2022–23 Western United FC (women) season

Western United (A-League Women) 2022–23 football season

Western United (A-League Women)
2022–23 season
Chairman	Jason Sourasis
Manager	Mark Torcaso
Stadium	City Vista Recreation Reserve North Hobart Oval AAMI Park Morshead Park Stadium
A-League Women	2nd
A-League Women	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Hannah Keane (13) All: Hannah Keane (14)
Highest home attendance	2,753 vs. Melbourne Victory (19 November 2022) A-League Women
Lowest home attendance	320 vs. Newcastle Jets (19 February 2023) A-League Women
Average home league attendance	995
Biggest win	5–0 vs. Canberra United (A) (28 January 2023) A-League Women
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. Sydney FC (N) (30 April 2023) A-League Women Finals
2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was Western United Football Club (A-League Women)'s first season. The season began on 19 November 2022 and concluded on 30 April 2023 in the 2022–23 A-League Women.

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	Alyssa Dall'Oste
2	FW	AUS	Stacey Papadopoulos
3	DF	AUS	Silver Bell Morris (scholarship)
4	MF	PHI	Jaclyn Sawicki (captain)
5	DF	AUS	Aimee Medwin (scholarship)
7	FW	AUS	Francesca Iermano
9	FW	USA	Hannah Keane
10	FW	AUS	Kahli Johnson
11	MF	AUS	Emma Robers
12	FW	AUS	Harriet Withers
13	FW	CAN	Danielle Steer
14	DF	AUS	Natasha Dakic


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	AUS	Adriana Taranto
16	MF	AUS	Melissa Taranto
17	FW	AUS	Raquel Deralas (scholarship)
18	FW	AUS	Aleksandra Sinclair
19	DF	SRB	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
20	DF	GUY	Sydney Cummings
21	GK	USA	Hillary Beall (vice-captain, on loan from Racing Louisville)
22	DF	AUS	Alana Cerne
23	DF	AUS	Angela Beard
24	DF	AUS	Julia Sardo
25	DF	AUS	Tiana Jaber (injury replacement)

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date
22	DF	Alana Cerne	Calder United		2 years	4 August 2022
9	FW	Hannah Keane	Sporting de Huelva			9 August 2022
10	FW	Kahli Johnson	Sydney FC			10 August 2022
15	MF	Adriana Taranto	Calder United		1 year	16 August 2022
16	MF	Melissa Taranto	Calder United		1 year	16 August 2022
4	MF	Jaclyn Sawicki	Free agent			18 August 2022
11	MF	Emma Robers	Melbourne Victory			24 August 2022
24	DF	Julia Sardo	Calder United			24 August 2022
18	FW	Aleksandra Sinclair	Calder United		1 year	26 August 2022
7	FW	Francesca Iermano	Melbourne Victory		1 year	30 August 2022
1	GK	Alyssa Dall'Oste	Calder United		2 years	1 September 2022
14	DF	Natasha Dakic	Calder United		2 years	1 September 2022
3	DF	Silver Bell Morris	FV Emerging	Scholarship	2 years	8 September 2022
6	MF	Chloe Logarzo	Kansas City Current	Loan		13 September 2022
19	DF	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic	Melbourne City		1 year	16 September 2022
12	FW	Harriet Withers	Melbourne Victory			21 September 2022
17	FW	Raquel Deralas	Calder United	Scholarship
2	FW	Stacey Papadopoulos	Calder United
21	GK	Hillary Beall	Racing Louisville	Loan	1 year	28 September 2022
20	DF	Sydney Cummings	San Diego Wave		1 year	29 September 2022
8	FW	Jessica McDonald	Racing Louisville	Loan (guest player)	3 months	19 October 2022
5	DF	Aimee Medwin	Long Beach State Beach	Scholarship		23 November 2022
13	FW	Danielle Steer	UBC Thunderbirds		4 months	4 January 2023
23	DF	Angela Beard	Fortuna Hjørring		2 years	9 January 2023
25	DF	Tiana Jaber	Unattached	Injury replacement (for Aimee Medwin)	4 months	28 February 2023

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
8	FW	Jessica McDonald	Racing Louisville	End of loan	22 January 2023
6	MF	Chloe Logarzo	Kansas City Current	End of loan	24 February 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

Western United

Melbourne Victory

5 November 2022	Western United	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Ballarat
	Keane 89'	Report		Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium

