2021–22 Perth Glory FC (women) season

Perth Glory (women)
2021–22 season
ChairmanTony Sage
Head CoachAlex Epakis
A-League Women5th
A-League Women FinalsDNQ
Top goalscorerCyera Hintzen (5)
Highest home attendance830
vs. Brisbane Roar
(4 December 2021)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance84
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(31 January 2022)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance411
Biggest win2–0
vs. Melbourne Victory (A)
(19 February 2022)
A-League Women

3–1
vs. Wellington Phoenix (A)
(4 March 2022)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Sydney FC (A)
(8 January 2022)
A-League Women

0–4
vs. Melbourne City (H)
(13 February 2022)
A-League Women

The 2021–22 season was Perth Glory Football Club (women)'s 14th season in the A-League Women. Coached by Alex Epakis, Perth Glory finished 5th in their A-League Women season.

Players

First-team squad

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 Morgan Aquino
2 DF  AUS Sarah Carroll
3 DF  AUS Kim Carroll
4 DF  AUS Natasha Rigby
5 DF  IRL Deborah-Anne De la Harpe
7 DF  NZL Elizabeth Anton
8 MF  AUS Hana Lowry
9 FW  AUS Demi Koulizakis
10 FW  AUS Susan Phonsongkham
11 FW  AUS Lisa De Vanna
12 MF  AUS Sofia Sakalis
13 MF  AUS Sarah Cain
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  USA Cyera Hintzen
17 FW  AUS Abbey Green
18 MF  AUS Sadie Lawrence
19 MF  AUS Poppie Hooks
20 GK  AUS Courtney Newbon
21 MF  AUS Aideen Keane
22 DF  AUS Claudia Mihocic
23 FW  AUS Alana Jancevski
24 FW  ENG Gemma Craine
26 DF  DEN Mie Leth Karshøj
41 FW  AUS Leena Khamis

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref.
1 GK Morgan Aquino Brisbane Roar Free transfer 20 May 2021 [1]
23 FW Alana Jancevski Unattached Free transfer 24 May 2021 [2]
9 FW Demi Koulizakis Canberra United Free transfer 28 May 2021 [3]
22 DF Claudia Mihocic FV Emerging Free transfer 9 June 2021 [4]
21 MF Aideen Keane Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 10 June 2021 [5]
3 DF Kim Carroll Brisbane Roar Free transfer 15 June 2021 [6]
10 FW Susan Phonsongkham Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 22 June 2021 [7]
20 GK Courtney Newbon Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 20 July 2021 [8]
12 MF Sofia Sakalis Melbourne City Free transfer 21 July 2021 [9]
13 MF Sarah Cain Melbourne City Free transfer [9]
18 MF Sadie Lawrence Murdoch University Melville Free transfer 15 September 2021 [10]
15 FW Cyera Hintzen Valur Free transfer 20 September 2021 [11]
26 DF Mie Leth Karshøj Vittsjö Free transfer [12]
11 FW Lisa De Vanna Melbourne Victory Free transfer 25 November 2021 [13]
19 MF Poppie Hooks Murdoch University Melville Free transfer 2 December 2021 [14]
41 FW Leena Khamis Unattached Free transfer 14 January 2022 [15]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
20 GK Rebecca Bennett Perth SC Free transfer 13 September 2021 [16]
9 MF Malia Steinmetz Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 29 September 2021 [17]
1 GK Lily Alfeld Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 15 October 2021 [18]
10 MF Lexie Moreno Unattached Free transfer 2 December 2021 [19]
11 FW Patricia Charalambous Unattached Free transfer [19]
13 DF Jamie-Lee Gale Unattached Free transfer [19]
14 MF Caitlin Doeglas Unattached Free transfer [19]
17 FW Marianna Tabain Unattached Free transfer [19]
23 FW Katarina Jukic Unattached Free transfer [19]
12 MF Sarah Morgan Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 3 December 2021 [19]

Contract extensions

No. Position Player Duration Date Ref.
4 DF Natasha Rigby 1 year 14 April 2021 [20]
6 DF Tijan McKenna 1 year [20]
8 MF Hana Lowry 1 year [20]
5 DF Deborah-Anne De la Harpe 1 year 26 May 2021 [21]
2 DF Sarah Carroll 1 year 3 June 2021 [22]
17 FW Abbey Green 1 year 8 June 2021 [23]
31 DF Isabella Wallhead 1 year [23]
24 FW Gemma Craine 1 year 28 June 2021 [24]
7 DF Elizabeth Anton 1 year 6 August 2021 [25]

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 4 March 2022 Matchday 1 5th 14 7 3 4 20 23 −3 050.00
Total 14 7 3 4 20 23 −3 050.00

Source: Soccerway

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 7 3 4 20 23  −3 24 4 1 2 8 10  −2 3 2 2 12 13  −1

