourne City Brisbane
    15:30 AEST
    		Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
    Attendance: 3,204
    Referee: Lara Lee
    1 January 2018 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Melbourne City Sydney
    17:20 AEDT Report
    		Stadium: ANZ Stadium
    Attendance: 4,178
    Referee: Kate Jacewicz
    7 January 2018 10 Melbourne City 3–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
    16:30 AEDT
    		Report Stadium: City Football Academy
    Attendance: 508
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    14 January 2018 11 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
    16:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Epping Stadium
    Attendance: 1,143
    Referee: Lara Lee
    21 January 2018 12 Melbourne City 0–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
    16:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 3,170
    Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
    3 February 2018 14 Newcastle Jets 0–3 Melbourne City Newcastle
    20:15 AEDT Report
    		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Kate Jacewicz

    Finals series
    11 February 2018 Semi-final Brisbane Roar 0–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
    17:00 AEST Report
    		Stadium: Perry Park
    Attendance: 3,870
    Referee: Rebecca Durcau
    18 February 2018 Grand final Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne City Sydney
    17:00 AEDT Report
    		Stadium: Allianz Stadium
    Attendance: 6,025
    Referee: Rebecca Durcau

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    6. "City launches W-League season in Melbourne's CBD". Melbourne City FC. 25 October 2017.
    7. "Melissa Hudson joins Melbourne City as injury replacement". The Women's Game. 2 November 2017.
    8. "Melbourne City FC signs England international Jodie Taylor from Arsenal Women". Melbourne City. 22 November 2017.
    9. "Aivi Luik returns to City for third Westfield W-League campaign". Melbourne City. 1 December 2017.
    10. "Aussies find homes in Asia and Europe". The Women's Game. 4 April 2017.
    11. "Orlando Pride Sign Australia National Team Defender Laura Alleway". Orlando City. 8 March 2016.
    12. "Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 26 October 2017.
    13. "Ayres bolsters attacking options". Melbourne Victory. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
    14. "Nicola Bolger and Marianna Tabain head west to Perth Glory". The Women's Game. 8 August 2017.
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