Melbourne City

Western United

10 November 2022	Melbourne City	0–3	Western United	Melbourne
		Report	Keane 33', 49' McDonald 35'	Stadium: Casey Fields

Western United

Young Matildas

20 February 2023	Western United	0–3	Young Matildas	Melbourne
10:00 AEDT		Report	? ?' ? ?' ? ?'	Stadium: Galvin Park

Competitions

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League Women	19 November 2022	1 April 2023	Matchday 1	2nd	18	12	0	6	35	22	+13	066.67
A-League Women Finals	16 April 2023	30 April 2023	Semi-finals	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	1	4	−3	050.00
Total					20	13	0	7	36	26	+10	065.00

Source: Soccerway

A-League Women

Main article: 2022–23 A-League Women

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC (C)	18	13	1	4	43	15	+28	40	Qualification to Finals series and 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship
2	Western United	18	13	0	5	38	20	+18	39	Qualification to Finals series
3	Melbourne City	18	9	3	6	36	23	+13	30
4	Melbourne Victory	18	7	8	3	29	22	+7	29
5	Canberra United	18	8	5	5	35	30	+5	29

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Off-season with Calder United.
Off-season with South Melbourne.
Off-season with Spartak Subotica.
The APL awarded Western United a 3–0 win as a result of Brisbane Roar fielding an ineligible player, after the round 17 match had originally finished 2–0 for Brisbane.

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
18	13	0	5	38	20	+18	39	6	0	3	11	10	+1	7	0	2	27	10	+17

Source: A-Leagues

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	7	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	A	A	B	A	B	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	B	H	H
Result	W	W	W	B	W	B	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	B	L	W
Position	3	1	1	3	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2
Points	3	6	9	9	12	12	15	18	21	21	24	27	27	27	30	33	33	36	36	36	39

Source: A-Leagues
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

The league fixtures were announced on 15 September 2022.

Western United v Melbourne Victory

19 November 2022 1	Western United	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	McDonald 54'	Report		Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 2,753 Referee: Lara Lee

Wellington Phoenix v Western United

26 November 2022 2	Wellington Phoenix	1–4	Western United	Wellington
15:00 NZDT	van der Meer 23'	Report	McDonald 16' Cummings 71' Keane 77', 82'	Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 1,541 Referee: Bec Mackie

Adelaide United v Western United

4 December 2022 3	Adelaide United	1–2	Western United	Adelaide
15:30 ACDT	Dawber 56'	Report	Cummings 90+1' Robers 90+7'	Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Lara Lee

Melbourne City v Western United

17 December 2022 5	Melbourne City	1–3	Western United	Melbourne
17:10 AEDT	Ekic 28'	Report	A. Taranto 2' Logarzo 64', 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,392 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Perth Glory v Western United

1 January 2023 8	Perth Glory	2–3	Western United	Perth
16:00 AWST	Baisden 7' Lowry 53'	Report	Keane 17' Logarzo 67' Koulizakis 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Macedonia Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Caitlin Williams

Western United v Wellington Phoenix

7 January 2023 9	Western United	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Vlajnic 78'	Report		Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 630 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Western United v Sydney FC

11 January 2023 10	Western United	2–0	Sydney FC	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Keane 18', 35'	Report		Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 740 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Western Sydney Wanderers v Western United

14 January 2023 10	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1	Western United	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Bolden 12' Harrison 53'	Report	Keane 26'	Stadium: Wanderers Football Park Attendance: 448 Referee: Kelly Jones

Western United v Brisbane Roar

21 January 2023 11	Western United	2–0	Brisbane Roar	Hobart
14:20 AEDT	Keane 47' Vlajnic 56'	Report		Stadium: North Hobart Oval Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Canberra United v Western United

28 January 2023 12	Canberra United	0–5	Western United	Canberra
15:00 AEDT		Report	Steer 5' M. Taranto 13' Keane 28', 39' Cummings 42'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 970 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Western United v Perth Glory

4 February 2023 13	Western United	1–3	Perth Glory	Ballarat
15:00 AEDT	Robers 22'	Report	Phonsongkham 11' (pen.) Jancevski 73' Blake 90+6'	Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium Attendance: 545 Referee: Caitlin Williams

Western United v Newcastle Jets

8 February 2023 7	Western United	0–2	Newcastle Jets	Ballarat
17:30		Report	King 38' Brodigan 47'	Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium Attendance: 320 Referee: Isabella Libri

Western United v Melbourne City

11 February 2023 14	Western United	2–1	Melbourne City	Melbourne
14:20 AEDT	Keane 48' Cummings 86' (pen.)	Report	McKenna 40'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

Newcastle Jets v Western United

26 February 2023 15	Newcastle Jets	0–6	Western United	Newcastle
16:00 AEDT		Report	Johnson 6', 34' Vlajnic 38', 44' Steer 55' Keane 78'	Stadium: Newcastle No.2 Sportsground Attendance: 910 Referee: Bec Mackie

