Melbourne Victory (A-League Women)
2023–24 season
Owner70% 777 Partners
30% Melbourne Victory Limited
ChairmanJohn Dovaston
ManagerJeff Hopkins
StadiumThe Home of the Matildas
AAMI Park
A-League Women7th
Top goalscorerRachel Lowe (5)
Highest home attendance4,102
vs. Adelaide United
(4 November 2023)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance1,056
vs. Central Coast Mariners
(26 November 2023)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance2,249
Biggest win4–0
vs. Newcastle Jets (H)
(12 November 2023)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat0–2
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (A)
(30 December 2023)
A-League Women
All statistics correct as of 7 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the 16th in the history of Melbourne Victory Football Club (A-League Women).

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 January 2024

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 Australia AUS Lydia Williams
2 DF Australia AUS Jamilla Rankin
3 DF United States USA Tori Hansen (on loan from Orlando Pride)
4 MF United States USA Sara D'Appolonia
5 DF Australia AUS Jessika Nash
6 MF Australia AUS Beattie Goad
7 FW Australia AUS Ella O'Grady
8 MF Australia AUS Alana Murphy
9 FW Australia AUS Emily Gielnik
10 FW Australia AUS Alex Chidiac
11 FW United States USA McKenzie Weinert
13 FW Japan JPN Kurea Okino
15 DF Australia AUS Emma Checker
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Australia AUS Paige Zois
18 DF United States USA Kayla Morrison (captain)
19 FW Australia AUS Lia Privitelli
20 GK Australia AUS Miranda Templeman
21 DF Australia AUS Elise Kellond-Knight
22 MF Australia AUS Ava Briedis (scholarship)
23 MF Australia AUS Rachel Lowe
24 MF Australia AUS Laura Pickett
27 MF Australia AUS Rosie Curtis (scholarship)
50 GK Australia AUS Courtney Newbon (injury replacement)
66 GK Australia AUS Georgia Candy (injury replacement)
— MF Australia AUS Amy Jackson

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
23MF Rachel Lowe Sydney FC Free transfer 1 year 21 August 2023 [1]
15DF Emma Checker Melbourne City Free transfer 1 year 22 August 2023 [2]
2DF Jamilla Rankin Brisbane Roar Free transfer 1 year 23 August 2023 [3]
13FW Japan Kurea Okino Australia Boroondara Eagles Free transfer 1 year 24 August 2023 [4]
7FW Ella O'Grady Australia QAS Free transfer 1 year 25 August 2023 [5]
3DF United States Tori Hansen United States Orlando Pride Loan 1 year 13 September 2023 [6]
11FW United States McKenzie Weinert United States OL Reign Free transfer 1 year 15 September 2023 [7]
1GK Lydia Williams England Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed 2 years 16 September 2023 [8]
9FW Emily Gielnik Unattached Free transfer 1 year 22 September 2023 [9]
24MF Laura Pickett Unattached Free transfer 1 year 13 October 2023 [10]
4MF United States Sara D'Appolonia Australia Peninsula Power Free transfer 1 year 16 October 2023 [11]
10MF Alex Chidiac Unattached Free transfer 2.5 years 30 December 2023 [12]
50GK Courtney Newbon Unattached Injury replacement 6 January 2024 [13][14]
66GK New Zealand Georgia Candy Unattached Injury replacement 12 January 2024 [15]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
1GK Casey Dumont Australia Hawthorn (AFLW) 28 April 2023 [16][17][18][19]
23DF Emily Kos Unattached End of contract 16 May 2023 [20]
17FW Maja Markovski Unattached End of contract [20]
7DF Gema Simon Unattached End of contract [20]
9FW United States Catherine Zimmerman Western United Free transfer 26 July 2023 [21]
14FW Melina Ayres Newcastle Jets Free transfer 24 August 2023 [22]
3DF New Zealand Claudia Bunge Denmark HB Køge Undisclosed 28 August 2023 [23][24]
11DF Natalie Tathem Unattached End of contract 8 September 2023 [25]
24DF Anna Liacopoulos Unattached End of contract [25]
2FW Tiffany Eliadis Portugal Atlético Ouriense End of contract 9 October 2023 [26]

