2021–22 Brisbane Roar FC (women) season

Brisbane Roar (women)
2021–22 season
ChairmanRahim Soekasah
Head CoachGarrath McPherson
StadiumMoreton Daily Stadium
A-League Women6th
A-League Women FinalsDNQ
Top goalscorerLarissa Crummer (8)
Highest home attendance2,239
vs. Perth Glory
(10 December 2021)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance450
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(9 January 2022)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance1,136
Biggest win5–1
vs. Newcastle Jets (A)
(4 March 2022)
A-League Women

4–0
vs. Newcastle Jets (H)
(7 March 2022)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat2–8
vs. Adelaide United (H)
(13 February 2022)
A-League Women

The 2021–22 season was Brisbane Roar Football Club (women)'s 14th season in the A-League Women. Brisbane Roar finished 6th in their A-League Women season.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Georgina Worth
2 FW  AUS Anna Margraf
3 DF  AUS Jessie Rasschaert
5 DF  AUS Jamilla Rankin
6 MF  AUS Nia Stamatelopoulos
7 MF  AUS Ayesha Norrie (captain)
8 FW  BRA Mariel Hecher
9 FW  AUS Larissa Crummer
10 MF  AUS Katrina Gorry (vice-captain)
11 DF  AUS Natalie Tathem
12 FW  USA Shea Connors
14 MF  JPN Rie Kitano
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  AUS Isabella Foletta
18 DF  AUS Annabel Haffenden
19 MF  AUS Hollie Palmer
20 MF  AUS Lanni McDougall
21 GK  AUS Mia Bailey
22 DF  USA Cannon Clough
23 FW  AUS Meaghan McElligott
24 DF  AUS Ellen Gett
25 GK  AUS Isabella Shuttleworth
28 DF  AUS Heidi Dennis
31 MF  AUS Aleeah Davern
34 GK  AUS Chantelle Symes

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref.
12 FW Shea Connors Lions FC Free transfer 24 August 2021 [1]
19 MF Hollie Palmer Melbourne City 25 August 2021 [2]
7 MF Ayesha Norrie Gold Coast United 3 September 2021 [3]
14 MF Rie Kitano Souths United 7 September 2021 [4]
21 GK Mia Bailey Queensland Academy of Sport 24 September 2021 [5]
22 DF Cannon Clough Lions FC 29 September 2021 [6]
20 MF Lanni McDougall Moreton Bay United 1 October 2021 [7]
23 FW Meaghan McElligott Western Pride 5 October 2021 [8]
3 DF Jessie Rasschaert Canberra United 8 October 2021 [9]
18 DF Annabel Haffenden Alamein United 13 October 2021 [10]
11 DF Natalie Tathem Melbourne Victory 1 November 2021 [11]
6 MF Nia Stamatelopoulos Alamein 2 December 2021 [12]
24 DF Ellen Gett Queensland Academy of Sport 3 December 2021 [13]
15 DF Isabella Foletta Lazio 10 December 2021 [14]
25 GK Isabella Shuttleworth Lions FC 17 December 2021 [15]
28 DF Heidi Dennis Queensland Academy of Sport [15]
31 MF Aleeah Davern Queensland Academy of Sport 2 February 2022 [16]
34 GK Chantelle Symes Unattached 17 February 2022 [17]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
19 MF Mallory Weber Sunshine Coast Wanderers Free transfer 31 March 2021 [18]
11 FW Sharn Freier Moreton Bay United 28 April 2021 [19]
13 MF Tameka Yallop West Ham United 10 May 2021 [20]
21 GK Morgan Aquino Perth Glory 20 May 2021 [21]
7 DF Kim Carroll Perth Glory 15 June 2021 [22]
6 DF Winonah Heatley Växjö 29 July 2021 [23]
23 MF Isobel Dalton Lewes 30 July 2021 [24]
25 MF Olivia Chance Celtic 14 August 2021 [25]
18 FW Sunny Franco Newcastle Jets 20 August 2021 [26]
2 DF Kaitlyn Torpey Melbourne City 9 September 2021 [27]
14 MF Leticia McKenna Melbourne City 30 September 2021 [28]
28 GK Cassandra Zaffina Gold Coast United 14 October 2021 [29]
9 MF Rosie Sutton Olympic FC 27 December 2021 [30]

Contract extensions

No. Position Player Duration Date Ref.
5 DF Jamilla Rankin 1 year 19 August 2021 [31]
8 FW Mariel Hecher 1 year 20 August 2021 [32]
DF Holly McQueen 1 year 21 August 2021 [33]
1 GK Georgina Worth 1 year 26 August 2021 [34]
9 FW Larissa Crummer 1 year 27 August 2021 [35]
2 FW Anna Margraf 1 year 28 August 2021 [36]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

13 November 2021 NPL All-Stars 2–1 Brisbane Roar Brisbane, Australia
14:00 AEDT
  • Riding 20'
  • Gunston 80'
Report
Stadium: Perry Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 4 December 2021 10 March 2022 Matchday 1 6th 14 5 2 7 29 30 −1 035.71
Total 14 5 2 7 29 30 −1 035.71

