All photos courtesy Georgia Paul (Instagram - @georgiaepaul ). Left: Central Coast Mariners defender Annabel Martin clears a goalbound shot off the line, during the A-League Women game between the Mariners and Newcastle Jets, played at No. 2 Sportsground on Saturday 10 January 2026. Top Right: Newcastle Jets winger Charlotte Lancaster shoots during the A-League Women game between Newcastle and Sydney FC, played at Leichhardt Oval on Tuesday 13 January, 2026. Bottom Right: Newcastle celebrate Lancaster’s winning goal during the aforementioned Sydney v Newcastle game.
All photos courtesy Georgia Paul (Instagram - @georgiaepaul ). Left: Central Coast Mariners defender Annabel Martin clears a goalbound shot off the line, during the A-League Women game between the Mariners and Newcastle Jets, played at No. 2 Sportsground on Saturday 10 January 2026. Top Right: Newcastle Jets winger Charlotte Lancaster shoots during the A-League Women game between Newcastle and Sydney FC, played at Leichhardt Oval on Tuesday 13 January, 2026. Bottom Right: Newcastle celebrate Lancaster’s winning goal during the aforementioned Sydney v Newcastle game.

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Happy Birthday Ally!

 

Moments Of The Week

Ally – Annabel Martin’s goal line clearance to save a win for CCM against Newcastle

Emma – Makala Woods dancing to the Phoenix fans chanting, after her goal on debut v Melb City

Eric – (via Sydney FC socials) fans throw tissues to Tori Tumeth so she can clean up a bloodied nose and return to the field of play

 

APL take over the Central Coast Mariners A-League licence

 

Professionalise The Dub

Ally went to the PFA’s launch of the Ready For Takeoff document, their proposal to fully professionalise A-League Women

Click here to read the press release

Click here to view and download the Ready For Takeoff document

 

A-League Women Results

Round 11

CCM retain the guardrail by winning the F3 Derby
The Leichhardt Oval pitch looks like a patchwork quilt

Sydney 0-0 Adelaide
Perth 3-1 Wanderers
Wellington 1-2 Melb City
Newcastle 1-2 Mariners
Victory 0-1 Brisbane
BYE – Canberra

Round 7

Amelia Cassar ends Sydney’s goal drought, lasting 483 minutes of play / 52 days (previous Sydney goal: Maddie Caspers v CCM, Sunday 23 November)

Sydney 1-2 Newcastle

 

A-League Women Fixtures (all times AEDT)

Round 13

Fri 16 Jan, 4:50pm – Melb City v Newcastle, Swan Street
Fri 16 Jan, 7pm – WSW v Brisbane, Rooty Hill Turf Farm
Sat 17 Jan, 4:50pm – Adelaide v Victory, Hindmarsh Stadium
Sat 17 Jan, 5:30pm – Canberra v Wellington, McKellar Park
Sun 18 Jan, 5pm – CCM v Perth, Central Coast Stadium
BYE – Sydney

Round 8

Tue 20 Jan, 8pm – Brisbane v Melb City, Spencer Park

Round 10

Wed 21 Jan, 7pm – Newcastle v Adelaide, Cheryl Salisbury Field (the end of 4 games in 11 days for Jets)

 

News

Samba named PFA Player of the Month for December
Remy Siemsen signs for Rosengard (Sweden)
Margaux Chauvet signs for Valadares Gaia, (Portugal)

 

Baby Watch

Lydia Williams has given birth to Coen Ronald Anne Williams

 

Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week

 

Ally – the woso community, for their support of Kyra Cooney-Cross and her mum Jess, after Jess was diagnosed with a cancer that has no known cure, look up @kyracooneyx on Insta for more details and a link to donate to a GoFundMe set up for the family

Dale – (Joker) – CCM ownership

Emma – Newcastle winger Charlotte Lancaster won the game vs Sydney with a spectacular long range strike

Eric – (Joker) anyone who thinks Qatar should host the Women’s Club World Cup – 1) Abbey Lemon has played 50 Dub games – 2) the two Football NSW women’s futsal teams are top of the table at the Futsal National Champs, after three games (out of five) played in the group stage

 


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