Contract extensions

No. Position Player Duration Date Ref.
18Kayla MorrisonDefender1 year21 August 2023[27]
19Lia PrivitelliForward1 year22 August 2023[28]
8Alana MurphyMidfielder1 year23 August 2023[29]
22Ava BriedisMidfielder1 year24 August 2023[30]
16Paige ZoisMidfielder1 year[31]
27Rosie CurtisMidfielder1 year25 August 2023[32]
21Elise Kellond-KnightDefender1 year[33]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 October 2023 Melbourne Victory Australia 0–3 Australia Melbourne City Melbourne
11:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
7 October 2023 Melbourne Victory Australia 2–0 Australia Western United Melbourne
09:40 AEDT
Report Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 15 October 2023 31 March 2024 Matchday 1 11 4 2 5 17 16 +1 036.36
Total 11 4 2 5 17 16 +1 036.36

Last updated: 6 January 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Women

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 12 5 1 6 17 14 +3 16 Qualification to Finals series
6 Sydney FC 10 4 4 2 11 7 +4 16
7 Melbourne Victory 12 4 3 5 18 17 +1 15
8 Central Coast Mariners 11 4 3 4 12 12 0 15
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 14
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[34]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
11 4 2 5 17 16  +1 14 4 0 2 12 7  +5 0 2 3 5 9  −4

Last updated: 6 January 2024.
Source: KEEPUP

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHHAHAHAAHNAHAAHHAHAA
ResultLLWWDWDWLLL
Position811854443447
Points00367101114141414
Updated to match(es) played on 7 January 2024. Source: KEEPUP
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The final league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[35]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 October 2023 1 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 2,588
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
22 October 2023 2 Western United 2–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
4 November 2023 3 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Isabella Blaess
12 November 2023 4 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 1,796
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
18 November 2023 5 Perth Glory 2–2 Melbourne Victory Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 1,533
Referee: Caitlin Williams
26 November 2023 6 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
14:00 AEDT
  • Okino 60'
  • Weinert 90+1'
 Report
Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Asaka Koizumi
10 December 2023 7 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Melbourne Victory Porirua
16:00 NZDT
  • Taylor 17'
  • Main 24'
 Report
Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium
Attendance: 672
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
16 December 2023 8 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Canberra United Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
  • Weinert 28'
  • Okino 57'
 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,264
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
23 December 2023 9 Melbourne City 1–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,286
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
30 December 2023 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 696
Referee: Isabella Libri
6 January 2024 11 Melbourne Victory 1–4 Western United Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 1,686
Referee: Beth Rattray
12 January 2024 12 Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Note: Originally scheduled for 14 January 2024, was moved due to Unite Round.[36]
21 January 2024 13 Canberra United v Melbourne Victory Canberra
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McKellar Park
26 January 2024 14 Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
3 February 2024 15 Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory Brisbane
17:00 AEST Report Stadium: Perry Park
10 February 2024 16 Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory Gosford
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
16 February 2024 17 Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
3 March 2024 18 Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Report Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
9 March 2024 19 Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
17 March 2024 20 Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Report Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
23 March 2024 21 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory Newcastle
16:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
31 March 2024 22 Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory Sydney
16:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 6 January 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Lydia Williams 110 110
2 DF Australia Jamilla Rankin 110 110
3 DF United States Tori Hansen 6+20 80
4 MF United States Sara D'Appolonia 2+80 100
5 DF Australia Jessika Nash 110 110
6 MF Australia Beattie Goad 80 80
7 FW Australia Ella O'Grady 0+72 72
8 MF Australia Alana Murphy 10+10 110
9 FW Australia Emily Gielnik 0+20 20
10 MF Australia Alex Chidiac 1+10 20
11 FW United States McKenzie Weinert 113 113
13 FW Japan Kurea Okino 10+13 113
15 DF Australia Emma Checker 5+21 71
16 MF Australia Paige Zois 3+30 60
18 DF United States Kayla Morrison 112 112
19 FW Australia Lia Privitelli 1+20 30
20 GK Australia Miranda Templeman 0+10 10
21 DF Australia Elise Kellond-Knight 9+10 100
22 MF Australia Ava Briedis 0+40 40
23 MF Australia Rachel Lowe 115 115
27 MF Australia Rosie Curtis 0+10 10
50 GK Australia Courtney Newbon 0+10 10

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 6 January 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 2 DF Australia Jamilla Rankin 200 200
6 MF Australia Beattie Goad 200 200
11 FW United States McKenzie Weinert 200 200
23 MF Australia Rachel Lowe 200 200
5 3 DF United States Tori Hansen 100 100
4 MF United States Sarah D'Appolonia 100 100
5 DF Australia Jessika Nash 100 100
18 DF United States Kayla Morrison 100 100
21 DF Australia Elise Kellond-Knight 100 100
Total 1300 1300

