2015–16 Brisbane Roar W-League season

The 2015–16 Brisbane Roar season was the club's eighth season in the W-League. They were eliminated in the semi-finals by Melbourne City on 5–4 on penalties.

Brisbane Roar W-League

2015–16 season
Manager	Belinda Wilson
Stadium	Perry Park, Brisbane Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
W-League	4th
W-League Finals Series	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	Clare Polkinghorne, Gabe Marzano, Katrina Gorry, Kirsty Yallop, Tameka Butt, Ruth Blackburn & Emily Gielnik (2 goals)
Highest home attendance	N/A
Lowest home attendance	N/A
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Squad information

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  USA Haley Kopmeyer 2 DF  AUS Brooke Goodrich 3 FW  AUS Amy Chapman 4 DF  AUS Clare Polkinghorne (Captain) 6 DF  AUS Angela Beard 7 FW  AUS Gabe Marzano 8 MF  AUS Ayesha Norrie 9 FW  AUS Cortnee Vine 10 MF  AUS Katrina Gorry 11 MF  AUS Kirsty Yallop

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 MF  AUS Alisha Foote 13 MF  AUS Tameka Butt 14 DF  AUS Summer O'Brien 15 FW  AUS Ruth Blackburn 16 MF  AUS Ashley Spina 17 FW  AUS Emily Gielnik 18 MF  AUS Maili Forbes 19 FW  SWE Sofie Persson 20 GK  AUS Carrie Simpson 21  AUS Elise Franco

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Note

Managerial staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Belinda Wilson
Assistant Coach
Team Manager

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					W-League					W-League Finals Series
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Haley Kopmeyer	12	0	0	0	0	11+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Brooke Goodrich	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
3	FW		Amy Chapman	13	0	0	0	0	12+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Clare Polkinghorne	11	2	0	0	0	10+0	2	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Angela Beard	13	1	1	0	0	12+0	1	1	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Gabe Marzano	11	2	1	0	0	9+1	2	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Ayesha Norrie	11	0	0	0	0	5+5	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Cortnee Vine	6	0	0	0	0	0+6	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Katrina Gorry	10	2	4	0	0	10+0	2	4	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Kirsty Yallop	8	2	4	1	0	7+1	2	4	1	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Alisha Foote	12	0	0	0	0	5+6	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Tameka Butt	11	2	3	0	0	10+0	2	2	0	0	1+0	0	1	0	0
14	DF		Summer O'Brien	12	0	3	0	0	11+0	0	2	0	0	1+0	0	1	0	0
15	FW		Ruth Blackburn	12	2	2	0	1	11+0	2	2	0	1	1+0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Ashley Spina	4	0	0	0	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Emily Gielnik	13	2	1	0	0	12+0	2	1	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Maili Forbes	7	0	2	0	0	2+4	0	2	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Sofie Persson	7	0	0	0	0	2+5	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Carrie Simpson	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
21			Elise Franco	2	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0+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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City (C)	12	12	0	0	38	4	+34	36	Qualification to Finals series
2	Canberra United	12	8	2	2	26	8	+18	26
3	Sydney FC	12	6	1	5	15	21	−6	19
4	Brisbane Roar	12	5	1	6	16	17	−1	16
5	Adelaide United	12	3	4	5	18	19	−1	13
6	Newcastle Jets	12	3	4	5	9	12	−3	13
7	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	3	3	6	15	25	−10	12
8	Perth Glory	12	3	2	7	10	23	−13	11
9	Melbourne Victory	12	2	1	9	10	28	−18	7

Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

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	5	1	6	14	19	−5	16	2	0	4	7	10	−3	3	1	2	7	9	−2

Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

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

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

18 October 2015 1	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Canberra United	Brisbane
13:00 AEST	Butt  8' Blackburn  11'	Report	Heyman  39'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

25 October 2015 2	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–3	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
15:00 AEDT		Report	Gielnik  64', 76' (pen.) Marzano  90+1'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Referee: Lara Smith

1 November 2015 3	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Adelaide United	Redland City
15:00 AEST	Gorry  22'	Report	Sutton  9' Condon  51'	Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

15 November 2015 5	Brisbane Roar	0–2	Perth Glory	Brisbane
13:00 AEST		Report	DiBernardo  8', 88'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson

22 November 2015 6	Melbourne City	4–0	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	Little  54', 61' Crummer  79', 81'	Report		Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Kate Jacewicz

29 November 2015 7	Brisbane Roar	0–4	Newcastle Jets	Kippa-Ring
15:00 AEST		Report	Jones  22' Dydasco  55' Kingsley  75' Oyster  83'	Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

5 December 2015 8	Canberra United	2–0	Brisbane Roar	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Sykes  45', 60'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 925 Referee: Casey Reibelt

20 December 2015 10	Sydney FC	0–3	Brisbane Roar	Gosford
14:00 AEDT		Report	Butt  19' Kennedy  38' (o.g.) Polkinghorne  63'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

28 December 2015 11	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Melbourne City	Gold Coast
14:30 AEST		Report	Little  6'	Stadium: Pizzey Park Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Kelly Jones

3 January 2016 12	Adelaide United	1–3	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
15:00 ACDT	Dahlkemper  90+4'	Report	Gielnik  26' Yallop  40' Marzano  41'	Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Referee: Kate Jacewicz

10 January 2016 13	Brisbane Roar	4–0	Melbourne Victory	Gold Coast
15:00 AEDT	Polkinghorne  17' Gorry  22' Yallop  29' A. Beard  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Pizzey Park Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Casey Reibelt

17 January 2016 14	Newcastle Jets	0–0	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
14:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Hunter Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones

Finals series

25 January 2016 Semi-final	Melbourne City	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
16:30 AEDT		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,941 Referee: Rebecca Durcau
	Penalties
	Beattie Alleway Little Catley De Vanna		Polkinghorne Butt Gielnik Chapman A. Beard

References

External links

• Official Website