2016–17 Perth Glory FC (women) season

For the A-League team's 2016–17 season, see 2016–17 Perth Glory FC season.

Perth Glory W-League

2016–17 season
Chairman	Tony Sage
Manager	Bobby Despotovski Collette McCallum (assistant)
Stadium	Dorrien Gardens, Perth
W-League	Runners-up
W-League finals series	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Sam Kerr (10 goals) All: Sam Kerr (10 goals)
Highest home attendance	4,591 vs Melbourne City (12 February 2017)
Lowest home attendance	477 vs Newcastle Jets (2 January 2017)
Average home league attendance	807
Home colours Away colours

The 2016–17 Perth Glory FC W-League season was the club's ninth participation in the W-League, since the league's formation in 2008.

Players

Squad information

As of 11 December 2016^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Melissa Maizels 2 DF  AUS Sarah Carroll 3 DF  AUS Kim Carroll 4 MF  USA Alyssa Mautz (on loan from Chicago Red Stars) 5 DF  AUS Patricia Charalambous 6 MF  AUS Carla Bennett 7 MF  USA Nikki Stanton (on loan from Sky Blue FC) 8 MF  AUS Shawn Billam 9 FW  AUS Rosie Sutton 10 MF  USA Vanessa DiBernardo (on loan from Chicago Red Stars)

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  AUS Emily Henderson 12 MF  AUS Roisin Connolly 13 MF  AUS Jaymee Gibbons 14 MF  AUS Caitlin Doeglas 15 DF  AUS Angelique Stannett 17 DF  AUS Natasha Rigby 18 GK  AUS Gabrielle Dal Busco 19 DF  AUS Abbey Meakins 20 FW  AUS Sam Kerr (Captain) 22 DF  MEX Arianna Romero 24 GK  AUS Morgan Aquino

Transfers

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

Transfers In Player Position From Ref. Rosie Sutton FW Adelaide United [2] Alyssa Mautz MF Chicago Red Stars [3] Arianna Romero DF ÍBV [3] Melissa Maizels GK Canberra United [4] Patricia Charalambous DF [4] Roisin Connolly MF [4] Jaymee Gibbons MF [4] Abby Meakins DF [4] Natasha Rigby DF [4]

Transfers Out Player Position To Ref. Caitlin Foord MF Sydney FC [5] Mackenzie Arnold GK Brisbane Roar [6] Danielle Brogan DF [4] Katie Holtham DF [4] Ellie Lamonte FW [4] Ella Mastrantonio MF [4] Shannon May MF [4] Katie Schubert FW [4]

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					W-League
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Melissa Maizels	6	0	0	0	0	6+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Sarah Carroll	14	0	2	0	0	13+1	0	2	0	0
3	DF		Kim Carroll	14	0	2	0	0	14+0	0	2	0	0
4	MF		Alyssa Mautz	14	0	1	0	0	14+0	0	1	0	0
5	DF		Patricia Charalambous	5	0	2	0	0	4+1	0	2	0	0
6	MF		Carla Bannett	4	0	0	0	0	2+2	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Nikki Stanton	13	0	4	0	0	13+0	0	4	0	0
8	MF		Shawn Billam	13	1	2	0	0	7+6	1	2	0	0
9	FW		Rosie Sutton	14	7	0	0	0	14+0	7	0	0	0
10	MF		Vanessa DiBernardo	14	6	1	0	0	13+1	6	1	0	0
13	MF		Jaymee Gibbons	13	0	1	0	0	6+7	0	1	0	0
14	MF		Caitlin Doeglas	8	2	0	0	0	2+6	2	0	0	0
15	DF		Angelique Stannett	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Natasha Rigby	12	0	2	0	0	11+1	0	2	0	0
18	GK		Gabrielle Dal Busco	9	0	0	0	0	8+1	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Sam Kerr	13	10	1	1	0	13+0	10	1	1	0
22	DF		Arianna Romero	14	0	1	0	0	14+0	0	1	0	0
24	GK		Morgan Aquino	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
Players no longer at the club:
12	MF		Roisin Connolly	0	0	0	0	0	+	-	-	-	-
19	DF		Abbey Meakins	0	0	0	0	0	+	-	-	-	-

