2022–23 Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women) season

Wellington Phoenix
2022–23 season
ManagerNatalie Lawrence
StadiumSky Stadium
A-League Women11th
Top goalscorerMilly Clegg
(4 goals)
Highest home attendance5,213 (vs. Melbourne City, 20 November 2022)[a]
Lowest home attendance850 (vs. Perth Glory, 18 March 2023)
Average home league attendance2,485
Biggest win5–0
(vs. Canberra United (H), 22 January 2023)
Biggest defeat1–4
(vs. Melbourne City (H), 20 November 2022)
(vs. Western United (H), 26 November 2022)
0–3
(vs. Canberra United (A), 10 December 2022)
All statistics correct as of 19 March 2023.

The 2022–23 Wellington Phoenix season is the club's second season in the A-League Women, the premier competition for women's football in Australia, originally known as the W-League.

On 25 May, Wellington Phoenix announced that head coach Gemma Lewis had signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[2] However, four months later Lewis departed to take up a job in her homeland with the Football Association of Wales, and assistant coach Natalie Lawrence replaced her as head coach.[3] The following month, Lawrence appointed Callum Holmes as assistant coach and Maia Vink as the team analyst and second assistant coach,[4] later confirming the rest of the staff with only the strength and conditioning coach, Daniel Gordon, retained.[5]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 4 November 2022

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 New Zealand NZL Lily Alfeld (captain)
2 DF New Zealand NZL Saskia Vosper
3 DF New Zealand NZL Kate Taylor (vice-captain)
4 DF New Zealand NZL Mackenzie Barry
5 DF New Zealand NZL Marisa van der Meer
6 MF Australia AUS Isabel Gomez
7 MF New Zealand NZL Chloe Knott
8 FW New Zealand NZL Grace Wisnewski
9 FW New Zealand NZL Ava Pritchard
10 MF New Zealand NZL Alyssa Whinham
11 MF New Zealand NZL Betsy Hassett
12 GK New Zealand NZL Brianna Edwards
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW New Zealand NZL Paige Satchell
14 MF New Zealand NZL Michaela Robertson
15 DF New Zealand NZL Zoe McMeeken
16 FW New Zealand NZL Emma Rolston
17 DF Australia AUS Clauda Cicco
18 MF New Zealand NZL Te Reremoana Walker (scholarship)
19 DF New Zealand NZL Charlotte Lancaster (scholarship)
20 FW New Zealand NZL Milly Clegg (amateur)
21 DF New Zealand NZL Michaela Foster (scholarship)
22 GK New Zealand NZL Georgia Candy (scholarship)

Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
13 FW Paige Satchell Sydney FC Free transfer 1 year 20 July 2022 [6]
11 MF Betsy Hassett Iceland Stjarnan Free transfer 1 year 25 July 2022 [7]
5 DF Marisa van der Meer Melbourne City Free transfer 1 year 7 September 2022 [8]
17 DF Australia Clauda Cicco Australia APIA Leichhardt Free transfer 1 year 5 October 2022 [9]
21 DF Michaela Foster New Zealand Northern Rovers Free transfer 1 year (scholarship) 21 October 2022 [10]
20 FW Milly Clegg New Zealand Auckland United Free transfer 1 year (amateur) 4 November 2022 [11]

From academy squad

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
14 MF New Zealand Michaela Robertson 26 [12]
22 GK New Zealand Georgia Candy 21 scholarship contract[10]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
10 MF Grace Jale Canberra United End of contract 15 July 2022 [13]
17 DF Australia Talitha Kramer Brisbane Roar End of contract 31 August 2022 [14]
14 DF Australia Cushla Rue Western Sydney Wanderers End of contract 26 October 2022 [15]
5 FW Australia Jordan Jasnos Unattached End of contract 19 November 2022 [16]
11 FW Kelli Brown Unattached End of contract 19 November 2022 [16]
16 MF Australia Hannah Jones Unattached End of contract 19 November 2022 [16]
18 DF Australia Annabel Martin Unattached End of contract 19 November 2022 [16]

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Ref.
4 Mackenzie Barry DF 1 year 13 July 2022 [17]
10 Alyssa Whinham MF 2 years 18 July 2022 [18]
1 Lily Alfeld GK 1 year 21 July 2022 [19]
3 Kate Taylor DF 1 year 26 July 2022 [20]
12 Brianna Edwards GK 1 year 27 July 2022 [21]
7 Chloe Knott MF 2 years 29 July 2022 [22]
6 Australia Isabel Gomez MF 1 year 4 August 2022 [23]
8 Grace Wisnewski FW 1 year 2 September 2022 [24]
15 Zoe McMeeken DF 1 year 6 September 2022 [25]
9 Ava Pritchard FW 1 year 8 September 2022 [26]
2 Saskia Vosper DF 1 year 16 September 2022 [27]
18 Te Reremoana Walker MF 1 year (scholarship) 21 October 2022 [10]
19 Charlotte Lancaster DF 1 year (scholarship) 21 October 2022 [10]

