2009 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season
# 2009 Melbourne Victory FC (W-League) season

The 2009 season is the Melbourne Victory's second season of football (soccer) in Australia's women's league, the W-League.

## Season 2 - 2009

### Fixtures

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Victory Scorers | Stadium |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 October 2009 | Perth Glory | H | W 2-0 | Barilla 34' Thorlakson 71' Kuralay 79' 90' | Etihad Stadium |
| 2 | 10 October 2009 | Brisbane Roar | H | L 0-1 | | Epping Stadium |
| 3 | 17 October 2009 | Adelaide United | A | W 0-2 | Gorry 29' Kuralay 81' | Hindmarsh Stadium |
| 4 | 24 October 2009 | Canberra United | A | --- | --- | McKellar Park |
| 5 | 31 October 2009 | Newcastle Jets | H | --- | --- | Bob Jane Stadium |
| 6 | 7 November 2009 | Sydney FC | H | --- | --- | Deakin Reserve |
| 7 | 14 November 2009 | Brisbane Roar | A | --- | --- | Ballymore Stadium |
| 8 | 21 November 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | A | --- | --- | Leichhardt Oval |
| 9 | 28 November 2009 | Canberra United | H | --- | --- | Bob Jane Stadium |
| 10 | 5 December 2009 | Perth Glory | A | --- | --- | Clipsal Stadium |

## 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

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 | Melissa Barbieri |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Vedrana Popovic |
| 3 | DF | NZL | Marlies Oostdam |
| 4 | MF | AUS | Tal Karp (captain) |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Laura Alleway |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Maika Ruyter-Hooley |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Sarah Groenewald |
| 8 | FW | CAN | Katie Thorlakson |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Stephanie Catley |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Deanna Niceski |
| 11 | MF | USA | Julianne Sitch |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Monnique Hansen Kofoed |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Katrina Gorry |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Selin Kuralay |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Jessica Humble |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Gulcan Koca |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Caitlin Friend |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Ursula Hughson |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Enza Barilla |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Nicole Paul |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Kara Mowbray |

## Player Movement

### In

* Vedrana Popovic (Sydney FC)
* Katie Thorlakson
* Stephanie Catley
* Deanna Niceski
* Julianne Sitch
* Monnique Hansen Kofoed
* Katrina Gorry
* Jessica Humble
* Gulcan Koca
* Caitlin Friend

### Out

* Meghan Archer
* Louisa Bisby
* Rebecca Tegg
* Stephanie Tanti
* Brittany Timko
* Sophie Hogben
* Deanna Niceski
* Daniela Digiammarco
* Bronwyn Nutley
* Alisha Foote

## Leading scorers

The leading goal scorers from the regular season.

| 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 |
| 1 | MF | | Enza Barilla | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | FW | | Katie Thorlakson | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | MF | | Katrina Gorry | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | MF | | Selin Kuralay | | 1 | | | | | | | | |

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

## Squad statistics

Last updated 18 October 2009

| 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 | Melissa Barbieri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Vedrana Popovic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Marlies Oostdam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Tal Karp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Laura Alleway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Maika Ruyter-Hooley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Sarah Groenewald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Katie Thorlakson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Stephanie Catley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Deanna Niceski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Julianne Sitch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Monnique Hansen Kofoed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Katrina Gorry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Selin Kuralay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Jessica Humble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Gulcan Koca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Caitlin Friend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Ursula Hughson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Enza Barilla | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | Nicole Paul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Kara Mowbray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Milestones

First game = 2-0 win home V Perth Glory Largest win = 2-0 away V Adelaide United Largest loss = 0-1 home V Brisbane Roar

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