# 2017–18 W-League

The 2017–18 W-League season was the tenth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.

## Clubs
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | Marden Sports Complex | 6,000 |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium A.J. Kelly Park | 52,500 1,500 |
| Canberra United | Canberra | McKellar Park | 3,500 |
| Melbourne City | Melbourne | Lakeside Stadium CB Smith Reserve AAMI Park | 12,000 2,000 30,050 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Lakeside Stadium Epping Stadium AAMI Park | 12,000 10,000 30,050 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | No.2 Sportsground McDonald Jones Stadium | 5,000 33,000 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | Dorrien Gardens nib Stadium | 4,000 20,500 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 45,500 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Marconi Stadium ANZ Stadium | 9,000 83,500 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit sponsors |
| Adelaide United | Ivan Karlović | Emma Checker | Macron |
| Brisbane Roar | Melissa Andreatta | Clare Polkinghorne | Umbro |
| Canberra United | Heather Garriock | Michelle Heyman Ashleigh Sykes | Nike University of Canberra |
| Melbourne City | Patrick Kisnorbo | Steph Catley | Nike |
| Melbourne Victory | Jeff Hopkins | Natasha Dowie | Adidas |
| Newcastle Jets | Craig Deans | Emily van Egmond | Viva Teamwear Greater Bank |
| Perth Glory | Bobby Despotovski | Sam Kerr | Healthway, National Storage, Goodlife, Macron |
| Sydney FC | Ante Juric | Teresa Polias | Puma |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Richard Byrne | Ellie Brush Erica Halloway | Nike |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Canberra United | Raeanne Dower | Resigned | 5 February 2017 | Pre-season | Heather Garriock | 22 May 2017 |
| Sydney FC | Dan Barrett | Resigned | 15 May 2017 | Pre-season | Ante Juric | 7 June 2017 |
| Melbourne City | Jess Fishlock | End of contract | 6 July 2017 | Pre-season | Patrick Kisnorbo | 6 July 2017 |
| Adelaide United | Huss Skenderovic | End of contract | 9 July 2017 | Pre-season | Ivan Karlović | 9 July 2017 |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
| Adelaide United | Danielle Colaprico | Makenzy Doniak | Alyssa Mautz | Katie Naughton | | |
| Brisbane Roar | Cheung Wai Ki | Celeste Boureille | Carson Pickett | | | |
| Canberra United | Laura Bassett | Elise Thorsnes | Haley Kopmeyer | Toni Pressley | | Kendall Fletcher$^G$ |
| Melbourne City | Yukari Kinga | Lauren Barnes | Ashley Hatch | Jess Fishlock | Jodie Taylor$^G$ Rebekah Stott$^A$ | |
| Melbourne Victory | Natasha Dowie | Jeon Ga-eul | Christina Gibbons | Kristen McNabb | Gülcan Koca$^A$ | |
| Newcastle Jets | Britt Eckerstrom | Arin Gilliland | Tori Huster | Katie Stengel | | |
| Perth Glory | Raquel Rodríguez | Amanda Frisbie | Rachel Hill | Nikki Stanton | | |
| Sydney FC | Emma Rolston | Aubrey Bledsoe | Emily Sonnett | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Lee Falkon | Marlous Pieëte | Maruschka Waldus | Lo'eau LaBonta | | |
The following do not fill a Visa position: $^A$ Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team; $^G$ Guest Players

## Regular season

The regular season was played between 27 October 2017 and 4 February 2018, over 14 rounds, with each team playing twelve matches.

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 28 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 25 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Canberra United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 11 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 11 | |
| 9 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 10 | |

### Fixtures

Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.

## Finals series

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 2 | Sydney FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | 0 |
| | | | Melbourne City | Melbourne City | 2 |
| 1 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne City | 2 |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 2 | | | |

### Grand final
## Regular-season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 4 February 2018; end of regular season
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sam Kerr | Perth Glory | 13 |
| 2 | Katie Stengel | Newcastle Jets | 10 |
| 3 | Rachel Hill | Perth Glory | 9 |
| 4 | Makenzy Doniak | Adelaide United | 7 |
| 5 | Natasha Dowie | Melbourne Victory | 6 |
| 5 | Elise Thorsnes | Canberra United | 6 |
| 7 | Lisa De Vanna | Sydney FC | 5 |
| 7 | Jess Fishlock | Melbourne City | 5 |
| 7 | Arin Gilliland | Newcastle Jets | 5 |
| 7 | Michelle Heyman | Canberra United | 5 |
| 7 | Kylie Ledbrook | Sydney FC | 5 |
| 7 | Allira Toby | Brisbane Roar | 5 |

### Own goals

| Player | Team | Against | Round |
| Emma Checker | Adelaide United | Perth Glory | 3 |
| Elizabeth Ralston | Sydney FC | Melbourne City | 4 |
| Toni Pressley | Canberra United | Sydney FC | 8 |
| Sarah Carroll | Perth Glory | Newcastle Jets | 8 |
| Jenna McCormick | Adelaide United | Brisbane Roar | 13 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Rachel Hill | Perth Glory | Brisbane Roar | 4–1 | 5 November 2017 |
| Makenzy Doniak | Adelaide United | Perth Glory | 3–1 | 10 November 2017 |
| Arin Gilliland | Newcastle Jets FC | Brisbane Roar | 0–3 | 10 December 2017 |
| Sam Kerr | Perth Glory | Newcastle Jets | 3–3 | 16 December 2017 |
| Elise Thorsnes | Canberra United | Adelaide United | 6–1 | 7 January 2018 |
| Sam Kerr | Perth Glory | Canberra United | 4–4 | 20 January 2018 |
| Katie Stengel | Newcastle Jets | Canberra United | 1–5 | 28 January 2018 |

## End-of-season awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2017–18 Dolan Warren Awards night on 30 April 2018.
* Julie Dolan Medal – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory) and Clare Polkinghorne (Brisbane Roar)
* NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Ellie Carpenter (Canberra United)
* Golden Boot Award – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory) (13 goals)
* Goalkeeper of the Year – Mackenzie Arnold (Brisbane Roar)
* Coach of the Year – Melissa Andreatta (Brisbane Roar)
* Fair Play Award – Melbourne Victory
* Referee of the Year – Casey Reibelt
* Goal of the Year – Lisa De Vanna (Sydney FC v Canberra United, 15 December 2017)