2016–17 Brisbane Roar FC (women) season

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
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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.

Players

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

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	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.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	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
N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	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: ^{[citation needed]}
= 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 v t e	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: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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

Click here for season fixtures.

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

^ "Gold Coaster Mackenzie Arnold will play with Brisbane Roar in the W-League season". Gold Coast Bulletin. 21 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Monteverde, Marco (21 October 2016). "Brisbane Roar reach agreement with W-League squad ahead of new season". The Courier-Mail.
^ "Brisbane Roar release squad members for Season 9". The Women's Game. 21 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Fresh faces but same high standards for Roar Women". Brisbane Roar. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
^ "Sky Blues Welcome New Additions". Sydney FC. 3 November 2016.

External links

Official Website

[1] "Gold Coaster Mackenzie Arnold will play with Brisbane Roar in the W-League season". Gold Coast Bulletin. 21 October 2016.

[CMRoarSquad-2] Monteverde, Marco (21 October 2016). "Brisbane Roar reach agreement with W-League squad ahead of new season". The Courier-Mail.

[TWGRoarSquad-3] "Brisbane Roar release squad members for Season 9". The Women's Game. 21 October 2016.

[RoarFinalSquad-4] "Fresh faces but same high standards for Roar Women". Brisbane Roar. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

[MarzanoSiemsen-5] "Sky Blues Welcome New Additions". Sydney FC. 3 November 2016.

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