Results by round

Round1243678910511121314
GroundHAAHAAHHAHHAHA
ResultWWLDLDWWDWLWLW
Position33556654555555
Points3667781114151818212124
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The first four rounds of the league fixtures were announced on 23 September 2021.[26] The rest were announced on 9 November 2021.[27]

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 December 2021 1 Perth Glory 2–1 Brisbane Roar Perth
19:05 AWST
  • Phonsongkham 88'
  • Worth 90' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 830
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
10 December 2021 2 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Perth Glory Brisbane
18:45 AEST
  • 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.[28]
1 January 2022 4 Adelaide United 4–2 Perth Glory Adelaide
16:35 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Rebecca Mackie
Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 December, but rescheduled due to border restrictions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia.[29] It was rescheduled for 1 January.
5 January 2022 3 Perth Glory 0–0 Canberra United Sydney
17:05 AEDT Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 106
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
Note: Match originally scheduled for 18 December, but postponed due to border restrictions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia.[30] It was rescheduled for 5 January.[29]
8 January 2022 6 Sydney FC 4–0 Perth Glory Sydney
17:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Casey Reibelt
Note: Match originally set to take place at Leichhardt Oval, but relocated to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.[31]
16 January 2022 7 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Perth Glory Newcastle
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 713
Referee: Caitlin Williams
23 January 2022 8 Perth Glory 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
18:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 493
Referee: Rebecca Mackie
31 January 2022 9 Perth Glory 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
18:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 84
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
Note: Match originally scheduled for 29 January, but rescheduled for 31 January.[32]
5 February 2022 10 Canberra United 3–3 Perth Glory Canberra
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Viking Park
Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Isabella Blaess
10 February 2022 5 Perth Glory 1–0 Adelaide United Gosford
17:05 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 308
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
Note: Match originally scheduled for 2 January, but rescheduled due to border restrictions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia.[29] It was rescheduled for 2 March at Macedonia Park. Match then rescheduled for 10 February at Central Coast Stadium.[33]
13 February 2022 11 Perth Glory 0–4 Melbourne City Gosford
15:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 362
Referee: Lara Lee
Note: Match originally scheduled for 11 February, but rescheduled for 13 February.[33]
19 February 2022 12 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
16:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Rebecca Mackie
27 February 2022 13 Perth Glory 1–3 Sydney FC Launceston
16:05 AEDT
  • Keane 86'
Report
Stadium: UTAS Stadium
Attendance: 692
Referee: Rebecca Mackie
4 March 2022 14 Wellington Phoenix 1–3 Perth Glory Wollongong
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[34]

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  AUS Morgan Aquino 9 0 9 0
2 DF  AUS Sarah Carroll 4 0 4 0
3 DF  AUS Kim Carroll 14 0 14 0
4 DF  AUS Natasha Rigby 14 0 14 0
5 DF  IRL Deborah-Anne De la Harpe 14 1 9+5 1
7 DF  NZL Elizabeth Anton 12 1 12 1
8 MF  AUS Hana Lowry 13 1 13 1
9 FW  AUS Demi Koulizakis 6 0 1+5 0
10 FW  AUS Susan Phongsongkham 9 1 6+3 1
11 FW  AUS Lisa De Vanna 13 0 6+7 0
12 MF  AUS Sofia Sakalis 13 1 9+4 1
13 MF  AUS Sarah Cain 14 0 6+8 0
15 FW  USA Cyera Hintzen 9 5 8+1 5
17 FW  AUS Abbey Green 7 0 6+1 0
18 MF  AUS Sadie Lawrence 10 0 7+3 0
19 MF  AUS Poppie Hooks 4 0 2+2 0
20 GK  AUS Courtney Newbon 5 0 5 0
21 MF  AUS Aideen Keane 7 2 1+6 2
22 DF  AUS Claudia Mihocic 2 0 2 0
23 FW  AUS Alana Jancevski 7 2 3+4 2
24 FW  ENG Gemma Craine 7 0 5+2 0
26 DF  DEN Mie Leth Karshøj 12 2 12 2
41 FW  AUS Leena Khamis 5 1 0+5 1

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.[34]

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women
10 FW  AUS Susan Phongsongkham 1 1 0 1 1 0
26 DF  DEN Mie Leth Karshøj 3 0 0 3 0 0
5 DF  IRL Deborah-Anne De la Harpe 2 0 0 2 0 0
15 FW  USA Cyera Hintzen 2 0 0 2 0 0
18 MF  AUS Sadie Lawrence 2 0 0 2 0 0
21 MF  AUS Aideen Keane 2 0 0 2 0 0
23 FW  AUS Alana Jancevski 2 0 0 2 0 0
2 DF  AUS Sarah Carroll 1 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF  AUS Natasha Rigby 1 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF  AUS Hana Lowry 1 0 0 1 0 0
12 MF  AUS Sofia Sakalis 1 0 0 1 0 0
13 MF  AUS Sarah Cain 1 0 0 1 0 0

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