2023–24 Western United FC (women) season

Western United

2023–24 season
Chairman	Jason Sourasis
Manager	Mark Torcaso (until 1 December 2023) Kat Smith (from 1 December 2023)
Stadium	City Vista Recreation Reserve Wyndham Regional Football Facility
A-League Women	3rd
A-League Women Finals	Elimination-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Hannah Keane (10) All: Hannah Keane (10)
Highest home attendance	2,200 vs. Melbourne Victory (22 October 2023) A-League Women
Lowest home attendance	574 vs. Canberra United (1 March 2024) A-League Women
Average home league attendance	1,332
Biggest win	4–1 vs. Melbourne Victory (A) (6 January 2024) A-League Women 3–0 vs. Wellington Phoenix (H) (18 February 2024) A-League Women
Biggest defeat	1–3 (4 times) 0–2 (twice) 2–4 (twice)

The 2023–24 season was Western United Football Club (A-League Women)'s second season, in the A-League Women. Western United finished 3rd in their A-League Women, finishing in the elimination-finals.

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 February 2024

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	Alyssa Dall'Oste
2	FW	AUS	Stacey Papadopoulos
3	DF	AUS	Silver Bell Morris
4	MF	PHI	Jaclyn Sawicki (co-captain)
5	DF	AUS	Aimee Medwin
6	MF	AUS	Chloe Logarzo (co-captain)
7	FW	AUS	Kiara De Domizio
9	FW	USA	Hannah Keane
10	FW	AUS	Kahli Johnson
11	MF	AUS	Emma Robers
12	MF	AUS	Lucy Richards
13	MF	AUS	Avaani Prakash

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	AUS	Natasha Dakic
15	MF	AUS	Adriana Taranto
16	MF	AUS	Melissa Taranto
17	FW	AUS	Raquel Deralas
18	DF	AUS	Grace Maher (vice-captain)
19	DF	SRB	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
20	MF	JPN	Keiwa Hieda (scholarship)
22	DF	AUS	Alana Cerne
24	DF	AUS	Julia Sardo
26	GK	AUS	Natalie Picak (scholarship)
31	GK	DEN	Kathrine Larsen
34	FW	USA	Catherine Zimmerman

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref.
34	FW	Catherine Zimmerman	Melbourne Victory	Free transfer	1 year	26 July 2023
18	DF	Grace Maher	Canberra United	Free transfer	1 year	4 August 2023
20	FW	Keiwa Hieda	Calder United	Scholarship	1 year	24 August 2023
26	GK	Natalie Picak	Calder United	Scholarship	1 year	24 August 2023
12	MF	Lucy Richards	Calder United	Free transfer	1 year	6 September 2023
7	FW	Kiara De Domizio	Sydney Olympic	Free transfer	1 year	11 October 2023
13	MF	Avaani Prakash	Macarthur FC	Free transfer	1 year	31 October 2023
21	GK	Hillary Beall	Racing Louisville	Loan	9 months	1 November 2023
5	DF	Aimee Medwin	Unattached	Free transfer	5 months	6 February 2024
31	GK	Kathrine Larsen	Brøndby	Free transfer	4 months	22 February 2024

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
5	DF	Aimee Medwin	Unattached	End of contract	23 February 2023
13	FW	Danielle Steer	Nautsa’mawt	End of contract	16 May 2023
20	DF	Sydney Cummings	San Diego Wave	End of contract	27 June 2023
21	GK	Hillary Beall	Racing Louisville	End of loan	29 June 2023
7	DF	Francesca Iermano	Unattached	End of contract	18 August 2023
25	DF	Tiana Jaber	Unattached	End of contract
18	FW	Aleksandra Sinclair	Unattached	End of contract
12	FW	Harriet Withers	Unattached	End of contract
23	DF	Angela Beard	Linköpings	Undisclosed	29 August 2023
21	GK	Hillary Beall	Racing Louisville	End of loan	16 February 2024

Contract extensions

No.	Player	Position	Duration	Date	Ref.
9	Hannah Keane	Forward	1 year	22 February 2023
10	Kahli Johnson	Forward	1 year	9 June 2023
15	Adriana Taranto	Midfielder	1 year	22 August 2023
16	Melisa Taranto	Midfielder	1 year
2	Stacey Papadopoulos	Forward	1 year	28 August 2023
11	Emma Robers	Midfielder	1 year
19	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic	Defender	1 year	31 August 2023
24	Julia Sardo	Defender	1 year
4	Jaclyn Sawicki	Midfielder	1 year	1 September 2023
17	Raquel Deralas	Forward	1 year	7 September 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