• Source: au.women.soccerway.com
• = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Competitions

W-League

Main article: 2016–17 W-League

Fixtures

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers

6 November 2016 1	Perth Glory	4–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Perth
18:30 AWST	Doeglas 1' Sutton 22' Kerr 68', 83'	Report	Burgess 38' Petinos 50'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Kelly Jones

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar

12 November 2016 2	Perth Glory	0–0	Brisbane Roar	Perth
16:00 AWST		Report		Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 659 Referee: Lara Lee

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

20 November 2016 3	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Perth Glory	Newcastle
14:30 AEDT	Hoy 48' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 3,650 Referee: Lara Lee

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

4 December 2016 5	Melbourne Victory	0–2	Perth Glory	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT		Report	Sutton 17' DiBernardo 64'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 264 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

11 December 2016 6	Perth Glory	1–0	Sydney FC	Perth
16:00 AWST	Kerr 18'	Report		Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 481 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

17 December 2016 7	Adelaide United	1–4	Perth Glory	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Huerta 65'	Report	Kerr 35', 67' Sutton 62' DiBernardo 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre Attendance: 705 Referee: Katie Patterson

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

27 December 2016 8	Melbourne City	2–3	Perth Glory	Melbourne
17:20 AEDT	Fishlock 60' Luik 72'	Report	Sutton 47' Kerr 77', 84'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

2 January 2017 10	Perth Glory	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Perth
16:00 AWST	Kerr 69'	Report	Kingsley 46'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 477 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

8 January 2017 11	Perth Glory	3–2	Melbourne Victory	Perth
16:00 AWST	Kerr 75' DiBernardo 80' (pen.) Sutton 85'	Report	Romero 52' (o.g.) Mautz 59' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 578 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Canberra United v Perth Glory

14 January 2017 12	Canberra United	7–2	Perth Glory	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Sykes 6', 19', 45', 46' Ochs 25' Maher 33' Raso 49'	Report	DiBernardo 57' (pen.) Kerr 79'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,153 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

22 January 2017 13	Perth Glory	1–2	Adelaide United	Perth
16:00 AWST	Sutton 10'	Report	Colaprico 15', 84'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 637 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory

29 January 2017 14	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT		Report	Doeglas 90+2'	Stadium: Popondetta Park Attendance: 332 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

4 February 2017 Semi-finals	Perth Glory	5–1	Sydney FC	Perth
15:30 AWST	DiBernardo 29' (pen.), 77' Kennedy 58' (o.g.) Sutton 79' Billam 90+3'	Report	Simon 23'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,592 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Perth Glory v Melbourne City

12 February 2017 Grand final	Perth Glory	0–2	Melbourne City	Perth
16:30 AWST		Report	Fishlock 45+1' Yanez 72'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra United	12	7	2	3	33	21	+12	23	Qualification to Finals series
2	Perth Glory	12	7	2	3	22	18	+4	23
3	Sydney FC	12	7	1	4	22	16	+6	22
4	Melbourne City (C)	12	6	2	4	19	14	+5	20
5	Newcastle Jets	12	4	3	5	18	18	0	15
6	Adelaide United	12	3	5	4	31	26	+5	14
7	Brisbane Roar	12	4	1	7	15	21	−6	13
8	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	4	1	7	14	29	−15	13
9	Melbourne Victory	12	2	3	7	17	28	−11	9

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References

1. "LiveLighter back on board to boost Glory Women". Perth Glory. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
2. "Rosie Sutton heads back to Perth for more Glory". Perth Glory. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
3. Taylor, Nick (5 October 2016). "Glory women sign two internationals". The West Australian.
4. "Perth Glory preview". Football Federation Australia. 4 November 2016.
5. Smithies, Tom (13 September 2016). "Matildas star Caitlin Foord focused for return to Sydney FC after two years away from her home town". The Daily Telegraph.
6. "Gold Coaster Mackenzie Arnold will play with Brisbane Roar in the W-League season". Gold Coast Bulletin. 21 October 2016.

External links

• Official Website