A-League

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Main article: 2022–23 A-League Women

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 18 5 4 9 16 23 −7 19
8 Adelaide United 18 5 3 10 16 29 −13 18
9 Brisbane Roar[b] 18 4 6 8 16 31 −15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 18 4 2 12 22 53 −31 14
11 Wellington Phoenix 18 3 4 11 20 30 −10 13
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ A new Women's A-League record for a standalone regular season game.[1]
  2. ^ The APL awarded Western United a 3–0 win as a result of Brisbane Roar fielding an ineligible player, after the round 17 match had originally finished 2–0 for Brisbane.[28]

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

  • All times are in NZST
20 November 2022 1 Wellington Phoenix 1–4 Melbourne City Wellington
15:00
  • Torpey 82' (o.g.)
 Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 5,213
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
26 November 2022 2 Wellington Phoenix 1–4 Western United Wellington
15:00
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 1,541
Referee: Bec Mackie
4 December 2022 3 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
18:00
Report Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 589
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
10 December 2022 4 Canberra United 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Canberra
17:00
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Isabella Libri
17 December 2022 5 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Adelaide United Wellington
17:35 Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Isabella Blaess
2 January 2023 8 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
12:25
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 1,943
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
7 January 2023 9 Western United 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00
Report Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 630
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
15 January 2023 10 Perth Glory 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Perth
21:00
Report Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 700
Referee: Casey Reibelt
22 January 2023 11 Wellington Phoenix 5–0 Canberra United Wellington
12:25
Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 2,044
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
29 January 2023 12 Brisbane Roar 3–3 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
16:00
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 753
Referee: Kelly Jones
12 February 2023 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:00
Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 313
Referee: Bec Mackie
25 February 2023 15 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Sydney FC Auckland
17:00 Report
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 1,182
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
4 March 2023 16 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Brisbane Roar Wellington
15:40
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 2,574
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
11 March 2023 17 Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:00 Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 518
Referee: Caitlin Williams
18 March 2023 18 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Perth Glory Wellington
17:00 Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: Isabella Libri
25 March 2023 19 Newcastle Jets 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
17:00
Report
Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 606
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
28 March 2023 7 Adelaide United 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:00
Report
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 694
Referee: Isabella Blaess
1 April 2023 20 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Melbourne Victory Wellington
12:25
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 3 4 11 20 30  −10 13 1 3 5 11 15  −4 2 1 6 9 15  −6

Last updated: 2 April 2023.
Source: https://keepup.com.au/a-league-women/results/2022-2023

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHHAAHBAHAAHABAHHAHAH
ResultLLLLLBWDLLWDBLLDWLLD
Position1111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2023. Source: A-League Women
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 1 April 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK New Zealand NZL Lily Alfeld 0 0 0 0
12 GK New Zealand NZL Brianna Edwards 17 0 17 0
22 GK New Zealand NZL Georgia Candy 1 0 1 0
Defenders:
2 DF New Zealand NZL Saskia Vosper 12 0 3+9 0
3 DF New Zealand NZL Kate Taylor 12 1 12 1
4 DF New Zealand NZL Mackenzie Barry 18 0 18 0
5 DF New Zealand NZL Marisa van der Meer 17 3 17 3
15 DF New Zealand NZL Zoe McMeeken 7 0 1+6 0
17 DF Australia AUS Claudo Cicco 13 0 5+8 0
19 DF New Zealand NZL Charlotte Lancaster 8 0 1+7 0
21 DF New Zealand NZL Michaela Foster 18 1 18 1
Midfielders:
6 MF Australia AUS Isabel Gomez 5 0 0+5 0
7 MF New Zealand NZL Chloe Knott 18 1 18 1
10 MF New Zealand NZL Alyssa Whinham 8 0 4+4 0
11 MF New Zealand NZL Betsy Hassett 15 2 15 2
14 MF New Zealand NZL Michaela Robertson 16 1 10+6 1
18 MF New Zealand NZL Te Reremoana Walker 5 0 0+5 0
Forwards:
8 FW New Zealand NZL Grace Wisnewski 14 2 14 2
9 FW New Zealand NZL Ava Pritchard 18 3 14+4 3
13 FW New Zealand NZL Paige Satchell 15 1 13+2 1
16 FW New Zealand NZL Emma Rolston 11 0 8+3 0
20 FW New Zealand NZL Milly Clegg 16 4 9+7 4
25 FW New Zealand NZL Emma Main 2 0 0+2 0

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 1 April 2023
Rank Pos. No. Player A-League Total
1 GK 12 New Zealand Brianna Edwards 2 2

Disciplinary records

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total disciplinary records are equal.

