2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season

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.

Melbourne Victory W-League

2016–17 season
Manager	Jeff Hopkins
Stadium	Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne Epping Stadium, Melbourne AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-League	9th
W-League finals series	DNQ
Top goalscorer	League: Natasha Dowie (9 goals) All: Natasha Dowie (9 goals)
Highest home attendance	1,963 vs Canberra United (28 December 2016)
Lowest home attendance	264 vs Perth Glory (4 December 2016)
Average home league attendance	596
Home colours Away colours

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	MEX	Bianca Henninger
2	DF	AUS	Alex Natoli
3	DF	AUS	Alex Cheal
4	MF	AUS	Melissa Taranto
6	DF	AUS	Annabel Martin
7	MF	AUS	Lia Privitelli
8	MF	AUS	Ayesha Norrie
9	FW	ENG	Natasha Dowie
10	MF	USA	Christine Nairn
11	MF	AUS	MelindaJ Barbieri

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	FW	AUS	Laura Spiranovic
14	MF	AUS	Selin Kuralay
15	MF	AUS	Adriana Taranto
16	DF	USA	Samantha Johnson
17	DF	AUS	Gülcan Koca
19	FW	AUS	Rachel Alonso
20	GK	AUS	Bethany Mason-Jones
24	MF	AUS	Kirsty Yallop
25	FW	AUS	Kariah White
30	GK	AUS	Emily Kenshole

Transfers in

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

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	Total					W-League
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Bianca Henninger	7	0	0	0	0	7+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Alex Natoli	12	0	1	0	0	12+0	0	1	0	0
3	DF		Alex Cheal	7	0	1	0	0	7+0	0	1	0	0
4	DF		Melissa Taranto	1	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Alexandra Gummer	7	0	1	0	0	5+2	0	1	0	0
6	DF		Annabel Martin	11	0	2	0	0	11+0	0	2	0	0
7	MF		Lia Privitelli	11	0	0	0	0	6+5	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Ayesha Norrie	9	0	1	0	0	4+5	0	1	0	0
9	FW		Natasha Dowie	12	9	2	0	0	12+0	9	2	0	0
10	MF		Christine Nairn	12	2	0	0	0	12+0	2	0	0	0
11	MF		MelindaJ Barbieri	11	0	0	0	0	5+6	0	0	0	0
13	FW		Laura Spiranovic	11	1	0	0	0	7+4	1	0	0	0
14	MF		Selin Kuralay	1	1	1	0	0	0+1	1	1	0	0
15	MF		Adriana Taranto	10	0	0	0	0	7+3	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Samantha Johnson	11	0	5	0	0	11+0	0	5	0	0
17	DF		Gülcan Koca	10	0	1	0	0	8+2	0	1	0	0
19	FW		Rachel Alonso	4	0	0	0	0	2+2	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Bethany Mason-Jones	6	0	0	0	0	5+1	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Kirsty Yallop	3	0	0	0	0	3+0	0	0	0	0
25	FW		Kariah White	9	1	0	0	0	7+2	1	0	0	0
30	GK		Emily Kenshole	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: 10 January 2018
• Source:
• = 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

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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	B	H	A	A	H	B	A
Result	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	✖	L	W	L	W	✖	L
Position	4	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9

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

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Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

6 November 2016 1	Adelaide United	3–3	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
14:00 ACDT	Rigon 13' Jones 20' Mônica 74'	Report	Dowie 16', 63' Kuralay 81'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Katie Patterson

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

13 November 2016 2	Melbourne Victory	0–4	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT			Oyster 7' Gilliland 14' Stanbury 23' Kingsley 90+1'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 270 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

20 November 2016 3	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Sydney FC	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Dowie 83'	Report	Kennedy 17' Siemsen 35'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 339 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory

27 November 2016 4	Melbourne City	3–0	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
14:30 AEDT	Fishlock 64', 77' Catley 75'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,943 Referee: Katie Patterson

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

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers

11 December 2016 6	Melbourne Victory	2–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Hristodoulou 2' (o.g.) White 84'	Report	Yatim 61' Stengel 90+1'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 273 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

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

Melbourne Victory v Canberra United

28 December 2016 9	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Canberra United	Melbourne
17:20 AEDT	Dowie 30'	Report	Flannery 52' Sykes 89' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,963 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

1 January 2017 10	Brisbane Roar	1–4	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
16:00 AEST	Chapman 42'	Report	Spiranovic 18' Dowie 45', 72', 90+3'	Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Attendance: 1,805 Referee: Lara Lee

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

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

15 January 2017 12	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Melbourne City	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Dowie 1' Nairn 31'	Report		Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 467 Referee: Katie Patterson

Canberra United v Melbourne Victory

28 January 2017 14	Canberra United	5–1	Melbourne Victory	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Sykes 40', 90+2' Kinga 48', 90+4' Maher 77'	Report	Nairn 49'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,254 Referee: Lara Lee

External links

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