2009 Perth Glory FC (W-League) season
# 2009 Perth Glory FC (W-League) season

The 2009 season is the Perth Glory's second season of soccer in Australia's women's league, the W-League.

## 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.

## W-League

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

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Referee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 October 2009 | Melbourne Victory | Away | 0–2 | | Melksham |
| 10 October 2009 | Newcastle Jets | Home | 1–0 | McCallum | Corey |
| 17 October 2009 | Canberra United | Home | 2–2 | McCallum, Tabain | Reibelt |
| 24 October 2009 | Adelaide United | Away | 1–0 | Singer | Melksham and Keen |
| 31 October 2009 | Brisbane Roar | Away | 0–6 | | Reibelt |
| 7 November 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | Home | 1–2 | Tabain | Corey |
| 14 November 2009 | Canberra United | Away | 0–4 | | Gardener |
| 21 November 2009 | Sydney FC | Away | 2–5 | Kerr, De Vanna | Donohue |
| 28 November 2009 | Brisbane Roar | Home | 2–1 | Gill (2) | Durcau |
| 5 December 2009 | Melbourne Victory | Home | 2–0 | De Vanna, Gill | Corey |

* ↑ Perth Glory score mentioned first
* ↑ Jacqui Melksham was replaced by the fourth official Airlie Keen, due to aggravating an ankle injury

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 22 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 21 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Canberra United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 14 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 13 | |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 3 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 2 | |

## Players

Confirmed signings as of 2/10/09.

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 | AUS | Emma Wirkus |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Carys Hawkins |
| 4 | FW | AUS | Sam Kerr |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Shannon May |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Ella Mastrantonio |
| 7 | DF | AUS | Elissia Canham |
| 8 | DF | AUS | Tanya Oxtoby |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Dani Calautti |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Lisa De Vanna |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Elisa D'Ovidio |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Collette McCallum |
| 15 | -- | USA | Alex Singer |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Sadie Lawrence |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Marianna Tabain |
| 18 | FW | AUS | Ellis Glanfield |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Katarina Jukic |
| -- | -- | AUS | Zoe Palandri |
| -- | FW | AUS | Kate Gill |
| -- | FW | AUS | Ciara Conway |
| -- | MF | AUS | Jaymee Gibbons |

* Coach: John Gibson
* Captain: Tanya Oxtoby

## Transfers

### In

* Emma Wirkus (Adelaide United)
* Elissia Canham
* Sadie Lawrence
* Ellis Glanfield
* Zoe Palandri
* Kate Gill
* Alex Singer

### Out

* Kate Stewart
* Ciara Conway
* Katy Coghlan
* Elle Semmens
* Rachael Smith
* Shiya Lim
* Emily Dunn
* Maya Diederichsen
* Luisa Marzotto

## Leading scorers

| Total | Pos | Player | Player | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | Pos | Player | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | | Collette McCallum | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | 2 | | Marianna Tabain | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | 2 | | Alex Singer | | | | 1 | | | | | | |

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | W-League | W-League | W-League Finals | W-League Finals | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Emma Wirkus | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Carys Hawkins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | FW | Sam Kerr | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Shannon May | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Ella Mastrantonio | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Elissia Canham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Tanya Oxtoby | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Dani Calautti | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Lisa De Vanna | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Elisa D'Ovidio | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Collette McCallum | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | Alex Singer | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Sadie Lawrence | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Marianna Tabain | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Ellis Glanfield | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Katarina Jukic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | - | Zoe Palandri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | FW | Kate Gill | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | FW | Ciara Conway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | MF | Jaymee Gibbons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Source: Soccerway