FV State Team v Western United

26 September 2023	FV State Team	0–1	Western United	Melbourne
19:00		Report	Robers 45'	Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Note: Match was played over two halves of 35 minutes each

Melbourne Victory v Western United

7 October 2023	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Western United	Melbourne
09:40 AEDT	Lowe 64' Okino 90'	Report		Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League Women	14 October 2023	28 March 2024	Matchday 1	3rd	22	11	3	8	37	34	+3	050.00
A-League Women Finals	13 April 2024		Elimination-finals	Elimination-finals	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Total					23	11	3	9	39	38	+1	047.83

Source: Soccerway

A-League Women

Main article: 2023–24 A-League Women

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City	22	12	5	5	40	29	+11	41	Qualification to Finals series and 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
2	Sydney FC (C)	22	11	6	5	31	20	+11	39	Qualification to Finals series
3	Western United	22	11	3	8	37	34	+3	36
4	Melbourne Victory	22	10	6	6	44	29	+15	36
5	Central Coast Mariners	22	10	5	7	31	24	+7	35

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin
(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
21	11	3	7	37	33	+4	36	8	1	2	23	14	+9	3	2	5	14	19	−5

Source: KEEPUP

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	N	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	D
Position	12	8	6	7	7	8	5	7	5	6	3	5	5	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3
Points	0	3	4	4	7	7	10	10	13	14	17	17	20	23	26	29	32	35	35	35	35	36

Source: KEEPUP
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The final league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Perth Glory v Western United

14 October 2023 1	Perth Glory	2–0	Western United	Perth
19:00 AWST	Phonsongkham 49' Jale 79'	Report		Stadium: Macedonia Park Attendance: 1,114 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Western United v Melbourne Victory

22 October 2023 2	Western United	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	M. Taranto 66' Hieda 90'	Report	Checker 15'	Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Western United v Melbourne City

5 November 2023 3	Western United	2–2	Melbourne City	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Keane 6' Johnson 86'	Report	McNamara 49' Wilkinson 75'	Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 1,723 Referee: Bec Mackie

Wellington Phoenix v Western United

12 November 2023 4	Wellington Phoenix	3–1	Western United	Porirua
16:00 NZDT	Knott 31' Fraser 41' Hieda 76' (o.g.)	Report	Logarzo 90+3'	Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium Attendance: 1,746 Referee: Beth Rattray

Brisbane Roar v Western United

19 November 2023 5	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Western United	Brisbane
15:00 AEST		Report	Johnson 12'	Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 2,486 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Western United v Western Sydney Wanderers

25 November 2023 6	Western United	0–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT		Report	Harding 82' Rue 90+3'	Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 925 Referee: Azusa Sugino

Adelaide United v Western United

9 December 2023 7	Adelaide United	1–3	Western United	Adelaide
15:30 ACDT	Dawber 71'	Report	A. Taranto 45', 66' Keane 90+4'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 587 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Newcastle Jets v Western United

17 December 2023 8	Newcastle Jets	4–2	Western United	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	Allan 25', 74' van Egmond 62' Bolden 69'	Report	Logarzo 54' (pen.) Papadopoulos 64'	Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground Attendance: 2,023 Referee: Isabella Libri

Western United v Perth Glory

22 December 2023 9	Western United	1–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Logarzo 18'	Report		Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Note: Match originally scheduled for 19:00 AEDT. It was rescheduled for 17:00 AEDT.

Canberra United v Western United

30 December 2023 10	Canberra United	1–1	Western United	Canberra
17:00 AEDT	Cerne 30' (o.g.)	Report	A. Taranto 76'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Melbourne Victory v Western United

6 January 2024 11	Melbourne Victory	1–4	Western United	Melbourne
18:00 AEDT	Lowe 78'	Report	Hieda 32' A. Taranto 34' Logarzo 60', 69'	Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Attendance: 1,686 Referee: Beth Rattray

Western United v Sydney FC

14 January 2024 12	Western United	0–1	Sydney FC	Sydney
17:00 AEDT		Report	Vine 70'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 4,039 Referee: Casey Reibelt
Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2024, was moved due to Unite Round.

Western United v Adelaide United

21 January 2024 13	Western United	1–0	Adelaide United	Melbourne
18:00 AEDT	Hieda 52'	Report		Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 705 Referee: Bec Mackie

Melbourne City v Western United

25 January 2024 14	Melbourne City	1–3	Western United	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Wilkinson 32'	Report	Keane 28', 53' Johnson 79'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,656 Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Note: Match originally scheduled for 28 January at City Football Academy.