Source: Competitions

A-League Women

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 14 11 2 1 36 6 +30 35 Qualification to Finals series
2 Melbourne City 14 11 0 3 29 11 +18 33
3 Adelaide United 14 9 0 5 33 18 +15 27
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 14 7 3 4 26 22 +4 24
5 Perth Glory 14 7 3 4 20 23 −3 24
6 Brisbane Roar 14 5 2 7 29 30 −1 17
7 Canberra United 14 2 7 5 24 29 −5 13
8 Newcastle Jets 14 2 4 8 15 30 −15 10
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 14 1 4 9 7 27 −20 7
10 Wellington Phoenix 14 2 1 11 13 36 −23 7
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 5 2 7 29 30  −1 17 1 1 5 12 18  −6 4 1 2 17 12  +5

Results by round

Round1234567910111314812
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAAHH
ResultLLLDWLWLLLWWWD
Position7101097877778666
Points000144777710131617
Source: A-Leagues
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The first four rounds of the league fixtures were announced on 23 September 2021.[37] The rest were announced on 9 November 2021.[38]

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 December 2021 1 Perth Glory 2–1 Brisbane Roar Perth
19:05 AWST
Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 830
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
10 December 2021 2 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Perth Glory Brisbane
18:45 AEST Report
  • Jancevski 86'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,239
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
Note: Match originally set to play at Gold Coast Croatian Sports Centre, but relocated due to heavy rainfalls across South East Queensland. It was relocated to Perry Park.[39]
18 December 2021 3 Brisbane Roar 2–3 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
16:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 1,258
Referee: Lara Lee
23 December 2021 4 Canberra United 3–3 Brisbane Roar Canberra
17:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Viking Park
Attendance: 957
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
2 January 2022 5 Melbourne Victory 2–4 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 605
Referee: Isabella Blaess
9 January 2022 6 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
15:05 AEST Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Lara Lee
16 January 2022 7 Wellington Phoenix 2–3 Brisbane Roar Wollongong
16:05 AEDT
  • Whinham 19'
  • Jale 24'
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 247
Referee: Rebecca Mackie
29 January 2022 9 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
16:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 1,132
Referee: Rebecca Mackie
2 February 2022 10 Sydney FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 501
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
13 February 2022 11 Brisbane Roar 2–8 Adelaide United Brisbane
15:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
24 February 2022 13 Melbourne City 0–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 857
Referee: Kelly Jones
4 March 2022 14 Newcastle Jets 1–5 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Kelly Jones
7 March 2022 8 Brisbane Roar 4–0 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
16:15 AEST
Report Stadium: James Drysdale Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Caitlin Williams
Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 January at Moreton Daily Stadium, but postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within Brisbane Roar.[40] It was rescheduled for 7 March at Perry Park.[41] Match then relocated due to Perry Park's insufficient recovery. It was relocated to James Drysdale Reserve.[42]
10 March 2022 12 Brisbane Roar 3–3 Canberra United Brisbane
16:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: James Drysdale Reserve
Attendance: 875
Referee: Rebecca Mackie
Note: Match originally set for 18 February at Gold Coast Croatian Sports Centre was postponed due to waterlogged pitch.[43] It was rescheduled for 28 February. Match then postponed again due to ongoing extreme weather in South East Queensland.[44] It was then rescheduled for 10 March at Perry Park.[41] Match then relocated due to Perry Park's insufficient recovery. It was relocated to James Drysdale Reserve.[45]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[46]

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  AUS Georgina Worth 6 0 6 0
2 FW  AUS Anna Margraf 14 3 12+2 3
3 DF  AUS Jessie Rasschaert 14 0 11+3 0
5 DF  AUS Jamilla Rankin 14 0 14 0
6 MF  AUS Nia Stamatelopoulos 4 0 1+3 0
7 MF  AUS Ayesha Norrie 13 2 13 2
8 FW  BRA Mariel Hecher 13 2 13 2
9 FW  AUS Larissa Crummer 14 8 14 8
10 MF  AUS Katrina Gorry 14 4 12+2 4
11 DF  AUS Natalie Tathem 8 0 5+3 0
12 FW  USA Shea Connors 13 7 13 7
14 MF  JPN Rie Kitano 13 0 6+7 0
15 DF  AUS Isabella Foletta 3 0 1+2 0
18 DF  AUS Annabel Haffendan 13 0 12+1 0
19 MF  AUS Hollie Palmer 8 1 4+4 1
20 MF  AUS Lanni McDougall 2 0 1+1 0
21 GK  AUS Mia Bailey 4 0 4 0
22 DF  USA Cannon Clough 11 0 7+4 0
23 FW  AUS Meaghan McElligott 8 1 1+7 1
24 DF  AUS Ellen Gett 2 0 0+2 0
25 GK  AUS Isabella Shuttleworth 5 0 4+1 0
31 MF  AUS Aleeah Davern 2 0 0+2 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.[46]

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women
18 DF  AUS Annabel Haffendan 0 0 1 0 0 1
12 FW  USA Shea Connors 4 0 0 4 0 0
3 DF  AUS Jessie Rasschaert 2 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF  AUS Ayesha Norrie 2 0 0 2 0 0
8 FW  BRA Mariel Hecher 2 0 0 2 0 0
11 DF  AUS Natalie Tathem 2 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW  AUS Larissa Crummer 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF  JPN Rie Kitano 1 0 0 1 0 0
22 DF  USA Cannon Clough 1 0 0 1 0 0

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