2025–26 A-League Women — regular season matches

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Melbourne Victory defeated Perth Glory 1-0 in their A-League Women matchday 22 game at Sam Kerr Football Centre, with Claudia Bunge scoring the only goal of the match in the 22nd minute. The result sees Melbourne Victory finish sixth on the ladder on 28 points with their eighth win of the season, whilst Perth Glory are eighth on 24 points after suffering their tenth loss this year.

 

[Hillbilly55]

Melbourne Victory defeated Perth Glory 1-0 in their A-League Women matchday 22 game at Sam Kerr Football Centre, with Claudia Bunge scoring the only goal of the match in the 22nd minute. The result sees Melbourne Victory finish sixth on the ladder on 28 points with their eighth win of the season, whilst Perth Glory are eighth on 24 points after suffering their tenth loss this year.

Depending on results, could still end up 7th and outside the final series.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Depending on results, could still end up 7th and outside the final series.

Melbourne Victory could fall outside the top six if both Central Coast Mariners and Brisbane Roar get the job done in their respective matches against Sydney FC and Canberra United, which would also mean that Sydney FC finish with the spoon.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Central Coast Mariners and Sydney FC scoreless at the half in their A-League Women matchday 22 game.

 

[Hillbilly55]

CCM and Sydney end up Nil all, gifting Victory a place in the finals.

Brisbane up 2 - 1 after 68 minutes and currently in 5th spot.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

CCM and Sydney end up Nil all, gifting Victory a place in the finals.

Western Sydney Wanderers finish with the spoon after Sydney FC's scoreless draw with Central Coast Mariners, level on 19 points with Sydney FC but with inferior for and against.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Chloe Lincoln yellow carded in the 90th minute for Brisbane Roar for time wasting, becoming the first Brisbane Roar player to receive one this match as they take a 2-1 lead against Canberra United into five minutes' worth of second half stoppage time.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Thank fuck it’s over. Jodi Ülkekul’s last match, so thanks to her for everything and good luck with whatever’s next. Wish she actually played well for us though.

We didn’t get the spoon at least, but it’s still completely unacceptable. I hope the players do what Spurs Women players did. They admitted it was on them, thank us the fans for our support and aim to do better next season. And to the board: do fucking better. We need actual coaching solutions and actual good players.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Penalty to Canberra!

I’m out so I’m not watching though.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Penalty to Canberra!

I’m out so I’m not watching though.

Mary Stanic-Floody misses the penalty for Canberra United as her effort is saved by Chloe Lincoln and the score remains 2-1 in favour of Brisbane Roar.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Brisbane Roar ran out 2-1 winners over Canberra United in their A-League Women matchday 21 game, their last match of the Dub home and away season courtesy of goals to Aimee Medwin and Alicia Woods in the 21st and 68th minute respectively, with Michelle Heyman scoring Canberra United's only goal in the 62nd minute. The result sees both Canberra United and Brisbane Roar finish with an identical record of nine wins, four draws and seven losses, level on 31 points but Canberra United finish third due to superior for and against, meaning that Brisbane Roar finish fourth.

 

[libelous]

Thank fuck it’s over. Jodi Ülkekul’s last match, so thanks to her for everything and good luck with whatever’s next. Wish she actually played well for us though.

We didn’t get the spoon at least, but it’s still completely unacceptable. I hope the players do what Spurs Women players did. They admitted it was on them, thank us the fans for our support and aim to do better next season. And to the board: do fucking better. We need actual coaching solutions and actual good players.

I don’t think you can blame the players, coaches can only deal the hand that they’re given. It all comes down to clubs not caring about their women’s teams, they are a burden seemingly.
As has been said many times before, womens football needs to forge its own path.
The players are there, the coaches are there so it just needs someone with the courage to grab it by the horns and back it.
The rewards will be there but unfortunately the dollars aren’t.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

I don’t think you can blame the players, coaches can only deal the hand that they’re given. It all comes down to clubs not caring about their women’s teams, they are a burden seemingly.
As has been said many times before, womens football needs to forge its own path.
The players are there, the coaches are there so it just needs someone with the courage to grab it by the horns and back it.
The rewards will be there but unfortunately the dollars aren’t.

I don’t think it’s that. It works in other countries. Only Canada and the US have only women’s-only clubs in their top leagues and they’re all backed by big investors (often former players and other athletes).

 

[libelous]

I don’t think it’s that. It works in other countries. Only Canada and the US have only women’s-only clubs in their top leagues and they’re all backed by big investors (often former players and other athletes).

That’s because the US and Canada see the potential of womens football and are willing to invest in it.
I don’t think it needs a huge investment to get a womens league up and running it just needs someone with the guts to start the ball rolling.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

That’s because the US and Canada see the potential of womens football and are willing to invest in it.
I don’t think it needs a huge investment to get a womens league up and running it just needs someone with the guts to start the ball rolling.

We don’t have as many billionaires or millionaires in Australia though. There’s also less people here and the market isn’t as big. People watch the NWSL in Australia but do Seppos watch the Dub?

If Asian and European countries have men’s and women’s teams under one club I don’t see why we can’t. The American model is corporate and has existed for a long time, it’s hard to just switch over.

 

[libelous]

We don’t have as many billionaires or millionaires in Australia though. There’s also less people here and the market isn’t as big. People watch the NWSL in Australia but do Seppos watch the Dub?

If Asian and European countries have men’s and women’s teams under one club I don’t see why we can’t. The American model is corporate and has existed for a long time, it’s hard to just switch over.

That would be fine if the clubs funded their women’s teams well enough but most clubs, if not all, treat them as a financial burden. That’s why the PFA has called for a separate women’s league.
If that were to happen then they could professionalize which would help the building of Matildas teams tremendously.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

If that were to happen then they could professionalize which would help the building of Matildas teams tremendously.

Even with full-time professionalism in the Dub the selection policy still favours the old guard and there is no incentive to promote from the Matildas farm system to the senior national team setup which means that very few players in Tillies lists will come from the A-League Women unfortunately.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Even with full-time professionalism in the Dub the selection policy still favours the old guard and there is no incentive to promote from the Matildas farm system to the senior national team setup which means that very few players in Tillies lists will come from the A-League Women unfortunately.

Who actually made the policy? Is it Football Australia pushing it or is it just ironic that our last two coaches have selected old players?

Hopefully between now and the World Cup we see A LOT of new faces, including dual internationals.

 

[libelous]

Even with full-time professionalism in the Dub the selection policy still favours the old guard and there is no incentive to promote from the Matildas farm system to the senior national team setup which means that very few players in Tillies lists will come from the A-League Women unfortunately.

Sorry but I think you’re wrong, even now the majority of players being called up at junior Matildas levels are from the ALW.
As professionalism becomes more entrenched then the standard increases.

 

[libelous]

You both are looking at it from a current perspective I am talking about the future and the sooner the league becomes professional the better.