Western United v Central Coast Mariners

3 February 2024 15	Western United	2–1	Central Coast Mariners	Hobart
14:15 AEDT	Sawicki 2' Keane 28'	Report	Badawiya 6'	Stadium: North Hobart Oval Attendance: 2,007 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Western United v Brisbane Roar

11 February 2024 16	Western United	3–2	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Logarzo 8', 90+2' (pen.) Taranto 79'	Report	Stephenson 29' Corbin 31'	Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 607 Referee: Bec Mackie

Western United v Wellington Phoenix

18 February 2024 17	Western United	3–0	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Logarzo 29' Maher 72' Keane 78'	Report		Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 638 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Western United v Canberra United

1 March 2024 18	Western United	4–2	Canberra United	Melbourne
19:00 AEDT	Keane 1', 14', 64' Logarzo 10' (pen.)	Report	Jackson 49' Heyman 90+5'	Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 574 Referee: Isabella Libri

Sydney FC v Western United

9 March 2024 19	Sydney FC	3–1	Western United	Sydney
19:00 AEDT	Lemon 15' Vine 70', 90+3'	Report	Zimmerman 77'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 3,442 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Western United v Newcastle Jets

17 March 2024 20	Western United	1–3	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Medwin 20'	Report	Copus-Brown 4' Allan 21' Bolden 66'	Stadium: Wyndham Regional Football Facility Attendance: 2,040 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Western Sydney Wanderers v Western United

23 March 2024 21	Western Sydney Wanderers	3–1	Western United	Sydney
18:00 AEDT	Buchanan 39' Harding 61', 82'	Report	Keane 17'	Stadium: Wanderers Football Park Attendance: 824 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Central Coast Mariners v Western United

28 March 2024 22	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Western United	Gosford
19:00 AEDT	Rasmussen 71'	Report	De Domizio 82'	Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 1,529 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Finals series

Main article: 2024 A-League Women finals series

Western United v Newcastle Jets

13 April 2024 Elimination-finals	Western United	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
18:30 AEST	Cerne 22' Zimmerman 68' (pen.)	Report	Bolden 11', 45+1' (pen.) Ayres 101' Haban 113'	Stadium: Wyndham Regional Football Facility Attendance: 3,370 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Women				Total
				Regular season		Finals series
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Alyssa Dall'Oste	7	0	1	0	8	0
2	DF		Stacey Papadopoulos	21+1	1	1	0	23	1
4	MF		Jaclyn Sawicki	20	1	1	0	21	1
5	DF		Aimee Medwin	5+2	1	1	0	8	1
6	MF		Chloe Logarzo	17	9	0	0	17	9
7	FW		Kiara De Domizio	0+3	1	0+1	0	4	1
9	FW		Hannah Keane	18+2	10	0	0	20	10
10	FW		Kahli Johnson	6+6	3	1	0	13	3
11	MF		Emma Robers	8+7	0	1	0	16	0
12	DF		Lucy Richards	1+6	0	0	0	7	0
13	MF		Avaani Prakash	3+10	0	0+1	0	14	0
14	DF		Natasha Dakic	2+2	0	0	0	4	0
15	MF		Adriana Taranto	18+1	5	0	0	19	5
16	MF		Melissa Taranto	21	1	1	0	22	1
18	MF		Grace Maher	22	1	1	0	23	1
19	DF		Tyla-Jay Vlajnic	15+1	0	1	0	17	0
20	FW		Keiwa Hieda	12+10	3	0+1	0	23	3
22	FW		Alana Cerne	22	0	1	1	23	1
24	DF		Julia Sardo	8+7	0	0+1	0	16	0
31	GK		Kathrine Larsen	2	0	0	0	2	0
34	FW		Catherine Zimmerman	1+3	1	1	1	5	2
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
21	GK		Hillary Beall	13	0	0	0	13	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	A-League Women						Total
					Regular season			Finals series
1	2	DF		Stacey Papadopoulos	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
2	15	MF		Adriana Taranto	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	16	MF		Melissa Taranto	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
4	22	MF		Alana Cerne	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	7	FW		Kiara De Domizio	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
6	4	MF		Jaclyn Sawicki	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6	MF		Chloe Logarzo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9	FW		Hannah Keane	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18	MF		Grace Maher	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	34	FW		Catherine Zimmerman	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					20	0	0	4	0	0	24	0	0

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	A-League Women		Total
				Regular season	Finals series
1	21		Hillary Beall	4	0	4

See also

• 2023–24 Western United FC season

External links

• Western United official website