2009 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season

Melbourne Victory FC

2008-09 season
Chairman	Geoff Lord
Manager	Matt Shepherd
W-League	- (of 8)
Top goalscorer	- goals

The 2009 season is the Melbourne Victory's second season of football (soccer) in Australia's women's league, the W-League.

Season 2 - 2009

Fixtures

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Victory Scorers	Stadium	Crowd
1	3 October 2009	Perth Glory	H	W 2-0	Barilla 34' Thorlakson 71' Kuralay  79'  90'	Etihad Stadium
2	10 October 2009	Brisbane Roar	H	L 0-1		Epping Stadium
3	17 October 2009	Adelaide United	A	W 0-2	Gorry 29' Kuralay 81'	Hindmarsh Stadium
4	24 October 2009	Canberra United	A	---	---	McKellar Park
5	31 October 2009	Newcastle Jets	H	---	---	Bob Jane Stadium
6	7 November 2009	Sydney FC	H	---	---	Deakin Reserve
7	14 November 2009	Brisbane Roar	A	---	---	Ballymore Stadium
8	21 November 2009	Central Coast Mariners	A	---	---	Leichhardt Oval
9	28 November 2009	Canberra United	H	---	---	Bob Jane Stadium
10	5 December 2009	Perth Glory	A	---	---	Clipsal Stadium

Standings

Template:W-League 2009 Position Ladder Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
# = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

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	Melissa Barbieri
2	DF	AUS	Vedrana Popovic
3	DF	NZL	Marlies Oostdam
4	MF	AUS	Tal Karp (captain)
5	DF	AUS	Laura Alleway
6	DF	AUS	Maika Ruyter-Hooley
7	MF	AUS	Sarah Groenewald
8	FW	CAN	Katie Thorlakson
9	MF	AUS	Stephanie Catley
10	FW	AUS	Deanna Niceski
11	MF	USA	Julianne Sitch

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	AUS	Monnique Hansen Kofoed
13	MF	AUS	Katrina Gorry
14	MF	AUS	Selin Kuralay
15	DF	AUS	Jessica Humble
16	MF	AUS	Gulcan Koca
17	FW	AUS	Caitlin Friend
18	MF	AUS	Ursula Hughson
19	MF	AUS	Enza Barilla
20	GK	AUS	Nicole Paul
21	MF	AUS	Kara Mowbray

Player Movement

In

• Vedrana Popovic (Sydney FC)
• Katie Thorlakson
• Stephanie Catley
• Deanna Niceski
• Julianne Sitch
• Monnique Hansen Kofoed
• Katrina Gorry
• Jessica Humble
• Gulcan Koca
• Caitlin Friend

Out

• Meghan Archer
• Louisa Bisby
• Rebecca Tegg
• Stephanie Tanti
• Brittany Timko
• Sophie Hogben
• Deanna Niceski
• Daniela Digiammarco
• Bronwyn Nutley
• Alisha Foote

Leading scorers

The leading goal scorers from the regular season.

Further information: Victory W-League Top scorers

Total	Pos	Player		Goals per Round
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	MF		Enza Barilla	1
1	FW		Katie Thorlakson	1
1	MF		Katrina Gorry		1
1	MF		Selin Kuralay		1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Squad statistics

Last updated 18 October 2009

No.	Pos.	Name	W-League		W-League Finals		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Melissa Barbieri	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
2	DF	Vedrana Popovic	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3	DF	Marlies Oostdam	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
4	MF	Tal Karp	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
5	DF	Laura Alleway	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
6	DF	Maika Ruyter-Hooley	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
7	MF	Sarah Groenewald	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
8	FW	Katie Thorlakson	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	0
9	MF	Stephanie Catley	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
10	FW	Deanna Niceski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Julianne Sitch	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
12	MF	Monnique Hansen Kofoed	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
13	MF	Katrina Gorry	3	1	0	0	3	1	1	0
14	MF	Selin Kuralay	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	1
15	DF	Jessica Humble	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Gulcan Koca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Caitlin Friend	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Ursula Hughson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Enza Barilla	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	0
20	GK	Nicole Paul	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Kara Mowbray	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0

Milestones

First game = 2-0 win home V Perth Glory
Largest win = 2-0 away V Adelaide United
Largest loss = 0-1 home V Brisbane Roar