2018–19 Canberra United FC (women) season

Canberra United FC

2018–19 season
Manager	Heather Garriock
Stadium	McKellar Park, Seiffert Oval
W-League	8th
Top goalscorer	Rhoda Mulaudzi (4 goals)
Home colours Away colours

The 2018–19 Canberra United FC season was the club's eleventh season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football. The team played home games at McKellar Park and Seiffert Oval. The club's manager for the season was Heather Garriock.

Players

Squad information

As of 23 November 2018[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Melissa Maizels 2 MF  AUS Laura Hughes 3 DF  AUS Natasha Prior 4 DF  SCO Rachel Corsie (captain) 5 MF  AUS Nikola Orgill 6 MF  RSA Refiloe Jane 7 FW  AUS Aoife Colvill 8 MF  AUS Olivia Price 9 MF  RSA Rhoda Mulaudzi 12 DF  AUS Lauren Keir

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF  AUS Meaghan McElligott 15 MF  AUS Rosaria Galea 16 MF  AUS Karly Roestbakken 17 FW  AUS Maddy Whittall 18 DF  AUS Taren King 19 FW  AUS Nickoletta Flannery 20 GK  AUS Sham Khamis 21 DF  AUS Ellie Carpenter 23 FW  CHI María José Rojas

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
5	MF		Nikola Orgill	25	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Pre-season			[2]
6	MF		Refiloe Jane	26	Vaal University of Technology	Transfer	Pre-season			[2]
3	DF		Natasha Prior	20	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Pre-season			[2]
9	MF		Rhoda Mulaudzi	28	Mamelodi Sundowns	Transfer	Pre-season			[2]
1	GK		Melissa Maizels	25	Perth Glory	Transfer	Pre-season			[2]
20	GK		Shamiran Khamis	23	Sydney FC	Transfer	Pre-season			[3]
13	MF		Meaghan McElligott		Moreton Bay Jets (NPLW)	Signed	Pre-season			[4]
4	DF		Rachel Corsie	29	Utah Royals FC	Loan	Pre-season			[5]
11	MF		Denise O'Sullivan	24	North Carolina Courage	Loan	Pre-season			[6]
8	MF		Olivia Price	22	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Pre-season			[7]
23	FW		María José Rojas	30	Orca Kamogawa FC	Transfer	Pre-season			[8]
10	FW		Paige Nielsen	25	Suwon UDC WFC	Transfer	Mid-season			[9]
23	FW		María José Rojas	30		Transfer	Mid-season			[10]

Transfers out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK		Hayley Kopmeyer	28	Orlando Pride	Loan Return	Pre-season
4	DF		Toni Pressley	28	Orlando Pride	Loan Return	Pre-season
11	FW		Elise Thorsnes	30	Utah Royals FC	Transfer	Pre-season
23	FW		Michelle Heyman	30	Adelaide United	Transfer	Pre-season		[2]
20	FW		Amy Sayer	16	Sydney FC	Transfer	Pre-season		[11]
10	MF		Grace Maher	19	Melbourne Victory	Transfer	Pre-season		[12]
8	MF		Liana Danaskos	23	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Pre-season		[13]
23	FW		María José Rojas	30	Unattached	Waived	Mid-season		[9]
10	FW		Paige Nielsen	25	Unattached		Mid-season		[14]
11	MF		Denise O'Sullivan	24	North Carolina Courage	Loan return	Mid-season		[10]

Pre-season and friendlies

Canberra United v China

13 December 2018	Canberra United	0–2	China	Brisbane
17:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

W-League

Main article: 2018–19 W-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Victory	12	7	3	2	21	15	+6	24	Qualification to Finals series and 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship
2	Brisbane Roar	12	6	2	4	18	17	+1	20	Qualification to Finals series
3	Sydney FC (C)	12	6	1	5	28	19	+9	19
4	Perth Glory	12	5	4	3	28	20	+8	19
5	Melbourne City	12	6	1	5	20	15	+5	19
6	Adelaide United	12	5	3	4	17	19	−2	18
7	Newcastle Jets	12	5	1	6	18	21	−3	16
8	Canberra United	12	3	4	5	13	18	−5	13
9	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	1	1	10	11	30	−19	4

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Fixtures

Canberra United v Melbourne City

28 October 2018 1	Canberra United	2–0	Melbourne City	Canberra
	Mulaudzi 57' Carpenter 85'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,679 Referee: Katie Patterson

Canberra United v Perth Glory

4 November 2018 2	Canberra United	4–4	Perth Glory	Canberra
	Jane 7' (pen.), 77' (pen.) Mulaudzi 30' Rojas 45+1'	Report	O'Sullivan 5' (o.g.) Mautz 82' Mackenna 87' Corsie 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,742 Referee: Lara Lee

Newcastle Jets v Canberra United

17 November 2018 3	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Canberra United	Newcastle
	Vine 45+2'	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Adelaide United v Canberra United

22 November 2018 4	Adelaide United	2–0	Canberra United	Adelaide
	Latsko 27' Prior 86' (o.g)	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 1,029 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Canberra United v Sydney FC

2 December 2018 5	Canberra United	2–0	Sydney FC	Canberra
	Mulaudzi 45+4' Roestbakken 60'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,537 Referee: Katie Patterson

Western Sydney Wanderers v Canberra United

7 December 2018 6	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–2	Canberra United	Sydney
	Khamis 65' Ledbrook 87'	Report	Carpenter 52' Uzunlar 85' (o.g)	Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Melbourne City v Canberra United

22 December 2018 8	Melbourne City	3–0	Canberra United	Melbourne
	Dobson 8', 45+2' Simon 36'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,830 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Canberra United v Brisbane Roar

27 December 2018 9	Canberra United	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Canberra
	Mulaudzi 3'	Report	Toby 38'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,358 Referee: Katie Patterson

Perth Glory v Canberra United

3 January 2019 10	Perth Glory	1–0	Canberra United	Perth
	Kerr 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 838 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Canberra United v Adelaide United

13 January 2019 11	Canberra United	1–0	Adelaide United	Canberra
	Carpenter 59'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,486 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Brisbane Roar v Canberra United

25 January 2019 13	Brisbane Roar	4–1	Canberra United	Brisbane
	Raso 19' Boureille 32' Nagasato 70' Toby 73'	Report	Flannery 62'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Canberra United v Melbourne Victory

5 February 2019 12	Canberra United	0–0	Melbourne Victory	Queanbeyan
		Postponement Rescheduling		Stadium: Seiffert Oval

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	4	5	13	18	−5	13	3	3	0	10	5	+5	0	1	5	3	13	−10

Last updated: 5 February 2019.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2019. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

1. "Westfield W-League Ins and Outs: Round 1". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
2. "All of the Westfield W-League signings for 2018/19 so far". 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
3. "Khamis lands in Canberra for upcoming Westfield W-League campaign". 13 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
4. "Canberra United signs 50-goal NPLW striker". 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
5. "Canberra United sign Scotland captain Rachel Corsie". 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
6. "NWSL Champion O'Sullivan signs in Canberra". 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
7. "Garriock confident as Price strengthens Canberra squad". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
8. "Chilean Superstar signs with Canberra United". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
9. "ROJAS EXITS CANBERRA". 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
10. "Familiar face returns to Canberra hours before Round 9". W-League. 27 December 2018.
11. "Kennedy's back as Sydney FC sign six Westfield Matildas". 5 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
12. "Grace Maher makes Victory switch". 23 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
13. "Wanderers secure Danaskos and Jarvie". 27 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
14. "Nielsen departs Canberra". The Women's Game. 25 December 2018.

External links

• Official Website