2016–17 Brisbane Roar 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
Manager	Melissa Andreatta
Stadium	A.J. Kelly Park, Brisbane Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
W-League	7th
W-League Finals Series	DNQ
Top goalscorer	Tameka Butt and Katrina Gorry (5 goals)
Highest home attendance	4,515 vs Adelaide United (11 December 2016)
Lowest home attendance	1,327 vs Melbourne City (4 December 2016)
Average home league attendance	2,478
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

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 Lucinda Pullar 19 DF  AUS Hollie Palmer 20 GK  AUS Georgina Worth 30 GK  AUS Kirsten Vereen

Transfers in

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

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

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

• 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	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: 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	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

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

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

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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	Polkinghorne  28' Butt  38'	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	Fishlock  6' Tymrak  25'	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	Gorry  4' Butt  12' Toby  49'	Report	Jones  59' Huerta  74' (pen.)	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 4,515 Referee: Casey Reibelt

18 December 2016 7	Canberra United	5–1	Brisbane Roar	Gosford
14:30 AEDT	Flannery  13', 53' Ochs  28' (pen.) Sykes  50', 56'	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	Spiranovic  18' Dowie  45', 72', 90+3'	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	Butt  3', 6' Mathyssen-Whyman  75' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 2,503 Referee: Kelly Jones

15 January 2017 12	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
14:30 AEDT	O'Brien  9' (o.g.) Hoy  90+2'	Report	Butt  45' (pen.)	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,146 Referee: Casey Reibelt

22 January 2017 13	Melbourne City	3–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Tabain  18' Stott  62', 90+2'	Report	Gorry  67'	Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 478 Referee: Lara Lee

References

1. "Gold Coaster Mackenzie Arnold will play with Brisbane Roar in the W-League season". Gold Coast Bulletin. 21 October 2016.
2. 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. "Fresh faces but same high standards for Roar Women". Brisbane Roar. 4 November 2016.
5. "Sky Blues Welcome New Additions". Sydney FC. 3 November 2016.

External links

• Official Website