2016–17 Brisbane Roar FC (W-League) season

The 2016–17 Brisbane Roar W-League season was the club's ninth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games at Spencer Park, A.J. Kelly Park and Suncorp Stadium.

Brisbane Roar W-League
2016–17 season
ManagerMelissa Andreatta
StadiumA.J. Kelly Park, Brisbane
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
W-League7th
W-League finals seriesDNQ
Top goalscorerTameka Butt and Katrina Gorry (5 goals)
Highest home attendance4,515 vs Adelaide United
(11 December 2016)
Lowest home attendance1,327 vs Melbourne City
(4 December 2016)
Average home league attendance2,478

Players edit

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   AUS Mackenzie Arnold
2 DF   DEN Nina Frausing-Pedersen
3 FW   AUS Amy Chapman
4 DF   AUS Clare Polkinghorne (Captain)
6 MF   USA Celeste Boureille
7 MF   AUS Ayesha Norrie
8 DF   AUS Kaitlyn Torpey
9 MF   HKG Cheung Wai Ki
10 MF   AUS Katrina Gorry
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 DF   AUS Natalie Tathem
12 FW   AUS Allira Toby
13 MF   AUS Tameka Butt
14 DF   AUS Summer O'Brien
15 FW   AUS Abbey Lloyd
16 FW   AUS Hayley Raso
18 MF   AUS Lulu Pullar
19 DF   AUS Hollie Palmer
20 GK   AUS Georgina Worth
30 GK   AUS Kirsten Vereen

Transfers in edit

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK   Mackenzie Arnold 22 Perth Glory Transfer Pre-season Free [1]
18 MF   Maddy Evans 25   Orlando Pride Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [2]
2 DF   Nina Frausing-Pedersen 25   FC Rosengård Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [2]
8 DF   Kaitlyn Torpey 16 Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
20 GK   Georgina Worth 19 Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
7 MF   Sunny Franco 19 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [3]
15 FW   Abbey Lloyd 20   South West Queensland Thunder Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
19 DF   Natalie Tathem 20 Transfer Pre-season Free [4]

Transfers out edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
8 MF   Ayesha Norrie 19 Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season
7 FW   Gabe Marzano 24 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season [5]
15 DF   Ruth Blackburn 24 Transfer Pre-season [4]
1 GK   Haley Kopmeyer 26   Seattle Reign FC Loan return Pre-season [4]

Squad statistics edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League
Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Mackenzie Arnold 11 0 0 0 1 11+0 0 0 0 1
2 DF   Nina Frausing-Pedersen 11 0 1 0 0 11+0 0 1 0 0
3 FW   Amy Chapman 12 1 1 0 0 12+0 1 1 0 0
4 DF   Clare Polkinghorne 12 1 2 0 0 12+0 1 2 0 0
5 DF   Brooke Spence 9 0 0 0 0 0+9 0 0 0 0
6 DF   Angela Beard 11 0 1 0 0 10+1 0 1 0 0
7 MF   Sunny Franco 6 0 1 0 0 2+4 0 1 0 0
8 DF   Katelyn Torpey 10 0 0 0 0 8+2 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Cortnee Vine 3 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Katrina Gorry 12 5 3 0 0 12+0 5 3 0 0
11 MF   Maili Forbes 6 0 2 0 0 5+1 0 2 0 0
12 FW   Allira Toby 10 2 1 0 0 1+9 2 1 0 0
13 MF   Tameka Butt 11 5 2 0 0 10+1 5 2 0 0
14 DF   Summer O'Brien 12 0 2 0 0 12+0 0 2 0 0
15 FW   Abbey Lloyd 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
17 FW   Emily Gielnik 12 1 0 0 0 12+0 1 0 0 0
18 MF   Maddy Evans 12 0 1 0 0 12+0 0 1 0 0
19 DF   Natalie Tathem 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
20 GK   Georgina Worth 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Ayana Aoyagi 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Competitions edit

W-League edit

League table edit

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 edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 4 1 7 15 21  −6 13 3 0 3 10 10  0 1 1 4 5 11  −6

Last updated: 24 November 2017.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAHAHHAABHHAAB
ResultWDLWLWLLLWLL
Position23535556565567
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2017. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  • Click here for season fixtures.
5 November 2016 1 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Sydney FC Brisbane
16:00 AEST
  • Toby   55'
  • Gorry   66'
Report Foord   52' Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Casey Reibelt
12 November 2016 2 Perth Glory 0–0 Brisbane Roar Perth
16:00 AWST Report Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 659
Referee: Lara Lee
20 November 2016 3 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Canberra United Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report Sykes   54' Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 1,613
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
26 November 2016 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
15:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
4 December 2016 5 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
16:00 AEST Gorry   2' Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 1,327
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
11 December 2016 6 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Adelaide United Brisbane
13:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 4,515
Referee: Casey Reibelt
18 December 2016 7 Canberra United 5–1 Brisbane Roar Gosford
14:30 AEDT
Report Gielnik   90+2' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 818
Referee: Lara Lee
23 December 2016 8 Sydney FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 AEDT Ibini   54' Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 714
Referee: Katie Patterson
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
7 January 2017 11 Brisbane Roar 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
13:35 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 2,503
Referee: Kelly Jones
15 January 2017 12 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
14:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 2,146
Referee: Casey Reibelt
22 January 2017 13 Melbourne City 3–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Gorry   67' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 478
Referee: Lara Lee

References edit

  1. ^ "Gold Coaster Mackenzie Arnold will play with Brisbane Roar in the W-League season". Gold Coast Bulletin. 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Monteverde, Marco (21 October 2016). "Brisbane Roar reach agreement with W-League squad ahead of new season". The Courier-Mail.
  3. ^ "Brisbane Roar release squad members for Season 9". The Women's Game. 21 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "Fresh faces but same high standards for Roar Women". Brisbane Roar. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Sky Blues Welcome New Additions". Sydney FC. 3 November 2016.

External links edit