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 6 January 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women Total
1 1 Australia Lydia Williams 3 3
Total33

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Rachel Lowe". Melbourne Victory. 21 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Melbourne Victory Signs Emma Checker". Melbourne Victory. 22 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Jamilla Rankin". Melbourne Victory. 23 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Kurea Okino". Melbourne Victory. 24 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Ella O'Grady". Melbourne Victory. 25 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Tori Hansen". Melbourne Victory. 13 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs McKenzie Weinert". Melbourne Victory. 15 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Lydia Williams". Melbourne Victory. 16 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Emily Gielnik". Melbourne Victory. 22 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Melbourne Victory [@gomvfc] (13 October 2023). "Tying a bow on the squad ahead of Round 1! 🎀 We're pleased to announce the signing of Laura Pickett for the 2023/24 @aleaguewomen season. Welcome, Laura! 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ Melbourne Victory [@gomvfc] (16 October 2023). "Deadline day on Sunday saw us complete the signing of American, Sara D'Appolonia, for the 2023/24 @aleaguewomen season, making her debut off the bench against Brisbane" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Alex Chidiac". Melbourne Victory. 30 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Melbourne Victory [@gomvfc] (6 January 2024). "Courtney Newbon has been signed as a replacement for the injured Miranda Templeman" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "Women's Match Report | Victory Fall Against Western United". Melbourne Victory. 6 January 2024. Unfortunately, injury concerns persisted, leading to another change at halftime. Courtney Newbon stepped in for Lydia Williams, making her debut for the Club.
  15. ↑ Melbourne Victory [@gomvfc] (12 January 2024). "Williams and Nash both miss out from injuries picked up last week. Courtney Newbon makes her first Victory start while Geo Candy joins the Club as an injury replacement goalkeeper" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "Victory goalkeeper Dumont joins Hawks' AFLW team". ESPN. 28 April 2023.
  17. ↑ Snape, Jack (19 August 2023). "'It's huge': code-hopping Matilda says football must close professionalism gap". The Guardian.
  18. ↑ Casey Dumont [@CaseyDumont] (13 September 2023). ""The end of these chapters is only the beginning of a whole new volume." Goodbye and Thanks👋 Seasons: 17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 21/22, 22/23" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ Melbourne Victory [@gomvfc] (15 September 2023). "After furthering her commitment to AFLW, goalkeeper Casey Dumont will not return to the Club for the 2023/24 Liberty A-League season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. 1 2 3 "Melbourne Victory A-League Women's Player Update". Melbourne Victory. 16 May 2023.
  21. ↑ Hughes, Nick (26 July 2023). "Catherine Zimmerman brings firepower up front for Western United". Western United.
  22. ↑ "Newcastle Jets sign Melina Ayres". Newcastle Jets. 24 August 2023.
  23. ↑ "Claudia Bunge Departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 28 August 2023.
  24. ↑ "Welcome Claudia". HB Køge (in Danish). 28 August 2023.
  25. 1 2 "Tathem, Liacopoulos depart Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 8 September 2023.
  26. ↑ Melbourne Victory [@gomvfc] (9 October 2023). "After 64 appearances, spanning five seasons, dual Championship-winner Tiff Eliadis will not return to the squad for the 2023/24 Liberty A-League season, signing for Portuguese Club, Atletico Ouriense" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ↑ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Kayla Morrison". Melbourne Victory. 21 August 2023.
  28. ↑ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Lia Privitelli". Melbourne Victory. 22 August 2023.
  29. ↑ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Alana Murphy". Melbourne Victory. 23 August 2023.
  30. ↑ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Ava Briedis". Melbourne Victory. 24 August 2023.
  31. ↑ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Paige Zois". Melbourne Victory. 24 August 2023.
  32. ↑ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Rosie Curtis". Melbourne Victory. 25 August 2023.
  33. ↑ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Elise Kellond-Knight". Melbourne Victory. 25 August 2023.
  34. ↑ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  35. ↑ "Full A-Leagues fixtures released: What you need to know & key talking points". keepup.com.au. 24 August 2023.
  36. ↑ "What is Unite Round?". aleagues.com.au. 18 October 2023.
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