# 2012–13 Melbourne Victory FC (women) season

The 2012–13 season was Melbourne Victory Football Club's fifth season, in the W-League. Melbourne Victory finished 3rd in their W-League season, finishing as runners-up in the Grand Final.

## 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 | Brianna Davey |
| 2 | DF | USA | Danielle Johnson |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Maika Ruyter-Hooley |
| 4 | DF | NZL | Rebekah Stott |
| 5 | FW | AUS | Laura Spiranovic |
| 6 | MF | SWE | Petra Larsson |
| 7 | DF | AUS | Steph Catley |
| 8 | FW | AUS | Ashley Brown |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Tiffany Eliadis |
| 10 | FW | USA | Jessica McDonald |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Caitlin Friend |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Jackie Vogt |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Louisa Bisby |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Enza Barilla |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Amy Jackson |
| 17 | MF | TUR | Gülcan Koca |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Cindy Lay |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Rachel Alonso |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Cassandra Dimovski |
| 21 | MF | WAL | Jess Fishlock |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Jessica Humble |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Melissa Maizels |
| — | MF | AUS | Georgie Koutrouvelis |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Date |
| 2 | DF | Rita Mankowska | Free agent | Free transfer | 19 October 2012 |
| 9 | MF | Tiffany Eliadis | Free agent | Free transfer | 19 October 2012 |
| 18 | MF | Cindy Lay | Free agent | Free transfer | 19 October 2012 |
| 10 | FW | Jessica McDonald | Free agent | Free transfer | 25 October 2012 |
| 6 | MF | Petra Larsson | Linköping | Free transfer | 8 November 2012 |
| 22 | MF | Jess Fishlock | Bristol Academy | Free transfer | 8 November 2012 |

### Transfers out

| No. | Position | Name | To | Type/fee | Date |
| 10 | FW | Jodie Taylor | Birmingham City | Free transfer | 27 February 2012 |
| 4 | DF | Kendall Fletcher | Vittsjö | Free transfer | 9 March 2012 |
| 13 | MF | Katrina Gorry | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 17 October 2012 |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| W-League | 21 October 2012 | 13 January 2013 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 058.33 |
| W-League Finals | 20 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | Semi-finals | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 050.00 |
Source: Competitions

### W-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 26 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Perth Glory | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Canberra United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 18 | |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 13 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 6 | |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 40 | −28 | 6 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: worldfootball.net

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 18 September 2012.
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Finals series
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | W-League | W-League | W-League | W-League | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Regular season | Regular season | Finals series | Finals series | | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Brianna Davey | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Danielle Johnson | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Maika Ruyter-Hooley | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Rebekah Stott | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | | Laura Spiranovic | 4+5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | | Petra Larsson | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | | Steph Catley | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | Ashley Brown | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | | Tiffany Eliadis | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Jessica McDonald | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| 11 | FW | | Caitlin Friend | 0+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Jackie Vogt | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Louisa Bisby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Enza Barilla | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | | Amy Jackson | 10+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | | Gülcan Koca | 10+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Cindy Lay | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Rachel Alonso | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Cassandra Dimovski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Jess Fishlock | 5+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | | Jessica Humble | 2+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |

### 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. | Nat. | Name | W-League | W-League | W-League | W-League | W-League | W-League | Total | Total | Total |
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Finals series | Finals series | Finals series | | | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 3 | DF | | Maika Ruyter-Hooley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 21 | MF | | Jess Fishlock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | FW | | Jessica McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 14 | MF | | Enza Barilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 15 | MF | | Amy Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 23 | DF | | Jessica Humble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 | W-League | W-League | Total |
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | Regular season | Finals series | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Brianna Davey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 20 | | Cassandra Dimovski | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |