Eric, Cheryl and Maj share their thoughts on the week in football.
History: Michelle Watson, Matildas Cap 83
Matildas Debut: 1994 (age 17)
Grassroots Club: Bankstown Strikers
Appearances: 24
Groubes vine:
Very mature midfielder at a very young age. Great ball control and her brain and body could move at great speed – had it on a string and could change the direction of play and of a game in a split second. She was in my age group at youth nationals, playing for NSW, and was literally impossible to contain.
Hot Topics
“42.8% increase in the number of transfers during this year’s January registration period compared to January 2021. The total stood at 257 transfers, a new all-time high surpassing the pre-pandemic levels of January 2020 by almost 40%.”
“In women’s professional football, January transfers normally represent between 10% and 18% of the annual total. This year, there was an increase of 42.8% compared to January 2021, with 257 players changing countries last month.”
“As in the men’s game, out-of-contract players (81.3%) accounted for the bulk of international transfers in women’s professional football, with 209 such players joining a new team based overseas. Total spending on transfer fees amounted to USD 487,800, further underlining the continued growth of women’s football witnessed in the past four years.” – this is compared to 1.03B in the men’s game.
“Spain registered the highest number of incoming transfers (46), while clubs from the USA released the most players (27). In terms of total spending on incoming transfers, England led the way with USD 254,200, followed by Spain with USD 105,800.”
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Matildas
- Wellbeing break for the Matildas with the next FIFA window in April
- Signings: Around the World – Aussies/NZ Abroad
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News
- Keeley Richards undergoes surgery
- Adelaide will host a Pride Game on Saturday 26 February
- Perth will play Sydney in Tasmania on Sunday 27 February
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This Week
- TUE: Newcastle 0-1 Victory
- THU: Perth 1-0 Adelaide
- FRI: Canberra 0-3 Wellington
- SAT: Victory 5-0 Wanderers
- SUN: Perth 0-4 City
- SUN: Brisbane 2-8 Adelaide
- SUN: Newcastle 0-1 Sydney
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The race for the top four is getting TIGHT 😬
And with some big fixtures to come this week, who will make up the top end of the table on Sunday night?
Let us know below! #WeAreALeagues pic.twitter.com/lb3pLNxwYy
— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) February 13, 2022
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Next Week
- TUE: Wanderers v Canberra
- WED: Victory v Sydney
- THU: Wellington v Adelaide
- FRI: Brisbane v Canberra
- SAT: Victory v Perth
- SAT: Newcastle v Wanderers
- SUN: City v Sydney
- Signings: Season 14 squad page – WSW sign Ella Abdul Massih
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Around the World
UK
FA WSL (15 of 22)
- Listen in for our discussion on all the Aussies in the FA WSL
- Chelsea (Sam Kerr) 0-0 Arsenal (Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord, Lydia Williams)
- Manchester City (Alanna Kennedy, Hayley Raso) 1-0 Manchester United
- Everton 0-2 Aston Villa (Emily Gielnik)
- Leicester 3-0 West Ham United (Mackenzie Arnold, Tameka Yallop)
- Birmingham 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur (Kyah Simon)
Scottish WPL (11 of 27)
- WPL Round 11: Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill) 2-0 Celtic (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi)
- Scottish Cup 4th Rd: Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill) 6-0 Hamilton Academical
- Scottish Cup 4th Rd: Celtic (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi) 2-1 Rangers
Europe
France – D1F (12 of 22)
- Lyon (Ellie Carpenter) 8-0 Soyaux-Charente
- Read B90s coverage of the D1F
Netherlands – Eredivisie (18 of 18)
- VV Alkmaar 1-3 PSV Eindhoven (Amy Harrison)
- Round 15 postponed fixture v Ajax still to play
Queens / Kings of the Week
Cheryl – 1) Wellington head coach Gemma Lewis is doing a brilliant job in exceptionally difficult circumstances 2) Wellington goalkeeper Lily Alfeld for keeping a clean sheet against Canberra, her leadership throughout the season and for earning a Football Ferns callup
Maj – 1) Melissa Barbieri deserves to be Queen of the Week again! 25 years in professional football, more clean sheets for the Matildas than any other goalkeeper 2) Kyra Cooney-Cross threaded the eye of a needle to set up Mindy Barbieri’s goal against WSW 3) Dylan Holmes produced a “Hollywood pass” to set up one of Fiona Worts’ goals against Brisbane
Eric – 1) Manchester City’s Caroline Weir scored a worldie to win the derby against Manchester United 2) Fiona Worts for her five goal haul against Brisbane Joker) the APL social media admin who tweeted that Fiona Worts’ five goal performance was worthy of Tony Gustavsson’s attention, not realising that Fiona is English
Dale – 1) Adelaide head coach Adrian Stenta has done a magnificent job developing his group of players over the last few years 2) any Brisbane fan that watched all of their 8-2 loss to Adelaide
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