Melbourne Victory W-League
2016–17 season
ManagerJeff Hopkins
StadiumLakeside Stadium, Melbourne
Epping Stadium, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-League9th
W-League finals seriesDNQ
Top goalscorerLeague: Natasha Dowie (9 goals)
All: Natasha Dowie (9 goals)
Highest home attendance1,963 vs Canberra United
(28 December 2016)
Lowest home attendance264 vs Perth Glory
(4 December 2016)
Average home league attendance596

The 2016–17 Melbourne Victory W-League season was the club's ninth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia.

Players

Squad information

Melbourne Victory's women squad for the 2016–17 W-League.

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 Mexico MEX Bianca Henninger
2 DF Australia AUS Alex Natoli
3 DF Australia AUS Alex Cheal
4 MF Australia AUS Melissa Taranto
6 DF Australia AUS Annabel Martin
7 MF Australia AUS Lia Privitelli
8 MF Australia AUS Ayesha Norrie
9 FW England ENG Natasha Dowie
10 MF United States USA Christine Nairn
11 MF Australia AUS MelindaJ Barbieri
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Australia AUS Laura Spiranovic
14 MF Australia AUS Selin Kuralay
15 MF Australia AUS Adriana Taranto
16 DF United States USA Samantha Johnson
17 DF Australia AUS Gülcan Koca
19 FW Australia AUS Rachel Alonso
20 GK Australia AUS Bethany Mason-Jones
24 MF Australia AUS Kirsty Yallop
25 FW Australia AUS Kariah White
30 GK Australia AUS Emily Kenshole

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
19 FW Australia Rachel Alonso Australia Calder United Transfer Pre-season Free [1]
3 DF Australia Alex Cheal Australia South Melbourne Transfer Pre-season Free [1]
7 MF Australia Lia Privitelli Australia Bulleen Lions Transfer Pre-season Free [1]
8 MF Australia Ayesha Norrie Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [1]


Transfers out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes

Managerial staff

Position Name
Head coach
Assistant coach
Team manager

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalW-League
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 GK Mexico Bianca Henninger 7 0 0 0 0 7+00000
2 DF Australia Alex Natoli 12 0 1 0 0 12+00100
3 DF Australia Alex Cheal 7 0 1 0 0 7+00100
4 DF Australia Melissa Taranto 1 0 0 0 0 1+00000
5 DF Australia Alexandra Gummer 7 0 1 0 0 5+20100
6 DF Australia Annabel Martin 11 0 2 0 0 11+00200
7 MF Australia Lia Privitelli 11 0 0 0 0 6+50000
8 MF Australia Ayesha Norrie 9 0 1 0 0 4+50100
9 FW England Natasha Dowie 12 9 2 0 0 12+09200
10 MF United States Christine Nairn 12 2 0 0 0 12+02000
11 MF Australia MelindaJ Barbieri 11 0 0 0 0 5+60000
13 FW Australia Laura Spiranovic 11 1 0 0 0 7+41000
14 MF Australia Selin Kuralay 1 1 1 0 0 0+11100
15 MF Australia Adriana Taranto 10 0 0 0 0 7+30000
16 DF United States Samantha Johnson 11 0 5 0 0 11+00500
17 DF Australia Gülcan Koca 10 0 1 0 0 8+20100
19 FW Australia Rachel Alonso 4 0 0 0 0 2+20000
20 GK Australia Bethany Mason-Jones 6 0 0 0 0 5+10000
24 MF Australia Kirsty Yallop 3 0 0 0 0 3+00000
25 FW Australia Kariah White 9 1 0 0 0 7+21000
30 GK Australia Emily Kenshole 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
  • Last updated: 10 January 2018
  • Source:
  • Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Competitions

W-League

League table

Pos Team 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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 2 3 7 17 28  −11 9 1 1 4 6 12  −6 1 2 3 11 16  −5

Last updated: 1 December 2017.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHHHHHABHAAHBA
ResultDLLLLDD✖LWLW✖L
Position47999988888899
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2017. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

  • Click here for season fixtures.
6 November 2016 1 Adelaide United 3–3 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
14:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Katie Patterson
13 November 2016 2 Melbourne Victory 0–4 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 270
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
20 November 2016 3 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Dowie 83' Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 339
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
27 November 2016 4 Melbourne City 3–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
14:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,943
Referee: Katie Patterson
4 December 2016 5 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 264
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
11 December 2016 6 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 273
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
16 December 2016 7 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
17:20 AEDT Hoy 84' Report Dowie 18' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
28 December 2016 9 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Canberra United Melbourne
17:20 AEDT Dowie 30' Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,963
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
1 January 2017 10 Brisbane Roar 1–4 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
16:00 AEST Chapman 42' Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 1,805
Referee: Lara Lee
8 January 2017 11 Perth Glory 3–2 Melbourne Victory Perth
16:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 578
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
15 January 2017 12 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 467
Referee: Katie Patterson
28 January 2017 14 Canberra United 5–1 Melbourne Victory Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Lara Lee

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Victory W-League squad starts to take shape". Melbourne Victory. 14 October 2016.
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