2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season

The 2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season was their sixth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games both at Marconi Stadium and ANZ Stadium and the club was managed by Richard Byrne.

Western Sydney Wanderers W-League

2017–18 season
Manager	Richard Byrne
Stadium	Marconi Stadium, Sydney ANZ Stadium, Sydney
W-League	8th
Top goalscorer	Erica Halloway (3 goals)
Highest home attendance	8,449 vs. Sydney FC 9 December 2017
Lowest home attendance	215 vs. Perth Glory 1 December 2017
Average home league attendance	2,770
Home colours Away 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  AUS Jada Mathyssen-Whyman 2 DF  NED Maruschka Waldus 3 MF  AUS Jennifer Bisset 4 MF  AUS Chloe O'Brien 5 MF  AUS Kahlia Hogg 6 MF  USA Lo'eau LaBonta (on loan from FC Kansas City) 7 DF  AUS Ellie Brush (Co-Captain) 8 MF  AUS Erica Halloway (Co-Captain) 9 FW  AUS Rosie Sutton 10 FW  ISR Lee Falkon 11 FW  NED Marlous Pieëte

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW  AUS Rachel Lowe 13 MF  AUS Olivia Price 14 MF  AUS Sunny Franco 15 FW  AUS Talitha Kramer 16 MF  AUS Alix Roberts 17 DF  AUS Katelyn Leadbetter 18 DF  AUS Alexandra Huynh 19 FW  AUS Susan Phonsongkham 20 GK  AUS Trudy Burke 30 GK  AUS Nicole Simonsen

Contract extensions

Position	Name
Head Coach	Richard Bryne
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeper Coach

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					W-League
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jada Mathyssen-Whyman	7	0	0	0	0	7+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Maruschka Waldus	8	0	1	0	0	8+0	0	1	0	0
3	MF		Jennifer Bisset	3	0	1	0	0	2+1	0	1	0	0
4	MF		Chloe O'Brien	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
5	MF		Kahlia Hogg	8	0	0	0	0	6+2	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Lo'eau LaBonta	8	1	0	0	0	8+0	1	0	0	0
7	DF		Ellie Brush	8	1	1	0	0	8+0	1	1	0	0
8	MF		Erica Halloway	8	2	0	0	0	7+1	2	0	0	0
9	FW		Rosie Sutton	6	1	0	0	0	4+2	1	0	0	0
10	FW		Lee Falkon	8	1	1	0	0	7+1	1	1	0	0
11	FW		Marlous Pieëte	8	1	1	0	0	8+0	1	1	0	0
12	FW		Rachel Lowe	4	0	0	0	0	2+2	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Olivia Price	4	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Sunny Franco	2	0	1	0	0	1+1	0	1	0	0
15	FW		Talitha Kramer	7	0	0	0	0	7+0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Alix Roberts	6	0	2	0	0	6+0	0	2	0	0
17	DF		Katelyn Leadbetter	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
18	DF		Alexandra Huynh	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Susan Phonsongkham	4	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Trudy Burke	1	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Nicole Simonsen	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: 4 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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brisbane Roar	12	9	1	2	21	12	+9	28	Qualification to Finals series
2	Sydney FC	12	8	1	3	26	16	+10	25
3	Newcastle Jets	12	6	2	4	26	21	+5	20
4	Melbourne City (C)	12	6	2	4	20	15	+5	20
5	Canberra United	12	5	1	6	24	27	−3	16
6	Perth Glory	12	4	2	6	25	27	−2	14
7	Melbourne Victory	12	3	2	7	15	19	−4	11
8	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	3	2	7	13	21	−8	11
9	Adelaide United	12	3	1	8	15	27	−12	10

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	3	2	7	13	21	−8	11	1	1	3	4	7	−3	2	1	4	9	14	−5

Last updated: 4 February 2018.
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	B	A	H	H	A	H	B	A	H	A	A
Result	L	W	L	✖	D	L	L	W	L	✖	L	D	W	L
Position	6	3	8	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2018. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

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29 October 2017 1	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Newcastle
14:30 AEDT	Stengel  14' Kingsley  78'	Report	Halloway  77'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,168 Referee: Lara Lee

29 October 2017 2	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1	Adelaide United	Sydney
14:30 AEDT	LaBonta  13' Sutton  90+1'	Report	Doniak  22'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 532 Referee: Casey Reibelt

10 November 2017 3	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
19:30 AEDT		Report	Pickett  30'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 389 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

24 November 2017 5	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Dowie  63'	Report	Halloway  42'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 336 Referee: Lara Lee

1 December 2017 6	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Perth Glory	Melbourne
16:30 AEDT		Report	Kerr  50'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 215 Referee: Maddison Kennedy

9 December 2017 7	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–3	Sydney FC	Sydney
17:00 AEDT	Brush  41' (pen.)	Report	Siemsen  21', 24' De Vanna  62'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 8,449 Referee: Kelly Jones

15 December 2017 8	Adelaide United	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
20:00 ACST	Doniak  31'	Report	Pieëte  23' Falkon  72'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 739 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

1 January 2018 9	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
17:20 AEDT		Report	Fishlock  90+2'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 4,178 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

14 January 2018 11	Canberra United	2–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Canberra
16:30 AEDT	Heyman  76' Thorsnes  77'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,464 Referee: Casey Reibelt

19 January 2018 12	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
17:20 AEDT	Phonsongkham  24'	Report	Dowie  51'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 2,859 Referee: Kelly Jones

28 January 2018 13	Perth Glory	3–4	Western Sydney Wanderers	Perth
23:15 AWST	Kerr  51', 61' Hill  78'	Report	Lowe  1' Brush  4' Price  88' Halloway  90'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Casey Reibelt

4 February 2018 14	Sydney FC	4–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Logarzo  25' Foord  32' Cooper  41' Siemsen  46'	Report	Waldus  86'	Stadium: Seymour Shaw Park Attendance: 2,519 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

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