2009 Perth Glory FC (W-League) season explained

Club:Perth Glory (W-League)
Season:2009
Chairman:Tony Sage
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:John Gibson
League:W-League
League Result:6th
Cup1:W-League Finals
Cup1 Result:DNQ
League Topscorer:Marianna Tabain (4)
Largest Win:2–0
vs. Melbourne Victory
(5 December 2009)
W-League
Largest Loss:0–6
vs. Brisbane Roar
(31 October 2009)
W-League
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Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason:2010–11

The 2009 season was Perth Glory Football Club (W-League)'s second season, in the W-League. Perth Glory finished 6th in their W-League season.

Review

Background

Perth Glory's 2008–09 season ended finishing in seventh out of eight teams. Inaugural coach Nicola Williams was replaced by John Gibson ahead of the 2009 season. Tanya Oxtoby retained the club captaincy.[1]

W-League

The season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series.[2]

The Glory opened their season against Melbourne Victory at Docklands Stadium on 3 October. Despite an early chance for Lisa De Vanna, when the ball was cleared off her feet by the Victory goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri, Glory were unable to create chances. The Victory scored in the 34th and 71st minutes to secure a 2–0 win.[3]

Playing against Newcastle Jets at Perth Oval on 10 October, Glory took the lead on 10 minutes when Collette McCallum sent a corner into the six yard box where it took a deflection off De Vanna into the goal. McCallum was credited with the goal. The Glory dominated the first half with De Vanna being influential in attack, setting up several chances to score. The momentum of the match changed in the second half with the Jets taking control of the match but were unable to score. The match ended 1–0 to Perth Glory.[4] [5]

After being substituted in the 31st minute of Perth's game against Adelaide United on 24 October at Hindmarsh Stadium, Lisa De Vanna abused members of the Glory coaching staff, the fourth official and members of the crowd. De Vanna received a two-match ban from Football Federation Australia (FFA), with one match suspended until the end of the season.[6] [7] De Vanna's replacement Sam Kerr almost scored three minutes later when a run led to her being one-on-one with the goalkeeper. A 47th minute goal for Alex Singer from a Kerr cross secured a 1–0 victory for the Glory.[8]

Heading into the last match of the season at Inglewood Stadium on 5 December, Melbourne Victory needed a point to qualify for the final series while Perth Glory were not able to qualify. Deep in the second half, the match remained scoreless with the Victory having the majority of shots on goal. Assisted by Kate Gill, second half substitute De Vanna ran through the Victory defence and scored in the 81st minute. Gill put the match beyond doubt after 87 minutes with a 25-metre half-volley. The Glory finished the season in sixth, one point out of the finals positions.[9]

Players

Confirmed signings as of 2/10/09.[10] [11]

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Competitions

W-League

See main article: 2009 W-League (Australia).

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 27 July 2009.[15]

Squad statistics

No.Pos.NameW-LeagueW-League
Finals
TotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Emma Wirkus1000010000
3DF Carys Hawkins1000010000
4FW Sam Kerr51005100
5MF Shannon May1000010000
6MF Ella Mastrantonio80008010
7DF Elissia Canham30003000
8DF Tanya Oxtoby1000010000
9MF Dani Calautti1000010000
11FW Lisa De Vanna82008220
13MF Elisa D'Ovidio1000010020
14MF Collette McCallum52005200
15align="left"- Alex Singer91009100
16DF Sadie Lawrence80008000
17MF Marianna Tabain1020010200
18FW Ellis Glanfield60006000
19MF Katarina Jukic30003000
--align="left"- Zoe Palandri00000000
--FW Kate Gill33003320
--FW Ciara Conway20002000
--MF Jaymee Gibbons20002000
Source: Soccerway[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cook . Jonathan . 3 October 2009 . Glory girls eager to make mark . The West Australian. 151.
  2. Web site: Westfield W-League - 2009 Season Draw . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101107150301/http://www.a-league.com.au/site/_content/document/00001329-source.pdf . 7 November 2010 . Football Federation Australia. A-League.com.au. 10 August 2009.  
  3. Web site: 2009-10-04 . Victory women down Glory . 2020-10-23 . W-League.com.au . en.
  4. Web site: 2009-10-11 . Top notch from Glory girls . 2020-10-23 . Perth Glory FC . en.
  5. Web site: 2009-10-11 . McCallum breaks Perth duck . 2020-10-23 . W-League.com.au . en.
  6. News: 29 October 2009 . No Glory for her . The Advertiser. Adelaide. 73.
  7. News: 28 October 2009 . Glory star De Vanna suspended . en . The World Game . 2020-10-23.
  8. Web site: 2009-10-25 . Glory move to second . 2020-10-23 . W-League.com.au . en.
  9. News: Despair For Victory Ladies. Sportal Australia . Australian FourFourTwo. FTBL.com.au . 2020-10-23.
  10. Web site: "Glory Women take shape" . 20 September 2009 . Perth Glory FC . https://web.archive.org/web/20110226145219/http://perthglory.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_newsdisplay&id=29358 . 26 February 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: "Glory Women ready to shine" . Perth Glory FC. 2 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110226145113/http://perthglory.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_newsdisplay&id=29692 . 26 February 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  12. News: 29 September 2009 . Perth Glory women sign fly-in goalkeeper . Guardian Express. Community News. 51. Perth.
  13. News: 18 September 2009 . Striker Ellis (18) joins Glory Women. 134 . Weekend Courier. Community News.
  14. News: Cook . Jonathan . 20 November 2009 . Gill clears transfer hurdles . The West Australian. 83.
  15. Web site: Westfield W-League - 2009 Season Draw. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101107150301/http://www.a-league.com.au/site/_content/document/00001329-source.pdf. 7 November 2010.
  16. News: Perth Glory FC - Squad - 2009/2010 . Soccerway . 2020-10-23.