As of 1 April 2023
Pos. No. Name A-League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
DF 3 New Zealand Kate Taylor 0 1 0 1
FW 16 New Zealand Emma Rolston 0 1 0 1
DF 5 New Zealand Marisa van der Meer 3 0 3 0
DF 21 New Zealand Michaela Foster 3 0 3 0
FW 8 New Zealand Grace Wisnewski 2 0 2 0
FW 9 New Zealand Ava Pritchard 2 0 2 0
FW 13 New Zealand Paige Satchell 2 0 2 0
MF 18 New Zealand Te Reremoana Walker 2 0 2 0
DF 2 New Zealand Saskia Vosper 1 0 1 0
DF 4 New Zealand Mackenzie Barry 1 0 1 0
MF 6 Australia Isabel Gomez 1 0 1 0
MF 7 New Zealand Chloe Knott 1 0 1 0
MF 11 New Zealand Betsy Hassett 1 0 1 0
FW 20 New Zealand Milly Clegg 1 0 1 0

Awards

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Players

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No. Pos. Player Award Source
21 DF New Zealand Michaela Foster Wellington Phoenix Player of the Year [29]
Wellington Phoenix Players' Player of the Year [29]
Wellington Phoenix Members' Player of the Year [29]
Wellington Phoenix Media Player of the Year [29]
Wellington Phoenix Goal of the Year [29]
20 FW New Zealand Milly Clegg Wellington Phoenix Under-23 Player of the Year [29]
1 GK New Zealand Lily Alfeld Lloyd Morrison Spirit of the Phoenix award [29]

See also

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2022–23 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Rollo, Phillip (20 November 2022). "Wellington Phoenix thumped 4-1 by Melbourne City before record A-League Women crowd". Stuff. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Lewis signs on for another season". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ Rollo, Philip (12 September 2022). "Natalie Lawrence replaces Gemma Lewis as Wellington Phoenix A-League Women coach". Stuff.
  4. ^ "Lawrence appoints new backroom staff". Wellington Phoenix. 30 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Women's staff confirmed for season two". Wellington Phoenix. 19 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Nix secure first-choice Football Ferns forward". Wellington Phoenix. 20 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Nix lure experienced Football Fern home". Wellington Phoenix. 25 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Nix secure Junior Football Ferns fullback". Wellington Phoenix. 7 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Young Australian defender joins the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 5 October 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d "Four young Kiwis join Phoenix on scholarship contracts". Wellington Phoenix. 21 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Age-group star signs on as an amateur". Wellington Phoenix. 4 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Women secure speedy Wellington winger". Wellington Phoenix. 30 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Ferns forward seeks a new challenge". Wellington Phoenix. 15 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Brisbane Roar adds further Liberty A-League experience to its 2022/23 squad with signing of Talitha Kramer". Brisbane Roar. 31 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Rue is Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 26 October 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d France, Lachy (19 November 2022). "2022-23 Season Preview – Wellington Phoenix". Beyond90.
  17. ^ "Mack is back for another season". Wellington Phoenix. 13 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Young player of the year finalist commits to the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 18 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Inaugural captain locked in for another season". Wellington Phoenix. 21 July 2022.
  20. ^ "New Zealand U-20 captain commits to the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 26 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Women secure second goalkeeper". Wellington Phoenix. 27 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Knott tied to the Nix for two more seasons". Wellington Phoenix. 29 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Izzy signs on for another season". Wellington Phoenix. 4 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Wiz recommits to the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 2 September 2022.
  25. ^ "Young fullback signs on for first home season". Wellington Phoenix. 6 September 2022.
  26. ^ "Women keep hold of history-making forward". Wellington Phoenix. 8 September 2022.
  27. ^ "Foundation fullback signs on for another season". Wellington Phoenix. 16 September 2022.
  28. ^ Pisani, Sacha (17 March 2023). "Roar handed points deduction for Liberty A-League breach". KeepUp.com.au.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g "Foster and Zawada crowned players of the year". Wellington Phoenix. 2 May 2023.
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