Sydney FC v Western United

5 March 2023 16	Sydney FC	3–0	Western United	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Lowe 51', 64' Ibini 81'	Report		Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 566 Referee: Lara Lee

Brisbane Roar v Western United

11 March 2023 17	Brisbane Roar	0–3	Western United	Brisbane
15:00 AEDT	Connors 18', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 751 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Western United v Canberra United

25 March 2023 19	Western United	0–3	Canberra United	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT		Report	Milivojević 1', 65' Wu 74'	Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 404 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Western United v Western Sydney Wanderers

1 April 2023 20	Western United	2–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Keane 23', 55'	Report	Saveska 80'	Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 361 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Finals series

Sydney FC v Western United

16 April 2023 Qualifying final	Sydney FC	0–1	Western United	Sydney
17:45 AEST		Report	Keane 26'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 3,680 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Western United v Sydney FC

30 April 2023 Grand final	Western United	0–4	Sydney FC	Sydney
16:00 AEST		Report	Haley 4', 90+1' Tobin 18' Ibini 63' (pen.)	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,519 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos.	Name	A-League Women				Total
			Regular season		Finals series		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Alyssa Dall'Oste	0+1	0	0+0	0	1	0
2	DF	Stacey Papadopoulos	8+2	0	2+0	0	12	0
4	DF	Jaclyn Sawicki	8+4	0	1+1	0	14	0
5	DF	Aimee Medwin	7+2	0	0+0	0	9	0
7	DF	Francesca Iermano	3+6	0	0+0	0	9	0
9	FW	Hannah Keane	18	13	2+0	1	20	14
10	FW	Kahli Johnson	9+6	2	2+0	0	17	2
11	MF	Emma Robers	14+3	2	2+0	0	19	2
13	FW	Danielle Steer	5+7	2	1+1	0	14	2
14	DF	Natasha Dakic	2+8	0	0+1	0	11	0
15	MF	Adriana Taranto	17+1	1	2+0	0	20	1
16	MF	Melissa Taranto	16+1	1	1+1	0	19	1
18	FW	Aleksandra Sinclair	1+7	0	0+0	0	8	0
19	DF	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic	14+2	4	2+0	0	18	4
20	DF	Sydney Cummings	18	4	2+0	0	20	4
21	GK	Hillary Beall	18	0	2+0	0	20	0
22	DF	Alana Cerne	16+1	0	2+0	0	19	0
23	DF	Angela Beard	9+2	0	1+0	0	12	0
24	DF	Julia Sardo	6+4	0	0+1	0	11	0
25	DF	Tiana Jaber	0+2	0	0+1	0	3	0
Players departed but featured this season
6	MF	Chloe Logarzo	0+6	3	0+0	0	6	3
8	FW	Jessica McDonald	9	2	0+0	0	9	2

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.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	A-League Women						Total
				Regular season			Finals series			Total

1	11	MF	Emma Robers	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
2	16	MF	Melissa Taranto	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	20	DF	Sydney Cummings	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	22	MF	Alana Cerne	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	2	DF	Stacey Papadopoulos	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	5	DF	Aimee Medwin	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	9	FW	Hannah Keane	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	10	FW	Kahli Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23	DF	Angela Beard	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24	DF	Julia Sardo	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	6	MF	Chloe Logarzo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7	DF	Francesca Iermano	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15	MF	Adriana Taranto	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18	FW	Aleksandra Sinclair	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	19	DF	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	21	GK	Hillary Beall	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				28	0	0	3	0	0	31	0	0

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.

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Women		Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	Regular season	Finals series	Total
1	21		Hillary Beall	6	1	7

Notes

The APL awarded Western United a 3–0 win as a result of Brisbane Roar fielding an ineligible player, after the match had originally finished 2–0 for Brisbane.

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National teams

Men's	Senior men's (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying) U23 U20 U17
Women's	Senior women's U23 U20 (2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup) U17

League competitions

Men's

Level 1	A-League Men (finals series, Grand Final) Asian Champions League (2022)
Level 2	National Premier Leagues (2022, 2023)

Women's

Level 1	A-League Women (grand final)
Level 2	National Premier Leagues Women's (WA 2022)

Cup competitions

Australia Cup	2022 Australia Cup (qualifying rounds, final) 2023 Australia Cup (qualifying rounds, final)

Club seasons
A-League Men	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Macarthur FC Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United
A-League Women	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United

Categories:

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	13	0	5	38	20	+18	39	6	0	3	11	10	+1	7	0	2	27	10	+17

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	13	0	5	38	20	+18	39	6	0	3	11	10	+1	7	0	2	27	10	+17

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	13	0	5	38	20	+18	39	6	0	3	11	10	+1	7	0	2	27	10	+17